The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 31, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 27 November 1930 — Page 1

by Arthur Brisbane i TECHNICALLY SWEET. TOPSY-TURVY RUSSIA. THIS STRANGE WORLD. MR. MORGAN KNEW.

Learn, if it can give you satisfaction, that conditions in Wall Street are “technically” much better. That won't give satisfaction to little people that were gambling gaily a year ago. When frail Street gets “technically" better it means that small accounts are wiped out, little gamblers are dead and buried financially and must save up for the next foolishness. Stocks are in "strong hands," which means that- those that put them out at a high price have bought them back at a low price. Call money lends at 1 per cent, 90 day money lends at 2 per cent. Everything is charming “technically,” which ought to be a lesson for little men not to gamble, but it will not be. News that comes from Russia seems at topsy-turvy as though it came from “Alice in Wonderland." American engineers are developing asbestos resources in Russia, adding another surprise concerning Russian resources generally. United States engineers are operating an asbestos pit two miles wide, in a place for off from Moscow and the other centers, that had 10,000 population a short time ago, now has 55,000 population, and within two years will yield twice as much as the world’s total output of asbestos in 1928. More reason for worrying about “Russian dumping." Mr. Thomas of the British labor cabinet says the world’s trouble is the sudden end of great buying power. Four hundred million people in China, 3o0,«BQ,0®0 in India, 140,000,000 in Russia, half the buying population of the world, suddenly stopped buying. Boycotting which India and China use for money, plus civil war •nd rebellion, are responsible for part of the trouble. the United States’ boycott of Russia is responsible for part. This is dn extraordinary world, in which too much of everything, too much wheat, coal, copper, sugar, and even too much money, .mean disaster. T. W. Lamoqj of Morgan and company, revive® a story about Junius Morgan, father of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, grandfather of today’s head of the firm. > When the late J. Morgan was Very young, crossing the ocean with father, the latter gave him this ad- 1 vice: “Remember, my son, that any man who is a bear on the future of this country will go broke.” That is as true now as it was half • century ago, and citixens will do well to remember it. Railroad men, including the greatest in the United States, representing 9 per cent of all the railroads, pledged themselves to avoid cutting wages or discharging men and to employ as many more men as possible; This they do in the face of decreased railroad earnings, an exclulent example to other employers, 1 The farm board has held up the price of American wheat by spending a million dollars a day to buy grain and take it out of the market Wheat has been selling at Winnipeg and Liverpool as low as 18 cents below the American price. This means that other wheat producing countries have been changing their wheat into money, and sending it where it will be eaten. Regular airplane travel is planned between Chicago and New York in eight and a half hours or less. That interests railroad men. Automobile travel also interests railroads. Four young people in Buffalo decided to see the Yale-Princeton game at Princeton, N.‘ J. They made the trip in one day in*a small automobile. For gas and oil the coat was 84.10. Railroad tickets for the four, not including pullman, would cost 872. Permitting railroads to increase their rates would not solve that problem. When Mussolini encounters a problem he does something. Italy faces a deficit of 836,450,000. Mussolin cuts all official salaries 12 per cent. He cuts cabinet members at the topj •nd *ll the way down, army and navy officers, school teachers, police clerks That would not be popular here, •nd it isn’t necessary. The Oxford dictionary is finished, with more that 414,825 words in it You can get a copy of it for 81,500, but if you don’t hurry you won’t get any. Only a few copies are left and no more of the present expensive kind will be printed. « Thirteen hundred men and women have worked on that dictionary more than seventy years. And the average • man gets along comfortably with 2,000 words, including, “Gee," “Swell," and “Listen.” Millions of peasants use fewer than 506 words.

