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f- Qfimes FOUNDED JULY 29, 1786 140TH YEAR. WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 28, 1926. TWO CENTS A COPY. Pinchot Uses Pardons To Get Votes, Gardner Charges nn nn uj bm A Of I I I I X.

Mill Ml IS i Ul'So Steel Put on Regular 7 Per Cent Annual Dividend Rate CHICAGO GANGSTERS SHOOT DOWN ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY Today Is Last Chance to Register In 3rd Class Cities Men and women of McKeesport. Duquesne, Clairton and other cities of the third class, who did not register last fall, must register today if they desire to participate in the important primary election of May 18 when candidates for United States Senator, Governor and other important places will be named by the various political parties. The polling places in the third class cities will be open today from a. m. to 1 p.

2 p. m. to 6 p. m. and 7 p.

m. to 10 p. m. Eastern standard time. 1 CARELLI CASE CITED IN SHOT AT GOVERNOR Extra Session Called Political Gesture by District Attorney, Who Says Pinchot Pardons for Votes.

BILL DEPRIVING PITTSBURGH OF 2 SALARIES SNOWED UNDER La Guardia Amendment Devised to Make Administrator Government Employe Only Voted Down. bert Anselmi, members of the notorious Genna band. One man was slain and another seriously wounded in a gun fight tonight in "Little Italy." The two shootings were not connected. The other man killed in the Cicero's shooting was James J. Doherty, alleged leader of Cicero beer runners.

Two men whose identity has not yet been learned also were occupants of the automobile In which McSwig-gen, Iuffy and Doherty were riding. It is possible both were wounded. The five were driving slowly along Roosevelt road when a second tar, manned by the machine gunner and his crew, drew up alongside. Without warning a volley was fired into the machine. r' 'CANDY KID' BANDIT JURY IS DISCHARGED Unable to Agree on Fate of Whitlemore After Long Deliberation in Buffalo Holdup Killing.

in BUFFALO, N. April 27. (A. The jury trying Richard Reese Whittemore for rrmrder came into court at 11 o'clock tonight and reported they had been unable to agree on, a verdict. Justice Noonan discharged them forthwith.

The "outcome of the trial was greeted with a burst of applause by some 300 persons who had waited patiently for the verdict. There was no indication as to how the jury stood, although a member of the jury requested the court to take a polL The court said this was not permissible in a murder trial. District Attorney Guy B4 Moore said he would move for a retrial of the "Candy Kid'' of New York's underworld, who is charged with the murder of one of two Bank of Buffalo employes, killed during a $93,000 holdup here last October. The iury had bea out 29 hours, but actual debate consumed not more than 15 hours. The jurors pledged themselves to secrecy and no information could be obtained how the balloting went on final vote.

LOS ANGELES MAKES SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT CHICAGO, April 27. (A. Assistant State's Attorney William Mc- Swiggen was one of two men killei tonight in a shooting affray in Cicero, a suburb. McSwiggen's body and that of another rijn, both with bullet wounds were found a mile from the scene of a gun fight. TJfe two were belived to have been occupants of an automobile tn which Thomas M.

Iuffy. who "was probably fatally wounded, was riding when a machine gun opened fire from another ir. Police said McSwiggen gained the enmity of gangsters In and about Chicago because of his successful prosecution of John Scalise and Al PEPPER INJECTS BRANCH BANKING BILL IN SENATE Seizes Chance to Present Measure For Final Vote. Is Given Right of Way In Interlude. By ROBERT M.

GrJiTEK, Pltfcsbantb. Uazetle Time Bureau. WASHINGTON, April 27. Winning a parliamentary victory in get tine the McFadden-Pepper branch banking bill before the Senate for consideration. Senator Georgia Whnj-ton Pepper of Pennsylvania this afternoon made a forceful presentation of the features embodied In tno mcasurj and advocated a prompt vote upon it.

The measure, sponsored by Congressman Li. T. McFadden of Canton, has already parted the House, is now before the Senate. It was appended in the Senate Committee on Ranking so as to provide for indeterminate charters for the Federal Reserve banks. Uy obtaining consideration for the bill at this time Senator Pepper out-maneuvered a number of senators interested in other measures.

