Nassau County Review 19080612

              VOL. XIII
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1908
NO. 33
FREEPORT NEWS     \ Busy Times at the School
Aj regular^ meeting of the Village Board of Trustees and Fire Commis¬ sioners will be held next Friday even¬ ing.
Miss Anna Silvernail, a former teach¬ er, is spending a few days in town.
All   the  fire   companies  will   be Woodmere next Tuesday at the annual' Assembly Hall parade and tournament.    Sufficient ap- partatus will  be   left  at  home  to  be used in case of fire.
I     The June State   Regents'   examina-
'-¦ tions will be held next week, beginning
at! the 15th and ending the   19th,   in   the
The    fireworks    committee    of  the Frepport Club is already  getting busy for  a   big  display  on   Fourth of July and it is promised that the event be well worth attending.
The local grade examinations to de¬ termine whether a scholar shall be pro¬ moted or not, will be held on the 18th, 19th and 22nd of this month.
The sofa pillow donated for the ben-: efit of Nassau Hospital by N. and E. ' Fletcher was won by Mrs. F. M. Jack-1 son, Bayview Avenue. The number was drawn by Hiram R. Smith. The amount received was $16.90.
Over seventy dollars was cleared  at will ' the Junior  Class  entertainment,   held '. on Decoration Day.    Part of this   will be used for class purposes.
An examination in spelling, open to members of the 7th and 8th grade and high school, to determine the prize winners in the contest announced at the first of the term, was held Monday.
Active preparation.s are being   made j     The State grade examinations   were for  the  firemen's fair to be held July ' held Tuesday and   Wednesday  of  this
21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. It haa been de¬ cided Dot to commence Monday night, but to postpone the opening till Tues¬ day night. The ladies of the village are taking a special interest in the event.
week. All papers, except drawing papers, rated above 75 per cent, will be .sent to Mineola. Drawing papers must be 60 or over.
Village Ghurch Happenings
The Baptist Church cake sale will be held at the church this Saturday after¬ noon at 3 o'clock.
The Altar Society of the Catholic Church cleared about $150 on the euchre held at the Woodcleft Inn last Friday night. An interesting evening is reported.
Board of Trade A^^ressive Village Board Transactions
The annual smoker and  election  of i All   the  members  were  present  at
officers of the Freeport Board of Trade the  regular  meeting  of  the    Village
held Wednesday evening was well   at- BoardofTrutsees Friday evening, Pres-
tended and of considerabl* interest. ident Daniel Morrison in the chair.
The following re.solutions were pass- A communication was received from
ed after  discussion:     Resolved,   That Clinton   M. Flint, as attorney for John
this Board commend the action of  the J- Randall, asking the Board   to  clear
Village Board 6i Trustees in enforcing "P the tax charges on property  bought
Prof. A. Palamountain has been   en¬ gaged to take charge of the  music  at
the Village ordinance in reference to the trimming of trees, and respectful¬ ly request the Board to enforce the other ordinances, especially the one in
by Mr. Randall from Samuel Smith tate, on Bay   View  Avenue.    The tax
Frank A. Wood, who has held the office of Postmaster at Roosevelt for the last four years, has resigned, and Harry W. Seabury, son of Edwin Sea¬ bury, has been appointed to succeed him, and took charge last week. Mr. Wood has left for Trenton, N. J., where Oliver Teeple, N. Y. U he has engaged in business.
Clifford Colyer and Elliot Ross,grad- uates of this school, are home from the Summer vacation, from Pennsylvania College. Both have already paid .sev¬ eral visits to the school. Other former Freeport students that are home for the Summer are Herbert Clock, Mer- cersburg: Florence Davis, Vassar,  and
the  Presbyterian   Church,   to  succeed ' reference to stray and unmuzzled dogs Miss Nelle J. Dailey. j     Resolved, That this Board desires to
I express its hearty appreciation of our excellent fire department and to con¬ gratulate the chief, Mr. Archer B. Wallace, and the other_^officers on the splendid equipment and discipline as shown at the annual parade and in- Children's Day will be observed at' sP^^t'"" '^^t Saturday night the Presbyterian Church by a special! Chairman William P. Jones of service at 10:30 a. m. Sunday, under'the executive committee, in pie- the direction of the Sunday School. I senting the resolution said that he The pastor will preach at the evening j had watched firemen parade in New service upon the.theme, "Are You Mis-; York   City   for  the   last  twenty-five
Rev.   Ghas.   S.  Wing, Presiding El der, will   hold the first  quarterly   con¬ ference   in   the  M. E. Church  Sunday evening  at  0:45, and   will preach  at 7:45.
the comrades when at work.''
