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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
BIGGEST LOCOMOTIVE YET
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway About Il
Place Mikad0 In Service.


In Keeping with Its constant increase
in weights and power OF the more COM
mon types of locomotives, the heaviest
and most powerful engine of the
Mikado type yet built Is about TO be
placed in service on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. 1t was constructed
by the American Locomotive Company,
and is designed to haul train of A.
600 tons up % : per cent. grade at n
speed Of fifteen miles IN hour
Aside from the fact that it is the
most powerful locomotive of it's type,
the design presents an Interesting fca-
ture. Is is so constructed that many
Of its parts are interchangeable with
those of the mountain type engines
used by the Chesapeake and Ohio, and
built by the same company. This du-
plication has been obtained. it is said.
without sacrifice in the efficiency of
the Mikado for its requirements.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
February Term ro-Morrow.

The February term of tho United
States Circuit Court of Appeals Will
begin Tomorrow morning. and IT is
likely that it will be busy and
lengthy one. Though the docket was
practically clear at the close of the
last session cons derahlc business has
accumulated dur ne the meantime. and
the judges who will be in attendance
at this time will have to incar argu-
mcnts in cases which have come UP
from the lower courts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05

Charles BraXton. colored. was arr
rested yesterday afternoon on Third
Street on charge of shooting Arthur
l.. Battle ON November 6. The police
had been looking for him sincs the
shooting. Battle was so seriously in
jured that he remained in the City
Hospital nearly two months.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
Elks Smoker ro-,rorro,r Night.

Members of Richmond Lodge. No As.
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, and their friends will enjoy a
smoker and entertainment tomorrow
night The committee in charge OF the
AFFAIR has secured a black-face min.
strel show, which will be the feature
Of the program
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05

While answering a call yesterday.
the city ambulance lost cap from one
OF the rear wheels, On the cap -
engraved the word ".tlco," sIgnIfying
the make of the car One of the chauf-
feurs Will call for the cap II the ind n
Will telephone to the City Home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
HARD FIGHT OVER
COMP ANy'S PLEA
Richmond and Henrico Wants
Council to Grant 1t Light and
Power Franchise.

Whether or not there shall be q com
petltlvc franchise for electric lighting
and power service in Richmond VIII be
argued before "a subcommittee of the
Council Committee on Streets on we'd
nesday night, when the application or
the Richmond and Hcnrico Hallway
Company for such a general franchise
comes up for discussion The appIi-
cant Will be represented by Charles V.
Meredith and s. /. Kelley, and the IN
tcrests OF the existing company, the
Virginia Railway ana Power Company.
Will be looked after by Henry ".
Anderson and y. b. Guison. The Qucs-
ton is not new one To members or
the committee, as not only has tIts
proposition been pending some time.
but similar question was argued be-
fore the Street Committee about u year
ago when Miles NJ. Martin and others
applied for a lighting and power fran
chise for current TO be generated a.,
the Midlothian mines.
Whit 1. Asked.
In brief the Richmond and Henrico
Company represents that 1t is 4 going
concern the officers and number OF
the stockholders beng Richmond men:
tnat 1t has in operation Il street car
line from Fulton by way Of Church
ti,.i TO the northwestern section OF
the city; that IL has erected and now
has in operation a viuduct connecting
the two main hills on which the city
is located; that IL has power house
already running, 1t the foot OF Nicaol-
son Street, and that its present Ven
ture cannot he made profitable unless
extensions OF trackagc arc allowed
from time to time and the company
Gs allowed to sell its surplus power,
and TO that end to construct pole lines
and conduits as may be necessary.
The answer of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company Is that II WAS
the first In the field that II has prob
ably ten times the property at stake;
that as much or more OF It's stock Is
held in Richmond as of the other
company, that it's rates are as low and
as equitable al those of cities of SINH
lar size and general conditions as
Richmond; that it's lines OF distribu-
ton extend into all parts of the city,
some of them having been constructed
at loss, and that no citizen who has
applied for light or power has been
turned down. In order to assure am
pie service for the future growth or
tao city It will be shown that the
company is now erecting half mil
lion dollar annex to Its powcrhouse,
and Is preparing to make further
liberal extensions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
Sfopc,,re Perkins III.

r. Moncure Perkins, who lives at the
Gucrrant Hotel, is seriously III at the
Memorial Hospital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
rItIes Emrty Nownduys.

