Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 59, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 29, 1917 Page: 3 of 26
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HERE ARE THE PRICES
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those
SILK SUITS
WHITE CRASH SUITS
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25% Off on All Straw Hata
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Geta Your Boya’ School Suita Now
St.
Straw Hat Sale
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Qmith 8 WILCO
616 CONGRESS AVENUE a
Stebbins & James
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H.&T. C. TRAIN WRECK
FIREMAN RIGGS Kill
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
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To Serve the Public Well
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we cut prices
Men’s Oxfords
$2.
All new and up to date.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
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:er
night for
Frank M. Lyle,
MEN’S SUITS AT GREAT REDUCTION
$5.00
$1.98
$5.
$2.65
ENJOY YOUR VACATION-
in
$1.50 Men’s Shirts Now 98c
The ll
98c
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was taken to Jennings’
ill
full of vigor
M. FRANK
203 E. 6th
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$12.50 Suits.. 810.00
(15.00 Suita...$12.00
dangerous
rk—
Heath & Milligan... $3.25
Benjamin Moore .... $2.85
Vulcanite waterproof $2.50
$15.00 Suits...$12.00
$20.00 Suits...$16.00
$25.00 Suits...$20.00
CAR SHORTAGE SITUATION
TO BE DISCUSSED AUG. 2
EMMA GOLDMAN AGAIN
FREE; GIVES BIG BOND
AND IS GIVEN LIBERTY
COOL CLOTH SUITS
$10.00 Suits. ..S 8.00
$12.00 Suita . .$10.00
$15.00 Suits...$12.00
o this mat-
y National
AUTO OWNERS ENTER
PROTEST ABOUT THE
COST OF GASOLINE
PAINT YOUR
HOUSE NOW
. REED.
Chairman.
heat,
which
$9.00
$8.00
$7.00
$6.50
$6.00
$5.50
$5.00
$4.50
MONEY SAVED AT
BURTS SHOE SALE
$ 5.00
$ 7.50
$ 8.50
$10.00
$12.50
$15.00
$17.50
$20.00
$25.00
$27.50
colors, all sices, well tailored;
$7.50 and $8.50 suits now...
first
with
suits
suits
suits
suits
suits
suits
suits
suits
suits
suits
They must go. Every $1.50 Shirt
All Site* at......
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
Shoes at these prices is like finding the money.
So hurry up and get your share.
made this great increase in price. The
government may decide to limit the
use of gasoline, which may be neces-
And
pifies.
C. A. Bradford Co.
705 Congress Avenue.
f 100
Bin of
adard
to the aim in *all banking procedure—and the dominating ideal
of the American National Bank.
$ 9.00 Suits... $ 7.20
$10.00 Suits...s 8.00
$12.50 Suits;..$10.00
Palm Beach pinch-backs, in large
of colors, sizes 33 to 37; $10.00
values; this week.............
ise you y
be worki
our stom:
r. You (
ular $4.50 and $5.00
values ............
ADJUTANT KATE WILSON
OF SALVATION ARMY IS
ORDERED TO ABILENE
regular $4.00 values; this
week..................
O TO
AVOID DRAF
25—Jdge Me
sessions cour
v sort or slack
I rather commi
a light sentenc
Speaker of House Denies He
Voted for Abilene for West
Texas A. 4 M.
$4.50 styles......
$4.00 styles......
$3.50 styles......
$3.00 styles......
FARM DEMONSTRATOR
WALTER DAVIS URGES
PLANTING OF SORGHUM
rfr 1
BUYER FOR com BROS.
GOBS EAST TO »
White kid and canvas
included.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
. Austih, Texas
U. S. Government Depository.
Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00.
Fundamentally, materially and physically, this Institution is
equipped to render efficient banking service.
AUSTIN TRADES COUNCIL
LEASES NEW QUARTERS
OFFICIALS SEARCH FOR
FORBIDDEN FIREARMS
REDUCTION SALE ON ALL MEN’S
SUMMER SUITS
women and children,
Palm Beach Suite $5.00
Men’s Palm Beach suits, light and dark
$20.00 Suits now.
