Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 60, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1923 — Page 7

SATURDAY, JULY 21,1923

CLEMENCY GIVEN STATE PRISONERS BY PARDON BOARD / Sentences of Woman and Two Men From Marion County Shortened. For the first time in several months, no persons sentenced from Marion County to the penal institutions are in the monthly list of six to whom the State board of pardons has granted paroles, a report on the board’s action for the June term shows. On recommendation of the board. Governor McCray granted commutations to the following persons sentenced from Marion County: Henry Elberg, sentenced Dec. 2, 1921, to three to five-year term in State reformatory for vehicle taking. Sentence reduced to eighteen months to five years. Jessica Merchant, sentenced June 28, 1922, two to fourteen years at woman's prison for embezzlement. Sentenced reduced to one to fourteen years. ' Eight Cut Off Lester Ammerman, sentenced Dec. 6, 1921, ten to twenty years in reformatory for burglary and transferred to State prison. Sentence reduced to two to twenty years. The board allowed the following persons to pay fines and costs in installments: Oliver Staats, fined SSO in city court for violation of the liquor law's. Charles Gales, fined S2OO and costs in city court for violation of liquor law. Frank Caruba, fined SSOO and costs July 7, 1922, and senenced to six months at State farm for assault and battery. Alvin Johnson, fined SSOO and costs in city court and sentenced to ninety days at State farm for violating of liquor laws. Clemency Refused The following persons were refused clemency: Ralph Collier, sentenced in Criminal Court April 7. 1923. to ninety days at the State farm gnd fined slo and costs for petit larceny. Archie Wade, fined S2O and sentenced in city court to thirty days in county jail for of liquor laws. James Highbaugh, sentenced in Criminal Court to six months at State farm and fined SIOO and costs Tor contributing to delinquency. Bari Marshall, sentenced in Criminal Court June 21. 1922. two to twenty-one years, manslaughter: State prison. Joseph L. Gates, fined SSO Feb. 15, 1923. violation of liquor law. Sentenced Man Dead Leroy Hatley. May 21, 1923, ten days County jail, fined S4O. operating motor vehicle while under influence of liquor. William Meldon. city court. Dec. 23. 1922. ■txty days State farm, fined S2OO and costs, violation of liquor law. Thomas McKinney, Marion Criminal Court Dee 8. 1921. three to five year*, vehicle taking; Indiana Reformatory Edward Dorsey, city court, thirty days Marion County jail, fined $l3O, violation of liquor law. Char'es Goldstein, city court, fined 5130. violation of liquor law. Goldstein deceased. Remission asked by Harry Haspiel. who stayed fine. Paul Maple. Criminal Court. July 1. 1922 two to fourteen years, conspiracy to commit felony: State prison. Noble Shane, Criminal Court. May 24. 1923. thirty days Marion County Jail, fined SIOO, violation of liquor law.

PATRIOTIC ORDERS TO PICNIC JULY 23 G, A, R, Posts to Participate at Brookside Park, The Federated Patriotic Societies allies with the Grand Army of the Republic will hold their annual picnic for the members of all the Grand Army posts of Indianapolis July 25 at Brookside Park. The committee on arrangements: Airs. Edna Pauley, president: Mrs. Hazel Hirsch. Mrs. Henrietta Neal. Mrs. McCammon and Mrs. Madge Frady. Dinner will be served at 12:30 p. m and the rest of the day will be devoted to entertainment. Meat for the picnic will be donated by the Wheeler Pressed Beef Commy and baked by the Century Bakig Company. Schnull & Cos. will .irnish coffee. AID FOR DELINQUENTS Optimist Club Members to Supervise Wards of Court-. Definite plans for the aid of delinquent youths in Juvenile Court will be made by the Optimist Club, it w r as Indicated at its weekly luncheon Friday at the Claypool. Under the plan, each club member will undertake supervision of one delinquent boy who has appeared in court. The plan followed an address by Judge Frank J. Lahr. Judge Lahr said the boys could 1 best be handled by reform methods, rather than imprisonment. _ The Lafayette Optimist Club wilrbe entertained by the local club with a chicken dinner Monday night at Broad Ripple to be followed by a dance at the Claypool. $32,305 ASKED OF COUNTY Appropriation Sought (or Bridges and gewers The Marion gpunty council next Thursday will consider a request from County Surveyor John J. Griffith for an appropriation of $32,305 for construction and repair of bridges and sewers. The items: repairs and improvements at the Julietta hospital, $5,000; reapnropriation for retaining wall and levee on Harding St.. $7,000; bridge over Eagle creek in Pike township, $10,600; bridge over Shelby creek in Perry township. $834; two bridges : over Edgewood Ave. in Perry town- j ship, $1,777 and $2,724: repairs on bridge abutment east of fairground, $2,000. County commissioners Tutewiler and Kitley approved the request.

