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So. Norwolk. Conn" under the Act of March 3.1810.
PRICE (ulnar: CENTS
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TO HOSPITAL;
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Head.0n smash Occurs
in Riverside Ave.—
Relics Hold Driver of
One Car
CHARGES
{Are Recklessness and
Driving Under Influ-
ence—Will Be Tried
Tronorrow
A woman suffered severe shock in
a head-on automobile crash 'in Riv-
erside avenue at 6:16 o'clock last
evening.
A The machines were driven by Ar-
39.4
1A
‘ Hays, Roraback,
Discuss
thur Lockwood of 35 Osborn avenue.
and William E. Bowman, foreman at
Ledgewood Farm, Ponusipvenue
Mrs. Grace Bowman, who was in
the car with her husband, was ren-
dered unconscious and ices taken to
the‘Norwalk Hospital. where she was
treated by Dr. William H. McMahon
and then removed to her home.
Lockwood was placed under arrest
after an investigation, conducted by
Motorcycle “Policeman C h a r l e‘ s
Thorpe, on the charges of operating
I: machine while under the influonce
of liquor and reckless driving, no
registration card, ‘no operator's ‘iia
cense and illegal markers. ‘
Bowman was driving down Now ,
11W WA,
turn into Riverside arenas. when he "
QW‘u...a,
floticed Lockwmd's car coming to-
ward him. He stated to the police
that they pulled over to the right
sidevof the road near the Norwalk
River bank and stopped. Lockwood
then crashed into him. he said.
The front of Bowmans machine
was badly dainaged. The; right side
of Lockwood' 5 car was smashed in.
,Two men, who were in .the car
with Lockwood. escaped injury. '
Lockwood furnished bond of $300
to appear in the uptown court to-
morrow.
TRUCK TURNS
OVER OPPOSITE
. LOCAL ARMORY
In Avoiding Another
‘ Car at Foot of Hill
Hit Curb and‘lUpset
—-—Badly'Wrecked
Mo'x Pinkuwdriving a truck load-3
ed with furniture, owned“ by Mollie
Pinkus of 4'19- Washington. avenue.
came down Armory Hill last night at
8:80 o'clock. As he turned into
West avenue he tried to avoid a sub-
urban car coming toward him. He
swerved out Just in time,"but struck
tho curb and overturned the truck.
Pinkus escaped injury. The front
ond of the truck was smashed in
and the left front wheel was broken
off. The car was towed to Byrnes'
Gar-ago. Office Sweeney conducted
the investigati
sFi‘lmATax
ya“...—
HARTBQRD Nov. ll.--Will B.
”Tanya. our of the American motion
picture industry. with other ratio“.
~ at and state motion picture officials
and .1. Henry Roi-aback. chairman
' . or the Republican Since Committee
« were in conference until a late hour
at the Hotel Band last night. '
The picture officials have been
making“ strenuous efforts during the
two months to have a special
pinion of. the Legislature called
king toward Athe repeal or modi-
“ deacon of on. tax on motion 91...
Announcement made by
Charles 8. Pettiiohn. eounni for the
picture. interests. from the
mummto thooifectthai:Ms-.A
I you was here to Wilder were 03d
meson to help the small theatre
on. who are hilt? brute law. He
that. nothing« «definite was
f Murdered
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WILLIAM CLARK. 1.
ELIZABETH. N. J.. Nov. 6 (AR)
—Prosecutor David today announc-
ed that he was willing to admit to
high ball, Mrs. Priscilla Clark. h'eld
last nlgbt as a material witness in
the hammer slaying of her husband.
William Clark.
Mrs. Clark was brought to the
Uniton City Jail last evening.
She was taken into custody for
questioning immediately after the
burial of her husband.
Joseph Cowen, .the Newark iron
worker, who admitted intimacy with
Mrs. Clark, and who, she alleged.
wanted her to clone with him to
Florida. was formally charged with
Clark's murder last night. ,
WAS T0 stun
Police Are Unable to
Say Whether It Was
Murder Or Suicide
v—No Motive Known
DISAPPEARED
Bullet in His. Brain;—
But No Report Was
Heard B y Neigh-
bors
WILLIMANTIC. Nov. 8 (AP).—
The finding ofrthe body of Guisseppi
De Stefano. who was to have been
married tomorrow morning a tSt.