Men’s Panama Hats
Good styles, this season’s hats only; reg-
etter tnan a
won’t make
(
er medicine.
F. 0. FULLER RAISES
ISSUE OF VERACITY
WITHTHE GOVERNOR
Boys’ Wash Suits $1.98
Sizes 9 to 16, in good serviceable patterns;
GEORGE w, LITTLEFIELD, President.
H. A. WROE, Vce President.
1 c. RODERDEAU, Vice President
T. h. DAVIS, vic President.
L. i. SCNEIDER, Cashier.
B. PFAEFPLIN, Akststant Cashler.
CARL T. WIDEN, Assistant Cashler.
11.25
13.15
15.00
18.75
20.65
Austin Automobile Club Writes
to Executive Chairman
of Three A’s.
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to........
to........
to........
to........
to........
to.....i..
to........
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to........
to........
28% OFF
on all
Straw Hata
V. o. Weed, rhone 222.
Automodile Ambulance.
Motor ana horse-drawn fune
(Adv,? i
iejured negro
atur store in
Our entire stock of finest straw and Panama hats
at 25 per. cent reduction. •
. i $40.00 Suits now $32.00
: We Include in’this sale all of our two-piece summer Suits,
in Cool Cloth, Linen* Dixie Weave* Mohair and Silks.
styles....
styles....
styles....
styles....
styles....
styles...'
styles....
styles....
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98:29
8515
..$3.95
• $3.65
P • .
Palm Bench Sulta clenned th, prop,
er way Ite at Ludwig’s, Ili E. 6th.
(Adv.
car is
ictory
dy—
plant
Notice to Liberty Bond Purchasers
Second installment on liberty bonds will be due July 30th.
Please call and pay promptly.
All subscribers who have not paid their first installments
please arrange payment at qnce in order to hold bonds.
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.
AUSTIN NATIONAL BANK.
—ca
A page advertisement could not be more important,
your pocket book than this short notice of our
Walter E Duvis, farm demonstrator
of Travis county. accompanied by
We operate onder rovernment rerulation; our facinties are
modern and eomplete: our officers and director, are men of
recornized Integnity, ability and responsibility.
ft l, on the basts of good . rvice that we Invito your
bankinig puriness.
July »«, HIT.
The funeral of John H. MeWiliama,
mon of th, late Mrs. E. J. Fraxer,
will take pace Sunday afternoon.
July l». at 1 p. m. from the rest-
dence of R. M. Castleman.
Friendr and acquaintances are in-
vitea to attend.
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l
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To quickly close out, all low shoes for men.
We are selling our stock of Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits at reduced prices. These suits®are guaranteed to
be all wool and to satisfy.
• Hart Schaffner & Marx is a name well known, to
every man in America. It carries with it an unimpeach-
able reputation for good clothes. Take advantage of
these low priqes now.
Three-Piece Wool Suits
club ho* ntarted p movement for tne
l reduction of the price of gasoline to
the consumers an It hag been taken
p by the Austin Chamber of Com-
merce, which 1* now in correspond-
Women’s Pumps and Oxfords
$8.00 styles.......$6.35
$6.50 styles...........
$6.00 styles............
$5.00 styles...........
Red Croag
all at the
and pay to
nt now due
The address will be changed as often
as you wish.
clothes values
would expreas no anti-American sen-
timenta. He has been in Fredericks,
burg teaching musie for the last
month and returned to Austin only
a day or two since.
Dr. Harthan has been a resident
of Austin about eight year, and of
Texas about thirteen years. He has
a son serving in th. Red Cross Me-
tlon of the French army and another
■on le a member of the Austin Boy
scouts.
--
Sterling aliver hat pins, lie a pair.
O. U Koock. (Adv.)
Colleke Station to attend the farm im-
plement sgents' demonstration, the
farmer,' short course and th. Farm-
ers congress.
