jSLEEPY-TI ME TALES JIMMY RABBIT lONCE MORE jf/wtiBrasmAiiw CHAPTER VI. W hen Jimmy Rabbit reached horn*, after leaving the house of Belinda Bunn; s mother, he unwound the last of Mrs. Bunny's yarn from about his waist just a few steps from his own mother's door. Then he went inside and got a bite to eat. And then lie went off to find Belinda Bunny and have a good time playing in the snow. Now, it happened that Jimmy Rab bit's mother had been meaning to pay a cull on Mrs. Bunny that day. .Soon after Jimmy started forth on his search for Belinda, his mother put. on her shawl and set out for Belinda's home. She hadn't (tone more than six jumps before site noticed some pretty red yai n that seemed to stretch on and on into (ho woods. Mrs. Rabbit was delighted with her find. She promply decided to make h"r call some other day. And turning about, she hurried back to her house to get her knitting needles. She had had an idea. She would use that yarn to knit Jimmy a pair of icd mittens fo’’ Christmas! Mrs. Rabbit 'pent a very pleasant afternoon, knitting in the woods. For three days, after that, she seized every moment that she could steal for her housework, to go and knit upon the mittens Hint she hud begun for her son. She was getting on famously, until there earne a heavy snow. She had ju-t finished one mitten. And when She went into the woods to start its male she couldn't find the end of Hie red yarn anywhere. It was buried under the snow. Of course Mrs. Rabbit was disap pointed. "1 can't give Jimmy the miUms for Christmas,” she thought. ill'-ilr] Til so right home ami gat It now.” “At least. 1 oaii’t give litem to him this year. Hut next spring, when tlie snow metis. I'll look for that yarn. And then I can knit the other mit ten and have the Y>air ready for Christmas next year.” Then Mrs. Rabbit remembered that •lie had meant to pay a rail on Belinda Bunny's mother. So site set out once more for Mrs. Bunny's house. Ami this time slut found nothing to stop; her. Mrs. Bunny was very triad to see tier. They had a good chat, anti a luncheon of hark. And then Mrs. Bunny brought out her knifing bag and pulled out one red mitten from it. '‘Seel” site said. “Isn't this a pretty mitten? I was knitting a pair for my daughter, ltut when this! big snow came T had to stop." Mrs. Babbit thought that was odd. lint she said nothing, except to praise the beautiful mitten. She looked at it very closely. It seemed to her that il was the exact shade of red as the one she had made for her son. Jimmy. “I'm going to make the mate to it next spring,” Mrs. Bunny remarked. “Well, that's queer!” Mrs. Rabbit exclaimed. “I made a mitten just like that for my son. But when the snow came 1 had to stop. They stared at each other for a few moments. And ihen they both spoke at the same time. ••Why did you have to stop'.’” each asked the other. “Because the snow buried the j •yarn,” each answered. “This is very peculiar,” said Mrs. | Bunny, shaking her head. “It’s the strangest thing I ever heard of Mrs. Rabbit declared. And then they explained. Mrs. Bunny told how Jimmy Rabbit had run off—or spun off—with her yarn wound about his waist. Mrs. Rabbit related how she hart found some yarn 1 in the woods, not far from her own doorway. Mrs. Bunny now lost her pleasant smile. In fact she looked quite sour. “It is very plain," she said in an Icy voice, “that you used my yarn to knit your son a mitten.” “I'm afraid that's a fact." Mrs. j Rabbit admitted. “Then what—" said Mrs. Bunny— j “what, if 1 may make so bold as to : ask, do you intend to do about the ; matter?" Mrs. Rabbit couldn't help feeling very uncomfortable. She didn't know what she could do. And then all at once she had a happy thought. "I'll give you the mitten that 1 ! kniti" she cried. "I’ll go right homo | and get it now.” •Oh. don't do that:" Mrs. Bunny, exclaimed. But sho hold the door | open for her guest. And she kept i watch, out of the window, until Mrs. Rabbit returned. “Here it is!" said Mrs. Rabbit as sho came hurrying into Mrs. Eunnv'r, ] house once more. Mrs. Bunny snatched the mitten out of Mrs. Rabbit’s paw and laid it upon the one she had knit herself. "They're exact mates,” she de clared. “But it's a shame to take this mitten." However, she thrust the pair quickly into her bag. "Oh! I don't mind." said Jimmy Rabbit's mother. "I love to knit." "Do you?" said Mrs. Bunny. "Then maybe you'd like to knit a nightcap for my husband." Mrs. Rabbit coughed. When sho caught her breath again she said that, much as she liked to knit, she was afraid she wasn't a good enough knitter to please Mr. Bunny. "Oh! He won't mind how It looks,” Mrs. Bunny assured her. “Just make It warm enough and it will be sure to suit him.” But Mrs. Rabbit shook her head. "I'll give you the yarn.” Mrs. Bunny offered generously. But Sirs. Rabbit couldn't be persu aded. "I'm too poor a knitter," she con fessed. “to do any knitting for any body outside my own family." Leon Opens New Men’s Shop Here “The Finest Store in the World” is the slogan adoppted by the New Leon's shop which was opened Decem ber IS in (he World theater building. The new shop adds another link 10 .tie chain of Leon's stores in the prin cipal towns of Nebraska. Women’s furnishings and nationally known haoerdashery for men are the features of the shop. Art Robinson, whose picture is inserted in the above photograph of the Omaha shop, has been placed in charge. Ho is the former manager of the Leon's store in Lincoln. Miss Minnie Kneeter is in charge of the women’s department. My Marriage Problems Adele Garrison's Now Phase of “Revelations of a Wife” ____ (Copyright 19221 Mrs. Barker gave a short little laugh at the end of the steady gaze with which she had listened to the hurried recital of my dilemma. But there was no hostility in the laugh and I took heart even before she spoke slowly, incisively, but with dis tinct approval In her tones. "I've seen a good many kinds," she said, cryptically, "but you beat them all. You've got everything fig ured out to tlie last hair pin, haven't you? But that's the only way to do, and—well. I'll help you straight through this moss, for that's the only name for it- I only hope that 1 nsband of yours has sense enough to appreciate what you are doing." I flushed resentfully at this refer enc to Dicky, but 1 prudently kept my lips closed and my lips serene. 