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qo'elloa of Oklahoma's representation
la »h# war school al Annapotia au4
Wmi Pol at. Tk* n*« aiai* la *n
III 1*4 to **v*a plae*a lo each aekoul
immediately. ua« for oarh senator and
congressman Officials of lb* 4«part
m*ma Mid they would investigate at
our* and notify lb* aenniora wbal
could b* don*
Minor, question bn* arisen a» lo lh«
law airing $5,000,000 in cnah for lla
school fund. Oov#rnm*nt official, nr*
Inclined to believe that th* law la ao
lam* that lb* treasury would not b«
Justified In turning or*r ibat mat aunt
without additional legislation. No ef
fort la b*lng mad* to r«pudlnt* lb*
payirnnt It In Ju»t th* question of
procedure.
Attorneys for the treaaury depart-
ment are Investigating the law and
will give the Oklahoma senators a re-
ply In a few days. If the law Is held
sufficient the government of Okla-
homa will make formal application for
the money and It will be turned over.
Senator Owen says the new constl-
futlon will enable the school fund
commlaslonera to put the money In
the banks and thus relieve the money
stringency.
STANDARD CURTAILS PURCHASE
Building ef Tanks to Be Cut Down to
Two a Month.
MTSKOOEE: The Standard Oil com-
pany has quit buying oil In the Okla-
homa oil fields, according to the state-
ment of oil men. In the heart of the
oil fields where they have been build-
ing twelve monster tanks a month
and selling them to the producers on
easy terms, but two tanks a month
will be erected. The shortage of
money Is given as the reason.
From another source It Is given
out that the Standard will not quit
buying oil but will curtail their pur-
chases from 60,000 to 12,000 bar-
rels daily.
' This action will work a decided
hardship on many of the producers in
the mid-continent field.
WANT THE $5,000,000.
latur*. tbftr to b* paid by
tb* town* r*p»«a*nt*4 sod iAum. wk*
will probably com* Ik. and to propnr*
g rtn»pl«io cod* of municipal law* to
b* pawed by tb* legtalntur* under
th* *nt*rg*ney elan** *n th* conail-
tuiloo fur tk* purpote of improving
thtin* now *iiaiink * Ik Oklahoma
After a general dlacuaafon of munlcl
pal affair, tb* meeting adjourned, sub-
ject to tk* call of tb* chair, which
will probably b* In Quthrle wh»o tb*
Brat se.alou of the leglalaturo Con-
vene,.
and fall to pt*r«« A rouf of Hum
i kind «uit a lilt!* mor* at Srwi. but It
1 :* rite,| of m tk* long run Wood,
wbwk ar* k*uaily *la*«*4 a* lafenor.
I .urk *a lebloily pin*. b*«*b .yeamute
. . .and others *ki«*k ar* quick decay lag.
4*r*«. *•» 4k *ye witness of tk* raadl'y tall* the pemwrtatlv# ir*at
ir»tr»4» **d Mu iMtimuny *»t Ik* men* and ar* gi«eu a largely lacreaaed
wnsscon of ibe day • |mr«4l#»t , «,i4r oy, outlli will serve several
) farmers Th* main items are an iron
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Ha
Jqry Ia M* tat
Us* Out M OqpiM Cisri juggs kaaa* ot
Claims Lack *f Ju.44414*
OKLAIIUMA riTT: Tk* pallia*
PerwoAAlljr.
ikcrt
ib ik* k.strict court by twenty i*f **r kMttf lo qualify iMa Si
tksepets of Oklakomn t*ity ask- *h« 4isckarg* *f fkaar 4utloa; a*4 H
Hi a temporary restraining or- • lamoAlAkl* AA4 »*gr*fttkl* (Ml
TO WORK POR REFORMS
Tk* witne*. eni4 be ws. catering the
slat* bouse ground* When he **w Hen
Slor t|oeb*l and Colt ne| Jack t'hlou
walking a chon distance In front of
him It* heard a shut, which he said
apparently cum* from the window of
the secretary of state's office
The defendant euughi to mitigate
th* effect of tbo testimony as to th*
pine* from which the .hot wa, flt.4
which killed William (>j*h?l t.y n
statement to th* effect that whll* not
winking to curtail Hi* volume of tea
tlmoay to b* Introduced by th* pros-
ecution. the defense would b* willing
to admit that the fatal shot was fired
from th* office of the secretary of
■late, admit that th* bull*' lodg-d In
g tree and admit th* nature of tk*
wound and that Goebel died of It.
