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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26
Last on the Reform List

pennsylvania Sesquicentennia exposition must
pc closed on Sundays. That is the law And it is
possible that Phladephia's big league baseball
4eams will be prevented from playing on Sunday.
That. Also it seems, is the law
4 Nobody was planning to enforce the law until "a
group OF pubic-spirited citizens raised an uproar
ind: made EN- That's fine. Wonderful thing for
pennsylvania to show such firm civic conscience
And now that the Scsqui and the baseball teams
have been cleaned up, maybe these highly con.
spcienced Pennsylvanans will have time TO turn
their attention to that little matter Of primary
2lection that was accompanied by SO much whole
BALE bribery.
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an investment and ut the same time facilitate hand.
ling, cheaper transportation and increase land
values.
This is splendid example Of complete coopcra.
ton and fine community spirit, constructive and
unselfish. Other sections, faced with similar prob
lens, might find this excellent plan At any
rate. it would seem worthy of study and obscrva-
tion Financing carriers may prove Of very mate
rial benefit to rural communities, particularly in
the matter of extensions Of right-of-way.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI

Nov, look here. Mr.. Detective"
said Hcrrick, who had been sitting
still, gloomily listening. "I'vc got
word to say about that. l locked up
everything when went upstairs at
shortly after eleven-thirty. The
whole family was up in their rooms
then. Now, my room is in the third
story front, which it isn't q regular
story, this here house. being a bun
galo0. But it's loft, like, and COM
Portable enough. Any way. that's
where sleep, and it's right over the
front door. My window was open,
and If any body had gone in or out Of
that front door, I'd a heard them.
That door wasn't opened after l lock-
ed it that night, till l opened it the
next morning. l know, because the
chain bolt is out of order, and |
plug little stick in it. Nobody
would do it exactly like I did, and
anyways, just know that door WASH
opened after | locked it up!"
"very we'll, Herrick. but maybe
Miss Moore let Mr.. Heath out by !
window"
"I'd = heard it il she had. tel
you. sir, I'm . light sleeper. ant
I've always got my ears open fol
burglars, and tell you there
couldn't have been a door or win
dow open in this house that night
'thOut / heard IT,"
did you hear Emma open the doc
for Katie :"
"'Course I did" Herrick locke.
contemptu0us. "That Emma, sh.
THINKS she's SO quiet! She goe.
downstairs like hod carrier. an.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

