2 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS WHITE CLAY FOUND NEAR DILLSBURG Htirrisburg and Carlisle Parties Will Remodel Old Brick Plant , Special to the Telegraph Dillsburg, Pa., March 16. —Harris- burs and Carlisle financiers who have been prospecting for clays in the South Mountain near Dillsburgfor some time have discovered large deposits of a pure ■white clay which in some places is more than seventy-five feet in thick ness. The large brick plant erected here some years ago will be remod eled for the purpose of refining the clay, which then will be shipped to manufacturers of tile and other clay products. A short distance from where the clay is found, a clay, which contains a large percentage of Iron, is now being mined. NEW CLUBHOUSE , Special tt the Telegraph Marietta. Pa.. March 16. The Petjuea Fishing Club, which some time ngo lost its clubhouse by fire, has now under construction a finer and more commodious building, the cost to be nearly So,ooo. It is built along the banks of the Susquehanna river and lawns will surround it and a terrace erected. The club expects to dedicate it about the middle of April. PEACH CROP NOT INJURED i Special to the Telegraph Waynesboro. Pa.. March 16.—Sev eral of the leading fruit growers resid ing in this portion of the Cumberland Valley report that the peach crop thus far has suffered little injury from the cold weather. NEW ABATTOIR ESTABLISHED Special to the Telegraph W T aynesboro, Pa., March 16. The] Union Abattoir Company, recently or- I ganized, will begin the use of its new plant at Amsterdam April 1. All of the new buildings have been erected. I A refrigerating plant manufactured by 1 lie I-'rick Company, this place, will be installed. All of the cattle to be used by the meat dealers of Waynesboro will be slaughtered at the new plant, i WOMAN UNDERTAKER KIND Special to the Telegraph Columbia, Pa., March 16.—The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Moffitt, an aged woman, who died at her home from pneumonia and remained unclaimed, was taken in charge by Mrs. Bucher, the only woman undertaker in this section, who volunteered to bury the body at her own expense. The body was given a Christian burial in Mount Bethel Cemetery. CELEBRATES 89TII BIKTKDAY Special to the Telegraph Waynesboro, Pa., March 16.—Mrs. Elizabeth Brendle, Greencastie, cele brated her eighty-ninth birthday anni versary yesterday by entertaining a ptimber of her friends. XV. C. T. U. SOCIAL Special to the Telegraph Fent>rook, Pa., March 16. Pen brook W. C. T. to-night will hold a social at the home of Mrs. F. E. Elser in Curtin street. A good program of music and readings lias been arranged for the members. Look to the Coffee "In all cases of so-called neurasthenia, the coffee-drink ing of the patient should be inquired into. What has been said about coffee also holds good in regard to tea," says a physician of note. More and more, people are coming to know that the coffee and tea habits are responsible for a large percentage of those nervous disorders classed under the head of "neurasthenia," or nervous prostration. Roth coffee and tea contain the drug, caffeine, a powerful irritant of the nerves. They also contain tannin—an astringent—which acts most unfavorably upon the intestinal walls. Headache, "nerves," insomnia, biliousness—the»e are some of the signs of caffeine poisoning. Many coffee and tea drinkers are learning that the way to health is by quitting coffee and tea; and for a pleasant, healthful drink, using POSTUM hfin —the pure food-drink. il\_ i ~l'i POSTUMW -I This delightful table beverage is made of whole pji! wheat roasted with a little wholesome molasses; it j|ijff contains only the nourishing properties of the 4'ili grain. Looks and tastes like mild, high-grade cof- —l?'s' fee, but is absolutely free from any harmful in- Iji'pj gredient. ' |®i vt?" i i!, i l There are two forms of Postum. The original r lj'( Postum Cereal—which must be well-boiled: and ; io Instant Postum —soluble, made in the cup with hot water, instantly. Both forms are equally delicious and the cost per cup is about the same. Sold by Original Postum Cereal grocers-everywhere. 