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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

Justice that he was welcomed by his
associates on the bench because of your
keen intellect, extensive study and
breadth of experience, which makes us
look upon you as sound lawyer, and
also because you are by instinct and
irresistible impulse gentleman. The
speech of the chief justice was replete
with witticiSms and punctuated with
Title digs" at some Court of Appeals
decisions. Two of the justices of the
latter tribunal were at the speakers
table. The welcome on behalf of the
Bar Association was extended by Mr..
Littlepage in a brief address.
Justice Wheat declared that he was
too deeply touched by the gracious
words said to him to make adequate ex-
preston of his appreciation. He said
he had come to Washington 40 years
ago a green country boy from New
Hampshire. He RECALLED the names OF
several of the outstanding lawyers OF
that time and declared that he formed
from them his first ideals of the legal
profession and whatever success he has
attained has been due to their in
fiuences. He likes his new work. he
said. and greatly appreciates the kindly
way in which he has been received by
the bench and bar.
Entertainment was furnished by
George O'Connor, Jack Bowie, Fred
East. william Raymond. Matt Horne,
George Wilson and Robert Thomas.
In addition to Justice Wheat, Chief
Justice Mccoy. Colladay, Littlepage
and Peyser, others at the Speakers
table were Associate Justices James
Clark McReynolds and Harlan F.
Stone of the United States Supreme
court. former Attorney General George
F.. Wickersham, now head of President
Hoovers Law Enforcement Commits
sion: Chief Justice Fentcn w. Booth
of the United States Court Of Claims.
Associate Justices Charles H. Robb
and Josiah A. Van Orsdel of the Court
of Appeals of the District of Column
bia, Justices Jennings Bailey. Freder-
lex L. Siddons, Wendell P. Stafford
and Peyton Gordon of the District
Supreme Court, George Francis Will
Jams, auditor of the court; United
States Marshal Edgar C. Snyder,
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover, :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
SPREADS FIRE ALARM.

PORTLAND, Greg, November 81 t41.
The thanks of farmers in the Hart
land district near Llye, Wash, were
extended yesterday to Lionel Kay, Var
1ey air mail pilot, who saved farm prop
erty by spreading a fire alarm from the
air
Kay discovered fire shooting from the
roof of a farm home while passing over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

the district on Armistice day. He cir
cled low over other farmers homes to
attract attention to the flames. The
home was burned, but other buildings
were saved by farmers who dashed to
the scene.
Kay was en- route to Portland with
the air mail when he sighted the fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
SIGMA DELTA CHI ELECTS.
o'Neel Heads Professional Journal
istic Fraternity.

COLUMBIA, Mo, November 81 P.-
Edwin V. O'Neel of the indianapolis
Time, was elected national president of
Sigma Delta Chi. professional journal
istic fraternity, at the closing session
of the annual convention here yester-
day. The fraternity will hold its next
national meeting at Ohio State Uni
verSity, Columbus.
Brewster Adams, head of Depart
ment of Agricultural Journalism, Cor
nell University. was named national
honorary president Martin A. Klaver,
editor of the American Boy Magazine,
Detroit. was appointed editor of the
Quill, fraternity magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
EXPLORER TO SPEAK.

DR.. G. Whitfield Ray. noted South
American explorer, is to speak before
the Washington Missionary College
Tuesday evening. His topic will be
Seventeen Years in South America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

taxicab passenger, and william e. Law
head. van Vert, Ohio, we're traffic
victims today, both being hurt in
crashes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

DR.. Ray was oficial explorer for the
Bolivian government for a number of
years. Mount Ray, one of the peaks
in the mountains of Brazil, was named
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

