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MARION; OHIO, SATURD AY, JAN-IMBY 27, 1912.
PRICE TWO CENTS
VOLUME XX NUMBER 168.
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CHINA IS DRIFTING
RAPIDLY TOWARDS
STATE
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Massacre and Terrorism
Revolutionary Council
by Imperialists, Subjected to Hideous Tortures
and Beheaded Attempt to Assassinate General.
Leading Imperial Generals Join in Asking Throne
to Abdicate Futile to Continue Struggle
Yuan Marked For Death,;Price on his Head
Princes Believe Yuan fstfraitor to Throne.
Peking. Jan. 27. With the throne
vacillating twtwcen abdication and un
attempt to rally the ntlll loyal troops,
to opposo vtyie .'iUituiillcnnH,,, massacfe'
and Itirrbfism.itiW in. fcKliui, today.;,.
Twon,ty-tjientfcln)enr Cm1 revolu
tionary count'll Ut Mukden were seized
by Itnperaltsts who goligcd out their
victims eyes and then beheaded them
In the street as a wcrnlng against se
dltfon. An unknown revolutionist
threw a smoking hand grenade nt
General Chang IIusl Tze, leader of
the Imperialist forces nt Tien Tsln.
Only the fact that It failed to explode
i.s soon as It struck the ground pre
vented the oflleer from being blown to
pieces.
Liang PI, a prominent Mnnc'.iu states
' the man who has counseled tho Imperial
clan ngalnst abdication, wits, pmbubly
fatally Injured, todjiy.i, Itfiy u 'bomb
was hurled at his carriniiona lo was
returning from u SeSnferoueo with
Prlnco Chlng, tho ,fjiTjicrl "premier
whom Yuan Bill Kal sUccoccled.
, gports from Imperial garrisons nil
.over tlio. north Bay the troops are on
ih'3' verge of mutiny and that thoy
will no'rtjpp'oRo tho nopubllcan nrmy
' unless they nro given their pay, now
.Momontlrewj(jy535t!ir-r "" J--, i""
' . vi Trnuul2''' oC Way among- the sol
illeiif wJTS 'regarded its an ominous
sflfjr'bV'iiio' cMtlt-r mouthers of tho Im
perial tjan and they haye renewed
their efforts to get thu other members
to consent, to abdication,' Tho belief
van general that China, wiiw rapidly
ill If ting- Intd anarchy. Unless .peace
was sp'e6dlly restored, It was believed,
firelgn Intervention, must hoMncvltnt
do.'' !
Tho massacre at Mukilon was one
of thu most hideous In China's history.
Tho hands, of tho president of the re
volutionary conference were hacked off
i Ms eyes gouged out with bayonets,
and ho was chopped to pieces In tho
s.ght of Ills comrades. Olio by one
trio other members olf (ho society wero
1
WO I
RAISE
Hadidal Step Taken by
Prominent Order
All Life Insurance will
.be Advanced 50 to
100-Percent.
Chicago, Jnn. 27. Hy a majority ot
lfiO, tho delegates 'to tho National
convention ot tho Modern Woodmen
of tAmorlca here, today, adopted a
resolution which will ralso all llfo
Jrvsurarico rotes from 50 to 100 per,
cent, over tho prlco now being paid.
Tho1 now rates will go Into offect Jan
uary 1, 1016, and will affect all pres
ent members as well as those who
lako out Insuranco In tho future.
Tho vote was taken after tho flnnl
arguments, against tho plan had been
dieard ,t,pday, J. O. Davis of Cali
fornia, chairman of tho rato com
mute, gave out a formal statement
aftor' tho vote had beon announced
allowing tho effoct of tho chnnge. Ho
sbj tho now 'plan Is based on recom
mendations by Insurance commis
sioner of various states, and has tho
endorsement of tho national organ
ization of stato Insurance officials,
Tho present "wholo Ufa" Insuranco
rato In tho Woodmen for a person 18
years old Is BO cents a mpnth, This
will ho raised to 75 cents. Tho .rata
at 45 years Is $1 a month; this will
ho raised to )2. Corresponding In
creases aro shown In tho tablo of tho
committee for persona of nil ages.