Circus Comes to Town Monday

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A MERRY CIRCUS CLOWN ELEPHANTS. LIONS. LEOPARDS AND OTHER WILD BEASTS, AS WELL AS MANY TRAINED DOMESTIC ANIMALS, WILL BE PUT THROUGH THEIR PACES MONDAY AND TUESDAY” IN GENTRY F.ROTHERS-PATTERSON CIRCUS. A STREET PARADE WILL BE GIVEN MONDAY ONLY AT 10:30 A. M: ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THIS SHOW ARE THE TRAINED PONIES.

More Pastors Leave on Vacations; Others Return

By THE VISITOR. MANY LOCAL PASTORS are leaving on their vacations and about the same number are returning, ready to begin their midsummer and early fall activities. Several of the churches of the city have discontinued services during this month and July. Others have discontinued the night preaching service, but there are a number of churches which are carrying out all services during the summer. Many churches have had their Sunday school outings and picnics and others will hold them in the next few weeks. Many oi the men's clubs are naving swimming parties. FRANK R. MALSBARY announces the following items of interest for the members of the North Park Christian Church: Christian Endeavor at the usual hour. The pastor, the Rev. J. D. Garrison, leaves tomorrow for an extended vacation at McKeesport. Pa., with his daughter, Mrs. Irene Garrison Cramblett. During his absence the pulpit will be occupied by various pastors. The Rev. C. H. Winters of the Church Federation will speak Sunday morning. Subject, “The Relation of Faith and Life.” Anthem by the choir and special solo. Our baseball team of the Sunday school will play the Broadway Methodist at Garfield Park. Diamond No. 2, Saturday afternoon.

“ON THE APPIAN WAY” will be the Sunday morning theme of Rev. Horace A. Sprague at the Hall Place Methodist Church. At night, “The Anti-Christ.” In the morning the soloist will be Miss Lois Anderson and at night the singer will be Miss Cleo McGee. • • • DR. M. B. HYDE has returned from his vacation and will occupy the pupit next Sunday. His subject will oe “The Divine Program for Overcoming Evil” and “What Is Your Life?” ... , REV. CHARLES P. MARTIN, pas tor of the Brookside Park U. B. Church, announces his Sunday subjects as "The Sanctuary” and “The Jumper Experience.” • • • AT ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Dr. Lewis Brown will speak on “Beware of False Prophets” Sunday morning. Early communion will be observed at 7:30 a. m. No evening service. * • . . REV. CHARLES H. GUNSOLUS will preach at the Brightwood Congregational Church Sunday night on "Go and Sin No More.” • * • DR. HARRY A. KING, superintendent of the Indianapolis district, will preach at the Morris Street Methodist Church Sunday morning, as the pastor is away on his vacation. There will be no night service. • * * AT THE RROAD RIPPLE CHRIS TIAN CHURCH there will be communion service only Sunday forenoon and preaching service at night as usual. The night sermon subject of the Rev. Paul W. Eddingfleld will be “Resist Not Him That Is Evil.” ... ' “BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS” will be the Sunday morning theme of the Rev. L. C. Fackler at St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church. No night seiVice. On Wednesday night there will be a teachers’ meeting at the parsonage. ** * • Protracted meetings will begin at Bethany Church of Christ, Minnesota and Quill Sts., Monday evening. The Rev. Bernard W. Bass will preach. ... AT BRIGHTWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday, the close of a two weeks’ evangelistic meeting in a tent on Station St. near Thirtieth St. will be observed. In the absence of the regular pastor, the Rev. B. L. Allen, the pulpit will be filled by H. W. Lashbrooks at both services. ... DR. J. F. IRELAND will preach Sunday night at the Progressive Spiritualist Church, Park Ave. and St. Clair St. Messages will be received. ... Reorganized Church Choir to Sing Soon The reorganized North Methodist Church choir, consisting of thirty-five voices, will sing “The Erl-Klngs Daughter,” a musical ballad, at the church on Maple road near Meridian

