SERMON WILL
BE PREACHED
SUNDAY, 5TH
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Will be Delivered by Rev.
C F. Smith of Elizabeth
City In Auditorium.
CLOSIIG EXERCISES
THURSDAY ARD FRIDAY
Literary Address by Hon
Bradford Knapp, Washington,
D. C. Graduating
Class Numbers Thirteen.
The comencement exercises at the
Public Schools this year will occur
as follows:
The annual sermon will be deliver
edby Rev. Claudius P. Smith of Elisabeth
City in the auditorium 8nnday
afternoon, May 5th. at 4:00. Muaic
for the occasion will be furnished by
the Mh|h School Chorua under the
dlrObflUKirf the mnalc teacher. Miss
Ru?]f IWy.
fainlm by the graduating claa.
will tenr on the erenlog of Thuraday..
May 9th, at 8: SO. Tbeae eierctaea
will oonet.t of music. read-,
lug of the Claas Will. CUuaa Prophecy'
Claae Hletory, and the essay which
will win the Small Hlatorr-medal.
The literary addreaa will he deltvered
by Hon. Bradford Knapp. of
Washington. D. C.. on th serening of
r Friday, May 10th. at g-.SO. In addition
to this addraea there wHI be the
deliveries of medals and prtaee wen
by the gsadeataa,. brief report or the
years work, and the awarding ofcerIt
(leal e? and diplomas {o the graduate#
by the Chairman of the School
Board, Hon. John H. Small.
All our pnapls are cordially Invited
to attend nil of these exercises.
As has already been announced by
the members of the Daughters of the i
Confederacy, Memorial Day exerelaee
trill be held *n the school suditoriem
Friday. May If, at the hoar to be
> named by them. Mr. R. D. W. Connor.
floe. vof the State Historical
- Commisalion. if'to deliver the %Mnraortal
Day address. la a measure
we mw be able to. consider this a
part of our cloning axerclsea since It
odenrs on the- same day, pnd we are
glad to hare these exercises In our
audltdrloai a* that time. >
MOVING TODAY.
Mr K. John la today morlng his
store fo the Brown building on Main
street. Jormerly occupied by the Palace
Berber Shop. .*
IAJM UIMC1IED
. YESTERDAY AFTERMOON
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Major Henry Harding, brother of
, Rev. Nathainlel Harding, of this city,
passed "away at his home in Qreen
rtllSf N. C., yesterday afternoon*
Death came aa he waa sitting in his
chair.
The news of his death will he re
reived hy hie niuneroet friends
throughout Beaufort County with regret.
He wee about seventy-seven
veers of sge end for yeere .resided In
this county at Aurora, N. 0., where
he married Major Herding has occupied
poetlpns of trust and honor
both In Beaufort end Pitt Count]ea
and was alwan faithful and tree to
every trust. During the Olvil War
V. - f f he was brave and fearless He locwd
the cause for which he fought. The
deceased leaves a widow and several
children to mourn his loss among
whoad Is Mrs. Hanhla Latham of Ulg
. -J.t v V '. r'V: Sr.
The funeral la to take glace from
the MgUcopal church In OreeavBle
this afternoon -or , ,
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POM KATt HDAY WB Witt HAVK
" a large lot of our own made candy
which will be sold that -dar Only
nt I eantn gar gonad pj^w every
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Presbyterian
Church Scene
Of Wedding
Amid a bower ftfld profusion of
Snowballs, dogwood. evergreenB and
spring roses Miss .Martha Olivia
Hodges became the bride of Mr.
William.Rice Perdlvall. of Petersburg
Virginia, tbis morning at 10:80 o'clock
at the First Presbyterian
'Church.
That mirVIOrn nt *><( mwhUw
young; couple had been anticipated
by a large number of friends and acquaintances
for weeks and in consequence
the historic edifice was filled
to its utmost sto witness its consummation.
The ceremony although
beautiful was conspicuous for its simplicity
and no couple ever entered
upon life's journey under more auspicious
and favorable circumstances.
If well wishes is sn omen of happiness
their cup of joy Is already full
to overflowing.'
Before the bridal party was announced
an enjoyable musical program
was rendered by the organist,
Mrs. R. A. O. Barnes and the violinist
Mr. R. A. Q. Barnes.
Promptly at the appointed hour
to the inspiring and familiar strains
of Lohengrin the briday party entered
the church. The first to enter
were the polite and Attentive ushers;
Messrs O. B. Walton. G. H. Richardson
of this city, Roulae McMullen, of
Hertford, and Judson Blount, Of
Rocky Mount. They entered the
| right and left isles respectively.