Everybody agrees that there arc too
many titles. The man who serves as
an election official goes through life
as Judge. Not long ago. when Il Rich-
mond man stepped into a Louisville
saloon and looked about on thirty
thirsty souls. he casually remarked.
Colonel, have drink" and thirty
Kentuckians lurched heavily and hap
PLY against the bar. The fame of
Georgia as n producer of colonies is
worldwide. its crop being second to
it's cotton. y few sharp blows have
been directed toward Virginia. but,
being more progressive. tho Legisla-
Hture is expected to Kill the crop and
provide something more practical.
There have been hints heretofore that
a Governor did not appoint a colonel
until member Of the secret service
had looked on the assessment books
to find if he could part with $500 for
Uniform equipment. Once n man de-
clined the honor, for the reason that
he could not buy uniforms and a motor
car the samo year. and, being court
ing man. he figured that he had n
better chance with n car. According
to some authorities. he would have
made a better impression in brass but
tons. but this man who refused was
once in New. York and had seen that
! army in uniform that stood by the
storm doors and made them whirl.
Every bell hop in n hotel wears
uniform. and every bell mop smiles
npprovingly when sou call him col
oncl.
Evening star., 1912-11-12
|hTTCHENETTES'

A fine crater is better than a knife for
removing the surface Of ything that is
burned.
In washing laces that have become
stained with perspfration first wash them
with cold water and soap. and after the
stains are removed put them into warm
water.
After washing busters dip them in kero-
sene and dry them in the open air.
Every cellar should be thoroughly khite-
washed at least once year.
Use whiting and alcohol on the silver,
polishing with dry whiting.
Clean a very sOied bathtub with little
kerosene on q rag This acts like magic.
Kid Slippers. belts. gloves and purses are
best cleaned by rubbing them with French
chalk.
In cellar or pantry where 1t is diff
cult to keep the air dry place bowls OF
unslaked lime on the shelves near the
food. The lime, of course, should be re-
newed from time to time.
Evening star., 1912-11-12
AUCTION BRIDGE
By R. F. Foster.

1t Is common fal1acy, although sup
ported by some writers on the game
who should know better, that it is
| worth while to risk an equity Of IS in
the hope of getting back Sc that you
| have lost, leaving you even with the
| world if you succeed, but SO out of
| pocket If you fail.
| The point is this You are 600 behind
on the total score and playing the rub
ber game. which you have the cards in
your hand to win, but which Will leave
you about 800 to the bad on that rub
Der. If you use this strong hand to
set the adversaries for 300 points or
so and then win the rubber with an
other strong hand, you are even with
the world and have saved your 800 by
not winning the rubber too soon.
Instead of this. suppose you take your
loss of 300. so as to make sure 1T will
not be 500 if you should fail to set
the other side for the 800, and lose the
rubber after alD, then the hand which
you look forward to to win the rubber
will win the first game on the next rub
ber and 1t will then DE three to one that
you get that rubber
II your luck meets you halfway and
you set the adversaries for 300. but do
not win the rubber on the next hand or
so, you are out 600 just the same, be-
cause you lose the rubber. Even if you
win the next rubber you will still be
behind on the balance. If you have no
luck, and do not set the adversaries,
your good hand is wasted, and If you
do not win the rubber after, all, you
are down for 900 points.
1t may take a mathematical mind to
see the force of this reasoning, but it
does not take anything but little
| common sense to see that it is all built
Evening star., 1912-11-12
Latest American Fashions
BY CORA MOORE.

