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The Detroit times., 1916-03-15
voR sALE-vAoAnr LOTS.
NORTH WOODWARD


Elmhurst--4 apartment 8 rooms and
bath each; separate furneces;. brick.
oak floors and nnlsh; lot soxiss.
Elmhurst--Large new 6-room frame
residence; steam heat; oak floors
and finish; lot S3x130: open stair
way. One block to car.
Elmhurst--Large brick houses. oak;
open stairway. furnace: double ga
ton. Half block 10 car.
Highland ave. - Cottage; $500.
Terms. Phone for particulars,
Highla nd -ave.--Beautiful one noor
residence: steam heat: $3.50.
Richton-ave.--Lsrge 7-room frame
house at bargain. Just q step
to car.
Hartford ave.--New' 7-room frame
house at a bargain.
IL you are interested In North Wood
ward homes give US a call on those
listed above.
CLUTTERBUCK
3of Hodges Bldg. Cherry 425s.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15

PUT YOUR MONEY where you can't
lose. For sale at a bargain. 32.t0o;
liz acres OF good pasture land In
on stone road drive: we'll, plenty OF
good water. u mile from live VII
iage OF Hale. Phone Walnut 4101-J
or call on owner mt $50 Ailendale.
Detroit.
FARM BUYERS-Get my magazine.
Land" It's FREQ. Mnny bargaina
JAMES SLUCUM. Dino Bank Bldg.
wANTED--RE1L ESTATE
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15

VIE ADOPTS Her HuSband0 ChIIe.
CHICAGO. March i5.--Mrs.
Charles stockwell. herself childless,
today adopted her husbands child.
born to an unmarried girl. Miss
Gertrude Rhodes. For two months
previous to the birth OF the child.
Mrs. stockwell nursed the girl, and
when the baby was born, asked the
court OF domestic relations II she
could adopt II. Mrs. stockwell also
inststed that her husband pay the
girl $500 which the Illinois law al
lows an uhwed mother from the
father of her child.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15
STORAGE AND CARTAGE.

ROEHL BROS. Storage, Carriage and
Packing office 1862 Alfred. Ridge s2s
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15

remains 10 produce momentary 10
cal anesfhesia.
However. the euphoria of cocaine
IL not produced by such an amount.
nor by any amount, excepting In the
physiological preseece Of an opiate.
But. with an opium basis already In
the system, cocaine never fails to
give ito soul4nspiring and halluci.
mating euphofia. Thus we see II 10
the combined effects OF these two
drugs that produces the cocaine
euphoria--neither OF them having
any such power BY itself alone.
Now, alcohol BY itself. and cocaine
10 the presence Of opium. never lose
their euphoria-producing effects. And
this n the great difference between
these two drugs and opium, In the
FINAL analysis of their habit.forming
powers.
what about my old friend chlorai
In this regard The euphoria OF
choral Is hypnosis--is sleep. sweet.
quiet. refreshing sleep. No mental
Civilizations. hallucinaticns. or "jim-
jane about chloral--just sleep. and
nothing else. And II will continue
to produce sleep az long N taken In
sufficient quantities. ~
But why does opium lose It's eu.
phoria 80 quickly. and these other
drugs continue theirs indefinitely
The answer will appear reasonably
clear u you viii closely follow my
explanation.
. Ta AssiA with. opium IL about the
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15

Try nemb r svrai service
Flowers for Everybody"
the L. Bsmb Floral Company.
Albert Pochelon.
Main 1000. 1853 Bates-st-
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15
STORING YOUR CAR?
HELP wANTED-MALE.

Have you thought anything about the
care OF your car this year? ~ you
have q nicely heated garage OF your
own this will not interest you. IL
not. consider the risk OF having
your car In n place that II not pro-
vided with neat. Come TO us. Prices
reasonable. Metropolitan Garage.
1s2 Warren-ave. east.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15
Autobiography Of a Drug Fiiend
f. i Rosn:ssn BY Dr. John Harrison Hughes

pr, John Harrison Huyhst . pSs.T-
or many years addicted 20 drvGH
ellis the strange story OF pie liIe
without rsssrvs-how he Won the
The Detroit times., 1916-03-15