After taking their positions at the
chancel they were followed by the!
bridesmaids, sisters.of the bride, I
Misses Anns Claire Hodges and Myral
Thigpen Hodges, who entered the
rlfht aisle. Up the left aisle wended 1
the groomsmen, Mr. Arthur Scoggin,
of Petersburg. Vs.. Mr. Ralph Hinton
Hodges, of ttfla city. The bridesmaids
were comely attired in white
lingerie gowns, white hats and gloves
and carried bouquets orsweet
peas
All eyes were now centered on
the main entrance to catch a glimpse
of the popular bride. She entered,
the right aisle leaning on the arm of
her Maidff Honor, Miss Clyde Stanctll.
of Hill, S. C..
She never looked more attractive
or charming. She wore a handsome
traveling coat sett of Confederate
blue cloth, bine hat and grey gloves
and carried a shower bouquet of
whtw Jm PMI. H.r Maid of Hooor?
was attractively dressed In white
lingerie, white hat and gloves and
carried a bouquet of white sweet
' Arriving at the chanoel the happy
bride was met by the gallant groom
an<f hie beet man and brother, Mr.
Jamee Perclvall. of Richmond, Virginia,
who an tared from the annex.
Pacing the pastor of the church,
Rgv. H. B. Searight and while the
organ played softly the familiar
trains of the Roaary, the solemn
words makjnf them one for time and
eternUj'Ver* pronounced.
To the familiar strains of Mendelshons
wedding march and the merry
peal of qreddtng. bells the bride and
groom left the church and took carriages
for the Nakfolk Southern station
where they boarded the eleven
o'clock train t&r a tour to Niagara
Palls. Buffalo, clttee In'Qanadh. New
Ybrk, Washington City and Balitmoreu
At the ntntlnn -a lam MmW
gathered to witheae their departure
and amid a ihower of rice and old
ahoee the coople left for their honeymoon
carrying with them beet 'wishrsraa;
The,>rW.. t. the eidcet daughter
of *r. hud Ml* leege 8. Hodge. of
thU city. *or rurt .he bur'M.
the efficient etenographer for the arm
of McKeel-Rldhardeon Hardware Co.
8he attended echool af the State
t&T&SiX ???
raotl her frlefid*. She 1. . women
of ettrectfte pergonal tty. Her Monde
?re l?l(m. Mar her wedded life he
WMP AHA . meed 'All ^ "
TjL groom le e n.Ure of Peter.
ho?,. VUllfW ^For the^^ew
men
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Sister of Fiancee $ ]
Bride of Pastof
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Miss Rose Edmonds Married.
Friend of Slayer
of Avis Linnell'
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Boston, April t4.?Miss Rose Ed- ]
mandi, sister of Miss Violet Ednjands r
who was the finance of Clarence V. 0
T. Richeson, and the'Rev. George b
Herbert Holt, of Barre, Vt., were n
married yesterday at the home of E
Mr. and Mrs Moses Grant Edmands, a
parents oi the bride, No.. Devon e
road. Brookllno. a
* Despite rumors that the engage- r
ment had been broken, the ceremony a
which united Mise Edmands and Rev. a
a, fn? aw.bus- ,
H|.S I> lohiiinn ttrda irrMtad
neo. wnen mcneson was arresoeo |
last fall for the murder of Arls Lin- ,
nell it was said the Wedding plans B
of the younger aister were postponed r
together with the abandonment of (
the marriage of Miss Violet Edmands (
to Richeson. Id
MIm Violet Bdmands attended the t
wedding, which took place at noon, t
according to frlonda by the Rev. ?
Maurice A Levy of the First Baptist B
Church of Newton Centre who was to 4
here married Mlaa Violet Bdmands r
to Hlcheaon. ^ *
No announcement of the wedding 1
was made by the Kdminde family 1
and all plans were anrronhdhd with |
secrecy.
The fight to save Richeeon from
the electric chair will begin Tuesday,
when John L. Lee, of Rlcheaia'a coon
"sel la to reach hare from Lynchburg. _
Va. He and William A. Morse qt
Boston will prepare for the hearing t
on the petition for commutation of j
sentence which the Governor hi.to be 1
asked to grants.. The papers will be |
filed With Gov. Fqes on Friday. <
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Mlaa Lillian Campbell. Mrs. Elisabeth j
Wlndley, Miss Maud Windley. Mlaa <
Helen Kugler, Mlaa Mary Louise ]
Arch bell. Miss Jennfo Cox. Miss An- 1
nle Cox. Mlsa Adeline Mayo. Mlaa El- ,
len;Parker. of tnfn city; Miss Christ- \
.lie' Stanclll, Hill. N. C . Miss Allle ?
