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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
PUSH CRITTENT0N WORK
AMONG UNFORTUNATES
NATIONAL WORKER SENT ON
FROM WASHINGTON
Sixty-six Homes Are Now Established
for Girls in Memory of Deceased
Child - Churches viii Welcome
Mrs. Edgar

Local workers among the Florence
Crittenton home are much elated over
The arrival of a worker from the ma
tional headquarters at Washington, d.
c. Mrs. Ida Stuart Edgar, who has
been working in the northern part of
the state, has been sent by the nation
al headquarters to push the work here.
Mrs. Edgar's work has carried her
to all the large cities-Seattle, Chicago,
Spokane, New York and San Fran
cisco having been at various times
the scenes of her labors.
The work was esta blished twelve
years ago by Charles N. Crittenton as
a memorial for his little daughter, who
died at the age of four years, and con-
sists of rescue homes for unfortunate
girls.
Since it's institution chain of sixty
six homes has been founded, embracing
all the large cities Of the United States.
AS the work is carried on principally
through the churches, the work being
nterdenominational, Mrs. Edgar ex-
poets to find an open door in all the
local churches. She expects to visit the
various churches during the next few
months to interest all the workers in
this movement.
OF the work in this city she said:
81 find the home in good condition,
with a board of representative Chris
tian gentlemen thoroughly interested
in the work, but they are very deslr-
Gus of making changes and additions,
as the home is greatly oVercrowded."
Mrs. Edgar's stay in Los Angeles will
not be limited, as she intends to stay
until her work is finished, whether
that may be six months or several
wears.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA
plsIlkes Daily Matlnees

Claude Gillingwater does not approve
of the daily matinees at the Orpheum.
He voiced his disapproval last week in
these terms:
This is a fine way to treat man on
a vacation. l take the plunge into
vaudeville every summer for a couple
of months or three to fill in the time
between the regular seasons. Last sum-
mer came out here-fine! Three matt
nees a week, "Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday. The rest of the time me doing
the giddy summer resort thing at the
beaches. This year, coming over the
same ground, 1 expected the same
thing, so l got booked for three weeks
in Los Angeles. Here | am stewing
through thirteen performances a week,
two a day excepting Monday, and no
time to repose my graceful form upon
the shining sands. This is a fine way
to treat man on vacation"
Gillingwater was with Mrs. Leslie
Carter for five years, and deserted her
last season to play the principal role
in FRITZ Scheff's "Mamzelle Modiste," t"
in which he appears again next season.
This week Will be his last in Los An
geles for several seasons, as he does
not approve of the strenuous matinee
business being done at the Orpheum.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Y. w. C. A. MAY BE HOMELESS
Building Planned by Organization viii
Not Be Ready for Occupancy
for Year

The Young Womens $ Christian as
ISOLATION may have to move the first
of the year, and as yet it does not
know where its new home will be-
About year ago a site for new
building was purchased, directly oppo-
site it's present quarters in the Con-
servative Life building on Hill street,
but although plans are now under con-
sideration for a building that will
house all the associations various de-
partments, work has not been begun
on the new structure, and 1t may be a
year before this building win be ready
for occupancy.
When Miss latham was asked Sat-
urday whether the association intend
ed to remain in its present quarters
till then she said
I'VE understood for some time that
If we desired we could renew our lease
on the present quarters, but since even
that is uncertain we don't know now
exactly where we are"
So il is very probable that the asso-
citation will have TO find other quar-
ters before its new home is fit for oc-
cupancy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Frayne Eoo!s a copper {

Frank 1. Frayne played a fine trick
on man in shooting gallery the other
day. Frank is some of a "shootist, .
and one day after the rehearsal of the
Ulrich stock company at the Grand
was over he strolled up to a Main
street shooting galley and was watch
ing few men plugging away at the
targets. AS usual. there was a "capper'
on hand looking for something easy
and he thought Frank was what he was
looking for. He offered to bet so cents
they always start easy-that he could
outpont the Grand opera house come
dian, Frank made no reply, but picked
up gun, tore hole in piece of paper
and slipped ii over the barrel, so that
the sights were hidden, raised the rifle
and hit the bullseye, The "capper'
gasped and Frank walked away, smil-
ing. The answer is simple IL you know
it. Most people close one eye when
shooting. Frank keeps both eyes open
and by so doing he could actually see
around the paper on the barrel. on the
principle that IL you hold your finger
up In front OF your nose II does not OBJ
scure your line of vision.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
MORE EVIDENCE
AGAINST LANE
SET UPON CHAUFFEUR sMlLDE
BEFORE KILLING
Female Friend Of. Victim Knows Much
Dead Man Had Normal Heart
Before Fight, the Autopsy
Doctor States

