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pWWWWMtWIWWIWW JWHJunwwppm mi i i rrO, 3, V.I TH2 VEATIIZR Generally fair, with rising tempera ture Wednesday and Thursday. Light variable winds, mostly west. Thermometer at 2 a. 70., "Clear. THE ASSOCIATED FKZS5 Glvea Times mdwi an advantage of thrM hi uri ovr those who road any other morning paper delivered In Reading I VOLUME 1 06.NO.74.

READING. WED DA UN 2 9, 1 910. 8 PAGES. TEN CENTS A WEEK. RECEPTION AND CiPIMIITH DINNER flJUD Given by the Manufacturer' Committee of the Reading Board of Trade AT THE HISTORIC MINERAL SPRINGS INN Members of Joseph Bancroft Sons Co.

the Guests of Honor 'Automobiles loaded with the members of the Board of Trade made haste to Mineral Springs Inn last evening to tender to the members of Joseph Bancroft Sons the firm of Wil bmlngton, who recently purchas ed the Reading Cotton Mill on South Ninth street and put it into opera tion, a reception and complimentary dinner to extend to them a cor dial welcome to the business and social circles of this city. It was under the direction of the manufacturers' committee, of which William H. Lu den is the chairman, that the event 1 was so successfully held. The dining room of the Inn was very brilliantly lighted and at 8 o'clock these persons assembled about the tables: The guests of honor and E. C.

Baker, Harry B. Bell, Irvln S. Brant, G. H. Bright, Stanley Bright, George M.

Britton, J. Harvey Cheatham, Cyrus G. I Dcrr, C. A. W.

Heber Ermen trout, E. E. Frederick, Harry D. Green J. G.

Giles, Harry P. Hagy, J. D. Hake, Famuel M. Helms, J.

George Hintz, Jenkin Hill, H. Hurd Hillegas, George S. Hummel, George M. Jones, C. M.

I Jones. John H. Keppelman, J. Arthur 1 KeDnelman, Palmer Kershner, A. N.

Kissinger, Amos K. Kline. Charles Leippe, W. W. Light, William H.

Lu den, Thomas P. Merritt, John R. Miller, John D. Mishler, Calvin D. Moser, Jonathan G.

Mould, Jeremiah Mohn, John H. Obold, Ed. Pengelly, Lewis Reigner, Isadore Rambo, S. Y. Reig iner, Walter A.

Rigg, Mayor William Rick, James P. Sellers, Francis F. Sel i del, William A. Sharp, Aaron A. Stein, Ferdinand Thun, Peter D.

Wanner, P. A. Weiler, F. S. Wertz, Calvin K.

Whit ner. The dining room presented a most artistic spectacle, decorations were profusely abundant, potted plants lending the beauty to every nnnk and corner of the room. At the base of the plants on the mantel, ferns were neatly arranged, while in the large corner of the right angular banquet holl, where was the head of the table, the beautiful spreading plants extended to the ceiling. One long right angular table accommodated most of the guests, while a smaller one furnished places for the remainder. At the head of the table was a large basket of pink and white carnations and ferns.

A short distance away was. another basket decked with American beauties, while elsewhere the tables were adorned with more boquets of carnations and ferns. A light network of ferns and white carnations covered the centre of the tables from end to end. At the head of the table sat Chairman and Toastmaster William H. Lu den.

To his right was Samuel Ban croft, the president oi the nrm. Keti Rat Mavor William Rick, to whose right was William P. Bancroft, the vice president. The place to the left of Mr. Luden, was occupied by Jenkin Hill, secretary of the Board of Trade, and then came John Bancroft, secretary and general superin tendent.

The other places were filled with the remainder of the guests, not i one chair being vacant. Miniature bales of cotton were very appropriate souvenirs, while ordin ary tags attached to them, and ad dressed to the guest, "Reading, served as place cards, The four page menu cards were of white paper, of excellent quality, and large but very neat. On the front page was a portrait, of the late Joseph Bancroft, who founded the busl I ness now operated by' his sons, in 1831. The seal of the city of Reading also adorned the lower left hand cor ner of this page. The second pagft was taken up with photos of the live prominent members of the firm Samuel Bancroft, president; William P.

