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Evening star., 1929-01-01
Alexander Hamilton
Portrait by Ames Is
Located i'm Brooklyn
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January IA
lost portrait of Alexander Hamil-
ton, Secretary of the Treasury in
George Washington's first cabinet,
has been found in a Brooklyn
house where 1t has hung unidenti-
field since 1860. It is the work of
Ezra Ames, painter of prominent
men in Colonial times.
The Hamilton portrait was 10
Gated by Harry MacNeill Bland,
art dealer, and sold by him to
Edward S. Moore, New York
financier and art collector.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
FASCISTS PREPARE
FOR 1929 ELECTION
Program Announced for New Ital'
ian Chamber of Deputies-0ld
to Be Dissolved.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, January 1.-The program for
the new Chamber of Deputies was an
nounced yesterday. A royal decree dis
solving the present chamber will be
published in January probably on
January 10.
Early in February the 13 National
Considerations, and also the large as
sociations into which the population Is
divided will select about 1000 candi-
dates whose names will be submitted to
the Fascist Grand Council. That body
then will select 400 names which will
form the Fascist ticket for the next
general election. One candidate will
be selected for each place.
AS soon as these names have been
selected by the Grand Council the list
will be published i'll the Official Gazette.
The formality of voting will take place
March % and the new chamber will
be convoked April 20, when the King
will deliver his speech from the throne
inaugurating the new legislative system.
One man in 5000 is temperamentally
and physically fitted to direct metro.
politan traffic, says the chief surgeon OF
New York'S Police Department.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

spending decrease in silver production.
There is still considerable use of
Goals imported from the States and
piled by Goals from Alaskan fields if
they were pushed by strong selling
organization" the department pointed
out
Evening star., 1929-01-01
$1,723,675 IN BUILDING.
Arlington County Permits for Year
Total 336.

Seven building permits have been is
sued in Arlington County in the last
three days. at cost of 100000: 49,.
This brings the years total to 1886
permits, at an expense of $1,723,675, as
compared to 1927, when BIT permits
were issued, at total construction
cost of $1,616.O85.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
INDIANS TO AID SEARCH.
Will Assist in Locating Couple
Lost in Grand Canyon.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs yester-
day ordered the Indians on the Tuba
City and Canyon Diablo, Ariz.. reserva-
tions to institute a search for Glenn
Hyde and his wife, who have been lost
for over a week in the Grand Canyon.
The order was issued after r. c.
Hyde, father of the lost man, appealed
to the Indian Commissioner to allow the
Indians to try to locate the couple.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
z WORKERS
AVE R 7
PANIC

Quick work on the part of
the engineer and another en-
ploye averted a serious panic
at the Tolman Laundry, Sixth
and G Streets Northwest,
when fumes from a half
filled, 200-pound tank of
chlorine gas spread through
the building.
Firemen and ambulance surgeons
found that practically all of the 200
employees required treatment. It
was found necessary to send six to
hospitals Immediately. One fire.
man was later stricken and was
removed to an hospital.
Clyde Hungerford, engineer at the
laundry, was attaching the gas tank
to an apparatus for the purpose of
making a bleach. The escaping gas
froze in his hand and he was forced
to let go.
Shouts Warning
Hungerford slammed the door Of
the small ROOM in which he was
working with the tank and went to
the upper floors, where he shouted
warnings to the workers and started
them for the roof, because the
fumes were too strong in the stair
way to allow escape through the
first floor.
The workers. most of them col.
ored women. became nic-stricken
and many tried to jump from sec.
ond and fourth story windows.
Claude Hayden. of the 500 block
of E st. N. W., who was later sent
home to recover from the effects
of the gas, prevented those on the
fourth floor from making the
perilous leap.
While the fight was going on on
the upper floors A. T. Dubosky
manager, telephoned for ambulances
and the fire rescue squad.
Emergency treatment was given
to practically all the employees on
the spot by Drs. Louis Jimal, of
Casualty Hospital, and /. Rutkoski
of Emergency Hospital.
Firemen Bring Out Tank
Private L. F. Price, of the fire
rescue squad. No. 1, ran into the
gas filled room and uncoupled the
tank, bringing it to the street
where its fumes spread over a wide
area and were noticeable for blocks.
In the meantime six persons were
taken to hospitals and were in "un.
determined" condition an hour after
admittance.
At Casualty Hospital were Car.
rie Mynor, cOlored, 39-year.Old
laundress, who lives in the 1900
block Of Fifth st. n. W., and Mrs.
Continued on Page ., Column u
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
SENA ATORS
RE EJE(T
MERCER

