Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 107, 5 May 1922 — Page 1
A VOL. XCIL, No. 107 Palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
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THINK RUSSIAN PROBLEM WILL BE IRONED OUT Economic Conference Ends Deliberations on Financial, Economic and Transport Matters Political Remain. DPTIMISMlS IN AIR (By Associated Press GENOA, May 5. The economic conference today expected to end its deliberations on financial, economic and transport questions. The sub-committee on economics was expected during the day to make its report to the full commission, which probably will approve it. This will leave only political problems. The Russian question and the pro
posed non-aggression pact are taxing
the ingenuity of Prime Minister Lloyd George, of Great Britain, but there was optimism today over their possible solution.
Patience is urged by all the leading
delegations and the conference apparently is facing a hard pull of at least
three weeks. The neutrals and most of the allied delegations believe that Belgium's opposition to the terms of the proposed settlement with Russia will disappear in case France decides 1o give unreserved approval of the
allied memorandum to the Soviet. Barthou To Join.
It is reported that M. Barthou head
of the French delegation, upon his re
turn from Paris, will join in the small
conference with the Germans which Mr. Lloyd George is arranging. At yesterday's meeting with Chanceller Wirth and Foreign Minister Rathenau, Mr. Lloyd George is reported to have discussed his non-aggression pact as well as the reparations payment due from Germany on May 31. Many of the lesser members of the Russian delegation left today, as virtually all of the work requiring experts has been completed and only the delegates and a few assistants will re
main to fight out the battle with thejof hundreds of congratulatory mes-
BEVERIDGE MAJORITY 20,472 FINAL COUNT; REORGANIZE AT ONCE
fBy Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, May 5. Former Senator Albert J. Beverldge defeated Senator Harry S. New by 20,472 votes in Tuesday's primary for the Republican nomination for United States senator, according to complete unofficial figures from the 92 counties in Indiana, as tabulated here by the Associated Press today. The vote was Beverldge 205,410 and New 184,938, making the total Republican vote cast 390,348. Complete returns on the congressional contest, that had been undecided gave the Democratic nomination in the seventh district, virtually the city of Indianapolis to Joseph Turk, who ran on a wine and beer platform and in the fifth district to Charles Bidtman, of Terre Haute. Turk's vote was 8,484 against 4,358 for Woodburn Masson, an avowed "dry." And Bidaman won from David Hostetter by a vote of 8,520 to 5,571 when he carried Vigo county by a majority over Hostetter, 5,774. Vigo county decided the fifth district nomination by giving Bidaman a vote of 6,446 against 672 for Hostetter,
who in the other five counties of the district had received 4,899 votes against 2,974 for Bidaman. The big margin in -the Vigo county vote of the two candidates wiped out the lead of 2,825 held by Hostetter and gave the nomination to Bidaman, the total district vote being Bidman 8,520 and Hostetter 5,571. Woman Is Winner. Miss Esther Kathleen O'Keefe, 'the only woman congressional candidate won the Democratic nomination in the thirteenth "district, having a plurality of 2,556 with olny 21 precincts missing.
The complete unofficial vote of the state on the Democratic senatorial contest showed that Former Governor Samuel M. Ralston easily won the nomination having a majority over all other contestants of 79,405, according to figures compiled by the Associated Press today. Ralston's total vote was 171,952. Dr. Jesse Sanders who advocated the return of beer and light wines, was second with 34,045. The other contestant's votes were Dan W. Sims, 24,251; B. B. Shively, 21,928, and Charles F. Howard, 12,323.
Beverldge was the recipient today
DAUGHERTY IS CHALLENGED TO REVEALFACTS Senator Caraway, in Continuing Attack in Senate, Defies Him to Reveal More Case Details.