1 could not afford to offend her. She was my only chance of eluding Dr. Pettit, speeding toward Dicky with half mad vengeance in his heart. "First, the telephone," she began, \ checking on her fingers. "There’s one right here, but I think you'd better go to the station. There are too many listeners around here. There'll be no body at the station. It's only a few steps down the road, and you'll have to go there anyway to find out about jour motor routes. Tim Boyce, the station agent, knows every’ inch of i the roads of this region, botli rail and the other kinds. And his brother ins a car that I'm sure you can g t. .lust ! ask Tim to have his brother bring it1 (Ground when j’ou want it. He'll take you !■< heaven or the other piacc I safely, end he won't care much which place he heads for. loud better wake Miss Foster be-1 fore you go,” she went on, cheeking off finger number three, “so she can be getting ready, but of course, you've! already thought of that. And you can have breakfast at any minute you say. Let me know two minutes ahead and i'll bate you eofl'ee pour ed and cream on your cereal if you haven't time to do it yourselves." | “How can I ever thank—" 1 began, I but she put .a competent band on my j shoulder, turning toward the door. “You haven't time for thunks," she said. “You said you wanted to write a note to this doctor for me to hand him, and all these things take time. Besides, maybe you have a ‘thank! /you’ or two coming from me. You've i straightened out a performance that j looked as if it might give my house! a kind of advertising I wasn't look- ■ ing for, so 1 guess we’re square. Scoot along now"’ I "scooted" accordingly back through the dining room and along the corridor to the room where I had j left Claire Foster. She was still asleep and even through my hurry and anxiety 1 noticed how like a tired child she looked, all her barriers down. “Claire," I said softly, deciding that I would shelve the formal. “Miss Foster.” until we were through our present predicament at least. There was no sign that she heard me, and T put my hand gently upon her shoulder. But she was in the deep sleep which follows mental strain and though 1 hated to waken her, I had no alternate but to shake her. She put up her hand involuntarily to brush mine away, then sat quickly up in bed as if startled. “What’s the matter?'’ she said breathlessly. “Has Mrs. Barker—” Involuntarily I drew a breath of relief. I had not realized that sub consciously I had listened for some question concerning Dicky, showing that her first concern was for him. “No. no, Mrs. Barker is all right.” 1 hastily assured her. “Indeed! she is doing everything in her power for us. But w.e must get away from here in ns few' minutes ns we can make it. I’ve had a telegram but I can’t stop to tell you about it now. "If you ever dressed and packed quickly, do it now!' I' exclaimed. We're going to drive many miles, so you'll have a chance to repack your bags if you can get everything in now. You can throw anything left over Into the car, and we ll manage someway. But be ready for breakfast and the journey if you can by the time I get back from the railroad station. I ni going to telephone Dicky to meet us. and I'll tell you everything on the way. But hurry.” I was at the door with my hand on the knob when I finished. But her voice stopped me. “It's Herbert!” she said, a if to her self, and as I hurried away down the hall, for I dared not tarry, 1 realized that in her voice there had been not only conviction, but a distinct note of dread. Bradstreet’s Annual Business Review Xineteen-twenty-two may be properly styled 'a year of fulfillment." in tahat its early promise of being a "fair” year in trade and Industry was abundantly veri fied. It was Irregular enough, including periods of bleated liquidation of previous years’ troubles, of apparent downward reaction,s alike in sentiment, in produc tion and in prices, ami although busi ness in most lines was conducted at a much higher level of values than in the preceding year. It is probable that the margin of profit was slimmer than ex pected. Prices of commodities, some fmv farm products excepted, continuing the improvement begun In midsummer <>t 1921. ruled higher aii around, this being true in other countries than this, by the way. Production generally expanded over the preceding year’s aggregates, in some in stances new high records being set up. and trade volume was undoubtedly larger than in 1921. Retail trade proved better than expected, considering the claimed reduction of purchasing power on the part of the agricultural Interests. Throguhout the year collections appeared rather back ward and never averaged better than fair, with slowness marked and long con tinued in many sections. Many measures of movement showed gains over 1921, al though but few exceeded those of some earlier flush years. Following two years of liquidation, the progress made, as a whole, was encouraging, and a good nor mal level was reached in many lines. Frozen credits were pretty well melted, but the record number of failures and next to largest, volume of liabilities ever recorded were evidences alike of con tinuing strain in many lines of busi ness and cumulative effects of past mis takes. overbuying, underconsumption and other evils revealed by the slump fid lowing after-war inflation By uiul large, the year will probably be remembered hm a year of improvement (though some o ft his was rather painful progress) in most lines, and, all things considered, a far from unsatisfactory 1- months. Severe Labor Trouble*. A number of big features stand out prominently In a review of the past \ear. As not uncommon In other years of re adjustment .It was characterized by severe labor troubles Over 1.000,000 men volun tarily abandoned their work, the hulk of these in protest against reduced wages, and file biggest strike, that of coal min ers, proved successful. Despite the dis organization that flowed from this and the railway shopmen's strikes, the lat ter a failure to all appearances, it was a wonderful year In industry. l-'oi the first time In history, it was claimed to have bevn demonstrated that there were not enough manual workers to go around, this latter development a heritage of war and later of law-restricted immigration. This was in striking con trast with the year before, when 4.000, 000 to 6,000,000 people were reported eith*r displaced or idle. Thus fortified in this position, the labor unions, as their chief spokesman announced, prevented the often predicted deflation of wages. Ho strong was the country financially, how over, and so exigent the demand for all kinds of supplies, this including hon ing. that business and industry both made wonderful progress for an after-depression year, although industrial workers, it was freuqently claimed, were the chief bene ficiariea of tin' year's operations. How severely