MODERN POULTRY FARMS
y mile from Milford. 25 acres. cleo
trio lights in all buildings. 400
white leghorn hens and q complete
poultry outfit. Price 35.tV0; will
NEAR new BOSTON
30 acres two miles from New Boston;
good 7-room house. 2 barns. SOME
snap at $4,000 and on easy termA
NEAR VASSAR
so acres. stock and tools, sandy loan
soil, Groom house. 30x60 barn;
price $500. VIII sell on easy terms
or exchange for city property.
NEAR vASSAR
120 acres. stock and tools. sandy loan
soil and good 9-room house. good
barns, 3 miles from Vassar. Price
$1,000, VIII take city property.
1'HE RIGHT PRICE OR LET ME-
MAKE YOUR EXCHANGE.
a. A. Afford. 1910 SMITH BLDG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28
~~ TIKI, DARK AGES OF COMMITTING

to be orders, had come in out Of the air, ne
was not going to take any chances. So the
superintendent ran the train into Goshen and
Ike Lewis rode in the back seat of the last
coach waiting for the crash
That was before efficiency had made safety
first campaign necessary. Lewis had no need
for motto pasted in his cab reading Better
Be Safe than Sorry" Neither had the New
York Central engineers, whose instructions In
1850 were "In case Of doubt, take the safe
side"
But this is wandering away from the sub
iect of early committing. So does every one
else. Nobody seems to know anything about
it. There are railroad histories galore, tell
ing of the first lines running from Albany to
Chicago, the size of the piston on "Old Iron
Sides" the running time on the first interstate
trip etc, but no one seems to have recorded
any personal recoections of life on the 1923
out of Pelham or How We Carried the Nastur-
tium Seeds from New York to South Orange
A complete knowledge of the present-day
conditions in railroadng, the acquiring of
which alone cuts in considerably on ones
evenings. seems to have overshadowed entirely
the past history of such details as commut-
ing. At the Erie office the writer was cour
teously received and in answer to his ques
tions about oldtime commuters was referred
to Mr.. Smith mot really Mr.. Smith. you
know. Mr. Smith, by way of proffering his
torical data said "The Erie carries more COM
muters to-day than any other road in the
country But if you want some of the odtlme
history of committing | will turn you over to
Mr.. Jones'"
Mr.. Jones was also very pleasant, and began
his review Of committing history with: The
Erie to-day carries more commuters than any
other road. But if you want some dope on
how things used to be when communication first
started, our Mr.. Brown is the man for you
Mr.. Brown seemed TO enter into the spirit
of the thing genially, and got out some old
timetables Of trains running between Pitts
burg and Syracuse. "Of course, you know that
the Erie carries more commuters to-day than
any other road. AS for the odtime comnruter,
I guess the man you want to see is Mr..
Smythe."
And so il went. Each man knew that there
had been beginning to committing and each
one knew for dead certainty that the Erie
carries more commuters to-day than any other
road. but beyond that they guessed that the one
to see was the man in the next office. And they
all agreed that Colonel John s. Bell, who used
to run an engine way back in the sos, would
probably have "all that kind Of information
Colonel Bell was found in his office in New
ark. surrounded by pictures of old engines
and autographed photographs of veteran en-
eineers and the writer got out bundle Of
copy-paper on which to take down the fool
of "reminiscences on early committing which
seemed imminent.
"Old time commutng?" said Colonel Bell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

