Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1931, Page 25

TRUCKMAN HUNTED INPARTY SLAYING Escort of Strangled Woman Gone After Revelry in Apartment. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Secptember 8.—Jack Hartigan, 24, a truck driver, was sought by police today for questioning in the death of N ine Cronin, 20, an insuran strangled to Village apartm gan, his mother and brother. ‘The body found in the apartment yesterday morning by the brother, Pat Hartigan. Taxi Hits Hydrant. earned Miss Cronin's ome time after a drink- apartment occupied by Harti- death oceur ing party party early ¥ Jack Hartigan driving the cab. The ride ended when th b hit a fire hydrant in Upper Manhattan. Other members of the pa: ld police and Miss Catherine \e scene of | id when he arrived | girl's body. His | brother a: Pat sald he awakened Jack and told him the girl was dead Decides to Leave City. “She was dead when I brought her up here, said his brother told him. He said Jack then put on his clothes and announced he was leaving town. Strangulation was established as the cause of death by an autopsy. There were no marks on the girl's throat, but Medical Examiner Charles Norris said a wide strip of cloth might have been used. DIES AFTER BOAT RACE S FaroisiTaetiznan, Succumbs in Brother's Arms. OXFORD, Md., September 8 () @Graham Johnson, internationally known n, died yesterday of a heart few minutes after finishing a acht race i n 192 Johnson, the younger, was He never married. VETERANS OF 98 MEET Nurses and Rough Riders Join New Orleans Encampment. NEW ORLEANS, September 8 (#)— Reunions of groups of Spanish War veterans ranging from nurses who saw service in Cuba in 1898 to & handful of { Theodore Roosevelt’s San Juan Rough Riders took the place of business ses- slons on the program of the national encampment here today. The group meetings were scheduled throughout the day, and an all-day plc- nic and outing was planned for the main body of the convention. Tonight the military ball of the con- vention will be held, with Comdr. in Chief Edward S. Matthias, Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Edith H. Bird, Toledo, | Ohto, national auxillary president, lead- | ing the grand march of the veterans, | Insist on Vogue’s |l Special Process Cleaning | FELT HATS Cleaned--Blocked Using the same skillful man- ner of cleaning which char- acterizes all VOGUE Clean- ing...ossuring results that gratify. 5 Seventy-five Cents Phone ATlantic 0023 A phone call brings our fa- cilities to your door for & general cleaning and laun- dry service. VOGUE wwCleaners == 3rd and Eye Sts. N.E. J.E.Cunningham Co. 314~316 SEVENTH ST..NW. The Black COAT Is A Reigning Favorite ... The houette and Lavish Furs Distinguish thes The most talked of Fashion Bias Satins Black-and-White $ ".r Paris launches Satin as a major fashion for Fall, and women are rediscovering its charm, because they have al- ways known how flattering it 8. Sizes for Women and Misses 1258 Sizes for Women and Misses e at P OTHERS $48 & 68 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, *135 D. G, TUESDAY, SwrtEMBER 8, 193L Buys $200 Worth of Furniture in the B9 Half-Yearly Sale! 4.Piece American and Oriental Walnut Veneer Bedroom Suite *135 (Fourth Floor.) Your Old Mattress is good for a $ 5 DOWN PAYMENT on this Damask Covered Inner-Spring Mattress $16.50 Reg. Price...$29.75 Sale Price .. $24.50 Allowance.... $5.00 You Pay $] G50 All traded-in mattresses will be given to the Salvation Army. 3.Piece Living Room Suite Tapestry or mohair covers. Webbed bottoms. Button $ 1 35 tufted. Hand-carved frame. (Fourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) Duncan Phyfe Dining Room Suite Ten pieces. Burl walnut veneer on gumwood. chairs with velour seats. (Fourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) This fine mattress is as beautiful to look at as it is comfortable to sleep on. Covered in panel damask, in rose, blue or pink. (Fourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) 3-Piece Bed Davenport Suite Davenport and bed in one. Brocatelle or tapestry covers. (Yourth Floor, The Mecht Co.) Cable spring sleeping unit. *135 Free Auto Parking for Customers—E Street Between 6th and 7th THE HECHT CO. F Street at: Seventh x NAtional 5100