15c and 25c packages Young and old drink Postum with pleasure and comfort. "There's a THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG S& TELEGRAPH MARCH 16, 1916. I Recent Deaths in ! Central Pennsylvania r | Special to the Telegraph Rohrerstown. —Jacob M. Snavely, J aged 74, died Tuesday niglit from ; | pneumonia. He is survived by his ! i 1 j wife and six children. j 1 Rclnholds. Harrison S. Gerhart,. ■ ; aged 72, a veteran of the Civil War, i : having served in the Seventeenth Cav- ; j airy, died Tuesday. He Is survived j ; j by his wife and one son. Waynesboro. Mrs. Sarah Jane ! Crouse, aged 73, died at her home j, ! ! here Wednesday morning. She is sur- \■, '• vlved by four children. COLLEGE Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS ! i Speciol to the Telegraph 1 Annville, Pa., March 16. Edwin 1 II Zlegler, an Elizabethville boy, was' i ted president of the Y. M. C. A. , :ii Lebanon Valley College at the an- i nual election held yesterday afternoon, j Other officers elected are: Vice-presi-j . dent, William H. Martin; treasurer. Evan C. Brunner; secretary, Edward! Castetter; piunist, Walter E. Deibler; | I chorister. David Gregory; janitor,: I Jesse Ziegler. JUNIOR CLASS RECITAL Annville, Pa., March 16. Last evening the annual recital of students I of the Junior class in music at Leb- j | anon Valley College was hold in | j Engle Conservatory of Music. Prof, j E. Edwin Sheldon arranged an excel-j, 1 lent program of vocal and instrumen- j tal music. Miss Jennie McGowan of j the oratory department gave a spe | cial reading. 11 CONCERT AT ELIZABETHVILLE '. Special to the Telegraph ( Elizabethville, Pa., March 16. —On < Saturday evening the Citizens band 1 will give o program for the benefit of the Band and High School Athletic as- f sociatlon. j "OLD MAIDS' CONVENTION" Special to the Telegraph j Thompsontown, Pa., March 16. j "The Old Maids' Convention" will be ( held In the borough school house on ! Saturday evening. Twenty-two maid- j ens will be dressed in costumes their ] grandmothers and great-grandmoth ers liked to wear. Some of the gowns,,, bonnets and wraps are the real thins J I and others are being copied from j, | Gody's Lady Book of 1857. The en- I ( i tertalnment ends with them all being > I made over, and their matrimonial [ | chances very much Improved. SHIPPED BLANKETS TO FRANCE Special to the Telegraph New Cumberland, March 16. —Yes- j terday the Susquehanna Woolen Mill ! company shipped several cases of blankets to France. The blankets were purchased by a relief society of 1 : j Richmond, Va. 1 SOCIETY OFFICERS RE-ELECTED Special to the Telegrapr. i Dauphin, Pa., March 18. —On Tues day evening the Ladles Aid Society, of the United Evangelical Church, was en | tertained by Mrs. George Taylor, at her < home, in North Erie street. The fol- I j lowing officers were re-elected: Presi dent, Miss Cora Coffrode: vice-presi ' dent, Mrs. Charles Welker; secretary. I Mrs. LeTtoy MeKissick: assistant seere- ' : tarv, Miss Lydla Mawrey; treasurer, . | Mrs. Charles Bricker; organist. Mrs. 1 George Taylor. After the business . | meeting refreshments were served and . a social time was enjoyed by all. i The next meeting will be held at the 1 home of Mrs. George Shoop. Tuesday evening, April 11. Social Affairs Planned by "Evergreen Club" Special to the Telegraph Meclianicsburg, Pa., March 16.—A social function, of more than ordinary importance, which promises to be one of the biggest affairs ever given here, will occur to-morrow evening under the auspices of "The Evergreen Club,' at the Merchants Hotel, which will be appropriately decorated for the occa sion. An orchestra will furnish music for dancing, and progressive five hun dred will bo a feature of entertain ment. Instrumental solos, vocal solos and readings will also have a place on the program. Refreshments will be served by the proprietor of the hotel. Guests will bo present from Harris burg, Middletown, Dillsburg, Bow mansdale, Wellsvllle, Lemoyne, Sliire manstown and Meclianicsburg. CHAUTAUQUA GUARANTEED Special to the Telegraph Annville, Pa.. March 16. —A chau- | tauqita here during the summer j