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dow Of an art store. l stopped to smile
back and realized suddenly that her
piquant, enigmatic face seemed a bit
peeked. 1t had a sort of house look and
her little. idle. pointed hands were folded
ornamentally. She never blistered them
around oar handles nor burned the skin
of her nose while she swan in the hot
sun. And it's q safe superstition that her
little waist. under the concealing Grapes.
was just about seventeen and three-Quar-
tiers inches round!
Compared with current art samples of
our own womanhod. La Gioconda is in
teresting but not satisfactory. The girl
that smiles out from most any magazine
cover with her firm, full throat barred to
the v Of her MILDLY. and brown. muscu-
lar arms gripping racquet or steering
wheel. ~ the symbol Of outdoor and sun
shins-and aggressive naturslness. We
like her best, don't We!
The lit Of hesitation foated along
marble corridors. They were playing at
. the dossast in the gilded room beyond
the halls - other American women.
Swaying. bending, slipping, sliding, like
young trees In the wind. they were rae
ing through the figures Of the new"
daness. They were racing with grace
and sbandoa. happily - the dancers On
Q GreciaA frisss.
Fifty years ago their grandmothers
danced. Their grace was the vmmstry
Al
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lowing Of figure below the waist line.
She won't have a garment close-ftted.
But she likes to have it look as though
it fitted close. And for further proof
there were his salesrooms.
The salesrooms were silver and green.
Saleswomen in trailing black silk moved
through them like ubstantial
shadows They all looked like thirty
Fights. An American woman came in to
see suits. She was medium-sized. She
asked for thirty SKIES The clerk seemed
dubious and brought out an armful OF
garments. The first coat slipped on
easily enough; it buttoned without
wrinkling. But it didn't look right.
Though it was Of the latest cut and new
est mode. 1t was undefnably old fash
ioned The customer wrinkled her brow
and turned and twisted before the triple
pier glass. She was middle-aged and she
looked it.
ITO small" opined the clerk tersely.
But I've always worn thirty-six." the
just my bust measure"
The clerk nodded sagely and disap-
peared among the racks. She returned
with another suit Of the same pattern.
This is forty" said she and slipped
1t over rather unwilling arms. Middle
age fell away like faded petals from .
rose stem: the woman showed that
curious American youth that has moth
ing whatever to do with years or the lack
Of them and she was trim - . debutants.
The coat was Just . trine loose at the
arms and the sleeves were too long.
But they can be altered" she beamed.
why, believe I'm getting stout!"
Maybe she H." the saleswoman con.
hded afterward. but that wasn't the
troubls-sntirsly Clothes to look thei.
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best must be a little too large. They
shouldn't hang close. The effect is youth
ful. Likewise it's convenient. For now
that we're not corseted above the waist
line how could we fashion closefitting gar
ments to stay fitted half an hour after
we'd put them on?
we American women have made our
figures with our corsets," said she. and
the corset has dwindled from the high
bust angle-waisted atrocity Of twenty
years ago when women were thin to
little more than hip bindings with no
notice taken Of the waist. providing it's
not any wider than the hips. We work
and we exercise and we're filing out.
No matter how big we are we're SYM
metrical. So why worry II we are get
ting stout?"
Thus spake the saleswoman.
l went abroad in search OF fuller
knowledge. Women were swinging
along. shoulders thrown back. with the
free hip movement one sees on the ath-
letic field. Their chests were high.
though not with the pouter pigeon height
Of the chests Of colonial ladies. They
Skinned up steps and didn't show short
ness Of breath. They ran after street
cars and the public wasn't dismaysd. And
they all looked like thirty-eights!
Oncs In . while little dried pruns Of
. figure drifted along on the high tide
Of buxsomeness. But that was the rare
exception: young girls Of sixteen. srands
danes Of sixty and women of al ages In
between were almost husky in their
roundness.
Mona Lisa smiled a4 me from the win
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H shucks, the American wom-
an is getting stout!