powers which has narrowed down to the issue over the nationalization of
foreign owned property in Russia
THREE MEN ARE DEAD, TWO BANDITS DYING, RESULT OF GUN FIGHT
By Associated Press) CANTON, Ohio, May 5. Three men were dead and two bandits dying today as the result of a gun battle in a woods five miles north of here late yesterday between an armed posse
and four gunmen following the kidnapping of a motorcycle policeman "who had arrested the men for speeding. The gunmen police say had come here In a stolen automobile to assist
In the release of "Oklahoma Slim" tered
WILLIS TAKES HAND
(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 5. Discussion of Attorney-General Daugherty's connection with the pardoning of Charles W. Morse, New York shipbuilder, from the Atlanta prison, was renewed once again today in the senate with Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, challenging Mr. Daugherty to disclose the? facts and expose the people "to which reference was made by the attorney general In a statement yester
day " . . . . Senator Willis, Republican, Ohio, thereon put into the record letters from Chief Justice Taft and former Attorney General Wickersham, denying that Mr. Daugherty had influenced their actions in the case.
rfuuu kJLevrua, a iittmuc i ut uiu gang, . i i . i .1 i i i i. A l i '
wuu lis in me local wunuuuse aim uu is said to be wanted in numerous middle western cities on charges of bank robbery. The dead:
sages. Many messages came from persons identified with the Progressive party in 1912 in which Mr. Beverldge was a leader. Others were
from Republican party leaders. 1 Friends of Samuel M. Ralston, former governor, were gratified with his heavy . vote . for the Democratic senatorial nomination. He had a total of 163,670 votes with 266 precincts missing while his nearest opponent, Dr. Jesse Sanders, who made a campaign as a "wet" candidate, had only 27,710. - Analyze Victory While politicians far and wide cast about for an explanation of the Beverldge victory, some seeing In it disapproval of the administration of
President Harding and others nothing more than tho personal magnetism of the former senator, combined possibly with a factional fight for control of
i the state organization, the interest of
party leaders within the state een-
in the reorganization meeting
WILL ASK TAXPAYERS'
OPINION ABOUT CITY PLANNING PROPOSAL
Frank Benn,' councilman from the seventh ward, will call a meeting of the taxpayers in his ward for the purpose of getting their sentiment on the matter of a city planning commission, he announced Friday. Obtaining an accurate census of opinion in the ward is to be the object of the meeting, he stated. Benn voted against the measure when it was submitted the first time,
as did a majority of the council. Since
that time, Louis Fahlsing, another of the members who voted against it, has
requested that the ordinance commit
tee re-submit the measure and it is now in the hands of that body.
"I will call a meeting of the voters
in my ward as soon as I can get a
copy of the ordinance," said Council
man Benn. "I want to see them get
together and discuss the matter as I have talked with many from this section who are for it, and many who are against it. My object Is to get an accurate idea of what the people of
my ward want.
Asked if he waa opposed to, the
measure, he said, "I stand as the
people in my ward want me to stand."
ITS VERY AWKWARD
ICopyrirht: 1922: By Th ChlcKO Tribune. 1
' MLLWy
whn, in a moment of great sentimental exaltatio
you arm reminded that you are needed at home, By Courtesy of The Chicago Tribune
of the state executive committee
which is set for next Wednesday.
E. M. Wasmuth has indicated that he is candidate for re-election as state
chairman. Lawrence Lyons i3 anotfr
er candidate, and is supposed to hare
Ralph W. Hoffee, Canton contractor, ) the support of Senator James M. Wat-
lnpmber of the posse. son. Eddie Stevenson, Cleveland gunman. I To Elect Chairman
Unidentified gunman. The precinct committeemen of the
Harry Harper and George Bramer, 92 counties will meet Saturday to the other gunmen were shot through elect county chairman. The county the head. Physicians said they could chairmen will meet next Tuesday in not survive the day. j their respective congressional dlsTwo others of the possee also were tricts to elect district chairmen, and
fchot. ! on the following day the district chairWhen the' gunmen were arrested by ; men will assemble here to effect the
Motorcycle Policeman John Wise, they reorganization of the state committee.
forced him to enter their automobile J At the present time followers of the and drove to the woods where they i two contestants for the chairmanship
bound, gagged and tied the officer to a trte. Notified Officers J. C. Campbell, a telephone lineman
are presenting claims on a majority
of the committeemen
Chairman Wasmuth has designated
the following cities for the district
who witnessed the kidnapping, nott-. meetings Tuesday: First, Evansville; fied the Dolice. then lumped into his I Second. Worthinerton: Third. New Al-
rutomobile and followed the gunmen. I bany; Fourth, North Vernon; Fifth, Several times he stopped, climbed a Terre Haute; Sixth, Liberty; Sev-
tf lephone pole, cut in on a wire with : enth, Indianapolis: Eighth, Muncie;
his testing apparatus and notified the Ninth, Crawfordsville; Tenth, Renssaofficers of the course of the fugitives, j laer; Eleventh, Wabash; Twelfth, Ft
As the officers neared the bandits Wayne: Thirteenth. South Bend.
