Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1938 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1938

DELEGATES ‘TAKE OVER THE TOWN’

As Indiana Republicans gathered herve for the convention, they flled the lobby of the Claypool Hotel, jammed the corridors, more or less vainly tried to get on elevators, Today they moved on w te State Fair Grounds.

general took peer, he place.

and in caucus.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES LEADERS HOLD INFORMAL CAUCUS

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At Seventh District headquarters at the Claypool, leaders gathered around for informal Left to right they are T. F. Willis, V. 0. Shepard and Glen Rays, all of Vincennes; D. C. Wilbur, Aurora, and wi C. Hu and H, P. hb of N Jayne,

DAUGHTERS ENCOURAGE

CANDIDATE

Times Photos

Oliver Starr, Gary, candidate for nomination to the U. 8. Senate, took time out from convention campaigning to check up with his pretty daughters on how things were going. Left

to right they are, J1apy.4 Ann Starr, Mr. Stam, ang Olive Starr. They don't appear disheartened, EJ » ”n

Willis Leads on First G. 0. P. Senatorial Ballot; Delegates See Party at Crossroads in History BACKS VANNUYS

Bitter Factional Fight

Among Delegates

& ees

From |

Southwest Settled by Victory for Regular Bloc; Recess Proposals Abandoned.

(Continued from Page One)

All the hall the sides were full When no one was making an ador Convention business was temporarily suspended band filled the big hall with music.

Recess Called

After Mr. Hutcheson took the chair, he declared a five minute recess while delegates who had strayed around during the speeches were summoned to their places. The most applause was given to Ernest Cummings of Sullivan, who was introduced as the State President of ithe National Jeffersonian Democrats. Winners of the Young Republican platform essay contest, already announced, were personally introduced from the rostrum

spectator seats at were empty about

and those on three-fourths

dress

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Cheer Nominees

1eers only, since nominating speeches were ruled out, the candidates for Senate were nominated. Fred P. Schutz, Lake County chairman, nominated Mr. Starr; Dan Flannigan, Fourth District chairman, next placed Mr. Willis in nomination Mr. Wills was nominated by Glenn Hillis, Kokomo, 1936 Republican gubernatorial nominee. and Mr. Bossert by Charles Masters, Union City. Mr. Watson was nominated by Rollin Turner, Decatur County A bitter factional fight involving delegates from southwestern counties was the highlight of the district caucuses held last night in the State House and Claypool Hotel. As predicted, Oliver Starr, Gary,

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was pledged the First District votes | and Raymond E. Willis, Angola, se- |

cured similar support from the Fourth District. Delegates of the Fifth District said they would vote on the first ballot for Clarence H. Wills, Kokomo. On the basis of hotel room tallies, it was reported that James E. Watson probably would receive the largest first ballot vote. Most of was expected to be a “tribute vote” to honor the former U. S. Senator While many persons seeking nominations for state offices were reported waiting to see the outcome of the Senatorial race and judge party trends accordingly, last night's sessions brought several new and recently announced candidates to the fore.

this

IN INDIANAPOL

Here Is the Traffic Record |,

. 36

Arrests . 13

Speeding

County Deaths (Te Date) 80

18 Reckless

1938 1937 Driving 3 City Deaths

(To Date)

1938 193%

Running Running Red

June 28 Accidents

Drunken Driving

Others

MEETINGS TODAY

Kiwanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club noon Republican State Convention, all day Beverage Credit Group, Antlers. noon _ Young Men's Discussion Club, MC A.530m Purdue Alumni Reverin otel. noor Twelfta ist American Legion, eon > Trade noon Sigma Trade Loval Order of Moose Luncheon Club, luncheon. Moose hail. noon,

Coliseum,

luncheon,

Association, luncheon

Aloha Epsilon, incheon, Roard NOGH

of

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Indianapolis Real Estate Board. eon, Hotel Washington, noon Indianapolis Retail Grocers luncheon, Hotel Washir m Sigma Nu, Nancheon. "Ho! el Washington, NOOR. Burroughs School Hotel Washington,

lunch

Association

Junior Choir, recital,

4 pm

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times. therefore, is not responsible for errors in names or addresses.)