BEGIN HERE TODAY
MRS. PRENTlSS sees light $
mysteri0usly appear and disap-
pear In the HEATH household
next door one night, and the next
day HarbOr Gardens, LOn4
Island. Is ag0g with the murder
Of MYRA HEATH and the dis
appearance Of her husband,
PERRY. ii
House guests Of the Hes4hs
are LAWRENCE INMAN. heir
10 Myra's fortune. and BUNNIf
Moore. vivaciOus, gold G NJ
haired. to whom suspicion pOints
because of her refusal to answer
questions.
Myra Heath was peculiar. she
never used cosmetics, never wore
cOlOrs. She had . mania for coll
lectinE glass. and Il was . rarc
old whiskey bottle from her col
lection that the murderers used
To kin her. Candles were burn.
ing at her head and feet and
nearby WAS 4 card marked, "Thc
Work Of Perry Heath" Strang.
est Of all. she was heavily made
up with rouge.
The peculiar thing about
lleatk's disappearance is that all
the windows and doors had hccn
locked on the inside the night
before and were found that way
In the morning. Finger prints
0f Bunny Moore and lnman were
found on the bottle.
At the Country Club, the muir.
der IL discussed by SAM AN
DERSON, Heath's rival for the
club presidency; Al CUNNING.
nam. who IL trying to solve the
crime, and others. Some believe
Heath the murderer. Anderson
disagrees. TODHUNTER BUCK,
nephew Of Mrs. Prentiss and in
love with Bunney, suggests tn
Cunningham that Heath also
may have been murdered.
Bunny 10 amazed to get Q
phone call from Heath. He calls
her again, saying lnman /.
guilty. Bunny faints under !
grilhng BY Detective Mott. In
man e0nfidcs TO Back that h,
saw Bunny ascending the stair,
after the murder, and Mott Ques
tions oil the servants. Katie, ,
maid. tells Of seeing . man leav
ing the grounds the night Of tn,
murder.
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New York, Aug. 26-Scattered note
from ramblc about Manhattan:
The coffee houses Of Roosevelt
street. TANNED now with the
sailors in port from Latin lands. /.
Mostly Spanish. They cluster
about the long board tables, talking
ing something about these seamen.
:. Nothing of the friendlipess,
gayety or sparkle one might expect
!. -. They talk only to each other.
They seldom wander more
than block or two from the neigh
One who has been away for
an entire year comes in. IL. He
does not greet his fellows cordially.
into chair as though this were an
old custom. Quietly he begins
TO sip his black coffee. Soon
year on the quiet Of the sea and then
few days ashore to sip At coffee Il
long board table. 81. One feels
the quiet brooding Of the waters.
A waiter Ut one Of tho coffee shops
kG06
Of New York that these sailors.
"You See" he began, "they come
from small seacoast towns IN Europe.
The center Of things there IL q tavern
or . place like this. They become
afraid Of life and crowds. You know
the sea Is quiet and they are alone Z
lot. One fellow told me he was
afraid Of automobiles and street cars
and subways. He wasnx quite sure
Whist . subway was, and lie wasn't
going TO- find out. The tall build
ings frightcn him. too"
And 50 they sit, near the edges 81
the water front. slipping
black coffee. hour upon hour. !.
Talking almost In whispers.
Men whose courage has faced every
sea hasard. but who fear to 50 much
as look upon life.
At night. Black figures Dart.
ing into blacker streets and being
swallowed. " The blinking lights
Of lunch counters. -. SweeEine
stevsdores. shirtiess, SETTLING II and
ont ordering "pie and" !.
Mobs returning from river excur-
sions. And looking blankly about
for means Of conveyance. Blase
taxi-drivers sising up the best pros.
poets. Sailors walking in lone
some pairs. ). Haunting some
wharf shadowsd ship.
A woman with baby in her arms
-peering through the black Of . dock.
Her man hasn't been home for
three days. III. He was working on
thst pier. A little tragedy 81
the. night. Did he tire Of end
less going homes and getting ups?
Or just : sporadic spree. Hell
be home when he sobers up" po-
lleeman assures her, smiling.
She does not move. just stands
dumbly staring.
Stygisn pIumes from the smoke
stack Of = great liner preparing Is
put 70 Sea. The electric hnlbs
On the pier wink iiks tho lights 81 !
fiesta Carnival .reiRny lust
next door to the Yurtive mysteries 81
murky midHight. s.. AZ midnirhA
nears the cp6blesteees bouncs With
taxicahs that Look like % many over
grown lightnine bugs.
Laughter and shouting, i Snatch.
% Of song. hustle Of, baeeaee
and grupting of wharfhands.
kissing and waving and calling.
4 ereat ssoarehlight fools ,lifs wav
down the mi4nineht, black streets.
seartng up startled figures 4 -
h1nteR Geares d eesl q night.
The man q ~ searehligkt trsins II
hers and there, without thought Of
where 4 hit6 o. why Ierelv
eeettag = ~ sbsf1aes sailing
Ito ship eeo9sollt. J. i And The
crowds - 49, ~ their bouneine
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Financing Carriers

The experience Of the farmers and business men
Gwho financed the extension Of the Great Northern
raiIfoad from Scobey 70 Opheimr Montana. should
stimnlate other such projects. Five hundred stock
holders in the community own an average OF six
Eshares. which they bopsht st 500 share. saw
ings through The elimination Of hauling in single
xyeaF are sid 70 have far exceeded this investment
Mand The stoek - alrsady advanced as ! share.
nv 1nanenG this extsnaioa they were able to con
1Dsnsy frpm = sxpsuse- y
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lightning bugs. =. And, again,
black figures arc swallowed by
blackcr streets. And again q
woman. with q baby in her arms.
starcs dumbly down the inky out
lines Of q wharf.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, 1nc.)
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The fellow who goes through life
afraid Of making fool out Of him.
self is one.
Making ends meet is often like 4
dog catching his tail. They simply
won't stay met.
The Pacific Ocean is larger than .
pair Of dreamy eyes and almost half
rs deep.
Winds are produced by differences
in atmospheric pressure or by ask.
ing q man to run for office.
Who remembers away back when
they quit calling fast music "rar-
time and started calling il "jazz"?
Big oaks from little acorns grow
and lightning strikes more oaks than
any other tree.
are Enclosed find check then tke
worst arc please remit"
A river has no idea Of where it /.
going. but that doesn't make il try
to stop.
What the world needs is propaganda
to convince flies that human beings
carry germs.
Blue beads are token of bad luck
in the orient. A black eye is the tok-
en- in America.
"A married man simply has to do
what . single man should.
While women first appeared on the
stage along shout 1890 many OF them
seem much older:
They don't ever seem to have .
Park by fire plug" week.
Playing the piano by ear is nice
, but some Of them sound as il they
were using their. feet.
II you like to work you won't have
any trouble finding someone to let
you enjoy yourself.
An optimist is . man who lends
money to kinfolks.
May cut thc army and navy. BE-
, fore long they will be only soldier
padding y canoe.
Dawes is growing ct the senate.
which would like to fire him and keen
bulldog in his place.
New oil well in Mexico produces
5000 barrels . day, this being pretty
good rs hole.
Lightning hit four fishermen in
Atlantic City who should cut down
on their fishing lies.
A mother is one who thinks she
forgot where she hid her change
when she knows William swiped it.
Some Of these Mexicans have been
getting just little too much pepper
in their tamales.
Movie stars are often blinded by
the studio lights and more often by
the limelight.
While. London scientist find. the
humsn race is growing taller per-
maps ne has young son.
Two cant live on love. Anyway, a
Joliet. ILL.,. bridal couple were Jailed
for stealing chickens.
White house has its own refriRera-
ton system now. but will they need
It with Coolidge around?
Some women cook 50 we'll they are
regular taxidermists.
The modern idea Of saving for q
rainy day is buying silk stockings and
shorter skirts.
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Winds are produced by differences
IN atmospheric pressure or by ask.
ing man TO run for office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