~ H shucks, the American wom-
an is getting stout!
Just when she'd exercised
and dieted and spiral-boned
her figure into perfect control. too!
There's no doubt about 1t. A manu-
facturer-to whose ilk no woman is a
mystery and no woman's figure more
beautiful than its conformity to standard
measurement-declare that said Ameri-
can woman may as we'll eat chocolates
and nap in the afternoon If she wants
to. because her svelt days are going, go
ing. gone anyway. Whether or not. says
he. man may add a cubit to his statue.
line. She's filled 1t out even with her
shoulders. and laid Drawn upon her
shoulders. and never again, says he, will
she be the willowing whisp Of interesting
though passe days that flourish mostly
In ante bellum novels
What the manufacturer says is con-
hrmed by the buyer for a women's fur
nishing house. The buyer brings for
ward figures to prove his contention
Whereas. declares he. the heft of his
buying . few years back consisted of
thirty-fours, now he buys thirty-eights.
and the store has q hard time getting
rid Of thirty-sixes. Furthermore, he
Gays. thirty-twos that used to be standard
must now be ordered specially made. and
he can't get thirties at all.
That's the way he does his ordering.
the buyer said. and as for the American
woman getting stout-weil. she hasn't
ceased to be trim. She won't cease to
be trim. She isn't nabby-like the Ger
man woman. She doesn't begin to slump
and get dumpy on her thirtieth birthday.
She may be quite as large a. the Amazon
Of tabled largeness. but her lines are
good. Good. meaning uninterrupted By
sudden bulses and hollows and The hu-
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We make thirty-twos on special order.
and thirty-fours are hard to sell. Thirty
six is the average though thirty eight 10
considered standard and there's a con-.
stantly Increasing call for forty-two. and
forty-four. We conclude that the Ameri-
can woman is becoming stout. That part
ly. however. because clothes are made
larger. When q woman asks for thirty
six now she means something to measure
about thirty-eight or thirty-nine inches
across the bust The average woman's
waist used to measure twenty inches.
Now it measures twenty-five. And so far
az can see, the old standard will never.
never como back!
Woman has developed into q health
Ter. stronger, happier creature since do
ing away with tight lacings and I'M
healthful bindings. She looks better too.
80 why worry II she is getting stout?"
Thus spake the style expert.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

S Albert A. Conn., vice president National Cloak,
Skirt and Dress Association, finds her today:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
MRS. DEMPWOLF DECIDES
SHE DOESN'T LIKE NAME

Mrs. Mamie Dempwolf, divorced
wife of Theodore Dempwolf, who Is
now serving Il sentence IN the state
peniteniary for having kidnapped her
child, yesterday asked Judge RAY
nolds OF tho district court, to nodi-
fl the decree She wanted her maiden
mime Mamie Blomgren, restored
The court granted this In her motion
the plaintiff said she desired no long
rr To bear the name OF the defendant
in any way, shape or manner
The southwestern Brewery lee
CO. brought suit against Lee Tillman
asking for immediate possession OF a
fiVe-passenger automobile, which the
plaintiff asserts he has wronStully IN
his possession, The plaintiff alleges II
was dumaged Sl00 and asks judgment
for this amount In addition to the
ear,
District Clerk Madison received
an order, signed by Judge NJ. G.
Mechem. of Soeorro, granting an ap-
peal in the case of NJ, !. Stamm
against the southwestern Presbyterian
sanatorium and the city OF Alhuquer-
que.
Judge Reynolds viii 20 70 Los Lu-
mas today to act for Judge Meohem
in several matters 10 be brought up
in the district court Of Valencia coun-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
LOCAL ITEMS
or Int REST

Herboth painting, pepering. IN, 1851.
If you get that ice cream at Fees
candy store, II will please YOU
Better auto livery service with new
cars Phones G2-t2i Butler Auto Co.
Mrs Masetu aud daughter. Pauline
lett Thursday evening tor California
Mrs. Duncan MeGnlNrey Of Grown
puiut. is in the city to spend "a few
Gays With friends.
John g Worth. mining engineer
left last might ou the California hm~
tied fer Philadelphia
M uua Mrs Joe Suudt of Las Ne-
gas were the guests yesterday pf MI
aud Mrs Thomas Bmkemore.
&. H. GoodneG Of the citizens
Lumber company left last night FOR
fatigue, y. NJ. on business "Trip
Mr.. and Airs u rs puney and sons
after "a weeks stay on the upper Pc
Gus. returned 60 the city yesterday
4 license. o. marry yesterday was
granted 20 Joseph umgardncr. santa
Re. and Alice ". Gnhem, Lass cru
ees Wv
Clarence ap1 Werner Tnorue leo
Thursday morning for Chicago ane
Aurora. NJ, to spend g month with
relatives.
4 regular meeting Of Adah chapter
xo 81 O. Il. s., viii be- held at
e'clocls tonight at tho Masonic temple
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
AUTOCRATIC POWERS
GIVEN LIQUOR BOARD
fAssociated Press Correspoudencs.)

