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KIX OUTLYING PRECINCTS ARE
STILL MISSING—ARE COUNTING
ON THE BALLOTS AT THE SEC­
OND WARD IN OTTUMWA.
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WALTER COEN FOR
COUNTY ATTORNEY
LEADS LLOYD DUKE BY ABOUT
?300 VOTE8—ED J. MOORE OF EL
WILL WIN BY ABOUT
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G^F^VOTES OVER F. M. EPPERSON
300
From Wednesday's Daily.
With six precincts out of 27 missing
In Wapello county, from the primary
election held yesterday, the Republi
can ticket for next fall looks about
like this:
J. A. Ballard, county auditor.
C. A. Marble, county treasurer.
Edwin Dungan, clerk of the dis
trict court.
.. Thomas Stodghill, sheriff.
~L. L. S'wenson, county recorder.
Walter S. Coen, county attorney.
James A. Yeager, county superin
tendent of schools.
Dr. A. W. Slaught, coroner.
R, Allen, surveyor.
-'Ed J. Moore, representative.
Althongh Thomas Stodghill polled a
big vote it is not believed that he has
the necessary 35 per cent to make a
nomination under the primary law.
In that event the delegates also elect
ed at yesterday's election will name a
oandidatfi for sheriff at the county
convention to be held in Ottumwa on
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The selection of the above named
candidate is not a certainty as the re
sults which in many cases are quite
close, may be changed somewhat by
the outlying precincts that are late in
"coming in.
It seems that Ed J. Moore of Eldon
will receive the nomination for state
representative over Francis M. Ep
person. In Ottumwa Mr. Epperson ran
good, but in some of the county pre
cincts his majorities were cut down.
Mr. Epperson received a heavy vote
at his home town while Mr. Moore
received a heavy vote at Eldon, his
home.
As the vote stands without the ad
dition of six outlying precincts, J. A.
Ballard has a vote of 710 for auditor
followed closely by H. E. Swenson.
There probably will not be a nomina
tion for this office.
O. A. Marble has a big vote as he
Vad no opposition for county treas
urer. Stodghill is followed closely by
J. C. Bromwell for sheriff.
L. L. Swenson will receive the Re
publican nomination by about 500
votes for recorder.
Coen leads Duke and O. W. Whlt
more for county attorney by about 300
votes.
IS IN COLORADO
Shercllffe's Wife's Appeal to Governor
•'. Too Late—Must Answer to
Murder Charge.
Des Moines, June 3. All in vain
are the cherished plans of Mrs. Sher
an-'Morris, wife of Frank Shercliffe,
the once noted diamond robber, to
appeal to Governor Cummins for aid.
This morning a telegram came to
(Qovernor Cummins from an Omaha
attorney stating that Shercliffe had
already been taken to Colorado^ The
news will come as a severe blow to
Shercllffe's wife, who has believed all
the time that her husband was still
being held in Michigan and that Gov
ernor Cummins could perhaps secure
his release by interceding with the
Michigan governor.
The tlegram to Governor Cummins
came from an attorney who had
planned to go to Michigan and defend
Shercliffe.
In Colorado he will have to face a
murder charge, and it is doubtful
whether he will ever see the cosy
little home in Highland Park again.
GIRL FAST IN 100 YARD DASH.
.Miss Ella Christianson of Muskegon,
Mich., Credited With Record of
iiXf Eleven Seconds.
Muskegon, Mich., June 3.—Miss Ella
Christianson of Muskegon is credited
with the record of 11 seconds in a
100 yard dash. The mark was made
in the meet held in New York City
last week ,in which the physical cul
jy-^ture normal students took part.
,B. of L. E. Meet In Detroit Next.
Columbus, O., June 3. The con
vention of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers voted to meet in De
troit in 1910 and also that the head
quarters of the order shall remain at
Cleveland.
Allison Carries First District.
Burlington, June 3.—(Special)—
Allison carries the first district by a
conservative estimate of 3,900 Car
roll by 5,000.