Despite a determined effort on the
part of his counsel to secure a dis
missal Of the case, Alfred Edwin Lane
was held to answer to the superior
court yesterday by Police Justice Aus
tin on the charge of manslaughter, as
result of his quarrel with John a.
Smilde, chauffeur, on the night of July
81.
DR.. Campbell who performed the
autopsy, and Detectives Chapman and
Rico were called as witnesses, but little
that was new was developed.
DR.. Campbell stated, as at the In
quest he was positive Smilde came to
his death as the result Of the blow on
his chin, inflicted by Lane. 1t was evil
dent, said the expert witness, that
death was caused by cerebral hemor-
rhage, resulting from the blow.
Mrs. Gertrude Wllcutt close friend
of Smilde, according to her statement,
and Mrs. Florence Trembert, otherwise
known as Mrs. Doble," sat in the
courtroom yesterday morning listening
eagerly to the testimony and the effort
of Attorney Chester Smith to secure
the release of his client.
Jailed In Default
Police Justice Austin fixed Lanes
bail at $4,000, and in default of this he
was taken to the county jail to await
trial in the superior court
The prosecution says the evidence of
Mrs. Wicutt will be important in cor
roboration of the theory that Lane set
upon Smilde with intent to do him
bodily harm, before the fatal blow was
struck.
It Is believed counsel for Lane will
endeavor to prove Smilde's death was
q case of eXcusable homicide. Attorney
Smith cited several authorities bearing
on that point to Police Justice Austin
and stated there was no attempt to
disprove Lane struck Smilde, but that
death might have resulted from other
causes than the blow.
Deputy District Attorney Asa Keyes
believes he has a strong case of man
slaughter against the defendant.
He says it is admitted that Lane and
Henry Doble met the automobile party
near Campi's restaurant in North San
Fernando street and that Lane and
Double were angry because they found
Mrs Wilcutt and Mrs. Trembert in the
company of Smilde and Walter Hick-
man.
Quarrel Is Proven
The deputy district attorney says it
will be easy to prove that in the quar-
rel that ensued Doble attacked Hick-
man, who ran away, and Lane rushed
at Smilde. He believes the testimony
of DR.. Campbell will offset any theory
that Smilde died from heart trouble
and not from the effects of the blow.
DR.. Campbell is positive from the
result of the post mortem examination
that Smilde was in healthy condition,
with a normal heart and other organs.
He AYERS he found a fractured verte-
brae at the base of the brain and a
hemorrhage of the cerebral cavity.
1t is also intimated that other wit
nesses will be produced at the forth
coming trial who saw Lane fighting
with Smilde.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Speeders Fined

Speeders Fined
j. w. Tabor, E. +. Robertson and l.
r. Miller were fined SIS each yesterday
by Police Justice Austin on charges
of automobile speeding.
Chinese Fined
All Bing, All on, Tom Han, All Ho
All Loey and All Chung pleaded guilty
to gambling yesterday before Police
Judge Austin and We're fined $50 each.
Cattle King Goes North
Frank p. Cline, the cattle king from
the Tonto Basin district, Arizona, is In
Los Angeles. Mr.. Cline is on his way tc
Fresno, where he expects to purchase
some land, after which he will visit
his daughter at Visalia.
Lumber Cars Derailed
Five cars of lumber were deraile6
on the Southern Pacific railroad neal
The Palms yesterday morning by the
breaking of flange on one Of the cars
Traffic was delayed for several hours
but no one was injured.
Mrs. Kelley Will Speak
Mrs. Louise Kelley of Emporia, Kas.
national lecturer and organizer of the
Christian woman's board of missions
will speak next Tuesday evening at the
Boyle Heights Christian church, corner
Second and Breed streets.
Distinguished Patient Worse
The condition of Mayor William
Hickman Moore of Seattle, for several
days a patient at the California hospi-
tai, was reported slightly worse yester-
day. The patient suffers from an in
flamation of the inner ear, resulting
from an attack of grip.
Painfully Burned
Martin Eishart, employed at the Salt
Lake railroads. roundhouse, was pain
fully burned on the face, hands and
arms yesterday morning while remov-
ing a plug from a boiler. He was
treated at the receiving hospital and
later removed to his home, 1921 New
Jersey street.
Autoist Gives Bail
E. DeGarmo, manager of a creamery
company at sol East Seventh street,
was arrested in South Spring street
yesterday afternoon by Patrolmen Mo-
JOINER and Berchtold. charged with eX-
ceeding the speed limit. The automo-
bilist gave bail for his appearance in
court tomorrow.
Boy Run Down
Edward Dyer, 13 years old, living at
144O East Forty-fifth street. was treated
at the receiving hospital yesterday fo1
slight injuries received when he was
run down by an automobile at Seventh
and Hill streets. The boy told the
police surgeons the driver of the ma
chine did not stop to inquire into the
condition of his alleged victim.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
MAN SHIELDS HIS AsSAILANT
Refuses to Reveal Name of Person
Who Knocked Him
lnsenslbIe

