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The Detroit times., 1916-03-07
Autobiography of a Drug Fiiend
BY DR. John Harrison Hughes

less than solution OF morphine.
No wonder felt good.
Thus | was jollied along. The
regular allowance of morphine was
reduced TO the vanishing point, but
sufficient OF the special was al
ways given to help me easily over
the rough places. This did not
take much; for. remember, | had
only had the habit" about six
months, and was only taking. at the
beginning OF the treatment, between
two and three grains OF morphine
per "a hours. In the light OF later
experiences with myself and others,
now realize that, right at that
time, II ! had known enough, or
Or. B. had known enough to have
stopped or greatly reduced the
treatment injections. and have en-
urely withheld the special" thus
compelling me. for few days. to
fight II out alone when the nerve
storm periods came on. an absolute
cure might have resulted.
But. up to this time, Dr. BIS ex.
perience In the administration OF
his Renowned Discovery" had been
mainly with lag" cases. Having
no adequate conception Of the mas
terry Of opium over its victim, he no
doubt believed, like many physi.
clans Of today. that It's hsbitusl use
was merely . wilful catering to .
depraved appetite. and could be
left on at any time by the patient
himself. II he only thought 80 ana
were willing TO forego the pleasures
OF It's use. Hence think the doc
tor honestly believed that he had
me practically cured. provided he
could keep me from knowing there
was any morphine In his special
injection fluid.
A learned later. Dr.. B. was
himself already beginning to CO.
Quette with both morphine and CO.
caine. simply to experience the
pio15ufupic Wv w VI huoh usos ""
lieving that he could oui. at any
time. But why relate tho seQueli
The poor man Ia dead.
When I had been In tho institute
about four weeks and was reoeiv-
Ing only small doses OF tho ouro,
and an occasional shot OF the spe-
ciai, Dr.. B. told mo that ! was near
enough cured. could nnish n UP
myself and return to business any
time I wished, was feeling pretty
good most of the time, hence bo'
lieved him. And right here 10
where he got In some of his pro
motion" work on me that no doubI
materially Influenced the efter eur
rent Of my life.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07

June swayed toward Mary. Her
young face looked haggard and al
most cid. Her ha Ids CROPPED vague
ly for suppori. Nary saw the Red
Circle cleaning like a ring OF fire
In the bright sun. She covered II
With her own treD. bling hand and
shook the girl slightly.
"YCur motlrer IL coming. lamb"
she warned. she mustn't know
she mustn't suspect. Pull yourself
together. And keep your hand hid
den"
June nodded wcarily.
II WILL" she said. She won't
know. won't let her know"
"Have you found any trace OF IT."
Mrs. Travis called TO her. a minute
later
Not a trace. Mary and have
looked all over this part Of the
beach"
And Yama and / searched thor
oughly as far down as that old
wreck. It's the most annoying
thing"
And mysterious, mumsie. Let's
you and write II up. Nobody would
believe H."
Usually. don't care 10 have
lunch on the beech" continued Mrs.
Travis, ignoring the jesting tone. Il
always detest the thought of sand
getting into the food. But today,
somehow. jus. felt like picnicking.
Yama, gather up The things and take
them TO the house.
"Oh. dear. and I'm famished. And
IL viii take cook an age TO get up "a
lunch now" complained June, slip
ping her left arm around Mrs.
Travis waist well. I've got the
reDlains OF that fudge | made yes.
terday, in my room. I guess I'll fli
up On that"
You won't do anything Of the
Kind Mrs. Travis fort ade firmly,
IL don't want yOu TO touch a piece
OF il before luncheon. I don't like
the way you look at all here lately.
Ever since Mr.. Lamar started send
ing you those huge boxes Of marrons
glaces you haven't an appetite for
lecent food I'm going to have cook
ax good tomato bisque for lunch.
lrs quick dish and nutritious"
Nutritious" June emphasized
her scoru "NoLody wants TO eat
nutritious food, mother. dear-not
even the infants who have II fed to
them In bottles. I'll bet II they had
their choice they'd take lobster
Newburs any day In preference to
delicious matted milk
IL won't allow her TO touch the
fudge. Mrs. Travis" promised Mary,
as she I'D the GIL upstairs.
Once inside June's room they
dropped prcteuse Weak from nerv-
ous exhaustion, Mary sank into a
deep chair and leaned her head on
her hand. June watched her shoul-
ders drop. Her whole attitude typi-
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07
Beth; The Girl
"Who Went Right"
By Eths1l
Lloyd
Patterson