The Wilson traction merger
plan was formally rejected by
the merger subcommittee of
the Senate, District Commit
tee today in an executive ses-
sions
The subcommittee adopted a reso-
luton urging a merger of the local
traction lines without a fixed valua-
ton, making provision for a full
valuation on completion of the
merger.
The resolution was proposed by
Senator A. Fl. Vandenberg of Michi-
gan and adopted by the committee
unanimously.
Text of Resolution
The text of the resolution follows:
Il move that it be the sense of, the
subcommittee that the merger con-
tract be written without any fixed
valuation; that the question of Valua-
ton be left without prejudice to an
actual valuation which shall be COM
pleted not later than two years: that
rates of fare, until a final valuation
is made, remain undisturbed except
that the privilege of universal trans
fers, at least between street railway
lines, shall Immediately follow a
merger; and that a resolution of the
committee request the Public Utili-
ties Commission to employ DR.. Milo
f. Maltbie to supervise the actual
valuation.'
Complete and Final
The subcommittee action is a
complete and final rejection of the
Wilson merger plan with a $5O,-
000, 900 valuation.
There is now no doubt that j.
the companies want a consolidation
at this session they will have to
make radical concessions, including
complete capitulation on the
$50000,000 feature of their agree
ment.
The resolution was adopted t..
day at the end of an hour and a
half executive session of the SUBJ
committee, at which the only out
slider in attendance was DR.. Malt
bic. the committees special expert.
The fact that the committee
thought it necessary to include in
its resolution a provision requiring
the Public Utilities Commission TO
employ DR.. Maltbie to make the
proposed valuation, was taken by
observers as a strong indication of
the lack of confidence of members
of the, committee in the personnel
of the commission.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
RESCUE SQUAD
FAILS To SAVE
Gas VICTIM

Alarmed by a strong odor of gas,
two tenants of the Ledroit Building,
IN the 500 block of F st. n. w, tC-
day traced the gas to the apart.
ment of Robert Wilkinson, 60-yea"-
old janitor of the building. whom
they found slumped over range
with the burners turned on.
The men, Charles l.. Stifel, of the
1900 block of Thirtieth St. N. w,
and Paul Balterman, of the 22G0
block of Eighteenth st. n. w, who
occupy offices in the building, called
Emergency Hospital and the fire
rescue SQUAD.
Members of the squad and DIR. I.
Rutkoski. of Emergency, worked
over Wilkinson for 20 minutes. but
were unable to revive him. after
which he was pronounced dead by
DR.. Rutkoski
portion of what police believe
to be liquor was found in half
gallon jar in the living room. Will
kinson's wife died two years ago.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
WITCH
FACE ON
HAND
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

BY JAMES L.. h4LGALLGN
YORK, Pa, Jan. 9 I.N.S.).
Tn the palm of his hand for
years John Blymyer, WOW
DOCTOR on trial for the MUIR
der of Nelson D. RehmeNcE,
saw a mental photograph of
the man he killed. There the
/ vision was. every time he
opened his fist, worrying him
and affecting his mind and
health.
This remarkable testimony was
given on the witness stand today
by DR.. julius Comroe, of York.
formerly connected with the Phila-
helphia Hospital. an expert in men.
tai diseases. The doctor hAd ex-
amined Blymyer six times since
January %, 1928, the last time last
| night.
"Blymyer had a fixed idea he was
being prosecuted" DR.. Comroe said.
"He thought someone was pursuing
him. He couldn't eat or sleep, and
it affected his health"
Sure of Belief
The defense claims Blymyer be-
lieved he was "hexed." That is
that he was convinced that Reh-
meyer, a 60.year.old farmer, was a
witch" and had cast an evil spell
over him, and others.
,sr~L, - ohaF-
y last, Blymyer and two COM
| paniOns, Wilbert Hess and John
Curry, went to the Rehmeyer farm
house and bludgeoned the ''witch" "
into insensibility and burned him
to death.
DIR. Comroe testified that upon
examining Blymyer as late as last
night he found his mental intelll-
gence to be that OF a juvenile. .
| His general demeanor was shy and
uncommunicative and he was hazy
in replying to simple questions in
history and geography.
Even when l first examined
him six years ago he had delus1ons,
illusions and hallucinations,' the
witness said. His state of mind
signified mental deterioration. He
told me that day and night, partic.
ularly at night, he visualized all
kinds of weird animals. He saw a
| photograph of the man who was
killed in the palm of his hand. ne
displayed definite mental abbera-
tions."
Prosecution Flayed
The commonwealth objected con-
tinuouSly to the defense bringing
out the superstitutions and witch
craft tendencies of the defendant.
Defense Attorney Cohen Launched
| bitter attack on the State, alleg-
ing that District Attorney Amos
w. Hermann in presenting his case
had deliberately withheld evidence.
The State had sought to show
that robbery was the motive, al
though Cohen contended that Bly,
myer and his two companions went
to the Rehmeyer house on the
night of the murder "to get lock
OF hair and break the spell that
Blymyer thought Rehmeyer cast
over him and the Hess family"
They went after the lock or
hair and book, called The Long
Lost Friend" Cohen declared. THE
State has avoided this motive.
call the attention of the court TO
the fact that the Commonwealth
subpoenaed % witnesses, but closed
its case by allowing only 1S or
them to take the stand"
mo effort has been made on my
part to withhold .witchcraft evil
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column y
AnUERFlsEMEnP
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
MRS. HERBERT l.. BOWBEER
(abOve)
MISS PAULINE NEWLAND
(heIOU(

