Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 June 1940 — Page 13

| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1940°

Hoosier Vagabond =~ By Ernie Pyk|

‘BILOXI, Miss, June 19.—A small item in the Biloxi Herald said: “A car’ driven by Joe of New Orleans struck the rear of an automobile driven by Jack of Ocean Springs yesterday- afternoon at Gill Ave. and : fe W. Beach Road.” That's all it said, for that’s all it knew. But I happen to know more. Want to hear?

At 4:10 in the afternoon our"

friend Annie Moreton is driving in the station wagon on W. Beach -Road toward town. : + She sees har little boy Tom-

my, 7, playing with another boy °

on the beach. She stops and calls to him to run on home. Tommy has never been known to disobey his mother. So Annie I drives on. So.15 minutes later she passes the spot again. She looks out toward the water and there, far out, she sees two boys hanging onto an inner tube. Annie Moreton is a .girl of action, as all Biloxi knows—the girl who came out of the North Carolina cotton fields and became one of the first flying hostesses of the airlines. She has a bounding, vital energy. She gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning simply because she feels so good. And she came to Biloxi a stranger, and within two years was chosen Queen of the Mardi Gras. She is five feet tall and blonde as a straw stack. She does a thousand things a day and her ideas are her own. > i »

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Annie to the Rescue

And so, when Anniebelle Moreton glanced toward the Gulf of Mexico and saw two little boys on an inner tube far out, she waited not one second. She leaped from her station wagon, ran to the water’s edge, jerked off her shoes, and.in she went. As she ran, an acquaintance jumped out of his car and yelled, “What's the matter, Ann?” She yelled back, “Tommy’s drowning!” The acquaintance stood, frozen and aghast. Farther and farther out she toiled, until you could not tell who she was. And now let us return to the beach. A ‘quickly

Our Town

MOST PEOPLE AROUND here have an idea that the plan of Indianapolis was influenced by the plan of Washington, D. C., which Alexander Ralston had assisted in surveying. At best, it’s only a half-truth.

The fact of the matter is that our wide strets, radiat- | ing avenues and circumstantial circles were inspired by those of Versailles, the French city now in the hands of the Germans— for how long, goodness only knows. When the plan of “The Federal City” was under consideration, Thomas Jefferson favored a gridiron plan of regular squares ‘made by streets intersecting at right angles. L’Enfant, the : French engineer charged with the designing of the Nation's capital, had more monumental ideas, however. For one thing, he liked the .. spider-web arrangement of Versailles. In the final showdown, L'Enfant had the support of George Washington, with the result that the more matter-of-fact Mr. Jefferson had|to give in. . Both plans had their good points which was probably why, when it came time to design a capital for Indiana, Mr. ‘Ralston submitted a scheme which revealed a rational combination of both points of view. ” ” ”

Those Odd Sized Lots

Which brings me to the second part of today’s piece, namely the fantastic fact that a normal lot on Washington St. measures 67% by 195 feet. Believe it or not, I can clear up the mystery of the fractional figure. To design a plan for Indianapolis, Mr. Ralston started with a square mile in the center of the “donation,” the name given the four sections (four square miles) which Congress promised to hand over when Indiana got ready to set up. a capital of its own. A square mile, or mile square whichever you prefer, is 640 acres—no more, no less—and the only reason I burden you with the mathematical truth is because I

Washington

WASHINGTON, June 19.—One look at the newspaper photograph of the Nazi flag flying from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris should be sufficient to stamp upon the dullest mind the fact that we are already in a new and uncharted world. The question is whether our political parties will be able to adapt themselves quickly to the many changes that confront us. We face a different environment. Perhaps tomorrow the naval strength of the Axis will be greater than Britain's. The continent of Europe, a huge consuming market for agricultural products from this hemisphere, now is under the domination of an entirely different kind of political and economic system from

the one to which we have been .

accustomed. Under it international trade is managed by the state, not by private individuals or corporations. International trade becomes part of national policy. In a large part of the world, the totalitarian method is in control. The practice of free economy has been narrowed down chiefly to this hemisphere. That makes us something of a minority stockholder among powers which operate by different political and economic methods which we distrust.