ihe latter opened fire and fled into the The Democratic county conventions
CONTEMPLATE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MAN DISREGARDING ORDER
"Sanitary Commissioner W. W.
Keene is to be backed by the city ad
ministration in every statement he
makes and we except every order he gives to be carried out to the letter,"
stated Mayor Lawrence A. Handley, Friday. "This administration was
elected with the understanding that it would carry out the desire of the people for sanitation and we are going to carry out that pledge." The first legal action It has been necessary to take against any person who failed to comply with the requirements of the health board came Friday, w"hen plans were made to file an affidavit against Fred Lehman, 821 South E street, for keeping a flock of pigeons at his home. The pigeons were reported a nuisance to the people of the neighborhood and he was ordered 10 days ago by Sanitary Inspector Keen to have them removed. He failed to comply. Action, it was said, was to be started against him at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, when Prosecutor Paul A. Beckett and Inspector Keen were to confer regarding the proper procedure.
woods, where they were surrounded by police and scores of citizens. The baitle ensued. When the fire from the gangsters stopped the possee found all four sprawled on the ground, the unidentified man dpad. Stevenson died later from his wounds. Police are investigating the theory that the quartet may be those who robbed the Lima. Ohio Dime Savings bank of $4,500 on Tuesday. One of the members of the gang told Sheriff Milo Bachon that two of the gunmen had stolen an automobile in Sharon. Pa., last week and on Tuesday had stolen the touring car in which they rode yesterday.
STORM DEATH TOLL REACHES 10 TODAY
(l'y Associated Prss.)
AUSTIN. Tex., May 5 The death early today of Ben Roberts, negro, brought to 10 the list of fatalities in
will be held Saturday and the district conventions will be held Tuesday,
May 16. The state committee will
meet here Friday, May 19.
TO ORGANIZE MIXED
CLAIMS COMMISSION FOR PROPERTY CASES
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 5. Negotia
tions are under way between the United States and Germany, it was eaid in official circles today, looking to the
organization of the mixed claims com
mission which will pass upon claims
growing out of the seizure of property
in the United States and Germany and
UDon claims filed with the United
States government by American citl
zens as a result of the sinking of the
Lusitania.
The commission probably will con
sist of three members, one American,
one German and a neutral. Comple-
GIPE SAYS HE WILL
REQUEST RECOUNT Park Gipe, defeated by four votes in
his race against Ollie Hunt for the
nomination on the Republican ticket
for the county clerk's race, will file
petition for a recount Saturday
morning, he stated Friday. Mr. Gipe's
only wish is to see that the count is
absolutely correct, he stated.
Judge W. A. Bond and County Clerk
Linus Meredith said they were Investigating the method to be followed In
making a recount of the vote in a primary election.
the tornado which late yesterday j tion of a treaty providing ror tne comstruck the West Side of Austin and 1 sion will be followed by reference of swept down to Oak Hill, eight miles j the document to the senate for ap-
60uthwest, causing property damage 1 proval, it was said today, ana by pass-
estimated at $400,000. age of enabling legislation. It waa
About 40 persons are known to have
been injured in various localities touched by the twister.' Most of the injured are being cared for in hospitals and homes here. The chief property damage was done to the plant of the Woodward Manufacturing company at Pennfield and to St. Edward's college, the deaf, dumb and blind Institute for negroes, and residences and buildings in the south and southwest parts of Austin. The central portion of Austin was unharmed. c f .
