St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 9, 1930

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LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1930. “PAGES La 8888 PRICE 10 CENTS RUN AWAY WITH ME. Al " : i 2 MAFTSHAN BODY HOOVER TO ASK CONGRESS [SPENDING ORGY [PRESIJENTCALIS [FOUR PERSONS BURNED _ BEEN TO A LOT OF THOSE : Vi | SIMPLE WEDDINGS AND f KNOW HOW PEOPLE ROLLEO THEIR EYES AND FONDS TO CHEAT Jos SES MEST EMS SIE TQ DEATH IN ASYLUM | SLKELY TO URGE AW GANGES ae em ny a 8 tm na Smet ge . nan ad Pee eee ee eae oy " be Se to ature mB He Also Will Request “Seed Loan” to Assist vO (Copyright, 1930.) itch Goo BON, y es CLL, (YT LOOKS AS IF € AN’ You HAS GOT > BE FRIEwOS, rie IST 6 ON TO You, IF YOU DON'T painO | (Copyright, 1930.) SAY, PETE - ‘HOW ABOUT _ L354, LENDING MEA , BUCK? IT WANNA TAKE DORA TO a Mm. J es Pod — 2 fe od -- - c- However, Chairman De- clares Report on Findings Is Not Ready for Trans- mission to President. a SOME MEMBERS FOR MODIFICATION a ah Others Want Outright Repeal, While Remainder Insist 18th Amendment Stand. By PAUL Y. ANDERSON, A Staff Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch. NGTON, Nov. 8. — Ale Wickersham Commis- .w Enforcement said to- reached no con- ition “which are ’ there were naications that the Com- aring to recommend fundamental changes in the na- ition laws, and that it cation of the eighteenth amendment, Today's statement was prompted le appearance of various news- aper stories purporting to fore- cast the date of the commission's report and the nature of its rec- ommendat The statement, is- t { 4 WASHI though the gion on L day that it hader lusions on prohit " liti mogaiti ions, ued by Chairman "Wickersham, commission could not its report would . be e some phases of its in- lesiication are not completed. It sided that when the report is rady it will be sent to President H ind that any announce- ment concerning its contents must | 1 him. Th t is, it was learned to- ay, that the commission is hav- érious difficulty drafting a re- ot which a majority of the 11 embers is willing to sign. In the piace some of the members outright repeal of the eigh- endment, and their posi- been considerably ‘rengthened by the outcome of Tuesda\’s elections. However, a jority of the commission is op- osed to such a@ recommendation. Majority for Changes. the other hand, it seems cer- that a majority is dissatisfied Nin the present laws and is will- lng to recommend a change. ‘yor an amendment to the) ‘onstitution, modifying the Eigh- seent iment, but whether a herlared the On 1 be mustered in sup- port of recommendation to that ffect remains in doubt. Indeed, it eppears to be one of the main sues, s of the commission have 1 recent dicussions, that might agree to recom- lification of the amend- ( thus far they have not the scope of the pro- mendation. Some, for reported to favor an ‘ “alent that would merely per- ait calizing of home-made beer, while others are ‘Oo advocate a change that the Federal Govern- e ". Or the states to dispense not : wine al 1 beer, but also spir- sie sill others favor private na sale under a@ sys- ‘ernment eontrol. connection with of the members that vital the howe ’ - J . 2 Mry " y <= —_ e peal, and any it laws, Ata <-st some idea 'CUlty Which the commis- » IN IS effort to @ratt a | command the Jority of its mem- report is finally re is every likelihood companied not only report, but also by ‘iting forth supple- * Gualitying views of sev-. t ' abe: ial members. The bee», -4t among the 11 mem- » ... “re almost 11 different t; ‘e situation, and most of mo... ronsly held. This may yin... Very clearly what the cn... CUtcorme will be, but it is Ritu: ‘Tate picture of the present ie Pavor Modification. : 's which stand out most ‘bers favors change in “nt laws, and that a sub- ‘umber favors repeal or “on of the etghteenth »... Dt It is assumed that the ae, ‘avoring repeal can be in- recommend modification. ‘ known in recent days commission had asked ithe Department of Ag- and elsewhere to state , ‘heir opinion, constituted _ tage of alcohol which “ defined as “intoxicating in a | & & ~~ Sev- | ‘ously are that a majority ; Continued on Page 3, Column 4. Drouth Sufferers—Public Works Pro- gram Would Be Anticipated. — = TEN ADVANSE GIVERS | TO COMMUNITY FUND INCREASE PLEDGES LIST of 10 advance sub- A serivers to the Community Fund who have pledged substantially larger sums than last year was issued by the or- ganization last night. Frank C. Rand has pledged $24,000, an increase of $2000; the International Shoe Co., $14,000, an increase of $2000: J. L. Johnson, $6000, an in- crease of $4000; Oscar John- son, $5000, an “increase of $3000; C. H. Peters, $5000, an increase Of $1600; Mrs. J. T. Shoemaker, $4000, an increase of $1000; Missouri Portlagd Ce- ment Co., $4000, an increase of $1000; E. H. Thurstgn, $2400, an increase of $900; Mrs. J. A. Haskell, $2900, an increase of $1200; and W. C. Ferriss, $1500, an increase of $500. ; Mayor Miller yesterday is- sued a proclamation designat- ing the week beginning today as Community Fund week. GENERAL WAGE CUT ORDERED - BY GERMAN ARBITRATION BODY Board Upholds Bruening Cabinet’s Efforts to Bring About Lower Prices. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, Nov. 8.—The board of arbitration assigned to settle the Berlin metal industry dispute to- day ordered a general 3 per cent wage reduction, effective Nov. 17, with a 6 per cent cut for workers under 18 years of age and 8 *per cent for adult tradesmen, effec- tive Jan. 19, 1931. The arbitrators thereby support- ed the Bruening Cabinet’s efforts to bring about a general down- ward trend in prices. They stated that they realized prices could not go down unless wages were lower, and were aware of the fact that prices for food, clothing and other necessities actually were moving downward. In order that the workers might ; have time to adjust themselves to the reduction, the arbitration board deferred the ful! cut until after the first of the year. Meanwhile, the metal industrialists * have pledged themselves to continue lowering | their prices. MAGICIAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE Nearly Suffocated in Closed Bar- rel; Revived by Physician. By the Associated Prcees. FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov. 8.— When Genestra, billed as an “es- cape artist” at.a local vaudeville theater, failed to extricate him- self in the agreed two minutes from a barrel of wager in which he had been locked tonight, three men on the stage broke the bar- rel open. Genestra was uncon- scious but a physician was hastily summoned and revived him. FAIR TODAY, TOMORROW, AND GONTINUED MILD THE TEMPERATURES. 35. phew ccoset G - ) ae . 58 Pp. ee eeeee *” P. = ho) cox Dye Cots wv 3 th! i iD pee _ * Indicates street ¥esterday’s high "67 38 (6 a. m.). ng. (3 p. m.), low Official forecast | for St. Lonis and vicinity: Fair to- day and tomor- row; continued mild. Missouri: Gen- erally fair today and tomorrow, except possibly showers tomor- row in extreme south portion; continued mild. Illinois: .Gener- ally fair today and tomorrow, except possibly showers tomor- in extreme south portion; contin- ued mild. Sunset, 4.4, sunrise (tomorrow), 6:39. Stage of the Mississippi, 1.1 feet, a fall of 90.1. gered Week's os Forecast. Associated WASHINGTON. 3 Nov. 8.—Weath- er bebo ar ee for the week beginning Monday: For the northern and cen- tral great plains and the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys: Mostiy fair except possibly | By rain or ‘snow in north portion first of week and again at close; mild first of week, colder at middle, warmer at close. THE DONKEY ACTS LIKE A THOROUGHBRED POST -OISPA WEATHERBIRD | By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Presi- dent Hoover plans to ask Congress for emergency appropriations to furnish employment and _ assist drouth sufferers. The One will go toward speeding the Government’s building pro- gram and the other will be a seed loan. A statement outlining the plan came from the White House late today after the War Department and his emergency Employment Committee had separately made known further phases of their own relief programs. The statement follows: “The President announced today that the administration had de- cided to recommend to Congress a special emergency appropriation to be applied to the further intensifi- cation of public works, public buildings and other forms of Fed- eral construction which are already authorized by Congress but for which no.appropriations would nor- mally be made until later periods; and further to recommend the provision of a ‘seed loan’ assistant to farmers in the drouth area. Work Ahead of Schedule. “It will be remembered that the appropriations for Federal con- struction were greatly increased upon the President’s recommenda- tion by the last Congress as aid to employment during the current year. The departments were also authorized to undertake the nec- essdry technical preparations for future construction work which was authorized but not appro- priated for. “As a result of