ni'iiloii
-lales
i,.
Hi-
ii
T.1'.
1-iiiilan'l
VICTORIA
WINS
III
H
stock-
HOCKEY
ROUND
Keoures
Right
to
Contest
West
ern
Championship
With
Edmonton
VI
I
Dill
V.
March
li.
Vir-
l,!
ihTealed
Kaknlooii
in
the
Fsi
:h:i
game
of
the
serie
by
a
m
i
I
j.
i
o.
Mm.
minim
the
f'I'v
..ami-
round
by
Koals
lo
.'
p'l
-
e-
I
lie
Ichiii
the
rwhl
to
iiii
r
I
ilmontoii
In
play
for
Ihe
hM'
"!'i
iiit.
ii
ii.l
ho
riali)
to
S
int'
lie
champions
of
Hie
l'.asl
Ef'
In
Stanley
I'm..
DUFF
DEPUTY
SPEAKER
HOUSE
OF
COMMONS
lis
Known
Here
as
Chairman
of
Fisheries
Committee
and
Visitor
With
Party
OTTAWA.
March
17
William
KDufr
or
JaincnliuiK.
prominent
11
ilieriii,
was
unanimously
elected
depulv
speaker
of
the
House
of
i
'iniiioii-
ul
the
session
Mr
Duff
is
known
to
a
good
ff
many
in
Prince
lluperi
as
he
whs
Ijliere
with
Muckeuxin
King
on
his
ijfiisl
mmI,
lo
Ihe
city
and
also
he
'
was
chailiiian
of
Ihe
Fisheries
nininlssion
nlontt
willi
Fred
l'.ork
and
others
ami
visileU
tlii
i
eily
in
connerlion
with
it.
HEIGHT
HOUR
DAY
IN
LUMBER
INDUSTRY
YIUTOIUA.
March
17.
J.
D.
I'McNhen,
cliulrmau
of
Ihe
mint-
iiutini
.wage
board,
uuiiounced
Ihii
l
morning
Hint
the
Minimum
Wamo
rt
fur
male
workers
will
first
-'lie
applied
lu
different
branches
'lie
lumber
industi-y
II.
It.
McMillan,
head
or
the
McMillan
Export
Company
Limit
ed
of
Vancouver,
is
a
practical
lumlier
and
Hlllber
man.
He
was
n.
firsl
chief
forester
Hrilish
Columbia
had,
having
been
appointed
Py-lhe
Mcllrlde
adminis-n
a!
ion
to
oraaniie
the
department
and
institute
n
system
of
lire
protection
and
general
ad-ininislralion.
This
lie.
did.
laying
the
foundation
Tor
the
present
system
which
lias
been
gradually
developed
since.
i.Mr.
McMillan
left
the,
omplov
of
the
province
lo
take
over
the
management
or
the
Chemainus
sawmill
and
later
went
Into
busi
ness
for
hlmscir
as
n
lumber
broker
and
has
operated
exlen
sivcly.
since
interesting;
himself
in
the
mill
nt
tieorgetown,
of
which
be
Is
half
owner,
the
other
half
In
I
crest
being
owned
by
Oeorgo
McAfee,
the
manager,
the
mill
Inis
been
operated
successfully
and
conl
imiously
with
Hie
exeep
Hon
of
the
lime
necessary
for
seasonal
overhaul.
BOX
PLANT
BURNS
POrtTLAND,
March
17.
'l'ho
Oregon
Hox
manufacturing
plant
was
swept
by
fire
last
night
causlnig
estimated
damage
of
SJOO.OOO.
b'isnernp.(
jj.
it
Hady.
5,0ou
to
I'aclfic
Fish
eries.
Venus
eries.
Arrlic
1,500,
lo
l'aoifio
Fish-
il.oon,
U
Cold
Storage
Canadian
Impcreuse.
2,000,
to
Cold
Tramp,
11,000,
lo
Allin
DiS.T..
H.noo.
to
Cold
Storage.
Cap
gjteuccr,
8,000,
lo
Itoolh
Fisheries.
,
Joe
Haker,
5,000,
to
Cold
Storage.'