Under the program adopted by the Republican steering committee, the Senate legist lative program contemplated prior consideration to the public buildings bill and the Railway Labor Board legislation before attention was to be given to the Pepper-McFadden banking measure. When Senator James A. Reed of Missouri objected to consideration of the last of the foreign government debt settlemftnt agreements and there was np move to again 'bring before the Senate the public buildings bill. Senator Pepper held a hasty consultation with the leaders and sought Continued on Pm Kit. Otmwn Toaf.

CoEd Attacked by Man Daring Sorerity Initiation COLUMBUS, April 27. (A. Initiation of an Ohio State University eo-ed into a sorority took an for turn and resisted in her being attacked by an unM'own man, it was shown today. Dean Kugene F. McCampbell of the College of Medicine aDd head of the University Hospital said that last Thursday night he treated a girl student who had been waylaid in the university stadium where she had been sent to obtain a planted under a brick as part of her initiation into a campus sorority.

Or. McCampbell said the co-ed fought for a half hour during whicii all of her clothing was torn from her. No Fireworks, Cleanup To Be Easy, BairdSays After First Day in East PHILADELPHIA, April 27. lA. "From the 3arief survey I have made already, the situation is very easy," said Frederick C.

Raird, newly appointed prohibition administrator for Bastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey commenting at the end of his first day's activities. He conferred during the day with George W. Elliott, director of public safety for Philadelphia, and George W. Coles, United States attorney. "There will be no fireworks.

Everything will be done in an orderly jfaanner," declared Mr. Baird. The new official explained that he will have a larger force of men here than in Pittsburgh. Tho unit there consists of 124 men. Mr.

Baird will go to Washington tomorrow to lay his plans before prohibition officials there. ACCOUNT EOR ALL BUT 36 QUARTS OF MISSING RUM Police Blame Clerical Errors and Breakage for Discrepancies In List of Liquor Stored In Warehouse. were plentiful yester-day at the second day's session of the quiz being conducted by Director of Public Safety James M. Clark Into the mysterious disappearance of a valuable quantity of liquor from the Frankstowtj Avenue Polide Station late Thursday afternooq. These explanations included clerical errors, leaking barrels, broken bottles, hasty checking, inexperience, inability to count correctly andthe fact that police sergeants are not bookkeepers.

And after all, there were still 36 quarts of whisky admittedly unaccounted for, and although Director Clark enjoyed the explanations, he thinks somebody is being "taken for a buggy ride." So the investigation will be continued today. This was announced after Director Clark laughingly said: "What Can You Do?" "But, what caji you do?" The discrepancies in the liquor lists held respectively by Inspector of Police Bernard Kirley in the police day book. Director Clark in the receipt written by Acting Sergt. Eld-ward James at East End. and County Warehouse Custodian T.

J. Seiden-stricker, were the cause of the various explanations of yesterday. The previous alibi that the' liquor had been in the city property room almost ended the quiz Monday, but the discrepancies were revealed before the case was officially closed. New witnesses were called yesterday to combat the discrepancies. Chief among them were Acting Sergt.

James and Precinct Detective George roatinaed on Page Four. Column ITrek Youngest Pilot, 15, Takes Woman, 104, Boy, 5, for Ride IXrHANAPOLIS. April 27. (A. Mrs.

Mary Huffman, aged 104, of Indianapolis, today set what was believed by local flying officials to be a world's record for the age of a person riding in an airplane when she made a 15-minute flight. She was piloted by Farnam Parker of Anderson, aged 15, the world's youngest licensed aviator. In the plane with Mrs. Huffman was her 5-year-old great-great-grandson. Caroll Davies.

In an Ironical vein she reminded the bishop that she was still "a divorced woman," and told him she was unable to understand. his changed attitude toward her. From friends of Mrs. Belmont it was learned that she established the Sea Side Home about 30 years ago and had made considerable gifts subsequently for its maintenance, sharing the cost of upkeep with the Trinity Corporation. Mrs.

Belmont was president of the home until some time-after Dr. Manning became rector of Trinity Church. Her friends said that when the annual report appeared without her name as president or contributor. rnptinnnf Pare Tm. Orfwmn Ym INCREASE MADE iH RETURN ON COMMON AT MORGAN'SURGE Company Issuas Most Favorable Earnings Statement in Two Years; Gary Is Optimistic.