Bancroft, vice president: John Bancroft, secretary and superintend ent: Henry B. Thompson, treasurer, and Joseph Bancroft, assistant treas urer. Below the photos were the names, John B. Bird, mechanical engineer; Earl S. Jenckes, superln (Continued on Second Page).

in BISHOP McVICKAR, DEAD By Associated Press Beverly, June 28. William iNeilson McVickar, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island, died at I his summer home, at Beverly Cove, late today, after a lingering illness. He had been bishop of Rhode Island since 1903. Bishop McVickar was born jn New York, October 19, 1843 INDEX TO OTHER PAGES Pages. Amusements 4 Calls of the Crews 2 Court House Events 4 Deaths 8 Editorials 4 Funerals 3 Hotel Arrivals 8 Maiden 4 Loeal Markets 2 Market Reports 3 niiliroads 2 Sick and Injured.

2 Sport 8 Weddings 4 BASEBALL. Today and Thursday, York. TRAGEDY AT ANNAPOLIS Widow and Two Midshipmen Drowned in Waters of Seven River By Associated Press. Annapolis. Md June 28.

More than a score of marines are tonight searching the waters of Seven river for the bodies of Mrs. Nellie E. Bow yer, widow of Joseph Bowyer, and daughter in law of Superintendent John M. of the Naval Academy, and Midshipmen Grisbie Thomas, of Union Point, and Herman M. Nason, of R.

I. The three left the Naval Academy about 11 o'clock this morning in a sail boat and this boat was found drifting this afternoon. In It were portions of clothing that had been worn by members of the party. It Is believed that the midshipmen took Mrs. Bowyer to a bathing shore used by the Naval Academy people adn attempted to teach her to swim and that she, getting beyond her depth, all three were drowned.

All efforts to recover the bodies had been fruitless up to a late hour tonight. ROOSEVELT TO BE NAMED Member of Commission to Ron port to Congress Plans For World Wide Peace Fy Associated Press. Washington, June 28. It is ex pected that ex President Roosevelt will be named by President Taft as chairman of the commission, authorized by joint resolution of Congress, to report to Congress plans for permanent and world wide peace, thereby relieving the nations of the burdens of armament. Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri, who has long been identified with international movements for world wide peace, talked with the President today about the commission of five.

The President will announce the appointments from Beverly. Members of Congress have requested the President to name Dr. Bartholdt as a member of the commission, and it is understood he will be appointed. PRESIDENT TAFT MOVES By Associated Press. Washington, June 28.

President Taft left here today to spend the next three or four months at Beverly the President's summer capital of the United States. He wore broad smile and his air of gaiety was acceutated by a vivid red necktie. The President's private was attached to, 'the Federal Express, which pulled out of the Union station at 5.35 o'clock tonight. FATALITIES ON THE RAIL By Associated Press. Harrisburg, June 28.

According to the figures made public at the office of the State Railroad Commission, to day, 99 people were killed and 774 injured on the railroads of Pennsyl vania last month, and 17 were killed and 359 hurt on the electric lines. The casualties show increases because of the growth of traffic. Trespassers con tintie to form a large item In the fa talities on both kinds of lines. VICTIMS OF FOLDING BED By Associated Press. Wheeling, W.

June 28 Charles Baumgartner, aged 25 years. Is in a hospital with a broken back, and his wife is on a cot near him with a broken neck, the result of the sudden closing of a folding bed at their home East End, early today. Mrs. Baum gartner is expected to recover, but her husband will die. BLAZE IN PAINT SHOP Extinguished by Employes and River side Firemen While Excitable Individual Is Striking Alarm.

Fire broke out in the paint shop at the Carpenter Steel Works soon after 12.30 o'clock this morning. In a short time the fire brigade of the works was summoned, and this also brought the Riverside company. The blaze was soon extinguished, but not be fore the shop was pretty well scorched. Shortly after the fire was discov. ered some one sent an alarm from box 8.

Front and Exeter streets. This brcught out the companies of the dis trict but their services were not needed, as the blaze was already extinguished. The cause of the Are Is not known, nor will the extent of the damage be learned until today when an examination i's made. NEW YORK EXCURSION. Sunday, July 10, via Reading Rail way.

Leave Reading 5.20 a. Franklin street 6,23 a. Fare, $3.00. James S. Brusstar Shlrtmak ers, 709 Penn street.