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Survival of the Fittest

In nature, the animal which survives is the one which adapts itself most quickly to its environment. The dinosaur was too slow and clumsy to live among more agile animals. England and France found it difficult to change. France went to sleep behind the Maginot Line, not realizing that its methods of warfare had become obsolete. Britain now is facing . the consequences of her complacency and her inability to break from the iron grip of tradition. | Both political parties could well forget everything

My Day

NEW YORK CITY, Tuesday—Yesterday afternoon, at the session of the state directors of the Nay tional Youth Administration, they discussed the prob lem of obtaining better health facilities for the youth of ‘the nation through the co-operation of the social security agencies, First a doctor painted a very pretty picture of the health facilities available through state departments of health and local set-ups, and then gradually this charming picture was spoiled by the reports of actual conditions in the field. : : : One encouraging thing was the ingenuity which. has been developed in certain places by the NYA directors in their efforts to obtain co-operation from ! . state and local health groups. They have gone on the principle of “give, so that ‘others may give unto you.” One young man has his NYA projects making oxygen boxes, tuberculosis col\lapsible tents and incubators, and in return he reiceives a health examination for all the young people on his projects. : Since we are all interested in the training program now, which may be of service to uth whether a

gathering crowd ran around: in mental circles. Each newcomer asked what was up, and was informed that “Tommy Moreton is drowning.” : Other newcomers came and, seeing only the fullyclothed girl wading relentlessly out to sea, asked who .she was, and when told went rushing newsily away with the startling announcement that “Mrs. Moreton is committing suicide!” . Only one person in that crowd had any thought of action. That one rushed around the corner, found Freddie Moreton in his shop where he Kills time By repairing his boat and making beautiful” things of wood, and yelled: i : “Come quick! Tommy's drowning!” Freddie stared incredulously, and said: nt a “Why, he can’t be. He's sitting right here on’ the oor.” Bn And sure enough he was. * ®nT

All's Well That Ends Well

But obviously something was up, so Freddie dropped his tools, and with the friend and Tommy gad the wire-haired dog, Willie, hot-footed it to the ach. , Willie was excited. He dashed into Beach Road and under an auto. Willie rolled three times, and came out the other side. The driver slammed his prakes to a sudden stop. The car behind whammed into him, fenders flying. It was that metallic contact that finally came to rest next day in one sentence in the Biloxi Herald. The drivers got out and argued. And now back into the Gulf of Mexico. Far out. It’s deep enough so Annie can swim some now. She yells to Tommy and his friend to hold on a little longer. And then—embarrassing moment—it isn’t Tommy at all. in no danger. Annie, in disgust, abandons. them to their happy fate. And starts wading back. She decided to take a side alley home. Her family awaited her. Willie the dog was unharmed by his adventure under the wheels. Fred, long inured to impetuosities, was philosophical. And Tommy looked sadly at his mother and said, “Mamma you know I always mind you.”

Epilogue: Three days later, the dog Willie suddenly )

left home. So far as any of us can figure out, there is no. significance to his departure.

By Anton Scherrer

want to impress you with Mr. Ralston’s notion of the proper size of a capital for Indiana. After choosing which one of the four square miles he wanted; Mr. Ralston went to work - to get a normal lot, one big enough to put a building on. To begin, he divided the Mile Square into 100 little squares, all of the same size. To give each little square an identity of its own, he introduced streets to separate the blocks. With the exception of Washington St., all the streets were 90 feet wide. By this time an Indianapolis block measured 420 feet square. Considered as a building lot, it was much too big and unwieldy. To make it more elastic, Mr. Ralston hit upon a system of alleys, with the result that each block was divided into four quarter blocks. ” ”n ”

