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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
sonnet. for the New Year.

SOnnets Tor the new neArs
This year shall endeavor to be just.
To judge men as I wish them to judge
me,
To try to keep myself from envy free.
To more than earn my wage, TO merit
trust,
To cease from being swayed by every
gust
That blows across my path to try to see
The good there is; to labor honestly
For honors sake, and not because l must
This year shall endeavor to be brave,
To give no other reason to complain,
To be no foolish habits humble slave,
To cease to dread the smlrking FOOLS
disdain.
To ever hope for better things TO come.
To keep from swearing If / pound my
thumb.
This year shall endeavor to give cheer
To those. who sit in doubt and those
who sigh.
To those who, bearing bruises, wonder
why
The world has grown SO barren and so
drear:
And. though the sky be overcast or clear,
My heart shall be serene, my purpose
No task shall be too hard for me to try,
My breast shall have no room for foolish
fear.
This year shall endeavor where I may
To comfort those whose burdens bear
them down.
To let no man as I shall go my way
Behold my face disfigured by a frown,
To try, when others walk upon my toes,
To smile because they haven't bumped
+ IS. E, K1sER.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
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Thirty Years Ago

Thirty Years Ago
This Sunday was pretty dry Sunday
for many OF the boys"
At thu Congregational church the pas
tor gave over his evening address TO a
dissertation on the Slocumb law, and the
wisdbm OF enforcing and obeying Il.
Hehe are additional announcements for
Ndtv Years receptions for tomorrow:
y the Union Catholic Library associa-
tioA rooms, Mrs. w. A. L. Gibbon. Mrs.
r. y. McShane, Mrs. W. NJ. Busftman,
Mril NJ. Donovan, Mrs. J. f. Daily, Mrs.
T. ]. Fitzmorris. Miss stacia Crowley,
Miss Nora OConnor, Miss Ella Kennedy,
Miss Maggie Mcdonald, Miss Britta Nc
Donald Miss r. +. Mccarthy Miss Mary
Mcnamara, Miss Rose Smith. Miss Ida
Truckee, Miss Rose Brady, Miss Nina
Mccarthy, Miss Nina Moran. Mrs. ID, II.
Goodrich at 2223 Farnam street, assisted
by Mrs. J. II. Dumont, Mrs. 81 G. Gran
ston and Mrs DR.. r. NJ. Stone. Mrs. A.
A. Gibson at 1ill California, assisted by
Mrs. g. Nevins and the Misses Hender-
son. Powell and Ida Gibson. Mrs. Ezra
Willard and Miss Willard at their home,
Nineteenth and Capitol avenue. with Mrs.
J. II. Mlllard, Miss Jessie Millard, Mrs.
J. NJ. Watson, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Ram
sey, Miss Comstock and Miss Ross. Mrs.
George w. Doane, assisted by Mesdames
Wakeley, Wells, Shears. Thrall. Floyd,
and Misses Clarkson. Shears, Hail. Wal
ker, Wells, Clarke. Wakeley and Doane.
Mrs. r. NJ. withheld, corner Nineteenth
and lizard streets, assisted by Mrs. !. w.
Miner. Mrs. A. sorenson, Mrs. A. Nc
Kenzie, Mrs. A. Traynor, Mrs. Thomas
Swobe. Mrs. +. Haney, Mrs. NJ. N. Mar
shall, Mrs. II. V. Shull, Mrs. Walter Ben
nett, the Misses Annie and Ella Durham,
Mrs. c. johnson and Edith Van Arnam.
avenue and Nineteenth street, assisted
by Mrs. J. N. II. Patrick. Mrs. Colonel
Royal, Mrs. Herman Kountze, Mrs. Ly-
man Richardson. Mrs. Levi Carter. Mrs.
A. Patterson, Miss Olga Berlin, Miss
Jacobsen, Miss Minnie Richardson and
Miss Dora Lehmer.
Preparatory 90 the annual meeting of
the Board OF Trade the secretary asks
for suggestions on % How to unite all
railway lines in a common termini of
union, freight and passenger depots? ~
system of grading and paving the en-
tire city; 90 Locations for manufacturing
enterprises; 90 A railway and wagon
bridge to Council Bluffs (O The proposed
chamber Of commerce building; co. A real
estate exchange, grain exchange. live
stock commission and clearing house;
ca Cheap coal.
The members OF the choir Of 81. Phile-
menas cathedral rendered Rev. Vicar
General Rioridan a supper at the Creigh-
ton house.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
Trade with Canada.

