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The Washington times., 1912-05-07
NEW COIN PROPOSAL
PRESENTS PROBLEM
TO MINT DIRECTOR
Slot Machine Requirements
Make Question a Puz-
zling One.

The change in composition OF pennies,
proposed in the bill now before Con-
gress, will not cause a change in size,
according to Director of the Mint
George e. Roberts. The report that q
change would result has caused much
apprehension among owners OF slot ma
chimes and Institutions where hne me-
chanical devices are used for counting
money. Slot machines are ordinarily SO
nicely adjusted that 10-cent piece VIII
fail to operate the machine, although
a dime is less than one-sixteenth Of An
inch smaller In diameter than a penny.
Tentative models have been made for
half-cent and scent pieces. only the
weight of these coins. thirty and sixty
troy. grains. respectively, is named IN
the bill, the plane size and design being
left to the Director OF the Mint.
The proposed half-cent piece, a model
OF which was made for the convenience
Of the committee, is six-tenths of an
smaller in diameter than a penny. The
coin will be as thick as a new penny
and can readily be distinguished from
dime. which Is thinner.
to be puzzler Dimes, pennies, and
nickels are SO nearly the same size that
the Introduction Of an intermediate size
is sure to work confusion, As result
slightly larger than nickel and pierced
with a hole. This hole, about quarter
of an inch in diameter and giving the
| coin something of the appearance Of
| the square pierced Chinese cash, would
permit easy differentiation, but woult
| complicate the design.
The demand for the Scent piece comei
| originally from Cleveland, where Seen
street car fares are in vogue. It wal
| at first intended to make a half-cen
| piece the same size as the Philippine
| half-penny, but II was found that thi
would neatly work" the dime slot OIL
| machines.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
HAIR TONIC
MANUFACTURERS
ALARMED
widely PubIished Prescription of
Home Made Hair Remedy That
stops Falling Hair, and starts ,
New Hair Growth, Has
Greatly Injured Busf-
ness. what Drug
Gists Say.

Well known druggists in a position to
know. assert that the manufacturers Of
various widely advertised Hair Tonics,
are greatly alarmed at a new selling
problem which confronts them. =
II IL said that the trouble Is due pri-
ago, in the New York Herald, Of a sim
pie prescription or formula for a home
made hair remedy that was recommend
ed for removing Dandruff to stop the
on any head where hair roots were not
dead.
As an item of news interest to mil
lions of readers this prescription was
reprinted 1 I,n,a IN s,y nearly every ncTspagsr in
sands Of people took the hint. stopped
the use of ready made Hair Tonics and
mixed instead this simple, Inexpensive
remedy for themselves and quickly OBJ
One druggist in speaking Of this mat
ter stated: Yes, It loses me many sales
Of the patented Hair Tonics, but still I
gladly recommend the prescription as
1t is absolutely harmless and the re.
suits II gives are truly wonderful, and
doubt IL any advertised ready made
hair tonics can approach them. Only
the other day a lady told Of her hus-
years DID, she said. has been bald
for twenty-five years and has used
everything: He had this prescription
filled and In one week the hair started
to come in know. too. of many other
cases where 1t has stopped falling hair
| cured dandruff, and started new hair
| growth In from ten to thirty days or
| the baldest heads
| To make this preparation, the usel
| should procure OF. Bay Rum, n drachn
Menthol Crystals and 2 OF. Lavona d.
Composee. The Bay Rum and Mentho
Crystals should be mixed. in an 8 OF
bottle and then one-half OF the Lavont
| de Compose should be added and
shaken thoroughly. This mixture shoulc
be allowed to stand over night wher
posee should be added. After standing
| an hour 1t Is ready for use. This mix
ture should be applied night and morn
ing and rubbed brlskly into the scall
with the finger tips. Users should b
desired.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
SPEED 50
GREAT SHE COULD
NOT SHIFT COURSE
Witness at London Hearing
Says Berg Lay Dead Ahead
When Warning Came.

