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VOLUME CL— XO. 42.
Archbishop Montgomery's Eventful Life Comes to End
DORA BENNIS IS
SAFE: MYSTERY
DISAPPEARS
Schooner Rover Arrives at
San Pedro With Girl
and the Crew unharmed
SHOW RETICENCE IX
RELATING DETAILS
Prosecution of the Alleged
Kidnaper, Captain Hall,
Mar Not Be Enforced
FOnRTEEN-TF.AR OLD C.IRI. WHO WAS SIP.
POSED TO HAVK MET WITH KQEL TLAT
AT HANDS OF CAPTAIN HALL.
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ErECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
SAX PEDRO, Jan. 10. — The mjalrry
of the rtifcaripenranrp *r\ i-ral week* aco
tit Dora ncnnU. Hie 14-yrar-old San
Dtesn «iri. who wast alleged by her
Jutlirr to have hern kidnaped hy Cap
tain flail on (far irfaoonrr Rover, vias
solved todur nbrn thr Rover came
leto Snn Ffdre Bay and dropped an
chor. The rfrl wan on board and ua
lisrmed. With her wan Jamen How«
ton and wife and Captain I,t>(.li*-. Tbe
latter ttadd he had xnaroooed Captain
Jlall on the lonely Southern California
ooaatt mt ManueJla I-aj_unn. where the
latter wan round nevrrol weeks a«o. He
did not explain why be bad marooned
Hnll. Ilall 1* now held at Banenada,
Mexleo, awaiting • extradition on tbe
charee of kidnapinc. The people •\u25a0
(be Hover were greatly «urpriped at
the apprebenalon over tbelr absence,
bat were reticent fa explaining detail*.
SAN DIEGO. Jan. 10. — Thf rhanee of
convicting Captain Hall on a charge of
kidnaping Dora Bennis hangs on the
etory the girl may tell of the alleged
ettacks made on her by Hall. The cap
tain has been in all sorts of trouble in
times past, »o that when he was ac
cused of stealing a girl and carrying
her off to Lower California the 6tory
\u25a0was quite generally believed. Varying
narratives, however, have since been
told tending to cast doubt on the first
story.
On November 7 Dora Bennin left here
on the schooner Rover. Captain Ilall
commanding, as the companion of Mrs.
Emma Howerton. wife of the engineer
on board. On November 24 Marco Ben
nis, father of Dora, received a letter
from her In which she said ehe had
been kidnaped and was in the power of
Hall. The next day Bennis swore to a
complaint charging Hall with securing
possession of his daughter by misrep
resentation.
District Attorney Carter asked Gov
ernor Pardee for requisition papers,
and friends of the Bennis family peti
tioned the. State Department to send
an American war vessel to search for
thellovfir. The State Department then
asked the Mexican Government to hon
or a requisition from California for
H&.11. On December 7 Hall was found
lit Santa Domingo landing by Bob Is
rael, an American fisherman, who had
gone south in search of the party. Hall
claimed he had been marooned by the
rrew of the Rover, which consisted of
Mrs. Howerton and her alleged hus
band, another man named Leslie and
the Bennis girl.
Hall was willing and anxious to come
nway from Santo Domingo and give
himself up to the Mexican authorities
at Ensenada. The authorities then de
tained him until he could explain the
disappearance of the schooner. The;
authorities here then found th^y did
not want him until tliey could get the
girl as a witness. Hall denied the kid
raping charges and made complaints In
Mexico against the four who ran off
with the schooner.
Marco Bennis left for San Pedro to
night to bring his daughter back home,
and District Attorney Kirby wHI await
her story before forcing the charge
against Hall. Tho case has been made
one of almost international importance,
but It bids fair to narrow down to "al
most nothing.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 68
FRIDAY. JAMJAR Y 11, 1907
WEATHER COJfDITIOXS
TESTEHDAY — CJoudy: «*»t wind: maximum
tempers tur*. 54: minimum - t»»mppr«tur*. ' 46. \u25a0'
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Partly cloudy. *lth
showers; ligfct nortliwwit wind. . Pise 11
EDITORIAL.