tank rag old rngm* boiler will dor.
with a pres*rvait** fluid la It aad a
nr* under |i, and another tank of c ltd
preservative. Tk# shinkl*. or other
wood* to b* treated are immersed for
a sufficient lime In the but cr*<>e>i*.
and then in th* cold Full d-tails
of the operation are given to appli-
cants for information by tb* forest
str>ire gt Washington
GRANOSONk GET M0.000.000
WASHINGTON MAY BE DRY
Oklahoma County School Superintend-
•nts Nimj Committee
OUTHRIK: 8l>ty-flve county super-
intendents of the new state met here _
WASHINGTON: ’ Eat. drink and be
merry, for tomorrow Washington may
be drier than the proverbial bone.''
county superintendent of Caddo coun-
ty. is chalrmao. to work In conjunc-
tion with State Superintendent E. D.
Cameron, tor school legislation, aa
folio wa:
Compulsory education, making the
county superlntendenta truant officers
to enforce th« law; a system of pub-
lic schools open to all children of th*
state; Increased salaries for county
superintendents by allowing their ex-
penses while In the field; term of
county superintendents to expire July
1. Instead of January 1, In the middle
of a school term; school warrants to
be paid by the county treasurer in-
stead ot by the school district treas
urer; legislation authorizing school
districts to vote bonds for the estab-
lishment of schools In new counties.
The meeting was addressed by Gov-
ernor Haskell, Superintendent Cam-
eron. Dr. Boyd, president of the State
University, and President Butcher qf
the Central normal.
HA8 NO JURISDICTION
This Is the wail that Is going up from
the convivial ones of the national
capital—and they ere not In a minor-
ity—as the time set for the convening
of congress approaches. There Is now
little doubt that a determined attempt
which promises to he successful, will
, be made at the next congress to se-
cure the passage of a law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of Intoxi-
cating liquors within the District of
Columbia. The antl-nloon workers
are already gathering In Washington
for the fray, nni declare that they
will wield sufficient political Influence
' to force congress to act favorably upon
their little bill. Speaker Cannon alone
prevented the reporting of such a
measure last winter, and even the
heroic Uncle Joe. It Is allaged, will
be unable to stand before the water
wagon Juggernaut at this session.
The anti-saloon people believe that a
“dry’’ Washington would be an ex-
ample that would have great Influence
throughout the
John Dm* Estate WUI Go t« Two
Eons of His Oaughttr
HOCK ISLAND. ILL: ll*iw.-*n two
grandson*, of whom th# oldest Is not
It. the estate of Charles H. Deere,
valued at Ito.ooo.ooo will be divided.
This disposition of the enormous prop-
erty was revealed when the will of the
Implement manufacturer was made
public.
The boys are Charles Deere Wyman
and Dwight K. Wyman, sons of Wil-
liam I). Wyman, who married one of
the daughters of Mr. Deere. The
mother of the boys died about a year
ago In California.
The money will be paid over to them
In three Installments. The first, of 25
per cent, is to be divided between th*-m
when they are 30 years of age. another
installment of the same amount Is to
be divided ten years later and the re-
mainder of the estate will become
theirs when both are 50 years of age.
filed
■aIooaE
mg that a '-mpurari restraining or-
der be ia,o«4 enjoining ike stai* and
tonoty official, from enforcing
prohibition article of tb* eoasUitiiion.
until the constitutionality of in* article
might be determined in a court of la*,
ws, deni*tf by Judge George W Clark-
Th* css* will be npp*al*d lo the nit
prem* court.
JuJge Clark hold* that he. *ittlng
a, a court of equity m which nil In-
junction proceeding, moat original*,
ns, no Jurisdiction to restrain the en-
forcement of a law regulating crim-
inal prueecutlona.
The Mloonkeepcr* were represented
by Wilson. Williams A Wilson, while
■he state was represented by Assist-
ant Attorney General Mont P. High-
ley and Cmniy Attorney E E. Rear
den. The arguments covered n period
of about three hours, and Judge Clark
h; nd*d down a decision Immediately
after the arguments were closed.