NEAV YORK, April 27. (N. Y. Times. The common stock of the United States Steel Corporation was placed on a regular 7 per! cent annual dividend basis at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today in the office of Jipdge E.

H. Gary, chairman of -the organization. The change in thedivideVid. policy of the ctimpany was suggested by J. P.

Morgan and concurred in Uy the Finance Committee and the Board of Directors, of which Mr. Morgan is a member. Heretofore the regular rate was annually and $2 extra, which has been paid since the first quarter of 1924- This announcement was not made until after the rloee of business on the Stock. Kxchange today, but comment In the financial district was favorable on the wetion of the stAel directors. Placing the stock, on a regular 7 per cent basis, according to Wall Street opinion, creates the impression that the company's directors, which comprise the most influential Imdffa Jn both the banking jid the Industrial world, are of the opinion that the company can maintain such pajroents, and that the directors feel confident In the general business outlook, regardless of the talk which has been heard in many Canthnied tm Tomr, Column Tti rre.

ORDERS SONS TO TITHE K1VERHEAD. N. Aprit 27. A. K.

Handshaw, Branch stamp collector, whose will was filed today, directed his two sons to give to charity one-tenth of their Income, following his custom. The widow was directed to publish a book written by her husband ajid give the profits to charity. ITMc We.LSve $1,000 Taxi Bill FLUSHING. N. April 27.

(Universal.) A $1,000 taxi bill for a trip from Miami. to New York City was paid here today. Heron Atkins MacNeil, a nculplor, paid the bill for his son. who drove a "drive It yourself car from Florila. He also agreed to pay the freight on the car back to Miami.

Pussyfoot's Utopia! TIWANUA, April 27. (A. fTiat a town of 500, near lierr. Is tnily "dry," was proven this afternoon when John Heartier was injured in an automobile coJ Union th-r-. Stimulant were dcirrl for Mr.

Heavner. bat iw-itlu-r doctor in tho town Had any whixky, the drug store had none ami no one cls- ioM 1o found who had any. Inside of a few minute there were many ears lined up along the road and hundred of neopl were there, hat no one had a flalt. At length one man 1-eated who hart in one drink left tn the bottom of a bottle. Welcome Moving pay SIOUX KA I LH, H.

April 27. A family living under his garage and within a few feet of his bedroom Is making life miserable for Charles 8. residing on the outskirts of town, and though he appealed to city authorities today they 'could offer no help. Hills snld he cannot sleep night unless he wmm a gas maak. Aprtl is a (dosed season on skunks, it Is against the law to discharge tire arms within the city limits, and he cannot legally trap them.

Hills appealed to the humane society, but i declared the matter out nf ls li'r" 'lcioi. SENATOR EYRE DECLARES FOR PEPPER, FISHER Chester County Republican Leader's Action Blow to Pinchot Trend Toward Regular Ticket Continues. PHILADELPHIA. April 27. (Special.) State Senator T.

L. Eyre. Republican leader of Chester county, today declared that he will support United States Senator George Wharton Pepper for re-election and John S. Fisher of Indiana for governor. Word of Senator Eyre's decision wa?" by- him to W.

I Mel.cn, ho Is holding a aeries of conferences here with eastern leaders. The attitude of Senator Eyre is a special blow to Gov. Gifford Pinchot in, Chester county. During the first two years of his administration the Governor depended considerabiy upon the aid of the Chester legislator. The first break between the two came last winter when Senator Eyre, disapproving of the special session of the Legislature, several urgent requests from tse Governor to aid him.

Senator Eyre, who was recuperating at the time from severe illness, refused to leave Florida to pick the Governor's chestnuts out of the fire. After that first rift, supporters of Congressman William S. Vare claimed that the Chester leader would be found in his column. Senator Eyre maintained silence until today, declaring that he would not announce his stand until he had sounded out the sentiment of his district. His statement was the outstanding of several that indicated that the trend toward the Pepper-Fisher ticket.

Continned on "Paite Five, Cotamn Six. fleidelbnrg Boy, Aged 8, 0 Death Under Auto While on his way home from school yesterday afternoon, with several companions. John Richardson, aged 8, son of Alfred Richardson of Heid-elburg. was killed when struck by an automobile in Carothers avenua. Glendale.