7:30-Concert
 s:00-General Electric concert,
 Nicholas Vasilieff 11:00-Same as WEAF 1l:o0-Kenmore orchestra
 l1OO-WPG, Atlantic Ctty-:7S 5:15-Aviation talk 5: 5:3O-Twilight organ recital 5:45-News; weather S:0O-Shelburne orchestra /. S:30-Jane and Jimmie Cullen 9S0-Studio program 1o:15-American Indian program 10:30-Syncopation orchestra 11:l0-Silver Slipper orchestra
 1O8O-WBAL, Baltimore-2SS 6:S0-Dinner music 7:45-Same as WIZ 9:30-Niolin- Piano recital
 7O0-WLW, Ctncinnati-4cS 4:30-The Angelus Trio 5:00-Tea Time Trio 5:3o-Live stock reports 5:4o-Polly and Anna G:o0-University of Cincinnati talk 7:l5-Little Jack Little 1:30-Henry Thiess orchestra 7:45-"Poltical Situation" S:00-Orchestra
 S:30-Foresters
 9.00-Franklin ensemble 10:00-The Ages of Boncilla 10:30-Henry Fillmore's band 1l:00-Time: Training Camp News 11:00-Cincinnati club orchestra 11:30-Little Jack Little 1o:00-Jan Garber orchestra
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
ist: orchestra

lSt; orchestra 9:0O-Troubadour orchestra 9:30-Hour of music; Olive Palm CT, soprano: Paul Oliver, tenor;
 Elizabeth Lennox, contralto;
 the Revelers: symphony orch. 1Q:s0-Orchestra 11:00-Vallee orchestra
 7IO-WOR-422 5:06-Musica! Musings: organ 5:4o-Spotlights of New Jersey, Dr.
 J, F. Folsom 5:50--Sport talk 6:00-Lido Venice Gondoliers 6:e5-News: Mac and Lennie,
 songs
 6:45-Port Authority talk T:00-Time; Rutgers University
 program
 7:3O-Reid's orchestra 7:50-Simmon's Show Boat; Thel- 9;00-yan Hausen orchestra;
 songs
 9:30-LaPalina variety music l0:0o-kolster symphony orchestra 1U:20-DagueTreotypes: music 11;O0-News; music; weather 11;05-Golden orchestra
 .6O-WJZ-395 5:0o-Taking the Doctors PuIse-
 Dr. J. r. Montague 5:15-Billy Rhodes, baritone 5:30-Summary Of programs 5.35-Stock market closing prices
 and quotations; financial sum
 mary Of the day. Cotton EX-
 change closing prices and quo-
 tations: State and Federal agri-
 cultural reports 6:UG-Bonnie Iaddies vocal trio 6:S0-Pollack's orchestra 7:up-Time: Jeddo Highlanders:
 Frederick Wyatt, baritone;
 Stetano. harp: orchestra |. -:3U-Talk, John B. Kennedy 7:35-Lolita Gainsborg, piano 7;45-The Political Situation in Washington Tonight, James L. Wright S:J0-Orchestra
 8:3Q-Foresters male quartet. Andy Sannella, guitar and sax ophone soloist; Milan Smolen piano 9:0o-Scrappy Lambert, Billy Hillpe, songs; Andy Sanuella guitar ! q:30-Cabin Door; Katherine Tit. i Jones. negro impersonator l 10:00-Time; Continentals orch. . l:00-Slumber music S6G-WABC-3ie | 5;0Q-Dr. D. R. Hodgson. Food 1 5;45-Lucille Black. pianist l 6;0t-French Lesson | 6:30-Everglades orchestra 7:00-Time; Diamond Entertainer ! 7:SQ-Sachs program
 S:09-CheCker Cabpies Hour S:30-Tand Bros.
 @:0G-International Hour iu:O0-"Plpe Dreams Poetic rev.
 cries 10:%1-Gasparre's Club Plaza orch. ,11:00-Duke Ellington's orchestra
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
Today's Features

