Th^ Unofficial Ne^vspaper of IMassau County
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The Unofficial INe^vspaper of fNassau Couniy
VOL 1 NO. 5
(Cjpjrrijhl 1914. by TU Nmmu IPoat Publthing Co)
FREEPORT, NEW YORK. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
A BONNY CRIPPLE REHES FROM FOLD
Mrs. Fred Marquardt Sends
Resignation to Members of
Baby-a-Year Club
SAYS HER OBUGATIONS ARE FULHLLED
Husband Objects to Publicity and
Offers a Cash Inducement-She
is Mother of Seven
YAMPS BURN A LOT OF COAL
Without a single word of explana¬ tion Mrs. Fred Marquardt. one of the original members of tbe Bonny Crip¬ ple Club ot Itockviile Cenlre, Lab tendered h<<r resignation to the unitiu-; organization of wmen in a brief nott which she sent through .the mail to each of the members. The note readc aa follows:
"To the members of the Centre So¬ cial Club, better known as the Bonn> Cripples:
"I hereby tender my resignation as a member."
(Signed) Mrs. Fred MarquardL" The letter reached the bU mem herb almost simultaneously and caused ao little commotion. Mrs. Marquardt was one of the charter membersuip and until recently one of the moat ac¬ tive workers of the society.
Since the letter was received, it lias been learned tbat Mrs. Marquardt will soon be a mother, and she is convinc¬ ed that her duty toward humanity and her obligation to tho club's policy ol a "Baby a Year," has been fuiliiiisd. She is the mother of seven children.
And it now develops that Mr. M.ir- quardt, a Manhattan merchant, hat. not looked with favor upon the wid. publicity the club has known in thobt last few weeks. So be proposed tli.-.i. his wife resign and aa an extra Induce ment to immediate decision he luadt an ofler of |100. It was sometime be¬ fore Mrs. Marquardt consented.
The Bonny Cripple, which is no-* known as the Centre Social Club, wp.t organized some four years ago lu com.vlacent Kockvllle Centre. Thert were but six members: Mrs. Edv>-ln Temme, Mrs. Elmer Raab, Mrs. Louib Karr, Mrs. John Farrer and Mrs. \S al ter Johnson and Mrs. Marquardt. Foi a long time the ahus and objects oi tho society of women were hidden ii. secrecy. Then tho question was aak ed and was ant:wered.
We have bound curselves togethoi by the ties of organization for the ^ur- poae of forwarding the progress oi humanity. We have pl.edged our selves to give the world one baby iu each year. This the club has done since Its formation."
The women met at each others bome once in each week and discusseu topics relating to the school, the home and the rearing of children wlthoui regard to complicating interpretations of the laws of eugenics. And eac>i year tbe club redeemed it pledge; In four years there were flve rpcrults foi the army of hope.
Lately a new member, Mrs. Jaines Hatlach, was admitted, and It became Itnown that she would soon become a mother. And the secret came out. Mr. Marquardt read about it one morn¬ ing on his way to business and thai night urged his wife's retirement.
Tbe club was ahead of Its schedule by two babies up to January, and the praaeut year is expected to be a ban- n«r one In its existence.
But Rockville .Centre Trustees want Them "Comfy" and Supply It
If the Rockville Centre flremen ne-jd coal to kep their quarters warm during these cold days, the Board of Trusteos *II1 not Interfere with their getting ;t. This decision was arrived at after a lively session of repartee at the meet¬ ing of the board on Tuesday night.
Trustee Rubs, for the Fire Commil¬ lee reported that the Fire Department wanted more coal, and it was noted .hat the need of fuel has been on the increase for two years. In 1912 the tillage provided a ton for each of the louses; last year it was two tons and low the vampe are abkln.s; for tho -hlrd ton for this winter.
Trustee Carly, while In no way ob- ;ecting lo the use of coal, sUKgesled -hat the Reliance Hose Company reut- id Its house for social functions and .hus Increased the consumption of ;oal. Trustee Wallace, who Is a mem- jer of that company, slated that the nembers of the Woodla:id Hose Com¬ pany played pinochle at their house jvery night.
The mailer was left to Trustee Ruas o decide. He doesn't belong to any ¦ompany.
