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New Britain herald., 1928-06-04
TRYING TO
LOCATE TAXI MAN
Searching for Slayer Of Mary
c. Mahan

Boston, June 4 up Policc re
doubled efforts today in their search
for John Tartar, a. former taxi
driver, wanted as the alleged slayer
of Mary C.. Nathan. whose bullet
ridllcd body was found Friday in a
Milton sandpit.
Syrian colonies in South Boston,
Peabody Salem, Lawrence and
Brockton were combcd in an effort
to locate the former pugilist. but TO
30 avail.
John OIriCn. taxi driver, who
confessed to driving the pair to the
death scene, is being held by police
as is Nicholas Tartar. brother of the
hunted man. OHricn is alleged to
Lave told police that Tartar went
TO his brothers house in Randolph
after the shooting and told his
brother he had killed the girl.
Police learned last night that Tar
tar had made Two attempts on his
own life recently. On one occasion
he shot himself while in south
end restaurant. after the girl had
declared that she would have moth.
ing further to do with him. On the
other occasion he drank half the
contents Of a bottle OF iodine.
Authorities expressed the opinion
lhat the crime was not prcmeditated
ana that the slayer had killed the
girl in jealous frenzy. The crime
was one Of the most brutal that has
taken place in recent years, they
SAID. Indications We're that the MUIR
derer after killing his victim with
on" or two shots continued firing
INTO her body until he had cmptied
his gun
New Britain herald., 1928-06-04

The committee appointed at a
town meeting last fall to secure a
permanent memorial for the Center
park has purchased through George
w, Hamburg. large boulder suit
able for holding a PLAGUE on which
the honor roll will be placed. Mr..
Hamburg learned that a large bould-
er had been shipped from Boston to
Hartford and was then found to be
unsuitable for the use for which II
was intended. The committee was
notified and it Immediately purchas-
ed the stone.
1t has been placed in the center
Of the park. One side is vertical
and large enough for the honor roll.
the committee thinks.
The members Of the committee
are: Nathan c. Avery Of Elm Hin.
Mrs Samuel Walters and Robert II.
Bray Of the Center.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-04
ANOTHER AUTO HoIa,uP

Merlden. June I RIThe third
automobile holdup in two weeka &C.
Cured here last night, WIKI q local
motorist as the victim. Three youths
their faces covered by handchiefs
and two of whom were armed stax-
ed the holdup. which netted about
H5, The victim was sitting in a
parked car in lonely section Of the
city when the three holdup men
rushed out from a clump of bushes.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-04
NEWlNGTON NEWS

Members of the local Grange will
observe Memorial night on Tuesday
evening. June II, according to an
announcement by Mrs. C. c. RowIey
worthy chaplain and chairman of
the committee in charge of the ar
rangements. The program, which
lncluVes several vocal solos and
selections by mixed quintet. fol-
lows Song by the members; reading
OF the 2%rd psalm by the chaplain.
reading from the manual. concluded
by the Lords prayer; vocal solo
Crossing the Bar" Fred Wilson.
ST.; reading by Mrs. katherine Hos
ford: vocal solo by Miss Sally Row
ley; memorial address. Worthy Mas.
ter K. II. Erwin: decoration of the
altar by the chaplain. assisted by
Mrs. Ruth Rowley. Mrs. Hazel Ak
en-. Mrs. Elizabeth Stoweu, and Mrs.
cara Hounchell: selection. THE Old
Rugged Cross" quintet composed of
Mrs, Fred Wilson, Miss Sally Row
ley, Fred Wilson. Robert Tracy and
K. $. Deane: reading, Mrs. Edith
Elliott; song by the members, and
benediction by the chaplain"
New Britain herald., 1928-06-04
4. II. MANSFIELD DIES

Putnam, June 4 UP)-Albcrt II
Mansfield, former legislator, died al
his home here Sunday in his esd
year after a weeks illness with an
gina pectoris. He was born at Web
ster, Mass
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You can bet yOu VIII ret good service
from any Of the used cars listed In the
used cars FOR sale columns Of fOday's
Times and Herald classified ads
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CASE lid
To DRIVER