because ! no longer care,~ ar;5
swered quietly. II did caRe. ~
that's over. You killed Il youGs
self"
And solemnly quoted:
Yet each man kills the thing ~ Ievuk.
BY each Let this be heard. 81 A.
Some DO II with q bitter look
Son Some With ? M nastsrins Tord 81;
The brave man with : swor1i
1T was your own Judas ktes tit
killed my love, Andre"
He started to his feet st that
" know" hs admitted. Il know.
I've been cruel and . brute to yons'
Beth. But I do love you and-Ao1
even % I would not persist II u
didn't believe that you loved -
Why. you dol You've got toiss%
He paused. staring 1t me fogs ~
instant and then. confidently, e11lf
sure Of his old power over me. -
caught me by my hands ~
dragged mo to my feet and clutch
me to his breast. And ! stood IT,
with his arms about me and fe1t
nothing. These were the haaA1
whose touch had thrilled me r.
madness. These were he npo<
now seeking mine, whose hiss hi
seemed to open tho gates Of Heavu9
for me. This was the man to wb6o
I had given my girihood's henf>
This was the father Of the ehl193
had borne and which had died -
that he had bean swept through ~!
brain In thronging memorials swoI
over and left It blank a Z sth61Gi
yearning.
Beth" ] heard him wh11c1
close to my ear. NY .dariinsi ~
mel" Y1
turned my face a. he heldF
thus and looked at Andre sQuaSoe
The kiss of the man I now l6ee
had been set upon my Ips NJ r
seal Of the sacrament Of which H.
both had partaken. Never aga&n
knew. would kiss Of other mCzt
man desecrate that holy caxo1M
l gased at Andre steadily. and soan4
thing In my gaze held him back "a
knew that he dared not touch -
I realised that his arms fell hear
less at his side.
kiss you!" I said slowly. 1@oS
or, as long ~ hvel"
My eyes were burning into hi
ITO me-" I said slowly. "you oi
dead! And to see you thus. ~ -
horrible a. to see q ghost! hcI
that we may never meet again!
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07
CHAPTER e--WHEN THE MEol.
CINE FAILED.

The medicinal part OF my treat
ment was the same as with the
liquor patients. excepting the apo
morphia and the resulting ordeal Of
going over the barrel No, you can.
not put one over" on old opium
by any such process.
While psychological influences
are OF material aid In overcoming
an opium addiction, yet neither
Psychology nor drugs. nor both
combined. can possibly enable the
victim Of such sn addiction to 60
suddenly OF his drug without sui.
feYing untold asonies and endanger.
inS life itself. whenever you hear
q religious ''testiner" say that. from
the moment he got religion" he
has never bad . particle OF desire
Tor the morphine or opium he had
been In the habit of using. you can
take II from me that he 10 blue
ribbon" liar.
My own experience with DR.. BIS
trsstment is hardly worth the tell.
ins. And yet. for Q time. thought
I was being rapidly cured; and,
finally. that ! was cured.
The technique OF the treatment
in my case was TO gradually reduce
the amount OF the morphine injec-
tion and 40 gradually Increase the
amount Of the remedy.
The strychnia and atropine pro.
duced 90 profound m inference on
me that much Of the time didn't
know whether I wanted morphine
or anything else. At other times my
nervous system would rebel at hav.
ing the morphine % rapidly re-
duced. This rebellion would be
manifested by uncomfortable Ats Of
yawning and sneesing. sudden at
tacks OF hysterical weeping. or pc.
culiar pains and "horrorr" in my
arms and legs.
On such occasions Dr. p. would
give me an injection of what he
called his special treatrent for
such conditions---and. sitting down
beside me. tell q few funny storiss.
Soon I would nnd myself laughing
and feeling o. fine ~ silk. AZ the
time I believed his story Of the
special" preparation being tho re-
suit OF his exhaustive resesr srrhss
and experiments: aftsrward ] knew
Il TO have been nothinG more nor
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07

