The evening world., 1913-06-18
SMOKERS ATTACK
DR.. PEASEFOR HIS
BAN ON TR0LLEYS
Trying to Make Business for
Physicians, One Angry
Witness Says.
NICOTINE'S FOES BUSY.
Public Service Commission
Hears Both Sides on Use of
Tobacco on Cars.

this morning to determine whether the
present regulations against smoking In
the subway and on all trains. troileys
and It's" are sufiicient.
The doctor has been working to de-
stroy the 'noxious weed" these many
mooaa He 10 President Of the Non.
emokers' Protective League Of America.
and has been In the public prints often
and often. He 10 . dentist, Q doctor. .
surgeon and Christian Science healer.
Commissioner Milo n. Maltbis held the
hearing. Every railroad In the city
and several running out Of the city we're
rsprsssntsd BY counsel. There was q
crowd In attendance. . number Of ladies
being visible. The doctor was In his
element. There was no smoke In the
committee room. The hot air hadn't
started.
When Commissioner Maitbis aHked
who wished to speak against smoking
on the cars the doctor arose and said
that no did and read . =: Of others
who did. I've ladir- we-- : ''ided In
the list VINO wished to voice their pro-
tests against smoking on open care.
They we're MISS Florence Smith. Mrs.
z. A. Kilbarn. Mrs. c. Ordsng. Miss
Agnes stewart and Mrs. willis.
Inspectors Edward d. Hutchinson. c.
A. Stamford and C. J. Pommsrsr Of
the Commission were put on the stsAd
10 testify to the regulations for smoking
on the various car lines.
DR.. Pease was then sworn at his own
request. saying that no desired to I've
evidence. He said that he wanted To
spsak Of the prevalence Of tobacco
sm6ks In cars. platforms and stationa
II have oftan stopped smoking In
front ssats." said the doctor.
How aid you Do thstr' inquired the
Commissions.
NOW THE DOCTOR STOPPED
SMOKING ON FRONT SEATS.
II told them to stop. and u they didn't
I called the conductor and told him 10
make . charge Of disordsrly conduct
against the ofRenders."
Chairman Mccall ana Commissioners
williams Joined their colleague.
''On many occasions" said the doctor.
II havs seen No Smoking signs on
stations, and the station agent smok-
Ing . cigar while selling tickets
through the window"
"whers was thatr asked the Com.
missioner. sitting Up.
Well. I gus6s that was outside Of
-FOUR Jurisdiction. It wasn't In New
York"
"What would bs the uss Of our max.
Ing new regulations II the present or.
dinancs v not observed" asked the
Commissioners.
"our association would sssah by you
and make your hght"
"Why don't you make . nsht for ths
present ordinancsf'
II have made several arrests In the
subway myssif. and I have found the
guards very reluctant to testify. They
afs not compelled 70 observe the ordi.
nance"
Mrs. r. Milton willis Of No. - West
eixty.ssvsnth street sad that there was
danger In smoking. Once . cigarette
fell from the IL" and landed right on
her hat. II was good thing II was q
winter hat. II Il had been straw or
had feathers on II II would have been
all burned up"
Ara Carl Ording told how they smoke
IN the Erie ferry house. She was In
there one day and a man came In te
80 the ticket seller with . cigarette In
his mouth.
"whsn I remonstratsd." she SAID. ''tht
agent said the man was friend Of his
Then he went out and another man
came In smoking . cigar. He was an
othsf friend Of hts"
Dr.. Pease got an awful Jolt from
one Of his best witnesses. Edward p.
ThompSon. Of the Hotel Dresden. Mr..
Thompson was exceedingly nervous. HI
said that he had come from Washing.
ton 10 New York to get some fresh air,
He didn't get H. He tried to set II BY
taking trolley rides. There was nico-
tine mixed with his osons. II HI
walked In the streets he got his eyel
alisd with smoke. And Il was the sama
In the parks.
but" Interrupted DR.. Peass. suavs.
ly. you can dodge the smoke In Ii,
street. can't Souf'
me. ] canpot" roarsd the witness
and roar Of laughter shook the room
James o'Nelli proved . great card
you've heard lot Of people taikinl
against smokins on the last four seat
on the cars. and denouncins smoking
In general II the smokers were to b
assembled. they would All Central Par
seven times over.
But We can't leave our business ever,
tine ssms crank becomes dissatisAs'
witA the universe. We have 70 stsl
lively IN thsss daya or W. viii DO ru'
ever " . fuhsrai We've set 20 man
siily laws that II everybody would b
punished under one % them tAsr
wouldn't b enough Of W outside 70 d
the bueinsss OF the city.
James Nocutehsoa made an aseimsn
IN favor % the sanitary affects Of q
baseo. ~ Am siSty-thres years ola.
\ hs sAid. lend ] have been smoking n
II forty-scss yeAsA"
III wili ~ yes ~" saA N rsas'
"noa't ~ taeN" ~ Aiss Asns
slsstva "fAss sns(las ssvs q