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Daughter of Wealthy
Man to Become Nurse
MISS DOROTHY WALSH.
Chicago, June 3.—Miss Dorothy
Walsh, daughter of James Walsh,
president of the Southern Indiana
railroad, has given up the pleasures
of society to dedicate her life to the
care of the sick and injured. In this
she is following the example of her
two older sisters, who are graduate
nurses.
The three girls are unusually beau
tiful, and as one after the other has
determined to adopt the profession of
nurBing they have met with determin
ed opposition fro msociety friends.
Miss Adelaide Walsh was educated
at the Sacred Heart academy, the se
lect north side school, where were
once pupils Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs.
Mather Smith and Mrs. Marshal Field,
Jr. The school has recently been
moved to Lake Forest.
Graduation exercises of the Mercy
hospital training school are to be held
at the Auditorium Thursday night.
The class with which Miss Walsh
graduates numbers thirty.
WHISKEY IS NOT
NEUTRAL SPIRITS
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT
OF APPEALER SUSTAINS
ROOSEVELT'S VIEW.
Washington, D. C., June 3.—A ques
tion which has caused so much con
troversy between government officials
and distillers as to whether or not
whiskey and neutral spirits are like
substances has been judicially deter
mined by the District of Columbia
oourt of appeals which holds that they
are not like substances, thereby sus
taining the view taken by President
Roosevelt and Attorney General Bona
parte when the matter was passed up
on by them after the distillers had ap
pealed to them from a decision from
the department of agriculture. It al
so decided that Bourbon whisky can
only be made in the state of Kentucky
and must be* made from mash, the
ohlef ingredients of which is corn.
To Prohibit Bookmakers at Races.
Baton Rouge, La., June 3.—At a
meeting of the joint judiciary commit
tee of the house of representatives to
day a bill prohibiting bookmaklng and
other forms of gambling at the racu
tracks received a favorable report.
The bill, if passed will abolish the
long racing season which has marked
the winter in New Orleans for many
years.
Cannon Abandons Automobile.
Pittsburg, June 3.—The automobile
tonr of Speaker Cannon and party has
been abandoned. Cannon and Con
gressman Landis will go west tonight.
Senator Hemenway left here last
night
New Yorker Commits 8uiclde.
New York, June 3.—Charles T. ifuir.
paying teller of the Fifty-second street
branch of the Corn Exchange bank,
committed suicide today in the base
ment of the bank.
STOP GUNNESS
INVESTIGATION
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FIND
THAT $5,000 REWARD WAS
FOR WOMAN ALIVE.
Laporte, Ind., June 3.—Investigation
into the Gunness cas^ was suddenly
stopped today because of the decision
by the county commissioners that they
cannot use the five thousand dollars
appropriated for their office by the
county council for anything but the
payment of the reward for the pro
duction of Mrs. Gunness alive. A con
ference of officials will be held tomor
row with a view of straightening out
the money matters so the investiga
tion may not.be stopped permanetly.
KENDALL IS
THE NOMINEE FOR COL
DEFEATS ELLSWORTH ROMINGER
BY ESTIMATED ^MAJORITY OF
800—PROUTY DEFEATS HULL IN
THE SEVENTH.
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From Wednesday's Dally.
Ellsworth Romlnger In a conver
sation over the long distance
phone at 3:30 o'clock this after
noon claims that he will defeat
Kendall by 500. Mr. Romlnger
asserts that the returns of big
Kendall majorities in some of the
counties are not authentic.
Returns at 3 o'clock this afternoon
overturn the earlier indications of a
Romlnger victory and show that N. E.
Kendall of Albia was nominated by
dall carried Monroe by 1,100, Mahaska
by 400, Poweshiek oy 300 and, Keo
kuk by 330. Romlnger carried Davis,
his home county, by 600, Jasper county
by 500 and Wapello county by an es
timated majority of 150. This may be
increased by the precincts not yet
heard from.
