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LAWMAKERS
ARE CONDEMNED
Continued From First Page.
Reinhardt and Thomas M. Gormley
and Representative Charles H, Grant
land In particular for voting against
the initiative and Referendum meas
ures before tho legislature,
meeting, like others of a similar na
ture held In this city, was late In
, I
The
starting but when Frank A. Houck,
the chairman Introduced the first
speaker at 8.40 o'clock the audience )
remained seated until nea
o'clock so Interesting were the speak
er*. The last act was the adoption
ny 11
of resolutions as presented above
condemning the Senate as a body an«)
the members as individuals for their
treatment of the initiative and refer
rndtini bill, the commission govern
ment bill, the Wilmington bulkhead
repealer, amendments to the city tax
laws, the federal amendment for the
direct election of United States Sen
alors, tho workmen's compensation
bill, the full crow bill and public I
utility commission bills. |
Whlle those present went to
Hall indignant, they left in the same
This was due to the (
frame of mind,
rumor that friends of the Wllmlng
ton Terminal Company and Us asso
ciâtes, aroused over the citizens sign
ing the petitions urging that a refer
endum bn taken on the water front
question at the coming spring elec
tion. were about to take steps to have
the Legislature next week repeal the
act allowing for the advisory Initia
tive and referendum in this etty.
It was openly asserted last evening
that if such a measure Is introduced
Id the Legislature next week not only
would the Referendum league send
delegations to Dover but the various
Labor Unions would also take a hand
in the fight. During the meeting pe
titions dealing with the submission of
tbe water front question lo the citi
zens at tbe coming city election were
distributed and with few exceptions
those present signed their names
Rtutge»!* Voter«' League.
Declaring that the battle cry of
189S was "Remember the Maine," the
Rev. George Henry Dole, the last
speaker of the evening, declared that
« voters' league should be organized
to safeguard the Intercala of the
voters of this city. Tho slogan, lie
continued, should he "Remember the
Legislature of 1913. when all benefi
cial acts were turned down and labor
waa not represented."
In opening the meeting Frank A.
Houck told of the object, which was
♦o protect "gainst the action of the
Senate, or a* least those member* of It
from this city who voted against tho
constitutional amendment providing
for the initiative and referendum
measure. As proof, Mr. Houck cited
the vote taken in this State on the
measure several years ago. when It
was adopted by a vote of over 14,000
to 747 votes.
. .... .
"On tho strength of this vole wo
rnntend." Mr. Houek said, "that our
Senators had no right to vote againat
tin measure this time
he contended, w as that the lawmakers
bad not read tho signs of tho times.
Hr cited the action of the Législature
Tbe trouble,
In endorsing the amendment provld
, y'' Bn Income tax. saying ,hat
l,p J d " ut WU M?»*» w»» tliej
l-. t and then they voted for It, say
Inc: M\> tvor** ono of the origin«I
Mr Houck »aid that invitation»
bud beon »ent to Representatives and
Senator* from this rity lo be present
nnd while two had sent regrets in not!
being able to attend. Mcasera Cooper j
and 'Mooney had not replied
George H, Litz was Introduced a« ;
the first speaker and although he '
said he was a Democrat he intended
to find fault with the
Senator representing him. Senator j
Oormley. Mr, Lit* criticized
Gormley for refusing lo stand by the 1
plrdges of the party platform on 1
which he wa% elected. "It la time lo
Democratic
Mr. I
stamp such men with disapproval," j
he added. "If I had been In Mr. Gorm- !
ley's place,' I would have resigned, i
We must go out and make arrange- !
ments to leave Mr Oormley and Mr I
Reinhardt at home if they come up ;
tor re-election. The one piece of pro- I
greasive legislation that wa* backed I
by an organized body and which the
Legislature passed, the ten-hour bill.
w a * passed because tt did not affect 1
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company." I
In closing Mr. 12tz spoke of the
Refereirdum workings and showed
how It was being used in the present ■
Francis I. duPont said that the fun- i
damentai question in government to- !
day is to detide under what laws men '
can best make a living. Most of our j
waterfront agitation
present a lilt*, lie said, are due to
•peculation He blamed the law s|
wbich tolerate and encourage specu- j
lation. not the individuals who spec- j
__ _
Referring to the recent fight in tbe
legislature on tbe Bulkhead repealer.