in the plush-seated carriage plush seats seem
to have been the basic idea behind all railroad
construction; first came the plush seats, and
then cars were built around them. The touching
pertinacty with which the railroads have
chung to this vision of their youth gives the
lie to the charge that American commercial
ism is no respecter of tradtions); anyway,
starting out in the morning in the plush
seated carriage. the commuter had opportu-
nifty to alight at the wood station and help the
engineer throw the fuel into the tender Ten
gines at that time were wood burners) and
again at the water station to assist in filling
the tank.
There was little wood stove in each car to
heat it during the winter months and the
lamps suspended from the ceiling were filled
with sperm oil.
Communication tickets were sold for three,
six or twelve months, and, at first, were little
red strips, which the passenger showed to the
conductor like pass. Then passengers were
billed on a waybill as freight is to-day, and
the conductor went through checking off the
names of those who were listed as having
bought tickets.
But there was so much fraud practised by
holders of tickets who let them out for va
rious sums that the Erie had form of COM
mutation ticket on which the owners picture
and builders specifications had to be noted.
Since that time the form of ticket has i'm
proved. but not the commuters ideas of the
ethical validity of a signed contract, and 1t is
still considered one of the best indications OF
business acumen to transfer your personal COM
mutation ticket to some one else for slight
consideration.
In fact. so serious has this practice become
that one of the largest commuter-carrying
roads estimates its yearly loss through trans
ferred Communication tickets at 100000, and is
seriously considering going back to the old
passport form of ticket, requiring the holder
to have his portrait and pedigree attached.
In case this system is again adopted, we may
look in fifty years for a Sunday newspaper
story on odtime committing, showing a photo
graph similar to the accompanying one, as an
example of the quaint customs of 1916. And
we may also look for announcement that
owing to the abuse of communication tickets dur
ing the wear 1866, the railroads are considering
going back to this old form of identification.
In the old days, when there was no tee-
graphic communication between the station
and trains on the road the waiting commuters
had no way of knowing how late train was
or if il was coming at all. Consequently, there
were many national questions settled and old
pinochle scores evened up in the station while
waiting for the 7:1O, which, owing to land
slide. might pull in on the next pleasant
Wednesday.
When the Morse system was so perfected
ba from thp station
70 the engineer it was no easy task to over
come the common sense prejudice on the part
of these practical men to such risky method
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

"Yes, indeed. was on the road when 1t
was first starting. Henry Fitch was ticket
agent at that time and after him, from 1852
till 1857, came George Dunlap c. h. Green
ough followed George in office and held j,
until about 1862, and then came Bill Barr.
He was passenger agent until oh, | guess it
was 1872, and then John n. Abbott succeeded
him. Up to that time the name of the Gen
eral Passenger Agent had never appeared on
the timetables on the Erie"
II see" said the writer. "And now about
the commuters. Were there many of them at
that time"
well" said Colonel Bell, 81 can remember
when the commuter would do a great deal of
thinking and much figuring before he would
decide to take a chance on riding greater
distance than fifteen or eighteen miles. But
now, with the numerous trains and great re-
duction in running time, he doesn't mind forty,
fifty and even seventy miles.
"Why, the prominent towns through which
the Erie runs to-day are Newark, Rutherford,
Passaic Paterson, Ridgewood Suffern, Tux
edo. Chester Goshen, Middetown, Newburgh
Haverstraw, Nyack, Englewood, Tenafy
Hackensack, East Orange, Orange, West Or
ange Bloomfield, Montclair, Beeville, Butler
and many others"
well we'll There certainly has been sons
change in things" said the writer. Now,
about the commuters. Has there been much
change in the conditions under which they
travelled?'
II should say there has," said the Colonel
"Why, the original Erie passenger trains con.
sisted of never more than three cars. To-day
they average about seven and on some trains
as many as ten or twelve. The Old Tioga
was put into servive about lS49. II was
good engine for its time. Then there was
No. 254,' the first engine TO be equipped with
three pairs of driving wheels, an improve
ment which, by increasing the adhesion to
the rails, added to the hauling power Of the
locomotive This was in 1864"
That certainly is interesting" said the in
terviewer, "and as for the commuters of the
old days, | suppose there wasn't anywhere
near the crowd that there is now"
Why" said Colonel Bell, "the Erie to-day
carries more commuters than any other
But the interview had automatically ended.
Whoever, in 1866, undertakes to write about
oldtime committing in 1916 will find more
material at hand on this subject. A random
selection from the files of any Of our contem-
porary funny papers, and all he will have TO
do is to shut his eyes, point blindly to any
spot on any page he may select, and, on open
ing his eyes, he will find that his finger is COW
ering a good one about a commuter running
for a train. Instead Of having to =. 1t up
veteran railroad men to get his story he will
have to dodge people who have already writ
ten something on the subject and who want
to give him suggestions. 1t will be a task Of
compilation rather than investigation.
And maybe by that time the New York
New London Railroad will be carrying more
commuters per day between those two cities
than any other road in the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

to accept orders which had nobody's sayso but
this man Samuel F. b. Morse's. 1t was
single track from there to Goshen, and simply
because some. hy-by-night message, purportins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