Prouty Is Elected.
an estimated majority of 800. Ken- 'wil1 win out over Daniel F. Steck by a
Des Moines, June 3.—One of the
sensations of yesterday's primary was
the election of Judge S. F. Prouty over
Congressman Hull at an estimated
plurality of 1,200.
Prouty carried Polk, Story, Marlon
and Dallas counties. He carried near
ly every precinct in Des Moines, Polk
county. Hull concedes his defeat.
The Congressional Fights.
Notable victories throughout the
state for congressional honors are re
ported as follows:
J. P. Connor over Frank P. Woods
in the tenth.
E. H. Hubbard over W. D. Boise in
the eleventh.
T^S lCeitdaHTfte,EniSWJrth Romln
ger in the sixth.
Charles Pickett over B. E. Sweet in
the third.
Reports from the fifth indicate that
James Good has a majority over
Trewin, although both claim to have
a majority. A. I. Smith is not run
ning against W. P. Hepburn in the
eighth district. The only democratic
contest was in the second where Mark
Walsh of Clinton won over J. E. Dear
mond of Davenport.
Cummins Majority In Lucas 250.
Chariton, June 3.—(Special)—Cum
mins carries Lucas county by 250. Tho
vote on Garst and Carroll will be close
Clarke for Lieutenant. Governor will
have about the' same vote as Cum-
mins, Beakly gets majority also Rlggs
will beat McMannls. Hepburn will
have a small majority. The county
officers nominated are as follows:
Lymar. for sheriff, Bartholmew for
attorney,,Carpenter for Clerk Wllsey
for auditor, Wright for treasurer, Gray
for recorder, Dr. McKlveen, will be
nominated for state senator and J. H.
Darrah for representative.
Washington County.
Washington, June 3. —(Special.)
Official returns of Washington county
give Allison a majority of 531 and the
standpat candidates for state offices
about tl»e same majority.
Samuel McCleery, standpat, defeats
S. W. Neal for representative by only
17 votes.
George Eckerman, progressive, for
clerk, leads by 100 votes.
The remainder of the county ticket
is close and is still in doubt.
Lee County for Allison.
Keokuk, June 3. —r-(Speclal.)
Twenty-one out of twenty-eight pre
cincts give Allison l,i31, Cummins
451.
Fifteen precincts give Carroll 656,
Garst 131, Hamilton 129.
FRIENDS HONOR CLEVELANDS.
Twenty-second Anniversary of Former ocratisc candidate for president.
President's Wedding Celebrated
at His Princeton Home.
Princeton, N. J., June 3.—The twen
ty-second wedding anniversary of
former President and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland was quitely celebrated at
their home here yesterday. A large
wedding cake bearing the inscription,
"To G. C. and F. F. C., June 2, 1908,"
was presented to the Clevelands by
Princeton friends. Mr. Cleveland is
reported to be doing well, though he
has not as yet taken his accustomed
afternoon drive about Princeton.
HIGHEST IN 25 YEARS
Illinois Creek in Jersey County Over
flows Lowlands—Trouble at
St. Louis.
St. Louis, June 3.—Cahokia Creek,
between East St. Louis and tfco Mis
sissippi river began backing n? today
beacuse of the high stage cf water.
Leeves recently constructed are de
pended upon to protect the relay de
pot, usually the first place inundated
by freshets. The Illinois river and
Macoupin creek in the northwestern
part of Jersey county Illinois, is re
ported today to be
at the
stage in 25
yean.
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VOLUME 60 OTTUMWA, WAPBIiliO COUNTY, IOWA, THTTBSDAY JUNE 4, 190S NUMBER 121
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STECK POLLED GOOD VOTE—
MELICK LEADS JUSTICES, WITH
AYRES AND FRED WILCOX A
CLOSE SECOND. I
From Wednesday's Daily.
A surprise of tlje nrlmary campaign
was. the strength mustered by Attor
ney D. F. Steck, who entered the race
against Seneca Cornell for nomination
to the office of county attorney. The
democrats in most instances did not
have any opposition or light on with
the exception of the offices of county
attorney, county recorder, superinten
dent of schools and coroner.
