Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 50, 9 January 1920 — Page 1

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RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY. EVENING, JAN. 9, 1920 SINGLE COPY S CENTS

GOODRICH TO CALL SESSION WEDNESDAY? Governor May Call Vote Leg islature Next Week, He In

timates Bush Says He Will

Not Limit Length.

LEGISLATORS IN FAVOR

(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9 Gov. Goodrich intimated today that he would cair a special one-day session of the Indiana legislature next Wednesday for the - purpose of ratifying the women's suffrage amendment, provided he is given assurance two-thirds or more of the senate and house members will attend. The Women's Franchise league, of Indiana, is said to have received pledges of more than 100 legislators, that they favored a special session and would consider only the pne issue, (hat of women's suffrage. If the session is not held next Wednesday, it Is believed it will take place a day or two later: It will require only 48 ours to issue the notice of meeting. Oath of. office of president of the senate ' makes it Impossible for Lieutenant Governor Bush to. sign a pledge to limit the length of a special session of the Indiana legislature he declared today in a statement explaining his refusal to support the move that would bring the legislators Into special' session to ratify the suffrage amendment. Lieutenant Governor Bush, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, told Miss Helen C Benbridge and Mrs. R. E. Edwards, representing the Women's Franchise league of Indiana that he favored women's suffrage and desired to help push the cause. "I wish every man to follow his own judgment in this matter," he declared.

Asks Goclmothers

Mrs. Florence Stevens Duryea.

"If every womens organization in

th United States would become a

national godmother to one or more of the Armenian orphans, 250,000 of whom have become parentjess, homeless, and without food or clothes, we would soon solve the problem of saving this struggling little nation, which is America's most urgent responsibility Just now," is the opinion of Mrs. Florence Duryea. She is national director of Women's Organizations of the Near East Relief, with headquarters at New York.

VEINSTEIN REFUSED

BAIL; RED LEADER (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Gregory Weinstein. "chief of staff" of Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, Russian Soviet "ambassador, has been refused bail and is being held on Ellis Island,, although $10,000 in Liberty bonds, the bail required for him by the department of labor, was offered last night, Charles Reeht, his counsel, announced today. Weln stein has been called Trotzky'e closest friend In the United States. The department of justice in arresting him on a deportation, warrant, asserted that he was the most influential 1 A Russian communist in the United States next to Martens, who is being sought by agents of the department.

PACKERS DEALT WITH MARTENS, IS CHARGE OF COLVER

RICHMOND WALKS TOT

WORK- IN HEAVIEST SNOW OF THE YEAR

With' automobiles doing the "shim-

mey dance," passenger trains and Interurbans running from one. to three hours late, and the city streets blocked with snow and sleet so that street

cars were unable to "navigate," Rich

mond "hoofed it" to work Friday morn

ing. - ,

Although . the pumping station . re

ported a fall of only seven inches of

snow for the last two days, sleet late Thursday evening caused a heavy crust of ice to form. This crust was heavy enough to bear "lightweights," but the "heavies" had a trying time of it. Beneath the heavy crust was a three inch mantle of snow, and beneath the snow was a two inch layer of slush.

Residents of the rural districts had to stable their "flivvers" and haul forth the old sleighs, for the roads are in an impassable-state. School hacks could not run, but farmers hitched up Dobin to the sleighs and jingled away to school with their reluctant youngsters. The younger generation of Richmond considers the snow a blessing for this is the first time since those

"awful days of "18" that sleds can be used with any degree of success. Several bobsled parties were formed Thursday evening. Telephone service was not impaired as the sleet was not heavy enough to cause a break in the wire service. Telegraph companies are experiencing no trouble.

City street car service was greatly handicapped during the first half of the day, and the interurban service between Richmond and Dayton was

almost entirely off. Cars from Ind

ianapolis were very late. City cars-

ere blockaded on East Main street

tor several hours.

' fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Charges that Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, selfstyled Russian soviet ambassador to the. United States, and his secretary, F. Nuorbeva, had claimed to have had successful dealing with American meat packing concerns in, buying meat for

soviet Russia, despite the American and Allied blockade of that country, were made before, the senate agricul

ture committee today by William A.

