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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
WOMEN GROWING TALLER

The latest statistics relating to the
human frame show that the average
height Of the American woman has
increased one inch in the last decade,
while the man has not gained a frac-
tfon of an inch; in fact, has lost q
fraction. There is food for thought in
these figures. yet it will not do to get
hysterical about them, as some sensa-
tional newspapers have done. There
is no reason to aver that the future
woman will be a giantess and her con-
sort pygmy. Rather, the deduction
may be made that the woman is grad
ually losing her frailness and is ap-
preaching som ewhat the virile strength
and stature of the man. This is hailed
as a contamination devoutly to be
wished, because it will make for
future strong and vigorous race.
A century ago the woman of slight
frame, petite and short, was the nor
NAL type. A large woman was looked
upon as abnormal and masculine. In
the last two decades woman has come
into her own. She has won recogni-
tion from ucationalists: she has left
the flreside for the store, shop and Of
flee. thus competing actively with men
in the arduous cares of daily business;
she has been forced to develop her
frame and strength because of this
active competition. We see in the re-
suit of this so-called emancipation of
women larger, stronger and brainier
woman.
The normal woman a decade ago
was five feet five inches tall. She has
added an inch and probably will add
another in another decade or genera
tion. Then she will arrive at the ave-
rage mans height. The craze for
athletics on the part Of boys and girls
will tend to enlarge the frame, even
II it does restrict the amount of knowl-
n0pa Tho fra of the pirI is
more susceptible to the charging in
fluence of exercise than that of the
boy by reason of centuries of repres-
sion-Leslie'S Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
GETS AWAY WITH COIN
WHILE CLERK SLEEPS

w. NJ. Mcdonald, a former railroad
switchman, is in the tolls awaiting a
charge of petty larceny.
Three silver dollars is the extent of
the pettiness of the larceny, and when
brought before Justice Rose yesterday
the eX-switchman pleaded not guilty.
Joe Lallemant, the man who formerly
carried the three dollars and his
mother, Mrs. M. S. Lallemant are The
cause of the crime, as it were, the one
being the man with the three dollars
which Mcdonald is alleged to have
taken, ana the woman the witness to
the extra ction.
1t is aVerred by the Lallemants that
Mcdonald entered the room when the
clerk, Joe Lallemant, was doing in
the office of the roomng house. Nc
Donald, so it is alleged, went over to
the sleeping man and extracted the
three dollars. Doing the work a little
noisily he awoke Mrs. Lallemant, who
saw the man take the three dollars.
After taking the money Mcdonald
registered as w. M. O'Neil and was
shown to room. Soon after he was
arrested by Patrolmen Ditzon and
O'Brien. At the preliminary hearing
yesterday the man pleaded not guilty
and his examination was set for Mon
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
NEAT PROBLEM PHILOSOPHY

The misunderstanding meat revela-
tions will not be without compensating
benefit. They viii greatly assist vege-
tarlans in popuarizing their theory
that It is wiser to eschew than to chew
meat. That theory has been making
steady headway in recent years, aided
by the introduction of popular cereal
and other prepared vegetable foods. 1t
has been aided, also, so far as the great
mass of the American people are con-
cerned, by high meat prices.
There can be no doubt that a major
ity of people would be benefited physic-
ally by reducing the volume of meat
consumption. This is true even of
men who labor in most arduous lines.
Exhaustive experiments, and individ-
ual experience as well, have fully DEM
onstrated that statement. Curtailment
both to health and pocket of all carniv-
orous Americans.
And then, we may as well begin now
to accustom our dental equipment to
future conditions. The scientific sharps
tell IFS that the looming man" will be
toothless. This is not hard to believe,
as the toothless fashion prevails both
at the beginning of human life and at
the end when it comes with old age.
But In the gradual process of evolution,
according to science, mankind of all
ages will be as toothess as the babe
that takes its first peep at the world.
Then why not hasten the time a little
by beginning at once to assist evolution
in relieving the dental strain to the
extent of letting up on meat mastica-
ton? The sooner we reach the uni
versal toothless age the sooner we
shall be rid of all tortures from teeth,
beginning at the cutting period in
babyhood an dending only with the last
yank of the dentists forceps
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
A WORD OF CAUTION