WOULD ETEND UMITS OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE
Newest Agitation Concerns Territory to North and Em¬ braces Realty Developments
DUAL CELEBRATION ATWANTAGHCHURCH
Pastor Braithwaite to be Hon¬ ored on Fifteenth Year of Hi^ Pastorate
PARISH IS TWENTY-nVE YEARS OLD
TROLLEY HITS TRUCK TWO ARE INJURED
Collision Occured at Roosevelt Where Auto Became Wedg¬ ed in Tracks
Committee Begin Undertaking With
Assurance That Villagers Will
Act-Church a Land Mark
l.'pon the occasion of the twenty- fifth annlverBary of its birth as a re¬ ligious orf;anization of southern Long Island in .May; thigVVautagh Meuiorial Congregational Church will be the scene of a wholly beflttlng celebration, in observance of its natal day and the rifteenth consecutive pastoral year of ihe Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite. The .announcement of the forthcoming ob¬ servance, which was made only yes¬ terday, is received with general en-
MOTORMAN TAKEN TO THE HC^FTAL
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McFall Received Fractured Skull—
Rhades' Ankle Injured and
Clothes Torn in Shreds
In a collision between a trolley car of the N. Y. & L. I. Traction Companj and a heavy truck of tho Jacob Ru'.)- pert Brewing Company at Rooseveii on Wednesday night between 12 and 1 o'clo^ck. lr\ Ing Rhodes and E. Mc Fall, motormon, were Injured and the motor vehicle damaged considerably. Over a dozen passengers on ihe trol¬ ley car received hurls of minor cbai- acter.
The beer truck became stuck on the trolley tracks while euroute to th-^
Hempstead headquarters of the Brew- Ihusiasm among the residents of the j„g ^.^^ ^.^^^^ ^^^^^ trolley bound for
village and secUon.
The celebration will be held in the famous structure which has been a land mark in Wanlagh, and the recep- lion to Pastor Braithwaite will take place in the new $5,000. A committee has already been appointed to carry out the elaborate plans for the celo- brallon and wiih the announcement ot the event conies tlie assurance that the villagers ¦^ill lend their coopera¬ tion.
The Wantagh Memorial Congrega¬ tional Church has a membership of
the!
Planning Jr. O. U. A. M. Convention A committee of flve appointed by Freeport Ofcncil, Jr. O. U. A. M., lo bave general supervision of arrange ments for teh state conevntlon of the Order to be held In Freeport next Latwr Day and two days following. m«t last Friday evening. J. Huyloi BUlson was selected as chairman, Gil- •on H. Rayuor, treasurer, and Howard E2. Pearsall, secretary. The other members of the committee are Jameb W. Cheshire and Stephen W. Hunt. Tbe committee will appoint subcom¬ mittee later. No deflnlte plan for en¬ tertaining the state officers and dele- gStea baa as yet beeu decided upou.
Again there Is considerable, agita- lon In Rockville Centre concerning m extension of the territory now in- ;luded in the Incoriiorated limits.
Some years ago a similar discus- ,ion took place. The idea was Ihe.an- lexlng of Ocean Side. The Board of Trade of that village were the prime actors in this moevment. The vil¬ age board went so far as to appoint I committee lo investigate the advis- ibilily of such a plan. But the com- altlee reported against it on the .round that the Queens County Water Jompany and the Qeens Borough G.is ind Electric Company had franchises hat would Interfere with the annex,a- ion. The matter was dropped.
The newest plan takes In a territory hat Is growing fast and is not tied up >^llh any water or electric light fran- :hlses. The territory includes the eclion aorth of the village limits and embraces several really develop- .lenls. It woiild Include the proper- ies of Johy Lyon, H. M- Dodge, Hen- y Davison, George De.Molt, Jacob Grower and others. The vllla'<e vould then extend to DeMott avenue ncluding both sides of Hempstead and .Je.Mott avenues westerly to Village ivenue.
A suggestion has ben made that a veil could be driven in this section md an electric pump installed, there¬ by increasing the H-illage water suy- )ly. This well could be located near he storage reservoir where the water a plentiful.