construction of all kinds, but par ticularly of dwellings, had been restricted during the war period, was proved by the unexampled voluble of expenditure in fil ing this vacuum. Several times through the year, predic tion that the housing supply had reached or passed demand was proved erroneous. Never before In the country's history, also, was there such an output of that one time tinned luxury, the automobile. Con tinuing the immense investment buying demand of the latter part of 1921, the bond markets, despite reactions due to ad vances in money rates, did a new high record volume of business. Liberty bonds reached par in midyear and the Victory notes were refunded. The stock market, which had risen quite steadily from the summer of 1921, reacted in the autumn of 1922. losing some of the advance. Hales exceeded both in 1921 and 1 920. New en terprises floated compared well with 1921, but did not equal recent previous yeais. II CH V Y StlH'k lHvmelMlN. u* A veritable snowstorm of stock di% i ,lends were : sued, totaling in excess *>f U.aOrt.OOO.OOO. Foreign trade, and particu larly export business, apparently affected 1»V te unsettled state of business and politics in Europe, sagged early and prov ed discouragingly alow In expnding, al though November export*, swelled by cut ton shipments, were the largest since March. 1921. Disorganization In the ex changes was vislbl- at. times, but British currency later made a notable recovery to almost par. The passing and going into effect of a new tariff was a notable event, but the expansion in import trade in anticipation of this was smaller than expected. , Drops, with frew expect ions, were good, in some instances of record size, and to tal values, affected by generally higher levels of quotations, were better than in 1921. but little more than half those or 1919 Foreign demand for our foodstuffs, bill particularly fur our wheat, proved dis appointing until rather lale in the past r ear, largely owing m the competition at lover price, of our northern neighbor, Canada, which had a clo»e-to-record crop of high quality. Part of thie war un doubtedly due to the congestion in the lale summer and caily autumn on our railways, mainly due to the coal and shop men s 'strike, which prevented prompt mar keting. . . ... Mcny other staple lines of export snow ed heavy decreases, and exports _ as a whole were the smallest sine© 191... At xarious times during the year, believers in high prhes cited numerous advances ;.s beneficial and stimulative of buying, hut it may be safely claimed in a number of notable cares, the.se including building materials, automobiles and iron and steel, that the genesis of improvement v as bad first in attractive reductions of costs. Handicapped as they were by strikes and freight rate reductions, certainly no fault of their own, the railroads made a game and patriotic fight in the desperate emergency growing out of the coal and shopmen's strikes, and. losing in gross receipts, showed a good ga.n in net op pirating income, not enough, howevei*. *o uive them mote than 4 of the them etical i) per cent return ontheir Investment. Textile Industry Revives. It was j?ald with justice in 1921 ’hat those bran, lies of trade which had first reflected depression or unsettlement j 1920 wer# among the leaders In the rany visible In the latter portion of ih^c trades the textiles and kindred Industrl ». ha.l a’very full share of the improvement shown in ami particularly f«u«r Stimulation in higher prices for tho raw materials—cotton wool and silk, but the .ear was notable mainly for what are tailed tho construction trades iron. Pneei. lumber, building materials — generally leading in the Improvement to an extent not ' isible In recent preceding years. it is probable. Indeed, that a law* measure of the all-around improvement \ isible throughout the year was bast'd upon the activity in the constructive trade*. Moat of these, and especially building, with its numerous allied lines were what might he called ready-money trades and wel and I frequently paid labor, which constitutes so high a percentage of all construction <;" • the chief profiler. This seemed to r.— ate a veritable flowing well from which i general business drew stimulation and con j sequent activity. An to the constructive side of the future, l it may be said that the big feature is ’ naturally the notable degree <»f betterment shown and the optimism generated there by in th'? past year and a half, or say ! since July 1. 1921. when, it is now gen erally agreed, the beginning? of imptove I meqt first became clearlje^’isible. Satis | faction arising from the surge forward in ! domestic trade and industry in 1922, per | haps best evidenced In the wonderful; year’s operation:; in building and allied lines, lias strengthen**! the feeling that this activity will continue well Into 1922. How much more might have been accom plished if the country had not had to shoulder the terribly expensive coal and railroad strikes is, of course, not a sub-; ject to dilute upon now. The continuance; at a faster rate of the 1921 rally in prices has been comforting, as frequently nolel. chiefly because proving that, after all, there are two sides to the price situation. ! The rally in prices during the autumn, especially in leading farm products, un questionably served to hearten th-* agri all costs of operation in view of the apparently slight visible effect of these on business in the past year, this despite ahe feeling that labor will ask a great deal if present prices hold. How much effect the gen eral increase in all costs has had in fur ther reducing the admittedly discourag ing volume of export trade does not seem to attract the attention it deserves. There, is. in fad, a disposition to charge tlje un- I getth-d conditions n European polities, and j consequently in exchange, with most *>i [ the respon dbility for this unsatisfactory j buying from abroad, nl this respect the i gains shown in trade with oilier parts of ; the world fail to satisfy entirely. Un-I questionably, feeling as regards foreign j markets for American products has been | favorably influenced by the rise in Biifish '■^change and tlie rumors that this country j is going to abandon its much trumpeted; but apparently untenable, position of po- ; litical and economic isolation. To Pres* iKmmnds. On tho other hand, there is no shutting tho ey» s to the fact that organized labor, buttress, d by existing immigration laws and its Huecsses of 1922, is inclined to press demands, which can only result In much industrial friction In the year to come. The most direct threat of this kind is that the nation's fuel supply wilt be reduced by strikes again in April next. The agricultural interest, with the feeling that it lias been most hurt owing to tho lev. prices Ht cured f**r most of it* pro ducts. and with hopes of success from bloc movements, is reported aggressive in demanding special legation. Tin* pros, pects r.f p radical bloc in congress which may possibly throw the country into po litico-economic. turmil pro not reassuring. Whether this threatened activity among th*- political wit b doctors and medicine men will result mainly in talk as it has done In most othr years following long continued economic troubles, witness the years following 1ST:; and 1893, remains to be demonstrated. 