In answer to many questions reach-
ing him about the date for planting
grain. sorghum, Mr. Davis stated that
it can b, planted with safety up to
Aug. 11. However. If there is no rain
before th, first of sevtember, the wr-
ghum can be planted up to that time,
u a get-by crop, with fair aswurance
of good results.
Should it rain within the next few
day,. Mr. Davis urges the tarmers to
plant grain sorghum In every other
cotton middle.
TWO NEGROES QUARREL;
ONE SHOT THREE TIMES
$15.90 Suita HOW. .$12.00 $22.50 Suits now. .$18.00
$17.50 Suits now. -$14.00 $25.00 Suits now. .$20.00
$16.00 -$30.0 Suits now.. $24.00
Men's Wish Suits $3.15
One new lot of men’s wash suits, regular
$4.00 and $5.00 values; this week e a 4 F
they all go; all sizes............. $3.15
Men's Pinch Back Suits $5.85
Rankin, laundry. Phone 1859.
r« pleaded gull
ntyre spoke hi
Heve you.” h
"hard time*
ow rk for ali
told me the
Ave committe
to jail and e*
n who will do
the worst kinc
Having rented the big hall over Gra-
ham's drug store, formerly the Cham-
ber of Commerce hall, the Austin
Trades Council will hold its next reg-
ular August meeting there Friday. Au-
gust 8, according to the annonnce-
ment of Sam Hill. In the new home
the council will be comfortably locat-
ed. having one large and two small
halls.
A lunch room has been arranged in
connection and refreshment* will be
served. Wives, sisters and danghters
of members will find convenient wait-
ing places nearby.
The Proceedings of the Investigation of Governor Ferguson
last winter is now on sale in book form at the Union
Cigar and News company, Keller’s, Everybody’s Book
Store, City Book Store, Gammel's and E. Sela's.
Horace Plummer, negro, lies in the
City hospital with two bullet wounds
in his breast and one in his arm and
the police ere looking for another
negro they claim did the shooting.
Saturday night the two negroes
quarreled at Sixth and Trinity streets.
One fired three times at Plummer
VISITOR FROM LOCKHART, a
Gus Reynolds of Lockhart, member
of the selective draft committee for
his home territory and one of the most
active democratic workers In this sec-
tion of the state, was a visitor in
Austin Saturday for the purpose of
consulting with the adjutant general
as to certain provisions of the ex-1
emption clauses of the law.
any firearms in his possession.
Dr. Harthan took out his
cttizenship papers before war
Germany was declared, but cannot
now complete his citizenship until
the war is ended. He gave the of-
ficials his word of honor that he
Sterling vanity casen, heavy weight.
88. O. L Koock. (Adv.)
I ence with the Nation^ Chamber of able profit, since his company
Commerce. So we desire to take up - * “ "
Ivory manicure sets, a full line at
popular prices. O. L. Koock. (Adv.)
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ATTKNTION, WOODMEN CIRCLE:
Cedar Grove No. 8. Special called
meeting Monday, Juy 80. to attend
to unfinished business. Meeting
called to order promptly at T u m.
L.AURA E. KREBS, Guardian.
EVA WARRICK, Banker.
A protest gaist the high and in-
creasing cost of gasoline has been
sent by th* Austin Autompbile club
to the American. Automobile associa-
tion. It needs:
Austin. Tena. July 11. 1917.
A. O. Bsc holder. Executive Chafrman
A. A. A. Biggs- Building, Wasnz
Ington, D C.:
Dear sir; The Austin Automobile
8 E. ROH ENG REN,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
Fine Carriages for Hire.
Hospital Ambulance. —Adv.
Leopold Cohn, buyer and maa
of Cohn Bros., left for New York A
urday night. Mr. Cohn will rem
there during the buying season a
will select what ho thinks meet I
vantageous for his large credit sto
He will, upon his arrival, begin sex
ing good* back to his local store
y. she told th
for they had n
e of one con
i unable to pa
court not onl
it necessary t
but mad* up
Men’s Sport Shirts 48c
Our regular 75c sport shirts, good ma
assortment, all colors; now............