The British fanfare about the trend
of Canadian trade away from the
United States, which has been
shared in somewhat by dubious
minded Americans since the defeat
OF reciprocity, gets no encourage
ment from the statistics recently Is
sued at Ottawa showing the condi-
ton OF trade at the close of the last
fiscal year. Canada's foreign COM
merce increased in this last twelve
months s76, 900 900 and the striking
feature about Il lie that $61,50O, 900
of this increase represents trade
with the United States, while only
81, 100000 was trade with England
and other British countries.
Not very logical proof for the pes
simistic prediction by Americans
that we have lost out with Canada,
and decided blast of cold air to
the envious Briton, who has pro-
fessed to see the current of COM
merce with Canada swing from the
United States to the Mother
country"
Whatever may have been the SEN
timental causes entering into the
defeat by Canada of reciprocity. II
remains impressively apparent that
Canada has not yet come to the
point where she cares to operate
her commerce and industry upon
purely sentimental basis. Canada
will cut loose from us commercially
when she can improve the bargain
by trading with England or some of
the British lands and that time will
never be. 1t is utterly idle for Eng
land to pretend that the trade of
this continent shall be treated other
than as a unit. Natural conditions
control that, and no barrier of ma
tional prejudice or pride of British
continuance will operate to change
those conditions. The present situa-
ton offers positively no hope OF
permanently, IL temporarily, inter
rupting the growth OF the volume
of trade between the United States
and the Dominion.
Our advantage over England in
Canada only begins, It does not end,
in this trade balance. This acts as
the floodgate TO a general, advanc-
ing stream of intercourse In every
line OF commercial, industrial and
social activity and this stream is not
going to be even checked in its
fluenoy by defeats of reciprocity or
appeals from the mother country
for firmer cohesion between the
British members. Thus. It becomes
evident that, after all. our interests
have suffered little II any from the
failure OF Canada to ratify the rec
iprocity treaty. or from the fact
that the siren voice Of deception and
sophistry was able at the last mo-
ment to gain the ear of our good
old customer at the north.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
Old Year and New,


What have thou done for us,
What have you won for us,
Dying old year?
What have you taught us,
What have you brought us
We should hold dear?
Friendships sweet pleasures,
Sorrows rich treasures,
Love and good cheer.
Just as we're parting,
A new year Is starting
Beside your dark bier;
While shadows are falling,
New duties are calling
In bugle notes clear.
We mingle our sadness
With hope and with gladness;
A smile with a tear.
Blithe New Year. we greet you;
Be kind, we entreat you;
Could we but steer
Your ending should find us
With strife ell behind us,
With loved ones all here;
With brotherhood growing,
Good will OVERLOOKING,
For all, far and near.
ARCHIBALD HOPKINS.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01


Orphan Hours, the Year Is dead,
Come and sigh, come and weep!
Merry Hours, smile instead,
For the Year Is but asleep;
See, II smiles as II Is sleeping,
hooking your untimely weeping.
As an earthquake rocks a corse
In its coffin in the clay.
So white Winter, that rough nurse,
Rocks the dead-cold Year today;
Solemn Hours! wall aloud
For your mother in her shroud.
As the wild air stirs and sways
The tree-swung cradle of a child,
So the breath of these rude days
Rocks the year. Be calm and mild,
Trembling Hours she will arise
With new love within her eyes.
January gray IL here,
Like a sexton by her grave;
February bears the bier;
March with grief doth howl and rave,
And April weeps-but o ye Hoursl
Follow with Mays fairest flowers.
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01