The neglige pictured Is In reality an
exceedingly simple model In spite Of It's
apparent complexity. II II suitable for
ang soft material. but the original is Of
pale blue crepe de chine. 1t fastens
down the back invisibly with hooks
which. in the skirt part, are concealed by
the panel. this panel being attached to
the girdle. The skirt Is very long In
back and is hung with the fullness at
the top evenly arranged. while down the
side a very light draping is made. each
fixed with q cluster of roses.
The panel itself is gathered, showing
about the same amount OF fullness as
the rest Of the skirt and the girdle fas-
tens just where the panel ends at the
side-back and conceals 1t. The top part
is simply a round blouse with wing
sleeves which reverse the usual order.
for here the points of the sleeve fall on
the inside and are caught up little on
the upper side with one of the small
rose clusters. The frilling at sleeves and
neck is Of chiffon, precisely matching the
blue Of the crepe de chine The en-
broidery Of the panel is done in silver
directly on the material. and the cape
is of silver all-over, with frill Of the
plain chiffon.
If preferred the frilling might be Of
crepe de chine. The model could be car
ried out very successfully in mousse
line de soie to be worn with or without
slip. in which case the sash or panel
might be banded with q wide lace above
four or five inch hem, the running
of the same mousseline or of a cotton
net and the girdle of colored chiffon
cloth.
The model has been chosen for one Of
the negliges in a fashionable wedding
trousseau. except that instead Of either
mousseline or crepe de chine a cream
net will be used over rose pink chiffon
cloth. The sash will be lined by itself
with the rose chiffon. and a beautiful
venise substituted for the embroidery.
which will cause the pattern to show up
beautifully.
The girdle will be of pink chiffon, but
the frillings will all be of the net, while
the roses have a bit Of silver tinsel
about them just to give an added touch
Of character to the gown. The prettiest
negliges are always those that give to
the wearer the most sylph-like appear
ance and therefore long. flowing lines,
interrupted as seldom as possible, are
essential. The waist line is generally
defined. but not always so clearly as in
this model, and in any case is very
near normal position now, where once
1t was a rule that it should be raised
more or less, according to fancy or the
Evening star., 1912-11-12
What a Man Found Ont.
By Ruth Cameron.

Once upon a time there was a man who
could not see what his wife did with al
| her time.
| The house and the family were small, he
pointed out. and with the washing done
outside he could not see how she could
be busy all day long
Its the Interruptions as much as any
thing else. explained the patient lady.
There's the telephone and callers and
storemen and" :.Oh, yes interrupted
| the know-it-all man. Il suppose there
are interruptions. but. of course. they
can't take more than a few minutes each
day. 1 really can't see what you do with
all your time
Now It so happened that the know-it-all
man was staying home with a sprained
wrist one day when his wife was putting
| up preserves. Although unfit to go to
town to work. he was not really sick. and
| the patient lady had a canny idea.
Would you mind, DEAR" she inquired
sweetly, attending to the telephone and
the door. etc, just for this morning?
| want to get this fruit put up. so that
can have the afternoon with YOU. and II
1 only could be entirely free from inter-
why. certainly. my dear" sad the
know it-all man. Don't you step out of
the kitchen this morning. and I'll attend
| to everything and find out what all this
interruption business means.
And this is what is meant:
At 8 o'clock the know-it-all man settled
down before the living-room fire with a
book he expected to finish that morning.
| 9:O3-Back door bell. The man from the
grocery for the days order The know
| it-all man gets back to his reading at
9:1O.
9:1S-Telephone bell. After a five-min-
ute wait at the telephone the know-it-all
man is sweetly informed: Il beg your
pardon; called you by mistake.
9:35rThe man from the provision store
for the days order.
1O:1S-After about half an hour of un-
| interrupted reading, the telephone bell
rings. 1t is one of his wife's friends, but,
true to his promise. her husband does
not summon her from the kitchen. When
| he gets back to his book he is surprised
to hear the half hour strike.
| 10:43-A book agent. The knoW-it-all
man thinks he has gotten off cheaply
with mere loss Of fifteen minutes of
| time.
| n:1O-Two ladies from the church to
solicit something for the next supper.
Fifteen minutes gone.
11:4S-Neighbor comes in to borrow
| cup of sugar.
11:5J-The gas meter man
12:O5-Telephone call from married
1sa5NDelivery boy from the grocery.
12:2O-School girl selling soap for pre-
mium
12:26-Boy from the tailor's with the
know-it-all mans trousers.
At 1890 his wife appeared. "Oh, I've
accomplished so much," she announced.
Have you finished the book. dear?"
II have NOT" said the know-it-all
man. WAS it conspiracy"
Despite her denial, he still pretends to
think 1t was. Nevertheless. he dOesn t
have any more to say about what his
wife does with all her time.
Evening star., 1912-11-12
LITTLE JOURNEYS INTO
THE FASHION LAND