Charged with assault IN running
down Policeman John H. Foster.
Of the second precinct Friday
Aaron Ashley. colored, rs, faced
SIX other charges Of traffic viola.
lions in Police Court yesterday.
He entered pleas Of not guilty to
the assault charge and also to
charges Of leaving after colliding,
operating without i permit and
coIIiding, and demanded jury trial.
Judge Hit fixed bond at $500.
Ashley pleaded guilty to charges
lof operating without lights, falling
TO stop At boulevard sign and
passing a traffic light and was fined
a total OF $1l for the offenses.
Policeman Foster testified that he
saw Ashley pass traffic light and
followed him up North Capitol
Street. He saw him pass the stop
sign and when he tried TO halt
Ashley at Bryant Street, he said
that Ashley deliberately ran him
down.
Policeman g. l.. Carter, who was
with Foster at the time. made the
arrest.
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grandchildren, and Mrs. Ruth b.
MARI. their first grandchild and
mother of their first and only great
grandchild, the couple will celebrate
In their home tonight the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage on
July 81, 1878, at Wilson, ~. q.
From s to 3 o'clock they will hold
open house to receive the congratu-
Iations OF their friends. Frank
Bryan. their only living son. Is in
Canada and will not be able to come
here.
Too Much Take
"The trouble with the marriages
OF so many OF our young people to-.
day is there Is too much take
and not enough give" Mr.. Bryan
II have heard many
young girls talk about getting mar
ried and say they could get I'M.
married easy enough il they didn't
like it.
I've heard couples say, too, that
they never had q cross word in ali
their life. Well. always feel, when
I hear that. that I can believe as
much of It as want. Most couples
do have quarrels. That's where the
give and take applies. Yours
wrong about as often as you're
right and when you're wrong, you've
got to give in"
Quiet, gray eyes, calm behind
glasses, Mr.. Bryan refuses to set
himself up as the concocter of 4
panacea for the troubles of life. He
frowns on woman suffrage.
The woman's place is in the
home, not In politics. he said.
There are smart women Just the
same as there are smart men. b,t
politics and business are not for the
married woman.
Many OF our youth rush into
marriage while they are too Young
certain that IL things don't 20 just
the way they want them, they can
get a divorce.
Too Much Divorce
|. Divorce Well, there's. too noucy,|
divorce and too little sticking it ont
But there are a lot OF divorces
which should be granted
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan came To
Washington n years ago and have
lived here since. He is 20 and 4
salesman. Mrs. Bryan is IL. Tnev
had several children. Two snns
were killed In camp in the United
States during the World War. -.
fore they could get to France.
George Robert Bryan Is buried in
the National Cemetery IN San
Francisco and sidney Herbert 4
buried In Arlington
A son Of the former II IN the
Navy.
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nehn1alsIx literary taxi
driver IS wears Old managed
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slsI,s,;,e Tsfs.r3cr :aWsi1 whn~e
!. $3.50 80 6.
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d. G. Guard Artillery
Busy at Fort Monroe

The Two Hundred ana sixtieth
Coast Artillery 81 the District Ma.
tional Guard yesterday began their
annual training period ct Fort
Monroe. Va Physical culture
drill. instructions III guard duty.
and the location of anti-aircraft
batteries and searchligilts were fol-
lowed by an evening parade
Capt. Louis M. Cosorn and Lieut..
Lyman III Morris. 81 Battery AL,
with Capt. Al MarQuet, Army III
structOr. conducted 4 survey fU
determines the best strategic posi-
TONS for the batteries. Lieut..
James "a. Votova was officer of the
day.
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POISON
AID RI PENIS