months was made a certainty "}- s week when the following men of the, town signed as guarantors: C. G. Dot ter, the Rev. J. H. Wtllauer, Dr. U. , D. Gossard. the Rev. William F. De- [ Long, the Rev. S. F. Daugherty, the Rev. P. D. Witmer, Prof. A. E. Shroy er. E. O. Davies, S. B. Graybill, H. . | Miller, William Strauss, Prof. H. C. Deaner, H. L. Kinports. Prof. 1L H. Shenk, A. Mills, D. B. Bashorc. Prof. E. E. Sheldon. C. E. Shenk, M. 11. Bachman and D. 11. Meyer. Wn.L SUPERVISE PLAYGROUNDS Special to the Telegraph Annville, Pa., March 16. K. J. I Guyer, physical director at Lebanon, Vailey College has been appointed su-1 pervisor of city playgrounds foi j Chambersburg during the summer va- i cation. The work will extend into the latter part of August. TWINS 73 YEARS OI.D Special to the Telegraph Sunbury, Pa., March 16. Mrs. Ed- I ward Schindel and Mrs. M. K. Hen dricks. 73-year-old twins, both in good health, celebrated their birthday anni versary at their home here. They bad | a family dinner. They are believed to i be the oldest women twins In the htate. BLIND EVANGELIST TO PREACH Special to the Telegraph Dauphin, Pa., March 16. Dr. Yi il liam P. Rhoda. blind evangelist, of Philadelphia, will preach, on Sunday morning, at 10:30, at the United Evan gelical Church. NEW CHURCH CHARTERED Special to the Telegraph Sunbury. Pa., March 16. A charter j for a religious organization to be known as the Johnson City Methodist Episcopal Church, was entered for | record in the courthouse here to-day. j MIMING MAX LOCATED Special to (he Telegraph Sunbnrv, Pa., Marcli 16. Walter Coveleskie, a former clerk in the office | of John 1. Carr, recorded of deeds for i Northumberland county, here, who has 1 been missing for a month. Is in Butte, j Mont. According to a letter written by ! Miss Laura Nevln, a Sunbury young wo man, who is touring the West, he was seen by her and she talked with him. Coveleskie is employed as a clerk by a large manufacturing concern, it Is said. YVM. TRACBY EXONERATED Special to the Telegraph Lebanon, Pa., March 16. William Tracey. colored, of Harrisburg. who was arrested as Harry Tracey. charged with the murder of I,ouis Gardner In a fight over a card game, three years ago, was given a hearing before Alderman Sle grist, last evening. He was exonerated and discharged, witnesses testifying that be did not even resemble the man who committed the crime. 2oo°ya n rd' seeing A UW Friday, Tomorrow, the Big Bargain Day af^f *- Another sale to-morrow of Painty l.iiißcrie Viidcrwcar. /"* At"CAf "R H t*o* Sk 111 Q R. & G. New Model 1 Envelope Chemise, Combination Gowns, values qo vUiOCI DCUcdlllO _ , $1.50 ami $1.«9: Sale Price, eaeh i7OW f x Corsets, wide hose sup- Extra Ijarjte Circular Drawers, open or closed: gQ c porters. Sizes 18 EjQ c t ' noc or embroidery trim moil, pan most popular. It Is medium in the bust and to 30. Fridav • ' gives the slightly rounded hip effect <fc 1 flfl % • f now in vogue; value $1.50; Friday.. wI.W /HI attaci A Great Sale ljf 1 Stout Women will appreciate our New Famous Marvel 79C e o t?i • v, Form Reducer Corset; val- (f» O AA Corsets: value sl, at.. Plenty Here—So bcarce tlsewheref 1 ; <t.c 0 o Sale Pi ire tD«3.UU Fh,e ,ou,me ' •»««"■»« «»»»«. V / * Mic nice, v»-»« w nicely trimmed; no bones over Fvfvo Pvtro 01 H I Made of the best Coutil, reinforced over the bin*: wide rubber-tipped hoac LiAtrcl""l-(AlI CX JUCLIaI OM \ v tt'Jl abdomen, insuring reduction or flabby flesh: mipnorter*; »jze» ih to so. «, . ... \ ,VV\ silk embroidery trimmed: unbreakable duplex l * Mlilte \\aslial>le Chamoi- /x t / \ yl *\ noil-rusting boning; silk elastic front and hark *f tc i . i. . o i ? n ft ■ / V Mi 1 Inserts, giving east and comfort, sit- d»o \ stitched backs; --clasp; all I tiiift or standing; Sale Price v«S»UU P # J C *5 tvda," pldi-' . ~ < <an : fJZ/C / } Equal to The regular $5 Corsets, sizes 22 to mUdy Specials \ / (J. I _ \ Women's Silk Stockings, F-jrtra I I p- Famous Bursoa 25c Pvfri L 2-ctasp Black Kid Gloves; CAUd JtL O 1 ULMiIUO wide white stitched backs: The wanted Washable Cnpe- (MHSTOrum * RRASSIFBFS-Onm allover white stitched; $1.75 skin Gloves, oncclasp, v£y (FIRST QVAIJTY) «T front embroidery trimmed ft elsewhere; here Friday, pair mannish heavy self-stitched For Women-No Seam. W9 "kind ' £ " 1 backs. The popular natural Fast Black, me- ■■ £,DC Fitted Free ivory color; $1.50 value; Fri- dium wciglit cot- ||| SSL true day, pair ton: all sixes: al- I .