Colver, of . the federal trade commis

ion. v

Mr. Colver said he considered the

circumstances "significant" since the owner of a local hotel, where Martens and Nuorteva had been staying, bad

been engaged In negotiating, in the

purchase of the-meat aqueBtloBf -

The trade commissioner made his

charges while explaining other allega

tions that employes of the compiis-?

sion were under fire of radicals and

"Bolshevik!."

Hip

Pockets to Fade as

Booze Goes, Says Designer

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Prohibition

will sweep hip pockets in men's

trousers into lnnoeuous desuetude, ac

cording to a prediction by experts of

the international association of cloth

mg designers wno today issued an

edict: "Make, them smaller and shal

lower this season."

Commenting on the attitude of the

designers, ueorge vv. Hermann, a

member of the organization, said: "It's illegal to tote a gun, it's un

handy to carry your handkerchief

there, and you cannot buy anything

but wood alcohol to put in your flask

So the pocket Just naturally will

shrink away."

Lowell Warns Democrats

of Fighting Reservations

(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. A letter

from President Lowell, of Harvard,

urging that Democratic senators

should not "stand too firmly" against a reservation to Article 10, of the League of Nations covenant.was made public today by Senator Walsh, Demo

crat, of Massachusetts.

' Although in the past, an advocate of unreserved ratification, President Lowell wrote that if article 10 was a stumbling block to a compromise, the administration might well concede a point, since the real strength of the covenant preventing wars seemed to rest in the economic boycott provisions of Artlclcl6.

Spud" Prices Shoot Up;

Are Six Cents Retail

Vienna, Now Great and Beautiful Doomed to Become Small and Obscure ' - : - ; ' -- -' ' - - ; ' U

feet to shipping soon, so prices can go

down ,agaln, said one.

Strawberries Go Fast at

$2.50 Per Quart; Shortcake

Served in January Snows

A shipment of strawberries to

local grocery was sold by the grocer

in one day, Thursday, at $2.50 a quart.

A restaurant, which sold the first

shortcake of -the season, made of

these berries, Thursday at' 35 cents a

slice, reduced the price to 25 cents Friday.

The strawberries are among the

first of the season and came from

"Florida. Other shipments are on the

way.

Enters the six cent spud into the

homes of Richmond housewives.

Potatoes have shot up fast the last

few days, according to commission

men and grocers. Friday commission men were asking 5 cents a pound for

spud, while the grocers were re

tailing them around 6 cents.

A two and one-half bushel bag was

costing grocers $7.50 wholesale Frl

Uday, the biggest Increase in a number

of months. All indications point to a still higher price, say commission

men.

"The average number of cars of potatoes for Richmond for this time of

year is from one to two cars a week

Now .we are unable to $at, out. Tha reasqn lies in the cold weather and bad condition of the' roads in the

eonntrv. Thn fnrmora hiv ho an lin. I (By Associated, Prt)

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Vienna's famous city hall from an airplane, (above) and Austrian parliament buildings in Vienna. Vienna, which before the war was one of the most famous and beautiful capitals of the world, with a population of

more than 2,000,000 seems doomed soon to become a small and obscure place. As a direct result of the war the once gay metropolis of the empire-kingdom which used to be the second-country of Europe in area and the third in population, today faces merciless destruction as a vast and splendid center of civilized life. Vienna grew naturally and gradually to great size and importance, but throughout its rise to splendid wealth and immense bulk its functions

and position as a capital were interwoven with all of its life and progress. When Austria was cut down to a little state, smaller than Belgium in population and similar to Switzerland or Denmark in area, the entire framework of

Vienna's industrial, commercial and financial structure suffered a dislocation which Is nothing less than dismember

ment. There is fearful want and suffering in Vienna now, and there is no promise of recovery from the ills which are threatening the great city with literal, physical death. Without the traffic, the work and the money drawn in by the governmental business, prestige and power of the old empire-kingdom there is no reason for the existence of such a city, where the capital of Austria stands.