Cornell May Win.
Indications are that Seneca Cornell
on the democratic ticket for nomina
tion to the office of county attorney
small vote. Many precincts neverthe
less gave the young attorney largo
ipajorities.
As far as coroner is concerned Dr.
J. C. Box has a walkway. Doctors
Lawler and Conroy seem to have poll
ed but a very small per cent of the
democratic vote cast.
For county superintendent of schools
Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess leads Mrs. 3.
McCormick by a large lead. Five pre
cincts in Center township gives Bur
gess 241, McCormick. 128.
Center Township.
Five precincts out of nine in Center
township give Ayres 245, Melick 298
Fred Wilcox 236 and R. N. Wilcox 65.
It was not possible to get four of the
precincts as the counting had not been
concluded at a late hour this after
noon.
Five of the nine precincts in Center
township give the democratic candi
dates for supervisor as follows:
Jaques 166, Reinier 144 and Mul
laney 48. There is no opposition to
William Wilson for the long term and
his election Is assured.
On the republican tjeket C. R. Al
len Is probably nominated by a small
vote, his name being written in the
ballot, there being no anno
didate .^' •,
Kusaart Leading.
From the return received at this
time it seems as If Frank Kussart Will
be nominated over L. F. Stark for
county recorder by a about 100 on the
democratic ticket. The vote on all
democratic offices is light.
The returns received indioate that
M. W. Crlswell and James HhilTmann
will be nominated for constables of
Center township on the democratic
ticket.
Five precincts out of nine In Cen
ter township for trustees gives Forsy
tlje 178 Gibbons 257 Gephart ?48
Wilson 222. It appears that Gibbons
and Gephart are the winners.
For county attorney precincts one,
six, seven, eight and nine. Center
township gave Cornell 197 and Steck
177-
Engineer Faces Trial.
Fort Madison, June 3.—Engineer
Ben F. Horton, of the C., B. & Q.
switch engine at this place, who ran
over the fire department hose during
a fire a few days ago, was up before
Mayor C. H. Finch on the charge of
misdemeanor, and pleaded not guilty.
A trial of the case wm be had in a
few days, the date not yet being set.
WANT JUDGE GRAY
FOR PRESIDENT
THE GEORGE GRAY LEAGUE OF
DELAWARE, DEMOCRATS,
MAIL 50,000 PAMPHLETS.
Wilmington, Del., June 3.—The
George Gray league of Delaware 'a
now mailing fifty thousand Gray
pamphlets which will be sent into ev
ery state and territory of the country,
containing an interesting* sketch of
Judge Gray together with an ardent
appeal for his nomination as the Dem-
CRAZY MEN SUICIDES
Him
Burlington Brakeman Shoots
self and Cooper Ends His
Life by Hanging.
Burlington, June 3. M. J. Tobln,
passenger brakeman on the Burling
ton, shot himself last night and Chas.
Holstein, a cooper hung himself in
barn. Both men were supposed to be
temporarily crazed.
Mother and Babes Asphyxiated.
Chicago, June 3.—Mrs. Mary Doer
man and her three children were found
dead today, having been asphyxiated
by gas, escaping from the stove.
Judge Llndsey Near Collapse.
Denver June 3.—Suffering again
from his old trouble, nervousness
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, head of the
Denver International Juvenile Court
association, is confined to his home on
the verge of a mental and physical
breakdown. Judge Lindsey has been
compelled to give up all his plans in
connection with promulgating the
work and enlarging the scope of the
International Juvenile Court associa
tion, for which purpose he was grant
ed a six month's leave of absence by
I the county commissioners January 1.
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SHONTS DECLARES DEATH WAS
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Iowa's Senior Senator Who Was
Re-nominated at First Primary Election
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SENATOR WILLIAM BOYD ALLISON.
New York, June 3.—On his return
from Paris yesterday, Theodore P.