He Had Foresight, Too

And then one of the funniest things happened. For some reason, Mr. Ralston insisted on making all the alleys running east and west 30 feet wide and all those running north and south 15 feet wide. Sure, it got him into an awful mess because when he got done, it turned out that a quarter of a block pointing south— or north, for that matter—had 202; feet frontage and 195 feet depth, whereas a quarter of a block pointing east (or west) had 105 feet frontage and 202: feet depth. (Maybe I should have warned you that today’s piece wasn’t going to be easy reading.) It didn’t keep Mr. Ralston from pursuing the subject to the bitter end.” To get a normal building lot, he divided each quarter block into three equal parcels. That fixed 67% feet as the size of a lot fronting on Washington St. or any other street running east and west. On streets running the other way he got the flat figure of 65 feet frontage. The acreage of all lots remained the same, however. If you haven't allowed

your mind to wander, you know why without my

telling you. . The whole thing, probably, isn’t worth bothering about at this late day. Maybe it isn’t even worth bringing up. Just the same it kind of baffles you to realize that Mr. Ralston, way back in 1821, had the vision to know that east and west alley traffic would always be heavier than that going north and south.

By Raymond Clapper

they have ever put into a campaign platform. - This is the moment to break the clutches of the dead past, to quit looking back over our shoulders, and to face the future, free of old inhibitions, alert to take advantage of opportunities. Democracy will live only if it ‘keeps young, flexible, adaptable. : Republicans fought the Hull reciprocal-trade program. Many of them think that we can shove our tariff walls up to the stratosphere and not suffer. Are they going to recoghize now that we face the most ruthless competition for foreign markets, in which the individual American businessman would be pitted hopelessly against whole nations using foreign trade as a major economic weapon? Are they going to realize that a small Latin American nation, subsisting on one major crop, will be at the mercy of Hitler's bargaining unless the hemisphere pools its resources and throws support to an economically beleaguered member? The Administration is moving toward an all-American trade bloc. Will Republicans insist on a Jim Watson tariff plank in face of this situation?

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A Postcard Platform

Governor Landon, recognizing the unpredictable nature of problems that are bound to arise, is urging

- the Republicans at Philadelphia to adopt a “postcard

platform,” one that will state a general creed, but will allow complete mobility with regard to specific questions. More thoughtful members of the party favor this idea. That is the first step toward an intelligent facing of the uncertain future. Democrats have equal need to be on guard in this respect because they are in danger of freezing themselves to the New Deal program of the past in a way that will handicap the Government in meeting urgencies of the near future. Secretary of Commerce Hopkins is President Roosevelt's closest adviser now. New Dealers are pressing the President not to “yield an inch.” That.is being as blind to changed conditions as are those Republicans who insist on going back to the Congressional logrolled tariff.

"By Eleanor Roosevelt

hope, be a co-ordinating of all the facilities for training young people. Among these, the trade schools of the nation will be extremely valuable. ; We have in this country 103 well equipped schools in 825 cities. There is a joint investment totaling a billion dollars, one-half of which is in equipment. In addition, there are 155 engineering schools on the higher level of technical ability. With their equipment they could increase their present enrollment by 30,000 trainees per year. : I am sure that many people who, like myself, have lived long periods of time in foreign countries, are feeling heavy hearted these days. This taking over of three small countries by Russia may be a case of self-defense, but we used to think ourselves equally well detended by friendly neighbors. The plight of France, which has been a refuge for so many exiles

" from other nations, brings up a sad picture of what

may happen to these refugees, as well as to the natives of France itself. - ) : The German people have been fortunate that neither in the last war nor in this one, has much of the fighting been on their own soil. I sometimes thing that has built up insensibility among them to

what it means to be invaded. One does not expect |

mercy from their leaders, but one hopes almost against hope that the qualities of the individual Germans, whom so many of us have known and re-

spected and loved, will make it impossible for them emands

to carry out harsh and unjus made

It is two’ other boys—good big boys— |’

Thomas E. Dewey . .

By Thomas L. Stokes

Times Special Writer

"" Thomas E. Dewey was

nomination. :

France and Britain have produced profound changes in American thought.

And now the practical Republic an politicians, most of whom never had any real enthusiasm: for Mr. Dewey, are saying that this is no time to ask the American people to accept the leadership of a 38-year-old man whose only political office has been that of district attorney for the country’s biggest city. The practical politicians may, of course, be fooled—but they think that Hitler has bombed the Presidential hopes of the young man from Manhattan.

