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GREAT FALLS DAILY TRIBUNE
THIRTY-SECOND YEAR
GREAT FALLS. MONTANA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1919 THIBTY- six pages PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
MONTANA MNES RE-OPEN TUESDAY
FORD'S RIVAL INDICTED
AS GAINING SENATE BY
GIGANTIC DEBAUCHERY
14 of Newberry's Lieu
tenants and 1 30 Lesser
Workers in Michigan
Election in Net.
All Face Two Years in
Penitentiary If Convict
ed; Federal and State,
Law Invoked.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 29.
—Truman H. Newberry, United
States senator from Michigan,
14 of his campaign lieutenants
and 120 lesser political lights of
the state have been indicted by
a federal grand jury here on
charges of election frauds, cor
ruption, conspiracy and misuse
of the mails. Two blanket in
dictments were returned, deal
ing with the primary and elec
tion campaign of 1918, in which
Henry Ford was Senator New
berry's chief opponent.
The first indictment charged
that both federal and state laws
were violated, in that sums far
in excess of legitimate expenses
were used in the campaigns. The
second indictment cited the affi
davits which Senator Newberry!
made while serving at the
Brooklyn navy yard, in which he
swore that no campaign money
had been spent by him or with i
his knowledge. This affidavit, j
the indictment charged, was a
part of a general conspiracy to
aid the senator to obtain office
illegally and to aid him also in
conceaiing violations of election
statutes.
Mail Fraud Big Count.
There were six counts in the first in
dictment. The first four -were devoted
to charges of excess campaign expendi
tu res. The fifth alleged conspiracy to
violate the federal corrupt practices act
of October. 1918, which penalizes pay
ment of money to voters.
The sixth count, to which Frank C.
Dailev, special assistant to the attorney
general, attached especial significance,
alleged that the mails were used "to
defraud all the people of the state of
Michigan.'
This sixth count charged that not only
were all voters of the state defrauded,
twt that honest campaign contributors
were also victims, in that they were
misled into believing that the legal limits
expenditures had not been exceeded.
If also charged 'that more than $100,
OOO of the contributed funds were con
verted to the use of some of the eam
pa'gn managers.
Paid to Oppose Ford is Charge.
This sixth count nlso contained ;t
clause charging that James Ilelm, for
mer state dairy and food commissioner
and opponent, of Henry Ford in the
democratic primary, received from the
Newberry organization funds 'for his
compensation and expenses in seeking
nomination to said office of Senator" at
the primary, the alleged purpose being
to aid the Newberry cause by preventing
democratic voters from lining up with
Ford in the republican primary.
In the list of 88 "overt acts" attached
to the indictments was un accusation that
Helm's 'compensation - ' for his candidacy
was $50 a week.
These alleged overt acts were
charged against fourteen men and car
ried accusations of having given re
wards ranging from promises of "a good
job" to payments of sums varying from
$5 to $2.700 as returns for support or
activity in the Newberry campaign. One
country editor is alle'ged to have re
reived a ton of print paper.
Two Years; $10,000 Fine.
The extreme penalty which may be
imposed under this indictment is a fine
of SIO.OOO and two years imprisonment.
The identity of only the chief figures
in the case were revealed in court.
With Newberry, 133 other persons
were indicted bv the grand jury on the
same charge. The names of all but 12]
most prominent men were withheld from
publication by Judge Clarence W. Ses
sions. presiding, until warrants can be
served on them. Among those named
were II. A. Hopkins of St. t'laire, as
sistant secretary of the Fnited Stafes
senate: John S. Newberry, brother of
the senator, I Ȏtroit, and Paul H. King
of Detroit. King was manager of the
Newberry campaign committee.
May Have Spent Million.