'I'hat good old spread eagle statement that this is a government of law.-, not of men. may this year, hir.v ever. prove to i* • something more than merely a bitter jest. There really seems | to have be* n a surfeit of laws, especially those involving new schemes of taxation, passed in this country of late years, and Hometiling like a truce in this respect | would be welcomed. The comforting re flection. of course, comes that, after all, many of these man-made statutes are merely “written in water;” that hard work, industry and common tense may have their price in the future as in the past, and that tho laws of supply and de nial!,* though often obscured, may still be effective. With the most serious eco nomic crisis that ever faced this country apparently satisfactorily tided over, with the evidences of the excellent progress made since midkear of 1921 in mind, and witii thr*-o td eix months of the new year’s trade and industry fairly secure, the busi ness world, imbued with a degree of op timism that vergej upon confidences, faces hopefully th** admittedly numerous uncer tainties of 1922. Financial --- . ■ i , New York, Dec. 31.—This is the time of prediction in the financial markets and of good resolutions, there and everywhere else. Everyone knows just how far t^ople may rely implicitly on the financial prophecies of January 1. Sometimes it makes very queer realing if the newspapers containing such outlines of the future is picked up and examined again in July or December. Nevertheless it means something if the forecasts are unanimously cheerful and. so far as the fortunes of the United States are concerned, that is pretty nearly true j of the present new year policy. Markets, corporations and even gov ernments are apt to make up their minds on New Year’s day to turn over a new leaf and thereafter avoid the mistakes of the past as is the private individual. On the whole, the mental pledge is about as apt to be fulfilled in the one case as in the . other. But ther are time when eir- j cumstances make it worth while. I lit** rent in Paris Pur Icy. Perhaps for that reason this weeks particular Interest, to financial m well as political watchers, will necessarily attach to the reassembling at Paris of the ad journed conference of European prime ministers. A little while ago the opening of ono of these nutm-rous successive in ternational conferences was received with entire cynicism the financial mar kets. This one i3 not. It is awaited with a kind of inter- -t which in Europe supersede* all other market Influences: a. fact which Itself bears testimony to the Importance of the occasion, since Euro pean high finance Is always apt to be well Informed in advance about the pos sibilities and probabilities uf such a po litical event. Nothing gave better evidence of the now view r-f the international n<*gotiii- i tions in financial circles titan the j promptness with which, when the news paper cable dispatches were -d-s- ribing the hopeless breakdown of the conference at London, the private - abb s from London banking houses urged their New York correspondepis to pay no attention to the unfavorable inferences. A German publication is issued in Shanghai, China, printed in German, Chinese ami English. Looking Backward and Forward at New Year’s By TIIKO. H. PKK K. Fditnr ( onmtrree an.I Hnimy, New York. (Copyright. 1D2S.1 There I? a story told of 'two Irishmen who v ere walking from Dublin to Cork. \ft.-r thex had been a While on the \yay they met a man of whom they asked the distance to ' or!:. "About 1" miles," ho answered. They walked on for half an hour more and meeting a ond man R^ked him how far it whs to '"ork "About 1" miles." he said. The same question asked of a third man an hour later brought the same reply—"about 10 mile*" —whereupon one of th- walker* remarked to his companion, "Heaven be praised, Pat, we’re holding out own " A* they face the complexities and prob lems of the new year there may be some who fn.1! that we have hardly more than held our own during the 12 months Just end'd, but their discouragement is unwar ranted. I.if is lust one thing after an otln r, but the record of 1922 is one of recovery and reconstruction, both here and abroad. A year ago we were in the depth* of the depression • aused by what some regarded and still regard as an unnecessarily pre cipitate deflation. In the interval many frozen loans have been thawed out and the bankers of the country des rvo a word of thanks for the good judgment and consideration they have shown In nursing back to commercial convalescence many concerns who would have been speedily thrown into bankruptcy if the policy which formerly prevailed had been followed. Considering the magnitude of the loss, s incurred the number of fail ur-s that have been reported Is remark ably small. Kfrovrry Is Encouraging. Tin* recovery !n values recorded is also encouraging. Comparing present prices with those of December 31, 192 2. wheat is up about *25 cents, corn 23 cents and oats about 10 tents a bushel. Cotton has advanced nearly 8 cents, sugar 2 cents, coffee 2 cents ami beef and hog products an average of fully 2 cents a pound. Iron and steel are up an average of almost $10 a ton. Lead lias nearly doubled in value, and copper, though a laggard among the metals, is nevertheless 1 cent a pound higher than a year ago. The Index numbers, which are an aver age of essential commodity prices weighted with relation to tho proportion in which they are factors in the cost of living, compare as follows for the United States and Great Britain. It will he no ticed that the average in the United States on December 1, 1922, was 54 per cent above the prewar level and 12.7 per cent higher than it was a year ago, while tho English figures were 3.93 per cent lower on De- ember 1. 1921, but 68 per cent higher than on July 3, 3914. Here is the comparison: Dec. 3, Dec. 1, Julv 3, 1922. 1 921. 