Special to The American.
HEARNE, Texas, July 28.7
Houston & Texas Central passen
was wrecked this evening betw
Hearne and Bryan, killing Fires
Riggs and injuring the engineer I
mall clerk. Two baggage can I
the smoker were overturned. j
passengers were seriously injured.
LADIES’ DRESSES AND SDITS ONE-HALF PRICE
• .KEEP up with local and state events
• while on your vacation. Let your
Austin American follow you everywhere. r
sary, but the price is wht is doing
the harm to all Americara, and even
to our cause at the front
We earnestly protest against these
unreasonable profits and ask the A.
A. A. to bring thia before the proper
federal authorities, with a view to re-
ducing the price of gasoline so as to
afford a reasonable profit to produc-
ers, to such profits as they had when
gasoline retailed at 11 cents per gal-
lon.
We believe that you will be glad
to do this and ask that you represent
the clubs of Texas in this movement
Can you give us an early reply op
this subject and keep us posted, that
we may do whatever may be neces-
sary T
Very truly yours.
AUSTIN ATOMOBILE CLUB.
A. L. NETHERY, President.
COLD SPRINGS, Texas, July 38.-
With reference to Governor Fergu-
■on'* speech at Austin Thursday, in
which he charged Speaker Fuller as
voting for Abilene on the second bal-
lot, Speaker Fuller today staled;
“The statement of Ferguson that I
voted for Abilene on the second bal-
lot is absolutely false and untrue;
the statement by Ferguson that I
told him at any time before the
convening of the locating committee
that I would vote for Abilene 1* also
absolutely false and untrue. The As-
sertion by Ferguson that I told him
at any time since the meeting of the
locating committee that I had voted
for Abilene is also an unqualified
falsehood, willfully and deliberately
BURT SHOE CO
606 Congress Ave. Next to Harrells.
Sixth atreet, where he WM given
medical attention, and later he was
taken to the City hospital, where
his wounds were dressed. The wounds
are considered serious, but not nec-
essarily fatal it was reported from
the City hospltnl late Saturday night
that Plummer would probably re-
cover.
The city police and county deputy
sheriffs started hunting for the fugi-
tive negro Immediately after the
shooting, but he had not been lo
nated at midnight
NEW YORK, July 21—Emma
Goldman, convicted of conspiracy to
defeat the conscription law, is free
again, pending her appeal to the su-
preme court, but if her freedom de-
pended upon the action of tne United
States Assistant Attorneys Content or
Stanton, she still would be in the
Tomba Her counsel, Harry Wein-
berger. deposited the remaining $10,-
000 of a $25,000 bond fixed by Su-
preme Court Justice Bran del* this
morning, but had a hard time having
the bend approved. He went to Mr.
Content and the latter refused his ap-
proval. 'The bond," he said, "is all
right as to form, “but I won't approve
it myself. I won't be responsible in
any way for Emma Goldman's release
on bail."
The attorney then went to Mr. Stan-
ton and the latter also refused his
approval. He said he knew nothing
about the case and needed forty-eight
hours to investigate.
Next Mr. Weinberger tried to see
United States Attorney Caffey, but
was unsuccessful and finally applied
to Assistant United States Attorney
Knox, who approved the bond. Mia*
Goldman being released shortly before
noon. She had been brought here
from the federal prison at Jefferson
City, Mo.
Application for the releane of Alex-
der Berkman probably will be made
on Monday.
SEGUIN, Texas, Jwy 28.—Repre-
sentative Rudolph ‘Ischoepe stated
this evening he would respond to
Speaker Fuller’s call and. attend the
special session of the hdse to im-
peach Governor Ferguson.
TEACHERS InThILIPPINE
ISLANDS ARE NEEDED
Open to both men and women is
a position as teacher in the Philip-
pines at salaries ranging from $1200
to 88000 yearly.