George n Jeffries. 2s who left
his home last night after taking
poison, according To 4 police report.
returned later after treatment at
Emergency Hospital.
Although i police lookout for JEFF
fries had not been cancelled tOd9y,
II was learned he returned l11Tna
only an hour and half after his
disappearance.
Said to have been despondens be.
cause he was out Of work, Jeflrtes
drank the contents ar 3 bottle Df
poison. and then jumped from tie
window of his first floor apartment
iii the 200 block Of q st. III. W., &C.
cording to police.
He was gone when his wife re-
turned from the telephone. vthe Z
she went to call an ambulance
An unidentified nnotorist picked
him ND on the street and took MIN
20 Emergency. His condition Is not
FERROUS.
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emf site of the Eighth Street syna-
gogle. iii $50 the former Unity
Episcopal Church. later known al
the Columbian College Law build
ing. On Fifth Street was used
The church gave up e struggles
and ceased 10. exist iii SIS.
Barifig the stirring nays 81 the
Civil War II Vas revived and from
September ~ f0 December 1865,
met iii the cld Unitarian Church on
the site where the Police Court
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The acknowledgements xif1Iafion
4, - ~ ~
~ Inc Unlteu 6Ldtes 16 ll0k
nearly Az ALARMING AZ esti.
.s 1850 s
- 80 - Vsh p - g 1Va.ASss ~ ~
indicate. EthelTed Stewart,
kh;cf r. fhe pt,raas1 nf T.ahnr
~ w y. ~ g y = g & 3
ola ASLleS, declared I0Qdy
Though this Statement came only
a few hours after publication ok
Iii American Federation 81 Labor
report which claimed that Il per
cent 81 the organised wage earners
N ~ cities were unemployed, Stew
art did not directly refer TO the
federation estimate.
Admitting some aIackneSs ii the
building trades. Stewart said that
enormous numbers Of men usu-
ally employed IN those trades were
being taken care Of by seasonal
highway construction ana other
regular summer activities.
flnnreeaf.a AIarnaikf Vfnwm
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WIFI LIISIF udUgIELGTs ME- n d
Hayes. mother 81 ~ Of their Is
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Look fer the BE- ..Seh,uarf-,. cIoeL
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rInss staff Photo

building now stands Then It moved
q ketzerott Hal. a2s.s2s PennsyI.I
The present church was formally
opened ION Nay I'D, ggs BetNean
Deeeniher S67 and May II, 1853
the congre ton met q the House
uf Representa- ives.
The church has had number Of
disting uished pastors both il former
and recent years
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N)F C.IALS
IS AID
GIVEN
DIG

The Bureau Of Efficiency to-
day struck back At critics who
laccuse II 81 aiming to exercise
i ear like Influence IN Dis
Etrict affairs.
IL has been accused Of various
things ranging from efforts to dc
tate District Building appointme tents
u holding up The distribution ot ta,k
forms BIZ the asaeEsOrss Office. q
I'll O. these charges It pleads not
guilty
Advice Is Sought
District officials themselves have
sought its advice with regard to apT
poinfments, sending candidates Tor
such offices as the assistant mn:
nfcipal architect for examination BY
bureau officials In no case. how:
ever. has the Efficiency Bureau
ever interviewed to promote the an.
pointment o. an individual. officials
nsy.
Large savings have benefited
District taxpayers e. the result of
investig ations made by the bureau.
The most recent instance of this Is
the adoption pf is recommends.
ton that school rooms be painted
b the District repair shop III.
stead Of having the work let out
On contract to private concerns. AT
least 1000 will be saved iii Dis
trfct funds as the result Of this
plan officials say.
The Bureau Of Efficiency now Is
starting upon two oE the most i'm.
portland local Investigations Ii has
ever undertaken. One relates To
the local tar system and will have
= far-reachine effect upon the
future Of fiscal relations between
the Federal and District govern.
Eaents
Upon the report to Congress next
winter probably Will depend the
result Of the campaign To abolish
1.-THE lump-sum system under which
District appropriations are now
made.
The other II collateral inquiry
into the local traction situation.
perhaps the most comprehensive Of
|all the investigation into the Wilson
merger plan. Both oE these probes
.are being conducted at the express
request Of Congress
We have saved the District tax
payers j great deal Of money. said
Bureau Of Efficiency official
today, but apparently We are not
getting the credit for IL
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situation n Capital

Thousands OF Construction workers
have come to washington in hope Of
getting work In the widely heralded
$50, 900 900 Government building pro-
gram. only to find that II may be
years before the construction begins.
In spite Of few pressing local EN-
plOyment problems, however, the ma
tional employment situation Is fair e I,
Stewart maintained.
For the first few months Of the
year It grew steadily better, ana for
the past two months has held about
even. There Is no reason to believe
that It may become a serious prob.
lem In the near future, he declared.
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HOME TOWN PACE
Married so Years, He
GiUes AdUice