191 4. Dun’s. US 185.46?* 304.531 319.TDK Economist' . Brit. 4,283 4.458 2,549 Britain Nearer Normal. Tim decline In the British average dur ing the 12 months is in part due to the advance In sterling exchange, l»ut even making allowance for this it would ap pear that the price level is nearer normal here than in the only other important country that has been able to maintain the Integrity of its currency. And in another respect tho comparison Is in favor of the United States. In Great Britain as here there was much unemployment at the beginning of the year, but there is none here now, whereas in England the government is seriously considering a plan that will accelerate the emigration of the many for whom it seems impossible to provide work. There are many other aspects in which our record shows progress. Our exports have been amazingly large when the lin pecunlosity of the European world Is considered. Billions of new bonds. In cluding some large foreign issues, have been readily placed at rates which have progressively favored the borrowers and have been reflected in higher prices for government bonds and all good invest ment securities. There remain, it is true, a great many maladjustments to b • corrected and it is now generally ugreed that some of the legislation that was designed for their correction will fail of its purpose, but upon the whole we are much Letter off than we were a year ago and it seems almost certain that 3 923 will show fur ther progress unless we are entirely blind to tho lessons of experience. i’onr Major Problems.' In mo far as our internal affairs are con cerned there are four major problems up on which it is found the continuance of our recovery is dependent. They ar* : 1. The disparity between agricultural profits and the farmer’s cost of living. .. The high cost and inadequacy of railroad transportation and the apparent inability of most railroads to earn a fair return upon the capital invested. it. The provision of a sufficient coal supply at a price that is reasonable from < onsumer's standpoint and consistent with a living wage for those by whose labor it is produced. 4. A reform in both the state and foil- j oral tax laws that will make them less inquisitorial and assure the necessary | revenue while distributing its burden more i equitably and diminishing the inducement ! to legalized evasion. There are many other minor domestic problems but these four are supremely Im portant and ay they are disposed of most of the others will disappear. for Confidence. To despair of their solution is to de spair of me intelligence of the most in telligent nomocracy that the world has* Kn«»wn and to such a counsel of dejec tion in regard to the future of his country no American who knows anything of his tory will give heed for a moment. When wo turn from our internal af fair.; to our external or International re lationships tii-i'- is equal reason lor a philosophic confidence in the iuture and the ultimate wisdom of the American people. .Since the armistice we have pass«d from the heights of international altruism to which we were exalted by the sacrifices of the war t. the depths of i ational self isolation into which we were carried by the deflation which froze not only our credit but our sympathies for a war worn world. But ns our prosperity has returned we have begun again to realize that neither men nor tuitions can live unto themselves alone an l that in an age in which the world has become an economic unit to insist that it Is not part of tho whole. There is therefore developing afresh a half reluctant willingness if not tin af firmative disposition to assume the re sponsibilities which our ec onomic eminence has thrust upon us. The most hopeful »-ign of the times Ih the aggressiveness with which some of those who opposed the league of nations arc now insisting that the United States shall take the leadership in organizing an economic con ference to consider "How we can help.’’" New Year Favorable. That this insistence is based upon eou sideiatioas of self-interest; that, to quote fhe words of Senator Borah, it is In part prompted by the fuel that "millions arc dying in Buropo for tho products which are rotting on our farms," makes no dif ference. It is an admission ot the truth • hot then* is a _l*ommunity of interest between all the peoples of the earth, and once tliis truth secures the recognition which inspire* action we shall he well on the way to that co-operation that is the antithesis of war and essential to con structive progress and prosperity. Therefore the auguries of the New Tear seems to he highly favorable. The one thing to ho feared Is that wo may be come the victims of our own enthusiasm as tho power we possess is revealed * d^ 1aino; wool, <» half-blood: car wheels, j old. Chicago: steel scrap. Chicago; cast iron, coke; topper; lead; tin. Decreased: Corn. oats, barley. pork j moss; butter; sugar, refined; eggs: beeves, live; oleo oil; hops. Pacific; pig Iron, basic; antimony; spelter. Weekly Failures Business failure:- fo;- the week ending ; DniHinber 28. a holiday week, number 368. whwdi comparts w Mi 197 lust week. 443 1 in the like tv* * k of 1 92 1, 47U in 1926. 82 i in 1919 and 103 in 1918 - ' ... — 1 -. Trade Review ____________________ Hr K ,1. HI \ & CO. With hardl> aa exception, commercial' ' reports sr© of an increasingly favorable 1 tenor and business will enter upon the i new year in a strong position. Annual reviews stress the substantial recovery j ; from previous depression that has o< - 1 « urred in most markets, and the results 1 of 19:?. In various respects were better | than had he.