Positions open to women only are:
Inspector of undergarments, $2 per
diem, and laboratory aid in motion
picture laboratory, at $720 yearly.
Examinations are being held con-
tinuously at the following Texas
cities: Abilene, Amarillo, Austin;
Brownsville, Bryan, Dallas, El Paso,
Houston, Lubbock, Nacogdoches, San
Angelo, San Antonio, Texarkana,
Waco and Wichita Falla
sons engaged in controversy. You
are agents of the government, en-
gaged in selecting men for the gov-
ernment. and there is no controversy.
You, acting for the government, are
to investigate each cse in the inter-
eats of the nation and never in the
interests of an individual. There is
not one exemption or discharge law
or regulation that is put there for the
benefit of any individual. All are
there. for the benefit of the nation
and to the end that "the whole nation
may be a team in which each nain
shall play the part for which hems
best fitted.' ”
"There should be no rules like
those of court procedure, no tech-
nical rules of evidence. You should
proceed to investigate cases about
which you are not satisfied exactly
as you as an individual would pro-
ceed to inform yourself of anything
about which you are in doubt.
"Last of all, it is important to say
a word about your own self. The
place to which you have been called
In a statement addressed to the
receivers and general managers of
all Texas railway lines and to all
interested shippers, the Texas rail-
road commissioners invite all repre-
sentatives of the shippers and the
railroads to meet in an informal con-
ference at the office of the railroad
commission Thursday, Aug. 2, for
the purpose of discussing all phases
of the erious car shortage that has
been brought about- by the use of
cars, rightfully belonging to Texas
carriers, by foreign lines.
The meeting has been called on
account of the numerous complaints
reaching the railroad commissioners
from various industries and shippers
generily in the state, alleging that
their business is being seriously
handicapped and injured througn
their inability to get sufficient cars.
and then ran.
made for the purpose of deceiving the
people of Texas. The statement by
him that he saw me write either Has-
kelt or Abilene on my ballots is also
false and untrue. My position with
reference to Governor Ferguson dur-
ing the time of. the balloting was
such as to make it physically impos-
sible for the governor to have seen
me write the name on my ballot. I
was sitting at a greater distance dur-
| ing the balloting from Governor Fer-
Ku»on than any other member of
"e committee, except possibly Com-
missioner Davis, and I verily believe
that the entire committee except
Governor Ferguson will verify this
statement
"I do not care at this time to
enter into a prolonged discussion of
the question. I have made my af-
fidavits on two occasions—first on
the 10th day of July and second on
the 23d day of July, that I did not
vote for Abilene on the second bal-
lot and when the facts are fully
disclosed to the public they will then
know who is right about this mat-
ter. I have put this matter up to
the house of representatives and
court a free and full investigation of
the whole affair, and if Govern .r
Ferguson is innocent of the various
charges against him—I see no reason
why he, too, would not demand a free
and full investigation of these
charges—to the end that he might be
exonerated and the fair name of ,
Texas upheld.”
is one which no man would seek
save in the performance of one of
the highest of patriotic duties. There
is not in any real sense any remun-
ration. Because of thousands cf
citizens urged that members of local
boards should not be placed in a po-
sition of performing their grave do-
ties for pay, the regulations provide
that ordinarily the service shall be
uncomponsated. Because it was not
desired that any man be prevented
from rendering the service by the
necessity for earning hi* daily bread
a small remuneration was provided.
“The nation needs men and need*
them quiokly. The hours will be
long and the work absorbjng. Th*
duty is always to take and never
give and human nature is such that
there will be little prase and some
blame. The sacrifice of many of
those whose cases are to be decided
is no greater than that of the men
who are to decide them and your
own reward must be the knowledge
that, at great personal sacrifice you
are rendering your country an in-
dispensable service in a matter of
the utmost moment"
Some of the Exemptions.