Out of their experience Of half century Of and
70odd yegrs Of life Mr. and Mrs. Gil w. Bryan of the 1900
block Of Eleventh ST. M W. today summarized the essentials
Of successful life three words Give and take
With their daughter, Mrs. r. Be------
Evening star., 1928-07-03

Haynes promised they wouldn't do that
and the trial went on
Mr.. Haynes called two witnesses who
said they didn't know anything about
anything and the prosecution closed.
Mr.. Rose on the stand in his own
defense, testified that he had stopped
his car at the intersection of twp
streets and was about to move on
again when Mr.. Cockrell appeared and
in loud, boisterous voice commanded
him to pull over to the curb. He COM
piled so quickly, said he. that he went
To the left of the button on the inter-
secting street.
At this point the trial recessed while
the Judge shooed two boys of his flower
bed
When IL reconvened, Judge williams
insisted that in quoting him. Mr.. Rose
was making him out to be much ruder
than he was After some argument,
Mr.. Rose admitted that the justice had
committed no breach of etiquette. Mr.
Fairbanks collaborated MIR. Roses testi-
mony and added a little drawing he
had made of the scene.
This drawing started lengthy
mathematical argument over the gles-
ton of how many revolutions the
wheels would have to make to cover 5
feet and Mr. Fairbanks had to admit
that he didn't know how big the tires
we're on his own car, much less the one
he was in that day.
In summing up, the attorneys mar
Evening star., 1928-07-03

Two protests were being prepared to-
dav against the law enforcement MA
chinery Of the township of Herndon,
Va. as a result of the arrest and fining
of a member of the highway engineer
ing staff of the United States Bureau
of Public Roads for violation Of traffic
regulation.
The official, A. c. Rose, was arrested
in Herndon Saturday by V. c. Coekrell,
town sergeant, deputy sheriff and game
warden, and yesterday was fined SO
and costs by Justice of the Peace
George A. Williams,
Today officials of the American Au-
tomobile Association were prepared 70
protest to Virginia highway chiefs at
Richmond against the alleged practice
of town officers collecting collateral on
the roadside and Charles c. Collins. at
torney for the A. A. A., who defended
Rose yesterday, was ready TO file an
appeal 10 the Circuit Court against the
sentence imposed by the justice.
The trial of Rose in the justice
Office was bowling success from the
point of view Of everybody but the de-
fense
The courtroom was packed. there
were 10 persons in IT, His honor made
some preliminary remarks about s%tne
dumbness of people who build houses
too small. and then shouted for the
sheriff. Mr.. CockrelI appeared. Serve
the warrant" said the judge, Mr.
Cockren served the warrant. IT ac-
cused Mr.. Rose Of violating a traffic
ordinance by driving to the left OF 2
traffic signal. which Mr. Collins called
| button" H. r. Haynes, special pros
Evening star., 1928-07-03

