Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1931, Page 26

B—10 *» THE EVENING HANSE HAMILTON WINS PROMOTION Is Made Assistant Vice Presi- | dent of Chesapeake & Poto- mac Telephone Co. Hanse Hamilton, general manager of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., here since 1929, becomos assistant vice president, and John A. Remon, former general manager of the company at Richmond, is made general manager here under new appointments announced by the concern this morning. At the same time, the appcintment of Charles A. Robins:n, present assistant vice president, to be g:noral manager for West Virginia, was made known. | With Company Since 1899, Mr. Hamilton has been ted in Washington since April 1, 1920, when | he was appointed goneral p | ager. He was made general manager April 1, 1920. The new assistant vice president has been in the employ of | the Chesapeake & Potcmar Telephcne | Co. since February, 1899. He was edu- | cated at the University of Pennsylvania and his service with the utility company | included a period spent in Pittsburgh. | Mr. Remon, the.new general manager, | comes to th: Capital from Richmond, | ‘where he was general manager of the | company In Virginia since A; Before his appointment a: manager in Virginia, he was general traffic manag:r here. His prioy service in the company included that of cngi- neer in the department of operation and engineering of th: American Tole- | phone & Tel:graph Co.; operating prac- | tice engineer and divisicn supervisor ¢ traffic in New York. He was graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute and has been with the tclephone company since September, 1909. | Located Here Since 1920. y Mr. Robinson, the newly appointed general manager for West Virginia, has | n located in Washington since Feb- | 1920, when he was appointed ruary, chief engineer of the telephone com- pany. He was made assistant vice presi- dent April 1, 1929. His service with the Bell System be- gan in July, 1906, when he first worked | for the New York & New Jersey Tele- phone Co. In 1907 he was transferred | to the engineering department of the New York Telephone Co., and three years later to the same department of | the American Telephone & Telegraph | Co. In April 1919, he became asso- ciated with the Western Electric Co., and he was sent to Europe to engineer | a Jarge toll telephone cable project ln‘ . Upon his return to the United | States he was appointed transmission ;Eneer of the American Telephone & | graph Co. He was graduated from | Johns Hopkins University in 1903. | i Upper: Hanse Hamilton, new assist- ant vice president of the Chesapeake & Pctomac Telephone Co. Lower: John A. Remon, new general manager of the company here. Benefit Sale Tomorrow. RIVERDALE, Md., April 30 (Special). —A4 varied collection of plants and an assoriment of home-baked focds will be on sale beginning at 9 o'clock tomor- | row morning in the lobby of the local | post office, the proceeds of which will be used toward the completion of re- pairs to the kitchen in the Presbyterian Church property. Mrs. B. H. Gaither and Mrs. W. C. Myers are in charge of arrangements and the sale is being held under auspices of the Aid Soclety of the church. J.E.Cunningham Co, 314~316 SEVENTH ST..NW. Fashion’s Favorites Genuine Baku Hats! Sisolettes—Novelty Turbans— Stitched Crepes—Taffetas— Panamas and ¥ Most Unus Flower Trimmed Feather Trimmed Ribbon Trimmed and Novelty Trims Dressy Hairs ual Values 95 Leading Colors and Black “Tricky” Turbans Tricorne Effects Curl Brims Off-the-Face Irregular Brims IARSHIS BOVB MADEIRA REBELS Seaplanes Aid Attacks as Portuguese Troops Land Near Funchal. 4 By the Associated Press. LISBON, April 30.—Federal forces abcard Portuguese warships off Madeira began a general attack on the island this afternoon, directing an intensive bombardment against rebel forces which installed a junta government at Fun- chal nearly a month ago. Three detachments of infantry were landed at Machito, 15 miles northeast of Funchal under cover of the naval guns. Seaplanes supported the attack. Some of the shells fell in the popu- lous districts, but Funchal itself was deserted. Preliminary fighting in the past few days had frightened most of the inhabitants out of town. Many refugees had left the island and others moved inland. ‘There was no confirmation of re- ports current here, which created wild | excitement among the populace, to the | effect that gunboats had landed troops | and bombarded the city. | Temporarily Suspended. The government note said: “A wire- less message received this morning by | the government from the base of opera- | tions states that military operations | against the rebels were temporarily sus- pended as a result of the second in-| tervention on behalf of the rebels by the Bishop of Funchal. | “The government attitude as defined by the minister of marine (who de- manded unconditional surrender of the rebel Junta) and as known to the public remains unchanged. | “Admiral Correfa’s radio message also says that the morale of troops aboard the vessels of the expedition is excel- lent, and he paid ‘tribute to the spirit Goods Company. 5'.95 A brilliant array of Rhinestones, Crystals, Sport Beads. Umbrel 52.95 as special as the price. wooden shanks—attract Y4 to 13 50.00 Tourobes ... 37.50 Tourobes . 25.00 Tourobes ... STAR, . WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, APRIL of sacrifices of the milif and naval forces, whose devotion to the national cause on the eve of the attack is worthy of being called to the attention of the nation.” Federal seaplanes are re, to have reconnoitered the rebel Wmdnom and landed several times wi it action from the rebel artillery. MAN SENT TO GALLINGER North Carolinian Planned to Float 500 Bad Checks Here. Robert Thorne, who gave police his address as Rocky Mount, N. C., and according to authorities was prepar- JOSCI IARRIS 1224 FQSTREET ® *pelice that the man was ing to float 500 bogus each in Washington and other cities, was sent to Gallingér Hospital for mental observation upon ‘appear- ance in Police Court today. Police arrested the man when a printer became suspicious and informed having 500 checks printed with the name of a reputable New York firm on them. 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