Make Your Plans
TO SELL
YOUR TOBACCO
—IN—
SMITHFIELD
THIS SEASON
“It’s just a little
highere here”
■ ILUr.'K ',5- NO. 74
IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF
JOHNSTON COUNTY,
THE HERALD’S
FOR IT.
$2.00 PER YEAR
10,001) Feople witness The
Unveiling Memorial Marker
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(Permanent Kecog
* nition Given Lads
Who Turned Back
Sherman’s Advanc
ing Horde At Ben
tonvillc; Gov. Mc
lean Delivers Ad
dress1 Sham Battle
Proves Realistic
The Bentonville battle
field with its trenches well
preserved after sixty-two
years have elapsed, again
warmed with human beings
yesterday as between fifteen
ami twenty thousand men,
women and children from
every section of North Car
olina from the mountains to
the seacoast, and from sev
eral states gathered to do I
honor to that remnant of the
(bnfederate forces which I
'hooked for three days in
1865, the advance of Sher
man’s army.
The unveiling of the memor
ial marker on this battlefield yes
terday marked the culmination
f a movement inaugurated and
• arried through to a successful
'•mpletion by the North Carolina
>ivision of the United Daugh
’rs of the Confederacy and the
■'fate Historical Commission.
The marker, which is a bronze
tablet set in a boulder of Wake
>unty granite, was unveiled by
|a group of children, descendants
of Gen. D. H. Hill, (Jen. R. F.
Hoke, and the three Fayetteville
colonels who commanded the Jun
f\- Reserve regiments in the bat
tle of Bentonville.
Mrs. Walter F. Wioodard, of
Wilson, president of the State
U. D. C., presided over the exer
cises which were held near the
marker. Patriotic airs rendered
by the 120th Infantry National
Guard hand of Raleigh inter
spersed the speechmaking which
characterized the unveiling. /The
invocation was pronounced by
Comrade S. F. Conrad, of Char
lotte, chaplain of the North Caro
lina Division of the U. D. C.
The rostrum erected under a
spreading oak tree, decorated
"'ith flags, held a brilliant as
semblage, including Governor and
Mrs. M clip an, speakers on the
program and honored guests of
the occasion, among whom was
F. Isenberg, of Pennsylvania, a
courier with Gen. Sherman's army
at Bentonville who .brought greet
ings from the Blue, Prominent on
the stage was young Hector Mc
Lean, son of the governor, who,
dressed in a Confederate suit, was
color bearer. But the group to
ward whom the speakers glanced
0 ^enost as they spoke of the me
morable conflict that marked the
"lose '-’f the War Between the
‘’tates, was the little group of C>n
edcrate veterans who occupied
scats of honor immediately in front
0 the rostrum. Among these old
so dior.s was a number who were
a Bentonville sixty-two years
a£o. Alter the exercises they wan
< end over the battleground en
eavoiing to find again scenes and
ocations that had been tamped in
de”bly on their minds.
l,resentation of the marker
S httin*fly made by Mrs. John
Continued on page five
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ci|)hera"u- lf tho riKht one de"
sent H fh‘S S?me and wiU T)rc
We w n t0 The Herald office,
n, Present him with a
V S lrlm™.tary ticket to the
lie ^ Theatre. Tickets must
e edl ed for before the f j.
"iKing issue.
t iauile I'ulier recognized his
"Ime Inst issue.
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mtolmachhwyaala
Tablet Unveiled To Commomerate
Southern Heroism At Bentonville
Bronze marker unveiled on the battlefield of Bentonville
yesterday in honor of the Confederate soldiers who fought
and died at the battle at that place March 19-21, 1865.
PRINCETON WOMAN
GETS PRISON TEAM
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Miss Lena Woodard Must
Spend From 3 to 5 Years
In State Prison; George F.
