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MICHIGAN BANK WITH CLOSED Dec. American State Savings Bank and its three branches failed open day. The bank last ment reported deposits approximately capital of $750,surplus $400,000 Albion Bank Fails. Mich., Dec. Albion State Bank, 1858, failed open today. The bank capitalized and had total deposits of $523,876.
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CITY BRIEFS Mrs. 1. C. Beckwith left today for Urbana III to spend Christmas with her daughter Mrs. M. H Kinch Charles P Chidester, 93, of Battle Creek believed the oldest graduate of the old Michigan Agricultural college is dead Hegraduated in 1858 the second year after the institution was founded. turned from R week's visit in,Day. Walter Walters broke an American record last night when he went out and gathered A quart of night crawlers Mr Walters. who is an ardent fisherman says he never hopes to tie that record on any future Der 23 A $100,000 permanent fresh air camp for physically handicapped children will be established on the shore of Pine lake in Barry counby the W K Kellogg foundsfor The camp will run seven or right weeks each summer and have capacity at the start of 163 children City Treasurer Frank Williams was doing a land office business today. Taxpayers anxious to celebrate Christmas without a tax bill hanging over their heads. were paying winter taxes in greater number than any day stuce tax collections started this year Up to noon he had collected nearly $3000 which was larger amount than any, previous day Three auto loads of state police from the Paw Paw station visited number of places in town yesterday for the purpose of confiscating slot machines and punch boards At the first place visited they secured two machines Other merchants were apparently warnrd of the presence of the officers and practically nothing was found n the remaining places visited In one restaurant. two state troopers rom the White Pigeon Post were ating. without molesting the nachines. when the Paw Paw of icers put in an appearance The mileage allowance of decartment of state employes who ise their own private automobiles in state business. will be reduced from six to five cents a mile on 'an 1. 1932 it was announced by Secretary of State Frank D Fitzcrald The reduction was ordered after the department made an inalysis of automobile operating osts and was convinced that five ents a mile was sufficient to oprate a medium-sized automobile. About two weeks ago. higher-paid imployes of the department of tate voluntarily accepted a salary eduction ranging from two per ent for those receiving 300 a rear. to five per cent for those reciving $5000 a year. Noel Rickard has relatied to Philadelphia after A few days visit with Felix Johnson Mrs. Mary Barnes went to Ann Arbor today to be with her daugh ter. Mrs. John F. Shephard. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hulettand daughter, Mary. arrived today to be holiday guests of Mr and Mrs H A Hulett Dwight Weber of Detroit arrives this evening to be the guest of his parents. Mr and Mrs E. F Weber until Sunday arrive this evening from Spring field O. to spend Christmas with her father George W Swalwell There will be Christmas ger vice Rt. the Lutheran church in. morrow at 10:00 o'clock. with holy communion. Miss Betty Johnson who teaches in Mendon and Felix Johnson student at the U of M are home for the holiday vacation Mr. and Mrs. George Waidely of Jackson were guests today at the Waidely home in north Liberty street Mis Margaret Windelburn of Detroit is a guest at B. H. Shellenberger's for the remainder of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Underwood of Jackson were dinner guests last evening of Mr and Mrs. Ua Strobe en route to Bloomington Ill Miss Mable Humphrey and Miss Myrtle Fletcher left today for Manchester Ia.. to be guests of the latter's sister Mrs. R. R. Fletcher Miss Louise Hollon arrived from Cleveland last evening to spend the vacation at her home here Miss Harriet Hollon comes this evening to spend Christmas. Mlss Isabelle Swartwont of Detroit arrives this evening to spend Christmas and the week end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs T J Swartwout A thunder storm is rather unus ual in December. but there was thunder lightning and a little rain about 7:00 o'clock this morning. In and around East Lansing there was a severe hall storm. The new regulations for the weighing of trucks and trailers beCT 1932 licenses can be obtained. vill benefit honest truck owners. nstead of working a hardship on hem. it was pointed out by Secreary of State Frank D. Fitzgerald. The new regulations require that he truck owners secure an official height receipt after having their ehicles weighed on designated btained In the past honest truck wners always have paid their full 3X to the state But they have been penalized by dishonest ownrs who have not borne their full hare of the cost of operating the tate, it was pointed out Under he new system. the honest owner 'ill pay the same tax as in other ears and will have the satisfacion of knowing that others are ot defrauding the state and hereby gaining an advantage in ower operating costs The new egulations are expected to add at east $500,000 to the state's revnues in 1932 Mr. and Mrs. G I. Rase of Hammond, Ind.. arrived today to be guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson. for Christmas and the remainder of the week Miss Mary Ferguson who is recuperating from an operation At Bronson hospital in Kalamazoo continues to improve It is thot she will be able to return home in about two weeks Miss Beryl Schafer of New York Mrs. F. D. Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Schafer will motor to Jackson this afternoon to meet her. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weers and daughter Donna Lou. Miss Florrence Weers and Lee Boyson of Plainwell left this afternoon for Streator III. to be guests of Mr. Weers' mother. Mrs. Fred Weers There have been unfounded ronors in Marshall to the effect hat there had been a run on the "ommercial & Savings Bank. A1ion's remaining bank. following he failure of the Albion State Bank These rumors are without ny foundation whatever The acts are that the Commercial & Savings Bank of Albion has earnd and paid its regular dividend during the two years of the depression that It is as sound as any tank In the country and there has be no run on the bank. nor nything approaching one The Commercial & Savings bank in proportion to the size of the town where it is located 16 one of the rongest banks in the state It is n the same class with the First National Bank and the Commercial Savings Bank of this city. And incidentally a Marshall man told The Evening Chronicle this morning that he remembers how bitterly he criticized the Marshall banks for not paying four per cent and referred to them as couple of pawn shops But now just want to get right down on my knees and thank God that Win Phelps and Bob Robinson had ense enough to say NO It is quite safe to record that the whole community echoes that sentiment and that everyone 15 glad that Marshall bankers kept their feet on the ground during the 1920-29 hysteria Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman of Hamilton. Ont are guests of their son. Rev. William Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Chapman. who are both past eighty years of age. made the trip of 365 miles by automobile. The fire department was called to the residence of Edward Jennings. west Mansion street. at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon to extinguish blaze which had started in the kitchen A bread board ignited from an oil stove There was scarcely any damage The Evening Chronicle will go to press Saturday at the usual hour. 4:00 o'clock owing to the fact that a holiday Intervenes and there will be an unusual amount of news that can not be handled in half a day That rule will also be followed a week from Saturday following the New Year holiday Homer notfied the sheriff's office this morning that 25 White Leghorn chickens were stolen last night from the farm residence of John B Linton about three miles west of Homer The chickens were two year olds and were marked with either blue or red leg bands. The Nash sedan owned by Mayor C. H Clute caught fire this morning while it stood in front of the Parry bakery Mr Clute had just left the machine when Louis Storr in the Buick sales room noticed names comine thru the hood Mr. Storr grabbed a fire, extinguisher and quickly put out the blaze. No apparent damage was done At least two small evergreen trees on the Hoeltzel golf course. one in front of the Daryl Hoeltzel residence in south Kalamazoo avenue. and one at Oakridge cemevery have been cut for Christmas trees Boys have been doing the work and two of them were taken into custody by City Marshal Vosbureh and will appear before Probate Judge Louise Johnson in juventile court Saturday morning. The officers are planning to keep a strict watch on such evergreen trees. and any other boys who are caught cutting them will be taken into court, according to the city marshal.