«ajßg Kayser's leatherette Wash /t> -1 i /-v A/v ways 25c; Fri- Al/ V ,«*3£pr able Gloves, $1 kind; CO. CI in tl OH rt«y, pair Sale Price OOC 1 . 1 U $ 1 ,UU » 55<f W Children's Fine Cotton Stockings, extra long: legs; all sizes; Sale 1 01/ umbrellas Ground Floor; Fourth and Market Sts. 1 toen"/^'^^..,, Men s or Women s Fine , '''"en i.aces, narrow wiams American Taped Edge 4 »i ~ waists and underwear; TalTcta, fast black, nat- A £| fl| r % % W M TIT # W J®? va , ° 2/? C ural handles, steel frames; /% I IB I m 8 ■ Price, yard Sale Price, eacii r*"4 fib I I I I 7 laige Rolls Sanitary Crepe 88c II U JL IV X VJ XX 25c v / »■ WEST SHORE NEWS | i Social and Personal News of Towns Along West Shore Mrs. J. Grimes MUey of New Cum-j berland left to-day for a two weeks' j visit to her mother at Ashland, Ky. j Mrs. Bennet and daughter, of York, i | are guests of Mr. and Mrs. James j I Peterman at New Cumberland. j ! Mrs. Frank Yinger, of Boiling j Springs, is the guest of Grant Sut- | I ton's family at New Cumberland. ! Miss Margaret Sweger. of Newport, | visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sweger at ! New Cumberland this week. Enola and New Cumberland to Debate Military Training i New Cumberland, Pa., March 16. —j j A debate will be held in the First' Church of God to-morrow evening be | tween the Enola High School and the New Cumberland High School on the question, "Resolved. That Military Training Should be Compulsory in the Public High Schools." J. Kelso Green, county superintendent will preside, and Professor J. F. Lininger of Le moyne, will be timekeeper. A musi cal program will be given preceding i the debate by the Enola High School j | orchestra, and the New Cumberland' High School Giriß' Glee Club. The ! New Cumberland High School has the I affirmative side and will be repre i sented by Wendell Hottek and Dorothy i I Lenliart, with Jeanette Sipe as alter- j ; nate. OTTERBEIN GUILD OITHCEHS j New Cumberland, Pa., March 16. ' The Otterbein Guild has elected these otliccrs at a meeting in Trinity United ' Brethren church: President, Miss Minnie Weber; vice-president, Mrs. 'Paul E. UeilT; secretary, Helen Spahr; i treasurer, Celia Yinger; pianist, Eliza-! [beth Smaling; chorister, Claire! lloerner; thank offering secretary, Mrs. Calvin Haveretoek; secretary of i literature, Delia Souders; delegates to convention at Wormleysburg in May, ; Miss Ruth Zimmerman and Miss Alda Snyder. The number of new mern ] bers enrolled during the year was 27. [ and the total amount of money raised i by the guild during the year $168.18. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON Marysville, Pa., March 16. Mr. land Mrs. A. G. Eppley, of Maple ave nue, announce the birth of a son on I Monday, March 13, 1916. Mrs. Eppley i was Miss Alma Benfer of this place. BAND IN BOROUGH HAM; [ Marysville, Pa., March 16. The | Marysville Cornet Band moved from their hall in the Galen Theater to the ; new borough building, having received I permission of the borough council to j hold practices and rehearsals there. PLAN C. E. MUSICAL® ! New Cumberland, Pa., March 16. i This evening a business and social meeting of the Senior Christian En j deavor Society of Trinity United I Brethren church will be held at the ! home of Miss Ida Kreegcr in Bella j vista. The society is planning for a j musicale to be held in May at which | the conference quartet will have part in the program. DR. YOUNG TO PREACH New Cumberland, Pa., March 16. Dr. J. H. Young will preach in • the j Methodist church Sunday morning at I 10:30. Snow Crimps Road Work For Heavy work Warriors By dissociated Prrss New York, March 16. Roads blocked with snow and a stiff cold wind did not keep Jess Willard and Frank Moran from taking their early runs to-day. Willard is well satisfied with the I progress he is making in reducing I weight and believes thaL