-n generally anticipated. J»c 1 ^plt* the contraetion in export trane. the , point Ijhs le-en ri ached in different basic j ir.dustrl • wher© production is at a high level, while orders already booked Insure | active operations for some time ahead. I've# at tills holiday season, which tradi : tionally is a quiet period, new demand has been of sizable dimensions in certain | important instances, and shutdowns at ; mills and factories have been of much -hortf r duration than usual. Kxiatlug • onditions in iron and steel afford con vincing evidence of the decisive • -harac i ter of the business revival, ami more fre I quent reports a re heard of a shortage of j workers in that quarter and in some other branches of manufacture. With the fuller i employment of available labor, the public purchasing capacity naturally has been ap preciable augmented and tins phase found i reflection in the heavy Christines turn I over. The improved situation In agricul tural communities that has resulted from the sharp rise In prices of leading farm staples is entering more largely into ral < illation- of future buying power, but there is still h noticeable resistance to higher prices in retail channels. In some cases, the advanced wholesale prices have not yet been passed o.i to the counters, and it cannot now be clearly foreseen tn what extent the prospective revisions will affect consumption. Highest Price* for Cotton. Ah Dun's weekly lists have shown, ad vances in wholesale commodity prices predominated during the year just end ing. and tho closing week was marked by a small excess of Increases. She outstand ing feature when business was resumed 'ft*r the Christmas holidays was flic fui tiu r rise in cotton prices to the highest i level foht* season. With a renewal of ! active buying, botli for speculative ac- i count and for mill Interests, th«? March :i’ol May options‘crossed the 27e basis ami the local spot quotations touched 28.80c. | As the upturn progressed, more was heard I about the relatively small supply of tho | staple, and the action of spot markets In j tho south indicated a strong situation I there. Bullish conditions this week not I alone prevailed in cotton but also were | evident in wheat, which rose to $1.27 for I tho December delivery in Chicago. No I single fa tor wholly explained the price ! advance in l his cereal, but improved ex port prospects were among the important I i influences. *»<•<•! Industry Slid Active. The year-end period lias been marked by ; unusual conditions in iron and steel. Not i only has demand been exc eptionally ac-! live for the season, but holidays have not brought the customary extended plant shutdowns, pressure for deliveries being keen. Difficulty in maintaining output and making shipments, moreover, has been increased by the scarcity of workers, and ‘•ur shortage la an added drawback. In view of these phases, producers naturally found it necessary to restrict the Christ mas and New Year suspensions of opera tions. A .significant turn in the price situa tion l.i seen in the development nf strength I in pig iron, following many tfeeks of yielding, and there also is more firmness in the steel ileparement. In connection with the recovery in pig iron prices, higher fuel costs are a factor, furnace coke ad vancing $1 and foundry coke £*0c a ton this week. Tho prevailing coke prices are about $3 above those of a year ago. Textile Markets Close Finn. A year that was marktfi by substantial Improvement in dry goods business dosed with prices firm at higher levels, a rise in prine cloths to 10 Ue being one of the prominent features. Strength in woolens also was sharply defined, and another fall season in tills division will be. Inaugurated promptly after the turn of tho new year. It will then be shown to what extent the steady advance in raw* material and the full wage scales in mills will be reflected j In the future prices. Results of the holi day trade have been gratifying, and there! is promise of normal buying in retail I stores for several months ahead. Inas much as most of the marchandise now go ing to retailers was ordered below the1 parity of present prices in primary chan- 1 pels, employment and general purchasing conditions will be the determining factor when tile higher prices are passed ori to j consumers. Meanwhile, it la noted that i textile production is at a very high point., with unusual activity in new properties ! in southern territory. Holiday I'liases in Hide Trade. Tt obvious*3* has not been the time to look for significant developments in the hide trade and allied lines. Holiday phases have clinracterUed all of the mar kets. an inventory taking has been an other restraining influence. Resumption of activity probably will not be witnessed before the middle of January, but pros pects arc favorably regarded and annual reviews show that substantial improve ment in conditions occurred during the year now ending. Even with seasonal re strictions, business in calfskins, particu larly in the west, has reached fairly su able proportions, with some sales at ad vanced prices. Generally, published quo tations are unchanged, although some de scriptions of both hides and lenther are not fully established. ('oinparisona of prevailing prices with those of a year ago reveal increases in practically every In stance. Bank Clearings Bank Hearing In the United Sltaes for the week ending December 28, reported by telegraph to Brads! reet's Journal. New , York. aggregate $6,063,227,000. against , $7,833,929,000 lust week and $5,122,476,000 j in this week last year. Canadian clearings segregate $213,175,000 r.s against $279,747. f> 00 last, week and $230,850,000 in this week last year. Following are the returns for this week and last, with percentages of change shown tills week as compared , with this week last year: December 28 December 21 | New Yoik .$2,463,000,000 $4,686,000,000 j Chicago . 517.280 000 598.140,000 | Philadelphia . 459.000.000 536.000.000 1 Boston . 306.000.000 379.000.000 Kansas City 120.437,000 160,071.000 San Francisco . 123,800.000 164.700.rt0o Cleveland ... . 85.864.000 HiH.720.000 Detrot . 107.376.000 137.648.000 Los Angeles .. 102.228.000 127.944 000 Minneapolis ... 67.468,000 82.4f»o!ooo Cincinnati .... 60.095.000 70.844.000 New Orleans . . 46.692,000 62.578,000 Atlanta. . 45 627.000 67.291.000 Richmond\_ 48.'90R1000 51,686 000 Omaha . .V. . . 34,740,000 41.572*000 Buffalo . 37.706,000 4'>.9l2i0no Portland. Ore.. 27^284.000 33.677.000 Seattle . 26.549.000 22 $82,000 Milwaukee .. . 27,832.000 3;;!l89.000' Denver . 29.643,000 34.089,000 Dallas . 27.300,000 35.184.000 Oklahoma _ 20.989.000 21.218.000 Houston . 22,239,0'00 27,959,000 Louisville . 25,976.000 33.974.000 Birmingham .. 24.303^000 29.378,000 Wash.. D. C. . . 17.177 000 22.945.000 Nashville . 16.735.*000 18.639,000 St. Paul .. 1 4.737.000 1 8.258.000 Memphis . 22.203.000 28.438.000 Indianapolis .. 16 069,000 21.780,000 Salt Lake City. 1 4^823.000 1 8.009.000 Columbus ... 13.14K.O00 14 706,000 Fort Worth . . 10.772.000 12.125.000 Wichita . 9.41 1.000 10 426,000 Oakland . 1 1.008.000 14.991,000 Providence .... 10 303.000 12,956,000 ! Dps Moines ... 8.061.000 9.238.000 Rochester . 7,817.000 9.820,000 ' Cl al vest on . f.!823.000 9.761.000 • Norfolk . 7.301.000 8 569,000 | Akron . 4.563.000 5 603,000 Sioux City .... 4.851.000 5 558,000 Pittsburgh . . 143.742,000 162132.8.000 j Total U. S. .