St., on the evenings of July 25, 26 and 27. The ballad is allegorical and is based on an old Danish legend. The author Is Nells Gade. Those who will sing the solo parts are: Stephen Badger, tenor; Helen VonWiJler and Christine Houseman, sopranos, and Helen Thoms, contralto. The choir will ye directed by Prof. Harlow'e Fenn Dean of the Indian apolis College of Music and Fine Arts. The choir will be assisted by P. Marinus Paulsen, conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, who will give a violin solo. The pro logue from "I Pagalliacci,” by Ca voUa, will be sung by Professor Dean. Mrs. Harlowe Fenn Dean, contralto, will sing "Oh, Don Fatale,” by Guisseppi Verdi. The accompanists will be Mrs. Amy Cleary Morrison at the organ and Mrs. Helliger-Lindsay at the piano. • • • DR. EDWARD HAINES KISTLER preaches in the Fourth Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 a. m. on “The Struggle Between the Streets and the Skies.” Thursday at 8 he will con duct the final mid W’f-ek worship in this church for this season. The theme will be “God’s Hard Way Into His Kingdom.”

DROWNINGS END BAMDUTING Three Evansville Persons Meet Death in Wabash, By Times Spsctal ATTICA. Ind., July 21.—A picnic and bathing outing resulted in death of three persons, all of Evansville. Friday. While swimming in the Wabash river at a point called Flint, the three stepped off a sand bar and were caught in the swift current. The dead: George Regener. 3fi. Mrs. George Regener, 34. Mrs. Elmer Strausser, 24. They was visiting Mrs. Darrel Neidigh. sister of Mrs. Regener. Neidigh succeeded in saving his wife. Campers attempted to rescue other members of the party. The bodies of Regener and his wife were recovered Friday night by the O’Connor brothers. famous Lafayette river men. The body of Mrs. Strausser, Mrs. Regener’s sister, had not been recovered lafte Friday. AMONG COP’S TROUBLES— Patsy McMahan First in, Then Out Now Believes He’s O. K. Patrick “Patsy” McMahan, pugilist, today believes he will be a policeman. He was appointed by the board of safety Tuesday after Otto Ray had recommended him. Before McMahan was sworn in however Ray heard Claude Worley, special investigator for criminal court, had passed the word out that he had obtained McMahan’s appointment. The “Patsy” was_told he was not 'to be a policeman. The affair was straightened out., and it is said McMahan will be sworn in.

AMUSEMENTS

Free Open Air Theatre WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS, 7:30 TO 8:30 Tome out where cool, refreshing breezes blow and enjoy a splendid “Movie” show free under the stately forest trees at Forest Manor, Section“C” Indianapolis* Prize Now Subdivision HOW TO COME Drive out East 38th St., east of Fall Creek, to School Street (the center of the Forest Manor Additions), turn South to 34th Street and East to Section “C.” Our one-half-mile stretch of beautiful boulevard lights will attract and guide you. Come early and picnic In our beautiful grove if you like. YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED. THE KINNEAR COMPANY Realtors. 607 Fletcher Trust Bldg. Main 1400

