The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
DIR. PEASE SPEAKS
FOR LOST ANNETTE
N%ic0tine's Foe Would Have
Service Board Danish It
From Street Cars.
WORSE THAN GARLIC? YES

Or. Charles q. Pease, who since tho
strange disappearance of Annette Hazle-
ton has been almost the sole protector
OF the human race against The Ffend
Nicotine. told tho Public Service Com
mission yesterday why IL should not
permi, smoking on the our rear seats
OF the low down street cars OF the Broad
way type and on the open cars OF the
elevated lines.
The good doctor was not wholly alone.
however. He was seconded by Mrs. AL
eernon Arthur Alfred Brooks. who sew
eral years ago set the fashion OF dec
Grating house cats with diamond ear
rings. II seemed that a cigar once fell
apart in Mrs. Brooks's presence and
the lighted end dropped IN her gown. II
ruined the gown, said Mrs. Brooks. and
even burned through. She had never
forgotten the careless smoker.
Or. Pease argued that confnng
smokers TO tho four rear seats OF cars
does not protect the passengers UP in
the smoke drifting Onward against the
wind.
Smoking on any cars Is highly OBJ
j~ectionable.' he said. Cars are mall
| odorous long after the smoker has left
| Cattle cars are sweeter and cleaner
than smoking cars"
To you believe" asked Commissioner
Hayward. that persons are made III by
inhaling the smoke from others
"I do, I do cried the doctor. Women
have been made Ill by their smoking
husbands. The health OF - little child
has been impaired because It's father
moked in the house. Tobacco smok
is p~ervasive. have had to cross the
street TO get away from tho trail OF
smoke from a man In front OF me"
l. DR.. Pease, Commissioner Hayward
and Lawyer Arthur @. Peacock OF the
marlborough argued as to the compare
tive range OF garlic and tobacco. To-
bacco was the more irritating. Or. Pease
insisted. He also said that alcoholic
breath IL less dangerous than tobacco
I breath because IL doesn't carry as far.
Mr.. Hayward asked him II he favored a
law prohibiting smoking on the streets.
The answer was:
Yes, tho streets are public high
ways"
well. then, where can we smoke"
pleaded Commissioner Williams.
In some small. secluded place re-
piled DR.. Pease. He added that he
would make smoking a crime, no mat
ter where II was done.
A hearty man OF So years arose. He
said he was John Mlddlebrook AMI hal
burned the weed since he was ~ with
out hurt or regret
some doctors,' he said. Smoke TO
ward of contagious diseases. It's the
best way"
DR.. Pease reoorted. Don't people who
smoke die OF contagious diseases Mr.
M~iddlebrook said he thought not. DR.
Pease slammed back with
Didn't the Turks die OF cholera"
"I know all about Turks" Mr. Md
dlebrook returned. III they die OF chol-
era or anything else IA their own
nl,hy habits that do 1t. not their smok-
ing"
He probably mes.hs." suggested Col
Hayward. that the cholera would have
been worse IL the Turks hadn't
smoked"
or. J. Gardne- Smith said It WASH;
tobacco that poisons the air In cars r.
was carbonic acid gas from everybody
lungs. He said that IS per cent Of
men smoked and - per cent. OF wome
liked the fragrance OF good tobacco.
lawyer Peacock did a daring thing
He said 10 DIR. Pease. Doctor, do you
smoker" The Doctor was staggered,
but managed 10 reply:
Certainly not"
II Is expected that the commission
will allow smoking on the prescribed
seats. The reques, came from the In
terborough and the New York C.ty
Railways Company