SI TE HE EAT BIG HAUL MADE BY ROBBERS Brooklyn Held Under Guns While Home Is Stripped of Valuables. Family LOOT IS VALUED AT $10,000 Sentimental Request of Brooklyn Man | Complied With by Thieves. Wedding Rings Left. New York.—With the piercing ray of a burglar’s dark lantern shining In their eves and two revolvers held by masked men covering them, the five members of the family of Charles E. Tayntor, a wealthy nite dealer, lay in bed in the Tayntor home at Borough Park, Brooklyn, for more | than an hour while a third masked burglar packed up $10,600 worth of jewelry and silverware. Then the burglars bound Mr. Tayntor hand | and foot and escaped with their | booty. The three men went immediately | to a hedroom cn the pied by Mr. and M Tayntor. One of the burglars struck Mr. Tayntor a crushing blow on the head with a blackjack as he lay asleep. blow stunned the sleeper and a few minutes later when Mr. covered his senses he found three re- volvers leveled at him. Mr. and Mrs. Tayntor were made to sit up in bed and two of the burg- lars held them covered while a third began a search of the room. Ae the leader ranshcked bureau drawers, leaving his two companions to cover Mr. and Mrs. Tayntor in the bed, the daughter, Alice, 1b years old, ran into the room in her night- gown. She gasped as she saw what it was that had awakened her. “Don’t shoot father,” she “Please don’t shoot papa or mamma.” “You get in bed there,” command: ed one of the men. A minute later Mr. Tayntor’'s two sons, Charles, 8 vears old, and Harold 12, ran in to see what was up. They ed, too. and ordered to sit on the bed. Leaves Wedding Rings. - The burglar who was ransaeking the room found a jewel case with two wedding rings in it on a bureau and | was about to take them when Mr. Tayntor asked him not®to. The burglar replied that he would take everything of value that he could find. Then one of the burglars -stand- ing guard over the family spoke up: “Don’t take those wedding rings! I am a married man and have some sentiment about wedding rings,” he | said. The intruders even cleaned out the children’s banks. In endeavoring to get a diamond ring from Mr. Tayn- tor’s finger one of the thieves had some difficulty® He pulled out a knife and threatened to cut the finger off, when Mr. Tayntor volunteered to take the ring off. Then the three men rope and bound Mr. and feet. produced a Tayntod’s hands They ordered him not to make an outery for 15 minutes, say- | ing one of their number would re- main on guard that length of time: They then hurried away. TELEPHONE COMPANY FAILS Concern Conducted by Harrisburg Men in Receivers’ Hands. Rock Island, Ill.—The Union Tele- phone and Telegraph Company, hav- | ing a telephone system in Reck Is- land and Mecline, Ill, and Davenport, | Iowa, and capitalized at $550,000 went into the hands of a receiver on | an application filed by the American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. H. H. Brant, general manger of the company and Leroy J. Wolfe of Dav- enport were named as joint receivers. The bill filed in the circuit court alleges that the aompany has not kept up interest on $400,000 of bonds and has otherwise failed to meet its obligations. The chief officers are Harrisburg (Pa.) men, Gecrge B. Stuker of that city being president. Fourteen Buildings Burn. Richmond, Va.—The entire business section of Orange, Va., was destroyed by fire, which started in Ricketts’ drug store, at 5:30 oclock Sunday morning. Fourteen buildings, in- cluding the Baptist church and three dwellings were burned, the total loss being estimated at from $80,000 to $100,000. The exact amount of insurance is unknown. Must Not Enter Saloons. Portland, Ore.—Ralph Blaisdell, au- ditor for the Harriman system of railroads in the northwest, has, “for the good of the service,” issued an order forbidding employes in his de- partment visiting saloons or liquor houses for any purpose whatsoever. The order affects about 500 employes. Cuba Pensions Palma’s Widow. Havana.—In response to an appeal by Jose Miguel Gomez, the Liberal candidate for the presidency, Gover- nor Magoon may issue a decree pro- viding an annual pension of $5,000 during her life to the widow of the late President Tomas Estrada Palma and $50 month in addition during the minority of her four children. Bryan’s Defeat Too Much. Reading, Pa.—Heart failure due to Bryan's defeat, is given as the cause of the death here of Joseph J. Im- hoff, aged 72, a INown of this city. D the « just closed Imhoff int 1 trested in the welfare of th mrt av party. second floor oceu- | The | Tayntor re- | pleaded. | were cover: | | Files at Albany Schedule of His Cam- paign Expenses. | Utica. N. Y.