Mr duPont spoke of the treatment I
accorded lames H. Semple, secretary 1
of the Wilmington Waterfront Asso- j
elation who when he placed maps of
the river front In the window sills
of the Slate House was approached
by President Pro Tern Marshall who
"Are you one of those men who
desire to take away from my friend.
yas granted
ulate.
I »fair t«» Bulkhead Repealer.
said
Mr. Ward, the land that
him."
Continuing Mr. duPont »aid he
knew Dr. Marshall and respected him
but he wa« not fitted for the poni
tion. He understood what friendship
meant, hut did not understand Gov
ernment.
Again referring to the Bulkhead
Act of 1901. the speaker said, it would
be As just if the government allowed
a man to print his own paper money
and circulate it an it is to give away
the water front which in time will
Gallagher spoke of the
safe
guarding the special interests and
declared that the Pennsylvania rail
road company owned the State legis
be worth millions.
Evan W.
aellon of the 1-egislature in
lature and he dared any one to deny
It. He praised Representative Moonev
whom he declared was a member of
the Machinists Union and one whom
he was proud of. Chairman Houck
^ ... . .. . He ,le *
flared that Mr. Gormley voted for
•nett a bill two years ago as a mem
ber of the House After relating the.
effort it, took lo, pull the b.ili.aul ot(
Ute Senate coauiuttee
then read editorials from the Morning
News and the Every Evening dealing
with the demand for the Ini
tiative and Referendum and the
reapeal of the capitation tax. W T .
W. Know les was then Introduced and
•aid that he was satisfied during the
campaign that Messrs. Gormley and
Reinhardt would not vote
Initiative and referendum.
for the
revlfted
on
ONE HOUR
MORE FOR
NIGHT DRINK
Judges of State Courts Fix
Closing of City Saloons
at Midnight
TAKE ACTION AFTER
For the flrat ,, mB ln four t0 Uvo
.. ^
> Para Wilmington was 'wet ' between
the hours of 11 o'clock and midnight
i aa( night. Following the action of
„ ... ., ..... . , .
O»«™« Chartern R. Miller In vetoing
11 passed by the (>6116181 As
««"^y fixing saloons opening hours
* n " nralngton from 6 o clock a. m.
GOVERNOR VETOES BILL
*° 1* 0 clock midnight, the *«««e
theiJu<lges conferred on the subject her«
aa 'l a ' 6 o'clock announced the exlen
»ion of one hour for the closing time,
thus making this hour now 12 o'clock
Instead of 11 o'clock. The 6 o'clock
opening hour remains. Rural New
Castle Is not effected by the change,
The news quickly went the rounds
but It. appears that some of the
saloon men failed to get Ute word
and closed as usual, at 11 o'clock
last night. Many, however, kept open
but business was nothing extra as
the new ruling had not yet become
generally known.
Wilmington was lltcraly "wet'' all
over for shortly after 11 o'clock a
storm kicked up and a down pour of
rain followed. The new ruling, if It
accomplished any good at all. saved
a number of belated people from an
outside wetting.
Governor Miller In refusing to sign
the bill passed by the Legislature ob
jected lo the 6 o'clock opening hour
. , J .IB I . H 1.
and also was of the opinion that the
supervision and regulation of saloons
should rest with the Uourt. which
body grants the licenses.
Home liquor men wore opposed (o
asking the Legislature to have the
hours changed and favored allowing
the Court to regulate the question.
They are satisfied that the matter
took the course It did.
