New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
MOTHER WON'T
LET DIR. PEASE GO
Besides, He Discovered
That Peace Trip Invita-
ton Was a Joke.
railways TORMENT
ME- HE COMPLAINS
Collins, Phone Calls and Threats
Used to Take Joy Out of
Smoke Foes Life.

Lady Nicotine will have the freedom
Of the seas. DR. Charles G. Pesse,
sixty-one years old, didn't sail on tho
Oscar II. His mother. eighty three,
wouldn't let him.
At an hour when the ark OF peace
was already on the high seas, DR..
Pesse wept last night as ne told The
Tribune reporter of the little cid lady
who was sure something dreadful
might happen should he sail. He was
tormented, too. by the knowledge that
after all Henry Ford hadn't invited
him. This practical joke, the latest in
series which has extended over
many years, was considered by DR.
Pease the most cruel of them all.
you see, my mothers feelings we're
hurt" sighed Dr. Pease. II would have
sailed, but the dearest Of mothers said
to me that she would prefer to have
me stay at home.
"'Charlie,' she said to me, 4 cannot
bear the thought OF your leaving with
ell those persons. Mind your mother,
Charlie, and do not 20 to Europe
"The dear o,G lady will sleep in
peace tonight n il was all a prac-
teal joke, though, the joke was not
on me. Do you not agree with me,
dear sir, that the Joke was on those
who had TO pay for telegram contain
| ing l61 words? But that joke was
/ only one Of many. How long oh, how
long will these practical jokers keep
on tormentipg mel
DR.. Pease told Of some OF the practi-
cal jokes, Of which the latest is the
climax. Morning after morning DIR.
Pease is awakened by the ringing Of
his telephone bell
And what. sir do you think | am
( awakened for mt or o'clock in tho
morning. he said IL get out of bed.
take up the receiver and in indigna-
ton have 10 hang it ~ again. Some
body has made Il & practice TO call M
up before dawn 10 apply vile cpithets
10 my character. ! must 90 to the
telephone becsusl ! can never tell when
a patient may call nc up"
Then DR.. Pcase told OF the time
when two Baskets on separate wagon
were brought IN front OF his door Tie
drivers. both Of whom had come Ions
distances, told MIN that the caskets
had been ordered for DIR. Charles
G. Pease. of l0l West Seyenty-second
Street"
at was an outrage. sir" Dr. Pease
rasped. IL had 10 tell them that was
still alive and had no need of the
Baskets. They were determined that 7
did need then And what do you think
they had the nerve TO say? II was
such an outrageous aNront. They in
formed me that | looked as though
were about-we.l IL is rather grew
some to repeat what they said
Soon after the Baskets arrived mes
senger boy came with a large floral Of
fering. declared DR.. Pesse. In a great
rage he told the messenger boy that
he had not ordered any flowers.
81 have received all kinds oil commu-
nications," declared the doctor. Some
of the writers threaten me with shoot
ing. Others promise TO pluck my eyes
out and to wrench my heart from my
body. or course. do not believe they
will do that"
To Mr.. Ford DR.. Pease sent the fol-
lowing telegram yesterday:
sowing to my mothers feelings and
TO important professional cases. | am
compelled to withdraw my acceptance
to sail on the Oscar H."
"But am sure the peace mission is
bound 10 succeed" said DR.. Pease last
night. at stands for righteousness
and, by the law OF psychology, will
suggest nothing else TO the millions
here and abroad. Mr.. Ford, like my
self, is the victim of public opinion
Why, they have even called him a
clown"