appropriations available during the present fiscal year, the construction work of all kinds in the Federal Government will be increased to a total excecd- ing $600,000,000. The emergency appropriations that will be request- d will be in .the naturesof an ad- ition to this already enlarged pro- gram and will be in anticipation of such construction work as would normally have taken place a year or two hence. “The necessary technical prepa- ration has been under way for some months and has now been advanced so that the program can be further expanded for emergency purposes. The precise amount for the emergency appropriations has not yet been decided upon, but will be determined on a basis of au- thorized works for which the pre- liminary technical preparation has been or can be completed. The whole purpose is to provide fur- ther employment during the forth- eoming year upon work of ulti- mate necessity.”’ Earlier in the day, Secretary Hurley had agreed to place all available army cots and blankets at the disposal of agencies dealing with acute needs. Meanwhile, the Emergency Committee was peg- ging away at its task of stimulat- ing decentralized campaigns to make more work obtainable. Secretary Hurley telegraphed Gov. Emmerson of Illinois that, though legal authority was lack- ing, he would assume responsibili- ty for “authorizing the use of all available army cots and’ blankets without unduly depleting the sup- ply for the armed forces.” “Emmerson had requested a loan of army equipment indis- pensably necessary to assist in Chi- cago and throughout the State.” Similar requests from other places were expected to follow Hurley’s announcement of policy. Pleas for direct assistance already have been received by the Presi- dent’s emergency committee, along with many appeals for jobs. Futile Labor Migrfition. Chairman Woods of the commit- tée called attention today to what he termed futile migrations of la- bor. Woods also made public an an- nouncement by L. J. Drake, presi- dent of the Union Tank Car Co., that this concern contemplates placing orders for repair supplies for six months, provided it is guaranteed against price declines. Another report came from Jacob Billikopf, chairman of a commit- tee of 100 of Philadelphia. He said the Sears Roebuck & Co. had launched a relief plan among its employes, which probably would raise from $600,000 to $1,000,000. for relief. work. | The Red Cross announced it had reached 59,000 families ‘in six states in a drouth relief program undertaken last August. Seed dis- tribution, this on esti- mated, cost $316,350 up to Nov. 1. The work was done among farm- ers in Kentucky, Arkansas, Louis- jana, Texas, Mississippi and Okla- homa. CHICAGO, Nov. ee dik oe unemployed—a cross section of artistic, professional and indus- “Continued on Page 2, Colamn 7. Missing Treasurer and Head Usher of the Missouri Squandered $4300 in New Orleans in 5 Days. PAIR ARRESTED IN EXPENSIVE SUITE Tips in Clubs — Total Peculations, $10,000. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8.—The $800-a-day spending spree of James V. Noel, missing treasurer of the Missouri Theater in St. Louis, and Harold J. Werner, the chief usher, came to an inglorious end here today when the pair was arrested in an expensive suite in the Ponchartrain Apartments. Sitting on the edge of a rumbled bed and holding heads that still ached from their five-day spend- ing and drinking orgy, the young of the theater’s funds when they left St. Louis Sunday night. They had only $4373 left, having spent more than $4300 in five crowded days and nights. It was the lavish spending of the two in French quarter night clubs and outlying gambling houses that led to their arrest. Yester- day, while they were buying ex- pensive drinks for all comers at the Silver Slipper Club and tip- ping waiters and entertainers far beyond the usual limit, even of the wealthy, Detective Chief Grosch was sitting at a neighboring table watching the amateur spender in action. ” Police Get on the Trail. No mere chance took Chief Grosch to the cafe. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights his trail had crossed that of the gay young men from St. Louis, and after Wednesday they had made few movements that were served. Friday's performance convinced the policeman that they should be questioned. He followed them to their apartment, had the place watched and this morning entered, followed by a squad of detectives. Noel and Werner were still in bed. The apartment, rented for a month, was elaborately furnished and included a liquor. cellarette well stocked with the varied liquors available in New Orleans. The balance of the Missouri Thea- ter’s funds were found in a_ suit case. Noel, who is 24, three years older than Werner, selected a blue dou- ble-breasted suit and overcoat and a handsome scarf from an exten- sive wardrobe to wear to the par- ish prison, while Werner attired himself in a well-selected outfit of brown. They joked with newspa- per reporters who intérviewed them and warned them to stay in their profession. Both Studied Journalism, “Both of us went to journalism school,” Noel volunteered. ‘I went to Missouri University and Harold went to Wisconsin. If we'd have stuck to it maybe we'd have been better off.” Noel confirmed the statement of Missouri Theater officials that he had absconded with the receipts of the Saturday and Sunday shows. His sdlary was said by a theater official to be $30 a week. He was quoted as admitting that additional peculations from time to time would run the total of his shortage to $10,000 maximum. He and Noel more Hotel on Washington boule- | vard in St. Louis, a half block west of the theater. U.S. AND BRITAIN RECOGNIZE NEW GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL Formally Acknowledge Regime Set Up 15 Days Ago Through Revolution. By the Arseciated Press. RIO DE JANIERO, Nov. 8.— Anhouncement was made tonight that Great Britain had recognized the Provisional Government set up following the recent revolution in brazil. i eabeee The announcement was made fol- lowing word that the United States had today recognized the new gov- | ernment established’ 15 days ago by a coup @’etat. Getulio Vargas is provisional president, | These are the firat major powers to extend recognition. Other na- tiens which have récognized the new government are Italy, Sweden. Ecuador, the Vatican State, Chile, Argentina, Czecho-Slovakia, Cuba, Colombia, Germany, Belgium and, Paraguay. f ee THEATER LOOTERS men admitted that they took $8688 unob-,» ‘tween employer and employe, had shared a room at the Bilt. Says Mutual Interest and Humane Relations Be- tween Capital and Labor Bring Best Satisfaction. ADDRESS CARRIED TO 6 NATIONS BY RADIO J. V. Noel and H. J. Wer- | Speaking to H. J. Heinz ner Aroused Suspicion by | Workers on Anniversary, Hoover Stresses Need for | Spirit of Accommodation. —_—_—_—————————— == By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Presi- dent Hoover said tonight industrial conflict. was the greatest waste in industry. P Speaking from The White House, he addressed over international radio hookups the employes of the H. J. Heinz Co, of Pittsburg Pa., assembled at banquets in six na- tions of the globe—the United States, Canada, England, Spain, South Africa and Australia. Howard Heinz, president of the company, is an old friend of the President. “Wars between nations, wars be- tween groups within nations, in- dustrial conflicts, all end in what appears to be victory for one of the contenders, but the real _ victory arrives only after the battle has been forgotten and when the hu- man nature of both sides meets in cheerful agreement upon a com- mon solution,” Mr. Hoover said. “Industrial conflict is the great- est waste in industry. It not only delays production and diminishes it, but its most hurtful results are inflicted upon the lives and spirits of men and women. We can mea- sure dts productive losses in un- made goods and unearned dollars, but incalculable is its needless toll of suffering.” Text of President’s Address, The Chief Executive's address follows: “It is a pleasure to participate for a few moments in this tribute to Mr. Heinz from his employes throughout the world. His associa- tion with me in service during the war and many times since when I have summoned him from his busi- ness to undertake public service gives me a right to be in. spirit amongst those who join in this oc- casion. “It is also a satisfaction to en- gage for a moment in the anni- versary, of the establishment which has a record of over 60 years of continuous industrial peace. ‘This long history is proof that there is common ground of mutual in- terest and humane relations be- for this concern could not have weathered all these years of shift- ing currents in good times and bad times had it been otherwise. Human Relations Within Industry. “And year by year do we realize more of our responsibilities in the human relations within industry. Mechanization is so distinctive of our modern civilization that even as a mechanical conception we often tend to forget that the most wonderful