Perhaps it is a good thing that suNdry glee clubs have been put on the air once d week. They are not likely to specialize in worn out melo- dies, for one thing-that is, if they want to keep listeners from turning tc something else. Tonight (WTIC. p. m.) the Amherst glee club is booked. The program will include some Of their best numbers" We hope that includes nothing that has been done 10 death.
 Those who like to know more about the literary history Of Con necticut have another opportunity after a talk on dairy cattle over the Storrs station (WCAC). G. B. Sanl will start his discourse on this phas' Of Nutmegia's glories at .:15.
 The Hartford station must still ect of the air to give WCAC a chan2, 10 be heard from, the hiatus lastin4 half an hour. We often wonder how WTIC likes it. It Is half an hour. time during vital hours Of the early evening. When the Hartford sta ton uses it's new and more powerful transmitter on Avon mountain an attempt will be made. so it is said to induce the Federal Radio Com mission 10 avoid this splitting Of time with the Storrs station. The idea Is to put Hartford on a differ ent wave length. Fans will hope it is higher instead Of lower, so as to avoid the more powerful transmittar from mussing up the waves from WEAF.
 Julian Oliver, Spanish tenor. and string orchestra in Spanish tunes.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

Washington, May 23. c4 and 25. Ja- pan, Mexico and Cuba all have drawn first round byes.
 Mexico and Cuba are to meet in Mexico City prior to May 1s with the winner meeting the survivor of the United States-Canada-J Japan ser ies at the Detroit Tennis club May 30. 3l and June l.
 Big Bill Tilden and Frank Hunt CT have announced they will not be available for Davis cup competition in the American zone because they intend to sail for Europe within the next few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

-.o5-Organ recital
 S .i0-1H H:00-Same as WOR l2: :0a-Perlcy Stevens orchestra
 a5U-WEA\. ProNidencc-o45 5.el-Ted and His Gang 6.0o-The Noyagers
 6:30-Prairie Air Liners
 7:00-News flashes; weather 1:lI-Kalua Hawaiian Troupe 7.5Q-Organ recital
 S.00--Hank simmons Show Boat g:0Q-Nan Hsusen program 4.3o-La Palma smoker 1a:u0-Radio Hour ] :Sn--Da Daguerreotypes lI:h0-NeWs flashes lI:lQ-Duke Ellington's orchestra
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
at one time.

The two Columbia stations heard hereabouts tWABC-WOR) are on deck with much of interest. Un- fortunately space forbids more ex- tended details Thornton Burgess. who writes the animal bedtime story in the Herald every day. will have his weekly session (WBZ. 7:3O and of course. will obtain a host of New Britain listeners who appreciate anil ma lore mixed with intellect over the air. The rest on the Springfield station looks about as usual.-G. H.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
WASHINGTON AND DETROIT
 TO GET DAVIS CUP TIES
Plans Already Being Made for Staging of International Ten
 his Matches,

New York. March 20 R-Wash- ington and Detroit have been as- signed the two Davis cup ties to be played in the United States
 The United States. assuming il succeeds in turning back Canada at Montreal, May 16-1S. in the first en- counter in the American zone, will meet Japan at the Chevy Chase club,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
EAST AND WEST STATIONS .90-WGH, Schenectady-3S0

6:00-Stock reports. produce mar
 ket reports. farm forum and
 news items: time 6;S0-Dinner music 6:45-Woodlawn Landscale Service 7.UQ-"Mr. and Mrs" Sklt
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
NEW YORK CITY

57O-WNYC-526 5:Qo--Antiques talk 5:16-Marhet high spots 5:2Q-Childreu' hour 5:21--Matilda Lindsay, songs 5:35-Nernon Juveniles G;Qo-spauish lessons, Y. H. B4r- ltz
 7:G0--Master Institute Musicale Y. 7:&0-Time; police alarms 7:&5-Air College; Poetry and Children, Dr. Joseph Shipley 7:55--Labor Legislation, Prof. Will lam B. Guthrie s:l5--Frank Doplin. baritone S>5o-LeHisohn Course in Appre- citation of Music--at Hunter College 9.4y-Pojice alarms; weather
 5.o-WMCA-526 9.45-TaIk, Oswald Willard 17:06-Narlety program 10:3D-Tinancial talk 10:35-Weather; Uptown Club pro- gram 11:og-Time; McAIpln orcLestra 12:og-Frivolity orchestra
 66U-WEAF-i54 5:6Q-Nationai Music League pro- gram; John Parrish. tenor;
 Phyllis kraeuter. cellist; Nancy
 Morgan. harpisr 5.Gg-Children' program 5:55-Summary 10 programs G:0O-Waldorf-As Astoria music 7;0Q-Synagogue service: Jonah GolIstein, guest speaker, Elias
 J. hretchnar vocal solos ,;@Q-Orchestra S:Q0--string orchestra; Julian Oli-
 yer, tenor S:3Q-Bakers; Dolores CassInellj,
 soprano; Frank Luther, Jack
 Parker. tenors, and Phil Duey, baritone; Will Donaldson, pian-
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 1929