Salmon
vNnrbctboiiB,
2,r00
reds.
t00
white,
lo
Atfiii
Fisheries
at,
I
He
and
3c.
RETAIL
MERCHANTS'
REGULAR
MEETING
P.
H.
Llnzey
.
is
President
for
Year
With
Frank
Dibb,
Secretary
Treasurer
The
regular
dinner
meeting
of
the
llclail
Merchants'
Association
was
held
last
night
iu
the
St.
Itegis
Cafe.
Various
mailers
Of
internal
interest
were
discus
into.
Tlie
association
has
elected
officers
for
the
year
as
followst
President
p.
11.
Limey.
Secretary
Frank
Dihb.
Directors
C.
(i.
Minns.
L.
M
Fuller
and
O.
A.
Hryanl.
.
!
nlei
lutnmcnt
commillcc
C.
(i.
Minns
and
S.
c.
Thomson.
GASBOAT
ISKUM
WAS
DELAYED
COMING
NORTH
YAM
'(ft
Villi.
March
17.
Tho
gasboal
lskum
of
Tacoma
bound
for
Knskokwiin
lllvcr
dlslnct
in
Alaska
was
forced
in
hero
for
repairs
lo
the
engine.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Hid.
Asked
Wheat
H.C.
Silver
1.
00
1.92
Daly
Alaska
.20
Dunwell
'
2.15
2.20
Htm-llon
.01.11
.02
L.
A
1
1,
KlVi
'.ID
Marmot
.07
v.0l
lMemler
2.18
2.55
l'orler
Malm
00
.12
Surf
Inlet
.08
.OH
j
Minister
of
Railways
Is
Returned
by
Acclamation
Foi
Regina
City
REGINA,
March
17.
Hon.
Charles
Dunning,
minister
of
railways
In
the
Dominion
government,
was
returned
by
acclamation
for
the
Reglna
federal
constituency
yesterday
afternoon.
The
opposition
of
Alderman
Rink
failed
to
materialize.
He
announcod
on
Monday
that
he
would
be
a
candidate
as
an
Independent
but
his
nomination
papers
were
not
put
In
and
on
being
Interviewed
he
refused
to
make
any
statement.
Subscribe
lo
Hie
Dadv
News
The
crew
of
four
men.
con
sisting
of
the
owners,
N.
11.
Jean
and
1'..
D.
Jean.
aml'J.
It.
McKay,
who
was
skipper,
and
(.
Croinlie.
I
lieu
look
to
thestwo
life
boats
before
Ihe
vessel
went
down
and
rowed
to
Oceanic
cannery.
They
arrived
iu
Ihe
city
yesterday
and
Ihe
owners
went
soulh
on
the
Cardena.
lluill
011
the
Atlantic
coast
some
years
aigo
of
unusually
sturdy
construction,
her
plankiiug
being
of
2Vi
inch
oak,
tho
Reef
Hay
was
about
uii;
feet
long
and
was
powered
with
a
150
h.p.
engine.
She
was
valued
al
about
925.000
and
is
understood
to
have
been
aiiout
hair
covered
willi
insurance.
in
addition
to
their
heavy
loss
through
Hie
sinking
of
the
boat.
Ihe
Jean
brothers,
will
be
out
their
summer's
work
with
the
vessel,
having
bad
a
charier
to
puck
fish
In
these
.waters
tit
i
season.
The
vessel
packet!
fish
last
season
between
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
(he
Somerville
Cannery
here
25
TAXI
Ambulance
Boston
Grill
Service
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
willi
newly
laid
dancing
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
floor
fur
bire.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave
NEW
SODA
and
6th
St.
FOUNTAIN,
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
J
ft
least.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
y.il,
xvr.
Ill
l'lllXCi:
JUPKUT,
H.U.,
WEDNESDAY.
Al
MICH
17.
1020.
Yeterday
a
Circulation,
tm
Siren
Silei,
Hi
PRICK
FIVK
CENTS.
is
NOTHER
SAW1LL
PROPOSED
FOR
RUPERT
'ISH
CARRIER
WRECKED
LAWYER
ISLAND
AND
SANK
WITH
CARGO
ABOARD
Jew
Lumber
Mill
May
be
Built
by
Big
Bay
Lumber
Company
on
Site
of
the
Rupert
Spruce
Mills
tgotiations
in
progress
for
purchase
of
ease
HALIBUT
SALES
of
site
and
timber
limits
formerly
i
AnpCD
TfllVAV
owned
by
Emerson
estate
I
LAKufcK
lUMl
WlIOliVEII,
Mtirch
I
'..