I.fcifc'xtlQn affeetlrc the h*rbor intwwU of
California trill occupy a Urge shire of attention
\u25a0 during the present mflno of tbe Lejjiglautr*. P.B
Appointment of Uuemer.to th» Superior beiwb
i is O«T*mor Pardee's be*t lepacy. Tig* 8
' Governor GUlcxt'f cautious #\u25a0 pronouncement
I upon rbe direct primary niOTenjent. . Far* 8
' LEGISLATURE
GoTprnor GUlftt announce that he will
j irnd his ansiFtancc In promotion of tbe direct
: primary law campalpn. Fife 1
Effort will I»e m«<l<» e«rly In »ewjon to cre
j ate tbree cpw place* <n> Superior bench in
1 San Frfinci*rv> end a rlnillar cumber In Ala-
I mcd* CCount.t t. Pa^e 8
A*semhl.r put* throujrh the attache outrage.
' erep tfn- Democratic member* voting i^arty
eyen. Fas* 2
CITY
Archbishop George Montgomery paste* away
•t the Afiler Sanatorium tfter a brief 111-
Tearlnjr up of street* by railroads and derellc
xion of city officlcls compel draymen to take
Ftepd to make toorouphfares passable. re.ee 9
Police Couimißßinner Hagerty is accused of
usinc hi* office to protect strikers In commission
of DFsault*. - Pa«e 11
Cbaxles H. Falrall. attorney for Sctmiti.
lrxtps hi* temper In court end threatens to' pul!
Francis J. Ueney's nose. Fare 16
Jury finds John Eieniwn guilty of murder in
first decree after twelve tainute*' delibera
tion. \u25a0 Fa«e 16
Pr. Franr Kuckein. leader of the local Ger
msn colony, dies after operation for appen
dicitis. . Pare 6
Felice redouble efforts to Vvate men with
! penchant for *l*sblns clothes of young women
i wbo ride on street cans. Page 15
; SIBUBBAX
, Jrwepb Hoelncher, in answer to wife's divorce
i complsint. denlett taring forced her to milk
I cows, flpclarinjr that be could not dissuade "her
| from do'np the work. , ' Pt*« 4
Man bl<Ti«n t«» atoms la explosion at Vlporit
j Powdf r Wcrk* near Berkeley. Pare 4
Oakland Board of Health examlslnr tnoi
I fio'-ts for imimrlties. • Pare 4
Paymaster M*rUn Lnkesb of Mare Island will
probably be dropped from nary service. P«,fe S
FMjrht train rens away oa^Xebachepi . ?I? I ? dft .
M.i end* In scrap hesp at enrre. ' Traiflc orer
pa*B Is stopped by storm. ;• Far* 7
Schooner Borer arrive* at Ran pedro^port
i with Dora Beaols and kidnaping mystery ia
! cleared. *•«• 1
! DOMESTIC
Tastern States and Europe feel flight «fcoclts '\u25a0
of earthquake. Pare 7
Suits are filed by stockholders in New Jersey
to prevent formation of the great leather
merger. Pace 8
Between fifteen and twenty men were incin
erated by molten metal In furnace explosion in
PittKburs steel plant. P«*« 7
Interstate Commerce Commission will probably
summon William Rockefeller, Harrltan and
others to fell nbont transfer of thirty million
dollars' worth of Southern Paciflc Btock.P»re 10
r>lftrict Attorney Jerome mays other arests
will be ' made in connection with New York
Life lu»e*tir»tton. r **« l
WASHINGTON
United States Senate passes bill limiting work-
Ing hours of mm handling railwey train*. P. 5
Conjn-esgmen almost ccgeee la pnyelcal en
counter on the floor of House. Pare 6
House passes army appropriation bill, abolish
ing trade of lieutenant general. Page 5
FOREIGN
Hawaiian volcano. Mauna T/m, presents erup
tion spectacle that is visible for 100 miles
Hi fiei.. r«e 1
Court at Toulon rules that ma*f-ee beld with
out making declaration do not constitute viola
tion of law of 1881. *«T« *
nonduran revolutionists are routed by loyal
troops. *•*• *
SPORTS
Jockey Williams pilot* four winners at Em
eryville track -and breaks the season's record for
winning mount* in one day. P»*e 6
Tommy Muiphy. the conqueror of Young Cor
bett, challenges all of the lightweights wltb
the exception of Joe Cans. Par* 1
Joe Ixrar may not meet Tad Riordan tonight
in the principal bout on tbe Central Club's pro
gramme. . Pare 7
Brttt and Manager Jim Coffroth will make *
tour of tbe principal mining camps in Nevada
Ut advertise championship fight. *•*• 1
MARINE f
Revenue cutter McCnllocb c°e» to Mare Island
to receive needed repairs. *\u25a0*• H
MINING
Sales of Southern Nevada mlnlni: stocks In
one day amount to 1,103.000 sharea, breaking all
records. ?•*• «
SOCIAL.