8 D. m.) All nine selections will he Spanish. which means there will be none other. Only one on the pro- gram approaches the hackneyed. this being the Spanish Guitar" which the Gypsies have used as an entree number so long that to use 1t sounds like 2 free ad for that combination If you have never heard "Alacan- tara" "Mi Prolore Rija' and others of similar titles from sunny Spain. and if you have hankering for the gay tinkle of the castenets and the fast rhythm of the Iberian school the opportunity is yours to partake of the sweets.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
6na-N(aC. ~torr-5oO

-.0o-" Breeding Of Dairy Catcle.' C. (. White, Professor Of Dairy Illus nandry ':t5-"Connect;cut Literary His tory" (. B. Saul Instructor ln {7rg}5Sh
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

The e:So feature" with Olive Palmer, soprano and an orchestra, will include nothing more import ant than Grainger's Country Dance" with the rest much less im- portant. But if you are new to the radio game-have a new receiver. for instance-and have never heard many standbys, here's a chance to get acquainted with quite a bunch
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

A new feature (WTIC- -WEAF, S:30) will include Dolores Cassinelli. Hollywood actress, who has turned singer. She will sing Valdeid's S "Clavelitos." "Loca Loca." by Gre- Ter. and Sunshine of Roses" a new ballad which she will introduce for the first time. A male trio under Will Donaldson. and an orchestra under Frank Black. will offer light selections" Intimate glimpses into the lives of modern composers will be featured each week. It sounds like an interesting new one.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
FEATURES ON THE AIR
Wednesday, Mar. 20

FEATURES ON THE AIR
 Wednesday, 20
 IErsteru ,na shou1aa+. -Tbe,u,"-v0R wcAu WKBw " WApc WMAQ WFk WLBW WMAL -. u '' MAR WAC WRC WGl WCAE WWJ
  A WET
  NJAS ADO WhRC NGfIP WMAQ NSFD W1A-
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
WEDNESDAY,
Eastern standard Time
NlN \GIA>D STATIONS
6uu-WTIC. HartfOrd--5on

6oo-WTIC. Hartford-5oo I5-r-ograul summary, news
 bulletins .3d-Hotel Bond Trio. Emil IIeim-
 berger. director; request pro-
 gram ,.-l-S-1ron WCAC will ,roadcast
 on this frequency until 7'@a .G0-Coucert ,.no-Amhersr CIee club ,.&0-Happy Wonder Bakers 7.0G-Tr0u badoQrs s.38--Holr Of Music s:3o-OrChestra.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

WGY. from to g. This one avoids criticism of its program by not furnishing numbers in advance That perhaps saves us extra work.
 Sixteen members of the Cincinna- u symphony WLW, 3 to 1O) will play a program that includes the more familiar operatic selections and some Wagner. Care is taken not to startle anybody with novelties. The Cincinnati station has been coming in rather cratic of late. loud some- times, and indistinct the next night. To land it satisfactorily is a pretty gamble with the weather.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