The decision means that no aaloona
will open In Oklahoma City until the
supreme court has decided upon the
question at Issue, purely as a matter
of law.
QUESTION OP JURISDICTION
tkat tkoa* AHAikf »•* Save
rapacity and ar* fllaposed to render
kootoabl* puklic k*r*te* nr* Is k
bopelew minority. a*b)*et ia tk*
Jibes, taunt* gad MlUggagat* *f tk*M
•ho control
**lt appears tkat tk* kooa* Is dom!
ast*d by an organise Gun popularly
known aa n 'cornbln*.' composed al
•lghie*n m*mb*ra of tku body. II Id
evident to ns. aad II 1a osly fair la
say. that all of tk* Ai*aab*rs af tka
combine ar* aat v*«*J aad cormpl,
and that sum* af tkam honestly bat*
felt ib*ma*l«M oompeltod la Join tide
majority la ordar lo be la a pool Goa
to obtain I*g1tlmat* legislation for
the constituencies which they repre-
sent "
The work of the grand Jary kaa
been largely coo fined to aa lavoett*
gallon of charges of corruption aad
dereliction brought against vartoM
Officers of tk* city government, aad
particularly mmnbora of the munici-
pal assembly.
HEINOUS CRIME OP HUSBAND
SHOOTS WIFE AND JUMPS
Oklahoma Senators Want the School
Money Turned Loose.
WASHINGTON: Endeavors are be-
ing made to have the gen-
eral government pay |5,000,-
000 to the new state of Okla-
homa in the Immediate future. This
sum is due as an appropriation con-
taind in the enabling act creating the
new state and financial conditions in
Oklahoma are such that its relief
could be materially aided by the tran-at.
fer of this amount to the state: Sen-
ators Owen and Gore are hopeful that
the payment may be made within the
next two weeks. The appropriation
of the $5,000,000 Is provided to reim-
burse the new state in lieu of school
lands in the Indian Territory.
they will leave no stene unturned to
accomplish their ond. In thl3 the peo-
ple of Washington will have nothing to
say. being merely the warda of Uncle
Samfi like Indians and the Philip-
CHICAGO’S WHEEL TAX.
Robert Hensley
near
Cold i
Springs, who was arrested about a
month ago, charged with slandering
Mattie Cabbard, was tried in the
county court and given a 30 day jail
sentence and a $50 fine. Mattie
Cabbard is thirteen years old.
Interstate Rate to be Effective
GUTHRIE: The issuance of the pro-
posed order compelling railroads to
establish stations at the state line will
probably be unnecessary in view of
the fact that some of the railroads
Cottingham Succeeds Asp
GUTHRIE: James R. Cottingham
of Guthrie, has returned from Chicago
with his commission as general so-
licitor for the Santa Fe railroad in
Oklahoma in his pocket. He suc-
ceeds Henry E. Asp, who has held
the position since Oklahoma was first
opened to settlement. Mr. Asp re-
tires to his alfalfa farm near Guthrie.
Killed by a Live Wire
WOODWARD: Joe Heath, in at-
tempting to rescue a team from a
burning barn, was struck by a live
wire and instantly killed. The fire,
the origin of which is not known, for
a time threatened the entire business
section of the town, but was gotten
under control after the roofs of two
other buildings had been caught. Aside
from the barn the damage was slight.
Couple Injured on Way to Wed
ALVA: En route to Alva, to se-
cure a license to get married and to
have the ceremony performed. Ell
Frleder of Kiowa. Kan., and his bride-
to-be. Miss Ollie Myers of Driftwood.
Okla.. were thrown from a buggy and
received several injuries. The team
became frightened, ran away, threw
them out and demolished the buggy.
Thpy were unable to get to Alva, bow- tJ<>- of the gt>te „f agriculture,
ever, and in spite of the fact that the j Goverjlor Haskell has issued a proc-
clothing of both was not In the naost |||mgt)m piaCjBK in force all rule*,
presentable condition because of the r^u„]ajjong Rnd quarantine lines here-
»evident and that they suffered sev- ; (f)for^ established by the territorial
eral Injuries the marriage was not de- jive#tocg sanitary board, and exteud-
ferr*d from the day set.