LONDON. May 7.--Testimony to show
that the White Star liner Titanic. was
making such speed when warning was
given that an iceberg lay dead ahead
that her course couli not be changed TO
avert disaster was given when the
British governments inquiry In the
great sea tragedy was resumed In the
London scottish drill hall today.
This was the first session since last
Friday, the wreck commissioner utiriz-
ing the intcrlm 10 inspect the liner
,0Siymnic' q sister ship OF the aost
Pobert Kitchens, auarteunaster Of the
Iltan'C. who was saved when the ship
went down. was the first witness called
nonv relative to the speed. =.
Capt. +. ]. Smith was in the cabin"
Hitchers said, when there came
the three bells warning from the look.
%n. Sgt ~ s,ana the crows nest that somo'hips
How long after the warning was the
order given to port the ,hclm?'
About half a minute" .sr
"a telephone message came from
the crows nest that an iceberg lay
In tie ships path," Kitchens explsin
An order was immediately sent to the
three bells Of warning there had been
no change in the vessels speed
Continuing his testimony, Kitchens
said that shortly after the Titanic
struck he gave the order to get out all
| of the collapsible lifeboats on the port
side. He, as well as the other officers
saw to II that Captain Smiths order
that women and children should bt
taken of first was obeyed. Kitchens
said he was in charge of lifeboat No. 6
There were forty-two women In ,thii
boat. In addition to himself Kitchens
| thought that Major Peuchen, q boy
and another man were in the lifeboat
Asked II the boat would have held NOR,
people. the witness replied:
"offcer Lightoller would not allow
| any more persons in our boat. He CAV,
the order to lower away when Their
| were less than fifty in the boat. and W,
had to obey him.
I'VE saw a light about fve mile
away, which we surmised was
steamer. We rowed toward 1t. but 1
disappeared"
The witness said he did not know
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
MEETING WILL Be
HELD. THURSDAY
Absence From City of Sew
eral Members Causes
Postponement.
BY HARRY WARD.

Owing to. the absence from the city
of several members of the board OF
governors of the Automobile Club Of
Washington, the meeting scheduled for
last night was postponed until Thurs
day night.
"It is hoped every member of the
board will be. on hand at that meet
ing" said Secretary John Heyl. Final
arrangements will be made for the
clubs big sociability run May. 1s, and
1t is expected the question of holding
a three-days' endurance run In June
will, also be brought UP.
Both these matters are of absorbing
interest to the members Of the club;
as well as unattached motorists and
for this reason we hope to get all the
details worked out Thursday night"
Anainspecuen of Benning race track
was made yesterday by Horace Chand-
lee. who has Just been appointed Wash
ington representative Of the contest
board of the American Automobile
Association. 1T is planned to run num-
Der of automobile races in connection
Decoration, Day, and before sanction
can be obtained, Mr.. Chandlee had to
pass upon the safety of the track. He
was accompanied by Secretary John
Heyl and several officials OF the Ma
its understood Mr.. Chandlee VIII
recommend the granting of sanction
forth meet. The track is to be put
in good. condition for the races and fast
time may be expected. 1t will be
Thoroughly rolled and then large
quantity Of oil will be spread on the
surface: p e.
Announcement is made Of the with
snMsi IuttreIl g eonpany, nj A. agents for the Pack.
ard and Waverly electric. Mr.. Muehlei-
sens interest has been purchased by 5.
"A. Luttrell. Mr.. Muehlefsen has beer
identified with the motor car trade OF
this city for a number Of years, and has
a host Of friends In and out OF the
trade. ..
Enthusiasm over the automobile on
the part of his highness, the Maharajah
of Huthwa, India, has caused traditions
Of perhaps hundreds Of years to be SCI
aside in the displacement of the princes
state equipage by new self-startins
HUDSON 3d. of which he has just be
come the owner. News was received to-
Hudson agents here, that the Mahara
jah OF Huthwa Is one Of the first OF tn
native Indian princes to take to th'
American automobile.
THE several automobiles forming par
of the equipment of the Barnum 4
Bailey circus are equipped with J. M
Mashington Wash @ @ agent for a'G this motor ees acees
sorry, THE automobile of a circus
subject to unusual tests in their travel
around the country, and to insure eas.
riding qualities the circus management
has had this make Of shock absorbe
installed"
According to New York advices, the
Vanderbilt, Cup and the Grand Friz,
automobAe races, which are supposar
to- be run In Milwaukee this fail, hav,
not as yet been officially sanctioned b,
the, American Automobile Associatioi
and the Automobile Club of America
There is some opposition in the contes
board of the three AS to Milwaukee
and exact assurances as to militar.
guards and other features will have +
be made. before a sanction will bt
granted.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Navy Yard Commandants
Attend Conference Here