.Joseph's Church, to Rosa Guaranio.
17 years old. in the yard of Joseph
Laraviere, 63 Meadow street early
this morning. puzzled police and
medical examiners as to whether it
was case of homicide or suicide.
The bride-to-be lived just across
the street from Laraviere's home.
Do Stefano died with a bullet from
a.22-calibro rifle in his brain. Un-
der the bod} lay the weapon which
had apparently been discharged with
the muzzle placed close to the under
part of the sun Beside the body
lay dress suit case. .
Be a for the wedding of De Sta-
fans and Miss Guaranio had been
read for the third time. atht. Jo-
seph's Church last Sunday. The
bride’s family had been preparing
all week for the wedding and the
license had already been obtained.
De Stefano spent last Saturday
nigfit with 1111. Guaranio other
home and had not been seen since.
The bride‘s family thought this dis-
appearance strange and yesterday
the bride’ a brother called up the po-
lice station and asked the assistance
of the officials in locating Do Sta-
fano. as foul play was feared.
The bride's family telephoned to
Hartford, Westerly, New London and
Providence to 'see. if. some of his
friends had seen him.
The body ,was discovered at ll
o'clock',this morning. Medical Ex-
aminer Lewis , l. Mason, who ms
called to the scene as the body lay
in tho yard. stated -that death had
occurred eight hours before. ,
Lsraviers and neighbors said that
they had not heard any report of a
ride. and yet the sire; is very much
used at night.
NEW YORK. Nov. I.-‘-(AP) A
tug has been ordered to ssdst the
passenger steomei“, "city of Rome."
reported by wireless to have sprung
a look of! the Delaware breakwa-
w. ‘ ,
I
—m.mmalrm
Isitinseodshapetoolvoths
. maximum of «helm during the
comm-“ease" swam
timotohb'otblohnporta'atmstm
’ accused to, Nelson
m 1- your
'E'I‘bomas L. Miller.
», property custodian..
WWW
indictment charging conspiracy to
«mag-slim and
ARTHUR CASEY,
MAIL MAN, IS
MUCH BETTER.
Is Able to Return Home
A it e r Treatment
Yesterday i n Nor-
walk Hospital
LEG ~INFECTED
Scratch Develops Into
Blood-Poisoning and
Every Precaution Is
Exercised '
The condition of Arthur Casey,
South Norwalk mdil man. is much
improved today.
Mr. Casey was taken lo the Nor-
aalk Hospital suffering from blood
pol-zoning in his right leg yesterday
morning.
Dr. George Fawcott tapped the leg
and drew considerable puss from it
and Mr. Casey was able to return to
his home later in the day.
The leg became infectw as a re-
sult of a. slight scratch.
Unless unforseen complications set
in. Mr. Casey is expected to be able
to return to his duties at the South
Nomlk Postl0flice in the near fu-
lure.
‘ PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-~(~AP).
former alien
pleaded “not
today on an
fraud the government...
SIX DIE IN FIRE.
BALLSTON. Spa. New York, Nov.
6.—(AP). Six persons. all members
of has family. were found dead.
burned beyond recognition, and a
seventh is hovering between life
and death, all victims of 11 fire
which destroyed their bungalow
early this morning.
NO HEADWAY
MADE FILLING
MACRI JURY
LITCHFIELD, Nov. 6. (AR)—
Thc task of selecting a jury for the
second trial of Olympia Macri of
New Haven. charged with the mur-
der of John Bagnano, her alleged
betrayer. who refused to provide
for their child, continued here to-
day, the fourth day of the retrial
which was transferred to Litchfield
on a change of venue asked by the
State. _
'Up until noon, no more jurymen
had been selected.
COUPE STOLEN .,
DURING NIGHT
A Ford coupe owned by Fran-
cisco Bertino of Wood street was
stolen from in front of his home
sometime last night.
Mr. Bertino left the machine
"parked in front of. his home all
night and when he went out to .get
it this morning.- it was gone.
It carried Connecticut registration
S4588! on it.