Shouts declared the reports that the
death of "his son-in-hyr, the duke of
Chaulnes, wa£g dus^OTm indulgence in
opiates were infamous libels. Mr.
Shonts. said the duke's death was
caused by heart disease, and that he
was not. adicted to the use of drugs.
'The duke and my daughter were
kneeling at their bedside in prayer,"
said Mr. ShontB, "when the stroke
came upon him that carried him off
before medical aid could be summon
ed.
Tells Facts of Tragedy.
"The memory of the duke has been
grossly maligned, and outrageous re
ports were printed about the manner
and cause of his death. The facts are
these: On the afternoon of the day
on which he died the duke and my
daughter were out riding. They dined
together and then retired to their
apartment early.
"They were kneeling close together
and the duke held one arm about, his
wife's shoulders. Suddenly he lurched
forward and then tumbled unconscious
at my daughter's feet. He was a
big man and she a slight girl but she
lifted him bodily on the bed and
screamed for aid. He was dead before
anything could be done for him.
Bride-Widow Seriously III.
"Upon my arrival in Paris I found
my daughter in an alarming condi
tion. Until two weeks ago we feared
that her reason had goue and would
never return. It Is jusc two weeks
ago Sunday when the turn for the bet
ter came.
"My wife and one or n.y daughters
will remain with the duclxss through
out the summer. The relatives of the
duke havu been more th:iu kind to my
daughter. They have vied with one
another to trying to do for her. The
Duchess d' Uzes was more ihan a
sister to her, BO that sh'i will bo among
sympathetic friends while she remains
in France."
COMMISSION PLAN REJECTED.
Kansas City, Kas., Decides by Thous
and Majority to Retain Old
Form of Government.
Kansas City, Mo., June 3. At a
special election held In Kansas City,
Kas., yesterday the proposition to
substitute the commission form of
government for the present one was
defeated by about 1,000 votes. The
campaign for and against the change
was fought hard. Several of the com
missioners of Des Moines, Iowa,
where the plan is in operation, spoke
during the closing days of the cam
paign.
Honor Jefferson Davis Today.
Louisville, Ky., June 3.—Coincident
with the ceremonies of the marking
the confederate decoration day, the
one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Jefferson Davis was appropri
ated observed through the southern
states today.
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New York, June 3.—With packs on
their backs and only enough money
to supply their immediate wants, a
college professor and ten students
will sail tomorrow In the steerage of
thp steamship Alice, bound for the
immigrant fields of Europe,
At the head of the party will be
Prof. Edward A. Steiner of Iowa uni
versity, who persuaded the Pennsyl
vania municipal authorities to make
tho present experiment. The mem
bers of his class are volunteers from
the colleges and universities of the
middle west. The plan mapped out for
the party Is to study the alien as he
is at home, to learn his languages, his
habits, his social condition and its
causes, and to trace the history of the
races that are pouring into America
at the rate of seven million a year.
Upon the completion of this task,
which will take over a yoar, the ten
men will enter the mining fields of
Pennsylvania as social workers and
interpreters under the auspices of
the Pennsylvania Young Men's
Christian association. They will strive
to get close to the foreigners, to
teach them the responsibilities of
American citizenship and to encoiir
age the different nationalities to for
get their feuds.
One-half of the expenses of this tour
will be met by the cities of Erie, Con
nellsvllle, Scranton, Warren and
Uniontown, which have subscribed
enough money to take care of five
students. The expenses of the profes
sor and the other five will be met by
a group of citizens from all over the
state.
Mississippi at 8t, Louis 28.8.
St. Louis, Mo., June 8.—The Missis
sippi river is slowly creeping up to
the flood stage danger line of which
30 feet is the gauge, this forenoon
measuring 28.8 feet. Reports from all
points along the Missouri river indi
cate that the stream is rising rapidly.
NEW RULING IN
LETTER POSTAGE
GREAT BRITAIN AND UNITED
STATES REACH AGREEMENTS
OF TWO CENTS PER OUNCE.