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STATE HIGHWAYS WITHSTAND HEAT, BULLETIN SHOWS Only Few Detours Noted in Commissions Weekly Report, State roads are holding their own unusually well for the dry season. John D. Williams, State highw'ay director, today reported only a few detours in poor condition. The new' concrete road from Michigan City northeast along the south shore of Lake Michigan is now open, permitting traffic to go directly from Michigan City to Grand Beach, and eliminating two dangerous railroad crossings on the old road. Michigan and Indiana cooperated in building this road, each State standing half the expense. The d.etour on the National Road, just west of Richmond, will be eliminated In a few days and another detour on the same road west of Indianapolis will be eliminated about Aug. I'T,. Conditions of State roads entering Indianapolis: No. 1 (New Albany, Indianapolis, South Bond. Michigan Lino!—Closed from two miles north of Crothersvtlle to five and one-half miles north of Crothersville. Sey; mour-Crotheravtllo traffic take Dudleytowjn dc tour. Detour from Scottsburf to a point five, miles north, account of construction. Closed from Carmel to end of concrete pavement, ju*t south of Kokomo, and from three miles south of Lakeviille to Lakeville. Detours marked. No 3 < National Road, Terre Haute. Indianapolis. chmondi—Now open from Irdianapolis to Mt. Meridian Detour on angling road northeast out of Mt. Mertdiar about two and one-half miles to intersection with north and south road, south abqut one-qtiarter mile to the first road running west, west two miles to Bloomington road and south about one and one-half miles to National Road (Through traffic advised to detour via Greencastle). Closed two miles west of corporation line of Richmond to Ohio line, detour bad. Under construction from Richmond to Ohio line. Proceed cautiously. No. 6 (Madison. Indianapolis Monticollo) —Closed north of Flackvlllle to two mllea north of Royalton. detour starting short distance out of Indianapolis. Because it is exceedingly rough. Lebanon-IndianapoMs traffic advised to avoid detour and take 33 east to Michigan road. No. 22 i Bedford. Bloomington. Martinsville. Indianapolis)—Blasting betweeen Bedford and Harrodsburg Heavy grading between Palmyra and Salem. 20 YACHTS IN RACE Chicago .Mayor Starts Boats in Annual Great Lakes Event. By Vniter! Press CHICAGO, July 21.—Scores of expert yachtsmen overhauled their boats here today for the annual race j to Mackinac, which was to start late j this afternoon. Twenty trim and polished craft j drifted at anchor in Chicago harbor while their crews tautened the rig ging, tested the stays and made certain of the fit of the canvas. Mayor William E. Dever was to start the boats at 4 p. m. Intrepid was the favorite. Auto Thief Sentenced MUNCIE. Ind., July 21. Lee Butcher, charged with stealing an automobile here last October, was found guilty in Circuit Court and sentenced to prison for five years.

AMUSEMENTS Broad Ripple Park and Bathing Beach “Out Where the Fun Begins” EAT IN THE WOODS SWIM IN THE POOL Then Visit the Attractions Along the Midway— HERE ARE 40 ACRES OF REAL FUN York Rite Picnic Friday, Aug. 10—Be There, Masons MOTION PICTURES

> . i Second Big Week Starting Tomorrow Griffith’s American Institute THE= - BIRTH OF A NATION The complete spectacular production of the South after the war. Taken from the famous book, “THE CLANSMAN” POPULAR PRICES

Takes Important Role in New *Trilby * Movie UlSw VH llf jtmt elf s~GHRTRUDE OLMSTEAD AS MISS BAGOT. One of the most interesting of the larger productions booked at the Circle is "Trilby,” anew First National release. In the cast is Gertrude Olmstead as Little Billee’s sister. The engagement opens on Sunday, July 29.

RECEIVER ASKED FOR TAYLOR l). Officials Make Plans for New School Yera, By Timmi Special MARION, Ind.. July 21.—Forrest G. Miller, trustee, and Burt W. Ayres, dean, filed suit today In the Grant County Circuit Court for the appoint ment of a receiver for Taylor University. Upland, Ind.. near here. A fair valuation of the institution is given at s3oo.oo<*. but If forced to sale would likely not liquidate to more than SIOO,OOO. The plaintiff alleges that almost the entire amount or list of obligations is due and creditors are demanding payment. Appointment of a receiver for the school will not prevent school officials from planning a coming school year. •The following statement Was Issued from the executive offices of the university this morning: “The latest chapter of Taylor University’s financial trouble ends with a frlendßy receivership. Strangely enough this comes when the situation is far better than it was a year ago. and the outlook for the school never seemed brighter; yet it appears unavoidable In fairness to creditors. Bicycle Rider Injured Bp United Pres * . MUNCIE, Ind., July 21.—Ace West, 55. factory worker, was seriously injured when his bicycle was struck by an automobile.