Wife Gets Divorce
» From Star Model
BRIDGEPORT. Nov. o.—His face
known to thousands because he was
a star model who posed for photo—
graphs and lithographs used in the
exploitation of Arrow collars, John
L. Pelrson, sat disconsolate and
alone on the cold stone steps of the
staircase in the county building yes-
terday afternoon while a few yard
away, in Superior court. his wife,
Jane ‘Hoiberlsofi Peterson, Green-
wich. was asking Judge Nowell
Jennings for a decree of divorce
because of cruelty.
Mrs. Peterson is a writer for the
has contributed.
among others to “The International
Studio" and “Country Life." She
was given a decree. She said the
handsome man with the taco that
had launched o’theu‘sond collars ,
umehomsriight" command
1.2-YearéOld Girl Robbed
Of Purse
By Stranger
Snatches It From Her Grip As She 121 Passing
Under Spring Street Bridge—Contained $7
The meanest man on earth must
have been a visitor in Norwalk yes-
terday afternoon. ,
. Ho snatched a pocketbook away
{rpm 12-year.old Niamoa Hilliard.
as she was passing underneathathe
Spring street bridge. on her way to
her home in Rockland Road.
The little girl had been to the Sec-
ond District to do some shopping for
her mother and was walking along
Spring street. when she noticed a
middle aged man. tall and weal-lg
soiled clothes. walk up behind her.
He giubbed a long brown purse
she was cu1rying and than ran up
onto the rm ‘lroad hacks and out of
sight. before the girl could attract
nnyonc‘ s attention. The pockclbook
contained $7 in cash.
The Hilliard girl went to the home
ofers. Benjamin Sugdcu in Ely
avenue and between Hobs told her
story.
Mrs. Sudgcn called the 11011 Menu
police slullon but Motorcycle Officer
Marlin Lengycl could find no trace
of the man.
DISCHARGEDGUNA
HE lANDS 111
cm iOCK-UP.
Patsy Astute. of 7 Godfrey street,
Norwalk, was 'nrrested by Oliicer
Sweeney fo'r discharging a gun at
11:15 o'clock last night on Main and
Hoyt slrccts. '
Astute, it is alleged. was under
the influence of liquor when he fired
the shot. The neighborhood was
quiet at the time. and the report of
the gun aroused the residents. 1
passerby held Astute till Oiheor
Sweeney arrived and‘ took thm‘of-
fender to the First Distri'gt“?§i
Station. " ‘
Astute is now in the lock-up
awaiting trial tomorrow on the
charge of carrying concealed wea-
pons and discharging firearms with-
in the city limits.
NEW PUNPER
IN FIRST TEST
PLEASES CHIEF
The new American La France
fire pamper made an excellent rec-
ord in its official test yesterday of-
ternoon.
The pumper was given a three
hour test at the Washington street
drawbridge.
It has a capacity of 400 gallons
per minute. but in the test yester-
day pumped 500 gallons per min-
ute.
Chief George S. Bogardus stated
that he “as satisfied that the pum-
per .was up to standard and that it
would be accepted by the City.
It has been put in sertiee at the
Mayflower Hook and Ladder Com-
pany’s headquarters. Van Zant
street.
11.
Two Local Men
Fined'in Westport
\VESTPORT. Nov. 8. —Sam Lipof.
sky of South Main street, South Nor-
walk. pleaded guilty in Town court
yesterday to reckless driving and
operating an' automobile without a
license. Fined $25 and costs was
imposed on each count by.Judge
Adams. Lipofsky told the court that
he has not had a license for two
years. may be three; but State Po-
liceman Taylor declared that the
State Motor Vehicle department had
no record of his ever having been
granted a license.
Lipofsky drove a light delivery
. rigiblo expert and witness
11311111 suns
CHAPMAN S PAL
IS STILL ALIVE
O
MIJSKEGON. Mich. Nov. 6.—
Wlille hundreds of persons. mostly
women, Viewed Anderson's body
yesterday ihe police received a let-
ter purporting to be from 'D'ulch"
Anderson. The letter. typewritten
was postmarked Gary, Ind, and
laid:
,“Sorry you have broadcast
death. Am very much alive.
mint have the wrong man.
my
You
I was
. not in Michigan Saturday night, so
get this straight. Thanks. "
Secret service men mingled with
the crowd of curious that visited the
morgue. making certain that no
member of the Anderson gang was
there.