MRS. BOWBEER. Il. a bride
of seven months, was killed last
night at Clarendon, Va. and her
companion Miss Newland, seri.
Ously injured when they were
struck by an auto as they
alighted from a bus at Wilson
Boulevard and Milton Avenue.
James l.. Searle, another com.
paniOn, was also injured by the
auto driven by Norwood Estes. of
BallstOn, Va. STORY ON ALL
WASHINGTON PAGE.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
Skating Hopes Blasted
AS Temperature Rises

The worst of the cold wave is
over and the return to normal
Washington winter temperatures
is expected not later than tomor-
row.
The lowest temperature during
the night was %, and at s o'clock
the mercury was not far below the
freezing mark, having risen TO %
degrees. 1t is expected to mount
steadily during the day.
Hopes of Washington skaters
that the mirror pool of the Lincoln
Memorial would be opened to them
are blasted once more by the whim
of the weather man. At Chevy
Chase Lake. however. the young
sters are having great sport today.
There is a prediction of rain to-
morrow-a sure indication that the
cold wave has made an exit.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER

Weather Bureau
Cloudy, followed by rain late to-
night or Thursday. Rising tempera-
ture; lowest temperature tonight "a
degrees; southerly winds. Tempera-
ture yesterday-High 27; low, IA.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
Western Union Extends
Night Letter to England

The Western Union Telegraph
Company announces that effective
next Monday it's 50-word night
letter service will be extended over
seas to its offices in London,
Liverpool. Birmingham, Bristol,
Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle
on-Tyne. Southampton. Dundee,
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast.
This cable night letter will sup
plement the weekend cable letter
and the regular cable letter and
is cents per word cheaper than
the latter.
The new service will be extended
TO all points in Great Britain and
Ireland as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made with
the British authorities. 1t will do
away with the expense incidental
to coding and DECIDING messages
and will provide the greater free
dom of expression in cablegrams
which plain language gives.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
wilkins AWAITS
SUPPL|ESFOR
ADVANCE
By CAPT. SIR HUBERT WILKINS

By CAPT. SIR HUBERT WILKINS
Copyright. 1929. by The Washington
Herald and Universal Service. Inc.
GopS right II Great Britain. France
production prohibited in whole or in
part.
DECEPTION ISLAND. Antarc.
tica. Jan. s (TuesdayA Via Whaler
Hektoria and KUP, San Francisco
Examiner wireless station.-The
weather continues dull and cloudy.
There Is no recent news from the
other ships which may soon come
here to discharge their fall cargoeS
into the Hektoria before putting out
into the ice pack again, and nothing
definite has been heard as yet
from the boat from the Falklands.
We are celebrating tonight the
sixty-first birthday of Captain Han
sen. of the Hektoria.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
York s Sorcery Has
Roots In Germany

YORK. Pa" Jan. 9The wtchcraft beliefs flarng up for
public scrutiny the York hex trial of John Blymyer are
not in strict leftover of the traditions that domi-
mated early New England the times of Cotton and Increase
Mather The York presents distinctly Germanic line
of descenhe backgrounds of which produced the popular
and often operate figure of Faust
ontinu on Page2.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
S4,714,658.41.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance, $17O,O0O,O0O.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, $1,8S7, ,O00, 900.
Treasury balance, $219,S99, ,8Ol.8l.
Customs receipts, $8,176, 489 .O5.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
2 GYPSIES KILLED BY GUARD