The Court's ruling filed with Clerk
of the Peace Brown ss clerk of the
Court of General Sessions was aa
follow*:
"In fhe Court of General Sessions,
In and for New Castle county. Rule
No. 1. respecting the grounds deemed
sufficient for tbe refusal lo renew li
censes for the sale of intoxicating li
quors Is hereby amended and will
hereafter be as follows:
"No. 1. Selling or keeping open
for (he sale of liquors the place of
business of the applicant between the
hoiM^ of 11 o'clock at night and 6
o'clock in the morning in New Castle
county, outside the city of Wilming
ton. and between the hours of 12
o'clock at night, and 6 o'clock in the
morning In the city of Wilmington."
Tbp amP „,i Pd nlla means that here
after liquor places mav keep open
thplr doors unt) , „„„„(gi,,. b „t there
„„ chanRe a0 far „ tbp plaP „
the rural county 1» concerned.
_
CONSERVATION OF
Letter* have been sent from the
Southern Industrial Educational Asao
other cities, containing the request
"Conaervatiou Day of Mountain Chil
dren."
The letter, which is signed by Mar
tha S, Olllow, chairman of committee
on conversation, slates that aa
AMERICAN CHILDREN
elation. Inc., to clergymen of this and
(hat Sunday, April 20, be observed a*
the officers and-truatdes of the South
cm Industrial Education Associât on
believe that there la no greater cau.te
before America and Christianity tu
day than the conservation of Atneri
can children in the southern moun
tain*, the request Is made that ou
April 20, all minister* and priests of
this city and elsewhere will give a
sermon based on the facts of condl
lions In the south, and thus bring be
tore the thinking people of this chrir
tian nation, the great question of the
preservation of the vast undeveloped
human resources of our southern
mountain*.
statutes. Mr. Knowles read the Kal of
the four jnost important Senate com
mlttees and showed that they were
composed of the same five men, Mar
shall. Pierce, Ellison, David ami
Blackatone. also
a fling nt editorials appearing in iln
Every Evening and the Wilmington
Morning News, In opposition to the
initiative and referendum, "It is
time," he added, "to demonstrate the
realities of a political resurrection
right here In Delaware.
Dr. Dole was the lust speaker, and
w hen he had finished, Harry I. Behan.
a member of the Centra! Labor Union.j
introduced the resolutions which were
rPa< l aI, d adopted
SENATOR GORMLEY DENIES
MR. KNOWLES' STATEMENT
Senator Thotnaa P Gormley today
took exception to and denied the state
ment made bv William W. Knowles
at the protest meeting in Turn Hail
last night to the effect that Mr. Gorm
ley "voted for the Initiative and re
ferendum bill two years ago a* a
member of the House because he was
advised to do so by Senator Monag
li»n a * a matter of expediency."
"Senator Monaghan never said any
1° m,> about voting for that
an< ^ never asked me to vota foi
**■ sa:l * ^"I'ator Gormley, and Mr.
Knowles today admitted to me that
. , . . .
^ based his remarks on rumors he,
claims to have heard and wInch h£
did not verify, and which he could
not verify because they w ere untrue.
it is true that I voted for the bill two
years ago in good faith, but after
years ago in good faith, but after
fuller consideration of U I have
changed my views and voted against
it this year, 1 think my record dur
ing both sessions of the Legislature
will bear out that 1 am amply able
to control my own vote, and if mem
bers of labor organizations or any
body else will take ray record, search
st and can Hnd where I have been
opposed lo an> thing of real benefit to
labor or the working people In gen
,-ral I certainly challenge anybody to
produce any instante of such an at.
titude oo my Dari,"
i
!
FISHERMEN
WIN A POINT
Protest by Governor Miller
Against Sale of Boats Is
Recognized by New
Jersey
WILL WORK NOW FOR
UNIFORM FISHERIES LAW
I Beoftuse of the arrest of two New
^ B.n.neMroie mTî J ' iSfÜS
and Samuel Cole. In Salem Cove on
i last Saturday, the Delaware Leglsla
turc may take some action on Monday
or T "*" d *J r regarding the appoint
tnent of a commission to confer with
( „ , lke PommiHMon on tbe part of New
,| erHey t 0 t ry f0 adjust the contro
I ver , y reK ardinfg the fishing rights In
Hie r i VGr between Delaware and New
. Jersey and looking towards the en
actment of uniform fisheries laws bv
| i )0tb sta tes.