—Vice President-elect | Sherman forwarded to the Secretary | of State a statement of his expenses in the campaign. Mr. Sherman ex- | presses the opinion he is not, as a | matter cf fact, obliged to make such | | a statement. He files one, however, | { { that there may be no question about vit. The statement shows: Contribution to Oneida County Re- | publican Committee, $750; contribu- { tion to Republican State Committee, $500: contripution to Republican Na- | tional Committee, $50; Harry E. Da- | vendorf, private secretary from time | to time, for postage, telegrams, print- ing, staticnery, pictures, frames, tray- i eling expenses, expres incidentals, $600; trav 12 expenses, including railroad fare, Pullman ac- commodations, porter's fees, carriage hire. hotel bills, ete., $800; total, 2,800. MR. GOMPERS’ VIEW Labor Leader Says: “We Are Tem- porarily Defeated, but Not Conquered.” | Washington.—“Temporarily defeat- ed, but not conquered,” is the way President Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, sums up labor’s view of the election in a statement issued, in part, as follows: “The organized workers stood true to the cause of justice and human freedom. This is not the first time in the struggles of the masses that entrenched wealth, privilege and pow- er gained a material, even though a temporary victory. The moral in- fluence of the campaign is with the cause of workers. “Action, consistent, insistent ani persistent, will achieve for the toilers the triumph of the cause of labor and the cause of human justice. Though temporarily defeated, labor is not con- quered. The future is ours.” WAITING FOR CUT PRICES | Railroads Rezdv to Go Into Market | for Material When Conces- sions Are Made. | Pittsbhurg.—Prices cf steel rails are | to be reduced, and all of the larger railroads of the country are to come into the market for a large supply as the resslt of an agreement mads by officials of the United States Steel | Corporation, independent manufactur- ers and presidents and other execu- tive officials cf the anies. ; “Phat. this agreement has been | reached was indicated when the | Pennsylvania Railroad Company sent telegrams to officials of all the lines | | railroad com- | | e and other | east of Pittsburg and Erie and of the | will return to work at once. | 15 divisions of the lines west of Pitts- | burg asking how many rails had been | rectly involved in the strike. | laid last summer, the ntimber on hanl | and what will be needed for repairs, | renewals and = extensions, this Wwin- | ter and next snmmer. ] LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS RESUME Give Employment to Eighteen Hundred Men. Will | Boston.—The 1,800 machinists, | boilermakers, blacksmiths, steamfit- ters and their helpers and the men of the other crafts at the big locomotive shops of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad at Readville, will start on a full time schedule. | men have been working on a five- | day basis for two months and during the early summer were employed but four days a week. Elmira, N. Y.—The Elmira Heights rolling mills, which have been idle nearly two years, started fires with large orders ahead. : EXPLOSION KILLS NINE Dynamite Lets Go Unexpectedly’ in a Railroad Cut, Burying Work- men Under Debris. Winnipeg, Man.—Seven laborers were killed on the Grand Trunk Pa- cific, 200 miles east of here. The seven men, all Italians, were killed north of Dryden. They were working in a deep cut when charges of dynamite prematurely exploded. Three men were rescued badly injur- ed. The seven dead are still under the rocks. Two of the injured men died later. Goovernors Will Meet. Washington, D. C.—Invltations to | | in the district, where many thousands | The | | {or at the dinner of the Aero club of MORSE GETS § YEARS GENTENGE Is Convicted of Misapropriating Funds and Falsifying Ac- counts. BANKER MADE LOANS THROUGH DUMMIES Money Obtained in This Way Used to Finance lce Pool and Steam- ship Schemes. New York.