For thb benefit of thos who objet
to the hlghr rates tho committee an
nounced a cheaper Instirancq known,
8 thd "term plan," will bo offered.
DF ANARCHY
Rule- 21 Members of
at Mukden are Seized
rfmJlCted to similar treatment. Tho
bodies were then corded up on tho
sidewalk, and a placard pinned to tho
hCUlng Tonus, warning all Chinese
tlfnf they would met a similar fate
If, thny attempted to encourage tho
revolution. A. dispatch lato today
from Tien Tsln reported that thu
would-be assassin of Oeneral Chang
Uual Tzu had bcon captured. Ho Is
reported to havo confessed and Im
plicated thrco others.
Tien Tsln, Jnn. 27. 'Declaring that
It was futile to continue the strug
gle ngalnst tho revolutionists, tho
leading Imperial generals hero today
Joined In petitioning tho throno to
abdicate. It was bolloved the request
would be Ignored.
Tho lmporlal garrison Is restless
abd JJ Is bnledved tho soldiers would
lufh'Tho rebels rather than light them.
' imYuan parked Vor DCnili.
; BHMglini, Ja"n, '27. Yuan Kill Kal
hasbeen .marked for death hy hU
enomles In tllo Imperial lnn, accord
ing to secret advices received here
today by revolutionary leaders. A ra
Ward of $n,000 Is said to havo been
secretly offered by a young1 Mnnchu
,pdivfuiHvMi4yjylTfliwmatTr
"XA Is now" bellevod that thd recent
attcnpt to kjll Yuan with a bomb
lyis ir,ado by crJmlnnls who wore at
tempting to Wln""tho rownrd. '
Contrary to previous reports -It was
learned today that Yuan. hacV'ngTeed
to permit President Sun to! hct ns
provisional presldont until afttir Iho
jhrpjio.had abdtatodaiTaijnco was
rastorlfl. A national cintventhln Vris
t$ M)o ud fii' Tpre " 'the future
forni of govornnuMit and select a chleif
executive. Sun had. promised to
throw his support Yunn's candidacy
for tho president.
Tho younger princes cited this pro
grnm as proof that Yuan was work
ing for his own glorlllcatlon and havo
refused to abdicate.
THEIR
The ter mplan Insures a person to
tho age of BO years or to any ago,
desired, If tho person carrying such
Insurnnco lives through tho term for
which ho Is Insured, tho risk ceases
and tho transaction Is closed.
ltiTomnuMidH County Leagues,
Columbus, 0.,,Jnni 'JO. Tho organ
ization of county constitutional leagues
for weekly discussions of tho work of
tho convention, wus recommended by
President Hlgelow nt tho close of to
day's session. 'Illgelow was advised
that Mahoning county citizens had or
ganized such a league.
Philisophical Phelix.
omo WBATinan.
Suojv Hurries tnnlitlit uud Sunday
Mainly colder tonight.
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Duchess, there's nothing slow about our bloomin'
ESTIGATIQN INI
INUlrtY INTO ,
IVsh'irigtdri.'- Man.
rrv YYQ
27. ABsentlng
that ' tho remarkable, revelations re
garding tho grHM of tho "money
. tnu.Ht!A..on-t.linn:i ttnn&l tinn nonrml
tho con n try 'h industrial marlcots, giv
en to his ciinfmltt&o yesterday hy
Samuel Untermyor, woro "unnmdvor
ablu," riialrmnn ircnry, Domournt,
Tosas, today forecasted an Investiga
tion of tho sMitutlon by a updclal cntn
mlttee of thu house. ''I sliittj .unhesi
tatingly," Henry ariserted, Vthat, n
snuo una uiisonmttlorial lnvi!tlgntlon
of thp money trust Is nliso'lutely lm
penitlvo ut this time.'
Tho Henry commltteo A ox-poo ted
to report favorably thu resolution' of
I.lndiborg, ltcpuihllcnu, Mllinosotn,
providing for such a probe hy a
special committee,
'Wpenklng exclusively ot mysolf."
snld Henry, "the path of duty Heoins
ECONOMIC VALUE
Public School System
Wrong From Bottom up
Says Speaker Before
Child Labor Conference.
Child Should be Taught
Aid to Trade.