by to-morrow jhe will get below 250 pounds. Jess ' is very cool in all his gymnasium work I and particularly careful when he has the gloves on with his sparring part- I ners. All three of these, by the way, show signs of hard usage although I Willard never cuts loose with a full I blow, but his ponderous weight at i close quarters has its effect on the ! trio of lighters who let Jess feel the | full strength of any blows they can { land on him. Moraa'S workouts in the ring are I more lively as he mixes matters In I hot fashion with his three men. He jis looking forward to an additional opponent for the remainder of the I time. Big Dan Daly, of Philadelphia, lis expected at the West Chester camp j some time to-day and Trainer Lewis I says that his presence will enable Moran to work his overhead blows I effectively. In both camps the usual gymtiastics, j bag punching, boxing and wrestling bouts will be gone through this after -1 noon. SPRAYING MUST BE DONE BY ALL j This Is the Opinion of State Officials Who Have Ob served Conditions Compulsory spraying is now being urged through the state because tree j j owners are met by other less progres- j I sive persons on each side who make j no effort to keep their trees in con- J i dition. In answer to a communication j | asking whether the Department of j i Agriculture can compel his neighbor j I to spray for San Jose scale. Zoologist j | If. A. Surface says: i "The nursery inspection law requires ! | that when tree pests are supposed to j be present, those persons whose prop- j erty is threatened by them can make i complaint to the Secretary of Agricul ture, and it then becomes his duty lo send a competent man to inspect the premises of which complaint is made, and see if dangerous or serious pests are found thereon. If so, he must tell the owner what to do to get rid of them, and must prescribe a certain length of time within which the work I must be done. At the expiration of that period he must again visit the j premises, and if the treatment has not been given in accordance with direc- I tions, it is the duty of the Department | of Agriculture to do the work, or have ; it done by men whom it must, employ, i and have the expense for it charged to the property as a lien in the same manner as taxes." Every Pennsylvania fruit grower who has not examined his peach, plum and apricot buds should do so at once, as many have been frozen and the season's plans may have to be altered. I Sheldon W. Funk, farm adviser expert | on fruits, has examined orchards in j several of the southeastern counties of ! the State and declares that he was surprised to find what a great percent age of the buds have been killed. Mr. Funk says: "All of the apricot buds, together with some varieties of plum buds, that I have examined have been destroyed entirely. In one peach or chard the buds were all killed, but in most cases the percentage of frozen buds runs from 25 to 75 per cent., de pending upon the varieties, elevation and general vigor of the trees. This is, of course, sufficient for a good crop if no further injury is received. "In no section that I have examined did the thermometer drop lower than four degrees below zero and I had not expected to find so much damage. There is a. possibility that the exces sive rainfall, together with heavy crop ping last summer, caused the buds to go into the dormant stage in a weak ened condition, but I believe that the greatest part of the damage was pri marily caused by the extremely warm spells which we had this winter. The warm weather undoubtedly started sap circulation, to a certain extent, which Mr. Went-And-Gut-H —Here's Mr. 