.Negotiations
are
on
foot
be-ilie
Dig
H;i
Lumber
Company
as
purchaser
and
Hie
Prince
Spruce
MilU
Lid.
.i
vendor
lor
a
ult
of
the
former
ii
hi
null
Mir
hi
i'rm.
i'
ituperl
and
the
limber
limit
at
(l
Mlt-dCCO
IllVT.
II
II
MMiI.iii
..I
Vancouver
and
Oeorge
McAfee
of
Prince
i
-ire
h-
pi
in-hi
the,
Dig
Hay
Lumber
Company.
J.
.
Hell
r
.ruiei
in..i..lfn
i
lor
J.
S.
Fjtncrsoii.
is
head
of
Ihe
r
Unpen
Spine,
M
1
1
Limited,
whii-li
organized
here
10
INTEREST
BOND
HOLDERS
lliy
J.
A.
smith
to
take
over
the
!
nurllicrn
mill
uml
limit
about
u
vi-Hr
turn,
after
a
reongaiiization
;r
I
In-
Prince
ituperl
Pulp
&
Paper
Co.
inl
allied
hiuerson
concern.
Mr.
McMillan
vtaUnl
here
thai
i
'iiiiplftloii
r
the
purchase
!-TP
Creditors
In
England
Get!
pcnihsl
-largely
upvN
the
altitude
no
Returns
on
Money
This
j
r
lb
Prffie
HHpert
tily
Oounri
Year
ja-
hi
and
hit
partners
were
not
.
.
Hti-posrttMo-'iHenir
operation
t
'!
I
li
I..
Match
17.
Final
the
mitt
unles
certain
tux
guar-;
i
tie
(uand
Trunk
Hail-
anlccs
are
given,
by
Hie
oity.
i
.upaiiy
ol
Canada
j
i
1
1
.'."
i
.mintm-
insufficient
i"
i
i.riMv
McAfee,
manager
of
i
Miicr.-n
on
I
Ik-
li.T.I
j
i
m-
Dig
Itay
Lumber
Company,
H
.-nil
piT.-tii,'il
dcbeti
Uinii',1
in
I
he
Daily
Nevvs
that
if
i"i
(In'
ear
wincit
;
iin
look
over
We
nun
vile
ami
l-rluu.il
IK
al.
Slr.ni-i-iril
ii
mill
there.
It
Mould
he
ilh
Hie
idea
of
operating
permanently.
He
saki
they
were
not
et
prepared
in
stale
any
particular
of
tin'
proMsel
plant
us
it
-
mI
ill
under
consideration
and!
whs
.rMMnlrnl
lamely
on
Ihe
at
til
mil'
tin-
city
look
toward
the
industry.
II
would
probably
cut
iihont
rii,iitin
feel
dally.
Ii
i-s
understood
that
u
nuui-imt
ol
valuable
palp
limits
no
with
the
properly.
These,
which
are
situated
on
the
Khutzma-li-i'ii
Huer
about
midway
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Ihe
Naas
River,
an-
easily
accessible
and
contain
Mtluahle
sland
of
timber
wlnoti
ii
wa
planned-at
one
time
to
use
tm'
ulp
mill
and
lumber
purposes
in
connect
ion
with
Hie
Prince
Rupert
l'ulp
A
Paper
Company,
which
4
was
organized
lor
thai
purpose.
Fish
Comlpg
More
Steadily
Following
Delay
From
Bad
Weather
on
Banks
Halibut
is
coming
In
port
more
steadily
once
inure
following
the
short
lapse
caused
by
had
weather
at
ttie
banks,
Prices
are
well
maintained,
Amer.can
being
soul
at.
from
10c
to
10.
Joe
fur
first
class
and
5c
and
He
for
seconds.
Canadian
rish
sold
at
II.
id.-
to
Il.toOc
for
best
and
(c
and
?.5nc
for
seconds.