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49. of R Warner,

20, 16

Boesche, Hea

R, 1 81, of

533 S.

John F. Grose, apolis; Laura E. Keystone Ave Jacob Thornberry, Bt. Rosie Benefie!

Charles J St.; Helen Louise gress Ave Harry Jenkins. Mildred Lentz, Lloyd Chandler, Georgia T. Pfeiffer

Indian813 N.

2315 Union

28, of 5, of 730 Con-

hl, 25,

of Williams

of 1500 N. Ninois St.

21. of 19. of 1627 Harlan St James Curtis 23. of 214 S. Summit St.; Valeda Micks 22 of 331 S State St Leslie IL. Schreier. 27 of Indianapolis: Eunice T. Marshall 18 of "Mars Hill Allison Legge. 22 of Bloomington; Eva J. Perry, 21 of 1222 E. Market St John Ross, 42 »>f 316 N. Senate Ave Alice Taylor, 42 ol 3 1 £ Sedo £t Sidney R. Levi, of Park Ave; ildred Lob. 20, of 3458 N as Ave. Clarence Benton, 23. of Covington; Be pu Pate, 18, of Indi 1anapolis,

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the ends of

Prefer- | ential Streets 3

West | Cleveland

of of 538 Chadwich |

dacies for

| nounced for the

| Washington,

! night and tomorrow;

Hotel

i dinner, |

lunch-

James Tucker, 30-vear-old Paoli attorney Young Republicans, entered the contest for the nomination for Secretary of State. L. G. Bradford, South Bend. and William H. Sheaffer, Indianapolis, already have an-

nounced for this nomination. Durre Hits at ‘Dictators’

Edgar Durre, former Evansvilie Superior Court judge, was brought

tween them and order was restored |

| quested the platform include a|

convening. Committee members

after several minutes of wild shout- | pledge to reduce the gross tax to were:

| Ing.

Chester Lorch, New Albany, finally | was chosen for the committee by a

vote of 69 and five sixths to 55 and |

one sixth. He defeated Albert J.

Wedeking, Dale banker and former | that there was no necessity for the | Wayne, Fourth District;

State Highway Commission vice chairman, nominee of the regular |

| organization,

and head of the Indiana |

| Bartlett,

out by the Eighth District as a can- |

didate for the nomination as Appellate Court judge. In an address at the district caucus he asked that the Republicans “dethrone the dictators of Indiana who have taken the right of home rule away from the people and centralized the State Government at Indianapolis.” Others seeking Appellate Court nominations were Fred C. Hines, Noblesville, and Samuel Beecher, Terre Haute. In addition to Mr. Tucker, two other men announced their candiState office nominations at the Ninth District caucus. They were Norman J. Lasher, Sevmour school superintendent, for Sta‘e Superintendent of Public tion, and Chester Davis, for State Auditor Other candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction were Dr. Waldo E. Wood, Frankfort, and A. Alwood Bliss, Rosseville. Louis Markun, Indianapolis, and Everett E. Neal, Noblesville, also were seeking the State nomination. Arthur H. Berndt, Bloomington, and James M. Givens, Porter, annomination

Bedford,

| dentials Committee,

Instruc- |

| ingburg.

Auditor |

for |

State Treasurer, and Paul C. Wetter, |

Indianapolis, for

Clerk. Only one person, Arthur Rogers, announced for Supreme Court judge, First District. Two entered the race for Supreme | Court judge, Third District. They were Clinton H. Given, Indianapolis, and Edgar M. Blessing, Danville.