With the cessation of the legal holi-
days, the city council will find itself
confronted with more business than
has ever before been on its hands at
one time. For six weeks affairs have
been piling up while on almost none
could action be legally taken. With a
rush these will now be taken up and
for the next few days the city fathers
will be fairly overwhelmed.
Perhaps, therefore, a word of cam
tion may not be unwise in view of
the necessity for rapidity of action
and the great pressure on every side
to secure needed legislation. This very
pressure creates a situation which
ought to impress the council with a
sense of its own responsibility, and to
urge upon it caution, due deliberation
and extreme care in passing upon ev-
cry bill that comes before it,
Just because there is so much to be
done is no reason to do things that
in quieter times would be left undone.
Just because there is flood of legis-
lation due is no reason why the law
makers should be carried away on a
floodtide and pass bills promiscuous-
ly that they may regret soon after
ward. Simply because much must be
handled hastily is no justification for
lack of due care, or for permitting
questionable jobs to be showed through
in the rush. Better go slow on some
things that are imperatively sought
and do them wisely than to race
gret 1t afterward.
At the same time, there are numer-
GUS affairs before the council that are
self-evidenty all right, which should
be handled with all expedition. Hun
dreds of bills for street work are held
up by the holidays and improvements
in all parts of town are at a standstill.
! The councils very first business should
be to release these, that the work may
| be done this summer before the win
| teE,s rains came on Sewer bonds have
been voted and work that they cover
should also be started Immediately.
In these affairs haste is everything,
and series of sessions should be held
until every one of them is passed.
Then thresh over other questions
leisurely, Look for the "nigger in The
woodpile"-the job that may be hid
den in the bills that are not perfectly
plain on their face. Waste no precious
hours in hot air talk, but get down to
business on a business basis. This is
a crisis in Los Angeles municipal his
tory and wisdom and care are needed
+ all along the line.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02

punishment to the refractory" when
occasion requires.
- The general object aimed at in this
novel innovation, as explained, is TO
give the children an insight into wha {
self government really means" The
basis Of hope for success is the as
sumption, Of course, that the pupils
win take kindly to the plan Of being
subject to discipline by fellow pupils
Close observers Of youthful character
will be doubtful of results in that re-
spect. AS a rule, youngsters do not
take kindly to discipline administered
by teachers, and whether they will
tolerate discipline by classmates is
questionable, to say the least.
The purpose aimed at is commenda-
bic and The Herald hopes the plan
may prove successful. The experiment
will be watched with much interest by
educators and the public generally. and
i'm the event Of its success the novelty
will make the Boyle Heights school
famous.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02

1t seems fair to assume that the
board of education, as whole, has not
pressed forward the work of erecting
school buildings as rapidly as it might
have DONE The people gave into the
boards hands over 100000 in cash sew
eral months ago and il was confidently
hoped and believed the board would
begin at once she construction Of build
ings, so that the congestion might be
somewhat relieved when the fall term
shall open next September. Ii now ap-
pears that only one new building may
be ready by that time-and there is
some doubt even of that one. The
Herald is inclined to believe that the
members Of the board OF education
would not thus have conducted their
own personal business. Their dilatori-
ness is a sore disappointment to the
patrons and teachers of the public
schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
LATEST AIR BRAKE
MAKES ELEVATORS SAFE
LOS ANGELES MEN DEVISE NEW
MECHANISM
Engineers Witness Test With a Cage
load Of Passengers and Pronounce
the Invention Successful One.
Another Test Today

