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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
CONSTITUTION AVENUE
is OPENED TO TRAFFIC
Widened Section, From 18th Street
to Virginia Avenue, Put in Use
Without Lights.

Constitution avenue, newly widened
from Fourteenth street to Virginia ave-
nue., was opened to traffic today, fol-
lowing completion of construction work
done for the Arlington Memorial Fridge
Commission under the District Govern
ment.
Although new traffic devices have
been placed at Seventeenth street and
Constitution avenue. the lights have
not yet been erected.
The new section of the avenue is 80
feet wide, from curb to curb, and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission is at work on plans for
widening the remainder, from Virginia
avenue to the Potomac River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
THEATER WALL RAZED

The old back-stage wall of the old
Bijou Theater was thrown to the
ground about 1880 today as part of
the Governments public building pro-
gram.
The old theater was RACED to make
way for the new Department of Justice
Building on the site between Ninth
and Tenth streets, Constitution and
Pennsylvania avenues.
Wooden blocks had been driven into
a hole dug in the bottom of the wall,
end when these were burned cut the
weight OF the wall toppled 1t over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02

edition came out, with virtually the en-
tire front page given over to the story.
The advertising matter in column one
had been replaced by the original story.
Column two. entitled Second Extra. ="
contained policeman's version of the
shooting. what the assassin" said and
details of Guiteaus arrest and the con-
tent of letter found on him.
The third column, the Third Extra -
told OF the Presidents condition and
gave further details concerning Guiteau.
This was followed in the last column
by story headed Later" The first
two paragraphs described turn for the
worse in the Presidents condition, and
the rest set forth his career.
Additional Extras Put Out.
Additional extras dealt with the rapid
changes in Garfield's condition as re-
lated to reporters by persons leaving the
White House. Other stories described
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02

- IFTY years ago today President
- Garfield was fatally wounded
by Charles Guiteau as he
4 walked into waiting room at
the old Baltimore & Potomac
Railroad Station.
News of the tragedy was carried by
The Star in series of six extras. which
offset in details whatever they may
have lacked in the way of form, ac-
cording to present-day standards.
The first edition of the paper, pub
lished then Just across Pennsylvania
avenue from its present location, de-
voted about three fourths of the second
column to the story. the first column
being filled with advertisements.
Gave Main Details.
The first story was captioned Extra"
and gave the essential details of the
shooting, including a tentative identifl-
cation of Guiteau.
A little later in the day the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
AUTO STRIKES BOY. 5

james F. Burroughs, 5 years old. of
1889 C street southeast was treated at
Casualty Hospital late yesterday for
decorations and shock. sustained when
struck by an automobile operated by
William Bahr. 1903 Naylor road south
east. on Sixteenth street, between G and
D streets southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
LIBRARIES TO. BE CLOSED

The central building of the Public
Library and all branches and sub
branches will be closed, all day Satur-
day. July 4.
The Sunday closing for the central
building will be observed through the
middle of September. The central
library will be open on Sundays from
2 to 6 pm. beginning September 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02

four white schools of the section there
are nine vacant rooms" In the colored
schools, he added, there are oversize
classes, part-time classes and portable
schools When differences arose over
the statistics presented by the protest
ing citizens and the school officials, the
board agreed to postpone action anoth-
er month pending the compilation of
additional figures on the populations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02
Officer Seizes Liquor Car.

Policeman o. E. Allen of the fourth
police station yesterday afternoon seized
an automobile, said to have been aban-
doned by two colored men, and found
83 one-half-gallon jars of alleged
LIQUOR. The car had been abandoned in
the 900 block of Kentucky avenue
southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-02

the galloping of officials up and down
the Avenue" Guitears conduct in jail
and offers from out-of-town citizens to
lynch him if given the opportunity.
Hundreds of copies of The Star carry
ing accounts of the shooting were sold
on the streets by Thomas A. Harlow,
now assistant foreman of the press
room. Mr.. Harlow is the only present
employe of The Star who had anything
to do with getting ou0 the paper on
that day.
Eleven years old at the time he
grabbed an armful of the papers and
ran up Pennsylvania avenue.
Il sold out before l had gone two
blocks Mr.. Harlow said. with the
people paying 5. 10 and 25 cents a copy
for the pap-rs.'
His total profits from the sale of
extra papers from the day of the shoot
ing until Garfields death six weeks
later appropriated $500. a huge sum
in those days. Mr.. Harlow declared.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
Plans Are Made
For Livestock Co-Op.