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JUDGE ROYSE WRITES MORE ON DECISION Court Decision on Slot Machines Explained In His Letter. Because of the comment aroused by the recent action of the Kosciusko county circuit court, a statement concerning the stand taken on slot machines was prepared by Judge L. W. Royse, for the Syracuse Journal. Judge L. W. Royse explains h:3 ruling in the recerjJL— slot machine cases in this cytintyf He shows that the wrong construction was placed on his decision, which he declares is in accordance with the law and which in no way interferes with officers in their work <|f ridding Kosciusko county of gambling devices. In speaking of the matter he writes; “I think it is possible that comments (on the decision) were induced by an incorrect report of my opin ton sen*, out from here. “Anything that Weakens the confidence of the people in the integrity of the court and the respect paid to its opinion is always to be regfetted. “I am, therefore, asking you to publish this explanation of mine in order that the readers of your paper may have the correct understanding as to what my opinion was.” The statement by Judge Royse follows: “1 discover that there has been published in some newspapers hereabout an erronous statement concerning an opinion I rendered in a prosecution for keeping a slot machine. Had this erronous statement effected me personally, I would have given it no attention, but since it reflects on (Continual on Last Page) WAGNER’S FLIVVER HEADS INTO POLE Wallace Wagner’s hand was cut by broken glass from his flivver’s windshield, when Wagner’s car crashed into a telephone pole at Boston and Main streets, Monday afternoon. The pole was broken off at the middle, and wires fell across the street. Mr. Wagner said he had turned to avoid a car Coming out of Boston street, as he was turning in from Main street. It was snowing hard, and he hit the pole head on. The fender of his car was jammed against one wheel and the wind shield was entirely demolished, as was glass in the head lights. His hand was cut by the broken glass and Mrs. Bert Cripe, who lives at the scene of the accident, called him into her home to bandage up his injuries: Ernest Richhart stood at the scene of the fallen pole and wires, to warn automobiles away until the wires could l»e removed from the street. —<>- —————• . GLENN STOOKEY IS GRANTED DIVORCE A divorce was granted in circuit court Friday to Glen D. Stookey, of Syracuse by Judge Royse on chargee of cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple was married August 28, 1926, and separated June 15, 1930. In his petition, Stookey alleged his wife swore al him in the presence of strangers. He also claimed that she kept the home in a dirty and untidy manner, and she refused to clean the house. Stookey also alleged, in the petition that his wife would not speak to hime for long periods at a time. ’ o— POPULATION OF INDIANA INCREASED TO 3.235.553 Washington, (Special)—Final corrected fignrea issued Saturday by the federal cencus bureau placed the population of the continental U. S. at 122,775,046. The preliminary figure (previously announced was 122,698,190. Indiana’s census figures show a population of 3,238,503, an increase of 308,113 over the total 1920 census figures. i ' ' o —> SURPRISED ON BIRTHDAY. Members of her family surprised Mrs. Sam Snavely, Sunday, with a party in honor of her birthday. A i picnic dinner was enjoyed at noon. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snave-. ly and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. i McDonald and family and Mr. and » Mrs. Herman Snavely of Elkhart. . . o i Ed McClintic and returned ' home Friday, following a week’s visit i in Toledo, O, with Mr. and Mrs. Don McClintic. •

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SUGGESTIONS ON BEAUTIFYING SYRACUSE WRITTEN BY PUPILS

The Junior English class in Syra:use High School recently was askjd to write themes on beautifying Syracuse. Some of the best ones tumid in are being printed in the Journal this week. There is a variety of subjects. One heme is on the appreciation of the work done by clubs in Syracuse; another is a suggestion of beautifying the town by removing stray dogs; a third is on beautifying door yards. The first, written by Velva Brown, is as follows: “Beautifying the Door Yards.” I think our town should give more thought to the beautifying of the dooryards. Why not have a contest? Let everyone enter. Give a prize to .he one who makes the most ment in his dooryard. A town is judged by strangers according to the individual yards, and not by the beauty of the business places. If a town has a clean and well kept residence district the visitexclaim: “What a nice clean town this is!" Did you never pass through a dirty unkept town and say: “I shouldn’t like to live there in that town.