Friday Cotillon Club will Rive bal pondr* this
evening in the Palace Hotel. P**« •
Wedding of Georre A. Wlllard and Miss Helen
Xeleon of Oakland to take pl«ce Wednesday.
January 16. P«*« *
LABOR
Building Trades . Connell votea to suspend
Electrical Workers'. Unioo No. 6 for striking
for wages of Ma tVf. P«T« »
George A. Tracy^ is nominated for presi
dent of the State Federation of Labor. *W*
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SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1907.
HAND OF LAW TO
FALL UPON
OTHERS
Jerome Says More Arrests
Will Be Made in Connec
tion With Ne^ York. Life
REFUSES INSPECTION
OF JURY MiNUTES
Perkins y Counsel Demands
to See Them and Is Op-
posed by District Attorney
NEW YORK,- Jan. 10.— More ar
rests may be made in connection with
the investigation of the affairs of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
according to an announcement made
today by District Attorney Jerome,
while opposing an appeal of counsel
for G. W. Perkins, under indictment
in the New York Life case, for an
inspection of" the entire minutes of
the December Grand Jury. .
Jerome said that it would be in
defiance of his policy to grant such
a request, as there were persons men
tioned in the evidence who had not
yet been arrested, but who might be at
some future time. No decision was
reached today, the , court directing
counsel for both sides to submit briefs
in duplicate of the verbal arguments.
Lewis L. D»>lan>ld, speaking for Per
kins, raid a terrible mistake had been
made in that the Grand -Jury; has mis
apprehended th«* evidence.- The attor
ney declared that, there was .no A eyf- ;
derice that a crime had beenJcpmipittedi ;
He said: .'that,' th<vfacts : generally :*\lji '.
l
cause the. court to,probe Into the suffi
ciency of the evidence on which the mr
dlctments • had been' found. DelaflftJd
said that his client had not been sub
penaed and that h« had been warned of
his constitutional rights.
Jerome answered that a mere trial
was not sufficient to gain the Inspection
of the minutes of the Grand Jury. He
said he would consent to Perkins exam
ining a transcript of his own testimony,
but that the other proceedings before
the jury must remain secret.
"I must say to your Honor," the Dis
trict Attorney continued, "that the evi
dence given before the Grand Jury re
fers to a number of persons who have
not been. arrested as yet. but>who may
be subsequently arrested. Public pol
icy demands that this evidence should
not be spread abroad. I heard all the
evidence in this case and I concurred
in the truth of the presentment, but
not in its wisdom. The motives of the
men Indicted were undoubtedly, to my
way of thinking, altruistic, but them
Is a vast difference between motive and
intent." " : \,"
RUSS ARMY CHIEF
SHOT TO DEATH
LODZ. Russian Poland, Jan. 10.—
Colonel Patko Andreiff, chief of the
gendarmes' of the Lodz district, was
shot and killed this morning in Polud
niowa street. A passing* infantry pa
trol fired a volley at the assassin, but
only wounded' several Innocent per
sons. The assassin escaped.