Attorney General Says Regents of
Colored Normal Have Full Power
GUTHRIE: Judge E. G. Spillman,
assistant attorney general, has ruled
that the state board of agriculture,
recently appointed by Governor C. N.
Haskell, has no jurisdiction whatso- pinos.
ever over the state colored agricul-
tural and normal university at Langs-
ton. The constitution creates the
board of agriculture, giving it juris-
diction over the state agricultural and
mechanical college at Stillwater, and
it was thought- by many persons that
the same board would have control
over the Langston school because of
its agricultural department. Judge
Spillman says: |
“After a careful investigation it is
the opinion of this office that the1
board of agriculture has no control or on5®’ . .. ... 4
management of the colored agricul- I Under the operation of the act the
tural and normal university vested in tax will amount to $500,000 each year,
it by the constitution or by the law, All of the money thus raised is re-
but that the regents of this school, quired to be expended on the repair
university or college, hold their of- of the streets. The tax applies to
fices, exercise the functions thereof, every vehicle on wheels that uses the
until the successors are elected or ap- city streets. Automobiles, wagons,
pointed and qualified as provided by drays, truck, buggies, bicycles and all
the state constitution. It follows that | of the wheel family, with the excep-
the board of regents is vested with Uon of baby carriages, will come in
the management and control of this ' for a share of the payment,
institution.”
Bank Account Exhausted—Merchant
Commits Murder and Suicide
NEW YORK: John Whitley, on* of
the leading dealers in stoves, ranges
and househeating apparatus In Brook-
lyn, and kice-presldent of the Reliance
Bailbearing Door-Hanger company,
killod his wife with two* pistol shots
as she lay sleeping in her room of tin
Hotel Beileclaire.
Whiteley then leaped from tile wln-
entfre”'country” and ' drjw lnto the »treet- being killed in-
Plays Wif*, Enotentu, t* Murder DM
Child—Woman Bound to Takla
Can a County Court Tak* Jurisdiction ENID: Lying oa her back, balp*
Tri—im.it r.... less, bound by rop*s to a table wkUa
_ItI Tl* t d C* * ahe was *aci*at«. Mr*. Lowry White
TUL8A: The status of every crlm- | 0f Bison, this county, is alleged to
Inal case carried over to the state have been beaten by bar husband an-
court*, in Indian Territory, will be
affected by the outcome of the Charlie
Warner case, now pending In the dis-
trict court of Tulsa county.
Warner was Indicted by the federal
ccurt here for Introducing liquor
early last summer. His case was one
of 288 transferred to the state court
of Tulsa county. Through his attor-
neys, Warner made application to
Judge L. M. Poe to have thr 'r:1lct-
tll her body was a mass of brolaM,
two of her riba broken and a Head
who desired to prevont tbo exlstoaoo
of a tiny human being bad aecow
plished bis awful purpose, according
to charges made against Lowry
White, a prominent farmer residing
near Bison, who was placed In Jail
here. Lowry Is sullen, defiant, and
will not discuss the heinous crime o!
which be is accused.
Lowry White and hia present wild
Windy City Will Receive $500,000 a
Year From Vehicles.
CHICAGO: Eighty thousand vehicles
In Chicago will become liable to pay
wheel tax just as soon as Governor
Deneen signs the wheel tax law, which
was passed by the general assembly
at Springfield. The governor has in-
dicated that he will sign the hill at
stantly by the fall. Whiteley was
years old and his wife 38.
No motive for the murder and sui-
cide could be discovered, but financial
troubles are surmised. In the room oc-
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Whitley was
found a check book on the Franklin
Trust company, showing that all the
funds were exhausted. The couple
had always lived lavishly.
Nine Creeds Join in Thanksgiving
DETROIT, MICH.: Nine creeds were
represented at a union Thanksgiving
day service at the Detroit Opera
house. The Rev. Allan T. Hoban, Bap-
tist, president, and among the speak-
ers were Bishop Charles D. Williams,
Episcopal; Rev. G. G. Atkins, Con-
gregational;'Rev. John Brittan Clark,
Presbyterian: Rev. C. B. Allen, Metho-
dist; Rabbi Leo Franklin; Rev. Lee S.
McCollester, Universalist, and Rev.