a North Carolina unit of the East
ern States Livestock Cooperative Mar
keting Association which is affiliated
with the National Livestock Coopera-
tive may be organized within the next
year, according to plans made at a
meeting held at State College last
week.
1.-THE new marketing association will
render a receiving and selling service
for shippers of livestock from this
State at a lower cost than present
commission firms charge and will pro-
rate profits of the business back to
the producer MEMBERS" says Dean |,
o.. Schaub, in discussing the proposed
organization. "The Eastern States
Livestock Association will have its
membership among the producers
throughout the eastern half of the
United States and is being organized
under the auspices of the Federal
Farm Board. The principal offices will
be maintained at Baltimore and receiv-
ing stations are being set up at Bal
timore, Jersey City and Lancaster. Pa.
w. w. Jarvis of Moyock, Curr;tuck
county, is 4 member Of the Board of
directors from North Carolina and is
also chairman of the North Carolina
advisory committee"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15

New York, N. Y.-Many proposals
have been offered to meet the prevail
ing economic depression but none per-
haps are as odd as the plan for a mo
ratorium on births' being advocated
by Mrs. Margaret Sanger, leader in the
birth control movement.
mo more babies for two years" is
the plea of Mrs. Sasger. She takes the
position that to bring more children
into the world with financial condi-
lions as they are will only serve to
complicate economic problems and
place a greater burden on charitable
institutions.
Mrs. Sanger said:
mo woman should have any more
children this year or until the indus
trial situation has returned to normal.
Every child that is born now will
only add to the financial distress of
the family, imperiling the health of
the older children and adding a pre-
sumably ill-nourished and puny speci-
men of humanity to a world that is
already overburdened with dependents.
"This moratorium should apply not
only to the very poor, but also to the
wel-to-do. This is a period of anxiety
for the rich as we'll as the poor-per-
haps of greater anxiety for them, as
they are not so accustomed to hnan-
cial insecurity"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
NATION NEEDS MORATORIUM
ON BIRTHS, SAYS MRS. SANGER

600.
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co..
trustee, to Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co. of New York, house and lot
at south corner of intersection of
Maupin avenue and Bean street, S.
500.
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co., to
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, of
New York, house and lot on northeast
side of East Cemetery .treet, so feet
south from Shaver street, $4,000.
J. F. Park, trustee, to ]. B. Park,
Is acres in Litaker township, adjoin-
ing Barger and Basinger lands; also
house and lot in South Ward, Sails
bury, $780,
]. Luther Fisher and others to w.
B. Corriher, lot in town of Lands,
on Chapel street, 500 and other con
siderations.
C. D. Alexander to G. N. Norville,
lot on highway No. IS, IN North Kan
~napolis, 500 and other considerations.
John Van Hartford to trustees of
Salisbury Associate Reformed Presby-
terian church, lot on Fulton street,
81 feet north from Maupin avenue,
500 and other considerations.
T. G.. Furr to E. H. Miller, house
ard lot on south side of West Marsh
street, near Fulton street, 500 and
exchange of land.
Julia A. Brady to L. A. Irene Earn
hardt and others, 10 acres in Morgan
township, adjoining Brady and Hol-
shouser lines, also about four acres in
same locality, 81 and other considera-
tlons.
w. T. Elium to trustees of Dunn's
Mountain Baptist church, about one
acre on road leading from Dunn's
Mountain -oad t o Granite Quarry, 81
and other considerations
A. NJ. Hanna, trustee. to the Bank
of China Grove, tract Of land in China
Grove township, on main line of
Southern railway, and intersection of
Railroad avenue and Liberty street,
adjoining Miller and Waggoner lines
also tract on national highway, oppo-
site Farm Life school, consisting of
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
DEP0SIT0RS LOST
698 MILLION THIS
YEAR, ESTIMATED
Numerous Bank Failures
May Cause Congress To
Pass Special Legislation
At Next Session.