Delegates almost came to blows in the Eighth District caucus last

Supreme Court |

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night over the counting of a roll call |

vote for two nominees for the resolutions committee,

Order Is Restored Louis Rausch and William Kiefer, Evansville delegates, jerked off their coats and lunged at each other in

the crowded Appellate Court cham-

ber. Other delegates jumped be-

The regular organization back to even the score, however, | with the election of Bruce Cooper, | Stewartsville, to the Rules and Permanent tee. The opposing faction, led by Ben Evansville, and Philip Gould, former Vanderburgh Circuit Court judge, nominated Fritz Long, Mt. Vernon, who was beaten 60 to 54.

Another fight developed in the election of a candidate to the CreWilliam Orr, Evansville, was nominated by the regular organization and Mr, Bartlett nominated Bernard Frick, Evansville attorney. Mr. Frick shouted his refusal: “We've spent enough time fighting Republicans tonight. Let's get together and fight the Democrats.” Mr. Orr then was elected by acclamation. Miss Margaret Eskew, Chandler, was elected without dissent as assistant convention secretary and Gene Irwin, was named convention vice president. The first hint of a factional fight came at the onset of the session when Lee Waynick, Marengo, was nominated as temporary chairman of the caucus. to unseat the regular district chairman, Harold McMurtrie, of HuntThe nomination of Waynick was voted down after spirited | debate. Six persons representing retail merchants’ associations, labor, taxpayers’ associations and the AntiSaloon League appeared before the resolutions committee before members began the work of drafting the G. O. P. platform early today. Three men representing the Associated Retailers of Indiana, the Indiana Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association and the Republican Farmers of Indiana pleaded before the committee for a reduction in some form of the gross income tax. Asks Tax Plank

IL. F. Shuttleworth, rector of the Associated Retailers, asked members to propose a plank calling for a reduction to one-half of 1 per cent in the gross tax on all retail sales. He told committee members that the retail merchants were bearing “an inordinate proportion of the tax.” The grocers and meat dealers re-

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BIRTHS

Boys Paul, Margaret Sandford, Saul, Rose Marie Fogle, at Howard, Roberta Carroll, at

at City Methodist. Methodist.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

we United States Weather Bureau...

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair teonot so cool tonight: warmer tomorrow,

Sunrise 4:19 | Sunset ...... 3:8

TEMPERATURE —June 29 1937 hl | 0. MW...

BAROMETER

T 8 Mm... 30.268

no 26 32 5.52

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan, 1.... Excess since Jan 1

MIDWEST WEATHER -Fair tonight warmer tomorrow. Minois—Partiy cloudy tonight and tomorrow, unsettled in north portion; not so | cool tonight, warmer tomorrow, Lower Michigan—Fair, not so cool tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and

Indiana so cool tonight,

slightly warmer in west portion tomorrow.

A.M. Temp

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT © Station. Weather. Bar.

| Amarillo, Tex.

Bismarck, N Boston Chicago Cincinnati

i Cloudy ..Clear ..Clear Clear Denver . .. Cloudy Dodge City.

Helena, Mont

Hotel; |

Jacksonville, Fla. .. ansas City, Mo. . Little Rock, Ark. ...

| Los Angeles

1605 Cotiage St.: | M

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ami, a. . Mpie.-St. Paul Mobile. Ala New Orleans New York kia, Citv

Pittsbureh

i | Portland. Ore

San Antonio. Tex.

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Alene Leerkamp Pau Nina Oshorn, at Edwin, Dorothy Calkins Arthur, Doiothy Davenport, ist. Charles. Emma Pugh, at Coleman Victor and Viola Bender, at 1813 Orleans. Herman and Frankie Petrie, at 1643 Le-

at Methodist Methodist at Methodist at Metho-

| Grande

ple and Virginia Alderson, at 1452 Scho- | "63 |

fie

Edward and Mary Renihan, at

| Fletcher.

James and Rose White, at 1436 Roosevelt. Walter and Every Downing, at 938 N.

West. Richard and Clarean Pope, at 954 N.

| Tremont.

Girls

Wilbur, Nina Anderson, at Methodist. Harold, Margaret Mann, at St. Vin-

| cent’s.