not expected that the treaty would be
sent to the senate during the pres
ent session, however. FARMER GETS SUIT
FROM HARDING CLOTH
(By Associated Press)
SANDUSKY Ohio, May 5. County
Agent M. B. Jimison has received from
the Ohio Wool Growers association
material for a suit of clothes off the same piece that President Harding
was given one. The cloth Is made
from virgin wooL
BARTHOU IS ADVISED TO SATISFY BELGIANS ON PROPERTY POLICY CDy Associated Press V ' PARIS, May 5. Vice-premier Barthou, head of the French delegation at the economic conference, left Paris today for Genoa after his conferences over the situation with Premier Poincare, and the cabinet here. Premier Poincare urged M. Barthou to make an effort to reach an agreement with the allies on the memorandum to Russia that would satisfy the Belgians and not sacrifice the principle that the private property of foreigners in Russia
must be respected. The French government, it is said by an official of the foreign office, has entered into no agreement whatever
concerning recognition of the soviet Is Free It Is entirely free, according to this official, to deal with the question according to the Frenjch point of view which is that the soviet regime cannot yet be regarded as a representative government and that there Is no reason for giving it the moral support which would result from official recognition. ' The declaration of Dr. Walter Rathenau, the German foreign minister, to Prime Minister Lloyd George, that he saw no necessity for confirming the treaty of Versailles by accepting the
French reservations to the non-aggression pact Is interpreted in official circles here as disclosing the hope of the Germans that they may nullify the treaty by means of agreements at Genoa. M. Barthou, however, has Ironclad instructions to resist any tendency to encroachment on the treaty, whether in the non-aggression pact or in other decisions reached at Genoa.
WASHINGTON TRYING TO FIGURE INDIANA VOTE:
BEP.EUIOTT MUCH GRATIFIED BY ENDORSEMENT
PEKING FALLS
INTO CONTROL OF WO-PEI-FU
General Chans Tso-Lin,
Whose Forces Were Routed Yesterday, Reported Fleeing From Capital.
THINK STRUGGLE OVER
(Dy Associated PressJ PEKING, May 5. General WuPeI-
Fu was in control of Peking at noon today and General Chang Tso-Lin. whose forces he routed yesterday in a fierce battle south of the capital, was reported fleeine to Mukden.
Chang's army is retreating in disorder toward Tien Tsin.
Observers here believe Chang's sud
den collapse has ended hostilities.
pali. adiuk sews bureau WASHINGTON, May 5. Washington has about recovered from its surprise over the defeat of Senator Harry S. New at the Indiana primary election, Tuesday, and the political experts are busily engaged trying to figure out what it all means. Indiana members of congress and other Indianaians here who are familiar with politics in theifl home state" were not particularly astonished over Beveridge's victory, however. Many of them, as a matter of fact, believed that New would be defeated up to the time the campaign entered its closing phase. A month before the . close of the campaign many of the members of the Hoosier colony in Washington most familiar with Indiana politics believed that a trend toward New had set In and that it would reach such proportions before the balloting that he would be returned a victor. There were very few of them, however, who believed at any time that the senator
ial contest would be a walk away for
either candidate.
Whenever they expressed this opin
ion publicly, Washington politicians who are not residents of Indiana re
garded it as an expression of ultra
conservatism. Republican office hold'
ers without first hand knowledge of
Weather Forecast
20 GIRLS ELECTED
TO CLUB MEMBERSHIP Twenty girls of the high school who
will be seniors next year, have been chosen for membership in the Noyrrac
Girls' club for the year of 1922-23.
The club is two years old and gamed Its name from the words "Carry
On."
A banquet will be given for the 20
girls by the present membership of the club. The following is the list of
next year's members: Mary Alice Col
lins, Margaret Ewan, Anna Hale, Virginia Harris, Georgia Healy, Virginia
Hodgin, Vera Kinert, Emelyn Land, Lucile Loofbourrow, Pauline McPherson, Reba Morgan, Alice Palmer, Virginia Rlghter, Edna Sausman, Anita Sudhoff, Ethel Tillman, Queen Webb, Doris Weesner, Dorothy Whetsell end Mary KatherynYoungflesh.
FOR RICHMOND 'AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Fair tonight; Saturday partly cloudy becoming unsettled Saturday afternoon and night; probably followed by rain. Although the weather will be generally fair until some time on Saturday, it will be followed by unsettled
conditions due to a storm centered
over southern Canada.
Temperatures For Yesterday.