I'ollowiug
Mere
the
arrival:
Amerlean
Liberty.
37,000,
to
IJuotli
Fisheries,
.ejJb,
35,000,
to
All
in
Fisli-ioa.
.
,'
-jn
-.'
,
,
'ItoUMifctr.MH.mior"
to
MMTlfl-
LUMBER
ILL
;
SCIENTISTS
NEAEY
READY
WORK
HERE
Oona
River
Plant
to
Begin
Cutting
In
Few
Days,
It
Is
J
'.ii
.
JoIimsMmi
of
Dona
Itiver.
who
was
in
tbOieiiy
today,
says
(hat
Hie
naw-iiwiiiill
ul
that
plure
will
be
ill
operation
in
a
few
day.
It-is
i-oinple'.ed
to
a
point
where
Ttiitilirr
culling
will
be
able
In
proceed.
The
mill,
wbfcli
is
Mwiitd
by
l!d.
HhiIIuiiiI,
v411
have
a
eapacjty
of
somelluu?
like
10,000
feel
a
day
and
is
operated
by
a
50
horse
power
'donkey
engine.
Mr.
Hrdlond
is
tielnp
aided
-
by
sons.
The
lumber
will
lie
sold
lo
sol
ders
on
the
island
in
I
hat
part
of
Ihe
district
ami
also
in
I'rince
Ituperl.
DUNNING
BY
ACCLAMATION
Dr.
Clencns
of
Departure
Bay
Bioiogical
Station
Srlngs
Experts
to
City
Dr.
.
A.
Clemens,
dueclor
oT
.he
biological
station
at
iK-par-
j
ure
Hay,
Vancouver
Island,
ar-
'ivcil
i
rout
the
south
on
the
I'riinv
Ituperl
this
aflcrnooii.
lis
visit
here
is
on
matters
connected
with
the
establishment
of
lie
stalioii
at
this
port
and
he
will
remain
until
Friday
morning.
Accompanying
Dr.
Clements
from
the
soulh
were
D.
H.
Finn
his
a.
i
It.
Itei.l,
scientists,
who
will
I
remain
hen-
for
the
summer
to
conduct
research
work
in
connection
with
fishery
problems.
Their
firsl
investigations
will
be
in
connection
with
the
freezing
of
fish,
method
of
which
"they
will
study
al
firsl
hand.
Dr.
Clemens
and
Mr.
Finn
and
i
Mr.
lleid
were
met
here
by
John
Dyhhavu,
1
local
member
of
Hie
biologiral
hoard,
and
John
W.
Allen,
enaioeer
for
the
department
of
fisheries.
-(EVIDENCE
AGAINST
HIJACKER
SECURED
Larum
was
four
times
struck
by
bullets
when
his
boat,
the
Had-
-i.
I
vu
IiiLmii
liv
li
i.
i
!inkii
u-illi
Fish
Packer
Reef
Bay
Total
Loss
Following
Stranding
Lawyer
Id.
GERMANY
MUST
WAIT
LEAGUE
MEMBERSHIP
UNTIL
SEPTEMBER.
(F.NF.VA,
March
17iN
tee
approving
Premier
Hriaud's
motion
lo
adjourn
the
election
of
der-niany
as
a
member
of
the
League
of
Nation's
until
the
Sepleniber
meeting,
Ihe
Assembly
of
H10
League
of
Nations
adjourned
sine
die
this
Method
of
Disposal
of
Tax
Sale
Lots
Discussed
by
City
Fathers
at
Meeting
Last
Night
Four
Alternative
Methods
of
Dealing
With
Vexed
Question
Mentioned
.With
Annual
Auction
'
'referred
The
vexed
problem
of
lax
sale
lot
and
methods
of
disposal
of
such
property
came
in
for
Considerable
discussion
at
last
night's
council
meeting
when
u
delegation
Jieaded
by
Theo
Col-jarl
appeared
before
the
aldernianic
board
to
present
its
views
on
Hie
matter.
The
present
policy
of
the
city
in
disposing
of
sticli
lots
lo
persons
who
made
offers
covering
charges
in
Ihe
way
or
delinquent
taxes
was
denounced
as
being
injurious
to'
values
and
liable
to
lead
lo
financial
disaster.