Wiliam, Ollie Roach, at 1825 Broadview Terrace. at 2332 N, Ar-

| senal.

|

Ben and Lillian Bunch, at 1252 8. Bel-

Harold. Geneva Rader, at 1913 S. Talbott Theodore, Rosa Barnett, at 109 Cherry Grove. Cash, Mary Helms, Charles, Angela Mears,

Clarence, Loiz Sylvester, mont

at 1604 Spruce.

at 3560 W. Ver-

mont.

| e S38 and tomorrow: not | PeLculosis. |

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warmer. possibly showers in extreme north- | west portion in afternoon.

| Ohie—Fair tonight and tomorrow with moderate temperature.

Kentucky—Fair tonight and tomorrow;

DEATHS Emory Cowley, aneurism Pearl Lamb, 51,

tis 51,

64, at St. Vincent's, aortic

at City, chronic nephri-

John Byas, at 527 chronic myocarditis. Louis Beard. 54,

James Johnson,

Leon,

at City, scarlet fever. 50, at City, miliary tu79, at 4485

65,

Bertha Stoker, vania. Mariah Bradley Ferger, All-expense

Pennsylvania. rors. SMOKY MOUNTAINS

Via Knoxville, Tenn. from Indianapolis we Weeks. ................ STIS ve one person room; tr re Sou : wer, in Aj Conditioned Coaches. Toker Foc 0 Bath at Gatlinburg.

N. Pennsyl-

at 5151 N.

Coach to Cincinnati and return and all expense beyond. Second group of fares include lower berth in Sleeper Cincinnati to Knoxville and return. Two in a lower $2.50 less each, one in an upper

$1.00 less, For full information and booklet, ask T. CARPENTER, Trav. Pass't Agt. 310 Merchants Bank Bldg.,

Ind. R.R.

Organization Commit- |

Grandview, !

This was intended |

managing di-!

one. -fourth of 1 per cent.

Fred Schutz, Gary, First District;

The Gross Income Tax Act calls |

| for the payment of 1 per cent tax | on gross income. Both retail associations charged

State to accumulate a large sur- | plus in the State General Fund.| | They said that a large proportion

came | of the surplus money was derived | Seventh District;

| from the gross income tax.

William J. Heim, Republican | Farmers of Indiana president, asked the “release of the gross tax as far as natural foods are concerned.”

Hassil E, Schenck, Indiana Farm Bureau president, said his organization favored inclusion of a plank calling for the reduction of property taxes. He said farmers are bearing a disproportionate amount of tax.

He said the farmers he represents favored a revision of the State budget laws to give governmental units a longer time in which to advertise for bids. He said the governmental | bodies, by extending the time, would be better able to study appropriation requests.

Committee members also were asked by Adolph Fritz, Indiana | State Federation of Labor secretarytreasury to place a labor plank in | the platform. The plank proposed bv Mr. Fritz called for improvement in the wage standards of all workers and the | blocking of any attempt to pass a | sales, consumers or transaction ax | upon retail sales. | Mr. Fritz said the State Labor | | Federation also favored the revision | of industrial compensation and oc- | | cupational disease laws by increasjos the weekly benefits 50 per cent. | The Federation asked the committee to include a plank calling for a statewide primary election for | all elective offices. | The last person to appear before | the policy-drafting body was L. E. | York, Indiana Anti- Saloon League superintendent. He asked for a plank calling for “home-rule” in regard to community liquor sales. The Rules and Permanent Organization Committee placed a ban on long nomination speeches. It adopted a convention rule that only presentation of the candidate's name

will be permitted and that no can- |

| didates will be allowed on the convention floor. “The floor is to be kept open for delegates, county chairmen and other convention officials,” the committee stated. Rules and Permanent Organization Committee members were: Frank W. Gavit, Gary, First District; Second District; Edward B. Smith. South Bend, Third District; Henry C. Springer, Butler, Fourth District; | Russell Harker, Frankfort, Fifth | District; Myron B. Tower, Lebanon. | Sixth District; John C. Bingham, Princeton, Seventh District: Bruce Cooper, Stewastsville, | trict; Bruce Hardy, Scottsburg, | { Ninth District; Herman Armstrong, | | Westport, Tenth District; John W.| Atherton, Indianapolis, District, and Lloyd Claycombe, Indianapolis, Twelfth District.