Who remembers away back when
they quit calling fast music "rag-
time and started calling IL "jasz"?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

Big oaks from little acorns grow
and lightning strikes more oaks than
any other tree.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

The Pacific Ocean is larger than .
pair Of dreamy eyes and almost half
rs deep.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

II the best words in our language
src Enclosed find check" then the
worst arc please remit"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

A river has no idea Of where It !.
going. but that doesn't make it try
to stop.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

What the world needs Is propaganda
to convince flies that human beings
carry germs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

They don't ever seem to have .
Park by . fire plug" week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

II you like to work you won't have
any trouble finding someone to let
you enjoy yourself.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

Blue beads are token of bad luck
in the orient. A black eye is the tok.
en- in America.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

"A married man simply has to do
what . single man should.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

TOMORROW: A Great Change.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

Playing the piano by ear is nice
but some Of them sound as il they
were using their feet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

While women first appeared on the
stage along about 1890 many OF them
seem much older:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

An optimist is . man who lends
money to kinfolks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-26

The fellow who goes through life
afraid Of making fool out Of him.
self is one.
Making ends meet is often like 4
dog catching his tail. They simply
won't stay met.
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May cut the army and navy. Be-
fore long they will be only . soldier
padding canoe. -.
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Dawes is growing ct the senate.
which would like 70 fire him end keep
bulldog in his place.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
RISE IS IRREGULAR
At SLOWER PACE
Profit Taking Causes Slight
Recession in Some
Stocks Today.
BY the Associated Press.

