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toottosourisinheipso3D,byal~hees,termipeis-m \ndsotnders so Mild s eirre-totesse-J motto under the head crowded the coin too much then, and “In God WewtDESIGNER RESENTFUL BECAUSEINITIALS ARE OFF.HAD PLACED HIS NAMETh*s Was Cut Town to Initiaois, andthe Initials Were Cut Down to(IB.—He May Start LegalAction.here’s V. D. B. H(S Intials Must Coeoft New Lincoln Pennyouroutuil-theTrust' was left off ttie coins.Mr. Brenuer himself says that it. was a source of considerable vexationand chagrin to him when the designs were returned to him from the treas-ui ‘ . u. K.'d, to Hud his name had been scratched off and only his initials, “V.U- B , left.But he didn't make any kick about it. So the pennies began to appear with his initials conspicuously in the foreground. Many ignorant pecq le mistook the initials for the trade mark of a brand of uuderwear, which was very himilar, and wondered.Then came the crushing blow-. Secretary MacVeagh of the treasury ordered the uice big “V. D. B. cut to a sittle inconspicuous B,” so small that no one womu notice without lookiugclosely.Engraver Brenner is incensed over he high-handed action of the secretary of the treasury, and says he willput up a fight to have the whole threeinitials left on.I shall demand an explanation,”he said. “1 shall insist that my namego into the new dies The sculptorought to have something to say about this.Brenner is 3 Russian by birth, thirty-eight years old. passing through Ellis island when he was eighteen.He studied engraving in this country, and for a short time in Paris. Besides the Lincoln head he designed the Panama medals which carry’ the head of ^x-president Roosevelt.Eterandon-ebt,theandpenmesjij*Washington, D C-. August 11—It certainly is a sname. Genius getsvery little show these days.Here’s Victor David Brenner, for instant, designer of the new Lincoln pennies which drove the old Indian head oues back to the reservations Victor David Brenner designed the new penny. When he had done this,he lettered in his name—Victor La-vid Brenner—in full under the Lincoln**•»RLEASE TELL MEWomen’s Questions AnsweredBy Cynthia Grey,*•A*1' v »!• v *1* v *1* lt;1* lt;{► *1* lt;1* '1* *1* ■!'Address all questions to Cynthia Grey, in care of the editor of The Reporter,Dear Mis. Grey: Is it true thathair rats injure the hair?MARGUERITE DeFA.: Undoubtedly. They heat thehead, just as any artist does when he scalp and cause the hair to fail. 1 makes a drawing for folks to look at. think it is a great mistake for a wo-The name in eighteen letters and the man to wea- them. By the way. noth-
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Logansport Daily Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Wed, Aug 11, 1909
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