The others named were Allan A. Tom-'
tileton of Detroit, president of the New-!
berry committee: Frederick Smith, De
troit. manager of the Newberry estate;
t'hurles A. Floyd. Detroit; Mart P. Mr
Kee, Detroit: Judd Yelland. Kscanaba;
Milton Onkman. Detroit, formerly county
clerk of Wayne county: Harry O. Ttir
ner. Detroit; Frank McKnj of f! mini,
Rapids: James R Bradley. Eaton Rap
ids. and Gladston Beat tie. Paw Paw.
Judge Sessions indicated that the evi
deuce before the grand jury disclosed
the fraudulent expenditure of between!
.«500,000 and $1.000,000 in connection
with the election.
Brother Gave $99,900.
(In instructions from Judge Clarence!
W. Seseion^'of the Fnited States district
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KANSAS CITY R. R.
YARDMEN STRIKE;
TROOP PLEAS MA DE
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Ugly Day in Portico;
Better Say Doctors
Washington, Nov. 29.— Despite in
clement weather today, President
Wilson spent an hour on the south
portico of the White House, and
after the regular visit of Dr. Francis
X. Dercum of Philadelphia, his physi
cians reported continued progress in
condition.
Mr. Wilson will send his message
to congress next Tuesday, it was
said today, but no information was
available as to its contents. The
president was expected to express his
views on the peace treaty situation
and also to discuss a wide range of
domestic problems, including the in
dustrial situation.
TOCUTN.D.TAX
Seizure of Mines 1 ext
of a Bill; Another to
Probe Obstructors.
Bismarck, N. D.. Nov. 29.—A bill
authorizing the governor to take over
and operate coal mines or other public
utilities in the event of a strike or a
lockout, and a proposed law which would
create a committee of five legislators
to investigate the activities of "obstruc
tionists" to the state administration and
industrial program, are among the öS
bills introduced in the special session of
the North Dakota legislature.
This was the last day allowed for in
troduction of bills, and a total of 100
measures remained to be acted upon.
The bill to investigate the activities
of the "obstructionists" is in line with a
recommendation made by Oevernor L.
J. Frizier in his message to the session.
Plans Gouging Probe.
Another important measure introduced
is one empowering the state railway
commissioners to investigate, in co-oper
ation with the federal commission, alleg
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DNMBILUD
TREATY DICKERS
Congress Program Un
der Shadow of Presi
dential Campaign.
Washington, Xov. 29. Preparations
for convening the Sixty-sixth congress
in its first regular session, next Mon
day, virtually are complete with most
leaders of both parties already here, al
though many members are delaying their
return until the last moment.
The senate is expected to begin work
on the Cummins railroad bill and the
house on miscellaneous business when
the session gets fully started. House
committees will start work on the six
teen annual apropriation measure,? to
be enacted before July 1.
Holidays Will Interfere.
While the railroad legislation is be
fore the senate, negotiations toward dis
posal of the German peace treaty are
expected to reach a head, but with lead
ers on both sides doubtful of final ac
tion before the holidays.
The program of legislation before the
Christmas vacation, expected from about
December 20 to January calls foi
passage by the senate of the railroad
bill or a temporary emergency resolution,
and final action on the oil, gas and phos
phate land leasing bill and the Edge for
eign financing corporation bill.
The new session is the last before the
next presidential campaign. Although
adjournment sine die, next June is the
goal of some leaders in preparation for
the campaign, few expect that the legis
lative program can be completed by
that time.
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With Î 500 Out So Far,
Chiefs Predict General
Walkout; Not Author
ized by Union.
Kansas City, Nov. 21).-—Heads of rail
roads centering in Kansas City, have ad
dressed telegrams to the governors of
Missouri and of Kansas, asking them to
appeal to the federal government to sup
ply troops to insure operation of trains
during the strike of railway switchmen
here.
Fifteen hundred yardmen and train
men of the Kansas City terminal and
railroads entering the city are on strike,
early reports indicate. Day crews left
their work at 4 o'clock and night crews
on at that hour did not go to work.
Eight roads are affected so far.
Reports to the office of the Kansas
City terminal company said 20 Sante Fe
crews had quit work, as had 22 crews
of the St. Louis and San Francisco rail
road yardmen and trainmen and 40 of the
terminal company's men.
