APRIL ADDS 240,000 TONS TO U.S. FLEET New Kccord in Shipbuilding Strengthens Nations \\ atcr Defense by 32 Vessels Washington. May I. A T e ltaee shipbuilding entered a to-day, when figures for A^r o0 q struction showed a total of - , deadweight tons, the best inonthU record in the history of the l The April figures mark a Pfj" '? f than 60 per cent, over Marcn. per cent over February and al most 200 per cent over Januar), are 12,000 tons better than pre> ous records established in Jun. 1917, When 228,154 deadweight tons w ere built. . m r.n The figures showing the strides of the construction program fO " 0W: Ships. Tons. January April 32 240.000 Shipping board officials said to-, day that there are now approxi mately 3,000.000 tons of shipping i tinder the American flag, and tnat, the end of the year will see as j more shipping ready to undertia - ( the task of supplying the Armj France. Bulk In Fifteen Days The announcement of April con struction by the shipping board fol lows: "Eugene T. Chamberlain, Com missioner of Navigation, to-day re ported to the shipping board that . tip to 2 o'clock this afternoon his record showed a total of 240,000 deadweight tons construction during the month of April. His report add ed that two-thirds of this total ton nage, 157,333 was constructed dur ins the last half of the month. "The best previous record in this nation's shipbuilding was made In June of last year, when 228.154 tons were turned out. "This total means that each or of the twenty-six working days of April saw the completion of a 9.000- ton vessel. A steamship of 9.000 tons will average 450 feet in length. If laid end to end this April output would extend 11,700 feet, or a little more than two miles. "The White Star liner Olympic is now the largest merchant steam ship in service. Her gross tonnage of 46.359. This April output of American shipyards is equivalent to three Olympics and two such steam ships as the American liners St. Louis and St. Paul. RESERVES* URII.I. Members of the Harrisburg Reserves I will be informed oil the profram fori summer work and the special detail at the meeting: and drill to be held on Friday night at the City Grays Ar- i mory. Major H. M. Stine. the com- ! mandant, has asked a full attendance. The Reserves are to he divided to un dertake investigation of disloyalty in a short time, and it'is hoped to per fect the enrollment. Bell-ans I Hot water! Sure Relief ■BI!-k4W§ SUIT NEW BUT HOLE IN SHUE I Bad Teeth Like Bad Shoes Spoil Fine Dress and Good Looks PEOPLE NEGLIGENT IN CARE OF MOUTH Senreco Tooth Paste Power ful To Save the Teeth and Prevent Diseases "Ail dressed up with a hole la hi* •ho*" wti a bit of uroum a girl flung at a yount man friend whole en tire outfit wu new except hl punc tured shoe*. Rlgbt enough, too. £lther to man or woman a shabby pair of shoes would spoil the appearance of the most elegant garments ever •worn. about the teeth? Drass In alt the flnery you please, if you open your mouth exposing a decayed set of teeth your attractiveness ends right there. That'i a hole in the shoe for you* This applies both to men and women* Olrls, and young men, you lose hall the admiration which would be direct* d toward you If you have bad teeth. I'ou can't be pleasing with • mouthful of decay. You can't fee healthy either. The condition cf the teeth have a telling In fluence on other organs of the body. Had teeth alTsct the Intestines, stom ach, heart, and aven the eyes, Medi cal science shows that bad tseth pro iuce unhealthy conditions all over tha body. . With Benreco Tooth Paste at youi service—a scientifically prepared pre - of Pyorrhea—there's no need of falling a prey to these ills. No esd of having a mouthful of decayed teeth. Used regularly on a set of ood teeth the deadly germs have Uttla chance to enter. If they should enter they oan t exist long under its thor ough cleansing properties. As a clsanaar and preventive of dlseasa of the teeth 1t is positively reliable. Advanced cases should be treated by >our dentist. L'se Benreco Tooth Put* >• a pre- A * k y° ur dentist If you •hould not pay all attention to your I Mt S: Of course we won't lay'our .Tooth Paate will cure Pyorrhea. If ■ u .