Freeport approached at high speed with Rhodes in charge of the from end. McFail, was riding with Rhodes, being on hia way home to Rockvill<j Centre. The motorman failed to see the beer truck until a few feet from it, although tho driver claimed he waved a lantern for the car to slop. Rhodes managed t<^ check the speed ot the car by throwing on the reverse lever as the truck loomed up in front of him. A slippery rail prevented the car from coming to a full stop, how¬ ever, and the front end was smashed. .McFall was thrown violently. He ro
^ , ceived a frcturcd skull and internal 200 at present and is one ot tbel j^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^,^^^^ ^j^^^^^,^ ^.^^
strong religious institutions of the > ^^^ ^^^^^^ One of his ankles was hurt section. At the beginning of the Rev. I ^^ ^^^ coat .torn into shreds. Al- Brallhwalie'B pastorate there were out j^j^^^gj^ ^^ ^^.^^^ p^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^.p
I pled car btak to Hempstead with Mc¬ Fall on it unconscious.
twenty communicants. His activllles in the Intere&is of the congregation and the church societies have been the subject ot wide and favorable cora- meut.
The committee in charge of ar¬ rangements for the quarter century anniversary expect to make the event a notable one in the history of the church. The members of the comiait- lee are: Thomas L. Seaman, Alfred J. Haff and Arthur D. Southard, dea¬ cons; Mrs. J. J. Fussell and Mrs. A. D. Southard, deaconesses; Birdsall Jackscon, Jobn T. Cowles, Cecelia J. Cowles, William H. Webster and Miss Florence .E. Box, of the Ecclesiastical Socieiy.
POSTPONE HEARING OF WEED BILL
Pa^engers south bound were tranv ferred for their destination. McFall was rushed to Nassau Hospital, Min,- ola. Rhodes is under care of a phy.^1- cian.
LYNBROOK HONOBS MliS MACGOVEIOI
BANKER HALL IN A HOLD UP
BUT ONLY TIME WAS LOST
Auto Caught in Trolley Tracks
Near Freeport-Wreckcr Assisted
in Extricating It
William S. Hall, cashier of the Free- port bank, figured In a hold-up yester¬ day afteroon. In fact he figured ;n two hold ups. In the first he was h41d up hlinself and In the second he held up a trolley on the way to Hempatead ] in uppe • Main street. Hall was in :in ' automobile.
To all intents and purposes the au¬ tomobile In which the well known banker and financier was riding was a perfectly reliable machine. It car¬ ried him safely to Hempstead and w is on Its way back to Freeport when of a sudden 11 stopped—slopped short and in the middle of the trolley tracks between Fieeport and Roosevelt. Hall was accompanied by hla wife and an¬ other. *
From reliable sources the Informa¬ tion coni'-s thai the Hall aulomoblle became "stuck." And from olher re¬ liable Bourcos the word Is passed out that trolley car was approaching. Hall .vas held-up; that Is not denied. Then ihe trolley was held up; no one dis¬ putes that.
RIVAL CD'S ASSURE BELLMORE OFWATER
WILLIAM S. HALL
The balky automobile became stub¬ born afler a while and the passengers In the car became anxious, then an- '">"e! and last ex.Tspcrated. The trol- :oy 1 .^r\^\s took p;'.rl In the supreme I ITor^ tl (>\irica'.e il and finally a wrecking car was sent for.
A tope uas arranged about a tele- grap'i poh^ r.nd the wrecker puUeJ. Finally the car was started again toward Freeport. fllall arrived m safety.
JACK ROSE, GAMBUR, NOW LECTURING KNIGHT
COX RUNS ALONE FOR FREEPORT PRESIDENCY
Figure in Rosenthal Murder Case
Receives $35 for Talk About
Underworld at Hempstead
REV. RICHMOND HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Fraeport Company Asks for Charter Tbe Long Island Tire and Rubber Company of Fre^^rt has made appli Mitlon to the Sect'et^ry or State at Albany for a charter. It's officers are Harry E. Betslg, president and John £k Dento.n, secretary and treasurer. TO« new company recently purchawed tke Interests of Harry Oroasmaa in Preeport Tire Company, irbieb is am ot wtofwoas
Thrown from Train He Tried to
Board at Rockville Centre
The Rev. Edwin B. Richmond, sec- .etary of tne New Y^ork State Baptist Association and formerly pastor of the ilockville Centre Baptist Church nar- .owly escoped perhaps serious injury jn Wednesday morning when he was .brown from a train leaving the rail- .oad station at 7.32. According to eye .vitnesses the train was on time and .he Rev. Richmond was late. He at¬ tempted to board the train while it A'aa In motion.