—Charles W. Morse, un- til a year ago a dominant figure in the world of finance, and Alfred H. Curtis, former’ president of the Na- tional Bank of North America, were found guilty in the criminal branch of the United States circuit court on charges of misappropriation of funds and falsifying the books of the bank. There was also the additional charge of conspiracy against the prisoners, but the jury acquitted the men on this count. Within five minutes of the time the jury had rendered its verdict Judge Hough had refused to entertain a motion for bail and had committed the two bankers to the Tombs prison. Charles W. Morse was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison. Alfred H. Curtis was granted the clemency rec- ommended by the jury. In his case sentence was suspended, Judge Hough declaring him to have been under the influence of Morse, a master, strong- er mind, and that his efforts at re- form had been blocked by $e bank’s supine board of directors. There has been wide interest in the joint trials of Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, on charges growing out of the failure of the Na- tional Bank of North America. It was brought out in the testimony that Morse had made large loans from the bank through so-called ‘‘dummies,” and that President Curtis had ena- bled him to do so. The money thus obtained was used to finance the Morse ice pocls and steamship opera- tion. THOUSANDS WILL GO TO WORK Cotton Spinners’ Strike in England Ends—Five Per Cent Re- duction Is Accepted. Manchester, England.—After being on strike two months and causing a loss estimafed at $35,000,600, the cot- ton spinrers in the Lancashire dis- trict have accepted the proposition of their employers for a 5 per cent re- duction in wages March 1, 1908, and Nearly 500,000 men were directly and indi- The end of the strike will greatly relieve the terrible labor conditions besides cotton spinhers are out of work. VESSEL WRECKED; 10 DROWNED A German Coasting Steamer Goes Ashore During a Snowstorm. Three Survivors Rescued. Danzig, Prussia. — Tue German coasting steamer Archimdes has been wrecked and 10 members of her crew were drowned. The vessel went ashore during a snowstorm. The only three survivors were taken from the wreck. Maryland’s Vote Split. Baltimore, Md.—Calculaticns of the cfficial returns show that the elec- toral vote of Maryland will be ‘split, Bryan getting six of the electors and Taft two. On the popular vote—the vote cast for the elector receiving the | highest number—Taft carries the | tate by 561 votes. His elector poll- ing the highest vote received 116,471 and the highest Bryan elector 115,910. _Frenchmen * Honor Wilbur Wright. - Paris.—Wilbur Wright, the Amer- cin aeroplanist, was the guest of hon- France at which M. Jean Bathou, the | minister of public works, presided. The occasicn was made more memora- | ble by the presentation to him of the | Aero club’s gold medals and special | medal of the Academy of Sports. 1 Elect U. S. Senator by the People. Reno, Nev.—United States Senator | Francis G. Newlands, Democrat, has | i been re-elected by popular vote by a | | a second meeting in Washington of | have just been sent out by the Na- | tional Conservation of Resource Com- | mission. The date | Tuesday, December 8. | | the Governors or their representatives | | announced is At the same jfor Tuesday, December 1, the first | general meeting of the conservation | commission itself for organization. | Both these meetings the out- ars growth of the White House confer- | | ence of Governors last May, at which the conservation movement launched. Mr. Bryan for Senator. Lincoln.—The suggestion to make { Bryan a senator from Nebraska is | spreading here among Democrats, and { if the leaders have their way, Bryan { will oppose Senater Burkett when he | comes up for re-election two’ years ! hence. Schooner Total Loss. Summerside, P. E. 1L-—-The masted British schooner Cal: \ | a gale : be a total I rf: IL oy reporied 1¢ is hope- | time letters are going out announcing | | | was | | which was driven ashore near here in | form bill majority of between 2,000 and 2,000. Both parties have pledged their state | legislatures to stand by the result of | this vote. The Democrats will con- | trol both branches of the legislature. Banken Gets Long Term. De-ver, Col.—John T. Godding, president* of the defunct State bank | of Rockyford, Col., was sentenced to serve eight to ten years in the State prison. He had been convicted on charges of making unlawful use of the | bank’s funds and receiving deposits | after he knew the bank to be insol-| vent. | 170 Austrians Killed. Paris.—A special dispatch Belgrade says a band of Bosnian refugees blew up with dynamite the | barracks at Koonitza, a town in Her- | zegozina, killing 170 German-speaking Austrian soldiers. To Raise $119,000,000. Berlin.—The imperial finance re- to be introducgd in will produce, a®cording to astimates $119.000,000 a the a reichstag he latest e: >, It inc ~ ve yea the spirit mon , whic} ed to yield $ 000; n fol LOU; a dv | elected Commissioner. | | | | | | 1 from 1 | | the | egate to Congress, was re-electe a decreased plurality. The Terri . | ial Legislature i Yermont .1 688 and CURES BONE CONSUMPTION Chicago Physician by Accident Dis. covers Simple Remedy. Chicago.