Don't stand here talking 10 that
criminal" she begged. Come back
10 the house with me. Look ~ him.
He's desperate, Come.
''Oh not 50 quick" interposed
Eagan.
lie stepped before them and
blocked their way Their he pointed
a stubby, grav-sn,irched forefnger
at June's lightly clasped hands.
Not SO quick" he repeated
sharply "rve got your pedigree, and
It's peach"
Cold fear crept into June's heart.
She made spasmodic attempt to
hide her hands behind her back.
Sam laughed triun. phanuy.
Who would "a thought It, he
purred at her. Miss June Travis
prison worker. saver OF souls, a little
angel of the eells--a crook--daugh.
tor CT Circle jim the slickest thing
ever chummed With"
"Come to the house with me!'
Mary implored piteously.
Didn't tell you not go quick. old
lady? She aint going to the house
with you and leave me cold. Get
me?" he snarled
What do you v'ant?" asked June,
looking straight into his vicious lit
tie eyes.
Well. there's so many things |
want" l., drawled. | could make an
inventory OF 'em IL you waited"
"Wha; do you want?" the girl re-
pcated sternly.
"Oh going TO be nasty about it,,
eh! Well, now look here. you--cut
IL. They re after me. And Circle
Jim's' daughter will get me food and
protection. or I'll squeal good and
plenty and trade her secret 10 the
police, aee?"
June hrank into Marys srms-all
her bravado gone
"You--you-'' threatened the
nurse. her eyes glaring AT him.
Sane TO you an many OF him."
he retorted mockingly. with sweep
ing, corrtly bow But just the
same. y)u gotta come across. Make
up your mind quick, Do get eats
or do I sing sons 10 the police?"
June started from Mary's arms
and uttered little. agonized cry.
Sam looked around. Down the beach
he saw the approaching figures Of
Mrs. Travis and Ysma. He caught
his cue.
"Oh. maybe ma would like TO
know the glad news" he sneered.
We'll. here goes"
stop" June caught at his dirty,
wrinkled coat sleeve. Hide! Hide
quickly. before they see you! To
night I'll leave a basket Of food for
you at the corner OF our garage
YOU know the place. Now, hide!"
Sam east last threatening look
at the two figures In the distance,
then lodged def;ly behind con
Ienient bowlder.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07
Playing Too Safe.

The defendant in case tried in
a western court had been duly con.
victed OF theft, when II was seen,
on proving previous convictions,
that he had actually been in prison
at the time the theft was COM
mitted.
"Why didn't you say so?" angrily
demanded the Judge of the prisoner
Your honor" said the man, apol
ogetically. 81 was afraid of prejudic
ing the jury against me. New
York Evening Post.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07
PROMISING.

Every time the baby loo s into
my face he smiles" said Mr.. Meek
ins.
well" answered his wife. "it may
not be exactly polite. but II show
he has a sense OF humor. ."--Pacift
Unitarian.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07
Copyright. 1915. by
Frederic III. Robinson.

ticising physician OF san Jose. Cal,
for many years addicted TO drugs.
tells the strange story of hts life
without reserve-how he won the
battle.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-07

