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A SLIGHT
DIFFERENCE
OF OPINION
Twenty Changes Will Be
Made by the School
Directors. ,'._
CENSURE WAS NOT INTENDED.
Principals Say the Meaning cf
Their Words Was Mis
construed.
THE BOARD WILL INVESTIGATE.
The Responsibility of the Turmoil
Will Be Shifted to the Shoulders
of the Pedagogues.
The time that the monkey anrt parrot
had or tbe battle of the Kilkenny cats
were pleasant little diversions compared
with what will bappen in the rooms of
the Board of Education during the next
few weeks. When the solid nine started
to make wholesale changes to accommo
date its friends, it little thought that the
storm that has arisen would materialize,
and it was not prepared for the roar of in
dignation that has gone up from all direc
tions.
Now that the scheme has been exposed,
there has been a scurry to hedge, and in
stead of carrying on the investigation
themselves, the directors are prepared, to
use the language of one of their number,
to "allow the teachers to fight it out
among themselves."
Fighting it out means charges and re
criminations of all kinds and a merry lit
tle time all around, and the directors have
decided to throw the responsibility off
their own shoulders and outo those of the
pedagogues.
Several teacher-" who were reported as
unsatisfactory either in discipline or in
struction by their principal, hare pre
pared for a royal battle, because they say
that the reports are the result of spite and
that they are less to blame for any lack of
order or attention than their superiors.
Some have decided to appear with attor
neysto show that they have been misrep
resented and will bring counter-charges
against the principals.
"The easiest way we can se- out of this j
difficulty," said Director Waller yester
day, "is to let, the tfachers fight it out j
among themselves, and show where ;ney
have been misrepresented if they can.
"If there has been any spite work it
will soon develop, and the board can be
governed by what it learns while the in
vestigation is going on.
"in some instances there is certainly
something peculiar about the way these
reports read.
"A short lime ago a committee from
this board visited a school where a certain
teacher is employed and made inquiries
as to her standing.
"We were given the most glowing ac
counts of her efficiency both as an in
structor and disciplinarian, the principal
seeming to take pleasure in recommend
ing her.
"In the face of this she is reported as
'fair' as a disciplinarian, and is not spoken
of in one way or the other as an instructor.
Reports from schools where she previously
taught are strongly in her favor, and she
as-well as ourselves want to know the
reason of this sudden change of heart.
She says she will bring an attorney to
conduct tier case.
"At any rate all who wish will be ac
corded a hearing, and if teachers have
been misrepresented they will be vindi
cated.
"The plan of the board now is to make
a large number of changes to harmonize
the department. I have had lour appli
cations from teachers who fear that after
what has been published they will not be
on a pleasant fooling with their superiors.
Other directors have also had applica
tions, and I think altogether that there
will bo about twenty transfers."
There appears to be quite a difference of
opinion regarding the construction of
sentences and the meaning of words in
the English language among the edu
cators of the City. The reports of the
principals of the various schools on the
qualifications of the teachers under
uiem has stirred uo considerable feeling,
and those who have been censured have
taken occasion to ctiil for "specifications."
From the developments resulting from
this action on the part of tr.e teachers it
appears that the word "fair" is not used
as a criticism, but means "satisfactory.''
Frank Morton, principal of the Lowell
High School, yesterday expressed himself
as deeply regretting the construction that
had been put upon his report concerning
J. L. Crittenden, which appeared as "fair."
Mr. Morion took occasion to place himself
right in the matter to Mr. Crittenden in
the presence of Mr. Lill ie, and stated that
when he reported him as "fair" he in
tended that it should mean that his work
was entirely satisfactory. He further
specifically stated that the work of Mr.
Crittenden had always been in every way
perfectly satisfactory, not only to himself,
but that it had been accepted by the uni
versity as such. He was sorry tndt a mis
construction had been placed upon his re
port, and desired to have the matter made
plain in order that no idea of incompe
tency on the part of Mr. Crittenden should
obtain among the people. '
The following letters regarding the case
of Miss Julia A. Murphy are self-explana
tory:
Alfred Lyser Esq.— Dear Sir: Win you kind
ly let me know if Miss Julia Murphy is satis
factory to you as a teacher.
Ed. L. Head, Director.