Airships Will Reach
Pole, Says Heineu
BRllllejl-‘Oll'l‘. Nov. 6.-—Declar-
ing that the land about the North
Pole must be controlled by America
for her own protection and that it
should be explored by the means of
airships, Captain Anton l-loincn, di-
at the
probing of the Shenandoah disaster.
speaking before the Engineers club
in the Shattield hotel last evening.
said: “I give you a conc1ete point
as soon as we have airships that can
«travel 10,000 miles. like the Shen-
andoah we will be able to go to the
North Pole and back weekly. We
shall be able to make the journey
without fear of missing a K111 unis
club meeting."
.SILK worm
$30,000 $101.11
NEW YORK. Nov. 1!. —-(AI ).
While three anucd men in a coatl)
limousine. kidnapped the driver and
three helpers. five other robbers to-
day drove off with a truck contain-
ing 880.000 wean of eilk.
Rev...Cady. Retired
’ Missionary, Dies
STRATFORD. Nov. 6,—R'ev.
Chauncey’ Marvin Cady. seventy-one.
retired missionary and university ,
prpLstor. who spent many years in
China and Japan. died at his home
he’re yesterday after a short illness.
Rev. Mr. Cody went to China and
Japan as a missionary for the A.
B. C. b‘. M.." the American board
foreign missions commission and
while in the Orient became a pro.
fessor of English at the Doshlsha
university and the Imperial Japan-
ese Government colleEe at Kyoia,
Japan. Coming of missionary par-
truck across the trolley rails ‘in
front ‘of a moving trolley. causing
a collision. the impact forcing the
truck into a telegraph pole and then
into thettroliey but couldn't remem-
ber what happened for his head
hurt him so badly. He appeared in
court swathed in bandages.
Ratios DsBcala of Avenue A.. ents. he dedicated his life to mis-
scum_N alk. was fined ‘10 and slonary work. doing e1erything in
costs for operating a truck without his power to cement cordial rela-
tions between the United States and
Japan. not only while he was en-
gaged in' his missionary and teach-
ing work in the inland empire. but
after his return to this country.
brakes and an additional $10 for
failure to have the capacity of the
truck display on the side of the ve-
hicie.
One Armed Editor
McGuinness Is
Wins Gel: Trophy . Til Quit Politics
BRIDGEPORT. News o.—John J.
Modulus-s. for the lost three years
chairman of tho Democratic Execu-
‘ five W511.- ‘ With Attorney
1
DANBURY. Nov. 6. (A P.)-
Johu 8. Martin. editor and mono
author of children‘ s stories. was FBI-
borday awarded the President’s Cult
of the Rldgwood Golf "Club
'factfohltiliohlfl
PLAN DANCE
TO OPEN NEW
MASONIC HOME
Old Well Lodge Will
Move tovTemple in
Roodner-Terris
Building
N0V.213TH
Is Date Set—Quarters
Will Be Modern 111
Every Detail and
Spacious "
The dedication daucc,.p1*ior to the
opening or the Masonic Temple of
the Old Well Lodge. 1“. and A. l\I..
day evening, November 13.
The new temple, which is located
in the new Roodner-Tcrris Building,
\i‘ashington street. is nearing com-
pletion and will be in first class
shape on that evening.
The quarters are up to date in
every nutuner and consist of a large
lodge room. one of the best in the
entire State. a banquet. hall,
kitchen and locker reams for all of
the branches of the. Masonic: order
These are all located on the third
floo rof the building.
‘ hc construction work of the new
temple has been under the super“-
slon of C. Jackson White, chairman
of the committee.
It is planned to hold the dedica-
tion dillcc and card party on Friday
night and. the dedication éxcrclses on
the fol'owlng evening.
The Old Well Lodge will move
street, 1c the new quarters.
DRILL TONIGHT.
1 The drill team ow the Frank C.
Godfrey Post No., 11'. American Le-
gion. will drill at ihc Armory. this
evening.
CENTRAL VETS
COMMITTEE TO
MEET TONIGHT
There bill be a meeting of the
Central Vcteraus’ Committee at the
Armory this evening.