Headquarters for all kinds of shirts. WANTED Stuffed wild pigeon. Ap ply Times Office. It as to The by and It and of is 15:1 of FIERCE PISTOL DUEL Oil STREET IN CLEVEL One Man Dying and Seven Injured is Sum of Total of Casualties TROUBLE STARTED OVER ABUSE OF MAN'S WIFE Shooting Took Place in One City's Crowded Thorough' fares Br Associated Press. Cleveland, Ohio, June 28.

One man Is dead, one is dying and seven other persons are in the hospital with more or less serious wounds as the result of duel fought on one of the city's most crowded thoroughfares, this evening. The trouble started in a quarrel be tween Frank Viena and Antoine Mer curio, over the alleged ill treatment, by Mercurio, of his wife, 'Viena's The two men were standing in front of a saloon when they drew revolvers and commenced 'firing at each other. A number of persons rushed for ward to separate them but, before the shooting could be stopped, Viena was dead, Mercurio had fallen fatally in jured and seven stray bullets had found targets in as many of the by standers. i. forgery" CHARGED Man Givng Name W.

B. Brenizer, of Boston, in the Custody of the Police By prompt work on the part of the police a man who had been attempting to pass worthless and forged checks on several business houses in the city was taken into custody late yesterday afternoon. The first 'tip the police received that the man was operating was when former Buildifig Inspector Heckman called up police station and told Chief Levan that Jthere was a man going around town trying to pass checks and that he was using his name as reference to get the money. Mr. Heckman said the man had been in the jewelry store of Frank Tyack, 714 Penn street, and tried to pass the check but that it had been refused on the ground that the paper was not endorsed by Mr.

Heckman. It was also stated that the man had been using as reference the name of Arthur Wittlch, the well known piano dealer. The chief immediately got in to communication with Mr. Wittich and found him commuhicating with Joseph W. Cohen, pawnbroker, of 627 Penn street.

It was then learned that the man was at that time in the Cohen store. Word was sent that the man be held and Sergeant German was detail ed to take him into custody. When the sergeant reached the Cor hen store the man had left, but a boy on the watch told the officer he saw the man go into Sperry's Cafe. It was there that the officer found him and placed him under arrest. From Mr.

Cohen the sergeant secured the check which the man had tried to pass and took it with him to police station. It also transpired that the man had tried to pass a check for $20 on I. Deisherj the jeweler, where he gave as reference the name of of Mr. Wittich. He did not get the money, however, was this check that Chief Levan most wanted, for it bore the name of Mr.

Wittich, and was forged, as was subsequently learned. At police sta tion the chief handed the check Ser geant German had secured from Mr. Cohen to the prisoner who, when he thought no one was looking, tore it into bits and threw it into a cuspidore. Sergeant German and Detective Miller fished the check from the receptacle. When the prisoner, who gave his name W.

B. Brenizer, of Boston, saw that he was in for it he begged hard to be let go and promised to sign the pledge and leave the city at once. The pieces of the torn check were pieced together and it was found to have been made payable at the Farmers' National Bank to W. B. Brenizer, and called for $25.

The check was dated at Newark, N. June 28, and was signed "Aluminum Goods Manu facturing Company, J. C. Coleman, treasurer." Chief Levan summoned Mr. Wittich and Mr.

Heckman and also a representative of the Deisher Jewelry house police station to look at the man. Dlesher representative promptly recognized him as the man who had tried to pass a check, ostensibly signed during the afternoon. The prisoner was then locked up his movemnets will be further investigated. It is probable that a warrant will be lodged against him this morning, Last evening Detective Miller secured the fragments of the check Brenizer tried to. pass on Mr.

Deisher. had been destroyed at Sperry's Cafe as soon as Mr. Sperry learned the case he had the pieces preserved. It transpired that several persons, among them Mr. Heckman, know Brenizer and that he entertained them while at Boston some time ago.