E. L. Head— DeaeSik: In reply to yours of
the 20th inst, I will say that Miss Julia A
Murphy has never been, nor is she now.unsatls
factory to me either as a disciplinarian or as a
teacher. Very truly yours,
Albert Lyser, principal.
Captain A. J. Itsell, teacher of the ninth
grade in the Hearst Grammar School on
Waller street, believes that a great injus
tice has been done him. He is one of
those who appeared on the blacklist in
this uncomplimentary way: "Qualifica
tions as instructor unsatisfactory (see
note); ability as a disciplinarian unsatis
factory; Hearst Grammar School." In
discussing these remarks Captain Itsell
said: "I think that all of this is uncalled
for and unnecessary. It may be that poli
tics have something to do with it, but I
am of the opinion that the principal of
the school had more to do in holding me
up to disgrace tban any one else."
He went on to say that about two
months ago he was removed from the
Washington Grammar School to the
Hearst Grammar and that the chance was
not of bis seeking nor to his liking in the
JeasL He had been under Principal T. B.
White for a long time and bad no reason
to believe that his services were not appre
ciated.
According to Captain Itsell's statement,
whsn he arrived at the Hearst School he
found that the discipline was anything
out eood. He was assigned to the ninth
grade— the graduating class— where the
pupils were almost men ami women
grown. The boys were particularly trou
blesome, and while large enough to be
have themselves they were still none too
larce to be made to toe the mark.
ln order to make the young men keep
oraer, Captain Itsell said, he was
obliged to administer corporal punish
ment on more tnan one occasion. This he
did by striking them across the hands
with a leather strap, kept in the school for
that purpose. Tins was against the prin
ciples of Mrs. M. A. Wood, the principal,
who declared that moral suasion was bet
ter than the strap. When he learned of
the principal's wi.nes Cap'ain Itsell said
that he submitted to her higher authority,
although it went against the grain to do
so. Continuing he said: "Since then
there has been more or less friction be
tween the principal and me on account of
this corporal punishment matter. How
ever, I have always bowed to the higher
authority and sent all ca_es for punish
ment to her as she desired."
Captainrltsell went on to say that he
believes tp&i Mr». Wood had much to do
with the unpleasant position. in which
he is placed. It is necessary for the prin
pals of the schools to send annual re
li rts to the Superintendent as to the on
u hun of iheir schools and the qualifica
tions of the teachers under i heir command.
He always _uppo?e I that those reports
were private, but in this instance he
believes that Mrs. Woods' report fell into
other hands, and the fact that he insisted
on making stubborn boys keep order had
been used to his undoing.
Captain Itsell derives his title from the
fact that he held the position of captain
in the late war, in which he served for
lure* years. He has been a teacher in
the School Department of this City for
the past twenty-six years. Said he: ''In
that time the Board of Education should
have found out whether or not I was in
competent or a poor disciplinarian. Com
ing as this time as it does, I think that
this treatment is unnecessary and very
unjust." f «
PIERCED HIS HEART
Tragic Death of Fred Wui
bern While Cleaning
His Rifle.
Struck the Trigger With the
Ramrod and Discharged
the Gun.
Fred ri. Wnlbern, 18 years old, was in
stantly killed last night while cleaning
his Marlin rifle in the family residence,
1900 Filbert street.
This is the third death in the Wuibern
family within the last three years. His
mother died from natural causes three
years ago, and his father was left with
the care of a family of six children. The
elder Wuibern was a deputy in the office
of Assessor Siebe. He was troubled with
heart disease, and one night after he had
turned on the gas in th* bathroom he
swooned and was asphyxiated.
Young Wuibern went on a hunting vaca
tion recently and returned last Friday.
At half-past 5 o'clock last evening be
proceeded to clean his rifle — a Marlin re
peater of 25-caliber. He fastened a rag to
the end of the ramrod, and in order to
prevent ihe rag from sticking in the
breech he placed a cartridge there. Then
he proceeded to clean the outside of the
Darrcl, and in doing so the end of the rod
struck the hammer and the trigger fell
and discharged the weapon. The young
man was silting on a child's* rocking
chair, and the muzzle of the rifle was on a
line with his heart, so thai the bullet
pierced the aorta and he sank to the floor
a corpse. .