j x bP mPn arrested last Saturday in
j Salem Cove were taken before a Jus
tlce of the Peace In Salem. N. J.. who
1 fined them $100 and ordered their
j boat and nets confiscated. The boat
and nets were to be sold today, but
yesterday Governor Charles R. Miller
j sent a telegram to Governor Janies
| F. Fielder, of New Jersey, explaining
I the differences In the state laws and
I asking that the fine of $100 be remit
i and the boat and nets be returned
{ ,0 the fishermen.
* n c^P'y to this telegram Governor
i 'tiller received a telegram last night
! rro ™ 3ohn J. Farrell, executive clerk
*° Governor Fielder, aa follows:
| Trenton, V J,, April 4. 1813.
"Hon. Chas R. Miller, Governor of
j
1
I Delaware: Dover, Del—I am directed
by Governor Fielder, who will com
municate with you later, to inform
you in response to your telegram re
I received at noon today that action in
, tbe case „f j atnPH j. Keenan and
[ Sam „ p , Cole hat , bpPn or( i erP d de
j f PrrPf ) one month, thus postponing an
, UO unced sale. This course will afford
; the Governor, through the Attorney
General, necessary time
|
to comply
with your request which will be
cheerfully acceded to. John J. Far
rell, Executive Clerk."
In reply to this telegram Gover
nor Miller sent the following to
Governor Fielder:
April 4, 1913.
Hon. James F. Fielder, Governor
of New Jersey. N. .1: Thank you for
prompt and courteous reply to my
telegram, Would It he possible to
order release of boat and nets In this
case for Inas of same at this time
means the lo*s of season's business
hy the fishermen. Parlies in Dela
ware will go ball for boat and nets.
Charles U. Miller,
Governor
Governor Miller has received no
reply to the last telegram and will
u*e every effort to have the boat and
nets restored lo the men. for If they
are held by iho New Jersey authori
ties the men will be without equip
ment. and consequently will lose aj
season fishing business.
Attorney General Joslgh O. Wol
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FINANCIAL AND CO.VHEBdAL
By The United Pres*.
NEW YORK. April 5—The Mock
market opened strömt.
F D. Lackey and Company say;
"We favor purchasing on all such
reactions as ensued this meriting, for
much higher prices shortly."
C. I. Hudson and Company say;
"It would be well to reduce long
holdings on bulges."
UITT BANK CLEARINGS.
Clearings of the local banks for the
week ending today amounted to $1,
936.659, as compared with $1.765.885
tor the corresponding period of last
year.
cott was out of the city today and
Deputy Attorney General Chaytor
m«- the compact entered into
f,?'!'**" î* when «n
" , '• * f. r . on . .. .
"T"* fo The Jurisdiction in which
i'® k n „ ,0 jurisdiction in wnt n
they live. The arrest of Keenan and
( " ,e ns Bta,ed *«* EVENING
JOURNAL exclusively iftst Monday
t00 ^ pl* c ° a minutes after 1«
o clock, noon. The men had been fish
*''8 an «l were taking in the net when
the New Jersey fish warden readied
them. The men had no watch but
when they saw seven other boats tak
ing in their nets then they did the
same. When taken before a Justice
of the Peace in Salem the men were
given a chance to sell the shad they
caught during the day and in that
way paid the coats. They wore then
told that their boat, and net w'ere
confiscated and would he sold this
{morning. The Delaware fishing laws,
allow fishing up to 8 o'clock on Sat
urday evening.
-f bp )we fishermen are expected to
rP f urn , n uastle some time to
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CARD OV THANKS
\V# deiirr to thânk
their kinrtnr«s unit the beautiful flow-era dur
ing our ferenl bereavement. Son« and
daughter of Sarah A. Carliale.*
r many friend* for
CARD OP THANKS.