that since no collateral was collected
all that was unnecessary. His Honor
agreed.
Mr.. Collins wanted to know what au-
thority MIR. Cockrell had for seeking
TO collect collateral on the road. Town
ordinance" said Mr. Cockrell. Where's
the town ordinance?" said Mr.. Collins.
There then ensued a half hours ar
pument over the location of the town
ordinance. The judge said he didn't
know where 1t was. Mr.. Haynes said
he knew but wouldn't tell. Finally he
was persuaded to produce 1t and the
clerk OF the Town Council appeared
and swore it really was the town ordi-
nance. Mr. ColliQs demanded to be
shown where the ordinance said any
thing about officers collecting collateral
on the roadside, and MIR. Haynes said
he could look 1t up himself.
Long before that. however, the Judge
had ruled that 1t didn't make any diff
ference and the trial proceeded Mr..
Collins asked Mr.. Cockrell what he did
with the money he collected and Mr..
Cockrell allowed that that was his own
business. The judge agreed. Then his
honor delivered a eulogy OF Mr.. Cockrell
and made everybody agree to his IN
tegrity before allowing the trial to oro-
ceed. Mr.. Collins said Mr.. Cockrell was
all right, but suppose they gotta sheriff
who wasn't. Judge Williams and Mr..
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rowed the issues down to the question
of whether Mr. Rose violated the traffic
rule before or after he was ordered to
the curb by MIR. Cockrell. Mr.. Collins
pointed out that he had two witnesses
to the prosecutions one. Mr. Haynes
insisted that Mr.. Cockrell's testimony
was unimpeachabie. His honor agreed.
Sensing failure. Mr.. Collins offered to
buy everybody cigar If he won the
case. Mr.. Haynes said he didn't want
his doggone cigars, but he would drop
the disorderly conduct charge, which
nobody seemed to know anything about
anyway.
His honor said he would be lenient
and let the defendant off with $25 and
costs. The costs, 1t was decided with
the aid of Mr.. Cockrell, would be $3.50.
Mr. Collins objected to paying witness
fees to two prosecution witnesses who
didn't know anything about the case,
but he was overruled. He then per-
suaded his honor to accept the amount
| of the fine as a bond pending an appeal
which he said he would make.
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BACKS RIVER ROAD
TO MOUNT VERNON
Senator Fess Thinks Scenic
Possibilities of Route Best
for Memorial.

| A route along the river for the pro-
posed memorial boulevard from the Ma
tional Capital to Mount Vernon is IA
| vored by Senator Fess Of Ohio, vice
! chairman of the George Washington
Bicentennial Commission, which must
select the route.
The Senator who is taking an active
| mart i'm directing the work OF The COM
mission. made known his preference for
river route during a brief trip 70
Washington yesterday. ~basing ms con-
clusion on the scenic possloiIltics oA
LAYING out the highway near the WI
oinia hank of the historic Potomac.
THE commission. Senator Fess said,
win meet in the Fall TO make lis de-
cision as to the route. at which TIME
il will have before ii report ana
complete engineering surveys. In COM
ing out for the river route the vice
chairman of the commission was max
ing known his personal view OF the
problem.
Completion Seen by 1882.
Senator Fess also expressed conn
dence that, once started, the nighWas
will be proceeded with rapidly, 10 MAKE
SIRE of It's completion before the ceie-
hration Of the o00th anniversary of the
birth of George Washington Is observed
in 1892.
This boulevard is to be 4 permanent
memorial Of the celebration" said the
Senator "and undoubtedly viii be COM
pleted In ample time"
Congress-, Just before adjourning last
month. appropriated 5000 Jo0o, "hlch
is more than half of the total cost. SO
that the nroiect can be started by the
Bureau of Public Roads of the Depart
ment of Agriculture as soon as the
route is laid down definitely by the
commission. Only $4,000. 900 more re-
mains to be appropriated in 1880 ana
1891.
The public roads bureau collected
comprehensive data relating to the sew
eral proposed routes before the legis-
lation was passed and is now busy go
ing over and adding TO these surveys
in order to give the bicentennlal COM
mission all the information it needs to
select the route.
Expect Some Land Gifts.
As soon as the route is selected the
appropriate Government officials will
be able to start the preliminary step
OF obtaining the FlgHt Oh way. anu IL
has been indicated by officials that they
hope to have some of the right Of way
dedicated by the owners for this pur-
pose.
The river route, as heretofore out
lined to the congressional committees.
would start at the south end of the
new Arlington Memorial Bridge. at Co
lumbia Island. extend southeast on the
island over bridge crossing Little
River, thence under the Highway and
Railroad Bridges. turning south and
approximately paralleling the Potomac
to northern extension Of Washington
street Ia Alexandria.
This route would go through Alex
andria on washington street and cross
Hunting Greek Basin by a southern ex-
tension of that street From that point
it would parallel the railway until high
ground is reached near Wellington Villa.
1t would then follow the ridge overlook
ing the Potomac TO Fort Hunt. where
it would bend to the west. following
the river bank 10 Little Hunting Creek.
After crossing the creek the ascent TO
Mount Vernon would begin.