Here is a pianist who intends to be listened to. If she can. We re- fer to Mime. Lolita Cabrera Gains. borg. who wishes to make us more familiar with MacDowell's works CWJZ. 7:35. If you haven't heard ITO a Wild Rose" and ITO q Water Lily" more than 50 times the past three months. tune in. Otherwise. what's the use.
 The Columbia system sports a symphony concert tonight. Yet, if selection from a symphony is needed what is done except to fol- low in the footsteps If Damrosch's s orchestra. A symphony orchestra CWOR. 10 p. m.) will play the ale eretto from Beethoven's eighth. This time Mir. Damrosch will not be present to explain the clock ticks and the metronome joke The or chestra will follow up on the last Damrosch concert in another par ticular. in the Saint-saens Henry VIII Suite" The Tschaikowsky Nut cracker Suite" only having been played twice this week. it will be repeated and as Mozart's Marriage of Figaro" has only been played as often as popular song of late. that, too, will be given.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
aso-NBZ, >pringfeid-3o6

5:9Q-Closlng stock markets :cQ-Lost and found: positions 5:41-Ag-icultura reports. weather c:51-Sat=ty Crusaders s:39-News Bulletins g:85-Vincent Breglio, novelty pt-
 arIs. 44-Nev England and the Rayo-
 lution by Willard DeLue -:Q0-Jed4o Hignlanders 7:3o-Radio Nature League, Thorn
 ton Burgess : s,1o-Ra pee's orchestra 3:SO-Fores-ers 9:o0-Nustc o:3e- Simpson Spring Ent@rtaln- Io:01-Sp Spor--O-Granas; time f0;0s-Dlck Newcomb'c orchestra 1o:45-Oxiton Twins ,1:Qo-Weather: news; govsrnne enr
 bulletins
 590-NEII. Boston sos o:05-Five O'Clock FroIc 6:0G-Bis Brother Club: news -:Q0-Oh Boy program 7:co-Masterpiece pianist -:G0-II:00-Same as WEAF T: forecast t1:15-Organ recital
 1o3o-WNAC. Bostot-.t1 5:00-Ted and His Gang 5:00--Porter Sargent ensemble st5-IIistoriCai Highhghts s:45-The Music Master, news -:11-Marion kingsbury, soprano
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

All the Troubadours (WTIC- WEAF, to 9:30) will do is to offer medleys from musical shows, theme songs from "talkies" and Broad way tunes. In order to ring in the blithesome spring. the Mendelssohn spring song will be played. This happens S7 times every spring.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

Another symphohy orchestra is at
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

Julian Oliver, Spanish tenor. and string orchestra in Spanish tunes, will feature the Serenaders (WEAF,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-29
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, January 29.-.
Potatoes. white. 100 pounds, LOCAL rs:
sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.50a325; busi1el,
local rs: yams, barrel, 200a3.25: beans,
bushel 3.25a5.50; beets, 100, 400a6.0 90;
Brussels sprouts, quart, 15a25; cabbage,
hamper, 1.50a2. so; carrots, 100, 4O0a
600; celery, crate, 1.50a3.25; cucum-
bers, bushel, 500a8.00; eggplant, crate,
4.50a7.50; kale, barrel, l.5Oa1.75 let
tuce, hamper, 1,00a1.50; onions, 100
pounds, 1.5oa4.50; oyster plant, 100,
2.00a10.00; peas, bushel, 225a2. so;
squash. crate, 3.00a5.00; parsnips, bas-
ket. 50a65; Savoy cabbage, bushel, 75a
100; spinach, buShel, 60a90; tomatoes,
crate, 75a2.50; turnips, basket, 35a50:
apples, bushel, 75a2.oo; cranberries,
half barrel, 9.50a10.50; grapefruit, box,
225a3.50; oranges, box, 250a4.50; tan
gerines, half strap, 1.25a2.50; straw
berries, quart, 35a50.
Dairy Market.
Live poultry-Turkey, pound, 33a4O:
old, 25a30; young chickens. 32a38; poor
and thin, 20; old hens. 20a28; Leghorns,
20a26; old ROSTERS, 17a18; capons, 33a
3S; ducks, 20a30: geese, 18a26; guinea
fowls, each, 40a80; pigeons. pair, 80.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound, 35a
~: old. 25a30; young chickens, 25a35;
old and mixed, 25a30; old ROSTERS, l8a
20; capons, 34a42; ducks, 25a30; geese,
20a26.
Eggs-Receipts, 1,141 cases; native
and nearby firsts, free cases, dozen, 38a
40; current receipts. 32a36.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 46a50; prints, 5Oa52; blocks, asa
81; store packed, 90; dairy prints, 28a
80; rolls, 28a32; process butter, 41a42.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, garlicky,
spot, 1.3434; January delivery, 1.3434.
Corn-No. 2 export, January delivery,
LOT; No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot, ITO;
cob corn. $50.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic, spot,
61a6l Y, No. 2 white, domestic, spot,
59a6O.
Rye-Nearby, 11Oal 20.
Hay-Receipts, Is tons. While hay is
arriving here in limited quantities only,
it is more than ample for the demand,
which is being supplied, mostly by
truck, from nearby points, few carloads
being received. There is not enough
business passing to establish prices on
the various kinds on merit at a range
of 17.00a190O per ton of timothy or
clover hay.
Straw-No. wheat, 11.OOa12.00 per
ton; NO. oat, 1200al3.00 per ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-29
|GA|N IN INSURANCE
| POLICIES IS SEEN
Total of Nearly Ten Billion
Forecast for First
Half Year.
BY ]. c. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star