Ijoulsvlllo, Ky Jon. 27. That tho
public school system Is wrong from
tho bottom up, nnd tluit tho oconomlo
value ot tho seventh, alghth and high
school grades haa not been establish
ed, wero tho decided vlows oxprossod
beforo itlio olghth annual child labor
confronco hero today by Jllss Kdlth
Campbell, of Cincinnati, director of
tho -Bchmldlapp fund for working wo
men, and recently elected a. mem'bor
of tho board of education In that
city.
Miss Campbell nuotod numerous
Now York educatora as 'having sim
AGAINST ITALY
Paris, Jan. 27 Itumors that Franco
was preparing to ninko a naval de
monstration against Italy, sproad
through tho capital, today, following
the announcement that n regiment of
Infantry In Algeria was ordered to
liold Itself In readiness to go to Tunis.
Tasty repairs wero also ordered on
the Droadnaught Vergnlnud and tho
Toulon arsenal was noticed to mako
immcdlato dellveilos of ammunitions
to tho warships.
Tho war department was the scopq
of great activity this afternoon. Tho
officials aro evldontly laboring un
der great excitement. It was gonor-(
o'ly believed that tho orders sent Jo
the nrmy In Algiers meant that force
might bo Used to effect tho release pr
tlio French steamer Tavlgnano, whlcl
wns seized off Tunis last night by
1 Itnllnii torpedo boats
t Tho arrest of tho Tavlgnano follQW
AS SCHOOLS NOT
DEMONSTRATION
BACK HOME!
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TDIIQT IMPFDATIW
plain. The people nro entitled to an!'.
Inventigntloit of the money trust. It
must ho a wise, deliberate systematic
and oirectlvrtprobe. there hhould bq
'fn)-1iiiy'-r8oTlftif - hint KmiTssiitwinj?
perforjiiancts bfr' the trusten of tlio
-people no wholdlng sents in this con
gress. "The Aldrlqh currency plan will
oonm up for consliU-nitlnu at tho noxt
session of copgress and rongress as
well ns tho jieoplo are entirely In tlv
dark us to olio Hide "f the currency
iiuestlou. This liit-HilKntl(in will re-,
veal truo condltloim Hint must bo
known Ijofcu-o the Aldrl.-h plan comen
before cniu;rAs?c
"A comialtted of peril. iw sewn hep
rosentatlven should iln the work In
liehnlf of tho Auerli-iin people. They
should lie brave, Incirruptlble, pat
riotic, absolutely fair and strictly
Judicial.
OF Willi
ilar views. Sho declared that even
the college woman with letter after
hor name liau not found her education
llnanclully -profitable.
Miss Campbell's address was on the
"Economlo Vnluo or Kduentloii1' us
It effects gtlrls. "'Sho urged tho dovol
opmont of itho rcHQurrofnlnem lp girls
as necessaTy to tho economic value
ot education.
"If tho child can bo taught omc
thlng that will bu of help In tho ktudy
of a trade," said MIsh Cumpboll, "this
will bo an aid In eolvlng tho prob
lem." . '
Called upon to make some remarks
on Mlsg Campboll's paper, Profewor
Frank ML Loivltt, of tho Unlvorvlty
of Chicago, sild -ho bolloved her con
tentions woro Justlfkxble. Ho doclaicd
that business men wore not tho only
ones who havo made tho statement
that the schools nro not successful and
must be busod" on a different Bvstom.
Ho said many prominent educator
woro expressing tho sumo attitude to
ward the prosont system.
cd closely upon un1! announcement that
Italy had given orders for the releuso
of tho twenty-nino Turks who were
seized aboard tho liner MnnouUi.
THE PRESIDENT
Indianapolis, Ind.i Jan 127 Tho
Indiana Itepublican Kditorlal assoi-ia.
tlon today st inds pledged to President
Taft nnd on record In favor of count"
local option on lOlie, liquor question.
lioth qutsttons wuru acted on lute yes.
torday after a long discussion.
National Commlttooman Hurry S.
Now, leador of tho Tlift forcos Jn In
dlann, toduy announced that he had
telegraphed tho text of tho rosolutlon
adopted favoring a president and
his administration; Tho resolution
conoornlng tho protHdoivt Is general In
nature and approves of Ills "execution
of Hopubhcan laws, jolloles and prin-
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EDITORS R
neighbors.