Reed Stuart, Unitarian.
nient against him quashed. Judge
Poe. however, refused to take cognl- | ware married a little mor* than
zance of the main point involved, but j year ago through the agencies of a
passed nly upon the construction of , matrimonial bureau. It la rumored
the instrument. This he held to be that he forced his first wife to work
correct, and denied Warner’s applica { |n the field, hitched her to a plow,
tion. The case will now come to trial . because she refused to do bit bid-
in the regular way. | ding. ,
The supreme court of the United ; According to neighbors. White kaa
states has held that no county court i not treated bis wife well since b*
can issue an order to a United States learned that she waa in a delicate
marshal, and the question arises, can
a county 'court take jurisdiction in
cases transferred from the federal
dockets?
Love Sick Girl Goes Over Niagara
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y.: Cornelia
B. Loveridge of Hudson street, Buffa-
, lo, committed suicide by jumping into
the Niagara river from Green Island
She left a letter which is to be opened
i by the coroner. Her body passed over
the falls.
8LOW ON THE SITUATION
Eastern Finances
NEW YORK: Former Secretary of
___ the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, presl-
stated that they are prepare* to Put dent of the Carnegie Trust company.
Says the West Hat Lost Confidence in
In
a 2-cent Interstate rate Into effect.
The corporation commission
received communications from the
Santa Fe and Frisco roads stating
that their rate clerks are now busy
compiling new tariffs by which pass
engers will get the benefit of th«
2-cent rate through state* that have
2-cent laws and can purchase through
who returned to New Ycrk from Chi-
cago. where he conferred with many
bankers regarding the financial situ-
ation, In discussing conditions, said:
“The west has lost confidence in
the east. It will cost us here millions
the ; 0f dollars before we regain the pres-
tige and cordial relationship of the
past. The men of the west say that
Farmers Holding Potatctes
FORT GIBSON: Farmers have
more potatoes stored away around
here than has ever before been known.
They have sold thousands of bushels
and still have thousands of bushels on
hand, which they are holding awaiting
better prices. About 1,200 acres were
planted this year to potatoes In this
vicinity, with an estimated yield of
180,000 bushels—that is the second
or fall crop—the spring crop being
rather higher than the late one. The
prices paid this fall have averaged
about 55 cents.
NO JAPANESE LEGISLATION
tickets between states having 2 and New York is responsible for the flnan-
3<ent rates on a basis or 2 cents per C|aj stringency; that when the
mile to the state line. ' squeeze came the banks of New York
' resorted to clearing housa certificates
Governor Extend* Quarantine Lintea
OUTHRIE: On the reebmmendu-
flrst and forced the rest of the country
to do the same.'
Pictures By Cable
NEW YORK: A special from Paris
to the Times says that Edcuard Belin. _ __ _______
a young Frenchman, who haw long
been experimenting with teiepta
United States Will Do Nothing Until
Jap Law la Tested
WASifINGTON: It is improbable
that any legislation looking to the ex-
clusion of Japanese will receive the
approval of the executive until an op-
portunity has been had to test the
efficacy of the new regulations that
the Japanese government is preparing
w;th a view to regulating emigration.
Such advices as the state department
has received has Indicated that ia pre-
paring these regulations the Japanese
government is acting in perfect har-
mony with the desires of our own gov-
ernment and it is deemed only propel
that they should be submitted to a
tost before any legislation is at-
tempted.
Assistants Wlil Fight Prohibition
GUTHRIE: In a letter written to
one of his assistants here Attorney
General West declares that he will
not allow himself to be diverted by
any prohibition agitation from his
campaign against unlawful combina-
tions and conspiracy in restraint of
trade. He expresses the belief that
much of the prohibition agitation is a
covert attempt of corporate interests
to “build a fire in the rear” in order
to detract his efforts away from en-
forcing the law against corporate in-
terests. He avows the intention of
leaving the enforcement of prohibition
entirely to the local officials for the
present, at least.
May Free Alleged Lyncher
GUTHRIE: Habeas corpus pro-
ceedings to secure the release from
jail of C. A. Green, indicted in the
federal courts of Oklahoma Territory
on a charge of murder in connection
with the lynching of a negro, FYank
Bailey, at Osage last summer, were
brought in the federal court of the
'Western district by Attorneys Leahy
and Scott of Pawhuska. Judge Cot-
teral will hear the case on Decem-
ber 5.