Louis Troper. a salesman for the Wool-Worth 'Clothing Company. 740 Broadway avenue, York, the driver, rushed the boy to the office of Ir. C. M.

Dailey, Third street. Carnegie, where he was pronounced dead. He suffered a fracture of the skull. Troper was held by the coroner pending an Inquest. Toung Richardson was a student at St.

Luke's Parochial school, Carnegie. Thunder Storms, Gale Promised Here Today Thunder storms, accompanied by high wwids. will visit Pittsburgh today. Forecaster W. S.

Hrotzman predicted last night. Following this burst of rough weather will come, a bit of real spring, Mr. Hrotzman said. Record heat was reported in Portland. and other far western cities yesterday, with a maximum temperature of 92 degrees.

This heat wave is journeying eastward and should reach Pittsburgh before the md of the week, Mr. Hrotzman said. MARRIES HER AND SAVES $14,998.75 MITCTTKLU S. April T1.A. George Besancon settled a 115.000 breach of promise suit brought by Miss Dorothy Wibh "foi $125 initial expense, court records today showed.

They were married last week. A Drlichtral Two WtrLs Varnlioa To or To the Rockies. Cheynne. Yflluniirtone Park. Salt City.

Vlontdo Springs and ITivr. Motor throurh Rocky Mountain National and Inver Mountain Park. Very low far. via ChicaKo North Wr-ntvm Union Parific PyWffm. re book, full of beautiful pictures of things se-n in Colorado, t'tah and TelloWHtone.

W'll be giad to plan vour entire for yon. Ask J. D. CartT, Union Parlflo. SmithfieM st and Siicth ave.

Phone Atlantic nfih-OXl. Advex- Charging that Gov. Gifford Pinchot has "constantly used his pardoning power for the purpose of furthering his political ambitions," District Attorney Sanyiel II. Gardner addressed a meeting in the Rotary Club, Beaver Falls, last night. One specific case mentioned by District Attorney Gardner was the pardon granted Albert Carelll.

who is now in Ohio fighting extradition to Pittsburgh, wkere he is wanted on eight robbery charges to which ho has plead guilty. Carelli, first sentenced to death after being found guilty of murder, had the sentence commuted to life imprisonment and later was pardoned by the Governor "for the purpose of securing the Italian vote," District Attorney Gardner charged Vast night. Opposed by Governor. "When we attempted to extradite this man from the state of Ohio we were met by opposition by the Governor's appointees on every hana," said Mr. Gardner.

"The extradition papers were held up for 24 hours in the office of the Secretary of the'Commonwealth in order to give the attorney general, one of the Governor's appointees, an opportunity to write a letter in which he practically begged the Governor of Ohio not to honor Gov. Pinchot 's extradition District Attorney Gardner declared that at the hearing held in Cleveland one of the features of Carelli's defense was a letter from Secretary of the Commonwealth Clyde L. King rntlntud FK" Two, Cotanm Seven. P. R.

R. Proposed Lease Of P. 0. D. Approved PHILADELPHIA, April 27.

(A. The proposed lease of the property and franchise of the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit Railroad Company was approved by a stock vote taken today at the annual meeting for the election of directors for the Pennsylvania Railroad. O. A D. is a sub sidiary of the Pennsyrvania.

Directors of Wie Pennsylvania, whose terms expired Xoday, were re-elected as follows: Kffingham B. Morris, Ievi Tj. Rue, Arthur W. Thompson and Jay Cooke. Week01d Baby Found Abandoned in Ash Can A week-old.

baby boy abandoned in an ash barrel in the rear of Pranklin street, North Side, was found near her home last night by Mrs. Melva Bowes of 1805 Franklin street. Mrs. Bowes was en route home when she was attracted by cries of the Infant. Police were notified and had the baby to the Rosalia Foundling Asylum.

Fearing Lonely Burial, Man Kills Wife, Self HARniSBUKG, April 27. (A. Because he was afraid he would die end be buried alone, Frank Bollinger of Ven-brook. a suburb, today shot and killed his wife and then shot himself. He died in a hospital a few hours later.