II the invention of nonexplosive
and noninfiammable moving picture
Aim heralded from Germany proves
to be what is claimed for 1t, 1t will be
great boon for all who have the
moving picture habit. Few people
realize the number OF moving picture
shows that are in operation In city,
town and village, drawing their
patronage from all classes Of people,
and more particularly from the
women and children. II these shows
can be made as safe against panic
and fire as other popular amusement
places they will experience a great
impetus to their business.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
Twenty Years Ago

ANtHJf AtaTh hRO-
James e. Boyd gets news from wash
ington OF the supreme courts decision
mat ne is citizen of the United States
and was when elected governor, from
which office. eight months previous, he
was ousted on the ground that he was an
allen.
Mrs. John Savage, wife of the detective,
was taken suddenly and seriously III at
her home and physician and the hus-
band were summoned posthaste.
Shortly after a. IN. flames were seen
issuing from the drug store of NJ. A.
johnson. Twentieth and Lake, and before
extinguished damage 10 the extent OF
s.. 500 20 5000 had been done to that and
adjoining buildings owned by George w.
Beard.
About 1900 persons attended the OPEN
house New Year reception OF the Young
Mems Christian association.
Right Rev. John p. Newman enter
tanned the local Methodist clergymen and
many laymen at a New Years dinner.
Among those present were: Revs. T. C.
Glendenning, p. s. Merrill. II. l. Powers,
J. w. Shank. T. c. Webster, F. w Bross,
John Kracker, II. A. Crane, Charles
snaveley, w. X. Beans, e. G. NJ Brown.
]. b. Maxfield, DR.. Stuart, DR.. r. s.
Anglin, DIR. ID. A. Foote, DIR. J. +. Moore.
J. NJ. Gillian, ]. O. PhilHppi, al with
their wives, and Messrs. Fleming, Bar
ton. Brewer, C. Miller, sunbrock Rev.
Mr.. Abrahamson, Rev. Mr. Swanson,
Rev. c. N. Dawson. Rev william Van
Buren,, Rev. j. p. Roe and Rev. Mckay
Stuart OF Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
People Talked About
Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.
The wagon waits; go TO itl
Now you're on again. How far to off
again.
Writing down George Washington as a
military blunderer 100 years after suggests
that some living people are stin grieving
because George won.
The old man with the whiskers and
scythe cleverly dueked the problem OF
standardiEing hash. leaving Il on the cen
ter OF the desk for the New Year kid.
Doctors disagree about the condition OF
Banker Morse. Like sick people In
ordinary society. the banker must re-
eeive the seasons greetings at his present
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
Ten Years Ago


Frank Bandle returned from Kansas
City, where at meeting OF the members
and magnates OF the new American as
ISOLATION he was rendered the Omaha
franchise. President Tom J. Hickey was
to follow Mr.. Bandle to Omaha TO aid
in making the deal. Mr.. Bandie was dis
posed to accept the proposition, but could
not say definitely until another little
matter was cleared up.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs, George
Rudio, killed i'm a wreck at Malta, ILL.,.
were deposited in the receiving vault at
Prospect Hill cemetery, awaiting final
disposition by relatives.
Troy Nicholson, the young Omaha man
who dropped dead in Kansas City on
Christmas eve. was buried at Forest
Lawn cemetery under direction of the
Young Mems Christian association,
NJ. r. Funkhouser. who with Carroll @.
Pearse. had made trip 20 other cities
to look at convention halls for sug-
gestlons for building Omaha's Auditorium
said: What we found out was that a
building such as win be built in Omaha
will be of greater advantage to the city
than could be brought about by any other
Investment"
Fred Loewe severed his connection with
the Boston store to go to Milwaukee TO
engage In business for himself.
Frank II, wilderman died at the age
OF "a
The district judges met and assigned
themselves to the dOCkets as follows:
Criminal. Irving r. Baxter; jury, Jacob
Fawcett jury, w. w. slabaugh; jury,
Lee s. Estelle; equity, Ben s. Baker;
equity, william W. Keyseri equity W. T.
J Dickinson.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The small coal dealers are asking
the very pertinent question whether
Mayor Jim has forgotten that they
are in business in his ardent atten-
ton to the wants and wishes of the
big Five,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