As the preacher stepped upon the platform the momentum of the train caused him to lose hi^ grip on the side rail and he slipped from the lower itep. He _wa8 thrown some six feoi 10 a snow ban kat the north of the 3tation platform, narrowly missing the forward trucks on the car following ihe one which he tried to board.,
The former preacher was picked up and taken home where be la now un¬ der the care of a physician. He bus< talned several severe bruiaes of tbe arms, legs and body, but bia condition to¦ Mi MrtOM, II, i,%um
Measure Providing For New Coun¬ ty Charter Commission Delayed
While it is still the consensus of opinion that the bill introduced by As¬ semblyman Le Roy J. Weed, providing ior the appointment of a commission to prepare a special charter for coun¬ ties adjoining a cily of the first class will be favorably considered, the fact that the Commillee on Internal Af¬ fairs has adjourned lis hearing un'.ii next Wednesday is considered a de¬ gree of speculaiion. The bill was in¬ troduced at the Buggestion of a group ot prominent citizens of Nassau Coun¬ ty. The sudden death of State Treas- uerr Kennedy is given as the cause for the postponement.
A delegation of residents of the county including representatives ot the Nassau County Supervisors were at Albany at the time scheduled for Ihe hearing.
The bill is considered a good one for Nassau, as U opens a way for a! only One Recruit for U. S. Columbians more represeniaiive government. | ^^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^^ ^^^j^^^ ^^^
bone sent broadcast, there was but a single woman at the lourteenth Regi¬ ment Armory on Tuesday evening .o enlist in the company of U. 8. Colum¬ bians, of which' Mrs. J. Hungerfoid Milbank, ot Freeport i-; the Inceptor and leader. She is Mi s Lottie Cam¬ eron, of the Bushwick section, and has no relations In Frcoi ;t, ehe say/i. And she is one of a sr ,:ii baker's doz¬ en who have signified Uielr intention to carry rifles.
Reception Attended by 600 Persons Pres. Abrami Lauds HerEff or ts
A wholly fitting testimonial in re¬ cognition of her public spirited efforts was tendered to Mrs. Arch MacGovern of Earl avenue, Lynbrook, in the Broadway Theatre in that village on Wednesday evening. Probably greater mark of respect has ever been shown a s'ngie personality In south¬ ern Lonfj island. Over 600 were attendant.e.
Millon F. Abrams, president of the village, on behalf ot the Young Men's Mutual Association presented Mrs. Mac Gove'rn with a beautiful shower bouquet ot carnations and roses. In his speech of presentation he warmly lauded her ready initiative and untir¬ ing assistance in the interest of church and civic entertainments dur¬ ing the past year.
Those who assisted.in the enter- laiuraent wer« Mrs. Lrtla Lake, Miss Gladys MacGovern, William Thomp¬ son and the Misses Gillen, Ronalds, received $35 and expenses Wilson, Sudheimer, Fowley. Elchal- man and Lake and Messrs. Lake, Tal¬ for, Caiou, Croweil, Wedlake and Fow¬ ley.
The mueic waa furnished by an or¬ chestra of six pieces. The program was followed by dancing.
Earning approximately 12% cent? each minute he talkod, "bald" Jack Rose, the noted ex-gambler of Nev York, who obtained notoriety by u connection with the Rosenthal mur¬ der, entertained an audience of sever¬ al hundred Hempsleadites Wednesd.^y evening at the lecture room of the M. E. Church.
Rose was supposed to tell a lot of things about the underworld but his talk was actually about schools of cor¬ rection and his own reformation. Jack told no secrets of the crimln.^1 denizens of tho great metropolis, nor did he divulge anything of an inside nature about himself, except 'lO say that In early life he was sent to a re¬ form school and drifted into the un¬ derworld in a natural way.
He asserted that criminals were made not born and that the boys who were born of poor parentage and with physical handicaps should be lreat-"J with kindness Instead of being sent lo schools where they receive Ire.il- ment which aroused the combative in¬ stinct in them. Men who had fallen or who had made mistakes, he argued, should bo treated In the same manner.