PAVING CONTRACTS • REACH $67,154.71 Board of Works Acts on Alleys arid Streets, New contracts for permanent improvement of streets and alleys, amounting to $67,164.71, today were on books of the board of works. Contracts awarded Friday: Avondale PL, between Massachusetts and Roosevelt Aves., asphaltic concrete, American construction Cotrrny. $6.45 a lineal toot. total $1,612.50; Eighteenth St., from Roosevelt Ave. to first alley northwest of Ingram Bt.. two-course concrete, Schwert Bros. $337, $2,415.73: Tacoma Ave.. from Sixteenth to Seventeenth Sts., asphalt, Un'on Asphalt Company. $4.73. $4,847.93. First alley north of Thirty-Eighth St., between Cornelius and Rockwood Aves.. two-course concrete. Abel Bros., $2.50, $10,475.23: first alley west of Capitol Ave., between Thirty-Fifth and Thirty-Sixth Sts., two-course concrete, Schwert Bros , $2.37. $2 802.07: first alley west of Capitol Ave . from Thirtieth St. to Thirty-Second St., two-course concrete. A. D. Bowen. $2.31. $5,591.56: first aley east of Ruckle St. from Thirtieth to Thirt Second St., twocourt concrete, Schwert Bros , $2.29, $5,653.37. First alley east of Carrolton Ave., between Forty-Sixth and Forty-Ninth Sts., twoconcrete, Schwert Bros.. $2.29. $17,106.79; the first alley east of Oxford St., from North St. to the first alley north of Michigan St.. two-course concrete, Schwert Bros., $2.37. $2,190.12; first alley east of Guilford Ave.. from Forty-Second to Forty-Ninth St., twoo urse concrete. Abel Bros.. $2 36. $17,106.79. and the first alley north of Michigan St., from Oxford St. to Parker Ave.. two-course concrete. Schwert Bros., $2.51. $1,395.47. The board adopted resolutions for the permanent improvement of FortyThird St., from Illinois St. to Sunset Ave. and Eleventh St. from Rural St. to Sherman Dr. WAR VETS FIND WORK Corporation* Offer Employment to Rehabilitated Men. Assisted by the American Legion and *by large industrial establishments, the United States Veterans' Bureau has been able to place almost all of the 19,401 men rehabilitated between July 1, 1922, and June 1, 1923, according to information received by legion national headquarters here. Corporations are adding veterans trained by the bureau to their lists of employes, Director Hines has announced. The Bethlehem Steel Company recently aske dfor 200 ship workers from among the rehabilitated men. Lemuel Bolles. legion national adjutant, recently has offered the aid of employment bureaus maintained by legion posts in all sections in finding jobs for the men. RESTAURANT ATTACKED Men Throw Rocks Through Window Bearing “100 Per Cent” Sign. Earl Craig. 560 W. Washington St., proprietor of the Sanitary Restaurant, told Patrolman Raasch a gang of men threw a brick through the window of his restaurant at 10:40 p. m. Friday. The men were in an automobile and drove west at high speed. Craig said he had a "100 per cent" sign in the front window.

wSlmn IN Wli alflW 4' jH&X HI -RPir HH|i s e— _ - W A Tom From thel M Foreman New York Production Stage Success A story of innocent youth and the whims of the Fates that sent it to purgatory and lifted it back. MIRIAM COOPER, RENNET HARLAN, GASTON GLASS, JOSEPH DOWLING, ZASU PITTS, ETHEL SHANNON, FRED MALATESTA AND MARY CULVER IN THE CAST. I SNOB ifj 1 POLLARD W s. I BEFORE iSawjL, I public ” iHMisk H A Mirthquake of Laughter. jJS Fox News Weekly Virgil Moore*s : ) Apollo Orchestra * iH Lester Huff—at the Organ MW WMk : Ha. . tm ?, | || W I ’j§ , nrCTTMj