—Remarkable resuits in curing tuberculcsis of the bones, demonstrated in a five weeks’ trial at the House for Destitute Crippled Children, has turned atiention to a treatment discovered by Dr. Emil Beck of this city. The treatment is simplicity itself and consists for the most part in filling the cavity caused by the disease with a metallic salt, bismuth subnitrate, combined with a basis of vaseline. The discovery was incidental to an X-ray photograph of a little invalid. The solution was applied to fix the outline of a tubercular abscess, and being left in the cavity proved a healing agent. In a five weeks’ trial 20 of 40 crippled children were cured by the treatment. mate that fully 50 per cent of all the crippled children are suffering from tubercular disorders. GREWSOME CONFESSION Hauled Half-Brother’s Body Through Town to a Dump. Detroit.—John Kurka, a teamster, made a dramatic confession of how he killed his half brother, Schultz, a week ago and hauled the bedy in his dump wagon across the city to the spot in the western out- skirts where it was found. The con- fession was made near where the bedy was found. He said that Schultz and his wife were quarrelling, and°when he inter- fered Schultz attacked him. “Then I let him have it with the hatchet,” said Kurka. “His wife and I loved each other and we wanted him out of the way. Mrs. Schultz helped me put the body In the dump wagon and I drove it away. I feel better now. I was haunted by Schultz's face ever since I killed him.” FREIGHT STEAMER GOES DOWN Strikes Rock in East River and Sinks in a Few Minutes. New York.—The freight steamer H. M. Whitney of the Metropolitan Steamship line, was sunk in the East river, while on her way to Boston. The vessel, valued at $500,000, is a total loss, and it is not believed that any of her cargo, valued at $300,000, can be recovered. The steamer, in trying to avoid col- lision with a tow, collided with Sleep rock. A great hole was made below the water line. The inrush of water was so rapid that in less than 2 min- ute the fires were put out and nine stokers who were in the engine room had to flee for their lives WADE ELL!S RESIGNS Governor Harris Will Appoint Den- man to Fill Vacancy. Columbus, O.—Attorney ,General Wade H. Ellis handed his resignation to Governor Harris, and will start for Washington to enter upon the du- ties of his new position as Assistant Attorney General of the United “ States. Governor Harris will appoint U. G. Denman, the newly elected Attorney General, to fill the unexpired term in accordance with precedent. Millions for Boston Parks. Boston.—The will of the late George Parkman of this city, bequeathing $5,000,000 to the city of Boston for the maintenance of public parks and $500,000 to numerous institutions was allowed by Judge George in the pro- bate court, an appearance entered in behalf of Francis Parkman, of New York, a cousin of the deceased, having been withdrawn. The bequests to the city is to be used to improve and maintain the Common and other parks. Pig iron Trade Jumps. Birmingham, Ala—Alabama iron manufacturers sold 50,000 tons of pig iron in the first 24 hours after the election and inquiry for a large ton- nage is in hand. The iron sold is to be delivered during the first quarter of the coming year. Pope Congratulates Taft. Rome.—The pope has cabled his congratulations to William H. Taft whose election to the presidency is thought to guarantee the acceptance of the pope’s proposals in the mat ter of compensaticn to the religious congregations of Porto Rico 200 Passengers Drown. Amoy.—A small steamer, carrying 600 passengers from Amoy to Tungan, a few miles distant, went down. Twc hundred of the passengers were drowned. Chinese junks rescued the others. Arizona in Republican Column. Phoenix, Ariz.—With practically complete returns from every county { in Arizoha but one Ralph H. Cameron (Rep.) is elected to Congress, defeat ing Marcus A. Smith (Dem. ircuin- bent) by 500 votes. Unionists Sweep Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico.—Elections were held throughout the island for members of the legislature and the Resident Commissioner at Washing- ton. Every district was carried by the Unionists party with increased majorities. Tulio Larrinaga was re- Republicans Carry Hawaii. Hopolulu, Hawaii.—Jonah Kalan- ianiaole, Republican Territorial De will be ey Medical men esti- ¢ Anthony - DEFEATED CANDIDATE {3 CONSOLATION Representative Fowler Announcs Himself as Candidate for Speaker of the House. MR. BRYAN TALKS. Says Running for Office Is Only an Incident of His Work. Lincoln, Neb.