Poludniowa street was closed by
troops and the police began making* a
strict search, of all the houses front
ing upon the 4 thoroughfare-
YEKATERINOSLAV. Jan. 10.— The
Governor General has ordained' that all
houseowners on whose premises bombs
or infernal machines are found be tried
by court-martial and " sentenced to
death If shown to have had knowledge,
or to pay a fine of $750 ' if* they; estab
lished their Ignorance of the presence
of the bombs or Infernal- machines jri;
their house. Three Cossack officers and
a policeman were . killed January \u25a05 ,
while examining a bomb found in a
house in the Amur, suburb.
WARSAW, Jan. s.— Nearly 100 ter
rorists were arrcstedhere today.bythe
police, who seized also, many rifles, and
revolvers. . • Five . terrorists were tried
by drumhead court-martial and con
demned to'death.'
ST. . PETERSBURG, 1 Jan. 10.—- The
murderer of Lieutenant Governor Vladi
mir .Pavloff." the 'military" procurator,
who was killed'yesterday, was trled'.by
court-martial today and sentenced to be
hanged tonight. .' ; '
GI AXT WABSHI PS FOR RUSSIA"
ST. PETERSBURG, • Jan. 10.— The
'new. budget will contain continuing ap
propriations for two war
ships, to have a.; speed of ; twenty-one
knots, an^ hour,' and \u25a0 ten, 12,000-ton war
vessels. -They^wUl all/ be built ln-Rus
sia,: but 'it^has' not "yet; been '• decided
whether they 'J will?, be \u25a0" fitted the
turbine or with^norlzontahengines. 1 ' '
A RCHBISHOP GEORGE MONTGOMERY passed away yesterday afternoon
** after a brief illness. He was operated on for appendicitis on Saturday.
The funeral will be held from St. Mary's Cathedral on Monday morning
RECALLS SON FOR
ESCAPADE
SPECIAL DISfATCH TO ITHE . CALL.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.— Dr. Raoul;Am T
ador. -Consul General in, New York.for
the Republic of •Panama, and youngest
son "of Dr. Manuel Ama'dor,- President
of f that country, 'jhas resigned his post
and returned home in secret. ;•
Dr.' Amador's 1 resignation -came fast
upon the heels .'of the publication of
the Consul General's love'.ietters
to Mrs. Bertha K. Gr<?sham, the beautl-:
ful young " widow of "Lieutenant Gres4
ham, U. S. N." Those letters revealed
many diplomatic secrets and exposed
the influence of William Nelson Crom
well, the New York lawyer, in > the
canal zone. * V. ; . • .
According to a reliable source of in
formation! the appearance in. Panama
of the published account 'of Dr. 'Am-i
ador's disastrous love affair, caused' a
Cabinet commotion and it Is said the
matter was ; immediately put s before
President Amador and- the President
cabled' his sorii to resign and , return.'
The last few- weeks, of Dr. Amador's
stay •In New' York revealed' his
estrangement from his wife and ' his
love , for Mrs. Gresham.^: The remark
able story was brought to light by, the
arrest of the Consul General on'com
plaint of Mrs. 1 Gresham, who said to
night':
*"Dr. Amador's fatal mistake was his
attack upon me with a riding; whip."
His, father, the President, must have
seen. that such a representative was im
possible." :
THIS MAN NEVER
HAS A STOMACH
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
CINCINNATI, .-• Jan.- • lO.^Cincinnati
has just contributed :to medical ; litera
ture perhaps the most wonderful case
of physiological, aberration in' the his
tory ,of science in America. * It is that
of; Wylie; Temaugh, _ aged j,38 | years, a
singer, who died 'in the branch hospital
a few days ago.v.TV'heniDr. Albert. Fa^
Her ; presented the- facts | before';- the
Academy /of \u25a0? Medicine; last^ night" there
was -a* sensation? among, the, physicians.
.The
case ,"\u25a0 Is ' this: .; He' , had - absolutely.; no
stomach where rthere^shpuld- have rbeen
one.' 'He "had a 'freakish,'; four-cornered
pouch * in* his 7of • his ; heart.
The t esophagus,'; or? food ; pipe,y connected
with* this pouch', ; so the pouch may have
acted \u25a0 as aY pseudol stomach: *. His : !f ood
pipe, i through s some \u25a0'; unheard > of " freak
of nature.Tconnec.ted'.withlthetheart.ior/
rather, the isac in • whlchUhe heart < lies.