WRECKER USED TO MOVE FIRE TRUCK

When Mr. Rice was burning some rubbish near the Wawasee Playland miniature golf course, Sunday, the grass caught fire, and the flames began to head for the marsh. Rather than have a m<rsh fire start similar to that being fought for weeks north of Syracuse, Mr. Rice called □ut the fire department, which quickly extinguished the flames. And then the fun began. It had been necessary to park the fire truek close to the channel to get the hose from the pumper into the water. And the truck started sinking while the firemen were busy fighting .he fire.* When the crew was ready to mount the truck to return to Syracuse, it had sunk until the differential rested in the mud. It was necessary to unload all the hose from the Aruck, and to cut down a tree to he used aa a lever to pry the truck out of the ihuck. The wrecker was taken out from Syracuse to tow the truck to solid ground, before the firemen could bring the fire truck back Syracuse. BENTON GUY HURT IN FALL AT FARM Benton Guy, of Leesburg, was painfully injured when he fell backwards off a wagon load of corn at his home two and one half miles west of Leesburg last Wednesday noon. He was rendered unconscious for several minutes after the fait He was taken into the home of Roy Kloppenstein, who tenants the farm of Mr. Guy, where he remained until Thursday afternoon; He was then taken to the McDonald hospital in Warsaw, where he is suffering a severe back injury. His chest and shoulders also Injured in the fall. ' His niece, Mrs- Jane Jones, of Syracuse has his bedside since then. BIRTHS ANNOUNCED. Mr. and Mrs. Grove Hilbish, whoi live north of Syracuse, are annOunc- ‘ ing the birth of a baby daughter, I Pauline Edna, on Wednesday, No. 19. i Mr. and Mrs. Harold Myers of Nap-' panee are announcing the birth of adaughter, Marylin Louise, Tuesday,! November 18. The baby weighed ; pounds. Mrs. Myers will be remembered as ’ Florence Clayton. Her mother, Mrs. D. D. Clayton has been with her the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Searfoes are announcing the birth of a daughter at the Goshen hospital, Friday night. Mr. Searfoss is “Bill” at the roller skating rink. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Replogle, now of Milford, formerly of Syracuse are announcing the birth of a daughter, in the hospital in South Bend Monday. o NEIGHBORS HELP WIDOW’. Twenty-five neighbors of Mrs. Jacob Kline, a widow, bucked all the corn in the field for her. She lives on the Elea farm, southeast of Benton. Her husband died last spring of blood poisining, which started in his arm. The corn was all cribbed and the fodder hauled to the barn. o Mrs. A. A. Pfingst and her niece, Mrs. Robbins, are visiting relatives in Jackson, Mich., until 'Thanksgiving, when Mr. Pfingst plans to drive there to bring them home to Syracuse. Mr. Pfingst took the party as far as Coldwater, Mich, last Sunday.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26, 1934.

! Why, they don’t try to beautify their own homes.” Did you ever stop to think .that others are saying the same thing about your town and your home? Does your home town measure up to the standard you . measure other towns by? Someone has truthfully said, “Your town is as beautiful as your home.” Make your homes look clean and well kept Don’t let them get run down and old-looking and the town will be neat and clean. Aren’t you patriotic enough to your town to want to make it as nice or nicer than its neighbor? I hope so. Why not start now? Clean up the rubbish and clean up the dead leaves. Do all you can this fail. In the spring plant flowers and grass seeds. Trim the trees and bushes. Do not allow the grass to grow long and unkempt What if it does take a little tima when you want to play golf, read or sleep? Ara you not well repaid by the respect and compliments of yo»r neighbors and friends? Maybe you can encourags them to follow your example. It is not the fine enormous build(Continued 0a Last Page)

ELECTRIC COMPANY WIRE TROUBLE MONDAY.

Together with the first real snow of the winter, Monday, came grief for the Syracuse Electric Co., although the first distress call wasn’t caused by weather. According to Roscoe Howard, W. A; Dale was trimming trees near the South Shore Inn, Monday morning, when some of the branches fell across electric lines, and burned out the wires so that both sides of the lake were without electricity. In the afternoon, about 4:30 o’clock wires near the mill in Syracuse were blown together by the wind, and burned out, cutting off power here in town, - —o FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD TUESDAY •Funeral services >r Gearge Held, r were held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church. Rev. A. J. Armstrong officiating. Interment was at North Webster cemetery. Mr. Held, aged 76, died Sunday morning at 1:30 o’clock, having been ill with pneumon.a for several days. He was born in Cuyhoga county, near Cleveland, 0., in 1853. Fifty years ago he moved to Indiana, to Clinton township, Elkhart county. Ten years ago he moved to Kosciusko county. In recent years he hs& made his home on Mill street. In addition to Mrs. Held, this daughter, Mrs. Clara Stansberry, and his son, Lawrence survive, as well as a sister, Christina Tenbagen, and 16 grand children and 6 great grand children. John Hollett was in town Thursday, visiting relatives and friends. ■ o HAROLD COY GETS DIVORCE SATURDAY Harold Coy, of Turkey Creek township, was granted a divorce in circuit court Saturday from Violet B. Coy, on charges of cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple was married August 1, 1923, and separated November 6, 1929. Coy alleged, in the petition, that his wife refused to wash his clothes ar cook his meals, and that at the time of their separation she took practically all of the family bedding, dishes and pictures.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GOING HOME FOR THANKSGIVING

Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 26—More than 4200 Indiana university students at Bloomington and Indianapolis will be on Thanksgiving vacation this week, mainly in their homes scattered throughout every county of Hooslerdom. Kosciusko county Is represented at the state university this fall with 45 students. The following students from Kosciusko county are registered at Indiana University this semester: Claypool: Robert D. Blue, HarshaU B. Tucker. Etna Green: Nellie F. Mikel. Leesburg: James R. Rohrer (medical school, Indianapolis), Everett W. Thomas, (medical school, Indianapolis.) Mentone; Doris W. Adamson, Wendell C. Anderson, .Don A. Bunner, Jennings D. Carter, Beulah L. Kelly, Leslie A. Laird (Medical school Indianapolis), Elsie F. Loher (nurses’ training school, Indianapolis), Chas.

HRSTTEAM WINS-2ND LOSES GAME

Leesburg Downed 38-18 by Ist Team —Other Game is Overtime.

Syracuse High School’s first team won, easily from Leesburg, before a large and noisy crowd, Friday evening, by a score of 38 to 18. The local boys' second team lost in a three minute over-time game by a 20 to 19 score, the running up of which kept the crowd in a continuous uproar. In the game between first teams, after the first few minutes of play with the score 3 to 1 in favor of Leesburg, the boys from out of town never had a chance. Lepper caged a free throw. Then with Robison making two free throws in succession and bagging a field goal, Syracuse passed Leesburg, making the jseore 5-4 and putting the home boys in the lead which they kept all evening. Leesburg never made any serious threats of overtaking the Syracuse score. The Syracuse team surpassed Leesburg in every department of the game, and when even slightly crowded could extend themselves, as in the second half, when baskets were made with bewildering rapidity. The score at the end of the first half stood 16-12 in favor of Syracuse But Leesburg led Syracuse in the number of field goals made, the out of town team caginb 5 of these in the first half to 4 for the home team. Syracuse, however, made up for it by tallying up 8 free throws out of 10 tries. Leesburg was penalized quite frequently in this half, having 8 fouls called against them. In the second half Syracuse showed marksmanship, running up 22 points while the best that Leesburg could do was to gather in 6. Bitner was the high scorer for Syracuse with 5 field goals and 2 free throws, making his total 12 points. Robison was second with 10 points, 8 of these beijjg made in the half. Siheara, righFforward for Leesburg, was high scorer for this team, making 5 points. f Nicodemus, playing center for Syracuse, broke up Leesburg’s passes and . (Continued on Last Page) PHONE CO. ASKS TO ISSUE BONDS Indianapolis, —The Central Lakes Telephone Corporation, operating in Kosciusko county and nearby territory, today filed a petition with the Public Service Commission asking for authority to issue 8115,000 face amount of its 25-year 6 par cent first mortgage bonds and $55,000 of its percent cumulative preferred stock. The petition set out that the purpose of the proposed issue is to reimburse the company’s treatury for the purchase of the Home Telephone Company of Syracuse, The Public Service Telephone Co., of Leesburg and the Royal Telephone Co., of Milford. The petition said the fair value of the property of the Central Lakes Company is $281,200. MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, of near Salem, are announcing Jhe marriage of their daughter Ethel, to Emery Guy, October 11, 1930. - " ' Ernest Bushong has been home the past week, ill with a severe case of sumac poisoning. He got it while out hunting and has missed work since.