The Chief also reported his intention of placing the gong in the hook and ladder truck, and the brake also, so that the driver could operate them, he being the proper person to do this; the same to apply to the hose carriages. The report was filed. Upon recommendation of the Chief Engineer it was decided to secure esti¬ mates on 25 coats, 25 pairs of boots, 3 chiefs' coats, 12 respirators and 1000 on the real property referred to was j feet of gutta percha rubber hose, paid but the heirs refused, as it seems, I Bids for painting the fire houses to pay the personal tax, and the entry [ were opened and found as follows: C. on the tax books reads "Paid on ac-1 W. VanBuren. $150.; W. W. Raynor, count." Trustee Patterson said he | $144; James Anderson, $135; E. An- was a member of the Board at.the time j derson, $115. The lowest bidder was this tax was levied; that George Wal- | awarded the contract, the work to be lace was then president and said tbe tax on the personal property must be paid before the matter could be cleared, and that that opinion was good enough for him to stand by. We think Mr. Patterson misunder¬ stood Mr. Wallace as it does not seem that the latter would have expressed such  decision:   that  a tax on real and
taken?
Upon invitation of the rector. Rev. Pelham St. George Bissell, next Sun¬ day being Flag Day, Freeport Council, No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M., the G. A. R. Post, Woman's Relief Corps and Daughters of Liberty will attend di¬ vine service at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in the evening at eight o'clock.
The hearing of the case a-jainst James Kineon, Superintendent of the N. Y. and L. I. Traction Co., and James VanNostrand, foreman, charged with being implicated in the assault upon John Halliday, came up before Justice Tatem Wednesday. Elvin N. Edwards, attorney for Halliday, hav¬ ing laid the matter before the Grand Jury, Justice Tatem dismissed the hearing before him.   Before the Grand
The week beginning Sunday, June 21, known as Commencement week, is lib be a busy one for the scholars of F. H. S. On the 21st, Rev. Cha.s. H. Scholey of the Presbyterian Church will preach the sermon to the gradu¬ ates in the Methodist Church. The an¬ nual class day exjrcises will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Assembly Hall.
The Commencement exercises will be
held Wednesday evening; this includes
Jury no charge was found against Kin^  presentation of diplomas, awarding  of
eon, while VanNostrand   was   indicted for assault in the second degree.
Perfect weather and good music made the annual parade and inspection of tne Fire Department Saturday eve¬ ning a thorough success. Promptly at 8 o'clock the firemen started, head¬ ed by the Village Board of Fire Com¬ missioners,' the police and the chiefs and ex-chiefs of the department, with visiting chiefs from Baldwin, Rock¬ ville Centre, Hempstead and Lynbrook. There were about 125 fire fighters in line and the rear  was   brought  up  by
spelling prize and books for perfect at¬ tendance. Mr. Baker of Patchogue wil make the principal address of the evening. The annual banquet of the Alumni will be held on Thursday even¬ ing. On Friday morning, the scholars of the lower grades will receive their prjmotion certificates and report cards of the year.
The annual meeting and election of officers of the Alumni was held Satur¬ day evening in the High School room. Committees were appointed to plan for the second annual banquet which will the newly-organized Chelsea Hook and j be held at the Crystal Lake House on Ladder Co., juveniles, about 25 strong. ; Thursday evening, June 25.    The   fol-
Music  was  furnished   by  the  band i lowing officers were elected: from the St. John's   Home,   Brooklyn,     $ President, Burgess  Osterhout; vice- forty   pieces,   and   the  firemen ,spoke  president, Nina Humphrey;   secretary, well of the excellence  of  the playing, i Leslie Brown; treasurer, Etta   Miller; The march as usual was too  long,   this : historian, Helen Merrill, time being longer than usual,   but  the firemen were more than usually  repaid by   the   reception   along   the   line    of march,   the   ttecorations exceeding any heretoforejfurnished for this  occasion, and applause being fre(iuent along  the line.