O. Little. Permele. N. C.. Mlaa Mary <
McMullen, Hertford. K. C. ,
Out of town guests were: Mr.
James Rollings Percivall, father of
the groom; Miss Battle Percivall.
nr. Arwur ncagKius. 01 reier?Durg,
Vit, Mr: Jamee R. Percivall and wife
Richmond Va., Mr. Roulac McMoTlen
MIbr M.ry tfcMMlten, TfeHflyrd. N. 1
c., Mr. Judson Blount, of Rooky I
Mount; Mount 1 .utile Tblgpen Mid .
Cn(ten Cobb, of Conatoe; Miss Chrtetrno
Standi!, Mlu Clyde StancHI. Mn .
W. J. Hodges and eon. Mr*. F. K
Hodge, of WUIIamston. N. p.
Ult evening et the home of the
bride', purest, on Market Street e reception
ell tendered , the bridal
party from'nlae to tan thirty o'clock.
The couple were the reejplenta of i
e-large number of useful end baud-1,
asms presents from all perta of North ,
Carolina and Virginia. Among the t
gtfta wen e handaome brooch which ]
wan the only ornament worn by the i
bride, The many rememberanoee Of ,
friend, hern aad elsewhere teat Ike i
high esteem Is which Mr. sad Mrs. I
Perelvnll an held.
After their bridal lour they wUl i
be at borne In Richmond after May
, 5 Tba Dally New. Join Is oongratI
ulatlbn. and best wMM.'"'.
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JAWLWA. WIDKEJAY AFTKKN"
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T AWD THIR8DAY. , LIGHT VA1
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FE'S DISAPPOINTMENT*
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EXCITEMENT
CAUSED BY
EXPLOSION
Considerable escltpment wan crated
In the city Ight between
3 and 1 o'clock occasioned by a terlflc
noiee or egploelon, the nature
f which at the hoar of going to press
as not been ? eaitained Quite a
lumber of the dtheu heard the ex:
loeion but nonig'^gve been able to
ecouat for it. The. Dally Newa haa i
nedarored to ascertain the cause but
o far has been unsuccessful. The
eport startled tkoae awake _ and
woke thoee who were feat in thq
rms of Morpheas, tee cittsen etat?
that he B1tVux In hie room
nokfng when the IhM
ind that he at once Weak.on the
treet thinking some manufacturing
ilant had been demolished. Another
itixen woe aroused from alum be r
ind so great was hie angle ty that he
o Mt|a Street. The< report seemed
o come from Pamlico River. One
Iticen advanced the theory that posIbly
aqjne fishermen, were using
lynamite In order to catch fish. .The
sport Is the talk of the city today
rat'as yet no. one has been able to
iccouat for it. f
inn' MEREST IS
SHOWN II MEETING
The series of meetings now In' pro- '
at the First Baptist Church are
ncreaalng In ihterest and attendance
UI the while. Last nlgfct a large congregation
was present and heard one
>f the beet sermons of the series delivered
by the pastor,-Rev. ?. P. Dalton.
The outcome of the meeting is.
lestined to accomplish much good,
dr. Dalton is doing a fine work in
ATaahington and he is being heard
(ladly not only by his parishioners
>Ut the members of other churches,
rhere Will be services again this
tvenlng at 7:45 o'clock tA which the
teneral jiublic is cordially Invited.
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OFFICES MOVED '
Drs. S. T. and Jack Nicholson
lave moved their offices from the
dote) Nicholson building to tho store
EtfFmerty occupied by' the late Dr.
ramea M. Gallagher.
MRS. DUNCAN MARRIED
YESTERDAY MORNING
Mrs. Fannie Duncan, of Bdanfert.
0., who at one time was- a reallent
of thta city, waq happily married
it htr home In Beaufort yesterday
moraine at ?:40 o'clock to Mr. J.
r. Duncan. The bride and groom
pawed through thit olty yesterday
>n the Norfolk Southern train bound
tor Northern cities on a. bridal tonr.
lire. Duncan la a slater of Mrs. A. 8.
Pulford, of this ettg and her maay
friends wish her erery happiness
Tog dan sometimes do a friend a
faror by refusing to gtre him adrlea
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MX, APRIL SH, 1918.
K1ABLS WINDS.
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V n n i i A r?in/rr\ Art ^ "
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White Star Line "
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May Be Liable i
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Element of Gross Negll- *j
gence Is Basis Lawyers ?