Rear Admiral Albert B. Willis. dl-
rector Of the navy yards, yesterday
conferred with all the commandants of
the Atlantic coast navy yards who
wero summoned here by him. 1t was
announced at the conclusion Of the con-
ference that matters Of administration
We're discussed.
The Officers attending the conference
were Rear Admiral E. H. {. Leutze.
of the New York navy yard; Rear Ad-
mlral j. NJ Helm, of the Charleston
Is. c. navy yard; Capt. c. o. Rodger.
of the Portsmouth IN. h navy yard
Capt. D. NJ. Coffman, of the Boston
Phi, phia navy yard, and Capt. r.
NJ. g, of the Norfolk navy yard.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07

how the other men got into the boat.
unless they had been found In the
water and pulled In.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Greek Letter Men
Hold Annual Feast

Members of the Theta Lambda Pi
Fraternity Of Georgetown University
gathered for the annual banquet of their
organization at the Continental Hotel
last night. Among the speakers were
Chief Justice Seth Shepard. of the d.
trict Court OF Appeals, and Prof. Mu--
ply, OF the Georgetown University.
Guire. 70; J.. II. Chisholm, '1S; Horace
II. Hogan. '13; John l. Cosgrove, 'l2
and w. T. Richmond, H. Harry Jacob,
~, presided as toastmaster of the oc-
casion.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
'STRONGHEART' WILL
GIVE CHANCE FOR
SCHOOL THESP|ANS
Football Play Ambitious Eff
fort of Mckinley Manual
Students.

Rehearsals are In daily progress at
the Mckinley Manual Training High
School for the play, "strongheart,"
which will be staged in the New Will
lard ballroom June and s. Roles as
assigned by the committee of teachers
In charge, allot the principal masculine
part to Harry G. Gilbert, a senior who
played prominent role in "The Dea-
cons Second Wife" last year. Miss
Emily 8. Bradley is rehearsing the prin-
cipal girls role, that OF Dorothy Mel
son.
'Strongheart' will be the most am
bilious dramatic effort in the history
Of the school. In the football scene the
entire gridiron squad of Mckinley, in
GLIDING Capt. George z. Eckendorff,
will appear and listen to the lecture on
their poor playing delivered by the
coach, who will be acted by Howard
Lowe. The captain Of the team, in
the play, will be Frank Nelson.
The Mckinley School Band will be
stationed in the wings during the foot
ball game scene, which IL supposed to
take place on stage, as those who
have seen "Strongheart" remember.
Special scenery is being painted for the
production under the direction of the
New Willard. A number OF electric
lighting effects are being devised by
j.. =. Smith. Of the school faculty.
The assignments of parts to players
by the committee in charge stands as
follows, although one or two changes
are possible before the actual produc-
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
"Phoney" Money Passed.

Search is being made by the police to-
day for a young white man who passed
several counterfeit quarters and half
dollars in stores and saloons in Ninth
street northwest yesterday afternoon
and last evening. Reports made to the
police show that the man passed about
IS in "phony" money at the different
places.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Senate Increases
House Appropriation
For Flood Sufferers

Following the action Of the Senate
Appropriations Committee in ordering q
favorable report on the joint resolution
allowing S,239,179 for temporary relief
of flood sufferers in the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, the Senate last evening
passed the resolution.
hTe. Senate measure Is an increase OF
$542, 800 over the House measure. The
House is expected to concur in the in
crease.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Man Who Burned
Evidence a Witness

NEW YORK. May 1T was an
nounced just before the hearing in the
Governments dissolution suit was re-
sumed before Examiner Henry T.
Brown, in tie customs house today, that
Frank Baackes, vice president and
general sales agent OF the American
Steel and Wire Company, would, be. an
early witness, 1t was Mr.. Baackes who
destroyed the trunk full Of letters and
papers which mad been used by the
! GoverRnaent in, the wire pool cases of
1910, causing the Government to ask for
an Injunction to protect other evidence
of the same nature
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Struck by Automobile.

William e. Thompson, aged twenty
seven, of 1929 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, was knocked from his bicycle
at Tenth and streets southeast yester-
day afternoon by an automobile driven
by G. M. Broader. and painfully in
iured about the back. He was taken
to his home in a carriage.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Hurt by Automobile.