$6,063,227,000 $7,833.92$,000 ( CEMETERIES. F< >REST LAWN. North of City Limits. All revenues for perpetual care and irn- 1 provements. Offices at cemetery and j 720 Brandeis Theater. BURIAL VAULTS. DISTINCTIVE features, p'*e demonstration at factory. Automatic Sealing Concrete : Burial Vault. Insist upon your under- | taker using no otlipr. Every vault stamp- 1 ed ; watch for name on lid. Manufactured only by the Omaha Concrete Burial Yaul: Co.. G210 N. 301 h St.. Omaha, FLORISTS. LEELARMON IOHN BATH iN"i Farnam JA. l*o«. ■I. HENDERSON, 1507 FanTum. JA, li6». FUNERAL DIRECTORS F. J. STACK & CO., Omaha's beet undertaking establishment, I IIS’ AMBULANCE ha. 0oc, "• hii ’ y * bird and Par lam HEAFEY & HEAFEY, Undertakers and Umbaltners. Phone ll,\ 0266. Office 2611 Karnam LARKIN BROTHERS, FUNERAL DIRECT! IRS 4813 80 I4TH Hulse & Riepen, T' lin • i' Directors "224 Cuming CROSBY-MOORL ;t;‘ 4 t BEE WANT AD RATES 15c per line each day, 1 cr 2 days. 12c per line each day, 3 to ft days. 10c per line each day. 7 days or longer. The above rate# apply exclusively to Want Ads which are commonly termed “public wants.'* and do not iin-lude adver tisements of individuals or concerns adver tising or exploiting their businesses. THE OMAHA BEE reserves the right to designate what constitutes a public want. Want Ads accepted at the following offices: Main office.17th and Karnam Sts. South Omaha. .N. W. cor. 24th and N Sts. Council Bluffs.35 Scott St. Telephone AT lantie 1000. Call for “Want” Ad Department. An ex perienced “Want" ad taker will receive your ad and a bill will be mailed later. The rates quoted above apply to either charge or oath orders. These rates apply to The Sunday Ree as well as to The Morning and Evening Bee. All week-day advertisements appear in, both morning and evening editions at the one cost. THc OMAHA MORNING BEE. THE EVENING BEE. DEATH & FUNERAL NOTICES l’Al.M—Sophia Emma, aged 27 years, !»•• loved wife of Edward Calm, December 31, J 922. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from residence. 4.-26 Many St Interment West Lawn cemetery. Friends welcome. _PERSONAL._ THE SALVATION Army industrial home solicits your old clothing, furniture, maga zines. Wo collect. Wo distribute. Phone JA. 4135 arid our wagon will call. Call and inspect our new home. 1110.1112-1114 Dodge street. W SK THk't KI. UP I IONIC, call Atlantic 1000 and telephone your "Want" A«1 to The Omaha H e Uotnem ber, Omaha Bee "Want" Ada bring bet tl r results at leaser cost JACOB A WIIERL7 of th# deaths of your brothers and sisters, write •no nt once. C. 11. Wherly. J529 N. Sixth •s< Harrisburg, Pa mi:\i s. programs, special and birth an tioum-emetits printed on short notice 4*3 Brandt is Thea Bldg Phone AT. 8971. rHl v . i. i1 \ i. I itorical masqus for plays and parlies, it Listen's, Omaha. STORM sash made, glaclng reus. KE. 2701. 24th. REN1 H m J l . , HA. 6698 TYPING ■ I ■ In.',,. w I l LOST AND FOUND. HTH \ v EU on Si, 'I KN Large yellow Collie dog, weighing about ! 55 pounds. 7 months obi, answering to tbe i name "Buildi« . missing ibis morning from 322 S. 30th. l’hone Harney 3013. 1 Liberal reward for return of same. TELEP110N I; ATLAN Tie’ 1000 and dlctaD- your "Want" Ad to The Oma ha Bee. Each advertisement will receive prompt ami careful attention. PARTY is known who took dark blue trie otlne dress in Hrandeis Stores Wednes day. Return to Misner's School and avoid further trouble. MAN’S suit coat betwt I Avc. and 50th and Sprague Sts. Reward >6. Call WA. 0284. LOST—Barr*! of gold fountain pen. Wed nesday morning. .! A 2226. ’ 11ST Bunch of key* i , j \ Reward PACKAGE containing a ladies shoe. Call VJ J 4384. LOST—Black mare mule; weight, J.loO lbs., 5 yrs. old Call WE 5178. LUST—Pair of horn-rimmed glasses In case. AT. 3132. • • • ■ i - Reward for r< turn. Call Wa. 2232. LOS’i j i WA EDUCATIONAL. ) • v 'I SCHOt >L— NIGHT SCHOOL Complete courses in accountancy, ma< hlne bookkeeping, comptomctry, shorthand and typewriting, railroad and wireless teleg raphy civil service and all English ami commercial bfanches Write, * all or phone Jackson 1565 for large illustrated catalog. Address BOYLES COLLEGE. Boyles Bldg., Omaha. Neb. DETECTIVES needed everywhere. Work at home or travel. Big pay. Interesting work. No experience necessary. Free information. Internationa! Detective Ex change. Baltimoi go, lii. WANTED—Men, ladies and boys to learn barber trade: big demand; wages while learning; strictly modern. Call or write 1403 Dodge 8t. Tri-City Barber College. TELEPHONE ATLANTIC 1000 ami ask for u "Want" Ad taker. Re member Omaha Bee ‘‘Want" Ads bring better results at lesser cost MEN Age it to Experience unneces sary. Travel: make secret Investigations, reports. Salaries; expenses American Foreign Detective Agency, 475 St. Louis. MEN wanting railway station-office posi tions with transportation furnished, ex perience unnecessary, write quick. Baker, Supt Dept 80, Wainwright, St. Louis Day or Evening sessions DWORAK BUSINESS COLLEGE. Wead Bldg 18th a 1 j A1 7415 VAN SANT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS S E Cor. Nineteenth and Douglas. JA. f.800. Mount BARBER C<)LLEGE lit) S. 14th St. Write for catalog.__ ANNIE B GLASGOW, voice and | 503 Karhach Blk. .IA, 1081. , MALE HELP WANTED ACCOUNTANT—V certified man. several seniors and juniors. Only m*»n of excellent character, habits and financial standing acceptable. A. J. Stall & Co., Old Colony Bblg.. Chicago. LEARN accounting Position* aro always open for the accountancy trained men. International Accountants* Society, 1015 City Nat. Bit. Bldg. AT. 3999._ MISSOURI PACIFIC Offers permanent employment to machin ist**. boilermakers. coppersmiths and coach carpenter*. Apply 217 So. 14th St. S1LESM v N WANTED- Having ■ icpi I : cnee in selling knit goods or one ac quainted with the dry goods trade in Nebraska, where we have an establish'd trade, to carry our lino <*f sweaters, in fants’ wear and fancy knit goods on com missions- Address Star Knitting Com pany, La Cross, Wla W \ NT'. I 1 Men a ml w oim n m «nd country territory to sell the famous .1. It. Watkin s products of Winona. Minn ; thou sands have made good, why not you? Every article guaranteed. Call on Fred Marode, S823 N• 30th St. Tel. 1\ E. 2961. Omaha. Neb. Factory representative. , YOl NO M A N This i* your big chance to get promoted to district manager. Between now ami i January 15 we will place four men in our organization in Nebraska and Iowa. Must show me you arc a hustler. Only men with clean records need apply. Call morning* before 9:30; afternoons at 3:30. Ask for sab-manager, 308 Baird Bldg. 17th and Douglas FEMALE HELP WANTED FOR a good ..kkeeping or atenograph : position attend the American college, 1912 Farnam All our graduate* are in push tions. We can place you. Phone AT. 7 774, or write tor catalogue. HOUSEKEEPER nted by widower; good steady home for riyht paity. 