II Luther Burbank should trans
form the thorny cactus into harm
less fruit. the government might be
put 20 the trouble of building a wall
about IT'S oaetus-encircled penitenti-
airy at Yuma,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

La Toilette men meet secretly"
says the headline over a Lincoln dis
patch to the local democratic organ.
Why secretly? We thought La Fol-
lette followers were all for publicity
and the full light OF day on every
body and everything all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Our old friend. Edgar Howard, is
still for Folk for the democratic
presidential nomination. provided al
ways he cannot have Bryan once
more. Edgar means that because he
has become accustomed to losing
with Bryan he would be more cheer
full about II than with anyone else.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

NV =
Not "a single emerald ember,
Not a CLINT or CLEAN OF gold,
Gilds the garden where for warden
BrOods the pallid wrath OF Cold;
Snow elves down the gray sky flying
Hitler. thither. swift and sheer,
Bugler wind to wind replying,
Welcome In the youngling year.
Far along the river border
All Is frosted, all Is frore;
I.eafless dingle. rime-white single,
Line the barren reach Of shore;
Yet where steely reaches glisten,
And fleet skaters dart and Veer,
Gleeful Voices.-ah. but hsten!-
Welcome IN the yOungling year.
What although be strewn behind us
Wrecked ambitions, broken aims.
Ever Vernal, aye, eternal
Hopes irradiant pharos flames;
Let us then with valiant chorus
Lift our hail TO Janivere,
Face with faith what lies before US
welcome IN the youngiing year,
CLINTON SCoLLARD
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

What is the use to talk OF Happy
New Year" when the collector does
not know the difference between
January ! and the first OF any other
month";
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Alaska is a big country, and some
big mistakes have been made re-
specting II and more will be made.
but the biggest mistake ever was for
Unfair partisans TO misrepresent the
facts In order TO promote personal
ends.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Mr.. Bryan shows no signs OF re-
scinding the Observation-Disclosures
notice which he served on Governor
Harmon, but on the contrary Is ex-
tending II TO include Congressman
Underwood and several other aspir-
ing statesmen. Otherwise the Fair
VieW,eoionei Is hellbent for harmony.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The Bees junior birthday book has
run its course. Here's a health and
happy new year TO all our young
friends whose birthdays It has
chronieled.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Just think of the awful doom
threatening General Reyes--to be
exiled in Gay Paree." sedition is
terrible crime in Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The rumor that there is a man in
Pennsylvania who never heard of
William ]. Bryan must be Jealous
contemporaries trick.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The Yankee drummer seems to
have made deal with old Mrs.
China, but he may only have sold
his sample republican government.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Emporia, Kan. locked up a man
who had been married four times.
Well. he viii probably break away
from that embrace, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The mayor of Indianapolis seems
to have got the shank OF the civic
market matter before the people at
last
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The cost OF living may be high,
but Il is nothing as compared with
those "higher-ups" when the law
seeks to reach them.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

II It be true that Mrs. sinclalrs
afhnity, Poet Kemp. has the most
beautiful SOUL in the world II ought
10 be X-rayed before 1t deteriorates.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

In his testimony to prove the nom
existence Of meat trust Mr.. Veeder
has convinced nearly everybody.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Gee whiz. they are even lynching
negroes in brooklyn. the City OF
churchesl 1t will be Philadelphia of
Brotherly Love fame next.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

sub.rriI,ers leaving the city
temDorarffy should have The
nee mailed TO them. Address
will he changed NJ often as
requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