.5N Inc ASSOCIdteu
NEW YORK, December 1S.-Ad-
Vances were irregularly distributed III
xhe stock market as trading was re-
sumed today at a slower pace. United
states Steel held at last nights closing
price of 15915, but several of the indie
pendent SteelS and railway equip
ments, such as Sloss- Sheffield, Cruclbie
and American Locomotive. opened d
point or 50 higher. Profit taking
caused slight reactions in dupont,
Southern Railway and other prominent
stocks.
As the speculative excitement en-
rendered by the first news of the 40
per cent United States Steel stock
dividend wore off the way was open
ed to realizing sales among the indus
trial LEADERS, United States Steel
after a steady opening eased off to be
low 159, while American Smelting and
Allied Chemical yielded about point
on profit taking.
On the other hand. yesterdays stu
penduouS buying movement encour-
aged pools to resume operations In
the stocks OF companies which are i'll
a position to deal generously with
stock holders. American can was ele-
waited point above 90 and National
Biscuit sold at the years top price
near 102. Eastern rail shares We're
strong. with Reading reaching new
peak above par and Erie common
jumping to IL. Warner Pictures
"a" squirting 3i2 points, led an ad-
vance in the specialties. Foreign ex-
changes opened steady. with French
francs holding around 4 cents and
Italian lire rising 8 points.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
TRADING L|STLESS
IN BOND MARKET
List Neglected and Prices
Are inclined to Sag in
Today's Dealings.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 1S.--Trad-
ing in bonds was listlesS at the end
of the week. At no time in months
has the effect of the competition with
stocks been so apparent. The bond
list was neglected for the time being
and prices were inclined TO sag, not
importantly, but noticeably.
The pause was not so emphatic lu
the foreign group. which had been 81
strong all the week. An exception
was Dominican Republic 5i2s. which
ran up to par for gain OF point
and new high for the year. Bid.
have just been received by the Donts.
lean government for a new $4,000 ,0ud
l4-year loan and today's advance in
the old bonds might have been con
nected with the outlook for the nev
financing. French issues held their
recent gains fairly we'll. hut did nor
improve upon them. The same was
true of the Belgian obligations. Bot.
of these were up sharply on the Wee.
and some rest was in order.
The strong group among domesfir
industrialS was the South America"
Copper Mining bonds. Chile COpp..-
6s We're still being bought in lar.
volume on the chance that their cor
version privilege would prove prof
able before they were actually retiIeu
next April. AnClo-Chilean Nitrate
pushed ahead into new high ground
Selling 81 40. the price was more tha1
TWO points above yesterdays low
Other issues in this same Gener
class well supported were Andes Cor
per IS and Anaconda Copper :
International Mercantile Marine G.
on the other hand. We're III suppl
again.
In the high grade investment lit
Liberty Second 4I4s AZ 10l We're 81
ing at the years high, and Libtri.
Fourth AZ 9 at l03.l0 just below HI
1926 record. Transd ctionS We're ru-
in large volume. however.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
WHEAT SCORES GAIN
ON LIVERPOOL NEWS
Corn, Oats and Provisions. How
ever. Turn Easier in Trading
on Chicago Board.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December IS.-ChIetlI
as a result of Liverpool quotations
higher than due. wheat scored prjc"
gains today in the early dealings here
An advance in ocean freight ra 10
from Argentina counted also as H.
bullish factor. Starting at = 10 =
upturn. wheat held near 10 initial
figures. on the other hand. c"l' .
oats and provisions turned easiel.
corn opening unchanged to Is h!Ehf
and subsequently receding all AROUND
to well below yesterdays finish
Expectation that world shipments
for the week would prove tn t''
much smaller than of late, tended To-
day to strengthen wheat values al
times. Talk was also current that 81
good deal of the wheat which is
purchas 4 now in Argentina would
not reach Europe until the first par
of March.
Meanwhile. European supplies ot
wheat. II was cOntended. must for
the most part be taken from Nortf
America. as European stocks are low
Persistent backwardnesS of prtmar,
domestic receipts. however. continued
10 attract notice. In some quarter
domestic millers were reported a.
having difficulty buying S1lfilcier'
country run wheat To offset new foul
business supplementing flour order
booked earlier in the season.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, December IS (Spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes, 100 pounds. l.o0a
2.25: sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.00a2.00
vans, barrel, 125a1.75; bushel, 40a90;
beans. bushel. 1.50a3.00: beets, 4.00a
BOO: BRUSSELS sprouts, quart, 15a20:
broccoli. bushel, 30a40; cabbage. ton.
n5 .O0a2S.00: cauliflower, crate, LISA
200: cucumbers. crate, 3.O0a45O: car
iots, 100, 4.00a6.00: celery, crate, LISA
2.25; eggplants, crate, 3.00a600: kale,
bushel, 30a40; lettuce. hamper, 1.00a
100; onions. 100 pounds. 1.75a2 so;
oyster plants, 100. 5.00a7O0; peppers,
crate, 3.00a500; parsnips. basket. Goa
20: Savoy cabbage, bushel. 50a75;
spinach. bushel, 50a65: squash. crate.
.5Oa-50' tomatoes. crate, 400a6 90;
turnips. basket, 25a35.
Apples-Barrel, ss00a3.5O; bushel, 35
a1.25; cranberries, box, 4.00a5.00.
grapefruit, box, 2.50a3.50; oranges.
2.00a4.00.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Turkeys. pound. 10;
old. 40: poor and crooked breasts. 25a
80; Spring chickens, 25a26; Leghorns.
2la23: poor and thin, 1Sa20; old
roosters. 16a17; ducks, 24a27; poor and
thin, 1Sa20: geese. 22a26; guinea fowl,
each. 50a75: pigeons. pair, 30a35.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys. pound.
43a47: old toms, 40a42; poor and
crooked breasts, 25a30; chickens, 90
27: roosters. 17a1S; ducks, 25a2S;
geese, 22a2S.
Eggs-Receipts, 12S cases: native
and nearby firsts, in free cases, offered
at so.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound 52a57; prints. 57a59: blocks,
56a5S; ladies', 80; rolls. 23a28; store
packed. 23a24; process butter. 37a3S;
dairy prints, 23a2S.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
LUMBER SALES DROP.