It. A. Carroll, general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of
the Kansas < *ity Southern, predicted
there would be a general walkout of the
local trainmen and yardmen.
"We can't stop them," he said.
Railroad officials tonight said efforts
would be made with such switchmen as
remain loyal, and by the transfer of men
from other departments to keep trains
moving. Freight trains made up this
afternoon were leaving the terminals
here tonight
About 1,500 men are affected by the
strike, and which has been termed by
national union officials as unauthorized.
Giant Sentinel Tree
Facing Redwood Grove
Entrance Blown Down
Stockton, Cal.. Nov. 20.—One of the
two sentinels, the two giant sequoias
guarding the entrance to tin famous
Calaveras big tree grove, was blown
down by Wednesday night's territ'i •
windstorm, according t.» wor.i teleph «ti
ed to Stockton from Angeles camp to
day.
The massive tree was 223 feet in
height and 27 feet in diameter at the
base. Its age nus estimated at between
4.' <"0 and 5,000 years.
The tree has been weakened by its
twin falling upon it some years ago.
Former Saxon King
Is Seriously 111
Berlin. Ncv. 29.—Former Kin; Frede
rick August, of Sax( ny. ;s seriously ill
at S\biilenort in Silesia, nc-ordine to
the Rei 'henberg Zeitung. With his fam
ily he has been residing ir, Silesia since
he quit the throne after the re?olution
a year ago.
WITHABOUGTQRS
.onsuj
Charged With
Perjury Only, Says
Governor.
Laredo, Tex., Xov. 29.—The state of
I'uebla, Mexico, has no intention of try
ing William ( ». Jenkins, American con
sular agent, on a charge of conniving
with bandits in connection with his re
cent abduction, Governor Alfonso Ca
brera of I'uebla told press representa
tives, according to a Mexico City news
paper, Excelsior, under date of Thurs
day, a copy of which was received here
late today.
The only charge against the consul, the
governor is quoted as having said, is
that of perjury in judicial declarations,
which is solely within the jurisdiction
of the court where the offense is eom
mitted.
WASHINGTON MARKS TIME.
Washington, Nov. 20. -The Mexican
situation is marking time, while the
government continues to gather further
information on the Jenkins case and the
murder of William Wallace, at. Tam
pico, Wednesday. The identity of the
murdered man has not been established.
In the Wallace murder case the gov
ernment has about all the information
considered necessary and the interval is
being used in framing the details of a
course of action.
A note to Carranssa. which sortie offi
cials think will be about the last, has
been drafted in the state department.
HALF MILLION FIRE
IN CALCULATOR PLANT.
Oakland, Cal., Xov, 29.—Fire destroy
ed the manufacturing departments of the
Merchant Calculating Machine company,
causisflä a loss estimated at $0,000.
RESCUE
MINERS
BURIED
14 DAYS
Wallace, Idaho, Nov. 29.—After
being in the Gold Hunter mine at
Mullan since Saturday morning, No
vember 15, when they were entombed
by a slide of rock, P. P. Grant and
Emil Sayko, miners, were taken out
at 3:15 p. m. today. Both are in
fairly good condition, anil they are
now in a hospital at Wallace, where
they will remain for several days.
Grant and Sayko had been impris
oned more than 14 full days, or 271
hours and 5 minutes.
Ever since the cave-in the fight to
reach the men has beon in progress.
A week ago Friday two other men
were imprisoned as they were rush
ing work to get to the pair. After
being entombed for a little more than
a day they were released, none the
worse for their experience.
They were given food and stimu
lants tonight and declared they were
comfortable.
Labor Ought to Rid It
self of Him; He's a
Menace, Asserts.