At the end of the march linoAip was made on West Merrick   Road  between
I'he Roosevelt I'resbyterian Sunday School at Roosevelt will observe Chil¬ dren's Day Sunday, June 14, at 3 o'clock    in     the     afternoon.       Rev.
year?, and chat he was very proud of the showing made by his home depart¬ ment on parade; also of their work at fires; , caking into consideration the fact that none of their work is paid for and very seldom given thank.s for. The special order of business was the consideration of0 the paving of Main Street, and after a short, inter¬ esting discussion the matter was re¬ ferred to a committee of five to consult with the Village Trustees regarding the matter and repoi't back to the Board; committee, Elvin N. Edwards. J. B. Cartwright, Thomas Burleigh, Smith F. Pearsall and Archer  B. Wal-
done at once.
The matter of appropriation for the band for the fire department parade was reconsidered and the amount changed from $150 to $200, the com¬ mittee having found that the music will cost about $230.
The village clerk vvas  instructed   to
get estimates from !oc;il plumbers  for
personal   property   cobld   both be held 16500 feet of pipe   with   ten   hydrants.
Charles Herbert Scholey, pastor of the ; j^^g
Presbyterian   Church, will address the !     ^he smoker committee took excellent
care of their part of the evening's affairs, providing nlenty of pipes, to¬ bacco and cigars.
school.    The  parents  of  the scholars, I and thoir friends, are cordially invited to be present.    A collection for  needy Sunday Schools will be taken.
In the Baptist.Church, Stanley W. Roberts, minister, there will be public, worship Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.; morning theme, "Jesus' Program for Humanity;" evening theme, "The Social Message of the Prophets;" Bible school at 2:30 p. m.; Friday at 'eight o'clock, prayer and conference meeting. A cordial invita¬ tion to these services is extended to all. ¦ 	
ChilJren's Day was observed by   the M. E.   Sunday   School   in   the  church
It was decided to allow the financial secretary ten per cent on all collec¬ tions.
Rev. Stanley W. Roberts, pastor of the Baptist Church; Rev. W. A. Rich¬ ard of the Methodist Church, and Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey of the Presby¬ terian Church, were elected honorary members. Mr. Roberts vvas present and made a few pertinent remarks.
A representative of the Merrick Photo Co. was present with a scheme to use the Board's name in an adver¬ tising plan to "boom" Freeport by an illustrated booklet, the Board to  stand
as a lien against the real estate, with¬ out official action. The matter was j laid over until the next meeting when ! the Board will probably order the af-' fair straightened out as far as the tax \ on the real estate is concerned.
It was resolved to transfer $400 from | the Water to the (ieneral Fund; $500 I to the Light Extension Fund; $1200 i to the Street Light Fund, and $200 to j the fire department fund. i
The following were granteil permis-j bion   to lay cement sidewalks at   their ' own   expense:    George   N Bedell   St.,   100   Et.; Benj. T.   Smith, Grand  Ave.,   50 ft.;    Martha   Lewis, Main St.,   45 ft.;   Thomas   H.   Place, Grafing   Place  and Columbus Ave., 58 ft.;   C.   Mergenthal, 22 Russell Place, 60 ft.; B. C. Raynor, 38 Bedell St., 50 ft.; J..a Williamson, Bedell St., 59 ft.; Kate   Part",   156   N.   Main  St., 60 ft.; Gillies-Campbell   Co.,    west    side    of South Bay Avenue, 1650 ft.
The following having previous ap¬ plications were granted permission to i lay walks, 'i of the cost of not over 90 j ft. to be refunded by the village; N. B. | Humphrey. Archer St. ; C. D. Baker. I Long Beach and Lexington Aves., 2551 ft.; Daniel B. Raynor, Archer St., 200 ft. ; Arthur Thompson, Randall Ave., | cor. Ocean, 325 ft.; Alvin G. Smith, ! Grove St., 150 ft.; F'annie B. Smith, j West Merrick Road, 145 ft
The village clerk was directed to op-
for extension of water service.