Further need for more rigid bank
ing laws to protect depositors is seen
in the Federal Reserve bulletin for
September, which reports that l54
banking institutions closed their doors
during the month of August.
Since January l, 1881, 932 banks
with deposits amounting to $685.
$4,000 have failed.
Untold suffering has resulted from
these bank failures and thousands have
seen life savings swept from them ov-
ernight. The depositors placed their
money in these banks in good faith
and the loss they have sustained can
not in any way be charged to fault on
their part.
Neglect by bank examiners and in
adequate State and national banking
laws are two of the reasons given for
the bank failures. Two hundred Of the
.1efunct banks were members of the
Federal Reserve System, 162 of which
were national banks.
The 932 banks that have failed is
a challenge to Congress and to the va
rious State Legislatures Some States
have already taken steps to improve
their banking laws. not only with the
view of affording ample protection to
depositors but to restore confidence
in the banking industry.
Many Senator's and Representatives
are giving thought to the banking
question. A Congressional investigation
of the Federal Reserve System and ma
tional bank methods will likely BE- Or
dered early in the Seventy-second
Congress.
One Senator has pointed out that
in China when a bank fails the cashier
is beheaded Of course no such legls-
lation as hat is anticipated but there
is a growing demand for more drastic
punishments for bank officials who
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
Negroes Seek Posts
In Tammany Council

New York.-Two Negroes, one an
employment agent, the other "a cow
boy from Texas have announced
they want to wear the eagle feathers
of Tammany Hall chieftains.
And that's not all.
They plan to elect members of their
own race to political office, and have
candidates already selected to run in
their Harlem districts where colored
voters predominant.
One Assembly candidate is a Pull
man porter and another is a funeral
director:
eve can't lose," one of them said,
"for colored people outnumber the
white enrolled Democratic voters in
this district for the first time"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
Is lots, ~S2,S12.5O.

IS lots, s2,S12.5o.
C. S. File to Malinda Kennerly, lot
in Granite Quarry, on Peeler street,
adjoining school house lot and Peel
er's line, 500 and other considera-
tons, also tract in Granite Quarry,
known as the Martin L. Heilig home
place, 500 and other considerations.
General Real Estate Co., Inc, of
Delaware, to Greylins Realty Cor
poration, Of Delaware, house and lot
at 712 East Council street, Salisbury,
$40 and other considerations.
General Real Estate Co., Inc, of
Delaware, to Greyling Realty Cor
poration, of Delaware, house and lot
at 721 Elm street, Salisbury, $40 and
other considerations
General Real Estate Co., Inc. of
Delaware, to Greyling Realty Corpo-
ration, of Delaware, house and lot on
Richard street. "Steelworth," Sails
bury, $40 and other considerations.
C. H. A. McCombs to P. S. Carl
ton, lot on Yadkin avenue, near Sew
enth street, Spencer, so and other
considerations
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
Headed Turtle
Puzzles Best Experts

Ocala, Fla.-A two-headed six leg
ged terrapin is leading a life of lux
ury and ease here.
The creature, no bigger than a sill
yer dollar, is believed to be one of the
few animals on earth with two per-
fectly-formed and normally function
ing heads and one body.
Found more than five months ago
in Union county, it was sold by Louis
Tyson o u. R. Parker, filling station
operator for 500.
Parker said he already had refused
$500 for the freak.
Director F. C. Van Hyning of the
Florida State Museum has studied it,
and reported that it had n stomach.
1t can eat with either or both of
its two heads. The terrapin may cat
a cricket, one of its favorite dishes,
with one mouth, and beef, another
favorite, with the other.
The freak terrapin is now about six
months old.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
ROWAN REALTY
TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
were filed with Register of Deeds Kiz-
ziah during the week of Oct. $40:
R. B. Snider, trustee, to D. I. Freez-
or and others, of Davidson county,
house and lot in Spencer, former w.
H. Walker place, $1,000 and other
considerations.
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.. trus-
tee, to Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. of New York, house and lot on
southeast side of South Fulton street,
IS feet south from Marsh street, S.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15
Half Billion Dollars Lost In 932 Bank Failures

by neglect or unlawful acts allow
banks to fail.
Seven States, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, Delaware, and New Mexico
have had no bank failures during
1881. There also has beet no bank to
close in the District of Columbia
The number of banks that have
failed IN the various States is as fol-
lows:
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-10-15