and powerful machine in the world is the men and wom- en themselves. It is the human being from which achievement is won far more than the tool; “However astonishing may be the increase in usefulness of ma- chines as they grow in size and ingenuity, their improvement is little as compared with the en- larged effectiveness of organized intelligence and co-operation when men pool their efforts to achieve acommon end. Man's conquest of machines is less spectacular than his conquest of his own wiil. “To build up and preserve un- broken a co-operative spirit be- tween a great group of employers and employes for two long genera- tions is a cheering proof of the possibilities of human nature. The secret of it it is more important to mankind than any secret of trade, or any new invention. The Spirit of Accommodation. “Fortunately there is nothing mysterious about it, nothing “pat- entable or exclusive, nothing that is not free to be used by all. key to it is as old as the religions we profess. Its origins and its power lie in generations of educa- tion and scientific research, in the benignant forces of mutual good will, the spirit of mutual helpful- ness, the virtues of patience and toleration and understanding. This ispirit of accommodation has won all of the ultimate victories in his- tory. Wars between nations, wars between groups within nations, in- dustrial conflicts, all end in what appears to be yictory for one of} the contenders, but the real vic- }t tory arrives only after the battle has been forgotten and when the “The; Rear Admiral continued his lecture tour today the advice of physicians, He left here to keep an engagement at Athens, O., after having been at- tended by a physician last night. human nature of beth ‘sides meets “Continued on Page 2, Column 2. Makes Debut Under Police Guard = eeleielee MISS BETTY OFFIELD, [PAUGHTER of Mr, and Mrs. James R, Offield of Chicago, and grand- daughter of William Wrigley Jr., appeared at her debut reception Friday. the chewing gum millionaire, as she Police were stationed inside anid outside tie home,’ because her parents had received a kidnaping threat against her. SAYS SENATORS GOT THEIR LIQUOR IN | STATIONERY ROOM Youthful Dry Agent, “Planted”’ in Capitol Offices, Kept Task Even From Sweetheart. Special to the Post-Dispatch. os WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—A live- ly row is brewing over the under- cover man placed in the, Senate wing of the Capitol to see who bought liquor and from whom, during the last three or four months of the recent session. Roger Butts, a Virginia youth, not quite 21 years old when pit on the job, was the spy. As a result of his activities, George L. Cassiday, the “Man in the Green Hat,” was seized and his list of regular cus- tomers turned over to the Depart- ment of Justice. Dr. James M. Doran, Prohibition Commissioner at the time that Butts was assigned the task of getting the Cassiday connections, saw the list of the bootlegger, and said it was exten- sive. Two Senators, both dry, started a movement to bring the Senate snooping expedition into the limelight. They are Caraway (Dem.), Arkansas, and Brookhart have (Rep.), Iowa. They will ask for an investigation and to have the youthful detective testify. Vice President Curtis signed the order that permitted Butts to pass as a regular employe of the Senate for four months. “Duriing the time I was on that job, even my girl did not know what I was doing at the Senate,” Butts said. “I kept the whole af- fair strictly confidential. It would surprise me if any of the Senators I waited on in the Senate.station- ery room ever tumbled to the fact that I was a prohibition agent.” GERMANY'’S JOBLESS INCREASE Total Oct. 31 Was 3,253,000; Relief BERLIN, Nov. number of unemployed in Germany Oct. 31 was 3,253,000, an increase of 136,000-during October. The number receiving relief increased 92,000. during the same period, to 2,973,000. ‘ Byrd Mi but Continues TS WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. 8.