The Nassau Hospital Funds
We have received from Roswell Eld¬ ridge, Chairman of the Special Com¬ mittee on Raising Funds for Nassau Hosijital, a statement of the contribu¬ tors to the fund to June 1. In addi¬ tion to cash contributions of $25,834.- 94, enough has been jjromised to bring the amount to $27,0(t0, leaving about Javne   30 i $-l'^^"0 still to be raised.
In Bfildvvin the excellent plan of so¬ liciting subscriptions was used and as a result $433.30 as contributed by that village.
The report from Merrick has not yet been turned in.
From P''ree])ort tiie amount was $661, contributefl as follows: Proceeds of entertainment through Mrs. Fred E. Story, $100. Committee through H. R. Smith Mrs. Geo. P. Bergen, $100; Mrs. Bertha Knobel, $126; .Mrs. R. H. Mayland, $135; Mrs. Elizabeth C. Badger. $50. Mrs. Silas A. Williams, entertainment, $100; Valentine Smith, $50. This sum, while refiecting credit on all who have worked to secure the money, is not particularly creditable to Freeport, cspeciallj^ when compared with the smaller village of llaldwin, A Jiersonal subscription canvass should result in securing at least $500 more.
Church and Main Streets, where the firemen were inspected bv the Chiefs, i visitors and Fire Commissioners; Chief Ws\llace spoke a few words of thanks and congratulation to his men and then dismissed them. The companies were then entertained by their officers at the soda and ice cream stores in the vicinity.
Want any carpentering work done, big or little? See Fred L. J. Lee's adv. in this issue.
If you have a physician's prescrip¬ tion to be compounded it will   without
The following stuilents earned their preliminarv or preacademic corticfiate as a result of the Regents' e.xamina- tions in January : Marjorie B. Smith, Florence C. Stiles, Grover Siems, Helen Seaman, Gustav Muller, Leonora King, John Germeroth, Edward Garri¬ son, William Enkler, Ethel M. Dob¬ bins, Harry C. Dikeman, (ieorge Dar- enburg, Edith Crandell, Hazel t'ombs. Alma Combs, Marion Bedell, Matilda Baldwin, Howard Aldridge.
The report that the fire at the school house last week was probably caused by a cigaret was erroneous. After careful investigation the authorities have decided the blaze was tho result of a careless playing with matches, or that one vvas drojipod and stepped on. Smoking in the school building is strictly ju-ohibited and il would hardly be possible for any of the scholars to indulge without being detected. As ,    , - ,„    •,..   o r.   1 ii>    to a proper fire alarm we are informed
doubt pay you to read Smith & Bedell s j ^^^^ ^j^^ ^^^^^j. j^ ^^^-^^^ considered by ad in this issue. it
Sunday  evening,   when   the  prorgam  spo"sor for the w^ork without pay  and   en account with  Char!«s  Connor,   for
sidewalks laid in accordance with reso¬ lutions of last year, now rescinded, but previously granted, for $190.40 spent for walk on Pine Street and Park Ave.; al-so Mary C. Seaman, 4S Porterfield Place, amount expended $54.00.
David Sutherland, Jr., asked that the water meter be tested at the Free- port Club house as the bill was nearly double the last year, while no more water had been used. It was decided that the engineer do   this at once.
The fiuestion of a rebate of license to the Froeport Airdomo ('o. tnoving l)icCures, opposite the Club IIouso, vvas discussed. .Mr. Wulff of the company thought a special rate should be given as the company intended to remain all Summer. The Board seemed of the opinion that it was the proper thing to charge the regular rate  of   $5.00   per
'The Shining Light" was used, in- to take charge of the distribution of eluding a program of recitations by the; the booklets, when printed; this is scholars, and readings and singing by with the understanding that the vil- the school, which was thoroughly en- i lage will be benefitted by the distribu- joyed. The collection, $50, «was for: tion of this work and the Board of the benefit of scholars who desire an | Trade was consequently the proper education but are unable to pay their place for the work to be sent from; own way. The money is loaned with referred to the Executive Commit- the moral obligation on the part of i tee with power, the borrower, who must be a Sunday ! School attendant, to return the money, with six per cent interest, vvlien he is able.