The application sets up that un-
der the present state government
prisoners indicted for committing a
crime that would have been a stat*
offense can not be held for trial by
the federal authorities.
condition. It is alleged that he bra-
tally assaulted her, then threw her
upon the table, bound her arms and
legs so that she could not move, then
with a heavy stick, began belaboring
her, unmoved by her piercing, agon-
ized screams of terror and pain whiok
she underwent before she fainted, un-
til his purpose was accomplished.
Mrs. White may recover.
White ia 32 years old and has re-
sided in Garfield county for ten
years. He was married once before
to Miss Lottie Smith of Enid, who
secured a divorce on the grounds
brutal treatment.
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REDUCING THE POLICE FORCE
Oklahoma City Feela Loss of Rovonue
From Saloons
OKLAHOMA CITY: In order to
economize in the running of the olty
government, made necessary by
financial conditions, following th*
closing of the saloons, Mayor Scales
has issued orders for the temporary
suspension of six members of the po-
lice department. Forces in the water
works and other departments wer*
also ordered reduced.
State Superintendent E. D. Camer-
on is in the eastern portion of the
state personally supervising the work
of organizing the counties into school
districts.
WILL KEEP IT IN THE WEST
INDIAN SCHOOL FUND
j ing the livestock quarantine line east- ’ trjgrapkr an<j has successfully dem in-
ward from the old Oklahoma terri- his svstem over short dls-
Goveruor Haskeil has Issued a proc- tory unc and northward to the Arkaa tance*. has announced that by spring
lama Uon declaring Hugo n city of the ,M |io« and northward to the Kansas ; ^ expect* to send pictures by cable
Brat class. This la th* flrst city to be • Mn# -j«b* moveni*at of livestock to , parts to New York.
civen this rank under statehood | p^a,, above tbo Ilnu la prohibited.
Wenntr Begins Checking Out
OUTHRIE: L. D. Marr of Tulsa,
.vecretary of the school land leasing
board, has assumed charge of the of-
of
jGuthriu. Tie work of checking out
Mr. Wcnner will commence at once,
probably consuming a month. Until
this work is done. Mr. Wanner*
corps of assistants will likely remain,
as they are acquainted with th* de-
tail matters of the office.
Excess Fees Gives School Fund Quits
a Lift
MUSKOGEE: The school fund for
the Indian schools Is now receiving j cial reports and newspapers of New
the maps indicating by dark
Many Nabraaka Bankers to Taka
Their Money From New York
OMAHA, NEB.: “I am president
of. three banka in Nebraska and I
have been keeping money on deposit
in New York, but from now on I will
transfer my exchanges to Chicago^
and cease relations with New York,
and so will hundreds of other western
bankers who have seen in the finan-
an immense amount of money as the
excess fees in the recording divisions
under territorial regime. R. P. Har-
rison, clerk of the Western district,
has made his final report which
shows that he has on hand $46,121.80
which will be turned Into the school
fund. The Northern district report
shows that it will have $26,000 sur-
York
spots that Omaha and other western
cities are in sore financial ■ traits,’
said M- O. Ayres of Dakota City, Nab.,
who is in Omaha.
Priest Burns in Disastrous Fir*
COVINGTON: The Rev. Jo*«ph
Buck was burned to death, a fir*-
plus to turn in. The general district | man '* missing and is believed to
will probably have as much as thu have been killed, aad more thaa
Western and the Southern district
nearly as much.
The money Is what was paid to re-
cording clerks as fees and is the sur
plus left after all the expenses of the
recording offic»» were paid. It goe*
into a school fund to help support the
government schools that are conduct-
ed for Indians and whites in the rural
districts.
$100,000 worth of property was de-
stroyed in a fir* Bear here whan St.
Joseph s academy. St. Joseph’s con-
vent. St. Joseph’s monastery aad 8L
Joseph s Catholic church were bara-
ed. All of these institutions occu-
*aed * lot together aaar Covington.
The Rev. Mr. Bach, who was at-
tached to the academy, had b**n cat
off from escape by th* flames ia IB*
sesdemy bunding, aad
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