The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-20
Give Opportunities for First
Step ON Road TO Ruin.
Declares Prosecutor
THREE ACCOSTED BY
CADETS, THEY DECLARE
Men Able TO Make Advances
Under Coax of Jam In Rush
Hours
-n,cu >iirPHERn.


Prosecutor shepherd, Monday. de-
clared that his campaign 10 secure
better accomWodauous for tbe travel
ing public was instituted in part
through stories told him by young
girls who were brought into bis office.
In the past few weeks l have had
no ess than three girls In my office
VINO We're connected IN some way with
white slave cases and who declared
that advances We're first made 10
them by cadets Who were enabled TO
crowd close 20 them, defending their
actions In the case OF trouble by
throwing the blame on the jam" said
the prosecutor
The early morning hours and the
early evening hours finds the cars
crowded with young shop girls and
others who are forced TO battle for
their bread. Jammed In aisies where
they cannot move they find them
selves The prey OF evil men who press
close to them and take the first step
toward ali mountaineering that ends
iu disaster for The girls
he Rockefeller grand jury IN rs
recent Investigations in New York
ANA the citizens committee IN Chi
cago found the same trouble That
~" health and safety OF the public
rs endangered by the oycrcrOWded
cars Is bad enough 10 say nothing
OF The discomfort, but 70 allow the
safety Of our working girls TO be thus
endangered is even more powerful
reason for remedy of existing con.
dltion."
Prosecutor Shepherd is just II
months late with his proposed ordi.
nance for the better regulation of
street car service, said Thomas Pen
niman, assistant corporation counsel.
Monday morning
The ordnance which / drafted for
Aid Barnett, and which is intended
10 compel the -. Il. X. TO better the
ear service. especially during the
rush hours, has been I'm the hands
OF the council committee on 0rdi-
nances since last February IL is
health measure and ami sure that
~ AN be enforced. Prosecutor Shcp
herds proposed ordinance would bt
unconstitutional according 10 th,
ruling made by Foderal Judge Swan
on the Hally 2O-second ordinance
several years ago The Judge grant
ed an injunction to the d. t. r.
preventing the city from enforcins
the ordinance on the ground that Il
, was coniscatory.
THE council committee has held
three hearings on my health meas
ure and each time the y. e. r. Off
Gals came in and-promised to do
D. !
necessity OF measure OF this kind
became apparent when the D. T.. r.
installed the prepayment car system.
"The great trouble is that che -
+ u II. does not Nrc now cheaply pas.
sengers can be carried as long az the
company can regulate the service.
Phe Marx agreement OF Aug. z gives
cheaper TaTCs. but II SAYS nothing
about the kind OF service the railway
company is 20 give the people OF De-
troit consequently. the company has
taken advantage OF the agreement 20
decrease the number OF cars on vari-
tous lines
The u II r lets The cat out OF
the bag wheG4tl prints an article
I from the Electric %Sailway Journ al
which says that service can be dis.
+ guised when the fare cannot
THE public does not realize when
the service is shaped 20 the end OF
a threecent fare says the article
adding II IS possible 10 make a
|change In service without public an-
! nOuucement
Service regulation iied with ihe
expiration OF 'ne H. u r. franchise.
on various ines Unda. the terms Of
the franchises SIC had rlgh % de-
mand adequate car service. and We
] could prCcce "a. 4lnst tha company for
violation OF 81 contract n service were
/ curtated NoH we have no way 0'
compelling lie company 20 give AIDE
quate service unless we attack Il
through q aea'th measure The Min
ncapolis court has susta mel a streel
car ordinirce similar % the one a0w
before the council committee
Prosecutor Shepherd wants AN orU
nance fixing The mium ia number oil
ears that the d. q. b. tIl be lowed
20 operate on each city line SIR pen
nman would -0rce the company 90 l
crease tbe car service by Tie passage
of au ordinance allowing So cubic lcel
of air pace Tor esogy passenger Ins
would allow % pa cDgers 90 q dOu-
bletruck car and about o. to single
tyuck car
The company world Dee pcnahled for
croWduE more ra sngers into cars.
lae objection 10 This proposed mc1-
sure. when 10 cawe before Che alder
men. was THAT the b. a. u. meht tahe
adFdutale oi it zoo uir their ears with
ouI regard Tor fInt accommodate ION pf