A concert was recently given at vi
emma in which 500 musicians took
part, including 500 violinists and 100
c~ellists.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14

To save writing letters, mali py of The Nome Nugget cn plane
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA
 CHAMBER COMMERCE

The annual meeting of the North western Alaska Chamber of Com merce was held last Thursday evening and vas attended by q fair sized audience. In the ab- sence from the city of President Chas. II. Mi,Ct. Vice President Thos. D. Jensen called the meet
 ing to order. Other officers pres
 eut were Secretary A. Poiet and
 Directors G. E. Jackson. Cliff NJ.
 Allyn, ". J. Rowe. Geo. s. May
 nard.
 The minutes of the laSt annua! meeting were approved. A letter from the Seattle Chanber O. Com merce was read .n Iei<t>cce to having the name Alaska" select ed and to be given to the racing shcll which is now being built to enter in the next boat race t1 June in the Poushkeepsie Regatta and asking the local chamber tc take action. The secretary was in atructed to reply stating that the chamber was heartily in favor ol the shelf being named Alaska" A telegram from the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on the mat ter of the increase on railroad rates over the Government Rail
 road. and also the matter present 1 cd hy the Ccrdova Chamber oi
 Commerce in relation to the Presi
 dents Order reserving and with
 drawing from entry large tract
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
TO WITHDRAW MARINES

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ii. tP)- The United States will withdraw al. marines from Nicaragua on the ac- ceptance by President Moncadas. of definite plan to substa ntially re- duce the marines now there. by June. and have a complete withdraw al after the 1892 elections. it WAS announced by Secretary of state Stimsou.
 The June withdrawal will be eight hundred marines. now on combat duty against insurgents.
 The remainder of the force will be stationed at Maragua. the capi- tol. and will be used solely fn! purposes of training and as ava- tion units. which are required iu some sections due to no roads.
 The Nicaragua national guard will be increased five hundred. al (the same time, to fight lnsurgents Five hundred marines will he Jeff in the country in June in compar ri son to five thousa nd, few year: ago.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
TWO ARRESTED ATTEMPT 10
 VIOLATE PROHI LAW

JUNEAU. Feb If. (P)-W. F., Feero, United States Deputy Marsha and Mike Pusich, well known business man, both of Douglas. were arrested today and charged with conspiracy to violate the prohibition act. The complaint was sworn to by Deputy Prohibition Administrator Church.
 Ferro was immediatly suspended and both Of the men held on twen- ty-tive hundred dollars bail.
 Church received a tip yesterday that a house in Douglas was being used by Rusich for liquor cache His agents found sixty-five gallons of moonshine. Pusich is alleged tc have gone for Feero and then both went to the place where the agent: were hiding.
 T. L. Chidester. one of the raid ing officers is a candidate for mar shal in the first division. He den jed that the arrests had any poli tical significance.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
SPANISH RULE TOPPLING

MADRID. Feb. fl, t4o)-The gov ernment of Premier Berenguer fell today. bringing on it's head the crisis which appears to be the most dangerous ever faced by his Maj estv King Alfonso. during his long reign. He accepted the resigna- tion of the Berenguar cabinet, which has been under fire for some time, and then cancelled the parliament ary elections which had been sched uled for March list and 18th. Al though the cabinet has been under fire for some months, the present situation arose when important lib eral leaders withdrew their sup port.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
HOLD-UP PULLED-NO GAIN