"JUSTICE," G. O.P. ' PLATFORM-HAYS

STANDARD RETURN GIVEN RAILROADS

(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. .Continua

tion of the standard return to rail

roads for a period of six months after

.the termination of federal control

was agreed upon today by senate and

house conferees on railroad leglsla

tion. In fixing this date the conferees accepted the Esch bill provision. The Cummins bill would have limited the

kime to four months.

Weather Forecast

I. 5. Will Help Families Of Deported Radicals (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The government has definitely decided to render aid to the dependents of alien radicals whom it deports, Assistant Attorney-General Garvan announced today. Action in this direction will be taken purely as a humanitarian measure, and not because of any obligation to the families of the aliens, he added.

BARRED SOCIALISTS

READY TO FIGHT

(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Rapid develop

ment in the plans of Socialist leaders

was indicated today . in the fight to

regain the seats of the five members of

the party suspended from the assem

bly at Albany. Work was carried on feverishly to prepare the defense to be made before the assembly judiciary committee at the capital next Monday. The suspended assemblymen were on the program to speak at an outdoor mass meeting today at 110th Street and Fifth Avenue. A house to house canvass throughout the city was planned to appeal for support in obtaining reinstatement. S. John Block, chairman of the committee of eight which has charge of the fight, said that the exact nature of the legal action to be taken had not yet been decided. At the hearing before the Judiciary committee, the Socialists, in addition to denying the charge that the platform of their party is inimical to the

best interests of the state of New York will contend that the action of the assembly was entirely due to the Lusk committee, which feared important disclosures which the Socialist members intended to submit. At the People's House, which con

tains New York county headquarters

for the Socialist party, the excitement of yesterday continued today. It was reiterated that the fight to save the seats of the suspected assemblymen would be carried to the supreme court of the United states if necessary.

For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight, except probably snow in the northwest. Coldert Saturday fair and slightly warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon 44 Yesterday.

Maximum 33 grocery business on North Twelfth

Minimum 28 street, with his brother.

He was a member of St. Mary s

James P. Lawler, Former Groceryman, Succumbs James P. Lawler, 41 years old, died of complications of diseases at his home, 218 Richmond Avenue, at 6:30 a. m., Friday. He was horn in Rlch;

mond and had lived here all his life. For a number of years he was in the

with Republican leaders of the moun

tain states and a luncheon for the Colorado Republican central committee today made a busy day for Will H.

Hays, chairman of the Republican nat

ional committee and his co-workers

who yesterday began a two-day con

ference here.

Tea at a hotel this afternoon was the final number on the program. Men

and women Republicans met in con

ference on an equal footing. Mr. Hays again predicted that women would play an important part in the coming

campaign.

Justice for labor, capital and the consumer in the pledge of the Repub

lican party, Mr. Hays declared at a banquet speech last night. He predicted success for his organization at

the polls this year. "It is simply a matter of Roosevelt's square deal", he &id, " exact justice for labor, exact justice for capital and exact justice for the public the third side of the triangle, which must not be lost sight of." GROCERYMAN HELD UP; ROBBERS TAKE $38 FROM REGISTER Robbers entered the grocery store of Charles L. King, 700 North Twelfth

street, early Thursday night, and aft

er covering King and an assistant

with revolvers, opened the cash draw

er and escaped witbJ$38.

The robbers, according to King,

McConaha "Punished"

Enough, He Says; Wtyi't . Ran Again; Knapp Will James M.ftnapp, of. Hagerstown,

I representative from Wayne- county to

the state legislature, will be a candidate for re-election on the Repuhlican ticket when his term expires, he announced Friday. Mr. Knapp's term expires with the opening of the next legislature, which will probably be Jan. 8, 1921. Senator Walter McConaha .stated that he would not be a candidate for re-election. Mr. McConaha said, "I think I have had enough of the punishment." Senator McConaha's term expires Jan. 1,1923.

lOTCCI OTDIVC 10

o I LLL oinmt io STOPPED BY UNION

PARTY SPLIT

CAUSES BUZZ

BY DEMOCRATS

Councils of Administration

Discuss Probable Effect of Disagreement Between Bryan and Wilson on Treaty

LODGE IS ENCOURAGED

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jani President Wilson's decision that the league. of nations issue should be placed before

the voters as a "solemn referendum."