safety air brake, invented by Fred
+. Small and Theodore M. Latsch, is
being Experimental with on one of the
elevators in the Bryson building, at
Spring and Second streets. The brake
is to automatically stop an elevator in
case of accident such as the brea king
of a cable.
The apparatus is fastened to the bot
tom of the elevator and the air is forced
INTO 1t through long hose, one end
of which is fastened half way up the
elevator shaft. Pistons attached to
brake shoes which rest on the steel
guides at the side of the elevator work
in two cylinders. The governor is so
arranged that when the speed of the
elevator is greater than that at which
the governor is set 1t allows the air
TO enter the cylinders, which forces
the brake shoes TO clamp the guides
and stop the elevator
An auxiliary air chamber is attached
to the bottom of the elevator cage,
which forces the air into the cylinders
and stops the elevator should the con-
Meeting hose be broken. A hand ap-
paratus is arranged so that the oper-
ator can stop the elevator with the air
independent of the governor.
The inventors claim that an accident
where the cage should fall to the bot
tom of the shaft cannot happen with
the new safety apparatus. 1t is their
intention to organize a company soon
for the manufacture of the device.
The apparatus was given a test last
night The cage was filled with men
and taken part way up. The elevator
operator released the cage and it was
allowed to fall until stopped by the
air brake. In going up when the brake
was applied the power was not suffi-
cient to move the cage in either di-
rection. In going down the operator
with the hand brake could release II
enough to let the cage fall and catch it
at any desired point, or he could let the
cage down so slowly that the move
ment would be hardly perceptible.
Many engineers witnessed the test
last night and pronounced the inven-
tion successful.
Another test will he given at 10
o'clock this morning for the benefit of
newspaper men and others who desire
to see the apparatus in working order.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
EARTHQUAKE AS MEDICINE

After an earthquake one often ex-
perienceS a sensation as of physical
Vlgor, a reinforcement of the bodily
strength and certain lucidity Of
mind. The duh routine has been
broken, and the nervous system has
had a healthy shock. This, / fancy
must be the explanation. There seems,
ALSO to be something enliVening in the
air one breathes. / have never heard
the wise ones speak of this. Perhaps
they ignore it as too deep for them
The true earthquake sensation is some
thing not to be forgotten. The streets
actually move wavelike, the telegraph
posts sway horses stop short people
rush to windows and archways, the
devout kneel in the streets, in plazas,
anywhere and pray and sometimes ac-
knowledge their sins--which on the
morrow they resume. No one thinks
anything strange Of these demonstra-
tiOns of awakened conscience, that
rumbling volcano within every son of
Adam. Experienced I'm a crowded the
ater an earthquake has grim aspect.
There is no escape The roof may
come I'm at any moment; the walls may
collapse. One may well be glad that
there were no audiences I'm the San
Francisco theaters when the grea (
catastrophe happened. In Mexico IL
frequently occurs that an earthquake
has interrupted a performance, women
fainting and the actors suspending
their activities to reassure the people,
while the orchestra sets up a lively
piece "by way OF distraction" so II
anything really occurs the crowd Will
be killed in an agreeable mood!-Bos-
ton Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
NOVEL SCHOOL EXPERIMENT.

A unique experiment in public school
has been undertaken at
the institution on Boyle Heights To-
Gated on East First street between
Mott and Savannah streets. The prin-
cipal Of that school is credited with
having evolved the idea, which was
explained in yesterdays Herald. 1t
provides for a governing board COM
posed Of five pupils, three boys and
two girls, who will have complete au-
thority In the seventh and eighth
grades. The scope of authority given
TO the youthful governors embraces
quite vide range, including the per-
sonal cleanliness OF pupils. neatness of
the premises and the melting ont Of
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
ORIGIN oE THE STONE

The most important uses of fire were
taught by the fire itself. AS the primi-
tive man stood near the flames of the
burning tree and felt their pleasant
glow he learned that fire may add to
bodily comfort, and when the flames
swept through forest and overlook
deer and baked it, he learned that fire
might be used to improve the quality
of his food. The hint was not lost.
He took burning torch to his cave
Or hut and kindled him fire on his
floor of earth. His dwelling filled with
smoke, but he could endure the dis
comfort for the sake of the fires
warmth and for the sake of the tooth
someness of the cooked meats. After
a time hole was made in the roof of
the hut, and through this hole the
smoke passed out. Here was the first
stove, The primitive stove was the en-
tire house: the floor was the fireplace
and the hole in the roof was the Chin
ney. The word "stove" originally
meant "a heated ROOM" So that IL
we should say that at first people lived
In their stoves we would say that
which Is literally true.-St. Nicholas.
Everything you want you will FIND in
the classified page-a modSrn encycIo-
pedia One cent word
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
THE EXTRA SESSION