Woodard Gets Suspended
Sentence
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In Superior court here Tuesday,
after a plea to nolo contendere to
a charge of false entry, Miss Lena
Woodard, of Princeton, assistant
cashier of the Farmers and Mer
chants Bank of that city, now de
funct, was given a term of from
three to live years in the State’s
prison, while her father, George
F. Woodard, who was cashier of
the bank, was given a suspended
sentence upon payment of the
cost of the action, when ho enter
ed a plea of nolo contendere to
misdemeanor charges. Miss Wood
ard is listed as the first woman
ever sentenced in North Carolina
for violation of banking laws. She
is also the first woman prisoner
from Johnston county in the State
prison. Miss Woodard is about 30
rears of age. She received the sen
tence pronounced by Judge Henry
A. Grady who is holding the spec
ial term of criminal court, calmly
with absolutely no show of emo
tion, and a few hours later a
Johnston county officer accompan
ied her to the state penitentiary.
Miss Woodard was charged with
■wo offences, violation of thef State
ranking laws, and embezzlement.
Her father, Geo. F. Woodard, was
accused of embezzlement, false en
tries and violation of the bank
aw. The embezzlement charge of
Miss Woodard was nol prossed, the
false entry charge meeting a nolo
contendere. The charges against
Mr. Woodard were also nol press
ed, but he entered a plea of nolo
contendere to misdeameanor
charges. Mr. Woodard was placed
under a $2,000 bond to appear at
the December term of court and
show that the costs in the case
have been paid.
The Merchants and Farmers
Bank was closed on February 3,
1925, by the State banking .depart
ment. The bank shortage was found
to be about $37,000.
E. F. Ward, of this city, and l.
M. Bailey, of Raleigh, counsel of
the State bunking department,
landlcd the case. Clawson L. Wil
liams is solicitor during the spec
al term of court.
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FORD BUYS MI CH LAND
FOR GROWING RUBBER
NEW' YORK, Sept. 14.—(AP) —
rhe New York World will say to
morrow that Henry Ford has pur
chased 1,200.000 acres of land in
Para, Brazil, from an American
vho holds that concession for $42,
>00,000 and intends to use the land
'or a rubber plantation, according
Aviators Give Up
Trip Round World
—
Brock and Schlee Decide Thai
Flight Across Pacific
Would lie Suicide
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Pride of Detroit, Tokyo, Sept.
15.— (AP)—(Thursday)—The pro
jected flight of the American
monoplane Pride of Detroit across
the Pacific on its globe circling tour
was called off here today by its
co-pilots, Edward F. Schlee and
Walter S. Brock.
The decision to call off the
flight followed « lengthy confer
ence with aviation experts here
and others interested in the un-(
dertaking*. Many cablegrams from
America urging the fliers to stay
at Tokyo also carried weight.
Brock and Schlee finally concluded
the attempt to negotiate the Pa
cific would be suicide.
They will take an early boat for
the United States and have their
monoplane shipped home.
Tokyo, Sept. 14.—(A P)—The
flight of the world encircling mon
oplane, Pride of Detroit, toward
the patch of coral sand known as
Midway island, 2,480 miles out ia
the Pacific ocean, .was definitely
set today by the fliers to begin
Friday.
Smilingly. confident that they
would safely make the flight to
Midway, despite warning's of Jap
anese aviators and the cabled
pleas of friends to abandon the
project, Pilots Edward F. Schlee
and William S. Brock asserted
that if they failed to find the is
land they would continue on 1,440
miles to Honolulu.
The 450 gallons of gasoline which
their plane would carry, the avia
tors said, would be sufficient to fly
them from the Kasmuigaura field
near Tokyo to Honolulu, approxi
mately 4,000 miles- Fo)r luck,
Schlee said he would carry a rab
bit’s foot, which he exhibited. For
food, the fliers carry sandwiches
and a bottle of coffee.
Brock and Schlee brought their
airplane to land at the Kasumi
gaura field, 45 miles northeast of
Tokyo, this afternoon after a 600
mile flight from Omura, in south
western Japan. They had been held
up at Omura two days by fog
and storm after their flight from
Shanghai.