ALMERIA, Spain, Jan. 8 Q.N.S0.
A prison guard shot and killed two
gypsles who were trying to escape
from JAIL
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
HOOVER IS
FIGHTING
SESSION
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
international News Service

Although most of his ad-
visers in Congress strongly
favor it, Herbert Hoover has
not entirely given up hope of
avoiding an extra session of
Congress Immediately after
March 4, it was indicated to-
day.
The President elect went to the
White House today for the second
time since his return to the Capital
and had a talk with President Cool
idge.
While neither Mr.. Coolidge nor
Mr.. Hoover would say what they
conferred about, it is understood
they canvassed the possibilities of
persuading the present lame-duck
Congress to enact the revised Nc
Nary -Haugen bill. If this could he
accomplished it would relieve Mr..
Hoover of his commitment to call
an extra session. for he pledged it
during the campaign, providing the
present Congress did not act.
E1VUtSE Ndu hNhc -AppCdl
Obviously, Mr.. Hoover cannot ap-
peal to the present Congress to
act for. after all, Mr.. Coolidge is
still President. This is his Con-
gress. and the proprieties must be
observed. If Congress enacts
farm bill between now and March
it must be upon President Cool
idge's, not Mr. Hoover's urging.
&c conSi5nrpJ o~treToa1V dOIIht-
full. however, that Congress can be
persuaded to act. Senator William
e. Borah, one Of Mr.. Hoover's chief
advisers. is strongly against trying
IL before March 4, and almost the
whole mid-western farm bloc is
lined up with him in favor of the
extra session.
Also, there is the Kellogg anti
war treaty and the new cruiser
bill to be disposed of in the Senate
before even start can be made
on the farm bill. The treaty fight,
is still giong strong, the cruiser
fight hasn't even started, and
there remain only about seven
working weeks before this session
dies constitutiOnally.
The trip to the White House
was only one spot in another busy
day for the President.elect.
Senator Jones Calls
His first caller of the day was
Senator Jones RD of Washing
ton, one of the dry leaders of the
Senate, who discussed with him the
proposed impartial investigation"
of prohibition early in the new
Administration.
Then came Senator Brookhart
R) of Iowa, 1nsurgent, but regu-
lar in the Hoover campaign
Senator Brookhart talked farm re.
: lief. He wants it handled in a
special session. He said upon leav-
lNg that he was quite sure" Mr.
Hoover had specific remedy for
CONTINUED on Page >. Column 81
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

TAKES HER ANTIDOTE AT THE SCENE
NEARLY 200 WORKERS, mostly women, at Tolman's
Laundry 400 block of C st. N. W.. affected by
chlorine gas when safety valve on 2OO-pound con-
taner snapped The picture shows members of the Fire
Department rescue squad carrying of those
from the building while the picture below shows
one Of the women workers taking antidote.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31
new MODELS OF
MAJESTIC RADIO
OFFERED PUBLIC

More than 275 authorized Males
tic radio dealers in Southern Ca1i-
.ornia ana Arizona -. displaving
today for tie frs time, the new
models of Naicsti, r?ectr,c radio
that have been eagerly awaited BY
radio enthusiasts Tor weeks. The
two new Majestic models shown by
n! dealers today have as features.
distinctive improvements. both from
standpoint Of RI - engineering
and that Of cabinet manufacture.
According to Harry 4. Ungar,
president Of Ungar * Watson, Inc.
Southern California distributors for
the Majestic products, tlysc new
Majcstics are as d's'mctiyclv diff
fcrent from the Majostics of 1928. as
were those models different from
the ordinary type Of receiving scts,
that they far eclipscd in pcrfor-
nance and sales during the past six
months.
The manufacturers Of Majestic
radio have achieved what most
radio engineers thought would be an
impossibility by producing a new
model that is distinct improve
mcnt over the old models in both
beauty and performance said
tngar. Probably the feature THAI
viii be most quickly noticed by
radio buyers, however, is the rich.
ness Of cabinet design on the new
models. Nothing finer has ever been
offered TO the radio buying public
in he history Of the industry, even
in radio receivers costing two to
three times as much as Majestic
These new cabinets are so beautiful
and so distinctive in design that
they must really be seen to be ap
prccated.
"Thc new Majestic receiver has
been improved throughout, and the
result is an efficient radio receiver
Of outstanding performance that
will sell, at the new prices, for
nearly 800 less than any complete
console radio of similar quality and
performance now on the market.
"At our dealers prcvicw held in
Los Angeles last week, more than
250 assembled Majestic dealers were
unanimous in the opinion that the
sale Of these new models would, in
the first five months Of 1929, far
eclipse the sales record cf l43 ear.
loads that was established by
Majestic dealers. in this territory
during the last seven months Of
1928. "
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31
Former Reporter
Plans Hunt For
Largest Sna Ike