Washington, June 3.—Postmaster
General Meyer announced today that
an agreement had been reached with
the British government providing for
a letter postage of two centB an
ounce between the United States and
Great Britain and Ireland to become
operative October 1, 1908. He stated
further that the British postmaster
general was making a like announce
'went to the house of commons today.
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8ENI0R SENATOLR IS NOMINAT*
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CUMMINS
MAJORITY
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The first primary election in Iowa
passed off quietly in Ottumwa and
Wapello county yesterday. About half
the normal Republican vote of the
county- was cast. The Republicans of
the city went to the polls solidly but
In the rural districts the vote was
light.
The vote In Ottumwa gave Senator
Allison a majority of over 300, which!
Is in excess of the estimates made
prior to the election. Estimating th®
county from the precincts already
heard from in Wapello county, it la
believed Allison will carry the county
by over 800.
The greatest, amount of work wa«j
required to count the primary ballots.
The long list of Republican candidates)
prolonged the work about twice the
time usually required for counting tho1
regular election ballots. This time!
there are Democratic, Prohibitionist1
and Socialist ballots that had to bo|
counted, in addition to the Republi
can, all separate. I
The First ward did not finish count
ing until late this afternoon. The
Third ward closed up Its books tha
first of any ward in the city and had1
turned over its poll books at 9 o'clocld.
this morning. The Second ward baW
lots will not. all be counted befor»
night it is believed. The Fourth::
closed up its work after 1 o'clock.
Only, a few of the county precincts
could be secured today showing th*
entire ticket.
Des Moines, June 3. Accordini
to returns received this morninu
Senator Allison Is nominated as sena^
tor by fully 14,000 over Cummins.
Reports from all over the stat«i
point to a large malority for Allison.j
Counties which two years ago went
for Cummins, this year returned- a
majority for Allison. Seven congf«e
slonal districts give Allison hlB m&>
Jority. He carried practically every)
county in the first and second dis«
tricts. In the third district he lostl
Hardin county and in the fifth Cum
mins secured a majority in threw!
counties. The returns are coming 1q
slowly. Only about half of the pre*
clncts of the state.have been reported*
Carroll Ahead of Ticket.
B. F. Carroll, Republican, is nomlnt
ated for governor by a majority of
over 15,000- For lieutenant governor)
George Clarke is in the lead with ln^
dlcatlons that he will be named. Th*
rest of tbe state ticket has not beeq
reported, save In a few Isolated in
stances. Indications are for the nomln
ation of,.the following:
John F. Bleakley for auditor.
N. S. Ketchum, railroad comrals*
sloner.
J. F. Riggs, superintendent of publto
instruction.
In Western Iowa.
Council Bluffs, June 3. The tol-Wm
lowing Allison majorities are report*®©!
ed from western Iowa counties at yesi-p|
terday's primary election:
Harrison 927.
Shelby 205.
Taylor 385.
Cass 500. •,, ii
Adair 300.
Fremont 700.
Pottawattamie^700:
Audubon 124.
Returns from Calhoun county givtj
Cummins a majority of 200,
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SENATORIAL VOTE IN
THE SIXTH DI8TR1CTJT
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660
200
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300
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Wapello—Allison
Davis—Allison ..
Monroe—Allison
Mahaska—Allison ...
Poweshiek—Cummins
Jaspei—Allison
Keokuk—Allison
Estimated Allisort majority
in the Sixth district 3,100
Des Moines, June 8.—3
With four counties to hear from
it seems absolutely certain thatl-iiif
Allison has a 10,000 majority in|!i&
the state, but the figures in these
counties as received at the AUi^k^
son headquarters in Des Molnes'^tef
indicate 11,700. There can be nosaife
question about the success of Al-fiJ'sgg
lison, Carroll, Bleakly, Ketchum&«%
and Riggs. Reports for the vote
for lieutenant governor ar» tpp
meagre to give any figures.
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