The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-09-13
Total Gain of $114,801 ,267 for
Year Reported for 204
Institutions.
DEPOSITS GAIN ss7,643,245
Increasing Death Toll From Autos
Leads Dill to Appeal for Caution.
OF 355 Victims, Gain of 113 In
8 Months, 81 Were Children.


in resources and $87, 643,245 in depos-
its of 204 state financial institutions
are shown in statement issued by
Commissioners Maxson of the Depart
ment of Banking and Insurance on the
condition Of such institutions June
80, 1928, as compared with June 80,
1922.
The increase in deposits for the
year Is impressive. AS usual, the trust
companies, lat In number, reflected
the bulk of the gain. Their total de-
posts, aggregating 1886, 911 ,306, show
ed an increase of $63,s1O,743.
Aggregate deposits OF twenty-seven
savings banks, amounting to $219, $780,
1856, showed an increase of $13,197,7S
Deposits of thirty state banks, amount
ing to SIS, 942, 504, showed an increase
of $10,834,5s9.
Total resources of all the institu-
lions amounted to $1,064,236,SS9 or an
increase of s114,s01,2 67 for the year.
The resources were: Trust companies,
1888 ,282.57S; savings banks, $241,455,-
663; state banks. 69,49S,647 Re-
sources of trust companies showed an
increase of So, ,0S2; OF savings
banks, SIS, 500, and Of state banks,
81, 163,707.
Surplus funds of the institutions
amounted to $51,S72.94O. as follows.
Trust companies, $29,289 ,440; savings
banks, $1s, 42,779; state banks, $2,94O,-
721
Keep Children of Streets
Approach of the Fall school term,
with the certainty of children using
the streets more frequently, brought
a statement from State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner William L. Dill, urging
police officials of the more populous
centres to confer with educational
authorities for the purpose of devising
ways and means to keep children off
the public highways. The fact that 81
of the 355 automobile fatalities in New
Jersey from January / to August /
were among children under IL years
Of age caused the Commissioner to
issue his warning at this time.
The Commissioner laid particular
stress upon the responsibility of par
ents in exercising parental restraint.
Zone of the distressing facts in con-
nection with the great toll of fatalities
of the State Is that 81 children under
the age of is years have been the inno-
cent victims of this increasing men,
ace" declared Commissioner Dill.
For the first seven months of this
year, reports indicate toll of 113
additional deaths as compared with
figures from January to August Of
1922. Statistics submitted by David
S. South, registrar of vital statistics,
show that of the 355 persons killed by
automobiles this year, Is were non
residents.
~Of those residing in New Jersey"
said Mr.. Dill, "34 were killed at grade
crossings, eight persons lost their
lives as the result of collisions Of auto
mobiles and street cars. OF the fatal
accidents, 235 involved pedestrians, 4S
fatalities resulted from collisions with
trees, polls and overturning of ma
chimes, due to collisions with horse
drawn vehicles, bicycles, etc. Automo-
biles caused the deaths of eight per-
sons and four motorcycle operators
were killed as the result of reckless
operation of machines
ut Is hoped that the publication of
these figures will arouse the motoring
public to the necessity of exercising
greater care in the operation of motor
vehicles and strike home forcibly the
danger which looms in the path of
vehicles of the motor propelled type,
which are operated in violation of our
laws"
Guardsmen for West Point
Adjutant General Gilkyson advised
commanding officers of National
Guard units that New Jersey has been
allotted two appointments to West
Point Military Academy from enlisted
personnel State Education Commits
sioner John Enright will assist the
Adjutant General in preparation of
examinations to be held
in this city, Jersey City. Newark,
Paterson and Camden.
Governor Silzer will select the two
candidates to take the entrance tests
for West Point. To be eligible for ap-
pointment from the National Guard an
applicant must be an enlisted man Of
a unit recognized by the federal gov
eminent. He must, on the date of adj
mission, July 1, 1924, have served as
an enlisted man not less than one
year, must be between the ages of 10
and % years, and not less than five
feet four inches in height.
Due to the fact that some states do
not take advantage of the opportunity
to designate candidates for entrance
tests, there is probability that New
Jersey may be allotted more than two
candidates. In addition to the two
men selected as New Jerseys quota,
Governor Silzer will prepare list OF
other desirable candidates in the event
of additional appointments.
The preliminary examination will
be similar to the regular examination
for entrance TO the Military Academy