Cordially received here by Japa
nese and foreigners, they praised
the treatment accorded them at
Omura, expressed their confidence
in their plane and their hope of
completing in safety the 22,067
mile air journey around the world
to Harbor Grace, N. F. To reach
Kasumigaura, the Pride of Detroit
flew. 12,275 miles in 19 days in the
attempt of its pilots to beat the
round the world record of 28%
days made by airplanes and other
means.
TOBE HOLT FOUND
GUILTY 2ND TIM!
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Manslaughter Case Sends
Defendant to State Prison
For Term of Two Years
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Late Wednesday afternoon,
' 'it spending a whole day on
the case, Tobe Holt of Prince
ten was found guilty in Su
perior court of violating the
prohibition laws. Sentence had
not been passed when court
adjourned yesterday.
Holt’s case was appealed from
tence of eighteen months on the
roads had been imposed. The de
fendant was represented in Super
ior court by J. Ira Lee and W. H.
Lyon of this city, and H. H.
Hatch of Goldsboro.
A considerable portion of Tues
day was consumed with the trial
bf the State vs. Ronie Hastings,
a negro, who was charged with
manslaughter. It will be recalled
that on March 21, 1925, a Ford
i-oupe driven by Hastings ran into
:he Buick touring driven by W. R.
Smith, in the town of Selma, and
me of the occupants of Mr.
Smith’s car, Miss Blackman, sus
tained injuries from which she
lied a few days later. The jury
found Hastings guilty and he was
sentenced to the State penitentiary
for a term of two years. On a
•harge of violating the prohibition
laws, the defendant waived bill
and tendered plea of selling whis
key. Prayer for judgment in liquor
Liase was continued until Decem
ber term 1929. E. J. Wellons was
the defendant’s attorney.
Ira Sullivan was in court charg
ed with stealing tools valued at
510 or $15, but was acquitted.
The case, State vs. Richmond
Sanders, colored, charged with
Jriving a car while intoxicated was
quickly disposed of when it was
found that the defendant had pled
guilty in Recorder’s court. Judge
tlrady imposed a line of $50 and
David McLanrb, who was in
:ourt charged with assault upon
lls father with intent to kill, was
fiven a sentence of 18 months on
he roads. It wilT be recalled that
iome months ago the defendant
ind his father had some words
>ver some fodder and young Mc
L#amb fired a shot-gun at his
father.
The case of State vs. David Lee*
ind State vs. John Dave Phillips
vere called and failed.
The trial of J. II. Holt, charged
vith transporting liquor for pur
jose of sale, resulted in a verdict
>f guilty of possession and trans
iting upon his own statement.
Sentence has not yet been render
ed in this case.
Yesterday at noon, court was
idjourned in order to let jurors,
witnesses and others attend the
Memorial celebration at Benton
nlle. Court will be resumed this
noming.
Sixty-three cases were on the
calendar for this special term,
;wenty-five of which were viola
dons of the prohibition laws.
URGES LEVINE TO
GIVE UP INDIA TRIP
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—(AP) —
Viter prevailing upon her husband
:o abandon his projected flight
:rom England to America, Mrs.
Charles A. Levine now wants him
;o quit his proposed flight to In
iia.
In a telephone call from London,
^evine last night reluctantly agreed
,o consider his wife’s plea that
le abandon his new plans.
“You’re sure now that you’ve
?iven up the idea of flying home?”
Virs. Levine asked.
“Yes, I have,” the first trans
atlantic air passenger replied. “It
loesn’t seem now as thoug*h the
veather will clear for any Atlantic
light until around May, they tell
ne. I’ve abandoned my plans to
•ome home by plane.”
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Freewill Baptist
Sunday school Sunday morning
it 9:30, C. J. Thomas, superintend
ent. Preaching Sunday night 7:30
>y the pastor. Prayer meeting* on
Wednesday night. The subject will
>e: “Prayer.” League meeting on
Thursday night. Everybody invit
'd to all services.