Sacramento, Xov. '2i>.— X<> executive
clemency for Thomas J. Mooney and
Warren K. Billings, convicted in con
neetion with the Han Francisco pre-•
pa redness day bomb xplosion, rriaj- be
expected. Governor Wiliam I>. Stephens
intimated in a letter to Paul Scharren
berg, secretary of the California State
Federation of Labor, made public at the
governor's office.
'Hie letter was in reply to a eommuni
cation from Scharrenberg, informing the
governor of the appointment of a com
mittee by the American Federation of
Labor to appeal on behalf of organized
labor, for release of Mooney and Bil
lings. In part the letter says:
"If you have nothing to offer, but are
merely joining in the 'drive' on behalf of
Mooney and taking part in the remark
able but unwarranted propaganda in his
behalf, then I beg respectfully, but
definitely, to Inform your committee that
so far as I am concerned the ease is
closed.* * * *
Gravely Injures Labor, He Says.
"In my judgment a grave injury is be
ing done labor everywhere when it i c
made to appear by those who occupy
places of leadership that organized la
bor champions such a heartless and vie
ious murderer as Thomas J. Mooney.
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KEEPER KILLED
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Desperate Murderer In
jures Four Turnkeys
in Prison Battle.
Hamilton, Ont., Xov. 29.—Paul Kowal
ski. awaiting death by hanging f.>r the
murder of a woman, killed his keeper.
Constable J. C. Springst ad, and seriously
injured four turnkeys, one of whom may
die, in the Barton street jail here.
The condemned man. who was allowed
to exercise in the cell corridors, sud
denly attacked Npringstead, his only
guardian, choking him and then cutting
his throat with a sharpened spoon.
Four keepers rushed to Springstead's
assistance.
Arthur Auty, chief turnkey, the first
to reach the condemned man, was stab
bed in the chest and is not expected to
live.
Sergeant Law rie, a policeman, also
was stabbed and is in the hospital in a
serious condition. The other turnkeys
received injuries while trying to subdue
the infuriated prisoner.
Kowalski was finally overpowered and
thrown back into the death cell.
Insanity Plea Made
for Boy in Murder
of Everett Chauffeur
Everett, Xov. 29. Darwin Morton. 15
year-old boy. accused with Isom White,
aged 19. of the murder of I^ee Linton,
Everett chauffeur, in superior court en
tered a plea of not guilty. His attorney
made the supleniental plea of mental ir
responsibility and insanity and asked for
a separate trial.
OPERATORS AND MINERS
AGREE WITH GOVERNOR
AT BILLINGS PARLEY
1800 Troops Ordered
to Kansas Coal Fields;
Governors Will Confer
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 20.—Eighten hun
dred state and federal troops have been
ordered into the Kansas coal fields in
connection with the proposed plan to re
open the mines next week, under a
state receivership. Sis hundred of the
troops will be regulars and 1200 of them
guardsmen. Governor Henry J. Alien
issued the necessary proclamation call
ing out the state troops.
The federal troops. .300 from Fort
Riley and 300 from Fort Leavenworth,
are expected to arrive in Pittsburgh,
center of the coal district late tonight.
The state troops will begin entraining to
morrow. Four special trains also will
Windstorm Kills Eight;
Bears Snow, Sleet, Rain;
Leaves Ruin in Wake
Chicago, Nov. 29.—At least eight per
sons were kille,! and scores injured and
heavy property damage done by a wind
storm, accompanied by sleet, snow, and
rain, which originated in northwest Ar
kansas and swept across the central
valleys and southern lake region.
Communication was nearly paralyzed
in northern Arkansas and some parts of
Missouri and Kansas as n result of sleet
and wind while the gale that reached a
elocity of SO miles an hour at Detroit
tore down wires, uprooted trees, swept
away outbuildings and unroofed houses
in most of ti e central states.
Five persons were killed in southern
Michigan.