Mr. Dewey has fooled the experts before now. His popularity far beyond the Hudson River took many of them by surprise, and various and interesting are the theories that have been advanced in explanation of it. One of these theories is that Mr. Dewey had been skillfully dramatized by himself and his supporters—and with his unquestionably fine record as a gang-buster providing plentiful dramatic material —as 8 dynamic man of action; a man of the type which, as many Republican voters have believed, the party must have to challenge the dynamic President Roosevelt.

HE Dewey career thus far is a typical American success story. Here is a vigorous young

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OFFICERS NAMED BY BOYS STATE

Ft. “Wayne Youth Elected Governor; Secretary From Here.

The machinery of state government went into operation today at the Hoosier Boys State at the Fair

Grounds. Ed Langas, Ft. Wayne, sat as Governor; William K. Saint, New Castle, as lieutenant governor, and Robert Alexander, Indianapolis, as secretary of state. They all were Nationalist Party nominees in the election yesterday. The Federalists elected William Kokariotis of Gary as state auditor; Jack Cockshott of La Porte, state treasurer: Ralph Moon of Crawfordsville, superintendent of public instruction; John Richardson of Mishawaka, clerk of the courts, and Jack Boyll of Terre Haute, court reporter. , Supreme Court judges elected were Leroy Lacey and Robert Kiger, Kokomo; Verne Dorsey, Terre Haute; Robert Kress, Columbus; Wiliam Goodwin, Greensburg, and Thomas Reese, Indianapolis, all Federalists. The Appelate Court is solidly Federalist—Robert Walters, Gary; Roger Simpson, Columbus; John Stallings, New Albany; Clarence Keeley, Greensburg; John Lanahan, Indianapolis, and James Ashwell of Advance. °° .

FIVE FROM COUNTY 70 DISPLAY LAMBS

‘Pour Marion County 4-H Club boys and one girl will participate in the State 4-H Fat Lamb Show tomorrow at the Indianapolis Stockyards. : ‘A total of 27 Marion County lambs will be shown. . j The girl contestant is Miss Dorothy Murphy, R. R. 7, Box 489, who will show a pen of three and a pen of five. Gerald Mills and Howard Mills Jr, R. R. 7, Box 618, have entered 11 lambs in all. Dale Myers, R. R. 17, Box 264, will show a pen of

Indianapolis

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. constant attack his forte.

(Second of a Series)

‘A7ASHINGTON, June 19.—Until a few weeks ago

widely considered the mod-

‘ern miracle man of American politics. He may emerge from the Philadelphia Republican Convention as a super-miracle man, . something like that if he overcomes the damage Hitler's blitzkriegs have done to his candidacy for the Presidential

He will have to be

His youth, his newness on the national political scene and his victories against New York racketeers were regarded as the basis for Mr. Dewey’s strong appeal to the voters in early primaries. But the Nazis’ conquests of Norway, Holland and Belgium and their victories over

prosecutor, with a deep and com-

. manding voice, who came out of a

middle-class family in a small

Michigan city and climbed the ladder in the great metropolis by working hard and capitalizing every opportunity. And the G. O. P. has been yearning for a leader with a record of success. ‘ ' Other veteran politicians have figured that Mr. Dewey's very newness was the main secret of his appeal. The people. they think, are tired of old figures and old names. ¥ Still others give the New Yorker credit for great effectiveness as a campaigner and speaker. The voters, they think, have been attracted by the apparent moral fervor of his crusade against the New Deal. Figuratively, he has put the New Deal in a prisoner’s dock and indicted it on charges of waste and extravagance, of hostility to all business, of slipshod management of national affairs, of politically exploiting the beneficiaries of its program and—perhaps most effectively of all—of adopting the defeatist attitude that the country’s best days are behind it. : Mr. Dewey, before a political audience, is still the prosecutor before a jury. He keeps constantly on the attack. Critics say that, by the vigor with which he arraigns the Administration for failure to solve national problems,