Governors of states and territories
supreme court members, heads and
important officers of, government de-
partments and others are classified
as exempt in the new regulations of
the prpvost marshal general Issued
tonight.
In state, territorial and District of
Columbia service governors, members
of the supreme and appellate courts
and of both branches of the legisla-
ture are exempt. All other office*
filled for the state by popular elec-
tion, by appointment of the governor
or other high sources, such a* the
supreme court or legislature, are also
immune, if no intermediate superior
exists. This class includes attorneys
general, auditors, high commission-
ers, lieutenant governors, treasurer*
and other important officers. One
qualification in these cses is that
the incumbent must be something
more than an ornament to his job.
He must actually fill the position. <
In federal service the secretary to i
the president and heads of depart-
ments are exempt. Assistant secre-
taries and high officers, such - as l
ambassadors, solicitors, consul* gen- ’
eral, consul*, auditors, custom* of- 1
fleers, also are exempted. I
Pre requisites to exemption or dis- 4
charge are a specific number of af- i
fldavits of a specified nature. Board*
are authorised to investigate for fur- ]
ther proofs The rulings ban attor- ’
neys appearing to present legal briefs ]
or oral argument for a client.
Local boards in cities or counties i
where there are more than one such
board are permitted to convene at )
such places as are convenient to :
those who registered within the i
board’s jurisdiction, regardless of the
technical limits of their influence. I
air Field and No Favors
For Every Man Before
Draft Exemption Boards
Adjutant Kate Wilson, Capt. Olive
Waller and Cadet Hill of the Sal-
vation Army will leave Wednesday
for Abilene to open a new field of
work in that city. All of the work-
ers have been in the Salvation Army
service in Austin for many years.
Adjutant Wilson finishing her eighth
year here. In her first two terms
in Austin she served five years and
was returned for a third term, serv-
ing three years. Adjutant Wilson
says she is very fond of Austin and
of Austin people and would like very
much to be able to return.
Captain Westbrook and Envoy and
Mrs. O’Quinn will come here from
Waco to take charge of the work
here. They are expected in Austin
Wednesday morning and will begin
active work as soon as they arrive.
Adjutant Wilson will give her fare-
well service Sunday night at the
Salvation Army hall and invites her
many Austin friends to be present.
the matter with the A. A. A.
All the automobile clubs of Texas
are heartily In favor of this move-
ment and hope to get a good result.
The proposition as we see It is that
the producers are able to produce
gasoline at very little more cost than
three years ago, when it retailed at
9 cents, and gave them a good profit
So they are now making a profit of
more than 100 per cent on the cost
of production. This money is going
directly to the pockets of the pro-
| ducers, while our people are called
upn to support a war that will tax
us to the limit and the producers are
taking advantage of this situation and
have raised the price of gasoline to
24 cents, and in so doing are taking
that money for their personal profits
when it should be in the hands of
the .people or of the government.
There is no one thing on which the
price should be regulated more than
this.
You have noticed that Mr. A. C.
Bedor. president of the New Jersey
Standard Oil company, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Defense
Council’s petroleum committee. This
does not look right to us, as it
would not be easy for him to ask
that his products be reduced tn price
to what would afford only a reason-
S
METCALF UNDECIDED, BUT
PROBABLY WILL ATTEND
IMPEACHMENT SESSION
Special to The American.
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jul 28.—
Representative C. B. Metcalfe an-
nounced here this afternoon that he
will go to Austin next week if he is
convinced that the calling of the spe-
cial session of the house is legal
y vegetable,
ate. Give i •
le are Vising
crous caJqme
it the sal ai
ere,’
Capt. J. H. Rogers, United States
marshal, and E. H. Parker, special
agent of the department of justice,
called at the home of Dr. Hans Har-
than on Saturday and asked him
if he had a pistol In ths house. Dr.
Harthan aald be bad a pistol he bad
owned for many years, but had never
fired. Hs was informed that not
being a full naturalised American
eitizen he was not permitted to have
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