^ ln V ,y hav * yw dentist the doctor Even if you ara his terrible dium Sen reco Tooth Paate will help you to set V of i l, wlth yoUr ajaiit anee. But we don't want yeu to con- I any ailment of the mouth and 1 *eeU. nor does your dental dootor. k A preventive In far better than to {we to g9 through the trials of a cura. yox i r J e#t " by B n**eco Tooth . I *te and the probability la that you jvon t have to dead with foul and pain ful diseases. By taking excellent car* f' yo ' lr f*® 1 * 1 y° u may save stomach, Sntestlnal. heart and eye troubles. •Take all precaution to keep the teeth and do It with genrero Tooth iFaate. the latest discovery of dentu wlence. Sample of Snro fre If vou * l Av, Benr,Co Tootil *"•'. Ciucia nau. — WEDNESDAY EVENING* SNYDER FINDS A LEGISLATOR ON STATE PAYROLL Joseph E. Phillips, ot' Clear field, Employed as State Highway Dept. Clerk Joseph E. Phillips, of Clearfield, a member of the lower house of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, seems to have been drawing pay as | a clerk to the Superintendent of the State Highways in Clearfield county J and Auditor. General Charles A. Sny der will Institute an inquiry. It is held at the Auditor General's De partment that Phillips cannot be connected with the state government In a remunerative capacity during the term for which he was elected a legislator. At the State Highway Department it is admitted that Phil lips is on the departmental payroll, but Commissioner J. Denny O'Nfil has not yet given any orders that he be taken ore. Two years ago two Luzerne coun ty representatives, partisans of the Governor, were given places on the state payroll, one being Representa tive "Bill" Adams. of Beaver Meadow, but they did not last long after the facts were given publicity. It is understood that Phillips, who landed his son as an employe in the State Insurance Department last year, has been on the payroll of the Highway Department since Novem ber 19, 1917. He was a strong par tisan of the Governor in the sessions of 1915 and 1917. The latest check received by Phil lips as an employe of the State Highway Department has just been received at the Auditor General's of fice with a settlement for salaries. It Is dated 1-80-18, for the period ending 1-23-18, made out to and en dorsed Jos. E. Phillips. The number Is 152368 and the other data Is pay roll No. 481; authorisation 11008: employment number 88999; work clerk, hours 150, rate 20 cents. Snyder Gets Data For Which He Asks Auditor General Charles A. Snyder did not hold up any pay of attaches of the State Capitol except a few cases which are under investigation to-day. Some days ago Mr. Snyder said that he would not pay any in creases or any new employes unless reasons for the increases or for the employment were officially sent to him. "Information desired has been fur nished in' every instance. We have been given official information and a good deal more. The increases have been explained and the new men have been sta'ed to be qualified," was the statement made to-day by an official of the department. "What will be done about other men held up, Dorsett. Skelton and others?" was asked. "They are being looked into. When the information asked is furnished things will go on." was the reply. BH.IiS" IX) ENTERTAIN KMY .WIS VI.IB MEMBERS Kiwanis club members are prom ised a splendid entertainment to morrow noon by William Strouse. chairman of the "Bill" committee. The entire luncheon will be in charge of this committee and according to the chairman's own statement, "great things may be expected." The luncheon will he held to-mor lOW noon at the Elks clubhouse. A number of membership applications will be acted upon and several names of people-who have recently signed membership applications will be read. The membership of this newly formed businessmen's club is rapidly growing, officials say, and a number of the city's prominent men have al ready joined. BEN WHITMAN EM.ISTS FOR Y. M. V. A. WORK Announcement was made here yes terday by Ben Whitman that he would leave for New York Monday, preparatory to sailing 10 do Y. M. C. A. work in France. Mr. Whitman, who lives in the Donaldson building. •Second and Loiust streets, is assist ant cashier of the Commercial Trust j ' ompany and teacher of the Hick-A --i Thrift Sunday school class of the | Pine Street Presbyterian Church, lie I is an honorary member of the ("en tralian Society of Central High j school, and a member of Robert | Burns Lodge of Masons. SKA I.Kit BKGIXS HIS DUTIES George B. Xebinger, inspector of weights and measures, who succeeds Harry D. Reel .resigned, took the oath of office yesterday before Mayor Keister. Mr. Xebinger began his duties to-day. OBERLIN Mr. and Mrs. George Weikert and son. Miles Weikert. and daughter, Mildred Weikert. of Table Rock, spent Sunday with Mr. and. Mis. Howard Weikert. James Kocher, of Baltimore, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Toibert Smee. Miss Josephine Wise spent Sunday with friends at Cleversburg. Mr. and Mrs. John .Quigley. of Shippensburg, spent Tuesday "with his grandmother. Mrs. Milton Wise. Mrs. Jerry Thompson, of X'ewport. is spending several days with her daughter, Mrs. Ben. Shope. Daniel Page, of Aberdeen. Kansas, is spending several days with his grandmother, Mrs. David Kockley. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Reikert, of Wormleysburg, spent Monday with their son, Luther Reikert. Mr. and Mrs. John Yetter. of York, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. g! A. Stengle. Mr. and Mrs. Xapoleon Whitting. of Philadelphia. hav e oreturned home after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. William Harris. Miss Esther Stauffer spent Sunday at Hummelstown. Miss Lena Agle, 'of Shippensburg, spent Sunday with Miss Mabel Niss ley. Mrs. Xelson Hopple has returned to her home at Toronto, Canada, aft er spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Attick. Paul Hooker. Bernard llanshew. Paul Linn. John Bittinger and Her bert llanshew spent Sunday with friends at Carlisle. George Thompson, of Camp Lee: George Young and Roger Alleman. of Camp Meade. Md . are spending short furloughs at their homes. Irvln Hackman, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his family. Clarence Linn. of Middletown, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Linn. Miss Josephine Stitelv, of Yocum town, has returned home after spend ing several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dengler. William McCoy, of Mexico, was a caller in town on Saturday. ' NEW SOUTHERN AUTO TOURIST PARTY ROUTE [Continued from First Page.] Birmingham it extends directly south to Montgomery and Pcnsacola with a branch extending from Mont gomery byway of Selma. Alabama to Mobile. From Mobilo the route extends west and from Pensacola east to Jacksonville, and other points in Florida, thus making a sort of comprehensive tours between the north and south covering the most attractive part of the south and affording great scenic attractions. These routes undoubtedly will take prominence over any other so-called automobile routes between the north and south for the reason of the great variety of scenery and improvement of roads. The automobile traffic from New England and from New Y-ork and Pennsylvania will undoubtedly go south byway of Harrisburg and the automobile traffic around Ohio, In diana and Illinois and the middle western states will go south by one of the other routes, but will probablv return by the way of the Shenandoah Valley route and Harrisburg. "This organization has the support of the state authorities of the South ern states, the various Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade of the cities through which the routes pass and is supported also by vari ous automobile associations and au tomobile clubs throughout the cen tral and southern parts of the Unit ed States. The development of the routes while done by the Southern Tours Company has had great as sistance from the Jackson Highway Association and Dixie Highway As sociation. The Southern Tours or ganization li composed of members of leading hotels of the south and 1 The War Comes First Save Food and Help the Cause BEI.I, 1901—a356 UNITED Underwear For Women And The Children Women's bleached, cotton union suits, tlow neck, sleeveless, lace knees, regular and extra sizes, each, 59c- Women's Munsing union suits— bleached, cotton, low neck, sleeveless, wide or cuff knees regular and extra sizes, each, SI.OO. Women's bleached, cotton vests —low neck, sleeveless, each, 19c, 25£, 29c. Women's bleached vests; plain and >ilk lisle, low neck, sleeveless, plain and fancy yoke, each, 50c, 75c and SI.OO. Children's bleached, cotton vest and pants —long and short sleeve vests; knee length pants; each, 39c. Boy's union suits—bleached, cotton, sleeveless, knee length—all sizes, each 75c. Children's Union Suits —Nainsook Athletic style—all sizes, each, 75c. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor A Visit To Our Furniture Department Is Interesting • ] lere you will find a high grade of furniture and the better sort of medium priced furniture that is substantial in con struction and artistic in design. Great care is exercised in the selection of the most dependable makes, as we have no store room for the flimsy constructed kind. Furniture is usually bought to last a life-time, and often handed down from generation to generation. Therefore, you may as well inspect this elaborate assortment before making your selection. Suggestions for furnishing the entire home, a single room, or a piece for an odd corner, are here in splendid variety. An Overstuffed Davenport At An Attractive Price $62.00 Covered in a very good grade of Tapestry, Upholstered loose spring cushions, full spring seat and back. Continuous Post fVhite Enameled Bed Substantial 2-inch post (f |j | |fl ] ] with heavy filling rods, V full si?e or single size, as I Buy Your Mattresses at These Prices Cotton Combination Mat- .Imperial Roll Felt Mattress tress, $6.95. <514 ,,- Bownian Restwell Mattress, $9.90 Restwell Silk Floss Mat- Roll Edge Felt Mattress. tress. $22.50. $11.75 BOWMAN'S—Fifth Floor HARRISBURO TELBORXPHI the directors of the company are as] follows: "J. Stacy Hill, president of the Gibson Hotel Company! Thomas Taggart, Otto Seelbach, president Seel bach Hotel Company, Louisville. K>\: Robert R. Meyer, president Meyer Hotel Company, which owns the new hotel at Knoxvtlle and one at Jacksonville: 11. S. Wilson, presi dent of the Hermitage Hotel at Nashville; Frederick B. Shlreman. manager of the Tutwiler at Birming ham. Alabama, one of the hotels which Is In the chain of hotels of the United Hotels Company; Charles B. Herbey, president of the San Carlos Hotel of Pensacola, Florida; S. H. Peck, president of the Battle House, Mobile. Ala.; F. S. Hlght, manager of the New Wlllard Hotel. Wash ington, D. C. "The officers of tTie company are Mr. Amer of Now Orleans, presi dent; Frank A. Dudley, presi dent of the United Hotels Company, vice-president, and Eugene Stewart of the Louisville Automobile Club, Ix>utsvllle. K>\, secretary. "Appropriations have been made sufHoient to secure the printing of the necessary maps and books de scribing the tours and contract was awarded to The Telegraph Printing Company of Harrlsburg and Just as soon as the books are complete the distribution will take place not only throughout the south, but throughout the north. The work of distribution will be made by the va rious hotels and automobile organ izations with an idea of immediately arranging for tourists trips between the north and south." The educational value of these touri Is obvious and the fact that Harrlsburg Is a main northern ter minal will he an assurance to the people of this city of the enlarged opportunity for communication with the rapidly growing and prosperous southland. ! YOUTHFUL RED j CROSS IS ACTIVE School Boys and Girls Work Hard For Benefit of Soldiers That Junior Red Cross workers have put heart and soul Into their , work for the Red Cross Is evidenced by tne report or their activities for the two moptlis ending May 1, is sued to-day. The grand total of pieces finished Is 2.588. Report of the work by buildings follows: . Allison school, eleven articles. 122 washcloths: Boas school, one article, [, eight washcloths; Cameron school, twenty articles, 131 washcloths, one comfort robe (boys' work entirely); Foose scnool. sixty-five articles, twenty-one washcloths; pornev school, seventy-two articles, forty washcloths; Harris Park school, three , adticles. eight washcloths; Lincoln t school, forty-five articles, 170 wash cloths, five layettes (155 pieces); Maclay school, ten articles; Paxtang school, fifteen articles: Penn school, twelve articles; Reily school, two I articles, nineteen washcloths; Shlm ' mell school, 105 articles, seventy i five washcloths, one layette (thirty one pieces); Stevens school, thirty articles, f.fty-five washcloths; Ver non school, four articles; WiUard school, three articles; Seiler school, twenty-nine articles; New Cumber land school, thirteen articles; New Market school, sixteen articles, six i washcloths; West Falrview High School. Ave articles, seven wash cloths. 614 wipes and compresses;, JSjoumanZ HARRISBURft, TUESDAY, APRII, 30. 