L. Manwaring, Miles L. Manwaring, William F. Maxwell, James S. Mentzer, Pierceton; Lelia J. Bell, Clifford D. Dill. ' Silver. Lake: Edna F. Parker (nurses’ training school,, Indianapolis). Syracuse: Charles C. Bachman, Jr., James Connolly, Lelia R. Connolly, Robert Connolly, Elerin S. Miller, Jr M Hubert Miller, Meredith E. Tom (dental school, Indianapolis. .Warsaw: Bernice A- Anglin, Hermon/M. Bodkin, Alton H. Boggs, John L. Boggs, Russell L. Bolinger, Leah Balliet, Sam L- Border (dental school Indianapolis), Lew W. Bowman, Chas. R. Butler, Lucille Coyle, Faye J. Crites, Richard Ferguson (dental school, Indianapolis), Esta L. Yocum , Sarah E. Gilworth, Ethel E. Gross, , Helen Headly, Elson B. Hewig, (med- ■■ ical school, Indianapolis), Lawrcence ' E. Philpott, Dean Van Osdol (dental . school, Indianapolis.

Do You Remember—- \ 24 Years Ago. • • • Work on Vawter Park hotel was progressing rapidly. 15 Years Ago a a * While driving his truck from Goshen, J. E. Rippey was severely burned on the hand when he put out a fire which started from a leaky gasoline pipe in the pan dnder the engine. , 14 Years Ago a a a L. W. Royse filed his commission and qualified as judge of the Kosciusko County circuit court. v 5 Years Ago D. C. former Grand Dragon of the Indfana Ku Klux Klan started serving his life sentence in the state prison. - o MEN’S STYLE SHOW GETS “ BIG HAND ” Although all characters in the show, Tuesday night, from the Kiddies cabaret wich opened the show, throngh to choruses and the cast of characters, were applauded, showing the play a sue cess, it Was the business men’s style show which brought down the house. Bert Ross, Mel Rapp, Ross Osborn, Jon Harley, Rev. Foust, Rev. Armstrong, W. G. Connolly, A, L. Miller, Ross Franklin, R. E. Pletcher, Kenneth Harkless and John Grieger, in becoming maidenly attire, showed what the young ladies are now wearing. The two ministers wore Red Cross nurse’s unifdrnis. Each one was furiously applauded, but John Grieger won the prize ol a box of candy for receiving; the most applause. He was fetchingly gowned in a large garden hat, and a lovely afternoon gown of uneven hem line with most irregular intervals. The play is l?uilt around mistaken identities, and the workout of which business partner will marry the daughter of a millivnaire and win a contract for his firm. Actors in the play are: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Maloy, Walter Smith, Mrs. Kenneth Harkless, Sam Searfoss, Paul Cory Ralph Leacock, Harry Stetler, Roy Sarjent, Acquilla Wyatt, Marjorie Connolly, Mabel Smith, Vernon Beckman and Robert Lepper. BroOm Chorus. Marise Dillen Betty Gordy Elizabeth Causer Jeanette Geiger Louise Stabler Harriet Lung Betty Jane Wolf Betty Hollett Betty Henwood Frances Rapp Betty Miller Frances Deardorff. Work Chorus. Billie Emerson Martha Thornburg Lucy Bachman Kathern Nicodemus Doris Reinbold Louise Dillen Grace Reinbold Baga Rowdabaugh Betty Harkless Ruth Culler Louise Byland Virginia McFarren Gypsy and Clown Chorus. Martha Leacock Elizabeth Davis Harriet Fougt Gertrude Fleming (Continued on Last Page) SAILIE ANGEL HAS FILED FOR DIVORCE Sailie Angel filed suit in circuit court in Warsaw, Friday, for divorce from William H. Angel. The complaint states they were married July 18, 1929, and separated Oct. 1, 1930. . The plaintiff resides in Syracuse, but the defendant now lives in the state of Washington. In the complaint the plaintiff charges the defendant with cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks that her name of Sailie Druckamiller be restored to her by the court. < o GO TO LEESBURG. A of the Masonic Blue Lodge® of Syracuse, Leesburg and Milford, was held at Leesburg, Monday. This lodge of instruction was held in the afternoon and evening, the evening meal being served by members of the Leesburg Eastern Star lodge. Mjrs. C. .C Bachman was taken ill suddenly, last Saturday and is reported as slightly improved. GOING SHOPPING? Do you know where — You can buy real-fit dresses of print crepe for 85.95? Ladies Wallettes for 81? Low priced groceries? Good Oil Lamps? "ee “Amos and;Andy”? READ THE ADS IN THE JOURNAL AND FIND OUT.