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See For Damages a
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New York, April 24.?AdAlralty 81
lawyers In this city believe the courts gj
would be likely to uphold claims 8
against the owners of the Titanic for
lou of life and property.
In ordinary circumstances claimants
for damages would have to
prove that the vessel was unsea- ^
worthy when she left the last port
and that the owners had not exer- .
clsed due care lor the selection of
officers. If they cannot prove this 1
matt tm coalent *Uh jgjm- "
ey could be obtained from the sale
of the damaged vessel after the ac- *
cldeut.. In the case of the Titanic ?
only a few life boats remain.
It would be difficult to prove un- C
der English laws that the floating *
palace was unseaworthy, bdeause 1
those statutes are very favorable to
ship owners. If, however, gross neg- ^
llgence, such as running: at full speed
through dangerous ice fields, could C
be Droven there la a Drosnect of oh- ?
taining damages from the company
without reference to the shattered
hulk of the Titanic.
J. The international Merchant Ma- 8
fine is incorporated in the State of a
New Jersey. It has many American
stockholders. J. Pirpont Morgan and v
other American financiers are interested
in its affairs; It is the hold- v
?ng company which controls the 8
White Star and other ocean steam- r
ship lines. The Titanic, however, e
was under thf British lUg and her
lifeboat equipment, vwhioh served to I
save only one-third of those on board f
was sufficient to meet the require
menta of the English laws.
MR TBOS. CLARK ABLE .
TOJBE OUT ACAIN
i -The numerous friends of Mr. Thos.
I Clark, manager of the Jas. E. Clark
Company's dry goods establishment
are glad to know that he has recovered
sufficiently from his recent aill
ness to visit his store. Notwithstanding
his contracted illness Mr.
Clark ia looking extremely well and
bids fair to fully recover. He has
been confined to his residence on (
East Main street for several weeks. He ?
Is one of the city's'popular a fid high
ly esteemed young business men and <
and counts his fvtonds by the score. ,
It Is a source of pleasure to see him ,
on the streets again. ? " J
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MAKINO IMPROVEMENTS ,
Mr. Prank Moss is making ira- ,
provements At his rssldenoe corner (
of VanNdrden and Beoond streets. j
" KM ALL FTRK.
An alarm of fire was turned In at
l.Sd o'clock this afternoon and proved
to be a residence on Washington
and Third streets. It was extinguish 1
ed before the Ft re Department reach- I
he the scans. Very little damn? 1
wan da?. / ?
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i public a
thdrsdflt
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Segregation
In Newjersy
T uherculosit
What la designated by the Nation
1 Association for the Study and Pre
entton of Tuberculosis, in a state
lent issued today, as the most ad
anced legislation In the campalgi
gainst tuberculosis that has beei
nacted by any state In the Unite*
tatc^ If noi by any country in th<
orld, is found in a bill just passe*
y the New Jersey Legislature an*
igned by Governor Wilson.
The new law provides that tuber
ulosls patients who refuse to obe:
-xi lOBuiKiiuuB iHia aown oy im
tate Board of Health concerning tb<
reventlon of their disease, and thui
ecome a menancc to health of thos*
rlth whom they associate, ^hall b<
ompuibory segregated by order o;
he courts, in Institutions provide*
ur this purpose. If such a patlen
efuses to obey the rules and reR
lations of the institution In whict
e is placed, he may."be Isolated oi
pparated from other persons and re
trained from leaving the institu
Ion." The law further provides tha
II counties in the State of New Jer
ay shall within six months fron
prll 1st, make provisions in specia
lstitutions for the care of all per
>ns having tuberculosis in thew
aunties. The state treasury will sul
idise each county to the extent o:
3.00 a week for each person main
lined in these institutions excep
hose who are able to pay for th<
laintenance.
Commenting on this legislation th<
iatlonal Association for the Stud]
nd Prevention of Tuberculosis says
hat this is the most advanced leg
ilatlon of its kind that has ever beei
nacted in this country by any stati
rhlch provides for compulsory seg
egation of dangerous cases of tu
erculoals, is Maryland. The onl;
lty in the United StateB which ha
dopted a special* ordinance provid
ag for compulsory removal of dang
roun tuoerculoals caaeB, is San Fran
isco. A few other cities, such a
lew York, exercise this powqr unde
ertain provisions of their sanitar;
rdinance on the subject.
The National Association declare:
hat a consumptive who oxerclae
ufflclent precautions in the dlspos
1 of his sputum need not be a men
nee to anyone. The association goei
urther. however. In saying . tha
rhen a consumptive refuses to adop
he proper method necessary to .pre
ent the spread of bis disease, hi
hould be forcibly isolated and seg
egated in a special hospital prorid
d for that purpose.