The sum OF the numerals which
designate the new year proves TO be
thirteen. Lucky or .nnlucky2
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Persia is doubtless pondering the
improbabIlIty Of ever seeing another
New Year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Russia still stands as the most
stubborn argument against peace on
earth, good will to men,"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

WI Ting-fang-galang-dang has
finally got China awake with his
democratic bedlam,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Admiral Dewey orders peace and
four battleships a year. You may
fire when you're ready, Gridley"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

Il is superfiuous to say. that a
political campaign is usually often
Isive as we'll as defensive.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

just a year ago we we're enjoying
zero weather, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

DR.. Sun Vat Sen as president Of a
republic will become DR.. s. Y. Sen.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
Write 1t 1912.

Now. walk the straight line IL you
can.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
NOVEMBER CIRCULATION
50,573

state Of Nebraska. County OF Douglas -;
Dwight Williams, circulation manager
of the Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average dally
circulation. less spoiled. unused ana re-
turned copies. for tho month or NoNem-
Der. .s1i. was 5o.573.
DWIGHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn 20
before me this 9Th day OF December. WI
GseaD ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
Old Year and New

Chorus OF Poets Salute
the new Year and Bid
farewell TO the OLD.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01

OFFICES.
Omaha-The Bee Building.
South Omaha-23ls N. St
Council Bluffs 20 Scott 81.
Lincoln-26 Little Building.
Chicago-i5tS Marquette Building.
Kansas City-Reliance Building.
New York---4 West Thirty-third. -.
WashinEton-7S Fourteenth ST.. N. w.
CORRESPONDENCE
Communications relating 20 news ana
matter should be addressed
Omaha Bee. Editorial Department
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
SECULAR LEAGUE
DEBATES SUFFRAGE
". D. Mackenzie Is Chief Speaker
and Advocates the Des Moines
Plan of Government.

Charges that the advocates of self
government in the District are seeking
10 restore the form of government and
the alleged corrupt politics which main.
tained IN the District forty years ago
we're vehemently denied by w. D. Mac
kenzie, at the weekly debate of the
Secular League in Pythian Temple yes
terday afternoon. The City for the
People" was the topic.
Mr.. Mackenzie advocated the Des
Moines plan OF city government, which
has been adopted by about seventy cities
in the United States. The secret or its
success, he claimed, ''is direct official
responsibility and direct popular control
by the initiative, referendum and recall" &"
Mr.. Mackenzie adversely criticised the
methods of the District Tax Assessors s
Office.
Mr.. Mackenzie. who made the chief ad-
dress, was followed by DR.. William Tin
dali, Secretary to the Commissioners
who said he questioned whether suffrage
would be Of any benefit TO the people
Of the District. Martin Williams sup
ported Mr.. Mackenzie and declared the
half and half principle plan to be the
fruitful source of the evils which beset
the District"
Others who participated in the debate
were Hyland G. Kirk, president OF the
Secular League; a. w. Thomas, Samuel
SalOman, James G. Kent, DR.. J. j. Shir-
ley J. S. Pierce and Donald Macpher-
son
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
MINICTERPLEADS
FOREARLYSHOPPING
Rev. James Shera Montgomery Says
! Home Merchants Should
Be Patronized.