"Humanology is the only thing that will slop the forniatloif and existeni'e of future underworlds," said Rose. "There is no real cure for the present underworld."
Rose held a reception after the lec¬ ture and was greeted by a number who shook his hand.
He talked exactly one hour and twenty minutes during the lecture and
Argue Rights at Public Hear¬ ing in Firemen's Hall-Town Board Decides on March 2
ONE HAS FRANCHISE-OTHER WANTS IT
Citizens' Company and Hempstead- Oyster Bay Heads Agree on One Point —Two Can't Operate
Citizens' Party Eligibles, Lamb and
Baker. Withdraw—Nominating
Committee is Appointed
Tho Minouncement that Roland M. Lamb ai.d (". Dw;ght Bi'.ker will not« enter the race to/ the jresldency of tho villa:;e of B'rt cport at Hie spring election, pr.ictically leaves an open road for Smith Cox, the present in¬ cumbent and declared candidate for reelection. At the same time it leaves the Citizens' Party wiihout a he;id for its ticket and apparently in a very un- .^ettled state ot mind.
When a committee representing the orgiinlzatlon met In the Realty Build¬ ing on Railroad avenue on Wednesday evening, It was confidently expected that some choice of candidates would be made. But instead a nominating committee was chosen which will name the slate of the parly at a meet¬ ing tonight. The committee consists uf Edward Keogh, chairman; Lyman .M. Jones, C. Dwlght Baker and Thoin- 13 I'. C. Forbes
"The time Is not opportune for my candidacy," said Lamb over the i.hone last night, "The Citizens' Parly Is not iu a position to name me as its caiull- Jate and I could rot accept the nom¬ ination if they did. I shall not be a 2andidate."
Baker declared himself out at the Irst meeting of the committee on Sun- lay two weeks ago. And he has not :;hanged his mind.
The People's Party ticket will bo leaded by Cox and he will "have as running males the two members of he Board ot Trustees whose terns e.x- .)ire in the spring.
TRUSTEES TRANSFER FUNDS
Appoints Wife Clerk at $750 a Year Claude C. Van Deusen, of Rockville Centre, Couniy Superintendent of Poqr haa appointed his wife, Mrs. Em¬ ma Van Deusen, as his clerk at a sal¬ ary of $750 a year, which is the sam« amount he receives. Thus he follows the procedtnt of William H. Brltt, who preceded him In office.
Police Justice Filed Report Police Justice Harrison B. Wright, of Rockville Centre, filed a report for Will Show Motio
the year with tbe Board of Trustees The Smithville Sou at their meeting on Tuesday evening, has completed arrange It shows a limited number of criminal tion picture show to actions and an absence of civic suits, leach Tuesday evenin Tbe Justice aaka -|17.6<) in te^ for i house. The first Bho-<' tlM year.
Ptcturea Athletic Club
Close Official Year at Rockville Cen¬ tre by Equalizing Accounts
The Board of Trustees In Rockville Centre village at their last meeting ol tie oIHcial year on Tuesday made n sweeping transfer of funds, whlcl, practically closes the village record? under the present administration The balances of variou8-funds~fbr th«. improvement of cctrain streets wa; transferred to the general fund ant deficiencies in other funds weer liqil dated by transfer from the general fund.
J[rustee Russ asked that HiUslOf avenue be Peekskill graveled during the coming year.
Merlkoke Tribe to t}ance On the evening of St. Patrick's Day Merlkoke Jribe, No. 472, Improve* Order of Red Men, will hold lt« aev ents for a mo-' enth annual masquerade and clvlt conducted on' baiil at Rockville Centre. A big Um. at the club"^i8 anticipated aa all the Chiefs, Sach will be given | ems. and tntivea are to T>rln« tbel. a^awB •loas to tlM trlb* 4uMe.
FREEPORT SCHOOL PLANS OUT
Contractors Estimating—Bids to be Opened Within Short Time
Plans and specifications for the new ;chool building which will occupy a -.lie on North Columbus avenuo, tho lortheaslorn section of Freeport, have leen turned over to contractors and luUders for their bids by Charlfis M. lart, the supervising archltf!Cl. of lUy )horo and this vlliage. The bids will )o opened at an early date and tbe ontl-act awarded.