NEW YORK. December is Rj.--
Little change in the lumber industry
was noted in reports from s"ttWood
and hardwood mills to the Nati"nat
Lumber Manufacturers Association.
Hardwood mills had slightly smaller
sales than the week before. CnillIe'l
orders of 222 Southern pine and WcsC
Coast mills were sos .%73.S5S feet al
the end of the week, against 5l7,2J9 =.
o76 feet the previous week.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
MUCH GRAIN MOVING.

BALTIMORE, December 1S.-Graln
is beginning to move in full carc"
lots from this port. with promise
of activity within a few weeks. Th"
british steamer Heathmore sailt
Thursday with cargo for Kalamatis.
Greece. The Italian steamer Monte
Nero arrived to load and the Itaiia'e
steamer Vallarsa went to the ti''
yatorS.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
WOOL DEMAND GOOD.

BOSTON, December is (Speciall-'
Something of shift in buying from
fine woods to low grades appears 10
be developing in the Boston VOL mar
ke+ with interest centering on quar-
ter and three eighths blood stocks.
Both territory ana fleece wools ave
meeting good demand. the former ST
- to So cents clean basis and the lat
ter at 81 cents in the grease, Fine
vools continue firm in price.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
OATS TRADING 0. K. d.

NEW YORK. December Is ~.
Trading in oats in the grain futures
market on the New York Produce In
change, on the basis of delivery at
Buffalo was authorized by the board
of managers yesterday beginning Jam
uarY ].
Evening star., 1926-12-18
HULL BILLS DIVIDE MOOTED
SUBJECTS IN NATIONAL BANKING
McFadden Measure Has Preferential
Status on Congressional Calendar-Sec-
retary Mellon Urges Equality in Report.

wear draws to close. Discounts
totaled 27,643 900, against $25, ,493,OO
the week before, but were substantial
ly below the level prevailing Il few
weeks ago.
Rejecting the demands of Christmas
trade, note circulation increased to
$85 ,704 900 from $85, ,249 900 the week
before.
The reserve ratio was one of the
highest of any of the IL banks at
1918, against 1882 per cent the pre-
vious week.
Twenty-Five million dollars year is
being cut off the Nations bill for
bank checks, drafts and vouchers
through eliminating by simplificatlon
Il large amount of previously wasted
effort and materials caused by mul-
titude of styles and sizes. This esti-
mate was presented at meeting OF
the standing committee representing
bankers, photographers and other bust
nesses interested in the handling of
large volumes of checks. held at the
Department of Commerce in Wash
ington to review the results Of the
first eight months since check stand
urdiZa ton was put into effect by agree
ment in March, 1926, it is announced
by Frank w. Simmonds Of the clear
ing house section, American Bankers
Association, one Of the leading factors
in the movement.
More than a hundred clearing
houses in all parts of the country have
Officially indorsed the standard forms.
The Federal Reserve Board has given
It's Endorsement to the present pro-
gram and is transmitting the speciti-
cations to the various Federal Reserve
banks for their information and guild
anCe.
X. +. & =. Directors Vote Extra.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad declared an extra
dividend of : per cent and the regular
Somi-annual dividend of 3Io per cent
on guaranteed stock, common voting
stock and dividend obligations. The
meeting was held at Richmond.
Local and Other Notes.
Redmond & co. is in the syndicate
Offering $l0000,000 Detroit City Gas
co. 5 per cent mortgage bonds priced
at 100 and interest to yield ; per cent.
stone x Webster and Blodget & co.
announce that the new firm will be
gin business on January l with an
authorized capital of $40 100000
Hornblower 4 Weeks forecast an
advancing bond market in 1927 even
tHousn BONA prices are now near or
at the highest levels on record. Except
for business depression or a severe
stock market decline. the firm says,
bonds should climb because of easy
money conditions.
Glasses at the local Institute of
Banking will he suspended next Wed.
nesday for the holiday season and
viii open again on January 3. 1927.
The first semester has been unusually
successful.
The Farmers & Mechanics National
Bank has very fine Christmas tree
III the balcony. which is attracting at
tention of all depositors. The banks
staff will watch the trsx@especially
closely on the afternoon befBfe Christ.
mas, when Santa is expected