Struck by an automobile of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company at
Eighth and c streets northeast yester-
day afternoon, Miss Gladys Mills, eight
cen years old, Of 21S Eleventh street
southeast, was injured about the knee
and hip. She declined hospital treat
ment
The Washington times., 1912-05-07

Birch, H. B. White, A. b. Mana. Misses
Eya Baker. Edith Bond, NJ. B. sewali,
-Four students, Robert =. Henderson.
Lloyd Ettinger, II. G. Riley and Edwin
II. Felt are acting as assistant property
tickets
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

@eI Tor say an evening at the thea
tire, is enc hour" says the society wo-
men. NO woman who values and un-
"trstands the art of making herself
attractive attempts to dress in less
time than that"
Surprise me with an invitation to
the theatre, and I'll be ready in an
hour anyway" says the debutante.
Miss Estelle Sims, leading lady
with the w. I. Swain Show says,
Seven minutes is what my contract
allows me to dress, besides frequently
! have to make an entire facial change
aided by cosmetics. True, | have a
trained and experienced assistant, but
consider how particular and exact I
have to be, as | have to stand mag
nifying (opera) glass inspection from
the critical eye of hundreds of women,
not considering the men, who have
such a peculiar taste TO appease, that
of women appearing neat and easy
in their gowns. Anyone can do it in
That time, and often less, and | must
look Just as-carfeully and beautifully
groomed as any who scrutinize me
from the front, two hundred and fifty
nights each year
Who is right? One dresses for the
pleasure of it; the other does it all in
the days work. Who is the more
qualified to speak on the subject?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
AVIATOR CARRIES MAIL.

Baton Rouge, La, April 11.-Carry-
ing a pouch of mail by authority Of
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Avia-
tor George Mestach, in a Baree mono
plane, flew from New orleans to Baton
Rouge yesterday Afternoon and deliv-
cred it to Postmaster Brunette, who
distributed it on University field.
where the landing was made. Mestach
left New Orleans at Alb p. m, and
followed the tracks of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley, arriving here at
5.44, thus covering the distance of
eighty-nine miles in one hour and thir-
ty7one minutes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
HONOR GALLANT PHIL kEARNY

New York, April 11.-Lying in state
in City Hall today is the body of Gen.
Phil Kearny, which has been exhumed
from the family vault in Trinitv
churchyard preparatory to a final rest
ing place in Arlington Cemetery where
the heroes of the nation are buried
The body is guarded today by regular
and state soldiers and detachment Of
veterans from Phil Kearny post of
tia Grand Army. The state of New
Jersey appropriated $4,000 to cover
the cost of removing the remains of
the great general, who was killed in
the battle of Chantilly, Va. Tomor-
rev the body will be taken to Wash
ington.
The vault was opened at Z o'clock
this morning. Brief services were
held in Trinity church, following which
the remains, in a new coffin, were
placed on an army caisson, drawn by
four horses, and taken to City Hall,
which was draped in black. The body
was at no time exposed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

Fast passenger trains of the cannon
. all and flyer variety, now operated
ct high speed to accommodate travel
who are in a hurry may be elimi-
ted as a result of a plan under con-
ration by the presidents Of a num-
r of railroads who are aroused over
ports to the high percentage of brok.
"a rails. Numerous wrecks have oc-
cured en- account of the breakage of
rails, and the rail manufacturers are
icing taken to task for making inferior
products. If record breaking trains
we're eliminated New York and Chi
cago would be the largest cities eff
fected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

An open hearth steel rail finished
by an electrical process now being
perfected by the United States Steel
Corporation is the chief present hope
of the steel makers and railroad men
who are looking for a solution of the
rail problem. The new rail is known
as the electric rail" One of the most
continent railroad presidents in the
olntry is authority for the statement
lat if this electrical process fails to
ontain the secret, the railroads will
eve to rely on rail heavier than has
cen in use, at an increased cost, per-
APPS $50 a ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
NOTICE.