special DtSpatcn TO Inc Star.
NEW YORK, January 29,-The
amount of new life insurance sold in
the first half of this year by the legal
reserve companies is expected by insur-
ance men to reach total of over So
690,000,00O.
Insurance experts feel that this esti-
mate is conservative when it is taken
into consideration that the purchases of
new life insurance for the first six
months of 1923 totaled $9,250,000 $1,000.
Moreover, there has never been a year
for seven years when the volume of life
insurance business has not shown al
most as great an increase as they pre-
dict in 1929.
This has been true even of years
where business conditions were far less
favorable than now for the saving OF
money through insurance. In seven
years new business has more than dou-
bled.
There can be no doubt that the ire
mendous increases in the past few years
have been due to the popularity of group
insurance, but all kinds of insurance,
ordinary industrial and group, show
gains. The Association Of Life 1nSur-
ance Presidents estimates that the bus
mess began 1929 with 95,000,0 100000 OF
life insurance in effect. This was spread
among some 100000 policy holders,
giving each an average of $l,462. For
the entire population of the Nation The
per capita insurance on January i
amounted to $787.
The gain in 1928 over 1927 showed
conclusively the source of much of the
business. The sales of ordinary inSur-
ance in 1928 showed a gain over 1927 OF
81 per cent. Industrial insurance rose
30 per cent. while group insurance sales
gained 513 per cent.
The full volume of sales possibilities
for 1929 are not likely to be known until
March Usually the first two months of
the year are somewhat slack, so far as
new insurance writings are concerned.
The peak is usually reached in May or
June, with another high level mark in
September. Despite these monthly va
riations. however, it Is regarded as
doubtful if sales will fall much below
the billion dollar mark in any one Of
| the next five months.
Banks are making it easier for many
applicants to take out new or additional
insurance.
Some banks are taking over the pay
ment of premiums on their clients in
surance when due. Under such a
scheme, the policy holders make small
regular deposits with the bank. The
bank allows the depositor per cent.
On these payments from the time made
until the premium on his policy is due
when the banks pay the premium and
the process begins over again
The banks hold out the inducement
that this plan enables the policy holder
to take advantage of lower rate than
when premiums are paid semi-annually,
quarterly or monthly. Undoubtedly the
banks benefit by interesting the insur-
ed person to make the bank its trustee
and in the building up Of savings &C
counts as result of the regular pay
nent habit. The scheme has many of
the features of the Christmas clubs,
which seem to have benefited the banks
in the matter of new savings accounts.