—While not caring to discuss at this time the political ef- fect of the Democratic victory in his | home State or analyze William J. Bryan in an informal talk to a number of friends who called on | him expressed his pleasure at the re- sult in Nebraska and the satisfaction it afforded him to learn of the elec- tion of so many of his political and personal friends. A delegation numbering nearly 100 from Lincoln visited Mr. Bryan at Fairview to express to him their con- fidence and devotion and to assure him that such was the sentiment of a majority of the people of his city and State. Mr. Bryan in responding said: “I am highly gratified over the re- sults in this State. The National defeat has not been such a disappoint- ment when we have so many things to console us. “I hope I have convinced friends that running for office has only been an incident to my work. “My heart has never been set on holding office, but I wanted to do certain work, and it looked as though the presidency might offer the oppor- tunity to do that work. that in private life I can have chance to do something. required to hold office in order to do big things; one is simply required to do those things within his reach, and that much is within the reach of each of us.” the AFTER CANNON'S GAVEL Fowler Would Have a Board of Man- agers to Direct Legislation. New York.—Charles N. Fowler, Chairman of the Committee on Bank- ing and Currency of the House of Representatives and Representative from the Fifth district of New Jersey, who has just been elected for the eighth time, announces himself a candidate for Speaker of the House in the Sixty-first Congress on this platform: | “The House of Representatives shall elect a board of managers, con- sisting of seven members, which shall be charged with that direction of legislation which is now assumed by the Speaker of the House.” NEW FRANCO-GERMAN ROW Two Powers Now Quarreling Over De- serters from Foreign Legion. Paris.—The generally good impres- sion upon financial sentiment in this city produced by the election of Will- jam H. Taft has been more than off- set, at least temporarily, by a re- crudescence of anxienty over the at- titude adopted by Germany on the Casablanca incident. This. is the case of the desertion of several Ger- mans who had enlisted in the foreign legion of the French army. Germany asked arbitration for the question of international law involved in the right of Germany to protect her sub- jects who had enlisted in the foreign | legion and who subscquently deserted. | France accepted this vided the arbitration the question of fact, whether or mot German influences at Casablanca in- | spired the desertions in question. Germany refused this counter and France has declined to modify her attitude. An official statement intends to insist firmly upon arbitra- tion, both in the matter of the law and the facts in the Casablanca inci- dent. She will make no apology for the actions of the French officers at Casablanca unless the arbitrators de- cide an apology is due. HEAD OF HARVARD RETIRES President Elliot Resigns Position He Held for Thirty Years. Boston.—President Charles W. El- iiot, for more than thirty years head >f Harvard University, tendered his resignaticn October 26, to take effect May 19, 1909, according to an an- aouncement made by the Harvard hoard of overseers. The resignation 1as been accepted. Some time ago it was reported that President Roose- 7elt might succeed him. Charles William Elliot was born n Boston in 1834, and was graduated oy Harvard University in 1853. He at once became a tutor at Harvard and was advanced until his election :0 the presidency in 1878. Seven Perish in Flames. Swan Lake, Man.—The home of E. W. Carey, a farmer living a few miles south of here was destroyed by fire and Mrs. Carey, five children and a Miss Gillespie, a young school teacher who was staying over night with the family, perished in the flames. California. San Francisco. — California gave Taft a plurality of 60,000 votes and elected al] eight Republican congress- men and a Republican ite ym Sacramento to Berkeley was defeated. Ham ire. Henry B. Q andidate for the causes, | my | I am sure | One is not | proposal pro- | should cover | offer | says France | pshire went for | tive > { SQUADRON LEAVES CHINA Second Division of American Fleet on Way to the Philippines. Amoy, China.