and William J. Bryan's contention that, the Democratic party can not go be-, fore the conutry on the question but, should accept such compromises'" "a,may be possible" are the twin sur-' prises of the . conclave of the party; chieftains, which found its climax In the annual Jackson day dinner. The president's message to the party written from the sick room in the white house and read to the dinner, made no mention of a third term for himself and no announcement of an impending retirement to private life,as many had predicted it would. , Mr. Bryan's speech? taking ' issue with the president's decision on the great question, was accompanied by' a statement that he was not speaking as a candidate for the presiden-

tiol nomination. Many of the diners said that portion was a distinct surprise to them. Study Announcement. Today the rank and file of tho Democratic party as well as' the leaders throughout the country are studying the opposite announcement of the two national leaders and are attempting

to assess their effect on the party's fortune's at the nominating convention which Mill he held in SanFrancisco, an June 28, and at the polls next November. Many political observers feel that it is yet too early tp accurately estimate the position in which the cleavage between the president and the foremost Democrat In private life leaves the party. They feel that the situation must settle down a little and that stock must be taken and that the opinion of the rank, and filo must be sounded. . i .. Whether the position of the two' men, now definitely announced means a fight in the national convention reminiscent of the spectacular battle in Baltimore in 1912 when: Mr. Bryan forced th president's nomination and reversed the . traditional'' practice of fae party conventions In giving a nomination to a candidate who commanded a majority vote, none of the party

Naders is willing to predict for pub

lication. Sentiment among the Democratic leaders at the Jackson dinner as expYesse'd in their speeches seemed to be divided between support of the

president's decision and Mr. Bryan's position while some of the men who are in the list of nominating posslbll-

For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore

Light snow this afternoon but mostly fair tonight and Saturday. Rise In temperature Saturday. General ConditionsyThe general rain, snow and eleet storm which has been moving slowly northeast, will soon pass entirely away, and tho .weather is clearing over the Mississippi valley. Temperatures range from zero to 12 below over the northwest. ; : Minnesota, and North Dakota. It is geting warmer over the plain 6tates, ' due to low barometric pressure over iLthe far southwest. " Very heavy rains f in the south are reported ; Tampa, 2.68 inches and A' inches at little Rock in 24 hours. Although it will be considerably below freezing tonight, tem- ; peratures will begin to rise with local thaws.

church, Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hibernians and of the Moose Lodge. He is survived bj( his mother, Mrs. Mary Lawler; two sisters, Mrs. Rosa Erpelding, of Chicago, and Mrs. Catherine Idleman, of this city; also two brothers, William and Thomas, of this city. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Friends may call at any time. JAP PRINCE ENGAGED (By Associated Press) HONOLULU, T. H. Ci Prince Ll-Kon, member of the former Royal family of Korea, is to be married to Princess Masako, eldest daughter of Prince Nashimoto, of Japan, Feb. 23, says a Tokio cable to the Nippu Jiji, a local Japanese language newspaper.

ALLIES STRIVE TO PLAN FOR TURKS

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Having abandoned hope that the United States could be induced to accept a mandate over Turkey, the allied pow

ers are in correspondence with a view

to finding some solution of the prob

lem of expelling the Turks from Eu rope without causing such an upris

ing among the Mohammaden peoples as would endanger the control of the

European nations over them. .

Information reaching Washington

is that- these efforts are In progress outside of Paris where the supreme council is sitting, though it is expected that the ratification of that body will be required to give effect to" any plans adopted.