OF getting orders. When. in. 1851. the first
Geographic orders were sent out to Ike Lewis,
engineer on the Erie, to run TO Goshen re-
CARELESS of opposing trains Lewis refused
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

ouch might have been the conversation
between two commuters of the '5Os,
~ members of the vanguard of the sub
urban movement. And then, again, such
might not.
At any rate, by 1850, there were several dis
tinct lines Of egress from the city to outlying
towns. along which there battered each even
ing little groups of bundle-laden family men,
headed for the $3.50 train or the $40 boat
During the very first days of railroad travel
committing was, Of course, out of the question:
but by 1850 the New York Central, or New
York & Harlem Railroad, was carrying sub
urbanites as far as White Plains, and the
Erie. after it changed its Eastern terminus
from Piermont to Jersey City, in 1852, gave
few residents of Paterson the opportunity to
come into New York to work each day and
get back to the country at night.
The 1907 train out of White Plains IN the
morning would get man downtown at S:5O'
including the distance from the station at
Thirtieth Street to City Hall, to which the
train was drawn by horses. Going out at
night. the $3.50 was the last train. Residents
Of Harlem. if they missed the $50, had to
spend the night in New York or get rowboat
and row home To a frequent missing OF the
$50 may perhaps be traced the development
Of night life as an institution in New York
City.
On the Erie the life of commuter was
not drab one. Starting out in the morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

First Business Nam Hello, Ira, where you
living nov?
Second Business Man: Why. we've got little
place out in Paterson, Eben.
First b. NJ: Oh out in Paterson, eh? Well
understand it's nice country out there.
Second B. NJ: Great. And good committing
service. too. Three hours from my house to the
Office ! can leave my front porch at in the
morning and be at my desk at g. And nice
train equipment. too Good wood-6re stoves In
each car for cold weather and sperm-oi lamp
illumination at night | wouldn't come back TO
the city to live for anything Where are you
stopping. Eben?
First B. NJ: Oh, we've gone back TO Nature,
too. Got out where there is some green grass to
be seen. and where you don't have to keep lodging
horsecars every time you go to the grocer's
We've got cottage out in Mott Haven Just as
good train service, and ! easily make the
office in two hours and a half from the breakfast
table.
Second B. NJ; Yes, but you have that horse
car ride down from Thirtieth Street to City Hall
That. TO my mind. is the disadvantage of living
out Westchester way.
First B. NJ: Oh. like that ride. That's the
best part of the trip. Well see Names
gone prohibition.
Second B. NJ: Zasso? Well little old New
yorks good enough for me. Come out and see
US some time.
First b. NJ: Well do that And YOU come out
and see US. Goodby, Ira.
Second b. VI: BY, Eben.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
Indianapolis Is
Chosen As Place
For Big Meeting
June rs to 20 Dates for Ma
ton Convention of Anti
Saloon League

Indianapolis has been chosen as the
place for the next national convention
of the Anti-Saloon League of America
and the dates fixed. are June 26 to %.
Tomlinson Hall, with seating ca
pacity of $4,000, has been engaged.
with four nearby large churches for
overflow meetings. The Claypool Ho-
tel will be the headquarters, with the
Emerson as an adjunct The best well
known pulpit and platform orators OF
the day are now being engaged for the
massmeetings, while arrangements
are being made for large workers con-
ferences. including school-of-methods'
meetings and round-table discussions
1t is expected that all state superin.
tendens, with their assistants and
other workers. more than 500 in all,
will be present The national super
intendent, DR.. Purley A.. Baker, writes
to the headquarters of the league in
Honolulu. most enthusiastically OF
this great convention, and refers at
length to its important political bear
ing upon the presidential and other
elections to take place little later in
the year.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
SAFETY FIRST
FOR CHURCHES .
TO Be SUBJECT
Rev. L. L. LoofbouroW Will
Tell MethodiStS of This I'M
portant New Project