London, June 12-The most auto
cratic powers have been given to the
new board to regulate the liquor trat-
fie. The board can not only shut up
any saloon it pleases, hut pull il down
or convert it into "a restaurant if 1t
chooses and dictate the kind of drinks
TO be sold and the hours in which they
may be sold. 1t even supervises clubs.
Lord D'Abernon, the chairman, Is a
well-known financial expert, having
been financial adviser to the Egyptian
government and governor of the ln-
perial Ottoman bank at Constantine
pie among other positions. Major
Waldorf Astor, son of the Anglo
American millionaire, has taken great
interest in questions of health and
medical research, but stands on the
board as official representative of the
war department Sir William Lever
who has built model settlement for
working people, and John Denny of
the big Clyde shipbuilding firm, arc
chief among the representatives Of
employers, while Sir John Hodge, M.
p, and Philip Snowden represent la
Dor w Towle, manager Of line Of
hotels, looks after the liquor trade,
All sides and interests are regulated
and the members seem to work har-
moniously.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
AUTOMOBILE TOURIST
ADMITS THAT HE STOLE
DENTISTS CLOTHES

Leo Bailey admitted to Chief Me-
Millln yesterday that he stole Dr.
Ames' clothes from the old man
home near the Barelas bridge. Bal
ley's automobile led to his arrest upon
suspicion and his being subjected to
interrogation by the chief. The police
had been told an automobilist tried
to sell DR. Ames clothes.
Bailey came here froia I'll Paso in
the automobile and camped near Dr.
Ames place the night before the theft
He had gone north of the city with
his car and camping outfit, but re-
turned yesterday to meet Florence
Maxwell, who came from El Paso
This led to his capture. Chief McMil-
lin was informed that Bailey intend
ed to take Miss Maxwell to her mother
at Lamar, Colo The police say he
sent her ticket to come here.
The police say Bailey brought two
other women with him, but they left
him before they came into Albuquer-
que. going to Magdalena to take
places as mattresses.
Bailey is held in the city Jail.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
STAFF OF" OFFICIALS
FOR AUTOMOBILE ROAD
RACE is COMPLETED

The list of officials for the Albu-
auerque- Magdalena road race, to be
held July 8, was completed yesterday.
Delay was caused by the fact that
Col. y. * Il. Sellers automobile broke
down north of SocorYo. when he was
on the way 20 Sprngerville, Ariz.. by
way of Magdalena,
He was to have stopped at Magda-
lena 10 learn who the promoters of the
race there wished on the list. After
the colonel had been gone nearly
thirty-six hours friends began making
Inquiries over the long distance tele-
phone and finally learned where he
was A cowboy took word of the col
oneIs distress into Socorro yesterday
morning.
Further use of the long distance
telephone brought word as to who
Magdalcna wanted among the Off
eials, so here is the list: ff
Technical committee; c. T1ngley,
j. IIaggard, Albuquerque; a. Falkner,
Magdalena. Referee, M. l.. stern, AL
buquerque Starters: w. p. South
ard, Albuquerque; James Osborn,
Magdalena. Judges ii. Nj. Cum
mings, Tom Mitchell j. II. Galusha,
albuquerque. Timers: Nye Martin,
Joe Barnett, Simon Schloss. Albuquer-
que: Milt Craig Jack Fost, Jerry
Wheeler, Magdalena- aws
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
ENROLMENT AT COUNTY
INSTITUTE REACHES Is

The enrolment at the Bernalillo
county institute reached the high
mark Yesterday with seventy -elght
persons registered This is the biggest
Institute ever held IN Bernalillo and
likewise the biggest held in any county
in tho state so far, Nearly hall OF the
enrolment Is from outside countess
Miss Mannette Myers, of santa re,
director of industrial education, visit
ed the institute Yesterday. she VIII
speak there at the assembly period
this morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
MAN CHARGED WITH
HORSE STEALING AT
VEGAS Is HELD HERE

Under Sheriff Felipe Lopez, Of san
Miguel county, will leave this morn
ing on santa re train No. 10 for Las
Vegas with Margarito Brltado IN Gus
today. Brltado Is charged with steal
ing two horses from Fidel ortiz at
Las Vegas
The man was arrested ut Rio Puer-
GO By Deputy sheriff Diego sanchez
upon Information furnished by Under
Sheriff Lopez, and brought to the
county jail at old Albuquerque where
he was held pending Under sheriff
Lopez departure. Lopez said Brltado
had been seen in possession OF the
horses.
Under sheriff Dick Lewis yester-
day received information that led him
10 believe the mare stolen last Week
from "a man named Ross, who lives
below the stockyurds, might be
found In Las Vegas lie VIII send a
deputy with Lopez to look for the
animal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
FOOD EMBARGO MADE
STRICTER THAN EVER