The san Francisco Chronicle and the
Sacramento Bee are seeing a great light
with respect to some hasty, il-advised
and needless demands for legislation,
which win be reported to the extra ses-
sion Of the legislature as emanating
from the San Francisco committee.
The longer we wait" says the Chron-
icle, "the more things we think Of that
we do not need. we can well afford
to take until next winter to consider
everything except sone matters Of de-
tail. One thing we do not want and
that is to historically tear down our
great fundamental safeguards and leave
ourselves open to the intrigues Of COR
porations and politicians"
There are thirty-two subjects Of leg
islation included in the schedule made
by the San Francisco committee and
adopted by the governor. Four Of these
propose constitutional amendments.
Four more cover subjects entirely for
eign to San Francisco. and the remain
ing twenty-four relate largely to
matters Of detail. mo emergency
now exists" says the Chronicle,
which justlhes US in tampering
with our fundamental laws and
forcing the people to vote upon
them without the full knowledge which
such action requires. The emergency
has passed"
Among the proposed amendments
81 80
which provide for changing the tax up
on mortgages and extending the life of
corporations to 100 years.
The Sacramento Bee is even more bell
ligerent. 1t calls attention to the fact
that there are already ten proposed
to the constitution sub
mitted by the last Legislature for rati-
6cation by the people next November,
and the four new ones would make four
teen-''a formidable list and one that
would provoke confusion"
The Bee particularly objects to the
to allow city, county, town
ship and school district bonds to run
100 years, instead of the present limit
of twenty. This proposition, it says,
was forced into the call on the de-
mand of Los Angeles" AS a matter of
fact we had not heard that Los Angeles
was able to force" anything. 1t seems
to have been turned down at every
point, although Stockton and San Diego
appear to have had some measure of
while a protracted session is unde-
says the Bee, "the members
from other parts of the state should in
sist upon knowing what they are asked
to do before they cast their votes to
impose dangerous new laws or new
amendments upon the
people"
All of which is pretty wise advice.
But altogether there are indications
that the extra session will hardly be as
peaceful and tractable as rome persons
up north had presumed it would be.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02

The return of Henry e. Huntington
to Los Angeles should be signalized by
an order, emanating from him, for the
immediate Inauguration of an owl car
system. 1t is the appeal of the COM
mon people that such cars be provided,
and Mr.. Huntington can do the fair
thing by meeting the public half way.
He will want the help of the people at
every stage of his progress and he can
hardly afford to ignore them longer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
ADAMS, DISK pRAPEp In LACK
Members Of House Shocked by Sad
News Which Awaited Them
BY Associated sress.

Dy RSSOCldIeu sEeaa-
WASHINGTON. June IA black
draped desk In the hall OF representa-
tives, covered with June flowers
brought a shock to almost every mem
Der when the house convened today. It
told, with a pathos all its own, the
story of the passing of Robert Adams.
Jr., late congressman from the Second
Pennsylvania district, from the scene
of busy, active life.
The seat which today is covered with
black was selected by Mr.. Adams for
his late colleague, George A. Castro of
the Third Pennsylvania district. who,
dying before he could occupy It, Mr.
Adams selected the scat for himself.
When the house convened there was
an especially large membership present,
and when the chaplain referred to the
death of the late congressman the
members were vlsibly affected
Immediately after the approval of the
Journal Mr. Morrell of Pennsylvania
rose, and amid a profound hush said
''Mr Speaker-It is with the deepest
feelings of pain and sorrow that / have
to announce to the house the sudden
death this morning of an old friend
the death Of one of our members, one of
my colleagues from Pennsylvania, a
gentleman whose personality was with
us yesterday and whose conduct of the
to a successful passage in the late
hours of the afternoon; a gentleman
whose characteristics were such as to
be admired and emulated.
'Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty to
announce to the house the sudden death
I'm the early hours of the morning of
Robert Adams, Jr.. representative
from the state Of Pennsylvania
Then came a scene that has never
had itg nnrallpl I'm tho hist toric ri Io v1,lN
of the nations law making body. The
speaker rose and asked that the house
indulge him while he read letter from
the dead, letter received while the
life of Robert Adams was passing
away. A silence fell on the house that
but yesterday was surcharged with ami
nation.
House Adiourns
Following the reading Of the letter,
MIR. Morrell presented a resolution
directing the sergeant at arms to make
the necessary arrangements for the
FUNERAL the expenses to be paid out of
the contingent fund of the house, and
then as further mark of respect the
house adjourned.
In view of the request contained in
the letter written to the speaker by
Mr.. Adams, no ngressional committee
Will accompany the body to Philadel-
however, and it is understood that in
formally several members of the house
will also act as an escort.
The body has been placed in the
hands of an undertaken, under orders
from the office of the sergeant at arms
of the house, and prepared for burial
1t will not be taken to Philadelphia
until tomorrow.
In the absence of Chairman Hit of
Illinois, Mr.. Adams had been acting
chairman of the house committee on
foreign affairs during the greater part
of the past session.
He took this position by reason of
being the ranking Republican member
of the committee. His removal places
Representative Cousins of Iowa in the
position occupied by Mr.. Adams, and
he will undoubtedly assume charge of
the committee during the remainder of
congress.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
THEORIES MUST
Be OSCAR DED
Higher Self of Pupils Must Be Ap-
peaIed To, Declares Expert Be-
fore the Federation
of Clubs