There are hobbies and hobbies, and in
time every one arrives at some sort of
compromise Of this comparatively recent
fashion. Perhaps no form of skirt has
met with more scathing criticism. The
first wearers of the hobble were the
greatest sufferers, for the sudden reduc-
ton of yards in the width of the hem
was carried to excess, and yard and a
quarter was considered sufficient. That it
is by no means adequate all wearers of
the hobble must agree, for it is impos-
sible to walk comfortably in such a skirt.
Almost every woman is a convert to a
skirt which is q yard and a half wide,
and which allows freedom of movement
to walk easily and naturally. To make
the yard and a half skirt more desirable
still buttoned two-piece fashion Is a
great Improvement, but this width does
not restrict movement in walking when
the buttons are fastened. A medium-sized
average height woman can with safety
adopt the yard and a half, and once she
has worn 1t will find that such skirts as
the five or seven-gore, with greater width
of material, will not be SO comfortable or
SO smart in appearance.
The modified hobble, which in reality is
not a hobble, but straight two-piece
garment, is convenient for one thing, be-
cause 1t is made short enough to avoid
nOlOlnS up, IL Is CIcdH UcCduSc luStcdu Ol
sweeping the steps In descending from the
top of an omnibus the narrow skirt clears,
while the skirt a shade wider Is bound
to drag somewhat unless 1t is held up,
and women know how difficult this is If
they are laden with parcels and perhaps
holding an umbrella.
We have evolved from the tube quite a
sane and practical skirt, but fashion ap-
parently is not yet content and is going
one better, or one worse, In decreeing
that we must this season trip along (glide
is the correct word) in a one-yard skirt.
We are. in fact, to look like peg-tops, for
everything is to be draped ana waistless
and drawn in at the hem.
This would indeed be startling news If
1t were not for the fact that the one
yard skirts are split UP the sides to the
knee. or cunningly cut up the 'front.' re-
vealing some pretty frilled underskirt.
The wraps of fur and velvet all peg-top
In design. are rounded off in front and
left unfastened from the knee down.
So from the point of view of restricting
the stride the new silhouette does not
seriously matter. 1t Is a curious develop
ment of fashion to be very full from the
shoulders and to be clipped from the
knee, and we may reasonably expect re-
action from this another season. when We
shall return to champagne shoulders and
skirts which increase in width hemwards
Evening star., 1912-11-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
Health and Beauty Advice
BY MRS. MAE MARTYR.

Celia: You can't expect to appear fasci-
mating with pimples all over your face Dur
] ing the summer any ones blood is likely to
become thick and sluggish from accumulated
i poisons which frequently find an outlet in the
y face. This condition can be overcome by TAX
ing a good system tonic and blood purifier. An
excellent and inexpensive old fashioned tonic OF
tried merit is made with kardene. Dissolve
one ounce OF kardene in halfrint alcohol
! mot whisky then add one-half cnpful sugar
i and enough hot water to make a quart. Take
i tablespoonful before each meal and you will
soon feel like a new person, and your CON-
: plexion will clear and take on a healthy tone.
W. ]. b.: Those annoying hairs on your
I chin will quickly vanish after application
Of a delatone paste, made by mixing together
q little water and powdered delatone. This
paste is to be applied and left on the skin
two three minutes, then rubbed or and the
skin washed. The delatone treatment is quite
harmless and leaves the skin clear and smooth.
Maiden: You will no longer have thin eye
brows and stubby lashes II you get a small
original package of pyroxin and with forennger
aud thumb apply some at lash-roots. then
with fnger-end rub little on the brows.
! This makes the lashes grow lcng, silky and
curly and makes the eyebrows come in thick
and glossy. Be careful not 10 get any pyroxin
where hair is not wanted
EB. s.: Although gray hair is sometimes
caused by worry. it is generally due TO dis
eased scalp Indicated by such symptoms as
dandruf, itching Of the scalp and brittle, faii-
ing hair Of which you speak. To restore your
scalp to a healthy condition, first keep II clean
by shampooing every ten days two weeks
with canthrox, then massage the scalp, using
a good quinne hair tonic. You can prepare
the tonic yourself by adding one ounce Of
aunzoin 10 a half-pint Of alcohol mot whisky
and a half pint of cold water. This is much
better than most ready prepared hair tonics. as
it contains nothing to make the hair coarse.
sticky .'stringy." 1t will remove the dan
drum and stop your hair from coming out.
You will find it .an ideal dressing for the hair
and very refreshing TO itching scalp.
S r. o.: IL your superhuous flesh proves
annoying and distressing. try the following fat
reti,rer which has given excellent results:
Dissolve four ounces of parnotis In IL pints
hot water; when cool strain and take table
spoonful of the liquid before each meal. This
remedy is harmless. BY avoiding very rich
foods and taking plenty OF exercise, you will
find this remedy will cut down your weight
very rapidly.
Mrs Ruth: There be no possible ex-
cuse for a woman of your age neglecttng her
Evening star., 1912-11-12