A $2,000,000 memorial, commemorating the capture of the British garrison at Fort Sackville by the George Rogers Clark expedition in 1779, will become part of Indiana's state park system within two weeks. The memorial edifice, erected by the Federal Government 12 years ago at a cost of $1,700,000, is located on 20 acres of historic ground that extends into the heart of the Vincennes, Ind., business district at the fork of the White and Wabash Rivers. Er At that spot, 160 years ago, was the first seat of the American Government for the Northwest Territory, set up after Gen. Clark captured the last of the British forces

Clark Memorial to Become Part of State Park System

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The New York prosecutor conferred with: Republican State Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt (left) and Nae tional Committeeman Will Irwin, Columbus, Ind. during his recent visit to Indianapolis. ;

Mrs. Dewey and the

he conceals a paucity of his own ideas for their solution. But if this is so, many of his hearers are not aware of it. To them, per-

against the New Deal presented as a simple moral issue, shorn of the complexities of sociology and eco‘nomics. ” ” ”

HEN, too, ‘there is the fact . that Mr. Dewey has come. nearer than any other Republican in’ recent years to carrying New York State—the state without which, it is generally agreed, the Republicans can hardly hope to elect a President™in 1940. His spectacular race for the governorship in 1938 against a forniidable Democratic opponent, the threetime Governor Herbert H. Lehman, made him a national figure. Not less impressive was his showing in the Wisconsin

cludes the old Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier and the ancient French cemetery, first was proposed by a group of southern Indiana historians in 1927, when a State Memorial Commission was created by the Legislature. : Congress stepped into the picture in 1928 and appropriated funds for erection of the memorial building, with the provision that Indiana purchase the grounds at a cost of $641,000. The edifice contains historic murals, depicting the surrender of the British forces: to Gen. Clark. For the last 12 years the memorial has been maintained under the joint jurisdiction of the Indiana Memorial Commission and the Fed-

haps, it is a relief to hear the case //denberg—githough ‘Wisconsin

and.

west of the Allegheny Mountains. The historic shrine, which in-

By MAX B. ROBINSON Director of Co-operative Work, Fenn College Y . C. A. Cleveland Sell yourself—not your college degree. The employer is only interested in what you can -accomplish for him. Your degree in itself guarantees nothing. Know what you want—apply for ; something 3 definite. And don’t forget the smile. These , pointers # and many others each year :- are % offered “to. college

% coaching could still be used. ‘ "Employers seek .college trained men to provide . future leadership. Mr. Robinson Except for a few EL j o b s requiring highly specialized or technical knowledge, their immediate needs could be filled from. non-college ranks. i In using graduates, therefore,

and . Nelson Jay, R. R. 1,

employers expect other qualities besides mere knowledge of facts. - Th

Jobs for June Graduates : . Sell Yourself and Not Your Diploma; Know What Kind of Position You Want

eral Memorial Commission.

analyze. to find facts as needed, and to make reasonable decisions—these must accompany the college degree, or it may be worthless as an aid to employment and promotion. One should not ask so seriously, “What are the chances for advancement?” and expect the would-be employer to outline his whole future. This man is always “willing to begin at the bottom” but in the same breath he wants to know how long he will have to stay there. This may be a perfectly natural question, but some of the smarter seniors are leaving it unasked. To the employer, the chances for advancement seem good for the right man. Most employers would not hire college men unless they felt

[they could advance.

On his first job, the graduate should remain inconspicuous as a college man in the eyes of other workers at least until he is well oriented and has the “feel” of the organization. One of the greatest aids to college men is actual working experience before graduation, say during summer vacations (if obtainable then) or during a year out of school,

cofleges which reg

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young Presidential candidate in their New York. home.

Nebraska primaries this year. He won easily in both states over the veteran Senator Arthur H. Vanis generally in the “Senator's own yard. He is the only G. O. P. candidate who has carried a contested primary. Running without opposition in Illinois, he polled nearly ‘a million votes. These successes made the Dewey star shine brighter and brighter—until the war in Europe took its present grave turn. About the time the blitzkriegs began Mr. . Dewey suddenly strengthened his own “no war” stand. In a New York speech lte had asserted that the United

States should not escape the effect

of the tragedies in Europe and must seek the moment when, without entanglement, it might use its good offices to bring about

CITY BUILDING PEAK FORECAST

Construction Value Rising After Lag of Five Months, Popp Says.