Shop early and patronize home mer-
chants, is the counsel which Rev. James
Shera Montgomery, pastor Of Metropoli-
tan Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church. gave his, congregation in a ser
mon last night on the theme, THE Man
VINO Claims His Own"
The spirit of the day simply dogs the
footsteps of the one who just claims his
own," said DR.. Montgomery. ''Unselfish-
ness is the sovereign good OF human
nature; selfshness is the toothache of
character. Unselfish lives are like noun
tain peaks which catch the sunrise while
it is yet early morning. But with many,
many folk it is SO much easier to love
the good Lord whom they have not seen
than their neighbor whom they have
seen. The world has never had any
trouble in saying Amen to the lives that
follow Jesus.
I'VE are now in the foreglow OF the
Christmastide. 1t Is no time to hold
on to the rope and claim our own. 1t
is plain Christian ethics to think of the
convenience and the hardships OF others.
Do your Christmas shopping at your
first convenience, aad thus make lighter
the already crowded and overworked
lives. Do not be a bargain hunter. Do
your trading at home. You have the
power to shop in othcr cities. But we
doubtr the right. Turn aside from that
phase of competition which comes into
our city, flooding it with circulars. solic-
iting inspection of samples, making
plausible declarations. Stand by our
home merchants who, through their pay
rolls. tax sheets, contributions for pub
lie and private welfare are most en-
phatically entitled to our first and last
considerations"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
LEGAL NOTICE.
E. H. THOMAS and JAS FRANCIS sMITH.
Attom5G

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
0 Columbia. holding District Court. In rp The
opening Of ruad along the AnacDstiA River. in the
District Of Columbia District Court, No. lo4s-No-
tics is hereby given that the Commissioners Of the
District OF Columbia pursuant to the rroUisions of
en- Act arproTed May 70. 1910 entitled An Act TO
1uthoIiIo the openins of road along the Anacnstia
River. in the District Of Columbia" have hled q
petition in this court psying the condemnation Of
the land necessary for the ornng Of road along the
AnacnstiA Rive and bounded by said river. from
Monroe Street extended to the right OF way Of the
Outfal sewer and near Poplar Point and from the
southeast corner Of the grounds Of the GoTernment
Hospital for the Insane along Aid Ananostta
River to Gfesborn Point near the Western ter
minus q Memphis Street, ~ shown on a plat
or map filed with the said PETITION. part
Thereof. and PRAYING also that turJ Of Eve judicn.
eIperenoed disinterested men. who shall bs FREE
holdeB within the District OF Columbia not related
to interested in thess proceedins and not
In the seTTice employment Of the District Of Co
lmbia Or Of the United States b. summoned by the
United STATES Marshal for the District of Oclumha
TO Hss the damages each owner Of land to Be taken
may sustain by rpASon Of the opening of the afoCe
ssid rad and the cundennatiqn ot the land neo-
essAry for the PURPOSES thereof and to aSss bene
fits resulting heTefrom not lsss than o0eh half Of the
entire amount Of sad damages plus the costs of this
proceeding upon the land ahuttinr upon the MD
road 70 be opened and Also upnn ell other pieces and
Parcels of land which the Jury may find will be bene
ed BY the said opeing OF the said road provided
for By the Aforesaid act Of Congress II is by the
Court this 9Th day Of DsosmbeT. Ordered that all
resous having any interest in thse rroreedinn b.
and they are hereby warned and ennmanded to ap-
rear in this court befOre the TTH DAY or
JANUARY. A. D. 1915. at 10 o'clock O. m and con-
tnue in Attendanos until the court shall have made
its final order Tatifying and confirming the award Of
damages and the ASSESSMENT II benefits of the jury
TO he empaneled and herrtn. and II Is further
ordered that COPY q this notice and order be pub
hshcd once in the Waahingtnn Law RSportsr and on
siI secular days IN the Washington Evening Star
The Washington Herald. and the Washington Post.
newspapers. before the said Tth day of January,
A. n. 1918 Il is further Ordered that . cory Of
this notice and order he served BY the United States
Marshal his deputies. Urun such Of the nf
the land he Condemned herein a. may he found by
the said Marshal or his depIes within the District
% CniumbiA and upon the tenants and occupants q
the brforr the sid 7th day Of January A. ID.
1918 By the Court: ASHLEY ". GOULD. Justice.
A true oopy-TeSt: tseall J. n. YOUNG. ClGk-
Br =. T. CUNNINGHAM Assistant Clerk.
deIo. II. .l2l3lLB