WASHINGTON, Feb, 14. (P- Three robbers got nothing but nut Hated currency in their daring hold up of a mail truck carrying twen- ty-eight pouches of registered mail, at the Union station yesterday.
 Postal authorities said three sacks were taken from the truck after the robbers had beat the driver. Peter Johnson. over the head with piece of iron pipe.
 Police started an immediate search for the robbers. The treas ury department said that the oth- CT half of the mutilated bills were received here several days ago The mail was from the Federal Re serve Bank of New York.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
VANDERBILT TAKES RAP AT BUTLER
SCANDAL nl P0STOFFICE DEPART n1EkT

of land in the vicinity of the rail- road and extending in the PorcU- pine and Tanana, Tok and Kalut na Rivers. for the purpose Of pro noting the interests of the natives Both these matters were referred to the new Board of Directors for action.
 Routine business was completed 'by reports from the secretary and treasurer
 yire President Jensen then de clared nominations open for oftic- CTS for the ensuing term. and the following were duly nominated and unanimously elected. Grant R. Jackson. President. Thos. D. Jensen, Vice President. A. Polet, Secretary.
 U. s. Stangroom. Treasurer
 Geo. D. Schofeld, Nat. Counselor. Directors W. J. Rowe, ,sAi'e-a 7. Lomen, Thos. A. Ross. John Litch- cnberg, Edward Seidenverg.
 President Jackson in assuming the chair. was warmly greeted and with feeling expressed his delight and thanks for the honor conferred and hoped that he would be able to serve in the most deserving manner for the upbuilding and ex- l p4nsion of he resources of this section.
 Secretary Polet called attention to the approaching session Of the legislature. pointing out the for mer action of the local chamber in past years, stating that this year as soon as possible, the chamber appoint d committea ant that they be instructed to hold g. public smoker in the Log Cabin for the purpose of inviting the public and offer their views as to the wants and needs of this sec tion, and as soon as possible, thereafter, the uata ana SuRSes- tions be assembled for adoption and printed copies forwarded to our legislators. On motion made by ". J. Rowe the suggestion was adopted unanimously and a com mittee consisting of A. Polet. Thos D. Jensen and o S. Weaver was appointed to select data for needed Legislation and to call the meeting The matter of installing q heater in the Log Cabin. was discussed and the matter was referred to a committee of which Charles Mason is appointed chairman.
 The newly elected officers were
 (Continued on Page Five>-
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
STILL ARGUING

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. (4oN- Chairman Shoot of the Senate Fin ance Committee joined Hawley of the House Ways and Means Com mitte in saying that taxes should be raised or bonds foated if the veterans loan compromise is pass ed. He also joined with Mellon in opposition to the fifty percent loan value of the certificates. Hawley said he favored some aid but not to the extent proposed. He warn- ed the government that il was already faced with deficit. Sup porters of the compromise contin- ued to hold firm in the face of strong opposition. The Senate is expected to come to vote on the Drought Relief compromise this af- ternoon.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
VANDERBILT KNOCKS BUTLER

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 14. LP)- Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.. told his version of the Mussolini hit and run story. for which Major Gen. eral Butler was ordered court martialed.
 Vanderbilt said that the Musso- lini anecdote would have been merely squib in comparison to the issues which would have aris- en if the testimony in the pro-
 posed court martial which has been called of, were made public. But Ter told the story of mine and
 twisted it around to- score point for himself, and made me the goat The testimony I would have given in the court martial would have brought out statements pre- yiously made by Butler. concern 1 ing the failure of a certain foreign Ipower to live up to the terms of the London Naval Pact
 The Vanderbilt version of the ride with Mussclini follows:
 T was riding with Mussolini
 who was driving a small ear. when a small child ran out in front
 of the machine at sharp turn and was hit. I looked back to see if the child had been hurt: MusSolini placed his hand on my knee and said Never look back Vanderbilt. always look ahead in life
 Vanderbilt said if he was call ed to the stand he would bring forty affidavits to prove that But Ter misquoted him. He further stated: One overt act on the part of Butler will result in my filing
 legal action and bring the facts to light. I'll not sue to collect none tary damages but for purposes oi
 disclosing the manifold angles ari3-
 ing out of the Mussolini incident
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-14
MAJOR GENERAL DIES

BOSTON. Feb. II, (P)-Major- General Clarence Edwards, aged scventy-one, wartime commander of the 18th Division, died here this morning when he failed to rally from an intestinal operation per formed yesterday. Blood transfu- sions failed to bring him out of the lethargy into which he had dropped. Former soldiers of his division fiocked here to volunteer for transfusicn, hoping to save their beloved commander