Several
suggestions
were
offered
as
lo
beller
methods
of
dealing
with
the
sit
uation.
Some
of
Ihe
ablen
ieu
-
-
also
expressed
their
views
on
lliei
rt
T
T
YTinrinrtT
1
matter
which
was
finally
refer-
I
III
I
I
fir
Hit!
A
I
red
lo
the
finance
committee
for
viiut
1111.1
UllllLU
consideration.
The
council
was!
iddivssed
by
J.,
D.
Westenhaver:
is
well
as
by
Mr.
CollarU
O.lhersi
ippearing
with
till.
dglcaliPili
Acre
Fred
Lanza,
P.
Camilla,
J.
G.
Mel.
enuau,
Mrs.
W.
Heveridue.
Villnir
Hrooksbank,
T.
tludenirlt
iiid
W.
Oration.
Alternative
Policies
No
good
results
hud
been
obtained
from
the
present
policy
of
disposing
of
lax,
salo
lots
de
clared
Mr.
Uoliart.
The
slcm
would
find
the
city
with
one-
(enlli
of
the
lots
in
the
lowusii-
having
reverted
inlo
its
hands.
Elner
Larum
Tells
of
Time
He
The
system
being
followedv
by
Was
Struck
by
Bullets
and
Liquor
Taken
From
Him
the
rily
tended
only
lo
destroy
the
confidence
of
properly
own
ers,
particularly
those
residing
Yl.iTOHIA,
March
17.-
Einar
;,,,8ila,'d
ki'll',I,11
n,ar,k,M
va,',M-
Mr.
Collar!
submitted
four
alter
flom
lax
ale
""'i'
n,arket
valuc
cases
of
liuuor
near
lJidwell
llaibui
on
March
i.
102
i.
Latum
was
Ihe
principal
witness
in,
Hie
preliminary
hearing;
here
yesterday
to
secure
evidence
lo
extradite
Milo
1'ggers
on
the
hi-jack-in
chame.
mile
policies:
II
j
To
"withdraw
all
los
recover.
(21
To
sell
only
for
the
as
sessed
values,
a
policy
thai
Mi
Collar!
was
not
in
vfavor
of
be
cause
the
assessed
values
were
too
high.
(3
To
soil
at
market
values
established
on
the
basis
of
sales
that
had
been
made
through
real
estate
brokers
(
I
To
do
away
with
private
sales
altogether
as
farv.
us
tm
eily
was
t'onecrned
and
bold
an
auction
sale
once
a
year
setting
upset
prices
which
would
not
rim
down
values
generally.
The
fourt'i
scheme
seemed
to
be
the
one
HiHt
was
most
favored,
by
"Mr.
Collar!
and,
by
means
of
il.
be
main-
li..:.
....i
ii
:i.
i
i
....i.
Hound
south
from
this
port
to
Seattle
with
a
cargo
or
ir0
"
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on
i,
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frimi
he
Somervil
e
Cauiierv
in
w
r
-----
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!,
,
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tliis
eilv.
Die
big
Mi
carrier
Heel
Hay
struck
a
reef
near
Law-
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:.i
7
..'.-lock
M.nidav
evemiiir
and.
founder-D,,ol"1?
serious
and,
ir
lols
s.
it.Mr.'.rtpr
i..
in
fathoms
oi
waler.
is
a
total
loss.
After
kpP'
reverting
lo
the
city
as
they
Hie
impact
the
vessel
wns
backetl
oD
the
reel
and
was
uirecieu
"
low-aid
Ihe
Skeena
lUver
for
beaching
bill,
her
bow
shattered
M
tew
years
lo
carry
on
Hi'
willi
a
gaping
hole,
it
was
soon
seen
thai
she
could
not
coiiliiiuo.
anairs
oi
me
cu.
J.
u.vWestenhaver
4.4.4.4.4.4.
J-
i.
vveslenliaver
took
11.
e
4
view
that
the
method
al
present
being
followed
by
the
rilv
only
served
to
establish
low
values
4
and
at
that,
only
lite
best
lots
in
Ihe
hands
oMhe
city
were
sold.