Mr. ThDrnt.s IT. Brrry desire* to tbsnk
any friends nnd relstWes for their D>m
pnthy sud kindness during; the time of his
'rnt bereavement hr the death of hta wife*
♦he
For Coughs, Grip, Croup,
Catharrh, Quick Consumption,
Typhoid and contagious dis
eases, BRAZILIAN BALM
never failed or lost a case, as it
KILLS THF. GF.RMS—10c, 25,
50c and $1.00.
SINES AND WELCH
FLORISTS
Eighth SL. near TatnalL
Cut Flowers and Funeral Detlgns
t specialty.
I>. ft * 667*.
Delmaevta 1 74».
212 and 211
f W. Ninth St.
Telephones
1203-2674.
JamesT.Chandler
Undertaker
DE \THS.
\nnir I* MH arthy.
Harry U David.
Elizabeth »May Balbark.
Lewis J. Bradley.
•IO* on
BRADLEY—In tl
Lewie J. eo
wed ley.
Heleiitéa* frthnde and St Benedict So
in invited to attend the fnnerel fro«
the residence
Franklin etreet,
'clock. Rcqu
913,
of Ktlward J. a ml Merge ret
April 4,
5
f hih parents. No. TOO North
Weilncudiy morning, at
inHKK at Siicird Hr«rt
•hureh. Interment at Cathedral cemetery.
re that I «ball apply in writing to the
DAVID«—In thin city, on April 4. 1913.
Harry 1». David, aged 39 years.
Relative», friend*, member* of Weir
Council, No. 7, Jr. O. IT. A. M., Camp No.
)8. P. O. 8. of A., and Camp No. 2. P. O, of
A., w^e invited to attend the funeral aervleea
at hi* late residence. Jju O. U. A. M. Hall.
No. 907 Tat nail atrert. on Monday afternoon,
April 7, at 3 o'clock. Interment at Lora
hardy cemetery.
BALBACK—In thi* city, on April 4. 1913.
Klixabeth May. daughter of John H. and
Klixabrth Halback, in her 4lh year.
Relative* and friend* of the family
\ 11 .*«! to attend the funeral from the real*
denee of her parmi«. Ko I 119 L.i-t I
teentb atreet. on Monday afternoon. April 7.
at 1.30 o'clock. Interment .Now Cathedral
cemetery.
MCCARTHY—In this city, on April 3.
1913, Annie I. McCarthy,\ wife of
Timothy J. McCarthy.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence
of her husband 2635 W. Eighteenth
atreet. on Monday morning at 9 o'clock
Requiem mass at St. Anne's Church.
Intermont Cathedral cemetery.
UNDERTAKERS
MICHAELA. MEALEY
UNDERTAKER AND
EMBALMER
Office S. W. Cor. Third and Jackson
D. and A. Pho ne 5317.
Undertaker,
II65 P ! 001 Cla y f0n St
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CapaH PapI^Ia 711 Jefferson 8L
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ALRKRT J. V(CBERT$
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D & A. Phone. 1612A.
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Closing Quotations
Am Loc ... 37# [Rock ,s ... 221«
Amal. Cop . 76# gt. Paul ....112#
Am Smelt . 71 1 » Sou. Pae ... 103 1 *
Am Sug. Co 114 Sou Ry. Co 26'«
A. T. * 9 P.:M'a Union Pac. .155#
B. ft 0.101# I O. S St. Co. 63#
Brook. R T. 91 >4 D. S. 8t Pf 108#
Con Death 27 Wabash Pf , 111#
C. ft O .0*# 1 West. Union 70
Dan. ft R. O 20# as. Com. ... 40
Kilo Com . 29 # Cam. Steel. 51#
Erie 1st Pfd 4 7 Elec, of Am.
Louis, ft N. 36# I Lehigh Na» 89#
Mo Pac .... 39 Lehigh Val. 161#
M K ft T N 26# Nortb con.
N. T. Cen 107 | Pht i». r t. * 25#
North. Pac 118# | p b )] a Co. ,. 44
Norf ft Wes'107# t> b t)„ ei*c 23
Peo. Gas .. 1X9# Tono Min 5#
Penn. 119!»