The case was reported at the Morgue,
and Deputy Coroner Hallet made an in
vestigation of the circum.t.nces of the
shooting. He reached the conclusion
that it was purely accidental, and allowed
the body to remain in the home of the de
ceased.
Wuibern was recording secretary of
Presidio Parlor No. 194.
He was at the meeting of his parlor last
Monday night, when he received an en
thusiastic greeting from the brothers, and
a vote of thanks was tendered him for his
efforts on behall of the organization.
THE HEW ASSOCIATION.
A Meeting of Amateur Athletes
Will Be Held on Friday
Evening.
Some of the amateur athletes of this
City who are opposed to the manner in
which the Pacific Athletic Association
conducts its affairs have called a special
meeting of amateur athletes and clubs
which are interested in amateur sports,
for the purpose of forming, if possible, a
California Amateur Athletic Association.
The meeting will convene at the Olym
pic Club on Friday evening next, and un
less something drastic is accomplished in
the way of organization, the chances are
thai the project will drop out of sight, as
the leaders of the scheme in prospect have
concluded that unless th«» clubs will lend
their support, it will be absurd to advance
any further in the plan of organization.
The representatives of the Pacific ad
visory board do not hesitate to say that
the proposed California Amateur Athletic
Association will never amount to any
thing unless it has the sound advice and
assistance of the Amateur Athletic Union,
which is the parent body of nearly all the
large and prominent amateur athletic
clubs!oi America.
They also contend tnat the men who
are at the head of tlie new movement to
form a great Pacific Coast Athletic Asso
ciation of Amateur Clubs are quasi ama
teurs and Know comparatively noth
ing concerning the rules which govern
amateur sports.
OWing to the taint of professionalism
which has pervaded this City for months
several amateur boxers have become
afflicted with the contagion. They are
anxious for ihe opportunity to delve their
paws into the golden sack, and nothing
less than golden skekels will induce some
of them to box a four-round bout in an
amateur club lor the edification of club
members.
Of course there are exceptions, but the
bona-riae amateur boxer is fast becoming
a rare bird in ibis City and it is with the
object in view of teaching those amateurs
who have a predilection for professional
lame a. tound lesson tbat the board of
governors of the P. A. A. imposed severe
punishment on the renegades who had
been found guilty of transgressing the
amateur rule-. . The; board of governors
has acted in good faith with the amateurs
and, indeed, it is through its strict rulings
ihat the Olympic Club and other promi
nent amateur clubs have now whatever
little amateur talent they possess. The
true amateur athlete who stands aloof
from any and all taint of professionalism
cannot help but support the action of the
governing board of the A. A. U. in its
struggle to suppress professionalism on
this coast.
THE j^lN FRANCISCO CAI_I_, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 897.
A NEPHEW
OF RAINEY
GOES FREE
The Governor Has Par
doned Burglar Dave
Smith.
PRISON BOARD NOT CONSULTED.
No Eeason Offered for the Ar
bitrary Action of the
Executive.
ONE WAY OF SEALING A COMPACT.
Smith Had Served but Three Tears
Out of Eight and Has a No
torious Record.
There seems to beno limit to the friend
ship that has suddenly grown up between
Governor Budd and Sam Rainey. The
executive has gone so far in his efforts to
please the boss as to pardon one of the most
notorious burglars that ever was called
upon to do time. Whats make the affair
still more interesting is the fact that the
released convict is a nephew of Rainey.
Dave Smith is the man who has been
restored to liberty. The order opening
the doors of San :entin for him was
made late yesterday afternoon by the
Governor in Sacramento. The action was
an arbitrary one, and no reasons were ad
vanced by the executive. Moreover, it
was taken without any consultation with
the Board of Prison Directors, which in
itself is a proceeding so extraordinary as
to excite comment at any time.
It is customary when a Governor takes
it upon himself to pardon a convict to
give elaborate reasons for his work. Only
in cases of extreme emergency has this
example been resorted to. What the dire
c.rcumstances are that called for Smith's
release at this time, when he has still five
years of an eight years' sentence to serve,
is a secret that will probably remain be
tween the Stockton statesman and the
local boss of the Democracy.