london, June Se--There isaa further
tightening of the ring by which food
supplies are prevented from entering
Germany, Austria and Turkey. An
order in council this week announces
that the expectation of certain inn
portant foods for man and beast is
totally prohibited. while other foods
and forage may now only be exported
to France, Russia, Spain and Portu-
gal.
Goods that must not be sent TO for
eign ports in Europe other than
France, Russia, Spain and Portugal
(Russian Baltic ports and Italy
banned, as are also neutral countries
such as Holland. Norway, sweden and
Denmark: onions potatoes, rye, rye
flour, rye meal, buckwheat, millet,
molasses, arsenic and its compounds.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18

Candidates viii be Initiated. Refresh
ments VIII be served.
District Forester \. 9. Ringland left
yesterday for springervllle Ariz, TO
attend the convention Of the Ocean-to-
Ocean Highway association.
A regular meeting of Harmony
lodge No. I. !. O. o. r.. will he held
at s o'clock tonight. There viii be
work In the intiatory degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. sollie left yes
tcrday for Long Beach, Calf, where
they Will remain q month. they VIII
visit the cxPositions at san Francisco
aud San Diego.
Commencing with saturday, June
10, the United state land Office az
Santa Fe, n. NJ. viii be closed TO the
public each Saturday afternoon uhtii
the middle Of September.
The Santa FEES real estate special
will arrive today in two sections. The
] trains will carry real estate men from
all parts Of the country. They are on
| their way 10 San Francisco.
/ Capt. W G. Reid. Santa Re attorney
returned last night from Chicago
where he had been for the last week
on Official business. Mrs. Reid re-
4 turned last night from Roswell
Albert Korbcr and Mrs korher ans
children are at the Valley Ranch re
port In the upper Pecos country, ane
win remain away from the city foi
about month"; hunting and fishing
Miss Laura Cartwright arrived yes
| terday from Gallup on Santa Re train
No 2 TO spend the weekend with her
mother, Dr Margaret Cartwright, e
make final arrangements for enterins
Northwestern university at Chicago
Mrs. @. Pitman smith, Of Mont
gomory, Mo, is visiting her sister
| Mrs. William y. clayton, Of Soutl
Walter street, Mrs. smith was former
~ resident of this city her hus
band having been member OF I'M
law firm of Whiteman & smith
II C.. w. Cain. general travelling sales
| man for the Buick Motor company
/ with headquarters at oklahoma City
|, Okla. who was here on business, ac
| companied jacob korber 10 Santa FL
yesterday IN Buick car They wen
| 70 santa re IN the Interests of Buicl
| and Saxon automobiles, and are eN
pccted to return 10 the city some tint
| this afternoon
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
MAN LOSES SEVERAL
TOES WHEN HE FALLS
UNDER TROLLEY CAR

Jose Lopez left hand was crushed
and three toes of his left foot cut of
when he fell under trolley car about
S o'clock yesterday afternoon in Ba-
relas He was taken to st, Joseph S
hospital, where ii was learned last
night that he was not suffering from
any injury other than those to his
hand aud foot. II had been reported
that he was seriously hurt. This was
denied.
When Lopez started to get on the
cor his hat blew off and Juan Mar
tinez. a friend, picked it up for him.
That was before the car started.
When Lopez reached the platform and
Gregorio Garcia, another friend, had
paid his fare. Motorlnan Charles
HAN turned the controller.
Lopez hat blew off again. He start
ed toward the exit and Hall began
to apply the brakes He was leaning
om 10 take the hat from Martinez,
who had recovered 1t again. when he
fell. Hall said he stopped the car as
quickly as possible. but the wheels of
the rear truck struck Lopez hand
and foot
When the car stopped the journal
box was pressing against Lopez chin
and the rear steps We're over MS
BODY. He was unconscious. He revived
soon afterward
Hall was arrested by a constable
and held until the justice arrived
The Justice declined TO mold him'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
LEG SHATTERED BY
SHOTGUN CHARGE, AN
OLD MEXICAN DIES