Ihe Board o. s Supervisors OF For
;est County. Miss. at its next term be
lining Oh frst .-ou1ay Of May, 1912.
o.. award -at contract to the lowest
I'D lest bidder for the purchase of a
s-r of culyerts of the kind, quality and
no contained in specifications there
i now on file with the undersigned
t-gl<of said Board. All bids must be
aled and filed on or before first
.ouday Of May, 1912. The Board re
serves the right to reject any and al
bids.
This, April It'll, 1912.
Herbert ellis,
OSIRIS Chancery Clerk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
THE CENTURY DRUG
stores SUCCESS
Great Popularity Of Plan To Sell Med
icine At Half-Prce And Qua
rantee Cure.

. The Century Drug Store, the enter
prising druggists, rather than await
the ordinary method of introduction,
urged the Dir. Howard Co. to secure a
quick sale for theia celebrated specific
for the cure of constipation and
dyspepsia by offering the regular soc
bottle at half-price
81 addition to selling Il 50 cent bot
lie Of Dr.. Towards specific for 25c
-hs Century Drug Store has so much
.aith in the remedy that they will re-
fund the money to anyone whom it
does not cure.
When your head aches, your stom-
ach does not digest food easily and
naturally when there is constipation,
specks before the eyes, tired feeling,
giddiness, bad taste in the mouth.
coated tongue, heartburn sour stom-
ach, roaring or ringing in the ears.
melancholy and liver troubles, DR..
Towards specific will cure you. If it
does not, it will not cost you a cent.
The latest achievement of science is
of great value in curing sick headache.
Thousands of women are today free
from that painful disease solely
through the use of this specific.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
GRANDMOTHER
USED sage TEA
To Darker The Hair And Restore
Gray And Faded Hair To Its
Natural Color.

It is easier to preserve the color of
the hair than to restore it, although it
is possible to do both. Our grand.
mothers understood the secret They
made a sage tea" and their dark,
glossy hair long after middle life was
due to this fact. Our mothers have
gray hairs before they are fifty, but
they are beginning to appreciate the
wisdom of our grandmothers in using
sage tea" for their hair and are fast
following suit
The present generation has the ad-
vantage of the past in that it can get
ready-to-use preparation called
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy. AS a scalp tonic and color re-
storer this preparation is vastly SUI
perior to the ordinary sage tea" MADE
by our grandmothers.
The growth and beauty of the hair
depends on a healthy condition of the
scalp. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy quickly kills the dan
druff germs which rob the hair of its
life, color and 'ustre, makes the scalp
clean and healthy, gives the hair
strength, color and beauty, and makes
it grow.
Get so cent bottle from your drug
gist today. He will give your money
back if you are not satisfied after g
fair trial.-THE OWL DRUG STORE
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

The Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul is in the market for sixty-fve
locomotives and probably will place
Company. When this is done it will
make a total of 1875 locomotives or
dered from the American Company by
the st. Paul in the last three months.
1t is understood that the same road
will build a large number of locomo-
tives in its own shops. 1t is also re-
ported that the st. Paul will shortly
enter the market for 10000 steel bal
last cars and large number of box
cars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

would be handled. The bureau would
observe closely the relative efficiency
of different nationalities on various
kinds of work and so distribute the
available supply of labor to obtain the
best results for the whole system with
out constantly disbanding and reorga-
nizing extra gangs and construction
forces.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

Again the Canadian Pacific The
engineers of this system have been
selected as being the most experienced
n similar conditions prevailing in the
Rocky Mountains of North America.
They have conducted several tours in
ether countries.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

Godfather A special car viii con-
tey the troupe and the orchestra of
eighteen pieces to Rockford, Ill.,, Chi
$50 and Milwaukee,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12

Discussion of scientific management
has led to western roads considering
the advisabllity of organizing a track
lalor department with central head
qnorters from which all labor matters
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
COLLEGE ACTORS TRAVEL
IN FINE STYLE.

Madison, Wis, April 11.-Following
three performances to be given here,
beginning tonight, the University of
Wisconsin dramatic club will go on
the road with their 1912 play. FAIRY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
GETTING WARM

Nothing like glass of cooling soda
water or some del, cious cream when
YOU come down town. Drop in and
try our soda service We insist on
its being the best
Century Drug Store.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-12
RAILROAD NOTES
:. '.********~*~*~~~

The Canadian Pacific has made a
contract with the Austrian Govern
ment to supply and operate system
Of observation cars on the most pictur
csQue sections of the Austrian state
railways.