The building will be a two story ¦tructure of red brick and masonry, t will contain eleven class rooms, (if- ice Iind an auditorium with a seating apaclty of 400 and equIlP^ with a arge stage. The stairways and lajid- ngs will be of stone and metal. The lass rooms will be 24 x 28 in eacn nstance and will be heated and aired y an approved thermostatic system sed widely throughout the Slate. It
ill be used for grade classes only nd will accomodate about 350 pupils.
The new school house will be of a Istinctlev type and cost $80,000. It ¦ as voted by the citizens of the dia- rict at a aveclal acbool meetinc last
The extensive oppoBltlon expected at the public hearing helj last eveiv ing in Firemen's Hall, Bellmore, by Iho llenipstead Town Board on the application of the Citizens' Water Company, for a franchise to lay mains and fivnish water In tlio territory em¬ bracing the Bellmore school district, failed to niiiierialize and tho only op- posiij^ was from the Hempstead- Oyster Bay Wilier Company, which m 1'J12, received a franchise for identi¬ cally tbe same district the Citizens' Company uow seeks to operate in.
About seventy-five residents of the districl, including a number of women, braved the Inclement weather to at¬ tend the hearing, some ooiuing from a considerublf (list;';^ce. Many of tho women curinl lan4^rns and electric torchoB in order to find their way 1 hrough the darkness to the place ot Uio hearing.
A. Sidney Malcomson, vice-presi¬ dent, and Couii.selur AU'ied T. Davitjon ropreseiitcd tlio opposition company. They coiucniied that two water comr panies could not exist in tho dlt^trlct. '1 ho llempstead-Oyster Bay Company, Ihey staled was preparing to supply the ilisUicl with water. It had two acres of land on the .Newbridge road under contract available for a pump¬ ing station. The reason given for tbe company not exercising its Iranchlse was due lo the oiUi«ua' commiltoe failing to wait ou the company to state deliultely what was desired for the district.
' Lorenzo Hf^lns, one of the incorpor¬ ators of the Citizens' Company, took exception lo the statement of Mr. Malcomson. Ho said the present ac¬ tivllles of the Hempstead Oyster B-iy Company wero due entirely lo the lormallon of the Citizens' Company. Peter Johnson, another incorporator of the local company, staled that 80 per cent, ot the district taxpayers had signed ita petition for a franchise.
Counselor Davison questioned Mr. Johnson and brought lorlh the infor- iiiallon that only $4,200 had been sub¬ scribed for slock in the new company. Counselor Elvlh N. Edwardsj for the Citizen's Company, said that tha HempHtead-Oyster Bay Company had sneaked its franchise through wIthoJt a public hc-arlug. The word "sneak" was objected to by Counselor Davison, who said that the franchise was grant¬ ed according to law and under tba same procedure as the Citizens' Com¬ pany was seeking a franchise. Mr. Johnson objected strenuously lo any¬ one having a voice in the meeting un¬ less a resident of tho district.
Supervisor Hirniu R. Smith ruled that the Town Board desired to hoar bolh sides and he would maintain hla attitude unless his colleagues In tbe Board overruled him.
Vice-President Malcomson made a final plea to the Town Board agaln3t the Citizens' franchise, asserting that 11 would not be for the best intereata of the district. He said that it would not be possible, he believed, for the Citizens' Company to raise sufficient capital to establish a plant and give proper service. He declared that hla company would give the inhabltanta of the district au opportunity to pur¬ chase stork and participate In the ad¬ ministration of Its affairs. The BoarrI of Directors would be increased from seven members to eleven. He said the company had expended $S,000 in Merrick for extension of service and mains wero laid in close proximity to the porposed Bellmore district.
Counselor Davison asked what tho Citizens' Company would do In tbe matter of rates. Would It give tbe same rates and an equal service to that of tbe opposition company? Tho rates of the company he represcotad would be tbe same as charged by tbo
! village of Freeport, which operates a municipal plant, be conclnded. Justice WaJter R. Jonea of the Town 1 Board moved tbat tbe two compaai«% submit a statement ia wrltlnc to th* Bow 4m to tbelr iaUmtkma.
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