; ';\u25a0' .When > Te'maugh . : , died" his i heart
f ull .' of if oodJ •- He !?had •> always \ enJoyed
good' health.' _^ /.j :^ '^"'^ '-\u25a0'\u25a0' 2 ". '»'.'-. J -
Archbishop Crorgf Monfffomery, . Who
. .'" '< ) Passed Away Yesterday " .• •- , \u25a0
Prelate Dies After an
Illness of Only a
..: ; ;;v-Few:DaySv-,- ., ;
• The slow tolling of bells yesterday
afternoon* sent word ' throughputs the
city \u25a0of :.the«'death : of t Archbishop
George Montgomery/ The end ••came
\u25a0 1 :45 o'clock •at ; the , Adler * Sani
torium at; .Broadway -anid 1 Franklin
streets, where the \u25a0Archbishop tinder
went an operation for 'appendicitis on
Saturday.'; Until ; We'dnesday; -after^
noon the condition of the patient was
dsenied favorable, but ; complications
brought on by diabetes set " in and
convinced' the physicians in' attendance
that death was inevitable. v The Arch
bishop * passed • into* a •' state *of \u25a0 coma
Wednesday j night V- at 8 and
never • regained .'consciousness,^ enter
in?* \u25a0 peacefully; into the V "shadow of
death.-' V\"., '\. : -.- i . : ) v ' : C-" :'' \u0084
The body of the Archbishop was
removed last night ! from, the sani
torium; to the chapel \u25a0of St. \ Mary's
Cathedral, where' it* will 'lay in 1 r the
dimly, lighted room;: watched .over .by
the members of, the Krijghts of Colum
bus. 'The remains will lie' In; state in
the chapel until Sunday, when they 'will
be transferred j to the.cathedral proper^
The funeral will-take place on Monday
morning, to be' followed by the Inter
ment, at; Holy.; Cross^ Cemetery. , '
PAIN" COMES • SUDDENLY
: 'Grief 'was > general throughout* "the
city yesterday when it 'becarae : known
that- .Archbishop Montgomery ; .^had
passed, awajv -The Archbishop .was! not
pnlykbeloyed by ithe'clefgy arid. laity of
his own faith. ;b'ut iProtfesants andJHe^
brews 'delighted ito.do \u25a0 ."him honor., His
loss is most keenly felt "by Archbishop
Riordan, 'Whom* he* aided' as , ; coadjutor.
A ' strong ' bond ,, of ' love ; and . sympathy
had" grown up between 'them.- *..,;•
: Archbishop' Montgomery' had
himself. to'the cause'of temperance and
Christian "education. He ,was. the fouri
dersof ( the -.League* of >the Cross.T which
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Fashion has decreed a striking change
in the female form. The new ideal is
shown in photographs and described by a
writer in
The Sunday Call i
ERRED IN TAKING
RUSSIA'S PART
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
"WASHINGTON, /Jan.; 10.— Robert -S.
McCormick. . Ambassador • at Paris, who
will leave [the- diplomatic service with
in two 'months,'', will .do so because his
conduct at St.' \u25a0 Petersburg during the
Russian-Japanese; war. met with the
disapproval^of President Roosevelt and
not becausa of activity, on his part
in marrying. Miss 'Patterson, his niece,
to a Polish nobleman.- Miss Patterson
ia i the daughter ot [tho' owner of a Chi
cago newspaper, ..and . her marriage
three years ago;to Count. Gyzltskl was
approved by her parents. \u25a0 This match
had nothing to. do # with. the retirement
of .Embassador McCormick. .
;; While-."" statlonedf'. at St. Petersburg
Embassador \u25a0 McCormick espoused the
cause of. Russia in 'its war. with Japan.
During hostilities he was granted leave
of -absence" -and' returned* to the United
States! ; Upon landing at New York ho
found the. sympathy of the country was
with Japan.- Thlsi displeased the Em
bassador, *and in^ari' interview he repri-
manded \u0084thY; American people, who, he
declared,. were. ungrateful. This Inter
view-was ' disapproved by President
Roosevelt/* . T.