Meeting Is Late

Resolutions Committee members, following their choice at the caucuses, spent so much time hand shaking that their committee meet | ing was almost two hours

{ Orr,

Fred Borders, Winamac, Second Dis-

| trict; Guy W. Dausman, Goshen, | Third District; Lloyd Hartzler, Ft. Don Mo'e, | Manchester, Fifth District; Harvey Cartwright, Terre Haute, Sixth District; Frank M. Martin, Spencer, Chester Lorch, | New Albany, Eighth District; Horace McGowan, Medora, Ninth District; Cal Faris, Muncie, Tenth District; Dr. E. M. Conrad, Anderson, Eleventh District, and George L. Denny, Indianapolis, Twelfth District. After reporting to State Chairman Archie Bobbitt that there were no contests involving any delegation, the Credentials Committee certified all the delegates. Committee members were: Mayor Andrew Rooney, East Chicago, First District; Mrs. Dorothy Schlosser, Plymouth, Second District; Isadore Levine, La Porte, Third District; Alma Miller, Lagrange County, Fourth District; Hugh Lawrence, Peru, Fifth District; John Lauer, Dana, Sixth District; Miss Freeda Knust, Point, Seventh District; Evansville, Eighth District; Miss Mary Martin, Ninth District; Don Burris, land, Tenth District; Harry

FarmH.

Joseph A. Andrew, Lafayette, |

Eighth Dis- |

Eleventh

Thirty Years Improvement in Air Conditioning!

| Campbell, Elwood. Eleventh District, | and William H. Faust, Indianapoiis, ! | Twelfth District.

"RADIO TO BE USED IN FOREST SERVICE

WASHINGTON, June 29 (U. P).— Fire-fighting vehicles of the U. S.

with two-way radio facilities—using fishing pole antennas—which are expected to increase greatly the usefulness of the service. The equipment, developed by A. G. Simpson, a Forest Service radio engineer, will enable the vehicles to remain in constant touch with the

dispatcher. Fire-fighting headquarters can order fire trucks toward a conflagration and later, when the truck is under way, give detailed instructions. The dispatcher also will be able to recall the truck to send it to a more dangerous or more recently JTeported fire.

F. W. VANDERBILT DIES

HYDE PARK, N. Y., June 29 (U. P.).—Frederick William Vanderbilt, 82, eldest of the Vanderbilt clan, and for many years prominent in the railroad field, died today at his estate here. He was a director

and was an uncle of Harold S. Van- | derbilt, noted yachtsman.

M'CORMICK MAY BE ALIVE

Center | William |

Fredericksburg, |

Forest Service will be equipped soon |

N.Y. NEWSPAPER [©

a Tribune | Advouales State G. 0. P. Support For Senator.

Timez Specint NEW YORK, June 29.—The New York Herald Tribune, in an editorial today, urged that Indiana Republicans unite behind Senator VanNuys, Democrat reportedly slated

for the discard by the State Administration, or “nominate a Republican worthy to succeed this able legislator.” The editorial read: “The formal coalition of Republicans and Democrats in the nomination of candidates is extremely difficult for many reasons. It has not yet been achieved in any state and it is not likely to be achieved. “But the informal coalition of Americans, whether Republicans or Democrats, upon the best candidates by voting for them at the polls in November, is simplicity itself. It is going to be simpler this year than for many years. For the effort to halt the New Deal

{in its march toward one-man rule |

is incomparty.