'Ihe
city
was
gelling
nowhere
in
Ihe
way
of
establishing
real
val-
lues.
He
suggested
that
the
eily
hold
an
auction
sale
once
a
year
willi
-JMiset
urices
sel
hv
a
well
posied
committee.
If
such
a
sale
Ivvere
given
widespread
adverlis
ling
all
over
the
country,
he
fell
1
-r
lit
would
attract
buyers
from
1
many
outside
points
such
as
the
larvrer
cities
and.
thus
tr.
1
1
i
n
if
I
real
bidding',
beller
values
would
4.
4.
4.
4.
4.
4-
h
established.
Individual
own
ers,
he
maintained,
would
noi
A
petition
from
residents
onlsell
property
in
such
a
manner
property
abutting
asking
Ufa!
a
11s
lo
undermine
values
and
be
plattk
walk
be
built
under
the
felt
(hat
even
less
should
the
local
improvement
plan
on
'
the
city
do
so.
People
could
not
con-
soiilii
side
of
sixth
Avenue
be-jlinue
lo
hold
property
willi
On
I
ween
Musgrave
Place
and
Tay-
present
method
in
vouue.
lor
Slreel
was
relerred
lo
tho
Encouraged
Boom
Pricos
Hoard
or
Works
by
Hie
cilv
Aid.
Casey
said
that
just
surU
council
last
night.
I
conlinued
on
nasre
five!
CONFERENCE!
OCTOBER
NEXT
OTTAWA.
Murcli
17-
That
the
('anaiiian
government
favored
the
calling
of
an
imperial
coufereriee
4n
tJ27
instead
of
in
October
next,
is
revealed
in
correspondence
tableitin
ihe
House
Imd
alrea.lv
tiroveo
itself
:i
fail.
"
'oinmons
ycsicruay.
.
i
I're-
ure
in
tbatth-eiMlorihis.
yirUniV..Uaj!lw1.
icu
mat
me
oiner
nonunions
pre
ferred
to
meet
next
Oclober
and
that
the
Hrilish
government
shared
thai
view,
the)
Canadian
government
on
February
19
last
concurred
in
the
proposal
to
call
the
conference
in
October.
Imazatlan
IS
BEING
TOWED
Disabled
Steamer
to
be
Taken;
2,000
Miles
to
Honolulu
1
(JUAN,
March
17.
The
Amer-;'
ican
steamer
Mazatlan,
which
haa
been
wallowing;
Willi
disabled
en-'
gines
800
miles
off
Ouan
since;!
March
10
was
taken
in
low
bjv
the
L
ulted
Stales
sleahicr
Wil-w.
Ham
I'enn
for
the
long
haul
of
2,000
miles,
to
Honolulu.
BROKE
HIS
NECK
:
DIED
AT
VICTORIA
VICTORIA.'
March
17.
Laurie,
HiiiVla.
20
years
of
age,
high
rigiger
for
Cathels
'Sorensou
camp
at
Port
Renfrew,
was
brouglil
here
Monday
with
his
neck
broken
and
died;,
an
opera-lion
having
failed
to
save
hi
life.
f
FREDELIA
SANK
IN
PRINCEWILLIAM
SD.
CORDOVA.
March
17
The
cannery
lender
Jean
reports
the
lender
Fredelia
sank
near
La-
touche
in
Prince
William
sound
while
trying
to
get
the
Jean
off
the
rocks.
The
crew
of
the
Fredelia
were
picked
up
by
Ihe
Jean.
Hoth
were
lowing
booms.
.
HOUSES
COLLAPSED
RESULT
EARTHQUAKE
LONDON.
March
17
W011I
lias
been
received,
here
Dial
luO
bouses
collapsed
during
a
heavy
earthquake
atrfDenizulu
in
Asia
Minor
Tuesday.
Seven
persons
were
killed
niutrmnny
injured,
Passengers
sail
hjsi.
aboard
Mih
Cartlena
for
Ihe
souTh
yeslerdav
afternoon
fnrluded
'it.
tt.
Johnstone.
Mr.
and
Mrs.,,
I.
fj.
Aiider-son
au
Thoma
A.'
Perry.
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