TROLLEY STRIKE AVERTED Compromise Agreement Gives Chicago Men Slight Advance. By United Pres* CHICAGO, July 21.—A street car strike in Chicago was averted today by a compromise wage agreement giving employes an increase of 3 cents an hour. The agreement was effected by an arbitration committee. It calls for another advance of 2 cents an hour next year. The old wage of 70 cents. NOBLESTOPIGNIC AT BROAD RIPPLE Entertainment Planned for Every One Aug, 3, The annual basket picnic of Shriners will be held at Broad Ripple park Friday afternoon and evening Aug. 3. It is expected that the attendance record of last year—more than s,ooo—will be broken. All sorts of “high jinks” are being planned for the entertainment of the “kids” and two or three thousand of them likely will be present. There will be entertainment for every one, and prizes will be given to the winners of the athletic contests for both men and women. The park has been reserved for the Shriners for the day. The families are to bring their own baskets of food and the park management will provide lemonade and coffee free. Murat’s big band will give a concert and stunts are being planned by the uniformed organizations. Edward J. Gausepohl is the general chairman in charge of the arrangements and the heads of the sub-com-mittees are: Safety, Jesse Sisloff; refreshments, Andrew A. Fendrick; athletic contests (women), Oliver Shaw; (men) Carson Harris: reception, Paul J. Maas; children, Dick Ring: Red Cross. Dr. C. E. Day: prizes, Gus Harms: dancing. Walter T. White; stunts, Robert L. Elder; music, A. W. Kuerst. BAND WILL PLAY SUNDAY Concert to Be Given in Military • Park. A concert by the Indianapolis Military Band will be given at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at Military Park, under auspices of the park board. The program: March, "Supreme Triumph”; excerpts from "The Mikado”; “Down South,’ "High Jinks,” “March of the Toys,’’ “Hungarian Comedy,” “An Old Planter's Reverie,’ “Sampson and Delilah, “Dawn of Love’ and “The Kiwanian,” a march. Window Broken A brick was hurled through the window of the Speedway Cleaning Company, 1604 Bellevieu PL, early today.

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MEETING BURSTS BUBBLEOF ‘LOVE’ Matrimonial Agency Romance Shattered, A romance, started by a matrimonlat agency at Kansas City, today is relegated to the realm of memories. The woman, Mrs. Lizzie Eskridge of Falls-of-Rough, Ky., started the romance, it is said, by sending David L. Kessler of Valparaiso. Ind., a letter in ag3wer to a bulletin of a matrimonial agency. The letter, ’tis said, contained a picture of her as she was nineteen years ago. And when they met here Friday, Mrs. Eskridge's three children, Galen, 11; Lawrence, 5, and Earl, 2, Came, too. Mrs. Eskridge, too, was disappointed, for, although she had a husband serving a life sentence at Michigan City on the charge of murder of Kenneth Knox at Frankfort, Ind., May 6, she didn’t expect Kessler to be married, a matron at the Union Station said. Kessler said he expects t get a divorce in about a month, ac cording to the matron. Mrs. Eskridge turned her back on Kessler when she left for Michigan City this morning, station attendants, who had aided him. said. “I've been writing to another man in St. Louis." she said, according to the Union Station matron, “and I guess I’ll go and see him after I come back frotq Michigan City.” TERRE HAUTE SOLDIER IS CITED FOR BRAVERY Hawkins Crowder Saves Plane Front Burning Hangar. By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 21— Hawkins Crowder, a technical sergeant in the United States Army Air Service at Mitchel field. Long Island, was publicly commended by Maj. Robert L. Bullard, commanding general of the Second Corps Area, according to word received here. He entered a blazing hangar and removed an airplane that had caught fire and threatened to destroy the hangar and six other planes stored in the building. Master Sergt. Cecil L. Kilheffer and Corporal Wiljiam Klene, both mem hers of the Mitchel field air force, also were cited for their courage in fighting the blaze. General Bullard expressed his pleasure at the prompt initiative and exceptional bravery displayed by the three men. In resolutely meeting such a hazardous situation they re fleeted great credit not only on them selves btit also on the Army as a whole, the general said. “Collar Buttons” Is Subject “Collar Buttons” will be the suject of Joseph E. Reagan secretary trea surer of the Baldwin-Miller Company at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club, Tuesday at the Claypool.

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