2214 South 1.-th St.. Tiinrolti. Neh i; TO K week- prepare* you for fine office position. Call AT. 7774 or write Aineii « an College, 1912 Farnam. \V ANTED—GIRLS TO LEARN TO BECOME POWER MACHINE OPERATORS ON MINA TAYLOR DRESSES AND DRESS APRONS. COMPETENT INSTRUCTION TO TEACH Yul'. EARN WHILE YOU LEARN. STEADY EM PLOYMENT. APPLY M. E. SMITH A Co. DA Y LIGHT FACTORIES. 10TH AND DOUGLAS STS. FEMALE HELP WANTED Experienced wlilt® girl for cooking And I i us*'work. Small family, no nattflnx. 112.00 per week. Ref. required. Ilf No. 3o#h etreet _ T.AI»U> K.utci VT Tl. Mntr.««rn ad In NKenta want • ultimo 1» thin piper. WANTED no Ann ' Id 11 . v, ton OiBAM Baa* WANTED row Kit MAC'IIINR OPERATORS On men's dress shirts snd over alls. Experienced operators pre ferred. but »o ill take on sum* h jrlnnera and the proposition ba\ • to offer is Interesting enough to pav you to come In. M E. SMITH A CO.. Employment Dept., 10th and Kama m \VA\Ti:i» Young larij students who de an-' * t.» prepare for ufflm position* to fire'll tit toil eetUfSes uj short hil ltd. type writing. find s. e retarlal training By rv,,r | lift hoe! >e.u will BUCCet*d. Wet s**0»IT« positions f■" etur graduate"* Tuition p«' able monthly Itwornk Business College S'»ron«l floor W • .,.1 UuildittK. 18th and rnrnam. < all or t-!< phono for c atalog. Atlantic 741.'. WANTED Wh i ■ general tpiil ment work. Apt. it;, Theodore Terrae e, 601 S. 31st Avo. WANTED White t > neral bou work. Tel. Wh. 0737. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. j SMALL TUNY N Ll’M HKK Y AUDS. One In Iowa, one In Nebraska Bargain* I for someone with $5,000 to $ln «oio rapt t«l. Phone Walnut 4771 or address 490J W M Wilson. CAFE f In f Good location, good town, good reason f<>r selling Terms • ash (Invoice). If Interest iddri i v ! Otnshs Bee. Ik’ ^-*u are looking for a good, hones*, paying bus.n sh and have $500 to invest, dealing direct w‘th owner Call and see L. Liiiibridge hi tin* Consul hotel. UKSTAl'ItANT for sale in northwestern^! part of Nebraska; doing a very substantial f bust loss. Price $.1,000. For further par ticulars, address Y-21L.1, Omaha Bee. JEW n ««f In southeastern South Dakota. Address 1 Bei PAR . i. i; \\ \ NTKD— flee and eun handle salesmen; big field Box W'814, < >ma ha I lee. ATTORNEY wishes t.. buy Nebraska law pfaet ie«> Address Y-2127, Omaha llee ROOMING HOUSES ROOMING house, 8 rooms, beautifully fur nished. i xcellent location t’nll AT. 8797. HOUSEHOLD GOODS7~~ LOWEST "WANT" AD RATES In Omaha. Telephone your “Want*4 Ad to Atlantic lOoo and secure better results at lesser cost. EXPERT sewing machine repairing. MICK ELS. IBth and I AT. 43Cl. VACUUM cleaners, all makes, overhauled and repaired .log So. 18th St. AT. 1599. F< >R SALE—McDugal kitt hen cal good as new Call KE. 4140 FOR SALE—Beautiful white dresser, $1*. golden oak dresser. $7. .'(028 S. 19th St. HOUSEHOLD goods for sale. KE. 4560. FOR SALE JEWELRY! DIAMONDS—We i ■: the b^st prices writ buy back at' small prof GROSS JEWELRY CO., Omaha. Net.. 492 N. 16th St Telephone JA. 5049. CLOTHING AND FURST FULL DRESS suits and Tuxedos for rent JA 8128 108 N 18th Streat L Feldman FOR SALE—Black Poney fur coat; al/.e ■*6 to "g. Bargain_Box \V-602. Omaha Bee. ARMY shot* 12 90 71»3 No I«th COAL AND FUEL Good coal quirk. Fuel Service Co. AT. 3741 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE KINDLING, lavilu.-t, shavings f Hradford-Kr nuedy Co . phono JA. 6740. I• IVE STOCK. VEHICLESrETC. TWENTY head fresh milch cows and close springers. MA. ."668. W B HAUL Iivestock Ca11 HUG for butchering. 260 lbs. KE. 6256. POULTRY AND PET STOCK PEDIGREED Russian wolf hounds. Dr. O G. Miller, Council Bluffs. Telephone *__ HIGH bred rabbits. WA. 2096. STORE & OFFICE EQUIPMENT. Fur RENT. Store in new building, suitable for re tail business. 816 North 16th St. Recent transfer of street car lines has created splendid activity in this spot. Room 22 fef t by t.4 feet: fine cement basement, under entire building. Room for two garages in rear. Will give good lease to responsible party. J. Si. Ru BIN SON. REALTOR. 54 2 Peters Trust. House HA. 6998. Office AT. 8017. TO TELEPHONE YOUH “WANT” AD Call Atlantic 3000 ami ask for a **Want’* Ad taker. KOU SALK—Complete fixtures for rafe and confectionery, 3128 Cuming SL Fhon# II A. 3912. WEST Farnam, Blackstone district. At, tractively furnished room, private home. HA. 3144. WK BUY, sell safe, make desks, show cases, etc. Omaha Fixture & Supply Co. a. w. corner 11th and Douglas. JA. 2724.* ONE fireproof (Jlube cabinet safe, con taining document flle.s, letter files anil t-x4 card drawers. Call 606 Karbach Blk. FIU VATU office with desk, chairs, teleT phone and stenographic service. Call At. 1506. MEAT market fixtures for sale. Box W-631, Omaha Bee. WANT TO BUY desks! desks ni.'sks! New desks, used desks bought, aold and traded. J f. Iteed. U’07 Farnam AT. 6M«. _ROOMS FOR RENT. y NICELY furnished rooms, private bath, reasonable, day. week or mouth, central location. Hotel Hamilton. AT. 4701. HOTEL SANFORD- 19th and Farnam. HOTEL HENSHAW—16th and Farnam. Special rates to permanent guests. - nice furnished rooms for gentlemen, quiet refined home, 1C blks to car. HA. _ _ _ DUNDEE—2 unusually atfactiv© rooms, ideal modern home. \VA 8&00. SUN room, new fum . $3*» per mo., for t w o. 2115 Evans W 11 $31 i SWE! 5TW< IOD A1 1 i in m$d - ''ni bilek flat, - lose In. IW1 H S I . sleeping room. PLEASANT south room to gentleman, breakfast if desired, garage HA. 3971. HARNKV ST.. 2617 WELL HEATED MuD. ROOM. HATH ROOM FLOOR. I \R(JE i" I room, closets, living room and R f W A i rwo furnished rooms to rent to colored. WE 4833 WARM. wei| furnished room for 1 or 2 men *4 per week, cloao iit AT. 857*. Haciiclor quarter*. with or without gar age. W. Farnam district. 641 S. 31st St. HOUSEKEEPING KOOMS. TAYLOR ST., 8319*—3 room*, nearly fur nished, uj 'mis; free heat and water, for ,'ouiik or old couple without cWldren. KE. 8 OHIO ST, 2230*—Lovely modern front 'oom, with kitchenette; aiao .'i room upper fit' a n.1 t Fo.nahlc, adults TWENTIETH' St7~3 : a_-T~n j ceTy~fur., eloee In. modern apt ; hIp<» 3-room apt; modern, *«v. * !>t heat ; no children. i * E TI! Its T R l ST CO M pA N Y. "WHERE OMAHA RENTS.” \ l' 14 1 ,1 I. . ■ ! 1 S'* 1 i on It1 f>or- ht ami clcr light furnished. I’l.WEY AVI!, 2<51». -1! neatly fur. hape m 'i room*, everything furnished, reap. ** i\ • nport St.. 1*61 S—2 rooms, clectrtc llp'hfp. telephone furnished, steam heat. HARNEl Light | | • g | *. ng ■ • bathroom fleet 'I w«* ''"'ins partly furnished, $1$ p«j mi with care of child during day. KE. 419St