—The second squdron of the American battleship fleet, which, under the command of Rear Admiral Emory, has been in Amoy since October 30, as the guest of the government of China, brought its vis- it to a close on the 5th, when at 8 o’clock it steamed out of the harbor bound for Olongapo to ‘join the first squadron under Admiral Sperry. The distance to Olongapo is about 700 miles and the vessels should reach there early on the morning of Novem- ber 8 The departing warships were given a demonstration in marked contrast to the apathy which was noticeable on their arrival. The hills behind the beach were black with people who had assembled to view the spec- As the American vessels | passed the Chinese cruiser Fei Ying their crews greeted the officials on | tacle. | same time the Chinese fort hoisted the American flag bide the stand- ard of China and saluted the depart- ing guests. This salute was return- ed by the American flagship. HALF-MILLION LOSS | Flames Cut Wide Swath in Canadian Town—Nearby Departments Aid. Pembroke, Ont.—A fire caused half | a million dollar loss in the business section of this town. . Starting in the National Manufae- turing Company’s foundry and fanned by a gale the flames were driven both sides of the main business street. The local volunteer fire de- partment lost control of the fire early in the day and aid was sent from surrounding towns. Among the places burned were: | The Dickson block; Freeman block, Foster block, Cunningham block, Pem- broke Milling Company’s flour mill, Pembroke Woollen mill, "National Manufacturing Company's foundry, Leland hotel, Ottawa hotel and Que- bec and Royal bank branches. There was no loss of life. China Sends Washington.—Cordial messages ex- pressing gratification over the wvizit of the'American fleet to Amov, Chi- na, and the remission of Boxer in- demnity by the United States, have been received at the state depart- ment. Both messages, one signed by 41 public officials, directors and officers of private enterprises, rapre- seating 20 provinces, and the other by the former governor cof Kian: Su and various prominent citizens et Hang Chow, expressed appreciation cof the friendly relaticns existing be- tween the United States and Caina. Message. plied in kind to the cordial messa- gOS. Ccnnecticut. New Haven. — The Republicans swept the State of Connecticut fully as completely as four years ago, Taft carrying the state by more than 30,000 plurality, and Congressman George I.. Lilley, the Republican candidate for governor, going into office by about 15,000 plurality over Judge H. Heaton Robertson, his opponent. AH five congressmen are Repliblicans by pluralities equal to those of two years ago. The entire Republican state ticket is elected, as usual, while ly Republican than for a good many years. For Thanksgiving. Washington.—The President issued | the annual Thankgiving proclama- tion, in which he pointed out the steady growth of the nation © in strength, worldly power, wealth and population and that our average of individual comfort and well being is | higher than that cf any other coun- | try in the world. For this, he de- clares, Americans owe it to the TI- mighty to show equal progress in moral and spiritual things. Garrison for Hawaii. Washington, D. C.—A board of sev- en officers of ~the army has been ap- pointed to meet in the Hawaiian Isl- ands for the lecation of buildings of a. permanent garrison for one regi- ment of infantry, two squadrons ef cavalry, one regiment of field artill- ery, one company of engineers, one company of the signal ‘corps and a general hospital and barrack for a detachment of the hospital corps. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Howatd S. Filmore, for many years part owner and manager of the Acad- emy of Music, and before that manpa- ger of Niblo’s Garden, died at his home in New York City. The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad will be in the market shortly for 1,- | 000 steel freight cars and a further | increase in traffic may even justify a greater expenditure than this order will call for, which will approximate about $1,000,000. An order for 200 all-steel mine cars, the first of the kind ever awarded, was given to the Standard Steel Car | Company by the Monongahela River | Consolidated Coal & Coke Company. | New York.—Following an announce- | ment to a discharged servant that he could no longer afford to keep open his magnificent bome on Riverside drive, Charles M. Schwab has board- ed up the $7,000,000 palace and in- stalled a caretaker in charge. FIRST CUBAN PRESIDENT DIES Estrada Palma Breathes His Last in Santiago. Tomas legislature. | The proposal to remove the state cap- | Cuba.—Tomas Hstrada st President of the Cuban lied November 4 broke ont representa- did » Amer- to the board with rousing cheers, and at the Assistant Secretary of State Adee res the general assembly is more strong- get cam an “my give ciou fall peti not thar wan had trifl viol the exer on but the itl Pia year Gra; agai bl tion ta h “ey Cra Wei new The, hyn
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