Maximum 75
Minimum 50
Today.
Noon 70
Weather Conditions Unsettled
weather has prevailed over the eastern and southern portions of the' United
States, including the central states, but heavy rain3 along the Atlantic coast and modern rains over the interior portions. Light to heavy local thundershowere occurred over Wayne county Thursday evening, most of the rainfall occurring over the -northwest portion. Mild temperatures continue east of the Rocky mountains.
ELLIOTT'S POSTAL
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE PUBLIC
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU - WASHINGTON, May 5 Rep. Richard N. Elliott today recommended to
the postoffice department the appoint
ments of the following'postmasters In the sixth Indiana district: Charles F. Porter, at Hagerstown; Miss Winona Newson, at Carthage, and George H. Thomas, at Fortville. Rep. Elliott received the eligible
lists for the three offices from the civil
service commission today.
Porter has been acting postmaster
at Hagerstown since last September.
Each office is third class.
Indiana politics would not believe that
Indiana Republicans would reject a man like New who had nade a good record in the senate, who enjoyed the friendship .of the president, and who was asking for the customary second term. - . They made the mistake, of not giving due consideration to the ever large independent vote , in Indiana and the fact a large part of this vote could reasonably be expected to go to Beveridge. But this element in the situation was not overlooked by Indiana politicians in Washington and was the basis for their figuring throughout the campaign that Beveridge was very much in the race with as good as an even chance of being nominated. Shared in Surprise Nearly every member of the congressional campaign committee of the house of representatives shared in the general surprise over the outcome of the Indiana senatorial contest. The
committee "scouts" had gone into Indiana during the campaign and their reports indicated that New would be renominated by a substantial majority.
More accurate was the committee's in-j formation on the result of contests for representatives in congress. The committee was advised a week before the election that every, member of congress who was opposed would be renominated.
Democratic leaders in Washington
are well pleased with the nomination
of Samuel Ralston for United States
senator. They believe his candidacy will make a strong appeal to the voters next fall because of the good rec
ord he made as governor of Indiana.
They are wondering, however, if Ral-
ston s chances against Beveridge . will
be as good as they would have been with New. as his opponent.
Far From Sure. These Democratic leaders are ask
ing of each other whether enough of the indepenednt vote can be taken from Beveridge to give Ralston the
necessary strength to carry the state in November. They are far from sure
that this can be accomplished. Not
for a minute do they believe that any
(Continued on Pag Fifteen)
The struggle between General
Chang Tso Lin and General Wu PeiFu. which has reached its climax in the present campaign was foreshadowed in Associated Press dispatches of
September, 1921, when it was outlined as a battle between militarism in
China under the leadership of Chang,
the most powerful military governor of the republic, and liberalism with Wu as its standard bearer. In personality the men are exact opposltes, while their present relative positions form an outstanding paradox in Chinese political history. Chang War Lord Chang, regarded as the war lord and advocate of a military hegemony, sprang from the people, is uneducated and gained his dominating position through force of character and personal bravery. Wu came from the upper classes, distinguished himself in his younger days as a "student and when only 21 years of age won the Chinese .degree equivalent to Bachelor of Arts In the competitive literary examination. He received his military education in the Kal Ping Military academy near Tientsin, where he graduated with honors. Chang fought under the Mikado'st banner in the Russo-Japanese war as a leader of a Chinese "nunghutsu" or guerrilla force. At the close of the campaign he passed into the Chinese government service and became so
strong as a military leader that his machine guns at one time overawed government Investigators, sent to inquire into a number of charges against him as military governor of Sengtein.
The investigation was dropped. Wu was prominent in the drive against the Anfu club or coalition of militarists two years ago when that organization was broken up and its leaders imprisoned. In September, 1921, his operations cast the first shadows of the struggle which now has developed between himself and Chang. At that time he led his troops against the Hunan rebels, drove them out of Hupei into their own territory and then turned on the Szechuan or southern forces, acting independently of Sun Yat Sen, president of the Republic of South China, at Ichang. General Wu outflanked the Szechuanese on both wings and completely crushed them in what American observers described as "the finest piece of strategy ever employed by a modern Chinese general." Followers of political events In China tacitly admitted that Wu's victory at Ichang prevented the further disintegration of the Republic and placed an obstacle in Chang Tso-LhVa path towards a military hegonomy in northern China. ,
For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight; Saturday increasing cloudiness; somewhat warmer tonight in extreme south portion.
Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,807
HOSPITAL TO HOLD
OPEN HOUSE MAY 12
Open house will be held at.Reid
Memorial hospital Friday, May 12, in
observing the second National Hos
pltal day, which occurs cn the 102nd
anniversary of the birth of Florence
Nightingale, pioneer in progressive
hospital methods as well as in mod
ern nursing. Other attractions are to be planned for the National Hospital
week, it is said. The national observ
ance is planned merely to acquaint
and interest the community in the hos
pitals and their work and no funds j ok. donations are wanted. About 4,000 institutions throughout the United States are to celebrate National Hospital day some with eleborate programs and others with some simple observance. President Harding has given his hearty endorsement of the movement in a letter, which was published recently in the Palladium. The move to observe this day has also
1 spread to Canada, England and AusI tralia where it will be fittingly cele-
brated May 12. More than 500,000
FAVORABLE REPORT ON BLAND BILL FOR GOAL TRADE BOARD
PEKING, May 5. C-en. Wu Pet Fu. leader of the Chihli army, has sent a
number of his officers into Peking to
consult with the government authorities after his victory over Gen. Chang Tso-Lin's forces south of this city. General Wu's officers declared the Chihli commander could be expected in the capital soon. General Wu attributes much of his success to ili Initiative of Feng Yuh-Siang. "The Christian General," who commanded the operations which resulted in tho retreat eastward of Chang's army. Wu declares he will continue to fight until Chang has been driven back to Muden. of which he is military governor. Last night crowds of soldiers from Chang's defeated army gathered outside tile walls of Peking, clamoring for admittance. At the southwest gate, where the railroad enters the city they used a locomotive in an attempt to ram down the gate, but failed. City guards were sent out to disarm the stragglers.
Two thousand of Chang Tso-Lin s soldiers permanently kept in Peking were disarmed, under orders from Wu Pei-Fu. This is regarded as eliminating Chang Tso-Lin's authority In the capital. Outside the walls, some of Changes Manchurian soldiers refused to surrender and were fired upon. Sixteen hundred " of these troops were captured in one place.
V.y Associated Press , WASHINGTON, May 5 Favorable report was voted by the house labor
committee today on the Bland bill to create a fact finding commission for
the coal Industry.
The commission would consist of 10
members, representing miners and the
public and government agencies dl
rectly concerned in coal including the geological survey and the bureaus of
mine and mining. Reports to congress with recommendations would be required within two years. Chairman Nolan announced that efforts would be made to get the bill before the house as soon as possible with the hope of its passage prior to summer adjournment
RED LEADER EXECUTED (Bv Associated Press.) '- LONDON, May 5. A Reuter dispatch from Reval says M. Kingiseff.
persons in the United States, it is ' Esthonian communist leader, had said, will take advantage of the op-1 been executed after , conviction upon
portunity the hospitals will give them I charges of espionage and treason. The
of learning some first-hand facts con-1 Russian soviet legation there half-
cerning hospitals and hospital service.! masted its flag as a mark of mourning, his base at Mukden. -
SHANGHAI, May 5. A Feking dispatch to the Shun, Pao. Shanghai's leading Chinese newspaper, says the American, British and Japanese ministers have instructed the naval commanders of their respective countries to prevent attacks by Chinese war craft supporting General Wu Pel-Fu upon the Peking-Mukden railway at Taku and Chinwangtao. The Portuguese minister as dean of the diplomatic corps is also reported
to have notified the Chinese minister of foreign affairs that the diplomatic body insists upon fulfillment of the conditions of the Tien Tsin protocol of 1901, declaring the recent fighting at Lukiuchao constituted a violation of the treaty because that place was in 30 LI of Peking. Any military interference with the Peking-Mukden railway it was also declared would be a, breach qf the same treaty. This action follows the announcement by Admiral Tu ShinKwel, commander of the northern Chinese squadron that he would train his guns on the railway, cutting General
Chang Tso-Lin's communications with
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