-— a temperature of 102 against Richard E. Byrd} 12 WORKMEN INJURED IN FURNACE EXPLOSION Gas Fumes “Set Off in Coke Plant at Granite City. Twelve men were injured, six of them seriously, in an explosion of gas fumes in a blast furnace on which they were working last night at the plant of the St. Louis Gas and Coke Corpdration near Gran- ite City. All were burned about the face and arms. Those injured serious- ly were taken to &st. Elizabeth's Hospital in Granite City. They were John Stanek, Steve Kruck, William Baldseare and Leonard Oram, all of Granite City, Nathan Jackson, Negro, of Madison, and Oscar Baucum, Negro, of Venice. All are expected to recover. The men were preparing to overhaul the furnace and install new parts. It is believed that gas which had accumulated was set off by metal parts in the furnace which were still warm when the open- ing of the doors admitted a supply of fresh air. KAN KILLED WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER IN. COLLISION E. C. Hackett, an oil well shoot- er of Owensboro, Ky., was killed last night when an automobile in which he was riding overturned after a collision in East St. Louis with a machine driven by a Negro who had made a down payment of $25 on his automobile a half hour before. The Negro, who said he was Monroe Brown of Eagle Park, was arrested several hours later, hav- ing fled following the collision. He told police that he left the scene because persons gathered’ there had threatened him. The collision occurred at Ninth and State street, Hackett being thrown out and pinned beneath the machine in which he was rid- ‘ing with J. A. Hart of Dupo. Hack- ett died within a few minutes of his removal to Christian Welfare ‘Hospital, He had been employed ‘in the Dupo oil field. Groucho Marx Operated On. CHICAGO, Nov. %8%-—Groucho Marx, one of the four brothers ap- pearing on a Chicago stage, under- went an operation for acute ap- ypendicitis at Michael Reese Hoapi- tal today. His condition is re- ported to be satisfactory. Groucho The polar explorer suffered frem a Marx is the brother with a black co}d, mustache, the star of the troupe. - FIRE AT MARTHASVILLE, M 0. ATTENDANTS SAVE: 20 PATIENTS, SOME OF THEM HELPLESS Flames Start on Second Floor of Evangelical Em- maus Home for Feeble- Minded. INQUEST AWAITS RECOVERY OF BODIES ee ee Several of Rescued Go Back Into Burning Building Be- cause it Is Cold Outside— Loss $50,000. Special to the Post-Dispatch, MARTHASVILLE, Mo., Nov. 8.—~ Four crippled patients of the Evangelical Emmaus Home, for Feeble - Minded and _ Epileptics, were burned to death early today In a fire which destroyed one of: the institution’s five old wood and stone buildings. The dead are: ' William Getz, 23 years old, son of Mr, and Mrs, William F. Getg, 3826 Nebraska avenue, St, Louis. William Hofsaess, 22, St. Joseph, oO. Milton Wellman, 40, Ky. , Raymond Haas, 24, Louisville. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Piles of coal in the basement of the structure, and heavy timbers, were still burning tonight, and none of the bodies had been recovered. The _ inatitution, four miles out of town, is without fire-fighting facilities or water to permit the Marthasville Fire De« partment’s apparatus to lend aid, 20 Rescued by Nurses. Twenty-four of the institution's 110 patients were in the building at 6 a. m., when the fire waa discov- ered on the second floor. Attend- ants carried, led or wheeled 20 of them to safety. The other build- ings, where patients were at break- fast, were hastily cleared. The flames swept the building tdo rap- idly to permit rescue of Getz, Hofe saess and the two Loulaville men. Several of the patients, after they Aad been led to safety, ran back into the burning building, complaining it was “too chilly’’ outside. Attendants led them out again and placed them under guard of the more reasonable patients. Two helpless occupants were res@ cued from the second floor of the burning building by the Rev. Carl I’. Sturm, superintendent of the home, at the risk of his life, Cor- oner John H. Dyer of Warren County announced after an in- vestigation. Two of those who died were on the second floor, and two were in a room directly below where the fire started. Inquest Postponed. Coroner Dyer swore in a jury, but postponed the inquest until the bodies are recovered. He ex- pressed the opinion that they may not be removed for severai days. The loss by burning of the build- ing was estimated by Miss Marie Sturm, daughter of the superin- tendent, at $60,000. The home, which Kas a branch at St. Charles, is a charitable institution supported by donations. Superintendent Sturm has been in charge more than 25 years. Marthaaville is in Warren Guin ty, 65 miles from S8t. Louis on the Missouri. The Missouri-Kan- sas-Texas Railroad passes through t**+ town. Inhabitants of the town are largely of German descent and the home buildings formerly were those of the German Evangelical Theological Seminary, predecessor of the present Eden Seminary at Webster Groves, The buildings date from 1860. 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