complexion. II 5 duty you owe yourself to
look as youthful aud charming as possible. i
would not encourage you TO use face powder ;
Ii rubs on too easily. shows too readily and
does no permanent good. The use OF a good
lotion made by dissolving four ounces OF spur
max in half pint Of hot water or witch
hazel and adding two teaspoonfuls OF glycerine
will take away that coarse sallow, oily look
TO your skin and make 1t soft. pink and
youthful. This lotion is an excellent besutt-
fer and whitentr and will last longer than
powder. 1t is splendid for cold sores. freckiee
pimples and preventing chapping in the winds.
Lovera: ul Don't worry. What if your
hair is little thin, looks ''stringy'' and is
hard 10 do up and make look nice. There is
a remedy for all this. Shampoo your hair
once in two weeks with a teaspoonfm Of
canthrox dissolved in a cup OF hot water.
1nsing afterwards in clear water. The rich.
cleansing lather will please you. This will
rid your scalp OF dirt and dandruf and make
your hair soft and glossy. Your hair will dry
quickly and be fluffy and nice you will for
get your hair troubles. But don't wash your
hair with soap. The "free" aIkali in soap
ruins the hair gloss. makes It streaky and
dead looking. fbl To make an excellent skin
whitener aud complexion besutIfer. see answer
to Mrs. Ruth
Harriet For your tired, dull. infamed eyes
you need good eye-tonic. Dissolve an ounce
Of crystos in pint OF water. Two or three
drops OF this In each eye daily will strengthen
your eyes and make them bright and spar
king. This tonic win not smart and has
proven a great aid to those who wear glasses.
A friend of mine who has remarkably clear,
beautiful eyes tells me that she uses this
simple tonic regularly to keep them bright and
full of expression. l hnd ii excellent for
weak. infamed. tired eyes ard granulated
eyelide.
Madge: For your hollow cheeks and
wrinkled face I recommend frequent applica-
tions OF a good ereaseless complexion cream
jelly, also brisk massaging. BY stirring to-
gether one ounce amozoin, two teaspoonfuls
glycerine and one-half pint cold water, al
lowing TO stand over night, you will have an !
extra good complexion. Jelly. Use this also 7
for massaging. II will clear up your skin ]
fine. removing all dirt from the pores and
soon you will md your complexion smooth :
plump, fresh-looking and unwrinkled. This
is excellent cream for treating backheads.
freckles and roughness OF the skin, and will !
rid your face of those very large pores.
have never found anything to equal almozoln I
cream-jelly for improving complexion.
Read Mrs. Martyrs book, Beauty" IS.
ADV.
Evening star., 1912-11-12
Berkshire Potatoes.

Heat one quart Of milk into which two
large sliced onions have been placed.
Boil this for several minutes in a double
boiler, then take out the onions. Cream
one tablespoonful of butter and the table
spoonful of -four and add to the above
Cook until it thickens. Add one pint OF
cold boiled potatoes cut into slices and
one tablespoonful of minced parsley. Sea-
son with salt and pepper, and soon as the
mixture thickens and Is heated through
turn into buttered crumbs and brown in
the oven.
Evening star., 1912-11-12
YOUR HAIR IS FLUFFY, BEAUTIFUL
AND LUSTR0US IN A few MOMENTS
Girls. Get scent bottle of "Danderine' and try
this. Also stops falling hair; destroys dandruf.

Your hair becomes light. wavy,
fluffy. abundant and appears as
soft, lustrous and beautiful as a
young girls after a "Danderine
hair cleanse" Just try this
moisten a cloth with a little Dan
derine a-d carefully draw it
through your hair. taking one
small strand at a time. This will
cleanse the hair of dust, dirt and
excessive oil and in just a few
moments you have doubled the
beauty OF your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at
once, Danderine dissolves every