7 TOWNS WHELMED IN MEXICAN QUAKE; NEW CRATER OPENS

(By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, Jan. 9. Seven towns near Teocelo, south of Jalapa, have been overwhelmed by the earth disturbances and a great lake is covering their former sites, according to a message received this morning from Teocelo, through Vera Cruz. Thirty-four bodies have been recovered when the message was filed at Teocelo. . The towns that were inundated are Tlatanalan, Quiezmitlan, Coaspoleca, Tosigue, Ixtlahuacaon, Choloya and San Jose-Achilchica. Every house in Teocelo has been

made uninhabitable. Intense excitement and panic reigns among the inhabitants of the cities of Cordopa and Arizaba, in the western part of the state of Vera Cruz, because

of the opening of a new crater of the

. . (By Associated :Prs) -PITTSBURG, Jan. 9 ' - Organizers, field workers and International union heads. Interested in the nation-wide

strike of steel workers, which went

into effect Sept.- 22, were in receipt of an official order from the national

committee, calling off the strike. ThieJ

action was taken by the committee here last night. The order declared the committee's decision was forced by "ruthless misuse of power" by the steel corpora

tion, the press, the courts, federal ltleg did not touch on the subject at

iroops, staie ponce aim many puuiiuioii a ' 1 . . 1 . a, j 1 . 3 I !

omciais. m mat mey aeniea Bieei Bryan Clarified Situation

woraers meir rignis oi iree ipKcn U Beem8 agreed that Mr. Bryan's and free assemblage and the right to J that the treaty Bnould be

organize.

The order added that the union will launch an immediate campaign to further organize the workers "and will not cease until industrial justice in the steel industry has-been achieved.

Jeweler, Held Up, Dares

Bandits to Shoot Hinm

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 9 When six bandits, with revolvers drawn, rushed into the jewelry store of Otto Nerad today and commanded him to open the safe, Nerad refused, saying:

"Go ahead and shoot, I've been robbed sd often and lost so much money

that I'd just as soon you would

Whereupon Nerad was felled with a blow and with two clerks was herd

ed into a rear room. The bandits crammed jewelry valued at $10,000 Into canvas bags and fled. As Nerad

were both white men and unmasked.

They entered the side door on -North volcano Orizaza, 15 miles to the north-

u street, alter tne store naa closed and while the grocer and his helper were doing some extra work. King thought the men were joking and paid no attention until one of them stuck a revolver in his face and demanded money. King refusing, the accomplice opened the register and took out $38. Both men then turned and ran west on G street. No trace of the robbers has as yet been fcumd.

ward. The new . crater is emitting smoke. It is officially reported that nothing untoward haS been noted at the other volcanoes in Mexico.

Nitrate Plants Probed By Congress Comnuttee NEW YORK, Jan. 9. The house committee on expenditures in the war department today began the .investigation of the expenditure of $84,O00,D00 for two nitrate plants at Mussel Shoals, Alabama. Members of the committee taking part in. the inquiry were Representative Graham, of Illinois, and Jefferis, of Nebraska, Republicans and Garrett, of Tennessee, Democrats.

GAY WHITE WAY LURES SWEDISH SAILORS FROM SHIP NEW YORK. Jan. 9. The lure of New York, with, its "gay white way" has proved so attractive to sailors on the Swedish! -cruiser, Flygia, anchored in the North river, that its commander, Caution Ungar, today was compelled to ask the assistance of federal authorities in rounding up 18 deserters. Captain Ungar entertains little hope of getting them back, because he ' believes they may have donned civilian clothes and left the city.

FEARS SENTENCE ON 13TH, SAYS NEGRO; MUST DIE NEW YORK, Jan. 9. When Frank J. Kelly, convicted of the murder of Katherine Dunn, who was slain in Brooklyn, Dec. 20, was called before thenar today to be sentenced to death his counsel asked for one day's delay. He explained to the court that Kelly, who is a negro, was superstitious, and was convinced that if he were sentenced on Friday there would be no

hope for him in an appeal. The plea

was denied, however, and. the week of February 16 was set for his execution. "Kelley did not give the Dunn girl

a chance to say when she should die, declared District Attorney Lewis, in

opposing a postponement.