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lU.OilO People Try to A
Hear Hilly .Sunday. A
Canton, O., Jnn. 27. A mob A
of 10,000 persons, tho greatest A
which evor attempted to at
tend a Billy Suntiay. relval A
service, nltnckod tho itnber- A
nac-le tlibre last -night' when A
Sunday preached on amuse- A
incuts. 'They mvept. ushers A
aside nnd poured Into thu A
building, ''tore down ropes and A
barriers and packed tho seats A
and aisles to tho point qt uf- A,
focatlou. 1-Yir llftven mlnuteH A
Sitlldityc and his holpiTH -tried' A
to clwir the aisles hi t were A
unsuccessful nnd when tho A
building was inackod tho doors A
wero loeki-d while thousands A
beat upon -.Item and clamored A
for admission. A
A boy who climbed to tlia A
tabernacle roof was pulled A
down nnd ehokotl by IFred Sel- A
bert, u member of tho Sunday A.
party, and when A. U. Hord- A
ntr, a local attorney, reniou- A
Hiruted, he was attacked by A
Selbert. '
A A A A A A A A, A A A A A A A A A A
LOOKS" LIKE HE
uiupis
Operators Demand Wage
Reduction and Nine Hour
Day.,
Manufacturers all Over
Country Ask For an
Agreement.
Indianapolis, Ind.. Jnn. 27. Holn
tlons between miner nnd operator In
the Interstate Joint wago conference of
the United Mlno Workers nnd bitumin
ous coal, operators were strained, to
day. Counter-demands prepared by
tho operators, It Is loomed today, In
clude not only a ten per cent, reduc
tion in wages, but specify a nine-hour
day except on Saturdays. Right hours
Is to constltuto tho Saturday work
day.
Tho miners nro asking an approxi
mate ,lncrcaso of twonty per cont. In
wages nnd seven-hour work day with
a ilvo-hour period on Snturdnys. A
two-year contract also Is asked by the
lnttor, whllo tho oporntors domaud a
four-year cpntrnct with tho union.
Demands mudo by the operators In
reply to tho proposals of the miners
will li formally presonted to tho
wago Conference Monaay, No sessions
of tho conference woro held today,
lloth operators and miners held se
parate meetings. Tho mlno owners
discussed tho demands of the miners,
whllo tho latter discussed proposed
amendments to their constitution In
their Inter-natlonal convention.
Letters and telegrams from manu
facturers throughout the XTnlted States
are being received by both miners and
operators requesting that every ef
ftrt bo used to securo a peaceful set
tlement of tho wngo question. The
great Injury that would result from
o lack of fuel and the consequent
evloslng down ot many Industries Is
referred to.
Grand Jury Hcochses.
Tndlannpplls, ind., Jan. 27. Tho
federal grand Jury Investigating tho
alleged dynamiting conspiracy, ro-
cessea until- Monday Tho coming
weeK ih expoctod to seo tho close of
tho probe apd tho voting of indictments.
STEEL BILL ON
WAY
0
Amendments all Defeated
by Democratic Steam
Roller.
Republican Progressives
Vote With the
Democrats.
Mann Agrees Not to Filibus
ter if Amendments Are
Discussed.
Washington, Jan. 27 Tho Demo
cratic majority squashed Kepubllcun
opposition to the Underwood steel bill
In tho liuuso .this afternoon, and pro
ceeded to forco the measure through
lino for lino after Minority Leader
.Matin promised not to filibuster
The pledgo wuh axtnuied from
Mann, Itopubllcnn, Illinois, after a
lioHtod wiimbble over the. rMrt of.
Hoprseltatlvo Hill, Itepublican, oj
Connecticut, to get extension of tlnu'
for a speech. Mann thrwttened to
provont any more "unanimous con
sent" bills from conjlng up during
thu romnilndur ot tho woswon, If Hill
wa not permitted t6 dlscuwt two
amendments he Introduced. Under
wood snld he would domund enforce
ment ot the llve-mlnuto rule, but lln
nHy consented to Hilt continuing, If
.Mann promised there would bo no dil
atory tactics on tho steel bill from
his side of the house.