1.-THE parental school should be aided
by club women" said Judge Wilbur
yesterday at q meeting of the District
Federation of Women's clubs which
was held at the Women's club house on
Figueroa street.
1T requires a strong imagination to
picture a brick lean-to on an alley as
parental home. This has a certain
effect upon the children who are forced
to remain there, and it seems quite
apparent that were the children prop
erly housed the moral effect of the dis
cipline would be greater.
"Our public schools do not fit every
one and they should be made so that
they will fit every child.
1.-THE 900 children who have come
under the eye of the Juvenile court
prove concIusiVely that change in the
system is imperative.
"Then another cause of much that is
deplorable is the low age at which "a
woman becomes of age. The majority
should be 21 and not IS. In many cases
were the majority placed at the former
figure the juvenile court would have an
opportunity to help, while as it now is
the jurisdiction is restricted to the
years before the majority
Miss Brownee Speaks
Mrs. o. Sheppard Barnum introduced
Miss BroWnlee, the principal speaker
of the afternoon. Miss Brownlee spoke
on the moral Training Of Children"
She said in part:
"In dealing with the training of chill
dren theories must be discarded and
facts alone must be made the basis of
any conclusions we arrive at.
"A plan of moral training in the
schools has been tried with marked
success in Toledo, o., for the last seven
years The plan as worked out there
has had favorable auspices since its in
cepton. 1t has been tried i'm a cos
mopoltan school in cosmopolitan city
and has been a success in every way.
THE best way is to avoid seotarian-
ism and to leave religion out. The
higher self of the child must be APP
pealed to and tha child must grow God
like through moral training. 1t is inn
possible to give children definition of
God. The vital things of life cost moth
ing, Wisdom Is within ourselves"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02

The spectacle of an unmarried wo-
man lecturing to a lot of mothers on
how to rear children, at the Woman $
club house yesterday. may have been
a dead serious proposition, but if Mark
Twain ever conceived a funnier sItua-
tjon no one knows it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
WILL GIVE SMOKER TONIGHT

The Los Angeles Press club will give
its first smoker tonight in the new
Press club house on West First street
The affair will be for newspaper men
only. During the past week the mem
bership OF the club has been almost
doubled. All newspaper men in Los
Angeles and vicinity are asked to be
present. Next Saturday night a
smoker will be given to which will be
invited friends Of the club members.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02

ness which he said required his pres
ence In PHILADELPHIA.
Only yesterday. when Speaker Canon
contemplated temporarily sidetracting
the measure to make way for the post
office bill, Mr.. Adams made an appeal
to first allow the passage Of the bill
In his charge. He told the speaker he
had most urgent and important en-
gagement to keep today.
Upon the announcement Of the death
Of MIR. Adams the house adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
TAe BUSINESS GIRLS NEEDS
{ waists, thick and thin.

Shirt waists, thick and thin.
A plain cloth suit for general use.
A dressv frock for afternoon and
Sunday wear.
Some tub froeks for very hot
weather
An all-white costume, which need
not be expensive, for summer evenings.
tailored hat, iowered hat and a
white hat.
Washable belts, gloves and fine
chemisettes.
White shoes, tan shoes, patent ieath-
@rs and CORRESPONDING hosiery