1018. Shirts, Soft Collars and Other Wearables for Men ' ______ Women will find here many of ■ *' ie needful articles of dress to & §1 i"i please the men at home. The thrifty 2 $ | | Ijll housewife realizes the advantages I I R I; B[_ of buying for John or Henry from ' liß |H' a store with such a vast purchasing IHI I H 111 lv£\/ P ower as a department store of this Iffl I ffllfil character affords, ill 7| iy Q4 Glen's Manhattan shirts new i JlL mrnfw rin & patterns in percales, madras, I ' [l[| HMr (If: W silk and cotton —$2, $2.25, $2.75, yj i (j| ir||.iy| $3.00. 54.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00. nTTi lira JM) Men's dress shirts—fine quality ..M n f madras—coat style—soft cuffs— in the newest Spring patterns—sl.so Men's soft collars in all the Spring |B styles that are most appealing—2oc P Men's leather belts, 50c, 59c, 79c and Si.oo. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor • , . Men s pajamas in percale and madras—plain and with silk frogs—sl.so, $1.69 and $2 each. Men's neckwearwide open end four-in-hand soc 6>c SI.OO. $1.50 each. Brighton garters —Paris garters—arrow collars—Monito half hose—Munsing union suits and B. V. D. union suits arc among the many standard makes we sell in Men's Furnish- ! '"gs- Porch Gates and Screens For Windows and Doors The demand for porch and jga,. stair gates during th past two seasons has proven conclusively K A A JL A /■■ the necessity of this limb anil V\f Y V Y V I life preserver for children. HIAAAAAAH They arc made of first-grade. YYYYY ll air-dried hardwood, nicely 1 worked, no sharp corners or ||AA X AAA I rough edges to scratch the yyy All metal parts are nicelv * i tinned which prevents rust and gives the gate a refined ap- i pearance. | The wood parts are finished in natural color with two coats of highest grade Coach Varnish. $1.98 — large sizes at prices in proportion. Window Screens ■ Our screens are adjustable; the vire | cloth is securely fastened to the frame. ' covered with moulding. It is the best I hardwood obtainable which is used in | the construction of them Both sides j alike, which are finished with oil. j Prices are 40c to sl.lO. Bring exact l measurements with you. BOWMAN'S—Basement. Many a Beautiful Dress Will Be Made From the Fabrics Secured At This Silk Sale Silk lor wearing apparel of various kinds is always popular, and as the government places no restrictions on quantities used, women may choose from this rich fabric to suit their fancy this season. This four-dav sale offers opportunities of securing silks that we could not attempt to duplicate at an advance of 25 to 33 1-3 per cent. 36-inch Foulards—colors with white figures, yard, .. # 1.30 36-inch Polka dot Tussah— Navy and white grounds with col 36-inch fancy striped plaid and check silks, yard #1.35 orcd dots, yard fljjc 40-inch Crepe de ( hine full line of colors, yard #1.31) 42-inch black satin stripe Grenadine, yard #3.25 40-inch Georgette Crepe—full line of colors, yard, .. $1.59 54-inch white and pink Milanese jersey, yard #3.30 36-inch Chiffon taffeta all colors, yard #1.30 40-inch supple finish colored and white pongee, yard, #*'. lo 32-inch Natural Chinese shantung, yard 60* 36-inch bl.ck Taffeta, yard #1.30 40-inch Brocade pongee, high finish, yard, #ii.os 36-inch Silk and cotton l'oplin—complete line of shades, 80c .O-inch Silver-tone ribbed jersey, yard #2.90 32-inch silk and cotton Shirtings—white grounds with colored 40-inch "Krepoplyn ' the newest fabric—9 best colors, #I.BO stripes, yard, (Jo£ BOWMAN'S—Jhirtf Floor. Wormleysburg school, twelve arti cles, seven washcloths; Paxtang bor ough school, two artlclas; Pleasant View school, five articles, Ave wash cloths; Halifax school, two articles, I two washcloths; Progress school, fourteen articles, fourteen wasn cloths. "Juniof Red Cross Tag Day will be held here Saturday. The fact that these children have done such mag nificent work surely deserves for them the earnest and whole-hearted support of the citizens," commented Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, prominent ® writer and Bed tfross worker, when " she saw the report this morning. I LAltr.l; ATTENDANCE AT PASTM ASTERS' NIGHT r The annual pastmasters' night of r Perseverance Lodge No. 21, F. and , A. M., was observed* last night with appropriate ceremonies In the Ma . sonic Temple, Third and State s streets. A buffet luncheon was serv : ed. Ceremonies in the lodgeroom , were tinder the direction of Pastmas r ter George W. Whitney. Charles 