'Gets-It' The New Plan Corn Cure That's as Sure as the Rising Sun "Glad to ment you!" says the razor to the corn. "I'll bleed for you!" says the corn to the razor. Razors and corns love each other. Corns love to "Vt'hy, O WliT, Dill I Do It? <Ge«a-H> for Me After Thla—lf 1 Live!" ! be cut. picked, gouged, salved, plaster •j ed and jerked out—they grow faster. Mr. and Mrs. Went-and-Cut-It realize, it , | now—they use "Gets-It" instead—it's ! the wonderful, simple corn-cure that I i never fails. Stops pain. You apply it ! in 2 seconds, it dries at once, the corn lls doomed. Nothing to stick to the I I stocking or press on the corn. It means 1\ good-night to plasters, salves, diggers, . j razors and toe-bundling You can wear , smaller shoes. Your corns will come right rilf, 'clean as a whistle." Never inflames healthy flesh. The world's 1 biggest selling corn cure. "Gets-It" is sold by druggists every where, 25c a bottle, or sent direct by 11£. Uiwrence & Co., Chicago, 111. would cause the buds to freeze at a | much higher temperature than is or- ease. This theory is fur ther strengthened by the fact that where the buds are not so much ex posed to the direct rays of the sun the injury does not appear so great. "It is time to buy your fertilizers and your arsenicals for next season, as the indications are that these materials will still increase in price. If your buds are all frozen you will want to change some of your plans and I would loose no time in making a careful ex amination." NEW PAXTAJfO TREASURER Special to the Telegraph I Paxtang, Pa., March 16. —At a meet- I ing of Paxtang Borough Council, Tues ' day evening, Thomas I* Lyter was ! elected borough treasurer to fill the - vacancy caused by the resignation ot i Ralph Balor. A SIMPLE RUBY LIGHT If a 220-volt carbon lamp of 32 | candlepower is used in place of the I ordinary 110-volt lamp, a dim ruby j light will be obtained which will not injure- negatives exposed to It in the darkroom. Popular Science Monthly. ' I Women's Smart Outer Attire For Spring The displays in the Ready-to-Wear Section on the second floor are replete with the new ideas in Spring Suits, Coats and Dresses. SPECIAL SPRING QQ I SPECIAL SPRING sl4 Q8 DRESSES. AT 3>D.»O „ RE SSES. AT All colors; values lip to $10.00; Sevftral models of taffeta; others Friday and Saturday Sis.its of crepe de chine, values up to $25: I | Friday and Saturday $11.98 Women's Dresses Women's Suits A new and distinctive collection Of superior quality Men's Wear of models for street, afternoon and Serge, Gabardine, Nu-Buck Cloth, evening wear, presenting the most Mannish Checks and Taffetas; favored materials in the delicate workmanship and finish of high Spring colorings, at excellence, at $15.98, $19.50 up to S4O $19.50, $25 and $29.50 PRICED STORE ) (£E * * J • MM at'i'i ;ira; mjfll joo^ r * Coal Mining Outlook Well informed people fear a coal strike of months' duration. The least that can be expected is a suspen sion until an agreement is reached. The mine owners' recent figures show that the 20 per cent increase in wages, demanded by the miners would add 60c per ton to the cost of mining domestic sizes of coal. There is every evidence that many of the miners' demands will be rejected—the result may be a serious strike; similar to that of 1902. The miners say that wages in all other lines are being increased and as living expenses are higher they must have a larger income. I v It's impossible to say what will happen. The coal consumer will do well to fortify himself with an ample supply of coal this month. After April Ist the supply may be limited. United Ice & Coal Co. I"i>inter Jt Coivdea N. I / / IStll & Chnlnul \ \. ,I « / / lluimiii-l & Mulberry TWrd * 8,,n " /COALY so Steelton, Pa *■ Government Horses Being Shipped to Mexican Border Special to the Telegraph Hagerstown, Md., March 16. —The J Norfolk and Western Railroad com , pany has been requested by the gov ernment to send all available stock cars to Riverton, where the govern ment has a large stock-breeding farm, to transport all of the horses there to I the Mexican border. There are usu ally from 800 to 1,000 horses on the farm. The horses will be used In the military service on the border. ■ RAIjPH GREEXIJEAF CHAMPION By Associated Press Chicago, March 16. Ralph Green leaf, the sixteen-year-old Monmouth, Ills., pocket billiard player, to-day ! heads the list in the world's pockei : billiard championship tournament. r now In progress here. His position t was earned by a victory last nigh I j over Mike Petrle, Chicago, in a same s of 54 Innings with Greenleaf having two runs of 24.
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