Plans will be made for the Arm-
,istice Sunday services ,to be held at
the Norwalk Congregational church
on Sunday evening, November 15.
Local Driver Hits
Bridgeport Man
BRIDGEPOR'I‘. Nov. 6.—Six pe-
destrians were struck by automo-
biles, one seriously injured and one
slightly injured. yesterday The oth.
ers escaped with bruises and minor
injuries.
Jesepli Dobrony. 50. 35 Osborn
all set, received lacerat‘o us about the
scalp. injuries to the hip and cuts
on one elbow, “hen he was struck
by an automobile while crossing
Falri’leld avenue near Orland street.
about 6:15 o'clock last night. .He
was carrying a. wine press on his
shoulder when struck.
The driver of the car which struck
the man was Harry Manlllo of Lin-
coln avenue, South Norwalk. Dobro.
ny. wastaken to St. Vincent’s Hos-
pitalnwhere his condition is re-
ported as good as can“ be expected.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. (AP.)-—Dr.
James M. Mc'i'lernan. a physician
living in the eXclusive section of
Park avenue today asked the police
to look for his 17 year old- daughter.
Mary. who has not been seen since
she started out on a shopping tour
with her mother several days ago
will be held in the‘ new home on Fri. '
offlecs.’
from its former home, in South Main
enacious; Cars Hit
Will He Die? ..
GERALD CHAPMAN.
SAM RANDALL
DIES 311111111111
AT HIS 11011113
vWas' Well Knot... 0y-
sterman and Shoe
Worker—Lived Here
',Many Years
FELT ILL
He Went Into His
House and Passed
Away Half An Hour
Later
Randall,
oysivrmnn
old
shoe
Samuel 60 years
well-known and
worker. died suddenly at his home
in Cote avenue. about 11 o'clock
this morning.
Mr. llundull had been working
around the house and was suddenly
taken sick. He went into the house
and passed away about 1. half hour
later. .
lie “as no]! known in Norunlk
having resided here the; :rcatcr part
of hi. life. He 1': as a naked nstl 1'
1.1u11 and a former employ»: of the
Louux‘yury-Mathewson Shoe C0111.
pam‘
lie seemed to be in the best of
health yesterday and made his daily
trip to the downtown business sec-
tion.
He was a brollier-ln-lnw
lute Pix—Mayor Charles Dow.
The funeral arrangements "5111111
be announced later.
Gov. Trumbull Is
Not to Intercede
HARTFORD, Nov. 0 -- Any
attempt that might- be made to
get Governor Trumbull to inter-
ccdo in behaJK of‘Cbopman is
not likely to succeed.
The Governor laclls power,
under the Connecticut law, to
grant a partbn or to commute
a death sentence to life lmpris.
onmcnt. his authority in such
matters being restricted to
granting a 'stay of execution to
permit consideration of a capital
_ case by the State Board of Par-
dons. of which he is president.
Bis attitude from the start.
howewr, has been to lot the law
take its course. and he has no
sympathy for Chapman.
DIES OIn INJURIES.
of the
‘ MILFORD. NoV. d.—(AP). Mich-
ael ’Luby. address unknown, who
was struck by an automobile oper-
ated by Edward S. Hurd of Bridge-
port Saturday night. died at the
Milford hosupital last night.
\
Its organiation and Militia! are
able to handle this important teeth
of laundry win-11 comedy. If 5;
know what a 110an
int ‘ done
, ~nnorm's moms --F0“ 7111“ 001.1)
make. . 'mty of ‘umu’ m hon-Nelle”. throat of bronchial
trouble the San-Tex preparation
known as Pins dough is just the
thing. It is a combination of
menthol ondoucalyptoro which is a
very effective remedy. It sells at 850
auditorium dbl-store is
1 pruxu
0T HAN
LAWYER SAYS
HE WILL FINISH
FED. RAL TERM
Efforts For New Trial
FaileH Yesterday in
Supreme (ourt o f
StateA
DECISION
No Er ors Found in
Case-~—- Sentenced to
Die (ln Gallows Dec-
ember 3
NEW \illlJ\. \01. 0 (\l').-—-
Doubt that firm“ (hupnmn 11ould
hang 11115 cinrMs’cd today by 11pm].
i‘l'll'k (imoh 11in) 1111s the lmHllit'
lawyer at his trial for tho killing of
a N011 lirll in. Connecticut, police-
muu. [
(‘lmpuulu'l efforts for 11 new irlul
lulled .it‘fiivi‘dny in the Connecticut
Supreme Capri of lirrorS.