Birthday, Friday, Feb. 13;

This Year Is Leap Year; Bill Has Right to Worry! Bill is head of the cost department

in a local factory. Ordinarily Bill has little to worry about, other than the usual business cares." " Here is what Bill has to buck against, in February, 1920, however, and he has a hunch that it may prove fatal. Bill has reached the age where his friends, close friends and enemies call him an "old batchelor." He was born on Feb. 13. Feb. 13 comes on Friday, and this is leap year. Bill has a right to worry.

ratified with such compromises as

may be possible will give a tremendous impetus to the movement which steadily has been going on in the under currents of the senate for a gettogether in which the so-called Irreconcilables and those who stand for ratification of the treaty without any reservations whatever ma find a common ground and join with the mild reservationists in putting through the covenant. President Wilson's reiteration that there can be no reasonable objection io interpretations "to say what the undoubted meaning of the league is." it Is thought by some of those on both sides of the contest, may speed the movement. '- Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, and forer-st in the fight against ratification of the treaty without reservations, which it is contended will "Americanize" it, takes a wholly opposite view and has issued a formal statement declaring that the presi

dent's message makes impossible the

raced Into the street shouting an

alarm, one of the bandits leaned putf h that the eenate mI compog(J

fir L IlH Hll I f IIIIIJ m UUU BUUL j t mm m . . ...

I us aiiierences oi opinion ana raury the treaty "protected by the principles

sr forth in the' fourteen reservations. An appeal to the people at the polls.

the Republican senator . leader de

clared in his statement, would to him be "most cordially welcome."

of the fleeing automobile and shot

him in the shoulder. Fearing that he would he shot a second time, he feigned death until the car was out of sight.

Canada Gets Battlefields Dedicated by Her Blood OTTAWA, Can., Jan. 9 Eight battlefield sites in Belgium and France which met the supreme resistance and triumph of Canadian arms have been obtained for permanent memorials, the nature of which is yet to be determined. Brigadier General Hughes, who was commissioned to make the arrangements, announced this on his return here today. Belgium donated to Canada, the three sites made immortal by Canadian divisions. They were St. Julien, Passchaendale and Observatory Ridge.

PLANS GO ON FOR BIG

MATCH; NOT SETTLED YET wooden, ships

SHIPS TO BE SOLD.

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Under an fgreement reached today with the shipping board, the Anderson overseah corporation is made European agent for the sale of the government's

There are about 300 of

(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 Despite lack of direct word from M. Descamps, manager of Georges Carpentier, plans for the proposed .boxing match between the Frenchman and Jack Dempsey, . heavyweight champion, today were expected to addvance a step. Dempsey's manager and the promoter who offered a $400,000 purse for the contest planned to make tentative arrangements for the international exhibition.' ' Both men expressed confidence that the news despatches from France were correct and that

the match virtually was clinched.- ' '

these vessels of. about 3,500 dead weight tons, each, board expects to realize more than $90,000,000 by their sale. '

SCHOTT BEFORE GRAND JURY. LOUISVILLE, Jan. 9. The case of Dr. Christopher G. Schott. charged with murder of Elizabeth Ford Griffith, his office assistant here Dec. 24, was before the grand jury today. Attorneys for the prosecution intimated they ' would request an indictment against the physician and a report of the jury : was expected before adjournment. . . ; .

Mrs. Johnston's Appointment Announced by the Governor INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 8. Members of a state memorial art commission provided for by the last Indiana legislature vre appointed today-by Gov. Goodrich. They are: Evan Woollen, Indianapolis, president of the Herron Art Institute in this city; Myra Reynolds Richards, an Indianapolis sculptor; Mrs. Melville F. Johnston, a director of the Richmond Art association; Ernest W. Young, South Bend, an architect; Charles A. Spanley, Ft. Wayne, and Dr. Gardner C. Johnson,

of Evansville. . . . ' . The governor said he would call a meeting of the commission soon: The members serve without pay. .The-law

points out that it is the duty of the

commission to conseaer artistic qualities of plans for proposed public memorials and that no memorial should be selected without first submitting plans, to the commission foi aprrovaL -. Military Committee Fdvort . Army of 275,000 f or 1920 WASHINGTON. Jan. 9 -m FavorabU action was ordered today by the senate military committee on the war do partment authorizing an army of 275 000 men for the current. fiscal yea t in order to provide for the forces io Europe and Siberia.. .- ..

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