11. • Hoffman, pastniaster, and present i treasurer of the lodge, was chairman i of the committee on arrangements. KITED FOR SPEEDING ; Henry Hact, Steelton, was fined , $lO in police court yesterday on the > charge of speeding and operating a • motorcycle while intoxicated. His • machine collided with a truck at • Front and Chestnut streets yester ' day, l ELKS BUY MARCHING SUITS The Marching Club of the Harrls • burg Elks has awarded its contract for Palm Beach suits to Watson and : Cooper, 1* North Third street. The > suits will be worn at the national convention at Atlantic City and the ; state convention at York. 1 MAY 1,1918 500 Bethlehem Steel Men Quit; Mediator Sent For Bethlehem, Pa.. May I.—Five hun dred men walked out at the Beth lehem Steel Works last night claim ing agreements secured by govern ment mediators recently are not be ing carried out. Federal mediators hava been telegraphed for. I ALL PARK LIGHTS TO BE TURNED OX TONIGHT i Beginning to-night all lights in city parks will be turned on nightly during the spring and summer months park department officials ' announced. This will include all lights in Reservoir, Wildwood and [ River Front parks. Much of the 1 needing and general cleanup work in the parks has been completed and 1 the department forces will soon be ■ at work repairing and repainting playground equipment for the sum . iner season. It is planned this year , to have all the apparatus ready to he erected by the time the season opens so that there will be no delay , t in opening any of the play plots. It , is not likely any new ones will bei | opened this year but one or two may i be changed to other localities. ~ WALKS 18 MILES IN* SLEEP ,i Hazloton. Pa., May I.—Miss Rliza ,j beth De Rau, aged 25, of this city, set , 1 a new record for sleep walking when she was found at Berwick. 18 miles . away, with her shoes in her hands | and with no knowledge of how she j reached there. GROCERS TO CLOSE Beginning to-morrow, the mem • bers of the Retail Grocers' Associa- I tion will observe a half holiday every ' Thursday afternoon. The holidays II will continue until September. The ! i half holidays are beginning one month earlier than usual this year. Be Your Own Policeman Watch Your Food Habits Suits and Dresses Stock Prices —Ampie Assortment —Complete Size Range —Distinctive In Style —Newest Of Materials —Latest Color Effects SUITS $19.50, $25, $35, $45 DRESSES . $12.50, $16.50, $25, $35 BOWMAN'S —Third Floor. Hair Goods is not to be classified with ordinary shopping;. It is really making a personal investment in AP PEARANCE from which you draw daily divi dends of useful service. OUR HAIR GOODS EXPERTS will gladly give you the benefit of their years of T experience and cheerfully advise you reerardine ft V\ your coiffure. / 1 )) Our prices for fine Hair Pieces are exceptional- Jw J ' ly low. For example a 26-inch Wavy Switch is / offered to-morrow at $3.25. . BOWMAN'S—Third Floor i $3,690,000,000 Given in Bth German War Loan Berlin, May I.—President Haven stein, of the Relchbank, announc-'il yesterday that the subscriptions to the eighth German war loan amount to $3,690,000,000. This Is exclusive of the subscriptions from the troo!>c from the front, which are not yet compiled. mWpl Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are aHarmlessSubstitute Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets—the sub stitute for calomel—are a mild but sure laxative, and their effect on the liver is almost instantaneous. They are the re sult of Dr. Edwards's determination not I to treat liver and bowel complaints with calomel. His efforts to banish it brought out these little olive-colored tablets. The pleasant little tablets dothe good that calomel does, but have no bad after effects. They don't injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. They take hold of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why cure the liver at the expense of the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the gums. Sodo strong liquids. It is best not to take calomel, but to let Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets take its place. Most headaches, "dullness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy"and "heavy." Note how they "clear'Uaouded brain and howthey"perkup"the spirit*. 10c and 25c a box. All druggists. ' FOUNDED 1871 3
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