The following officers were then elected: President, Alonzo Foster; first vice-president, Elvin N. Edwards, second. Austin Adams, Jr.;   secretary,
 -»-»••  ; Eilmund T.  Cheshire;   financial   secre-
Misses Florence Miller and Edna El- I t-^O'. •!• I^- Kiefer;   treasurer, Thomas
dridge have graduated from Hacketts- town, C. C. I., and received their di¬ plomas Tuesday evening. They are now home for the Summer vacation.
Burleigh. This is .Mr. Foster's fifth term as President and the Board is to be congratulated on getting him to serve for another year, against his wish; he has kept alive interest in tho work of the Board and it would be a difficult task to find anyone to   fill   his
On June 3, John L. Raynor graduat ed with honor from the New York Un iversity School of Commerce, Accounts j place; the secretaries have also proved
and Finance with the dergee of   Bach-1 their   efficiency    ' - '   -   '
elor of Commercial Science; he has alHo passed the State examination as a Certified Public Accountant.
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the Board of Education. The objec¬ tion has been made that it would re¬ quire too much time to answer tele¬ phone c^lls, and it is probable that some arrangement will be made to tele¬ phone  from but not to the schools.
Post Cards of the Peter Rickmers as ^he now lies at Short Beach, with views of the burning oii, are now on sale irt the Review Stationery Store; 2 for 5 cents. 	
Don't worry; if we thought a better i     Miss Florence Wulff of Henry Street hat than a Truly Warner could be made i has returned from the city after spend- to sell for three dollars, we'd charge a  »"«:  « pleasant week with her  friend dollar more in a minute.    Truly   War-   Miss Margaret Shiel. ner two dollar hats, straws and felts in | i * •     * ..u   o * r-
all  shapes and styles can be bought at i     The annual fair of the Freeport Fire H. Barasch's, Freeport. It.     i
Wm. G. Miller, Jr., son of Assem¬ blyman William G. Miller, graduated from Long Islanil Hospital College, Brooklyn, Tuesday, withjthe degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Miller vvas the youngest graduate in a class of ^l. In a national competitive oNamina- tion he received the aiipointment as interne in St. John's and Eastern   Dis-
arul were re-elected without opposition.
After the|,business had been trans¬ acted President Foster furnished an excellent program as follows:
Song,"I Want You," .Mr. Byrne; re¬ citation, "A Matrimonial Exeriment," Mr. Garrett; imitation of prominent actors, Sonne Rayneau; song, "Under the .Matzoo Tree, Mr. Byrne; ".Ma[)le Leaf Rag," Mr. Garrett; more imita¬ tions, Mr. Rayneau; recitation, "Gun- ga      Din,"      Kipling.     Mr.    Garret;
day, which will   bo   dont' accordingly.
Permission to uhg electric lights vvas granted to Helen A. Bissell, Center St.; Chas. S. Powell, 50 W. Merrick Road; Dominick Ferrara, Railroad Ave.; Thomas C. Forbes, West Archer St.; Chas. Jaggs, So. Main St.
For  use  of granted   lo   N
Ave.; Geo.   Duryea,   West   Rose   .St.; Jacob Smith, 16 Smith St.
The Board transacted some routine busines.s, including auditing bills and then adjourned and reconvened as
Fire and Water Commissioners
Doings in Fraternal Circles
Nomination of officers will be made in Freeport C'ouncil. No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., this Friday evening.
Five candidates were initialed at the meeting of FVeeport (Council, No. 57, Jr. (). IJ. A. M ., Friday evening.
The Past Councilor's Asssociation of the I), of L. will hold a fair on Friday nnd Saturday,  July   .'il   and August 1.
Five candidates were given the de¬ grees of Virtue, Liberty and Patrio¬ tism in Freeport Council, No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. .M.,   Friday evening.
".She Would lie a Merry Widow," the jtlay given for the benefit of Free- port ("ouncil. No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., in Opera Hall Tuesday evening, was a:5 fine a show as has ever heeji put on in that hall, but the attendance was discouragingly small. The performance merited a full house.