(irochl said that l-il‘urls were being
made in fluI Federal (’01er in lime
Chapman rclum to Atlanta l'cnltcu-
iiary to (minilrtc his 2-year sentence
for a New York 11ml] robbery.
Groulll expressed the belief that.
Chapman chld not be legally l-xc-
ruled before the complclion of his
Federal term.
Chapman “us taken to (mum-ti-
lot from \l:1nln b,1 spv L'iul arrange-
111cm.
No1; l5.~~~'l‘l1t- su-
mui'L of errors IIHIIHINI 11111111
11. lll-l-ision in Bl'itii:1-))til'l last night
”finding 110‘1111'01‘1: in the trial of
Gerald Chalp‘man, who was found
guilty of the murder of Patrolman
James Skelly of. New llrilain. and
who is new under sentence to die
on the famous on December 3.
"The result of our consideration
and reflecliim,” suit] the court. "has
led us to the fixed opinion that the
verdict 191.10 ‘icd by the jun “as the
oulv ve: diet 11hic11 11 asunnl‘ .o minds
could ”ambulbly have reached on
this (:Yilit'llCL’. Seldom is a charge
of this character so completely and
1\ 1111:191111111'1‘.
conclusively provcu."
‘lhe derision affairnlin: Chap-
man's (ovulation 11:11.1 written by
L‘Iiilrl‘ Justice Wheeler {1111] coutur-
rl-d in by Justices Curtis,
‘ilaltbizs :1an llainrs.
hi1 Ground For T'Il'ltll'.
The court. found no grounds for
errors in the claim of :he defense
that the il'gumcnt. of State's At-
torney Hugh M. Alcorn “appealed
to the pasiilous. prejudice and par-
tiuliiy oi.‘ the jurors."
.j‘l'crc But Just.
Said the court: “it is quite true
that the ariialgnmcut of the accused
was a. very‘ severe one but no more
so,‘ we think, than 11:15 reasonably
permissible in the view of evidence
and the recond of the accused,p1au-
tlcally admitted (r undisputed and
especially in the Sight of argument
of counsel for the acc.used On a
number of occasions colmscl for the
accused injected foreign matter into
his argume‘nt. The nature of his or-
gument re uired a. vigorous reply on
the part oi". the state's attorney. We
do not seeLh'ow he could ha1e done
his duty 81 d rot made 11 se1ere m4
rulgnment of the 1 elusell. ”
"he Tluu‘ Table
011 the claim of the dcicnse that
the time table introduced to the
jury after the case had been closed
the court Had this to say": The time
table disclosed that there was a
train leaving Springfield
the time the accused said and
reaching cw York aboutrs p. 111..
thus tending to confirm the accur-
acy of his iEtatement that he reached
l-lm-lcr,
Brooklyn at me time between 8 and 9
The time it
the accuser
ble tended to corroborate
'5 statement. It did not.
so far as We can see disadvantage
him.
The timci table “as admissible be-
cause lls a mission was within the
(Continued on Page Five)
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“Ex cted It,”
ICliapmau Says
HARTFORD. Nov.
H. K. W. Scott uotlliud Gerald
Chapma last night that the Su-
preme C1 art of Errors had de-
cided am inst him and that as
matters itood. he Would hate to
hang in xactly four necks. The
condemnfd murdered recciied the
6.-—-\\'nrdcn
news calmly. saying rcslgnedly:
."'TWas o more than I expect-
ed."
'ment
—-MUl.muAN's COOKIES.
the old- hioucd kind. ind Hill
911': fun I Orullors are for‘ealoi
stores all .1 r this vicinity. The
fashioned okles include the fol -‘
ing vorloti :Glngor. sugar h
molasses. chocolate and . ..;
apiy the - - of ingrodisolsm ~
1.1 0' 1
11's may '
HT made no other com—: ,
at about .
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