Tw<> men lost their lives in Indianap
Europe Too Dominant
in League Labor Bureau
to Suit South Africa
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Xov 20.—The first inter-'
• inference held under the
the treaty of Versailles
has been concluded here and adjourned,!
subject to the call of the governing body,
It was understood generally that the!
next meeting will be late in 1920, at the
Washington
national labor
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Delegates from 41 countries, repre
i seating labor and employer groups, as
well as the governments, have attended
I the conference sessions, which continued
! exactlv one month. In that time, the
I members of the conference have perfect
! ed their organization, created a govern
• ing body, appointed a director general of
! the labor office and agreed upon a great
i volume of indentic legislation to be recora
i mended to their respective governments.
A protest against the preponderance
of European influence in the governing
: body, made by William Gemmill, employ
• ers' delegate from South Africa, marked
Legionites to Dig
Coal; Urge Other Posts
in Indiana to Follow
Wabash, Ind., Nov. 29.— Fifty
members of the American Leçion
here have offered to Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield, their services In
digging coal and sent notice of their
action to all posts in the Indiana
district, urging them to take similar
stops.
Coal Ban Put Upon
Theaters and Candy
in St. Louis Region
St. Louis, Nov. 29.—Tho south
western regional coal committee
which controls the distribution of
fuel in Missouri. Arkansas, Kansas.
Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa, has
ordered that no more coal be deliv
ered or sold to theatres and candy
' manufacturers.
Proposal to Deport
Emma Goldman Back
to Russia Approved
Washington, Nov. 29.—Assistant Sec
retary Post, of the department of labor,
has approved recommendations of the
immigration bureau that the ease of
Emiua f&oldman be closed and that she
be deported to ltussia.
carry volunters who will
coal fields.
work in the
PLAN IDLENESS TO SAVE COAL.
I Kansas City, Nov. 29.—A mass meet
; ing of citizens to consider steps to be
taken because of the coal shortage made
more critical 'by a railroad switchman's
i strike here, has been called for Sunday
bv a conference of the mayors of Kan
sas City. Mo., and Kansas City, Kan
sas. together with representative busi-.
I nes and industrial men of the city.
The complete closing of ail industrial
plants stores and office buildings Mon
; dav. Tuesday and Wednesday of next;
week as a means for saving coal will be
proposed.
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electrocuted by a
wire and another blown
ing.
olis;, when one
broken power
from a ladder. _
.V woman was struck dead by a cornice
blown from a building in Muncie. Ind.
Property damage probably ran into
hundreds of thousands of dollars and re
ports from many localities, especially
the rural communities of Missouri, Illin-j
ois, Indiana, ami Michingan were miss
;
The gaie in the lower lake region was
the severest in many years. I^ake warn
ings had been issued last night and this
mi ming and shipping was generally held
in the i arbors. The wind's velocity in
northern indi.itia reached • >•> mues an
hour and in Chicago 50 miles.
the closing session. The body has 24
members, 20 of whom are from Furo
peau countries and only two from the
Americas. Mr. Gemmill pointed to the
injustice of such organization and askeu
for an expression on his protest, which
was supported by a vote of 44 to .1!».
Arthur Fontaine, director of the labor
department of the French ministry of
labor and president of the governing
body, defended the apportionment and
indicated the expediency of having the
majority from European countries.
The Imai'd will meet every two months
at the seat of the league and because
that. Mr. Fontaine pointed out.
would be mire convenient for members
from European countries to attend than
for those in far away countries.
The first meeting of the governing
body will be held January 29. probably
in London, the temporary headquarters
of the league of nations.
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Movement Is Spreading
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AN alia, announced here he had deeuneo
an offer from Washington, of appoint
ment as warden at the federal pemteu
tiorv at McNeil's island. '
DYNASTY SWAYS
IN RUMANIA
REPUBLIC RISES
to Neighbor States
Paris Report.
Paris, Nov, 29. — (Havas) — A
movement looking to the establish
ment of a republic In Rumania,
which is under tho direction of Gen
eral Fofoza Avertssco, former minis
ter without portfolio, has spread to
Bessarabia, Transylvania and Buko
wina, according to a Bucharest dis
patch to the Oeuvre. The situation
Is said to be alarming for the dy
nasty.