It believed the man, who is a traveling salesman, became reckless through drinking and tried to raise money by passing forged paper. Wanted Trotting stallion not over hands; must be gentle, sound and good formation; must have speed. Apply Times Office. AND 9, at BOY'S BODY FLOATS OFF Carried Away by the Swift and Muddy of the Schuylkill When the body of William Diefen derfer. aged 13 years, son of Mr.

and George. W. Diefenderfer, 348 Tulpehocken street, who was drowned in the canal a short distance north of the Lebanon Valley railroad bridge, on Monday afternoon, will be recovered is now a problem. Men In boats started to grapplo for the body early in the morning, but were unable to locate it, as it had doubtless been carried down stream by the current. Coroner Levi W.

Wagner saw the propert authorities during the day and, about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, workmen started to draw off the water in the level between the Kissinger and Guiles Jocks. Shortly before 6 o'clock, when most of the water had been drawn from the canal, several: persons, among them Coroner Wagner, saw the body pass through the overshoot, between the Guiles lock and the Lebanon Valley railroad bridge, into the Schuylkill river. As the river Is Iiigh from the recent heavy rains and the water very muddy and the current swift the locating of the body will now be In finitely more difficult. Several men began to search for the body in the river, but up to late last night it was not found. THERE IS NO FAK Nevada's Executive Visits Trailing Camps of Jeffries and Johnson WILL NOT INTERFERE By Associated Press.

Renor Nevada, June 28. Rumors that the Jeffries Johnson fight would be stopped by executive edict having been given a' complete knockout, by Governor Dickerson himself, interest shifted tonight from the Governor hotel to the training camps. Tex Rickard breathed a sigh of relief when he conference with Governor Dickerson was over. He has the gov ernor's personal assurance that their will be no interference. Governor Dickerson seemed deeply interested, in the fight preparations.

Accompanied by Captain Cox, of the State Police, the Governor jumped into an automobile and visited John son's camp. He caught tne negro chamDion. just, starting on his best workout since coming to Reno. John son boxed twelve fast rounds. Out at Moana Springs Jim Jertries went pn strike for the day.

He abso lutely refused to do any work beyond a seven mile journey In the morning. Governor Dickerson said he would eave for City tonight. He said he was perfectly satisfied with John son's workout and talk with Jeffries that everything was as advertised, and that the fight would not violate any Nevada law. FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION By Associated Press. Minneapolis, June 28.

Five men were killed and 11 injured, two of them probably fatally, by an explo sion which first wrecked and then set fire to the saloon of Edward Bushay, five miles north of Minneapolis, tonight. The explosion of a gas tan in the basement blew the roof fro, the building and the fire immraately NEVERSCVK MT. TIME TABLE Cars will leave Ninth and Penn streets: A. M.p 9.00, 9.45, 10.30, 11.15, 12; P. 1, 1.30, 2, 2.30, 3, 3.30, 4, 4.30, 5, 5.30, 6, 6.30, 7, 7.30, 8, 8.30, 9.30.

Music and dancing at Klapperthal Pavilion evervWednesday and Saturday evenihgs.Buy tickets at Dentler's drug store, Ninth and Penn Sts. BARGAINS IN WALL PAPERS. Earl's, .525 Penn, are sacrificing this season's stock by closing out odd lots way down prices. It will pay to put them aside for later use. Wanted Goat trained to stay In stable with horses.

Apply at Times Office. a to to in up for Ice at All Summer Goods Reduced 7oS LB ill GREAT STORM nujii. I I Giant Dirigible is Impaled Upon. the Trees of Teutoburger Forest RUNS WILD IN GALE BUT CREW ESCAPES Passengers Are Also Safely Land' ed Ten Miles From the Nearest Town Berlin, June 28. Word was reeelv.

ed here this afternoon that the Zep pelin air liner Deutschland i was wrecked near Iburg, West Germany The big vessel had been drifting helplessly, before the wind for many hours. Her engine, was broken and it was Impossible to make any headway against the storm. Iburg, where the Week occurred, is about 100 miles northeast of Dussel dorf, in the Teutoburger forest, in an isolated mountain range. The Zeppelin was flying along be fore the wind at a terrific speed. Her commander realized that he was drifting to what in the end would be disaster, so with a hose he had the crew saturate the surface of the balloon with oil and water.