Smith was convicted in IS9_ of burglary
before Judge Belcher after a rather spirit
ed trial. His crime was committed dur
ing the height of the gubernatorial cam
paign, his victim Doing no less a person
than M. M. Estee, the Republican candi
date opposing Budd. Estee was aosent
on a stumping tour in the northern part
of the State. His residence at 1001 Leav
enworth street was left in charge of the
servants. Smith was not Blow to lay his
plans.
In company with a confederate named
Botk in he appeared suddenly before the
Estee mansion one afternoon during the
absence of tbe housekeeper and, gaining
admittance by a passkey, proceeded to
ransack the place from top to bottom.
They even had the effrontery to ring a
telephone for an express wagon, into
wbich they loaded the booty. Accumu
lations of thirty years on the part of Estee
disappeared.
Heirlooms, mementos of all sorts, brica
brac gathered in many places, jewelry and
plate were loaded into the wagon as so
much freight in broad daylight. Among
the articles taken were the emblems pre
sented to Estee as grand master of tne
Masonic lodge at several cornerstone
ceremonies. Even the clothing of the
members if the household was taken by
the thieves.
The booty was disposed of in pawn
broking shops for what it would bring,
and it was through this avenue that the
police gained the clew that ultimately re
sulted in the at rest of Smith and his com
panion. All ot Rainey's influence was
brought to bear to save his kinsman from
the penitentiary, but in vain. The pris
oners were sentenced to San Quentin lor
eight years each after pleading guilty.
Previous to his conviction Smith had
borne an unenviable record. Through the
influence of his uncle he had obtained a
position as driver of engine 3, but his con
duct and predatory habits were too pro
nounced for the late Chief Scannel!, and
he was discharged alter a short period.
Rainey next got him a position under As
sessor Hoi/., but he soon drifted back to
his old habits.
His antecedents be carefully concealed,
but it was known that he was the son of
the notorious Maggie Smith, who gained
fame asa keeper of a Morton-street house.
At one time he kept a resort on Howard
sireet, near Third, which in time became
so notorious that the police reiused him a
license.
Governor Budd's action is a surprise to
his friends. It has been known for some
time that he and Rainey had joined
forces, but nobody supposed that he had
so far fallen into the clutches of the boss
as to pardon Dave Smith. The prisoner's
friends have been confident for some days
past that he would be released shortly,
but the arbitrary action of the Governor
in granting the pardon without consult
ing the prison board has astounded even
them.
How Rainey will pay the debt of the re
lease ol his notorious kinsman remains to
be seen.- Budd has the itcli for office, and
of course the Democratic boss may be re
lied upon now to throw his forces in favor
of the man from Stockton. Interesting
development's are looked for.
The Prison Directors, it is reported, are
about lo rebel at this high rising over
their heads. But possibly after all Rainey
may be able to avoid such complications.
With the headquarters of the Democratic
machine transierred to Sacramento Chair
man Alvord and his State Committee
purists are preparing for a glacier.
JOKED MR. AMBROSE.
Stockton-Street 1 roperty-Ownera Take
Advantage of tho Klondyke .Ex
citement.
Some enterprising property-owners on
Stockton street, between O'Farrell and
Geary, having a grievance against the Su
perintendent of gtreets, took advantage of
the Klondyke excitement last night to
make their woes known and created no
end of amusement for a short time.
The street on the block mentioned has
been torn up for some time past and will
be repaired when the Superintendent gets
ready to continue the work.
Last night, when the theater - goers
passed the corner of O'Farrell and Stock
ton, they saw a young man industriously
di-fine in the sand, while a gang of
urchins picked up ore and nuggets from
all directions. About were signs reading
about this way:' "rfy fy y. -
Klondyke nuggets have been fonnd.
For claims apply to tne Superintendent of
Streets. This street will be paved iv the sweet
by and by. • -.
About 200 people were collected about
the diggings at 7:30 o'clock, cheering tho
solitary miner on and reading the signs.
CAMPAIGN
BEGUN BY
HOTEL MEN
San Francisco to Be Made
a Summer Convention
City.
WORK OF EDUCATION STARTED.
First Gun Fired at the Palace
Hotel Yesterday Aft
ernoon.
CENTRAL COUNTIES ARE INTERESTED
A Bureau of Information to Be Es
tablished in the City of
New York.
"San Francisco, the summer convention
City of the United States."