DECLINES BIG PRISON JOB.
Seattle, Nov. 29.— Henrv I. I>rum.
Stewart Says No Exer
cise of State Authority
Is Likely to Be Requir
ed in Matter,
Drennan, Head of Coal
Workers, Declares It s
All Up to Men; Injunc
tion Strips Him, Holds.
Billings, Nov. 29.—Montana
. j f u r p-nnened
COai mines are lu ue re openeu
next Tuesdav, Under the federal
, annnnnred bv Fuel
reffUIdUOnS annOUncea Oy I Uei
Administrator Garfield. This
decided here bv representa
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tives of the Montana Coal Op*
era t ors > association after a COn
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terence With (xOVernOf otewart
and W. j. Swindlehurst, state
labor commissioner.
In a statement given out at
the conclusion of the confer
ence, Governor Stewart calls on
the miners to return to work,
declaring that nothing is to be
gained by delaying until a na
tional agreement has been reach
ed. Protection for all miners
who return to work is guaran
teed by Governor Stewart. He
adds that he believes no action
ooking toward employment of
state authority Will be UCCOS
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Leaders* Hands Off.
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tO Work depends entirely Oil tllS
men themselves, and not Oil anv
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miners return
Drennan, of this
the United Mine
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statements of the governor and
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the operators, ihe federal in
junction has stripped union offi
cials of all authority. Mr. Dren
nan said.
Will Go On 14 Per Cent Increase.
The statement issued by the operators
after their final meeting, tonight, said
that as the government has fixed at 14
per cent the incrcaso the miners are to
receive, the Montana operators will itn
mediately post notices at the mines, stat
ing that the advance will be granted to
the Montana miners beginning Tuesdav.
"Furthermore." says the statement,
the operators will guarantee that all pro
visions and conditions in the present
agreement with the Fnited Mine Workers
of America are to remain in effect.
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!l jat no discrimination against members
, t e miners union will be permitted,
of the miners' r
In short, the only change in tiîe present
contract between operators and min«
workers will be the 14 per cent increase
in wages,"
Governor's Statement.
Governor Stewart's statement fol
lows:
•"The coal mine operators announce
that they will obey the instructions of
the government to the letter, and they
will post notices advising the miners anil
the public of the acceptance of the in
creased wage scale. The notices will
carry the full statement that all other
matters of contract and agreement here
ktofore existing between the operators
and the men will be continued until lur
ther and new agreements are reached on
these points. The Montana operators
I"' 1 ' post their notices as soon as possible,
s jatmg they are ready to resume opera
"» December 2 or as soon tliere
after as miners can be obtained to work
the mines.
"In view of the extreme ar.d deplorable
shortage of coal and other fuels in the
state of Montana, and in view of the fact
that no good end can be served by the
.Montana miners remaining out. it is to be
'hoped that the necessities of the oc
casion will appeal to the humane and
patriotic instincts of the miners and that
they will return to work.
Found Absence of Discord.
"It is admitted by all that the strike
did not grow out of conditions in Mon
tana and did not arise from differences
between the local operators and workers.
In the course of my conferences, extend
ing over several days with the represen
tative« of the operators and the miners
, l discovered an entire absence of dis.'ord
between the operators and the miners.
The miners are apparently staying out
by rason of loyalty to the general organ
ization and in the hope of affecting the
general result. • In my opinion, even trou?
the miners' point of view, no good end
can be served by their remaining out
Thev are not punishing the operators
but 'are inflicting untold suffering upon
the public, and visiting unnecessary pri
vation upon the people of their own
station in life in the sfato of Montana.
In Name of Humanity.
"The working people of this state ar*
today bearing the brunt of the suffering
on account of fuel shortage. As tin*
Strike proceeds, the working men and
their families throughout the length and
breadth of th.- state will be the ones who
will suffer most acutely. This condition
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cl«Ir* that tin operatois art. maktug un
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