DRIVER RUN OVER
BY OWN TEAM
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TUB CALL.
.RED __ BLUFF,- Jan.- 10.— William .H.
Cummings, an employe 1 of the Tuscan
Springs 'stables,' 1 met, death In a strange
manner three. -miles east of this city.
Cummings left here last night about \u25a0 5
o'clock with a four-horse' team and this
.morning: he was found lying by the
roadside. with an ; ugly. gash* in the side
head, about a hundred feet from
where his team' was standing. It was
snowing heavily ; when Cummings left
town and the supposition is that ho
started '\io climb from 'the wagon and
was "thrown under^ , the front "- wheel,
: whlch passed directly over his head? 1 •
MAUNA LOA LIGHTS
OCEAN 100 MILES
".'HONOLULU, Jan. '.lo.'— The crater on
the. summit of the ; volcano- Mauna Loa
•.-. ... • ». - » 1 »>S»- • . . .. -\u25a0-\u25a0•-'\u25a0• ij, . . .
broke out at midnight. " The eruption
formed' a magnificent spectacle which
is visible for,- 100 "miles ;at sea.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GILLETT TO AID
PRIMARY LAW
CAMPAIGN
Gives Assurance to People
of His Help to Have
Amendment Submitted
SAYS PARTY MUST
KEEP ITS PLEDGE
Safeguards Suggested Are
Unnecessary, as Has Been
Proven in Other States
George A. Van Smith
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET, SAC
RAMENTO, Jan. 10.— Governor
Gillett declares that the people of
California may rely upon him to
assist them in securing the sub
mission of a constitutional amend
ment that will permit of the en
actment of an adequate and
proper direct primary law. A re
newal of the assurances made in
his inaugural message was given
to The Call this afternoon.
Governor Gillett does not wish
to be understood as promising
that he will attempt to coerce the
Legislature into submitting a
proposition for a direct primary
amendment to the constitution,
or, for that matter, for any other
law. He says very frankly that
he^would be very reluctant to in
terfere in" any way with the legis
lative branch of government. But
he adds that he is committed to
the direct primary idea, which he
believes in and which he advo
cated during his campaign, and
that he feels that it is up to the
Legislature to redeem the pledge
made by the Republican State
convention.
As made plain in his message,
Governor Gillett believes that v a
constitutional amendment is pre
requisite to the enactment of a
proper direct primary election law.
In this view he is unquestion
ably correct, and, while it might
be possible to correct some of the
minor evils of the present primary
system by amendments to : the
law, nothing in the way of real direct
primary reform can be accomplished
until after the constitution is amended.
The constitution empowers the Legis
lature to enact laws favoring the elec
tion sof delegates to conventions of po
litical parties. There It stops. And
there It not only commits the State to
the convention system, but makes di
rect primary election legislation im
possible.
PARTY MUST KEEP PLEDGE
Governor Gillett today said:
"You may say to the people of Cali
fornia that they may rely upon me to
assist them in securing a constitutional
amendment that will permit of the en
actment of a proper and adequate di
rect primary election law. I advocated
the direct primary, election law in my
campaign. I have recommended to the
Legislature that It submit a constitu
tional amendment, and. while I do not
wish to be understood as disposed to
attempt to coerce the Legislature- in
this or any other matter, I feel that it
Is up to the Legislature to redeem ths
party pledge. \ .;
\u25a0 "As to the framing of a proper law
after a constitutional amendment — that
is a subject that must receive the most
careful consideration. There should be
some provision that will preserve party
Integrity without assuming the risk of
a : judicial repudiation on the ground
of disfranchisement of the voter. There
must also be found. a way ,to prevent
the capture of all the offices by, the ma
chine under the direct prlma'ry system,
which seems to offer unusual advan
tages for the burial of unknown men."
The fears expressed by Governor Gll
lett are the fears entertained by many
perfectly honest men unacquainted with
the practical workings of direct pri
mary election systems. The first in
volves a real objection to one of the
best direct primary systems enacted ,
and in force-^the Wisconsin system.
In Wisconsin a straight-laced party i
preservation feature was omitted from !
the law. because La Follette was in
_ : •*;
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