He had been in ilL health and had tojd neighbors he intended to buy a cemetery lot as he feared he would dtc and be buried by himself. He was 62 and his wife 56, FORD GETS OLD HAYBAKE NKW BEDFORD. April 27. (A. An ancient sleigh or wagon body, hung on leather straps with the seat fastened to bows of wood, and hayrake more than 100 years old have been added to the antique collection of Henry Ford at Sudbury.

They are the gifts of R. Eugene Ash ley who came across these relics of an earlier day at his home in South Middieboro. Radio Programs On Page 9 By ROBERT M. INTER, Pittsburgh Gazette Times Bureau. WASHINGTON, April 27-During- discussion in the House today of the bill of Representative Crampton of Michigan divorcing the prohibition unit from the Treasury' Department and establishing a separate bureau for its operation, Representative LaGuardia of New York attacked Frederick C.

Baird, prohibition administrator in Pennsylvania because he stated before the Senate investigating committee that he received a salary of $12,000 a year from the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad as traffic manager while serving the government at a salary of $6,000 a year. LaGuardia declared Baird was violating tha spirit of the law by his action. To correct what he thought an infraction law, Mr. LaGuardia offered aa amendment which would prohibit any official or employe of the from drawing a salary trora outside sources. Arguing for his amendment which was overwhelmingly defeated the New Tork representative attacked Mr.

Baird in these words: "The government is now paying a very good salary to' prohibition administrators and I believe the government is entitled to all of the tim and ail of the services of these employes. Drawing Two Salaries. "A few days ago the prohibition administrator of Western Pennsylvania, Mr. Baird, testified before th Jenate Committee that he was drawing a salary of $12,000 a year in th Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad ia Contixrard on Pace Htc Column Tlkree SYNCHRONIZED RADIO PROGRAM BROADCAST Organ and Orchestra Five Miles Apart Organist and Leader Guided by Headphones. NKW TORK, April Tl.iS.

T. Times.) A synchronized radio pro gram, with an organ and an orche- tra playing simultaneously, was successfully broacast from Station WRNT tonght. It was said fo be the first time such a radio "program had ever been attempted. The organ waa played at the West Side Unitarian Church, at 550 Cathedral parkway, while the orchestra, played In the Palm room of Hotel Roosevelt, 'almost five miles away. Guests in the lobby of RooseVelt noticed that Herbert Soman, leader of the orchestra, was wearing a spe-ciatet of light headphones had been plugged into the wire Xup, thus allowing him to hear every iiote as it was sounded by the organ uptown.

At the same time Rock Fen-iss, the organist at the church, wore a similar pair of head receivers, so that could keep time with the playing of the orchestra. The music tt both came over the air in almost perfect synchronization, and there waH no Indication in the quality of tone or la the rythm that the music was coming from two sources. "OPERATE" ON GAS METER, 5 BURNED A curiosity to solve the mystery of a quarter gas meter landed five Negroes in Center Avenue Polic Station last night for questioning by Fire Marshal Thomas L. Pfarr today. They "operated upon the meter, said operation being followed, by an explosion which damaged the home of James Mile.

6 Cassat street, $300. and resulted in slight burns to the curious. The five-Miles, his wife. Virginia, Cleo Parker, Crawford street; James Taylor and Kmeeson Goines, Cassat street-were treated at the Passavant Hospital and then taken to the polic station. BILL FOR DRASTIC DRY ENFORCEMENT PASSED BY HOUSE Beer Amendments Are Thrown Out Little Opposition Is Manllested by Leaders of Dry Forces.

WASHINGTON, April 27. (A. By a vote of 196 to 4 the House today passed an administration bill proposing drastic revision of the dry law enforeeme.nl machinery in the Treasury, including the creation of a bureau of prohibition. The measure, which now goes to the Senate, was approved after an amendment by Representative La Vare Fails to Vote WASHINGTON. April 27.