MISSOURI PRIMARIES
TAKES PLACE THURSDA
ipeclal to the Daily News.
St. Louis, Mo., April 24.,?Wit
>oth Roosevelt and Taft leader
1 aiming control there Is overv ind
atlon of an interesting session whe
he Republican State Convention i
told here tomorrow to name' Missoui
lelegate*- at-large to the Republ
:an National Convention. The Room
relt managers claim 712 and cor
ede 438 to Taft. The Taft mani
?ers claim 707 votes and concede 4 4
o Roosevelt. In both these est
nates are included the Contested de
gates and the uninstructe^ delegate
if which latter there are a consit
irable number. A month ago th
raft forces believed they would ha\
14 7 delegates In the cot\,ventloi
nade it apparent that Rooseveltfha
it least en equal chance of winnln
>ut. Today the Roosevelt people ar
irltnful of confidence. So close a]
>ears the contest that many part
eaders predict that the conventio
vlll send the delegates-at-large t
Chicago without instructions for in
(residential candidate.
PRAYERIEEM TOUCH
There will be prayermeetlng set
rices In all the different churches c
he city this evening at the us us
our. eight o'dsck.Je which the gea
irah public has a cordial Invltattoi
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AND FRIDAY AT 1
SCBQOL JILDlIfG.
EACH GRADE
, WILL SHOW \
EXHIBITS
Opportunity of The Citij
zena to See Actual Class
i Work Done in School
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ALL ARE INVITED - ^
TO BE PRESEJ^
L* Brief Exercises in Th?J.3uditorium
9 A. M. and at
12 M.
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f The Washington Public Schools
I will hold their regular annual exl
hlblt on Thursday and Friday of this
- week. April 25th and 26th. All exi
hibits by each grade will be shown in
r their own claas rooms and will con
sist of various kinds of hand work.
On Thursday and Friday mornings
t at the opening exercises at i>:00 A.
- M., there will be brief exercises on
> these two dayB at 12:00 M.. last1
lng about thirty minutes.
All the people of the city are cor5
dially Invited to visit the school on (
? these two days especially, and it will
t not make any difference what time
- people come, though if you can be
t present at the opening exercises and
e go from the auditorium through various
departments, you will be able to
a get a more comprehensive idea of
r the school a8 a whole, as well as see
it in all its various departments.
Last yeas we had about '225 viei?
tors on exhibit days. This year we
e are very anxious, if possible, to
k 4osbte this number, and we hope
- that all the patrons of the schools
- and all our citltens will avail them- -.4
V selves of the opportunity of paying
b us a visit some time on these two
- days. !
In addition to seeing the exhibit
- work that the children have done.
anomer oo/eci 01 tnese days 18 to
r furnish our people an opportunity to \
y see the actual class work done in the
school. ?
b When visitors arrive they will be
? invited to Register at the front door
" of ike building fronting on Becoud
- street, some students in the high
b school will show the visitors to any
t department in the school which they
t n^ay wish to see. and teachers and
- classes will go on with their work
? as usual. Many people have the idea
* that should they visit the school they
will be a source of embarrassment or
hindrance. This is a mistake. The
schools is opsn at all times to visi- A
tors, particularly on the exhibit days
as mention^Jabove.
Again we efctend a cordial invita|
tion to everybody to come. All teach- J
? era. students, principal, and superintendent
will be glad to answer any
questions regarding exhibit over the .
h 'phone or In person or otherwise. ,
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-l The following cases Vvere disposed
I-1 of before Recorder Grimes this morn- *
..ling at the City Hall:
i-J Upon the complaint of Georgia
i. I^eary; Julia Kinaey was placed under
4 | a peace bond for a term of six months
j. I Both of the parties are colored.
.H ed with larceny. He was found guilty
j. but Judgment will not be pronounced
ie until tomorrow.
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CHOIR PRACTICE
j All the members of the First Me,K
(hodist Church choir are requested to .
f, meet at the church this evening ?at
8 o'clock for the usual practice.
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0 LIST OF NEW ADVERTISE- J
y MRNT8 IN THE NEWS ?
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J. K. Hoyt. f -J1
Lyric Theatre.
Doana
* Washington Horse Exchange ' * - a
* Bromalglne. 'M
- Poetum Cereal Company. . '-f
1 Southern Furniture Company j
tl * Votan Tea aa4 Coffee / 1
t- Draughan a Baataees College
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vis