A. d. Irving, a salesman living at
1O49 South Main street. was assaulted
by an unidentified man at First and
Broadway yesterday afternoon and rem
dered unconscious by the blow.
He revived later at the receiving hos
pital but he refused to give the name
of his assailant
1t is thought. the attack was made
by someone with an old grudge against
Irving
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

Homeless children received ano placed
In homes for adoption. apply Rev. o.,
" Rice, superintendent Chtldren's =
Home society. asa Bradbury building.
Los Angeleu-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

Everything you want you viii find IL
the classified paBe--a modern encyclo-
Dedia. One cent word
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
Chamber Of Commerce building, on
Broadway, between First and Second
streets, where free information will be
given on all subjects pertaining to this
section.
The Herald will pay $40 in cash TO
anyone furnishing evidence that will
lead to the arrest and conviction OF any
person caught stealing copies OF The
Herald from the premises OF our pa
irons. THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
BAND CONCERTS
Eastlakn Park

Following is the program for the
band concert to be given by Moore's
F'idelia band at Eastlake park this
afternoon:
March.
Waltz "Auadora" ..........R .Redfeld
Grand selection, "Merrie England
.................. Edr German
Celebrated Menuet .Paderewski
dance of the Dwarf and Giant.
sss.s.ss.. ...ss.ss 80 BTookS
Popular medley ..,......, ,Chattaway
"Reminiscence OF a Hundred Years.
..,.............,. Clement
"a history of a military company
Intermezzo, "Cupid's Garden" Eugene
Finale.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

The tragic death of City Engineer
Harry F. Stafford cast a gloom over
every department at the city head
quarters yesterday and but little work
was done.
Every one in the city hall was Mr.
stafford's friend, and no death could
have stopped the wheels of government
as did that of the city engineer.
Handsome floral pieces were sent to
the Stafford home from every depart
ment and the city council contributed
a magnificent Gates Ajar. The council
and other city officials in body will
attend the funeral services to be held at
the Bresee undertaking parlors at II
o'clock this morning. and two special
electric cars will take the city officials
to Santa Ana, where interment will
take place. The services in Los Angeles
will be under the auspices of the Ma
sons, and at the grave at Santa Ana
the family's pastor will read the burial
service. Santa Ana was Mr.. Stafford's
boyhood home, and most of his rela-
tives live in that city.
Loss to the City
Perhaps the board of public works
alone can place a correct estimate on
how much the death of Mr.. Stafford
at this time means to the city. He,
and he alone, was familiar with the
details of the outfall sewer. This inn
mense municipal undertaking was Mr..
Stafford's project and he jealously
guarded it from Interference.
When @ r. A1gOD who NVaa tho nhiof
deputy in charge of sewers under Mr..
Stafford resigned from the city en-
gineer's department Mr.. Stafford took
on himself the detail work of the great
outfall and labored with it day and
night. Mr.. Alsop is now president of
the Alsop Engineering and Construc-
ton company and when the difficulty
arose with the contractors Mr. Alsop
made three propositions to the board of
public works to finish the uncompleted
tunnel section.
Resolutions Adopted
Realizing their great loss the board of
public works yesterday passed the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, The Great Reaper has in
vaded the ranks of our department and
claimed for his victim the head of the
engineering bureau, be it
LNCoOlNCu, IlltiJ III lllS utdIIl VI I1dTTy
F. Stafford the city has lost good citi-
zen and an official who during nearly
six years of faithful and efficient SER
vice has not spared himself to keep up
with the extraordinary demands of this
growing municipality; the department
has lost head whose executive ability
and uniform kind and genial manner
has won for him the highest admiration
and warmest sympathy and the family
has lost an affectionate husband and
father. Be it further
Resolved, That to his wife and to
all the relatives we tender our sincere
sympathjes in this hour of their sore
bereavement
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the minutes of
the board and that copy be furnished
the family of the late Harry F. STAFF
ford"
Native Sons to Act
The Native Sons, of which Mr. Staf-
ford was a member, have issued the
following notice:
Members of Ramona, Los Angeles,
Corona and Sierra Madre parlors are
requested to meet at Native Sons hall,
2117a West Second street, Sunday MORN
ing at 8 o'clock to attend the funeral of
Brother Harry F. Stafford of Ramona
parlor No. 100
"WM. F. BRYANT,
president.
REV. w. LAWS,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Mayor issues Proclamation


