Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-05
MAN ARRESTED At WATERLOO
WHITES DOWN TX.
PERIENcEs.
LIFE OF TERROR FOR
USERS OF DEADLY DRUGS
Relates His Efforts to Reform and
Complies List Of Den'ts For Victims
Of Habit-In Pitiabls Condition
When Taken Into custody-could
Not Conquer Craving.

appeared IN ponce court yeSSeAu9J "
answer to charges Of vagrancy. one
declared he was not using dope,
while the other admitted that he was
unable to conquer his appetite for
the powerful drug. Both had COM
plete outfits in their possession. Both
men have been victims Of the habit
for several months and one was
scarcely able to walk this morning.
Police Judge Meyers decided not
to prosecute them under the new fed
eral law, but transcribed their cases
to the district court. with recon-
mendations that both be sent to Knox
vile.
One Of the victims had been keep
ing a. diary of his experiences in the
past two years and he urges all to
avoid using dope in any fogm. The
police judge read extracts from the
book and the other victim declared
everything his comrade had written
was true.
The two men declared they had
been able to procure a liberal supply
OF dope from Omaha and from q sales
man who passed thru here. but main
tanned they had no knowledge OF any
where they could procure morphine
or cocaine since the new federal law
went into effect.
Dope Fiend's Don'ts.
The story of the dope field and his
advice to others taken from the diary
of one of the men arraigned, follows:
always bear this in mind:
Don't refuse to give person shot
if he is in the habit of using it and Is
sick because you don't know what
kind of hell he is in. SO if you take
his dope away from him and do not
give him any think person IS
worse than a flend.
"a person that starts another to
using dope is worse than a maniac and
he or she ought to be tarred and
feathered.
Don't give dope to new beginner
"Don't use dope during working
Don't associate with q lot Of dope
| heads.
"Don,t use 1t in front Of anyone that
does not use 1t.
"Don't stay at home all the time.
Keep moving around. Get some place
where, you can not use 1t.
Don't think you can always use
dope; try to quit. About the only
! way;sydu can do II to- take one shot
or one grain less each day.
! Don't shoot any dope when you
know you have your hide FULL be-
cause it will do no good. AS soon
| "a YOU have SO much you can shoot
all day and you will not feel any bet
ter.
"Don't use a needle that some one
else has used.
Don't get married while you are
using dope or booze either, because
eight out of ten cases you will find II
is inherited.
"Don't keep thinkig Of It all the
time. Think Of something else, read
the paper or go to show or some
! where else, so as to keep your mind
Don't start to use the stuff because
your pal does; try an get him to
quit.
"Don't get sore because someone is
irving to quit the junk. You mad
better help him. .,y&
"Don't give a person shot If he Is
trying to quit using it.
Don't let anyone know where you
buy your junk, unless you are new
beginner. If you are have them ar
rested at once.
"Don't pay any attention to the
weak. simple minded nut that Is al
ways telling you that you can quit at
once II you try. A person has no
idea what It is until he uses it. He
IS in hell all the time; II he has the
stuff he uses too much, II he can't get
it he Is sick
.Don't hang around with q bunch OF
done heads. II you do you Will find
out that you will have very Few
friends
"Don't believe half what you hear
about dope fiends, because most OF
them will lie about their best friends.
Worse Than Drink.
ua then tells Of the effect that liquor
and drugs had on him. His story
follows: :.
II have often heard q number OF
men telling things that they knew
nothing about. For. instance. a per.
son CAT, get drunk on 25 cents worth
OF dope while you would have to pay
80 cents to 81 for whiskey. He can
try 1t once and see for himself. TO
keep his hide full of dope would cost
him tust as much as whisky would.
when YOU once get into the habit on
using drugs you nave 70 nave at az
the time, but with whiskey 1t IS dif-
ferent You can quit q whole lot
easier. Boxers may not believe 1t,
but II Ii true as have been thru the
mill number of times and ought to
know what am talking about. Dope
you nave to have all the time or go
nuts (crazy) so 4 would advise no one
to try using dope, thinking 1t Is
cheaper. II It once gets q hold Of you
It will never let go. unless you take
some kind Of cure and then 30 out
Of 100 20 back to 1t. It is one OF the
worst habits a person can get into, so
my advise is, let the d stun alone
IL you don't want to be in hell all the
time. Not only in hell but worse
when you run low and can get but
little at time.
you don't know what 1t is unless
you have been thru the mill. have
been thru both Of them and will say
that anyone can get along without
booze, but with dope 1t is different
/ have been drunk for months and
quit drinking at once. OF course, I
was sick and saw all kinds Of animals
that Barnum and Ringing never had.
but came thru al, right. I have also
tried to. quit using dope but could not