HOME BURNS IN ADDMORE PARK PLOT

Empty House Destroyed as Spark From R. R. Becomes Fire. —b : ■ . I Fire about 4:30 Monday morning entirely destroyed the old cottage of the George Meynert estate, in Addmore Park, on Syracuse lake. George Meynert lives in Goshen. •According to Mrs. Maggie McClelan at Butt’s landing, she and her husband were getting up Monday norning, when they saw a light rejected on the wall of the living room. Jhe said it was too early Tor sunrise ;o they went outside to see from vhere the light came. They were in time to see the house icross the lake entirely aflame with ts rafters outlined in the blaze and ibout to fall in. They knew the fire vas so far along, and Mr. McClellan cnew from trapping there that there vas no water near the house, so they lidn’t. turn in an alarm. “Mr. Mac" aowever, hurried across the lake, the touse had crashed before he reached it. / He investigated the cause of the ire, and saw where sparks from the ailroad had caught on the grass, and vind had caused the fire to travel ilong the railroad bed, through she •dge of the marsh, and travel though irifted leaves to the house. A small shed near the house was dso burned, and Mr. Mac discovered how the flames had burned themselves out on reaching a cleared plot vhich had formerly been a garden. There was no furniture in the house, it having been removed to the Jther house of the Meynert’s nearby. Usually the heirs of the Meyiiert estate have the leaves cleared away n te fall, according to the McClellans iut this year this was not done. Mrs. McClellan remembers when Vlr. Pope of Chicago built the house n 1901, when he came to Syracuse ake to live, on account of his rheunatism. The actual construction work vas done by Mr. McClellan’s father, cred Butt. The homes when complet'd were beautiful, she said, with garlens and fruit trees near them. Mrs. McClellan said on Mac’s return home she phoned the night operator, \frs. Ocal Craft, who told her O. Rarg had already told her of the fire. According to George Xanders, atorney, the loss is practically cover'd by insurance. 3RD GRADE PIjPIL FOR CALIFORNIA Miss Ruth Tiedt told pupils of the third grade to write stories about ‘Squirrels,” last Thursday. The following is*a sample of the stories writ.en by the pupils: It is printed as written by John Louis Wyart, and he only asked his teacher how to spell two words, Boa constrictor When interviewed, Miss Tiedt said she didn’t know whether or not this early literary venture indicated a future California real estate salesman. “Squirrels,” by John Louis Wyart. “One day lat? in autum two squirrels were gathering nuts. One of them was named Bushy and the other was named Bobbtail. They lived in a palm tree in northern Africa. They were good friends. One day a lion came and almost scared those squirrels to death. So they decided t<j move to South America. When they got there wild parrots and boa constrictors tried to eat them so they could not live in peace. One day Bushy said, let us move to Califonia then we can live in peace." ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB< Mrs. Orval Klink entertained her bridge club at her home last Thursday evening. Three tables were in play, ard the prize for high score was won by Mrs. Merton Meredith. Second high score was held by Mrs. Irving Bishop. In a contest of “Thanksgiving Nut Crackers,” Mrs. M. W. Macy and Mrs. Millard Hire won prizes. In addition to club members, guests at the bridge party were: Miss Ruth Tiedt, Miss Opal Garrison, Miss Inex Davies and Mrs. Carl Friedman. Marvin " Stiffler’s wrists became poisoned, while working' on the farm last Thursday, and he got some medicine to put on them to kill the poison. He didn’t dilute the medicine and he severely burned his wrists. He walked the floor With the pais all night, and went to the doctor Friday morning. On dressing the deep burns the/ doctor told him he had at least killed the poisom.

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