Hill's nmondmontB propoed nn In
crease In the duties on oro or parts
of muchlnory Intended for uso In tho
nitwtufncturo of typewriters, ca!h reg
isters and other nioehnnlcnl tlovlcos.
I nnn effort to expedite tho vawmgo
of the bill, Floor Loader Underwood
moved to clone the dobato at onco.
Tho Republicans objected, and on n
roll call, pussago of the measure was
forowiHted, the Democrats, aided by
Progressives cnrryJng Underwood's
motion, 1.12 to 108. , v
A amall-slstpd illlbufiter then davej
opod, the Hopublleans Introduelntt
nmendmonta and deiuaiullng the llvt
nilnuto debate on (iaah amendment
provided by tho rules. The amend
ments unirormiy went uown in in
feat oforo tho Democratic steam
roller.
Martin, Democrat, Colorado, offer
ed tho first ttiuundtnont providing that
iriftoro (Ifair tolijiTjr -TJJnt. or lffbtir
used o nlmported nrHoles was em
ployed more than eight .hours a day
such articles rihould bo iplaced oti tho
free list. Underwood mnde a point
of order against It nnd on an appeal
by .Minority Leadi r M.iiin, Martin was
sustained, lit to SI.
La Pollette Says it is Nec
essary to Make Plan
Work.
Columbus, O., Jan. 27. "Give Ohio
government by majorities, not gov
ernment by pluralities."
So writes Senator Hubert M. I-u
Kollette, or Wisconsin, to Pnwldent
Herbert nigelow of the constitutional
convention In urging upon him the
preferential llhin of voting nt both
primaries unit general ideations, ipnr
tlotilarly for member -of uho genera!
nsMombly,
Tho plan pormlts a votor to rogls--ter
not nieroly his llrst choice for a
given office, but also his second and
porJiaps his third choice.
Tho Plan alms, as La iPollotto ex
plains, to prevent tho reactionary
forces from multiplying Progressive
candidates and dividing IProgrgsslve
strongth.
"I attribute nearly all tho misfor
tune In Wisconsin during the past six
years, Including the election of a re
actionary leglslnturo and United
States senator, who misrepresented
tho people, through tho liagrant uso
ot money, to our failure to adopt tho
second oholco when we enacted our
primary law," writes Ija Foltetto.
FLYING SQUAD
FR0MI0N-C0N
Columbus, O.. Jan. 27. - A fljlng
squad of speakers wl'l go out from tho
constitutional convention 'to auuress
public meetings In all parts ot tho
state whenever asked for by the peo
ple. President Herbert S. Illgelow
will head tho spouk-ng squad. He
hus received many requests to ad
dress public gatherings on, tho Import
nnt measures before tho convention.
Presldont Ulgolow will nrrango for
speakers for meetings when request
ed. ,
Can't Dellwr Wet Vote,
Columbus, O, Jan. 27.-"Wot" lend
ers In tho constitutional convention
havo Intltnnted to tho suffrage load
ers that tho sufTruRo proposition, to
stand any show of success, must wait
until tho llconso tight Is over. This Is
un alternative to their first proposi
tion that tho suffrage plank bo framed
to oxoludo women from voting on li
quor questions Chulrninn Kllpatrlck,
of the Buffrago committee, who Is nn
ardent "dry" Buys that tho "wot" vote
can not bo delivered ngalnst suffrage
as too many of thp llcenso men nro
also believers In suffrage.
SECOND
CHOICE
PRIMARIES
COURT 0F1N0R
FOR WATTERSON
Asks That Controversy with
Wilson be Settled That
Way.
mW'
WILSON REFUSES' TO TALK
Says He is Not in Habit of
Making Off Hand
Statements.
Governor on Tour of New
England Excites Much
Interest.
Wiilln-soii Says Ho Was Asked to
Help Itnl-Ms .Money-'or Wilson Cnin
palsii and Tlm( He Suggested Itynn.
WIImui DenlcH Ilorjuost.