Geo. E. Thornton J
County chairman of the
Bentonville celebration held
yesterday at which time a
marker was unveiled on the
scene of the last batil; of the
War Between the States.
AGED WOMAN GOES
10 FINAL REWARD
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Mrs. Sarah Woodall Pa.sses
Away At Home of Daugh
ter in Henson
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Relatives and friends through
out Johnston county were sadden
ed yesterday morning when Mrs.
Sarah Woodall passed away at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Morgan, in Benson following a
short illness.
| Mrs. J^Voodall was stricken with
paralysis last Friday afternoon
about three o’clock and steadily
g'rew worse until the end came in
the early morning hours yester
day. She was more than eighty
years of age.
Mrs. Woodall was twice mar
ried, the first time to Jesse Ad- .
ams, a former register of deeds of
Johnston county. Several years
after his death she married Seth
Woodall, who preceded her to the |
grave some time ago. She is sur
vived by four children: Mrs. John
Morgan of Benson, Mrs. Geneva 1
Godwin of Kenly, Mrs. Minnie
Barnes of Sanford, and W. T. Ad- ;
ams, of this city. 1
Adhering to the faith of her
fathers, she united with the Prim
itive Baptist church here in early
life and was one of its most de
vout members until th© end. She
was a woman of the highest type
of Christian character ,and had
many friends who will be grieved
to hear of her passing.
The funeral was held at the
Primitive Baptist church here yes
terday afternoon at four o’clock,
conducted by her pastor, Elder
Jesse Barnes and interment was
made in the Smithfield cemetery.
Th© floral offerings were many
and beautiful.
A large crowd was present to
pay a las ttribute of respect to
this good woman.
Auto Wreck Near Holt Lake.
An accident occurred on the road 1
near Holt Lake Wednesday morn- '
ing between seven-thrity and eight :
o’clock when a Ford touring car <
ran head-on into a Dodge sedan. :
The Ford was driven by tourists 1
from Tennessee while the Dodge 1
was driven by Mrs. N. J. Pearce, i
of Goldsboro.
According to reports reaching
here, the tourists were attempting ;
to pass another car at a curve j
when they ran head-on into Mrs. ;
Pearce’s car on her side of the ;
road. Mrs. Pearce suffered cuts ]
and bruises but was not seriously i
hurt. Two of the men in the Ford
lost some of their teeth and were ;
quite shaken up. The other oecu- <
pants of the car were not hurt, j
Mrs. Pearce was alone. Both cars i
were badly damaged.
The men were carried to Four
Oaks' for medical treatment and i
Mrs. Pearce was brought here. The ■
wrecked cars were removed later
in the day.
Leave For Salem College.
Miss Ellen Patterson returned :
to Salem College Wednesday to <
resume her studies for another ;
year. Her cousin, Miss Annie
Koone Sutton, of Richlands, was
her guest Tuesday night. She wi)k
be her roommate at Salem
this year.
WOMEN APPEAR
BEFORE BOARE
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Ask That County Agent Re
tain Her Present Quarter;
—Board Transacts Routinr
Business
The board of county commission
ers was in session here Wednes
day, at which time a delcgitior
of ladies representing the Count;
Council of Home Demonstratior
Work appeared in the interest ol
retaining the present quarters ir
the courthouse of the county agent
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison. At i
meeting held some time ago the
commissioners passed an order re
questing the county home agent tc
move her office from the seconc
door to the third floor, in order
I hat thfl tav pollpptnr •> now
‘y officer, might have her room,
Miss Mattie T. Pou stated to the
3oard why the delegation had ap
peared, stating that it would be
^uite a hardship to require women
:o climb the long flights of steps
;o the third floor, should the coun
ty agent be required to move
-here. She suggested that perhaps
he commissioners had not thought
iust what it would mean for wom
?n passed middle life and women
vith Little children to have to gc
>o far to consult their advisor as
:o household problems. Mrs. D. J.