Safety First on the street cars,
Safety First" in the factories; Safe.
~ First" in banking iTstitutiens, and
no Safety First in the churches.
The First Method 81 church has an
nounced tomorrow as Safety FRS"
day The history of the Safety First
movement, as inauguurated first by
the United States Steel Corporation,
will be sketched by Rev. L. l.. Loot
bourow, as well as the legislation that
has grown out of it. What II the safe
ty engineer of the big industrial plant
whose business it is to supervise the
entire operations, OF the company with
a view to preventing accident should
come into our community? What le-
concentrations would he make? What
changes in the interest of safety first
should we make in our civic life?
What changes in our homes, our
churches, our habits and characters?
These are some of the questions the
minister will ask.
Rev. Mr.. Loofbourow is to speak at
the morning service on Safety First
for the other Fellow and in the even
ing on Safety First for Number One.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
'GUATAMA And
GREAT ASIAIIC
REVIVAL TOPIC

Owing to the disarrangemento of the
schedule of mid-week services during
the Brown Curry meetings the various
sections of Central Union church
members have been at sea as to the
program. But hereafter regularity will
rule again.
Next Wednesday evening, January
IL, Principal G. T. Fits of Punahou
preparatory will have charge of the
theme, "Gautama and the Great Ash
attic Revival topic of unusual in.
terest. This movement took place so
far away in time and historic setting
that few people in occidental countries
realize what tremendous religious
upheayal the Light of Asia, as eau
tama has been called, caused.
The only historic phenomenon com
parable to II was the emergence of
Christianity. These two religions now
are face to face on many mission
fields. They present great similari-
ties and even greater differences.
They are both living religions. On
January 10 the annual meeting of the
church will occur and week later
Miss Knapp is to unfold program of
great value on the topic of our mis-.
sionary schools.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES

st. Andrews Cathedral = Emma
street. near Beretania. Rt. Rev. H. B.
Restarick, bishop; Rev Canon VIM.
Ault, vicar. Holy Communion, Z a. m. I;
morning prayer and sermon, IL
O'Clock; evening prayer and sermon.
$50 p. M; Sunday school, 9:45 a. m;
Hawaiian services, Rev. Leopold Knoll,
pastor, 9:15 a. M
st. Clements Chureh-Corner Wild
er avenue and Makiki street. Sunday
services: Holy communion, a. m. /;
morning prayer and service, IL a. m;
evening praper, 7:30 0. m.
st. Marks Mission = Kapahulu
road Rev. Leopold Knoll. priest in
charge Services: Holy Communion,
first Wednesday each months 10 a. m
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school every
Sunday at 10 a. m.
Holy Communion first Sunday of the
month.
st. Elizabeth's Church = Located
corner King street and Pua lane. Rev.
W Merrill, priest in charge. Sunday
services: Holy Communion at a. m,
on second. fourth and fifth Sundays,
IL a. m. on first and third. Evening
prayer and address at Z p. m. Korean
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
Local Elipinos
Ask Law Makers
For'Dry' Hawaiiii
E'DoWn With the Devils Child
is Slogan of One Petition
Signer

The Filipinos OF Hawaii have for
warded to Washington, ID. c., a peti-
tion urging upon Congress to close all
saloons in Hawaii. the local branch OF
the Anti-Saloon League reports.
In their humble prayer" to the law
makers. the Filipinos include, among
other things, the following state
ments:
The saloon is our terrible foe.
Saloons are the root of all evil.
Saloons make people insane.
Liquor causes crime.
Wine robs poor man
saloon is the cause Of all evils.
"The saloon is hell.
I'VE do not like the bad business at
ALL
Saloons do no good
mo like saloon
Away with the bad business.
Saloon is the key of all immortality.
Saloon is the popular helrs office.
Down with the devils child"
These are but few of the remarks
made by the signers Of the petition,
which is now on its way to the nation
al capital, addressed to Senator Gron-
ma the sponsor for the bill for the pro-
hihition of, the liquor traffic in Ha-
wsii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
LIFE OF JOSEPH Is III. -.
SHOWN YOUNG PEOPLE
OF CENTRAL CHURCH

Thrilling episodes in the life of Jo-
seph, the famous Biblical character
who was sold into bondage in Egypt
by his traitor brother, were shown to
the young people of Central Union
church Thursday night through the
medium of motion pictures. The film
was shown as part of the program Of
an entertainment held on the church
lawn, and largely with the idea of en-
couraging local picture houses to dis
play more films dealing with things
religious. While the reels were be-
ing changed George Casper, the vio-
linist; DR.. E. D. Kilbourne and Kath-
ryn Kilbourne entered the large audi
ence. ....,>. -. ..-.-a ..'..