A, A A A A A 'A A
' A
A VIIon iicnlcs Wiitterson Storj- ,'
A Boston, Jan. 27. "r can not A
A In Justice "to mysolf, comnVent ;'
A at this time on tho suggestion A
A made by Colonel Watterson In )'
A Washington that a court of A
A honor composed of mutuat ,
A friends be named ,to settle any i
A alleged controversy among A
A Democratic loaders," paid A
A Governor Woodrow Wilson to- A
A dny, to the Unltod Proas. Gov. A
A Wilson's statement was mado A
A when he wns shown a copy A
A vt tho statement In which A
A Wattorson proposed the court A
A of honor. A
A "I must .have tlmo to read' A
A the stutcment over moro care- A
A fully. It Is against my prae- A
A tlce to make any off-hand A
A statements. Perhaps I will A
A commept on tho suggestion A
A later. Th'o statement I made A
ti lust night upon leaving New' A
A York must stand for tho pres- A
A out." A.
A Gov. Wilson had n 15-mln- A
A uto prlvuto Conference with A
A Gov. J-S8. today. A
A
M A, A A A A A A A. 1 A
Washington, .' irW'Ai?miTt
honr" wag today suggostfd by Colonel
Henry Watterson to spttle thn liar-voy-Wllson-Wuttorson
controversy re-gHtdlnj,-
Wattorson's niUiorlty to so
licit funds for Governor Woodrow
Wilson's boom,
Kor the Unltod ProV. CjOjonel Wut
torson, today dictated thp following
statement:
"In my letter to Senator Tillman,
r offered to furnish proof of my ills
piitinl .statement made by me. It
Senator Tillman will ilo me the honor
pirnoii.illy to call upon me, as I am
lOnfliii-ii to my hotel and cannot per
sonally call upon him, I will furnish
him proof not only thnt I had nuthor
izatlou to ralso money for tho "Wilson
campaign but that I did In fact ralso . -a
con.slderablo sum.
"In caso Senator Tillman's aver
ment after Inspecting this proof bo
deemed equivocal or insufficient, I
propose thnt Governor Wilson name
two conildontlnl friends, l4to nahio
two, tho four Ifl natne" a fifth, nnd
this court of gentlemen thus estab
lished, ijctermlno tho Issue botwoon
us., , ,
InslMs on Immediate Action, , '"
, "I must Insist that this be dono fct
onco, o I must leave Washington
noxt Tuesilny night to fill Important
engagements."
With this statemont, Colonel Wat
terson declared he had "thp goods"
to back up and exhibit to tho "gen
tlemen's court." Ho asserted that he
was ready to display them lnstunter.
The Kentucky war horse was con
slderalily nottled by Govornor Wil
sons statement passing tho "He di
rect" on tho statement that Wateer
sou was auhorlzed to solicit Xunds for
tho Wilson campaign, and that
Thomus l Hynn was ono of the con
tributors, Conilned to his room becauso a pet
carbuncle on his brow wus "kick
ing up a rumpus," Marso Henry re
ceived tho United Press reporter with
u hugo bandngo across his head,
which bandage pushed his long whlto
looks up Into a belligerent pompa
dour, .
The colonel was mad and showed
It In his short, snappy sentences.
"I never yet ontered a public con.
troversy that I did not como out
with Hying colors," ho said. "And
when I mudo a public statemont ot
such momontous Import as this, 1
huvo iiroof to back U up."
Itcrusvs Details of Contributors.
'Wot a word," said tho colonel,
pounding his koe with his list, .when
askoa for details regarding tho" con
tributors to tho .Wilson fund and its
upproxlmato size, "Not a wordl"
"Do you think I would glvo details
like that when I propose submission
ot all tho iproof to a 'gentlemon'i court
of honor?" ho askea Indignantly.
Cocking his oye nt uis Intervlower,
ho laughed and uuld;
"Now that's as far as I am going
to goj wo'll 8eo what comes now."
Colonel Wattcrsoti Indignantly de
nlod that lie (was an Invalid, al
though awathed In bandages and de
clared ho was not too 111 to outer a
sorious controversy at this time.
Though plainly mad clear through,
tho Kentucklun fairly oozad chivalry,
Tho "gentlemen's pourt of honor," ie
said, was the proper way to sottla
a serious question of veracity In thu
sumo wuy that Ipttora bqrno by my
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