New construction in Indianapolis this year probably will exceed last year’s record valuation despite the fact that building during the first five and a half months is substantially below last year, Building Commissioner George R. Popp Jr. said today. Mr. Popp reported that new construction from Jan. 1 to June 15 totaled $4,203,759, compared with $7,859,910 for the same period a year ago. The drop was $3,566,151,

years al work in between similar] intervals of college work, are on the right track. They are bringing education and the needs of business and industry into close relationship, and are giving the student an opportunity to build a perspective which the student without experience must lack. The opportunity to try one’s self at work under real discipline, to observe different jobs at different levels, to understand worker attitudes through close contacts at an earlier age, may prove to be guidance aids out of all proportion to the remuneration received. That is why co-operative graduates have experienced little trouble in finding satisfactory opportunities after graduation, eh That many graduates find the doors to employment and promotion wide open is more than a matter of luck. It suggests that those who have trouble may be definitely at fault, and need a clearer understanding of what is expected and the procedure involved. With this in mind, our college and Y. M. C. A. personnel bureaus

are giving, increasing effort, to oc-

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a just peace. A little later, in Wisconsin, he announced: “I am convinced that: the only way this country can remain genuinely neutral is for the Gove ernment to.give all its attention to procuring domestic recovery and to keep its hands wholly out of the European war and out of any negotiations that may take place between warring nations, now or at any other day.” More recently he has been critical of the Administration's national defense -program, charg‘ing that the Roosevelt regime has wasted billions of dollars and has not provided adequate defenses. ” ” ”» R. DEWEY has rivaled Sens ator Robert A. Taft in came paign activity. He has made two coast-to-coast speaking trips, and many shorter ones, and has een heard and seen by hundreds of thousands of voters. Like many another Republican aspirant, he has approved the ine tent, but’ attacked the methods, of many reforms undertaken, by the New Deal. Among the Dewey backers are many wealthy persons, including’ representatives of some of the country’s first financial families, who ‘have fought the New Deal program. One of his most ener= getic supporters is Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms, daughter of the late Mark Hanna, now a resident of New Mexico although sha once was active in Illinois politics and served in Congress from that state. R Mr. Dewey's most serious ob*stacle, as the Philadelphia convention approaches, probably is disaffection in“his own state, led . by the Republican National Come mitteeman, Kenneth F. Simpson, Originally a Dewey political sponsor, Mr Simpson has parted come pany with the district attorney and may lead a sizable bloc of New York delegates in a bolt from his candidacy. Mr. Dewey, however, is assured of a strong support on the first convention ballot. But the fact of being a “front-runner” will make him a natural target. Unless he can hold his initial strength and increase it rapidiy, political. observers believe his chances will disappear.

NEXT — Senator Arthur FL. Vandenberg.

Ft. Wayne Woman To Be 100 Sunday

Times Special "_ FT. WAYNE, Ind. June (19. — Mrs. Laura Trowbridge, a i of Toledo, ©., who came fo Ft. Wayne by way of the old| canal . when she was 18, will celebrate her 100th birthday Sunday jat the home of her nephew, George S. Hubbard. The First Methodist Church, of which she is the oldest member, will pay a special tribute Mrs. Trowbridge. . A number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be prese sent at the birthday celebration,

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1—Who is credited with having ine troduced the “close-up” on the motion picture screen? ; 2—When it is 12 o'clock noon, Easte ern Standard Time in New York City, what time is it in San Francisco? 3—What is the name of the new rifle with which U. 8. armed forces are being equipped? 4 In which State is Lake Placid, the home of winter sports? 5—Which department in the Fede eral oe: was established

last? 6—Do bananas grow pointing up or down? : 7—Give three English words tha contain all the vowels in their order. 8—Name nominate office.

only President ever three times, for that

Answers

1—. W.D Griffith. 2—Nine a. m. 3—Garand. 4—New York. 5—The Department of Labor. 6—Up. 7—Abstemious, facetious and arsens ious. 4 8—Grover Cleveland. = = ”

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