The weight caused the great gas bags to lose their buoyancy. Resolved to land at all costs, the commander attempted to bring the liner Into an open field near Iburg, but the gale carried the dirigible beyond the cleared space and dashed It into the adjoining forest, where it is entangled in the trees and jammed so tightly It is feared it cannot be saved. All the passengers and members of the crew managed to reach the earth in safety, none being seriously injured. While battling with the storm and being, driven eastward at a frightful speed, the correspondents on board dropped weighted messages, containing telegrams to the general com manding the garrisons at Panderhorn, in Westphalia, asking that the troops be lined up to seize ropes dropped from the balloon in the event she passed over that point. The soldiers were ready, but the wind swept tho air liner over Panderhorn at a great height and she Was soon out of sight of the soldiers.

The trip was intended to prove to the newspaper men on board the good qualities of the Zeppelin In heavy weather. Tomorrow's papers will be a unit in declaring that the Zeppelin air craft are an unqualified failure and will discredit his air line venture as of too dangerous a character to be used for passenger service. The Berlin press has been unfriend ly to Zeppelin since his failure to fly to Berlin on schedule time and the numerous wrecks that have occurred to his diribibles. Zeppelin Not on Ship Despite contrary statements sent out Count Zeppeline was not on board the, wrecked air liner. He was in Friedrlchshafen, Switzerland, and when notified by wire of the loss his airship broke down and wept like child.

The outer covering that holds the seventeen gas bags in a rigid frame was ripped badly an dthe car in wfiich the passengers ride was destroyed. The newspaper men and crew had slide down ropes to the earth thirty feet below the treetops in which the Deutschland found lodging. They had to walk ten miles to Iburg, before sending out news of the wreck. DISTRICT 3LVNAGER represent a Two Million Dollar Health and Accident Insurance Company, writing the cleanest and most liberal policies on the market. The best selling proposition ever known the Insurance business.

Some business already established. Splendid opportunity for a wideawake and hustling salesman who desires to build a fortune. Apply In forenoon. S. Z.

Goodston, General American House. IHJRRAH! HURRAH! a sane Fourth. Get your Picnio Napkins, Lunch Sets, Wood Plates, Cream Boxes, Spoons and Saucers Earl's, 625 Penn. We desire to close them oat in season and you'll find exceptional money saving chances in Refrigerators, Water Coolers, Window and Door Screens, "Baseball and Tennis Goods, Hammocks, Tents, Cots, Fishing Tackle, Guns and Rifles. Hofftlnro.

HARDWARE DEALERS 403 Penn St. FOR EARLY SHOPPING Movement For the Benefit of the Buyers, Merchants and Salespeople The Buyers', Association of the va rious stores of this citv, who are urg ing "early buying," held their second eetlng last even')ng Jn the roomg of 'the Merchants' Association. Several measures tending to bring about an earlier shopping response upon the part of the buying publl were suggested, among which were the following: That Insert slips for enclosure In packages and mailed matter be issued to all firms who care to use them That the slogan, "Everybody CnuK if Everybody Would," be placed prom InenUy before the public. That the various firms of th city be urged to distribute the'r advertls ing space used, through the earlier days of the week, rather than is the custom now, to crowd a whole week' news into a Friday's issue; believing that thereby trade of the week will be more evenly distributed, am that the week's business will be more satisfactory to merchant and the salespeople. 'The views, as expressed by the rep resentatives present, all tended to ward the one fact that the move ment urging "earlier shoppin?" has already born fruit, and that a contin ued, conservative method of public education" along these lines will bring about the desired results the relief of everybody, shoppers, merchants and salespeople.

NARROW ESCAPES Wall Falls Five Fiivmcn Ouring Big Fire at Pat jrson, N. By Associated Press. Paterson, N. June 2S. Fire early today swept a block on Mfiin street from Ward to Market streets in this city and caused a loss estimat ed at $500,000.

Help from outsfde had to be asked by the local firemen and at times during the three hours' fight with the flames It looked as if the losses In the bjg fire of 1902 might be equaled or exceeded. Five firemen were injured by availing wall and others had narrow escapes. 4B. J. SAYLOR.