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 81. - In
quest Of Il recticulated python,
Phillip NJ. Chancellor, young Chica-
60 newspaper reporter who recently
inherited @6,00o,ooo was here today
outfitting for an exploration trip to
Bornco. Java and the Society Is
lands.
Chancellor formerly earned but
SIS week. Then his grandfather,
F. y. MatthieSscn, zinc manufacture
er Of LaSalle, H., died and left his
millions 70 his grandson.
The former ncwSpaPerman now
heads the Chancellor Stuart field
museum expedition and is accom-
panied by Norton Stuart, museum
curator and naturalist.
The rectieulated python > IS
said to be the largest reptile known
to science and to have its habitat
in the waters near Bornco.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31
Bodies Of Dogs
Found i'm Ditch

Fourteen dead dogs were found in
Central drainage ditch No. 3 east of
here late yesterday when workmcn
drained the ditch for cleaning.
The bodies, which were almost en-
tircly decomposcd were found lying
on the ditch bottom between the
railroad tracks and Evergreen ccme-
terry
Central canal is used for drainage
purposes only and, according to in
formation from the Imperial Irriga
tion district office at Imperial,
there is no danger of drinking water
having become infected.
\ thorough investigation was be
ing made today from the sheriff's
office and by FL Centre police in an
attempt to locate the person or per
sons who threw the bodies into the
ditch.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31
New Frigidaire
Manager Here

Walter W lIeinc, formerly WITH
Frigjdoire in Los Angeles, has ar
rived in FL Centre and assumed
charge Of The comp3ny'S local
business.
The new Frigidairg office is
located at lio South Fifth stree,
where full line of Frigidaire
plants will h. carried with demon
strations available at any time.
IIeinc asserts th' company has
been greatly pleased with its
volumc Of business in FL Centre in
the past and predicts continued
success. Personally he asserted he
!. delighted with r. Centre and is
pleased to he located here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31
Harding School

Harding kindergarten has 16 new
pupils, eight boys and eight girls.
The girls are Lennavicvc Arnold,
Helen Ernst, Justus CHM, Dorothy
Kerr. Florotta Lewis, Colleen Nc
Dermott, Jewel Matthews and Ruth
Schmidt The boys are Jimmy pc
Tar, Lansing Cronkitc. Jimmy
Evans. Burton Lemons. Bill Nc
Cullough, Bobby Neel, lloyd
o O'Brien, Leonard Price.
We promoted 20 to the first
grade, including Darrell Hatch,
Roynton HickcoX, Dclton Jones,
Henry Kcltz, Robcrt Kincaid, Wei
don Knight, Bcrdctrp Lords. George
Mcclure, Alan Mmson, Junior
Robinson, Teddy Sclenk. Carl Noot.
Nadina Abel, Clara Cook, Dolly
Delno, Mary Alice irey, Mary Mag
gio Wanda Magicra, Hazel Uuger,
and Dorothy Woodward.
The morning class from 9 to 1920
is open for new pupils from the
ages Of four years and nine months
10 five years and nine months.
The following pupils have had
perfect attendance for the last
quarter:
2B-Mrs. Reid: Mary King,
Everett Lomholdt, Buddy Measures.
lB-Miss Towusend: Frances
Christian, Patty Miller, Darwin
Daniels, Joyce schmitt, Josephine
Yoshimo.
1A-Mrs. Wilson: Marjorie Am
derson, Myrle Clayton, Neva Dowd,
Bobby Horne, Ermadine Muncill.
1T-Mrs. Griffin Gerald Lamp
lins, Jean Maitland, Pobby Hop
kins. Richard Dolce, Ellen Holt
3B-Mrs. Kendall: Stella John
son. Dolores Pike. Tommy stark,
Portia Walrath, Betty Reid. Frances
Ward, Glenna Kil2ore. Everett
Scott.
4B-Maurice Greeley, Herbert Lee,
Dorothy Lomholdt, Willard Myers,
Anthony Pike, Owen Rogers, George
Unger. Carol Mann.
2B-Mrs. Couch: Bobby Ann Al
derson. Robert Myers.
2A-Miss Wylde-3rown: Georgia
Starnes, Frank Oswalt, Robert
Neale. Geraldine Lampkins. Bar
bara Ruth Henson, Valiant Fletcher,
James Chickahisa.
3A-Miss Brinn. James Giano1a,