This is the slogan to be used in a cam
paign of education that is.to be carried on
by the California Hotel Association. The
first gun in the great campaign was fired
yesterday at a meeting held at the Palace
Hotel..
The primary object of the projectors of
the new movement is to secure for San
Francisco one or more of tbe political con
vention, of 1900, the National Encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
in 1899 and the Triennial Conclave of the
Knights Templar in 1900.
They have been encouraged to this ac
tion by the unqualified success which
marked the International Christian En
deavor Convention from every point of
view.
The ultimate object is to educate the
people of the East to an appreciation of
the attractions and advantages California
has as a place for home-building for the
industrious.
At the meeting of the California Hotel
Association yesterday there were present
the following mem Ders: S. F. Thorne,
picsident of the association, representing
the Grand Hotel; 11. H. Warfield, secre
tary of the organization, representing the
California Hole* and the Hotel Raiael of
San Raiael; J. C. Kirk patriot of the Pal
ace, G. P. Sne, l of the Hotel Vendome of
San Jose, K. B. Soule of the Lick House,
Colonel J. P. Jackson of the Napa Soda
Springs, and G. W. Lynch, representing
the Palace, the Coronado and the Del
Monte.
The principal business transacted was
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, Tiiat this association put itself in
communication with the different boards of
trade of the counties ot Central Caliiornia for
the purpose of devising ways snd means to
properly advertise that portion of the State in
the East, and to maintain a bureau of infor
mation in -New York City.
In furtherance of the object of this
resolution G. W. Lynch was appointed a
committee of one ,0 take the matter ln
hand, and to visit the Boards of Trade or
other representative bodies in the coun
ties north of Tehachapi, with a view
toward securing their co-operation.
As soon as a sufficient number of in
terior counties have been interested in
the work a meeting of the representatives
of the various bodies will be called to con
vene in this City and to discuss future
plans.
There is no intention to say or do any
thing that will even appear to detract
from the prestige of the southern portion
of the State, but no effort will be spared
to bring to the attention of the visitors to
the State the merits of the central and
northern parts of the commonwealth. It
has been demonstrated in the past that
very few of the people who come to San
Francisco visit any of the section lying in
the vicinity, witn th» exception of a few
points, such as San Jose, Santa Cruz,
Monterey and other towns that makeup
part of the regular tourist itinerary. It is
proposed to bring other sections of North
ern and Central California into more
prominence by inducing visitors to maKe
trips to San Kafael and the points of in
terest in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Lake and
Mendocino counties, and also the counties
to the east of these.
It is claimed that within a radius of fif
teen miles from San Francisco all the
plants and funis thai are grown in South
ern California can be seen, and in just as
great perfection as south of the Tehachapi
Pass. H£o
So far as the claims of San Francisco to
become the summer convention city of
the United Slates are concerned it is
pointed out that we have ample transpor
tation facilities and hotel accommoda
tions, and that people receive better
treatment at the hands of hotel proprie
tors than at any other city in the country
during convention periods, as has been
repeatedly demonstrated and generally
acknowledged by visiters. .
PEEJUEY IS CHAEGED.
Charles K. Carey, Salesman, Arrested
on the Complaint of His Di
vorced Wife.
Charles K. Garey, salesman in the Hub
clothing-house, was arrested last night on
a warrant charging him with perjury.
The complaining witness is Mrs. Frances
B. Garey, his divorced wife, who alleges
that in making his affidavit on the com
plaint for divorce he made accusations
that he knew to be false.
Gajey says that ho and his wife came
here from Pittsburg, Pa., about eighteen
months ago. Last January he took his'
wife back East to her mother because she
was running around too much to please
him, and told her that he would send
enough money to support her provided
she remained there, which she promised
to do.
He went to New York and had just got
a situation there when she made her ap
pearance. -He. was so .disgusted with her
at not keeping her promise that he came
onto this City, and in April commenced
the suit for divorce on grounds of inhu
man treatment and being constantly in
the company of other men. He obtained
the divorce last month. All this time he
did not know where his wife was and was
surprised to find that she had returned to
the City. ..
JABEZ . HOWE ILL.
The Well-Know* Mining Man in a
Critical Condition.
Jabez Howe, the well-known . mining
secretary and former ship-owner, is lying
dangerously ill at his home on Bush street
near Pierce.