Rsadtrijr ... 165#
WHEAT.
i May July. May July. May July.
91# 90# 54# 56# 34# 34#
OATS
87
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CORN.
KILLS SUPPOSED MAD DOG
Harry M. Talley, son of John T.
1 Talley, shot a supposed mad dog
this morning on the Bhcllpot (arm.
The dog bit several dogs in tho
neighborhood before it was killed.
Peoples
For Sale?
Was the
Railway
Mr. Richard W. Crook. General Manager
and Director ol the Peoples Railway, in a pub
lished advertisement over his signature in the
Wilmington newspapers on April 3rd and 4th, in
arguing lor a new electric Iranchise, states that it
is not a fact that the Peoples Railway was lor
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sale. He says "I WOULD ASK WHETHER
ANY PERSON EVER SAW A FOR SALE
SIGN ON THE PEOPLES RAILWAY OR
WHETHER ANY OFFICER OF THE COM
PANY EVER OFFERED TO SELL IT?"
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OFFICER who has
No, we know ol no
suggested a sale lo us lor over a year, but in
February, less than two months ago, two ol the
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most prominent and reputable citizens ol this
State went to Pittsburgh with Mr. Crook s knowl
edge a nd assent and secured an interview with
Mr. Ely, President ol the Wilmington & Phil«
deiphia Traction «Company. At this interview
they informed him as to the mileage ol track ol
the Peoples Railway, the number ol its cars, its
earnings, and other matters relating to the
property, and tried to interest him in its purchase
for the Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction
Company.
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Mr. Crook knows both these gentlemen.
Can the above statement ol lads be denied ?
The Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction
Company will make no statements to the citizens
ol Wilmington not based on (acts, and will not
attempt to deceive by equivocal language.
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Light and Power Departmeat
Wilmington and Phila Traction Co.,
(01 Market SI.
^CAL MARKET QUOTATIONS
35c to 60c
Tomatoes, crate.12.00 to $3.00
Cucumbers, basket
Pineapples, crate .
Apples, basket ...
Apples, barrel ...
Lemona, box .
Oranges (California) box
Strawberries
.$3.00
..$3.00 to $4.00
_60c to 75c
.. .$3.00 to 4.60
..$6.00 to $6.50
$2.00 to 3.00
Oranges, (Florida) box $3.00 to $4.50
Potatoes, barrel .$1.75 to 2.00
Potatoes, basket
Potatoes, bushel .
40c
....60c to 80c
..$2.50 to 3.60
.60c to *0c
Sweets, barrel .
Sweets, basket.
Cabbage, basket (old)
Cabbage, barrel (old)
Cabbage, create (new) .$1.60
Onions, crate .
Onions, basket .
Asparagus, dozen ...
Celery, dozen .
Lettuce, basket .
Kale, barrel ...
Spinach, barrel .
Crocus, barrel .
Eggs. (Del. and Md.) dozen
Chickens, live .
Chickens, dressed .18c to 20c
,16c to 18c
25c
,T5c
$ 2.00
An,
.$3.60 to $6.00
.60c to 76c
.$ 8.00
.$1.00
.$ 2.00
.16.00
.IScjGeese,
16c to 17c
Ducks, dressed
Ducks, live ..
Geese, live ..,
1 ic
13c
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DA1LT RIDDLES.
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ANSWERS.
1. ' Band. ban. and. an
2. Because it makes an armed man
a one-armed man.
3. He may keep a watch but he
can't tell the time.
4. The gong makes a din; the cook
makes a dinner.
5. And.
Question.
1 Behead situation and leave
something women like to wear?
2. In what way do men and wo
men at church differ?
3. What fish docs a bride wear on
her finger
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dressed .
Turkeys, dressed
Turkeys, alive ,
What is the languishing tree?
What Is the fisherman's ttee?
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
26c
25 c
20 '
Shad (per 100) buck .$23 to $25
$1.25
Herring (per 100)
Bhad (per 100) roe
$5'i

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