Jose Ceryantes died at the Santa Fe
coast lines hospital yesterday morning
from a gunshot wound. His left leg
had been practically shot off by a
charge from shot gun. He was
wounded several days ago at Gallup
by Radlcy Clayton, a negro, who Is
under arrest. The shooting originated
over Ceramics alleged slapping of
Claytons 9-yoar-old boy.
Cervantes was brought here yester-
day morning on Santa Fee train No. 10
and hurried to the hospital He was
dying when he arrived. Death came
about an hour after he entered the
hospital
Cervantes was a native of Old Mex
leo. He was employed by the Santa
lee railway at Gallup.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
CHANG CHEN IS Y.
! MAKING GOOD IN
IMPORTANT POST
Minister of Agriculture and
Commerce Proves to Be
Chinese Ben franklin Con-
dition Of People improved,
Associated Ptrss Correspondence. }


peking. June NO man in China
typifies the modern spirit of the
country like Chang Chen, minister
Of agriculture and commerce. who Is
another Ben Franklin in his practical
philanthropy. His one idea is to put
his country on sound economic ana
social basis, By improving the land.
Mr.. Chang was born So years ago.
His father was q wealthy land owner
Of Haimen, a country town in Kiang-
su province. near the mouth of the
Yangtse river, a great cotton produe-
ing district. AS a boy, he saw the hor-
rors of the TAPPING rebellion, when
stirred him 10 help his country to
better things He also had before nm
the example of his parents who were
noted for their kindness and charity
to the poor peasantry
In the old regime, the gateway to
success in political life lay in scholar
ship. and Chang passed the highest
In his province and became noted IN
China for his learning. But he did
not bury himself in books. on the
contrary, he devoted all his energy
to founding and maintaining element
airy. agricultural and technical
schools, as well as charitable instltu-
tons. Furthermore, he was response
BILE for increased. production in ms
province 10th ofitrops and factories
| Land reclamation, fish hatcheries and
the improvement OF waterways were
also on his program.
Scant encouragement was given to
work OF this sort under the empire
/ But Chang obtained free scope Ton
! ideas on obtaining the agricultura
! portfolio from the republic two years
ago
/ A system Of normal schools, Q
I school of hydrography, the technical
/ training Of Chinese students abroad
/ n school of forestry with a forestry
board, cooperation between the dr..
ferent parts of the country and lane
reforms form part of Chna's debt t'
! Minister Chang.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
NELL B. FIELD
Chief SPEAKER At
GROUND BREAKING
Committee Makes Up Program
to Mark Beginning Of Work
on Y. M. C, A. Parade to
Start at Commercial Club,


The committee charged with get
ting up the celebration to marx the
beginning OF actual construction on
the Y. NJ. G. a. building. last night
had completed the speech making
and parade features Of the program
NELL Z. Field will be the principal
speaker. He will give a flfteen- minute
talk. Othes talks will be restricted 70
from three to five minutes. Othei
speakers viii be the Rev. Hugh A
Cooper, r. T.. Putney, G. o. Cush'
man president of the Y. NJ. c. A.
and A. y. McMilen.
The Rev. h. =. Schueler was asked
by the committee to write a song tt
preserve tuneful memory OF the oc'
casion. Mr. Schueler's fame as sing
err has spread since he first showed
publicly what he could do in that line
at the close of the $4,000 fair rune
campaign and he will sing his owl
composition.
Program TO BE Snappy.
The committee had both brevitl
and snap in mind In making up the
program. In view Of the fact tina
everybody was invited to stop worF
! for only an hour. beginning at
! O'Clock Saturday afternoon, the com
mittee had to crowd all 1t could int
less than the sixty minutes. The com
mittee will keep its word The GROVE
viii not be detained long.
| The parade will start from thu
( Commercial club at 3:45 o'clock. Thu
! Indian school band will march al th'
/ head. Y. M. C. A. officials and mel
who were identified with the move
ment to build, viii be In line, TIL
speakers also will be in the process
| sion
The committee had not determined
Z who should break ground. This oper
alton will he done with a brand nev
shovel to be purchased and furnished
| by the committee. The first shovel
! full will be turned on the exact sit
/ Of the swimming pool. SO whoever i
I selected to perform the office, nee'
! not be timid about driving the shove
into the ground too far. The commit
tee expects to announce its choice 70
the shoveling stunt today.
Contract Is Signed.
The contract was formally signel
] Yesterday afternoon az meeting o
/ ]. w. McQuade. the contractor, IN
/ building committee and directors a
| the Commercial club. Mr. McQuad
Is ready to begin work at once. How
I ever. since the celebration is not {
be held until late Saturday afternoo
no work will be done this week asid
1 from stalking the site. This Will b
| done today.
Secretary w. II. Day was unable {
move his office from his Temporal
quarters in the Commercial club I
the building on the site yesterday
However. he paeked up his effects an
Is ready to move as soon as the car
penters turn over the new office.