Wellons added her endorsement to
Miss Pou’s statement, and Mrs. T,
\V. Ives, president of the County
Council, also expressed a hope that
5ome other arrangement could'be
made.
The commissioners admitted
:hat they were in a quandary as to
vhefe to locate the new tax col
ector, and were open for sugges
ions as to solving this problem,
^o action was taken at the meet
ng Wednesday which is an rndi
■ation that they have the matter
inder careful consideration.
A good portion of the day was
;pent in hearing tax complaints
ind several releases were ordered,
rhe bond for the new tax collec
or, W. F. Grimes, was fixed at
ifty thousand dollars. Bills of an
ncidental nature were approved
or payment, and other routine bus
ness was completed.
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)EATH ENDS MISERY
FROM BROKEN NECK
GASTONIA, Sept. 14.— (AP) —
Six months of suffering from a
iroken back resulting in paralysis
rom the chest down has been end
d by death for Thomas Manning,
!1» Southern Power company em
doye. Physicians at the hospital
lere where young* Manning was
aken for treatment soon after he
eceived the fatal injuries in a fall
rom a steel tower at Laurens, S.
1., marveled at the tenacity with
vhich the patient held on to life,
le ate heartily and retained con
ciousness to the end.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN '
PRICE OF LEAF NOTED
GREENVILLE, Sept. 13.—The
ocal tobacco market for the first
wo days of the week showed a
light increase in price on some
»f the grades. The advance was
nore noticeable on the medium to
baccos some of which was mar
;eted dry and in much better order
han that sold during the opening
veek.
While there appears no end to
jrimings which grade occupies
ibout 95 per cent of each day’s
ales, some types are being sold
ind where quality and color are
rood the prices obtained are prov
ng satisfactory.
There was about one and one
lalf million pounds on the floors
if the seven warehouses yesterday
ind today there was an equal
luantity. From the amount al
eady here for tomorrow’s sale,
irospects are that it will exceed
ny day of the season for number
if pounds^
Every tobacco interest is insist
ng that the growers keep their
obacco in better condition for
narketing and not to rush in sell
ng their crop. Tobacco in too high
nder and fast selling has played
i large part in prices not showing
nore strength.
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It’s a poor Welsh rarebit tha<
loesn’t make you regret having
lormed its acquaintance.
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Mrs. W. M. Sanders
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Mrs. Sanders is vice-chair
man of the state committee
of the Bentonville battle
ground memorial. She has
been untiring in her efforts
to have the old battlefield
properly marked, and she con
tributed largely to the success
of the memorial occasion held
yesterday.
Johnston Tobacco
Farmers Use Tile
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Tnis Type of Barn Grows in
Favor; F. K. Broadhurst
and J. A. Hinnant Make
Statements
T. HOLMAN. _
(Agricultural Engineer^ North Car
olina State College)
The successful use of concrete
hollow-tile tobacoo Darns indicates
that farmers are paying more at
tention to tobacco curing. Success
ful farmers, who have given the
hollow-tile concrete barn a trial,
g*ive it their endorsement. In three
curing seasons, the number of
these barns increased to nearly 100.
It is interesting to note that to
bacco structures are keeping pace
with progressive developments of
other agricultural activities.
The stimulus given to the cur
ing problem, no doubt, is economic.
The increasing scarcity of timber
for building the barn: and wood
for curine: the tobacco is a r>rnh
lem growing more serious each
year. The margin of profit in the
crop depends, largely, on quality
of the leaf and absence of fire
losses.
Barns of various types, sizes
and shapes have been built and
used by farmers desiring to im
prove on the old structures and
methods of tobacco curing. Barns
built of logs, sawed lumber, brick,
metal, concrete, clay tile and con
crete hollow-tile are found on
North Carolina farms. Progressive
farmers in different parts of the
tobacco sections experimented in
dependently on the use and adapt
ability of these barns.
Use of Concrete Hollow-Tile.