{and a regimented state

| parable larger than any

| “If the Republicans of Indiana, |

assembled in convention nate a candidate for the Senatorship do not realize this fact, they will discover it promptly if they name any but their ablest and best. We | wish that the political picture of the state permitted a fusion of | pro- American and anti-New Deal elements behind Senator VanNuys. a courageous and able legislator, if there ever was one. Since this is | unlikely, the morai for the conven- | tion is plain. It is to do its part | for the nation by finding and nom- | inating a Republican worthy to succeed this able Democrat.”

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Politicos’ Guidebook Gives [Lowdown About Delegates

By JOE COLLIER N the grounds that only 1760 of Indiana's three million population are delegates today to tne Republican State Convention, the following has been compiled as a sort of guidebook on the life. habits and reactions of a political delegate, sutabie for grade school and adult eve« ing class use. a Exhortation: his statement more daring, that As delegates arrived at the Coli- “President Roosevelt has more seum, several men were digging a | Ideas in a week than Coolidge had

ditch. Some of the delegates wait- in a year.” ed around for a minute to see if they would shovel lean, but they didn't. They did wave cheerily, however, and called to the delegates. “Hope you Republicans get us something better than WPA.” The delegates laughed. They laughed.

” ” EFINITION: A caucus is a meeting that doesn’t start on time in which some Republicans who are candidates for office make Republican speeches to other Republicans who are convention delegates. The chances are that one of the only reasons- they have a caucus is because every one shows up one day early for the convention and has a lot of time on his hands. Anyway, it's a safe bet that the Republican speech the candidates make to the delegates in caucus is one of the speeches the delegates have made back home and will make again, come campaign time,

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CONOMY note: The bunting, which is red, white and blue, and which makes Republicans feel patriotic, is the same identical bunting which will, in July, make the Democrats feel patriotic at their convention, which makes it a small world after all. There was an ugly rumor going around at the Convention that Republican coin paid for it.

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REDICTION: If audience reaction as observed in the caucus tryouts is any yardstick, practically all Republican campaign speeches this fall will begin with ‘““‘As one copperhead to another.” or “Fellow cop=perheads,” or “Among us coppers heads.” A reference, of course, dent Roosevelt's revival of that Civil War term, it got many a convention delegate laugh last night in caucus addresses. » » ”n

RITICAL NOTE: The lightest touch of the preconvention goings on last night, was a band that, minstrel-like, strolled around from one headquarters to another,

EYNOTE: At least one-fourth of the delegates were either reading newspapers or patronizing the hot dog stand while Keynoter Bruce Barton was telling them he was “thrilled to the finger tips by the inaugural address of March 4, 1933.” They did find the statement that “all I know of Indiana politics is that you used to have a very pretty Governor,” was worth a laugh. Paradoxically enough, however, he got a good hand when he said, departing from the text to make

to Presi-

of many corporations at his death, |

| ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June 29 |

| (U. P.).—Two policemen reported | today that they had seen a man | wandering in a rugged canyon be- | low the slope of the Manzanos Mountains, and they believed it might be Medill McCormick, 21, son | of Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms.

| Mr. McCormick has been missing a

late in' week.

Air Fanning in

1908

Creaking overhead warm, through your hair!

fans, wafting

damp, dust-laden air lazily

Air Churning in

1918

fans,

ing it

Ageressive little “oscillating” electrie fussily tearing the hot, atmosphere to fragments and throw-

humid

furiously in your face!

Air Chilling in Cold

1928

Freezing the HUMID air—AND YOU —in a you to stand the shock of outdoor heat later!

storage ideas running wild!

sub-Labrador chill—leaving

Air CLEANING

Automatic Temperature Control HUMIDITY CONTROL

No-Draft Ventilation At the Russet

in 1938

Really Purified Air! control— (excess moisture by the gallon actually extracted from the air).

Automatic temperature REGULATION, maintaining a temperature not at a certain point, but always just so many degrees cooler than outdoors. No unfavorable reaction when you go out. And finally—No-Draft ventilation!

HUMIDITY

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UNUSUAL CAFETERIA

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