(Special) Congressman William S. Vare of Philadelphia was absent during the debate on the Cramp-ton prohibition bill today and did not vote. Guardia. Progressive Socialist, of New York, to legalize the sale of 2.75 per cent beer, had been thrown out on a point of order. The four votes against tjp.

bill were cast by Representatives Aufderheide of New Jersey and Black, Cullen and Somers of New York, all Democrats. The proposal weathered nearly a dozen amendments and was passed as reported by the Ways and Means Committee, to which it was sent by the Treasury. It. would give legal sanction to the, reorganization in the prohibition unit effected last August by Secretary Mellon, and besides the prohibition bureau would create a bureau of customs. The new bureaus would be headed by commissioners appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Wet members of the House offered no formidable opposition, a number supporting the bill the ground that it would make prohibition enforcement more difficult, thus bringing about increased demand for modification. Representative Hill (Rep.) of Maryland recognized wet leader in the House, voted for it. Debate covered virtualty the whole range of the controversial subject of prohibition. Urging passage of the bill, Repre- r'otif lnnrl on Piuce Foot. Cnhtmn Sit 95 PER CENT OF TOWN IN CHURCH CAjMPBEIJ April 27.

(A. This town claims the record for church attendance. Nrnety-five per cent of the population of persons went last Sunday. accused Abbott of having uttered insulting remarks about Miwsolini and Fascism. BOSTON.

April 27. (A. John Adams Abbott, who was arrested in Rome today charged with assaulting a guide and insulting Premier Mussolini of Italy, is a defendant of two presidents of the United states. A member of a noted New Kr.gland family, he counts among his ancestors President John Adams and John Quincy Adarns. Another of his for-benrers, Charles Francis Adams, was ambassador to Great Brit-iin during the Civil War.

He Is a nephew of Charles Francis Adams of this ity, famous yachtsman and skipper of the Resolute in the international cup rs ccs. Newly Conditioned Dirigible Behaves Favorably in Rough Weather, Commander Says. LAKEHTJRST. N. April A.

The first extensive flight of the United States Navy dirigible Los Angeles since it 'Was reconditioned after 10 months' idleness took the ship to Atlantic City, Cape May and Philadelphia today. When it returned to Lakehurst and was safely berthed in the hangar at 7:25 p. Capt. George W. Steele.

commandant, said the trip had been successful. "We encountered rougher weather than I liked," he said, "but that -was what the structural engineers aboard were looking for in twrder to test various parts of the ship." He said that a water pipe on the rear gondola broke, one wire snapped and a section of the covering showed signs of wear at a spot that touched the side of the hangar ia getting the ship out. None of these he considered serious. Capt. Steele said the -next trip would probably be on Thursday, i TO HANG FOR ATTACK ON GIRL MADISON VILLE, April 27.

(A. Bunyan Fleming, Negro, was sentenced to death by a Jury In Judge Ruby Laffoon's Court here tonight when he was found guilty of a charge of attacking a 16-year-old white girl recently at the Madison-ville Country Club. The verdict was returned at 9:23 o'clock after the Jury had deliberated but 10 minutes Fleming showed- no emotion when the verdict was reid and was led back to his celL The death penalty on conviction of attack is by hanging. i 1 STILL MRS. BELMONT REMINDS BISHOP WHO SLIGHTED HER, WHEN HE ASKS FOR FUNDS ARREST B0ST0NIAN ON CHARGE OF INSULTING MUSSOLINI AND SLUGGING GUIDE AT VATICAN NEW TORK.

April 27. O'. X. Times.) Mrs. O.

C. P. Belmont, president of the National Woman's Party, made pubfic today a letter she wrote to Bishop William T. Manning on Monday in response to a request to contribute to the fund for completing the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

She expressed surprise that the bishop should seek her aid in his campaign-; in view of the fact that when he was rector of Trinity Church some years ago, he had refused to allow her name to appear in the annual report of the Trinity Corporation as president of the Trinity Sea Side' Home for Sick Children and as a contributor to the Trinity Church Charities, because she had been divorced. ROM II, April 27. (A. John Adams Abbott, aged 14. son of Mrs.

Grafton St. Ioe Abbott of Boston. was arrested today on a charge of assaulting Fnlvaore Astrologo; a Roman guide, and insulting Premier Mussolini. Abbott and Astrologo engaged In an argument after the guide Is said to have usurped the American's pace In a line of tourists awaiting entrance to the Vatican Gardens. The quarrel was renewed irt the halls of one of the Vatican buildings and again at Abbott's hotel, to which be invited the guide in order to settle the affair.

The pair engaged In a fist fight In front of the hotel, the American landing with such effect that Astrologo vnn tsken to he The guide.

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