The Caipenter-Morton Co., Boston, Mas^., were the flrst paint coneni to offer Varnish Stains to housekeepers. Campbell's Varnish Stain is the origin¬ al, first macle in 1888, and today rec¬ ognised M the moat satiafatory article '' tife kind upon thti market. Roaa A lU Gu. wurfM a complete stock, eaid for the aakii«. Ik
Department, July 21 to 25, will beheld on the property of C. A. Sigmond, one block from Main Street, on Broadway, thQ land previously selected having been rented. It was decided at the committee meeting last night to have a iiarade of tbe firemen of the town on the opening night and to award prizes for the companies attending.
Already a number of companies have agreed to be on hand.
" Under the Tropical Moon, Mr. Byrne
Chief Wallace sumitted report of fire alarms to date.   Speaking of the Albin fire on South Main St., he says: "Sec¬ ond Assistant VanRiper was in charge, fine  comedian   in  the  young   In his report to me he says; 'Criticism
is abroad in reference to my action   in having a hole cut in the South side  of the blinding.    I used what  I   thought to be proper action in view of the fact Short  Beach,   just  a  part of her bow j that"! was afraid a  back  draft  would and stem above water.    What  is  left | |ovv out thfe plate  glass  windows  and of her cargo of oil on the beach has ap-   injure the crowd in front of the  build- parently been abandoned, and most  of  jng • i commend his action in thUr mat- it carried awav by  local   people.    Ru- ' ^er.
mors have befti around that the Stand- j    -fo the above fires the  comrades  re- A  new  view of the  "Peter Rick-, ard Oil Co., through  the  Lufkin  Sal-; gponded quickly  after  the alarm  had mers"  on  post cards,   for sale at the | vage Co.,   was preparing to take the i b^gn gounded, for which  they  deserve Review  Stationery  Store, 62 S. Main I oil now in possession of individuals  in ¦ every commendation.     It
trict Hospitals,  where   he   will  spend  The program vvas extra fine  and  kept his next year. ' the Board interested till its close. The
  imitations    by  Sonne  Rayneau  were
A north bound trolley car caught fire! exceptionally good and show the  mak- while near the depot Wednesday even- \ ing about ten o'clock, and was blazing so as to drive the passengers from  the 1 car.    The trolley was run   to  opposite i the   Vigilant  Hose House,   where  the blaze was extinguished  with  a  small j hose, and the car proceeded on its way. i There  is a rumor that the trolley com-1 pany will substantially thank   the  fire department for saving its property.       |
ing of a mimic.
The "Peter Rickmers" still lies  off
St. ' j Freeport and neighboring villages, but
  up to the present time  nothing has
They prove that paj'ing more than been done so far as we can find out. two dollars for abatis overpaying; I Laat week oil was selling for 20 cents it's a mereJiiabit; Truly Warner twoj per can at the docks. Probably in an- doUar hata. H. Baras^h, Freeport, other fortnight it will be woi;th twice sole agent. I aa much.
j     In Freeport   Lodge, I. O. O. F., No.
water   permission   was ^ 6u0, .Monday evening, the third degree
S.   Roe,   W.   Seaman j was conferre<l upon James VV. Raynor,
and the first, degree upon Wm.   Smith;
next Monday evening Mr.   Smith   will
receive the secf)n<l.
The first degree was conferred by Past (Jrand Sylevster P. Shea, the third by Noble Griind (". Wesley Gold¬ en.
At the regular meeting of the South Shore Yacht Club Thursday evening John J. Randall was elected a life mem¬ ber of the Club, he having donated to the club $89 interest due on their lot purchased from him.
The following members were elected: Gerald McDonald, F. A. Myrick, Henry Sigmond, Lewis Flemirg, Mat¬ thew W. Ryan of this place; Wallace H. Cornwell, Baldwin; John J. Ben¬ nett, Lynbrook; James P. Kineon, Hemjistead.
The following committees were ap¬ pointed: To arrange for gas, water and electricity, James Dean, William P. Miller and E. A. Dorlon; for cafe license, J. Huyler Ellison; for drive¬ way, Messrs. Cox, Sigmond and Fred¬ ericks.
The opening regatta of the club will be held Saturday, July 11.
however unjuat for the volunteer firemen to hear their actions publicly criticised at every fire. The members give the beat of their mental and physical abili¬ ty to maintain the depai^ent and fight fires and citie-zna shobld not make their remark^ of criticism audible to
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