issued the following proclamation:
ITO the People of the City of Los An
geles:
1T becomes my painful duty to an
nounce to the citizens of the city of
Los Angeles the death of Harry r.
Stafford, city engineer, which occurred
very Unexpectedly at 8 o'clock last
evening. We were all shocked to learn
yesterday morning that the life of one
who had been so long among us and
enjoying perfect health up to the very
end hung in the balance, and anxious
inquiries were made on every side as
to his chances of surviving. These
questions have been answered, and
suddenly, like the blowing out of a
candle in the night, the life of an
honored public official has been abrupt
ly closed.
I'm common with all my fellow citi-
zens l find 1t difficult to believe that
Harry Stafford is indeed dead. Only a
day or so ago he was at his desk in the
city hall attending to the arduous and
pressing duties of his office. Mr.. Staf-
ford was a native son and had resided
in Los Angeles for many years. He
had been prominently before the public
ard was widely and favorably known
eve" since his election as county sur
Veyor. nearly twenty years ago. He
W dS luIlCe eleCleQ CITY SISleGT VI LUIS
Angeles, and the sixth year of his
public service in that office was nearing
its close. He enjoyed to high degree
tie confidence of the entire community,
as his public record so abundantly at
tests.
Praised In All Things
"As a man, in all his dealings with
his fellows, he was Straightforward,
courteous and sincere, and as an Of
ficial he was conscientious and efficient
in the performance of his duties. All
his best energies for the last two or
three years had been devoted to the
construction of the new outfall sewer
of Los Angeles a work for which he
was we'll qualified, both by reason of
his technical knowledge and executive
ability. The successful construction or
this vital improvement was near to his
heart, and 1t is deeply regretted that
lli the prime of his life, Mr.. Stafford
should be stricken down before his
high ambition was realized In the COM
pletion of that enterprise.
"None will mourn Mr. Stafford more
than those who knew him best. and
particularly his subordinates in the
city engineers office. He was man of
deserVedly high standing in his chosen
profession, and he gave his best SER
vices to the city. which placed him at
the mead OF one or the most important
departments of its government at a
particularly trying time, when engineer
ing problems of great Importance af-
fecting its welfare were calling for
solution.
Mr.. Stafford was unremitting in his
performance of duty, and While exact
ing much Of himself, he was kind and
considerate Of those who worked under
him. His relations with his fellow pub
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Phone your orders for the Glen Rock
Mountain Springs water to Sun Drug
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

Fiber-Gras and Basket suit CaseA
$3.50 10 $500, In our leather goods de-
mountain trips Sanborn. Vail 4 Co.,
S57 So. Broadway
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Tobacco Stories.

They were talking about tobacco
Said one: II was the luckiest fell
low that ever lived when l began
the habit. A great many times /
fooled my mother, who would be-
lieve me on sight. But my father
came in on me in the kitchen once
when actually had a pipe in my
mouth, drawing at it and emitting
a cloud of smoke
"He did not need to say anything.
I knew. 80
"Papa,' I said, I am not smok-
ing. / have just lit the pipe for
Mary and / passed the pipe to the
cook with as confident an air as !
could assume.
'Bless her soul, she took it and
went on smoking, and my father
went on his way, satisfied"
II had,a worse time than that" "
said the next man "My father
came upon me with alarge chew OF
tobacco in my mouth. Said he
Son, aren't you chewing tobacco?
/ gulped the whole thing down, held
my face as straight as / could, and
said, 'N-no, sir Charlotte OBJ
| server,
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Standing Honors.