In the fifth century before Christ refined
copper was deemed as precious as gold.
WAR AMONG THE
WRITING EXPERTS
The Defense in the T. A.
Figel Case Shows Its
Hand-
Dave Oarvalho Says the Hoff
man Receipt Signature
Is Genuine.
Ex-Judge Louderback Claims to Be
Backed Up by Gumpei and
Kytka.
Under the lash of adverse criticism the
defense in the case of Theodore Figel,
charged with embezzlement, gave the first
intimation yesterday of the kind of battle
they intend waging against the prosecu
tion.
The latter so far have bent their efforts
more to prove forgery than to clinch the
embezzlement charge. Whether it is with
the purpose of laying a foundation of a
civil suit has not yet developed, but the
fact remains that more attention is being
paid to the $9500 receipt which Figel
claims was given him by Isaac Hoffman
and which the other side claims is a
forgery than to numberless alleged em
bezzlements and even the claim that de
fendant committed murder.
In an issue of one of the afternoon
papers Monday a statement was made to
the effect that the great Eastern expert on
handwriting, David N. Carvalno, had
been employed by the defense to examine
the Hoffman receipt and that he had not
been retained to testify, as he found that
the signature was a forgery. To refute
this, ex-Judge Louderback yesterday pro
duced the following letter from the ex
pert, with the accompanying remark that
Expert Kytka, who was paid for his
services by the prosecution, was not called
by them as a witness because he gave his
opinion that Hoffman's signature was
genuine, and that the defense would put
him on the stand to prove it. Here is Car
vaiho's letter:
San Francisco, July 23, 1897.
Hon. Davis Louderback— Hear Sir: At your
request I to-day made a cureiul examination
of the receipt' dated May 18, 1897, for $9500,
and signed "Isaac Hoffman" in juxtaposition
with certain standards of Mr. Hoffman'- genu
ine signature in the presence oi Judge Camp
bell. I have to report to you as my opinion
and judgment that the signature to said in
strument was signed by the same person who
wrote the exemplars which were submitted to
me, and it Mr. Hoffman wrote tbe exemplars
Mr. Hoffman is the same person who signed
said receipt "Isaac Hoffman " Answering
your request relative to my giving testimony
in this case, I regret to state tnat my home en
gagements are mandatory and I am compelled
to leave for New York to-night, having com
pleted arrangements so to do some days ago.
Yours, respectfully, David N. carvaliio.
So much for the first clash between the
handwriting experts.
Attorney Ach, when the court session
began yesterday, called expert Peter Davis
Horton, a writing teacher ol Oakland who
spent thirty years in the study of chir
ography. He testified to having exam
ined the $9560 receipt and to having com
pared the signature thereon with the ac
cepted signatures of Isaac Hoffman. In
his opinion the signature on the receipt
was a forgery. He gave blackboard dem
onstrations showing the Hoffman charac
teristics in writing which he claimed he
could not observe in the receipt submitted
to him.
In explaining himself the expert used a
few words not generally heard in a police
court, as Judge Campbell stated, some of
them being: "Conoidal," "heterogene
ous," "rubric" and others, the strangeness
causing a ripple 01 laughter.
"Is there any cross-examination, Gen
eral asked the court of Attorney Barnes.
"Let him go, he's not through yet," an
swered counsel.
"You may laugh, gentlemen," put in
the witness, "you may not understand
what I'm talking about, but that's not
mv fault nor that of the dictionary."
On cross-examination by Barnes, wit
ness testified that he had been a witness
in the Davis will case and ho had declared
the will a forgery. He also worked on the
Durrant murder case, but he was not
called as a witness.
'Who pave you that case ? Was it Cap
tain Lees?" asked the court.
Witness gave no answer.
"You were given some pipers to ex
amine and you were not called on to tes
tify—ls that it?" said Judge Campbell.
Again no answer wat made.
Witness mentioned the Fair will case,
the Martin case and others he had worked
upon.
"You've always had good jobs, then?"
asked Barnes.
Again no answer. The case will be re
sumed this morning.
One person in • two millions is killed in
railway traveling.
NEW TO-DAY.
Ww -sWF\
K^fM*
There is no joy in this world equal to tht
nappiness of motherhood. A woman find*
ample compensation for her trials and wor-
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