It was from these trials con
crete hollow-tile was found to be
practical and efficient as a mater
ial to use in constructing tobacco
barns. Mr. R. J. Grantham, of Wil
son, N. C., built the first concrete
hollow-tile tobacco barn. This barn
was built in 1924. His endorsement
is the second barn which was built
after the first one proved practi
cal. The number of these barns
has grown from one in 1925 to 35
in 1926, and close to 100 in 1927.
These barns are scattered over
Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Pitt, Le
noir and other counties.
The most general construction of
the, building varies from 16x16 feet
to 20x20. The walls are built of
concrete hollow tiles 5x8x12. They
are laid lengthwise making a wall
eight inches thick. Mortar joints
are made by using a rich mixture
of Portland cement. A substantial
foundation is made by using a con
crete foundation or by pouring con
crete in the first layer of tile.
The latter rrfethod should never
be used unless the ground is firm
and solid. A roof with incombusti
ble covering-, good doors, a win
dow, wall and roof ventilators, fur
nace and flues complete the build
ing. These barns cost from $400.00
to $450.00 for materials and la
bor.
Some farmers varied the design
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(Continued on Page Six)
OFFICIAL COTTON
REPORTER N. C,
Prospect For State About
! 911,000 Bales; Crop In
I Whole County Is About
Two Thirds That of Last
j Year
RALEIGH, Sept. 13.—The
cotton crop is commanding
special public interest just
now. While the prospective
production of 12,692,000 bales
is about two-thirds of lalit
year’s crop, the market price
is about twice as much. What
is still better, the present
short crop will allow the
muchly quoted surplus stocks
on hand to be reduced by
consumption. Thus a better
future price will be insured.
North Carolina’s crop prospect
of 911,000 bales appears to be
about thre^-fourths of the 1926.
crop—which in turn was the stated
record production. The acreage is
reduced from 10 to 15 per cent
this year. The condition reported*
by 549 farmers the first of the
month was 64 per cent, while that
a year ago was 69 per cent. Thus,
it may be seen that the farmers
last year saw the crop through blue,
glasses, and may be optimistic
this year. With an average yield
per acre of 292 pounds of lint last
year, it hardly appears now that
we may make 244 pounds this
year.
The Crop Recruiting Service at
Raleigh made up three maps of
North Carolina showing county
cotton conditions, boll weevil infes
tation, and inches of August rain
fall. Zones were drawn on those
which showed similar waves across
the state.
The cotton condition map shows
clearly that the poorest condition
was 'below 50 per cent. This area
extends south from Scotland on
through Pender county, and reach
ing up to include Cumberland and
Duplin counties. The zone of 50 to
60 per cent runs from Anson north
easterly to Bertie county. Then,
70 to 80 per cent areas are from
Mecklenburg to Gates counties,
pasing through Moore, Wake, Wil
son and lower Halifax counties.
This condition is also found from
Lenoir to Carteret and from up
per Pitt to Tyrell counties. An ’
area of above 80 per cent condition
is shown from Rowan to Alamance
counties.
The boll weevil infestation map
shows Robeson county centering
the southern area, where more than.
80 per cent of complete infesta
tion was reported. The eastern zone
of heavy infestation is from Wayne
to Beaufort counties, and possibly
extending on up to Gates. The 50
to 70 per cent zone goes from An
son to Johnston, then southeaster
ly to Onslow, also upward to Ty
rell. From Pitt to southern Halifax
is in this area also. Below 25 per
cent of infestation occurs above
the line passing through Charlotte,
Concord, Pittsboro, Raleigb, Nash
ville, Halifax and Murfreesboro
The weather map show's heavy
rainfall during August. An area
of over 8 inches of rain includes
eastern Halifax and Edgecombv.
and extends to Pasquotank. Com
plaint of too much rain is general.
Red spider damage is frequent but
spotted. Belated growth of plants
and danger of rotting in bolls is
important. The final crop is very
problematical now.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—
I ’ &■ -• AH*
I “Tryin’ to hide sin wid a lie K
jlak try in’ to put out fire wjttf
.matches.
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