There may be more than one just
cause for pride in the soul Of the
small boy cat the close of his first
day at school.
"How did you get ON with spell
ing" Bob's mother asked him.
"You look SO pleased, I'm sure you
did WE'LL"
@No'm, / couldn't spell much of
anything" admitted Bob. "And /
couldn't remember the 'rithmetic
very well, nor the ioggerp'y."
The mothers face wore look of
disappointment, but Bob had re-
served choice morsel which was
sure to raise a sensible parent to
heights Of appreciative Joy.
"But that's no matter, mother"
he said, bestowing bears hug upon
her; "the boys all like me, and I've
got the biggest feet in the cIass~
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4 Wet Blanket

The youthful orator came down
from the platform at the close of his
address, and many people pressed
forward to shake him by the hand.
He accepted their congratulations
with smiling face, but his eyes
we're on a certain auditor who lin
gered in his seat. The young lee
turer pressed through the throng
about him and extended his hand to
the waiting man.
81 want to thank you," he said,
~for the close attention you gave
to my remarks. Your upturned face
was an inspiration to me. / am
sure you never changed your earnest
attitude during my lecture"
no." said the man; Il have Q
stiff neck"
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"Hello, Geordy, What's up, lad?"
said an English pitman to his MARIA
one day. "1s your wife deed or
what ?" "Na, ma, lad" said Gcordy,
cts worse than that" clad away
lad" said Jackie; "let's hev it. Wv
vent ye look Sc hubby; tell your
MARIA what yor trouble is" col" "
said Gcordy, "the dogs deed. he
swallcned the tape measure~ by!
That's marking" said Jackie. allow
did he die? By inches, | suppose,
eh ?" you're rrang," said Geordy,
afor he went roond the back and
died by the yard !"-London Mail.
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NEGRO BRAIN SMALL.
Chances of Developments In the Pure
Race Therefore Limited.

Chances of Development In the Pure
Race Therefore Limited.
The negro race is now considered
to be one of the oldest races in the
world, evidences of its existence In
prehistoric times having been dis
covered throughout Africa, Austria
liza and Oceania. In historic times
negroes are depicted on the monu-
ments of Egypt thousands of years
before the Anglo-Saxor had emerg-
ed from barbarism. They have been
in contact continually with the
highest civilizations Of antiquity,
but have never risen to the en-
inence Of other nations, having re-
tanned their primitive condition,
even as is now apparent in the
southern states, where they are iso-
lated in large masses.
Another significant fact is that
the negro brain is smaller than the
Caucasian, the difference in size be-
ing represented in both gray matter
{nerve cells) and white matter
(nerve fbers). Brain cells
are the basis of brain power OF
mental ability, and their number is
known to remain constant through
out life, so that there seems never
to be a degree of mental develop
ment beyond the possible expression
of the brain cells inherited. Devef
opment of mental activity by expe.
rience, education, etc., is considered
to be correlated with the develop.
ment of sheaths around the nerve
fibers as they become active in the
transmission of impulses. The eff
cheney of the brain depends upor
the number and position of such
nerve fibers, Just as the efficiency O.
a telephone system depends upor
| the number Of its various counec
tions and ramifcations. The negr'
brain, having fewer nerve cells ant
nerve fibers, assuming that gra.
matter and white matter respective
" represent these numerically, th
possibilities of developing the negr
are therefore limited, except b
crossing with other races. This ha
been done to such an extent in time
past that it is difficult to determin
whether pure negro really exist
in America.-Robert Bennett Beal
in Century.
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Roumania.

Roumania is inhabited by be-
wildering variety of races, but
whether Of Greek, Slav or Teutonic
lineage, the modern Roumanian
makes it point Of honor to claim
descent from the colonists whom
Trajan planted in the conquered
province of Dacia, A. D. 107. Call
ing themselves Romuni and their
language Romunie, the proud citi-
Gems seldom draw out legal docu-
ment without some allusion to their
founder, whom they style "the di-
vine Trajan." The Roumanian Ian
guage reflects the composition OF
the race, and now only family sug-
gests the language which Trajan
spoke.