Food necessities specially for the Fourth will be a matter for considera tion within the next few days. Our us ually large assortment will be considerably increased for this occasion and we will offer a large assortment of ready cooked foods prepared ready for Also very special inducements in large bottles of oljwes, canned domestic and Imported fish and meats, pickles, chow, own baking cakes, pastries, etc, A large variety beverages, Tuckahoe Ginger, Lithia, Sarsaparllla, Birch and Root Beer, Lemon Soda, plain and aer iated waters Many other varieties to select All the Pure Foods and Fresh Fruits assembled here for your inspection prices attached. Wanted Buffalo robe, must be In good condition and cheap. Apply at Times Office. STABLE COMFORTS We have them.

All our Oats are re screened and re fanned. We make our own Bran, MiddlingsMixed and Corn Chops. Handle the Best Tim othy Hay and Straw. Bargains in big lots. Aaron Yocom'sSons Co.

ALL SOLD BUT FIVE Who Gels the Next One Edwards' Temple of Music 18 and 24 N. Fourth St. DR. BERGNBR'S (950 Penn Street) Whooping Cough Remedy is the only known medicine which weakens the spells of that dreadful cough at once. We Are Ready forlhe Fourth" Are You? Perhaps you are thinking of Illuminating your Porch or Lawn with Japanese Lanterns.

Our assortment is large and the prices very low. A 10 inch Red, White and Blue Lantern, 3j; 25c a doz, A 12 inch Lantern, 5c; 60c a doe. An 18 lnch Lantern, 12 $1.35 a doz, A 22 inch Lantern, 25c each. 26 inch Lantern, 39c each. Up to a mammoth 44 inch at $1.60.

Decorations, Crepe Paper and Novelties for the Fourth "in profusion. Picnic Supplies Lunch Sets, Paper Napkins, Wood Picnic Plates, Collapsible and Antiseptic Drinking Cups, Wax Paper, Fire Cracker Fans, etc Parade and Outing Hats, over 30 styles to select from lc to 10c Fourth of July Post Cards, 10c a. dozen. Shop here for all that's new. J.

CEO. HINTZ 756 Penn St. LAW TINKERING DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEMS Common Sense and Complete Revision Urged by President Judge Endlich PERILS AND WASTE ARE POINTED OUT At Opening of Cape May Session of Pennsylvania Bar As sociation (Special to The Times.) Cape May, N. June 28, 1910 The sixteenth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, held its opening session in the ballroom of tho. Hotel Cape May, beginning at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and was, palled to or der by the President Hon.

G. A. Endlich, President Judge of the Courts of Berks County. There was a large at tendance of the members and the ladies of their families, drawn together er, to listen to the president's address, which was the first thing in order. Address of President Endlich The rule" of the Association' is that the president in his address shall review the changes in legislation in the commonwealth that have taken place during the preceding year.

In the ab sence of any suuh legislation, the president devoted a part of his ad dress to the new amendments to the constitution, regulating elections, and from that subject was led to refer In a very Interesting manner to the overcrowding of the statute books with laws and the constant clamoring for more legislation; to the increasing neglect of the exercise of suffrage; to the complaints of the delays of the law, and judicial procedure; to meth ods which might be employed to simplify and expedite such procedure and to many other live topics connected with the practice and policy of tha law. Shirking Duties of Citizenship. Speaking of the amendments of tha he said that the real object was to do away with the so called spring election. He regretted tht fact that therewas, back of the pas sage of theJe amendments, an Increas ing indisposition on the part of the people to go to any trouble in tha performing of their most responsible duties of citizenship. For years past this tendency has been asserting itself in an inordinate demand for more numerous election precincts.

Their multiplication has been countenanced in the hope of thereby minimizing the irksomeness to the voters of the exercise of their franchise and of encouraging a mora general participation in elections. But on the pasture of hope graze many fools," says the Russian proverb. The upshot has been that the cost of elec (Continued on Fifth Page). HUNTER HENNINGER Funeral Director and Embalmer 716 Penn Street, Reading, Penna BOTH 'PHONES. ThePlayerPiano just the thing for the SUMMER DIVERSION We carry a large stock of Autotone and Autopianos excellent Instruments ARTHUR WITTICH 116 Soslh SIxih Slreel UNDERTAKER AND EMDALMER 247 Penn Reading Everything of the Dest and Most Modern In Equipment Courteous and Proiarst Attention, Day end Night Prime New and Old Potafoco AT KISSINGER'S, EIGHTH AND CHEESY Cheap, Wholesxto end Rttsll.

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