Dean of Barnard college has re-
fused 10 ''mussle the press" She
says she will take no action against
sih students editing the nov rsdi.
cal intercollegiate paper, the "Chal.
lenge."
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
RESOLUTIONS IN
 CONGRESS SEEK
 DRASTIC ACTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-in the matter of the Mexican situation Sen ator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois the majority whip, Introduced a res olution authorizing the President to use Q free hand with the army and navy forces to the extent that they are now used in policing Nicaragua and Hayti.
 In a speech on the Mexican situa. tion Representative Slaydcn of Texas defended the Administrations recog- milton of General Carranza and said the time had come for the Pan-Ameri- can Union to restore peace fin Mexico.
 Murders Deeply Depiored
 Eliseo Arredondo. Carranza's cou- sin, and the Mexican ambassador to Washington. formally assured Secre- tary Lansing of the State Department that the Carranza government deeply deplored the dastardly action at Chi huahua," when the Villa forces mas sacred seventeen Americans, and ad ded that efficient action will be talk en to bring the murderers to justice"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
LAPS CROSS OCEAN TO PRINCE RUPERT;
 SENT BACK HOME

PRINCE RUPERT. B. C., Jan. H. Some inside stuff is coming to light about the famous sail of "the Japa. nese fishermen" across the Pacific ocean. The Jap5, 1t will be recalled were found on the Queen Charlotte Islands last summer. They told a story Of shipwTeck and general hard ships. It was deep sea yarn with all the trimmings
 What is probably the real version has just appeared in the China Free Press as well as in the Osaka Main ich'. The eight Japs, who belonged to Utsumi Mura. Ehinc Prefecture, conceived the idea of reaching Ameri- ca. They bought a fishing schooner, the intention being to smuggle ln. Supplied with rice. sweet spuds and water, they left the coast of ShikolSu in June and after sailing 45 days. they made the Queen Charlottes.
 They were brought to Prince Rup- ert. examined and sent back to Ja- pan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
DEFENDERS OF SALONIKI
 SOON TO TOTAL 100000

PARIS. Jan. l4.-General Bonnal, a French military expert. discussing in the Intrans.egeant the situation at Salonild. mentions the German state ment that the French and British forces at the Greek port now number I72,OOO officers and men and are in creasing, and says:
 'The joint army soon will reach 100000 They are occupying a semi circle around Salonild. which Itself & just beyond range of the heaviest gun . those carrying shells eighteen to twenty miles.
 Thirty days of intrenching have now given the defeno.ve works certain solidity so that 100000 men. with am- pie food and munitions and supplies. and endorsements available by the open sea routes. should be able to re- sIst an army consisting of two to four times their number"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
HAIRS ARRESTED AT
 POWDER CITY

WILMINGTON, Del. Jan. h. Four members of the German navy who escaped from the interned Ger man converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Frlederich at Norfolk were arrested by government agents here today.
 Two of the Germans were employ ed on a United States dredger en- gagged in the work of constructing for. tifications. All four were boarding at house close to the big works of the DuPont Powder Company.
 The authorities are Investigating the three recent explosions at the Hagley plant of the DuPont Company. since the arrest of the German sail ors, in aa effort to determine wheth- CT or not they had hand in them. Two of the explosions are said by DuPont officials to have been the work of incendlaries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
MecLUNe's PRIMARY PLANS TO CHOOSE DELEGATES MAY
 BE TRIED OUT IN MISSOURI

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Jan. h.
 When the Democratic State Com mlttee of Missouri meets in St. Louis in February. Chairman D. c. Mcclung will submit to it the question of wheth- CT primary or a convention shall be called to elect delegates and al- ternates to the Democratic National Convention and to select member of the National Committee.
 This will be the first suggestion ever made to elect the national dele gates and the National Committed man from Missouri by the primary method. Heretofore these selections have been made by the convention plan.
 Should primary be called 1t will not be under the general primary law of the state, but under rules and regulations prescribed by the State Committee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
VON PAPEN IS
 SUSPECTED OF
 SEATTLE PLOT

LONDON. Jan. 14.-Copies of cor respondence secreted among his ef- fects were seized by British naval of gicers today from Capt Franz von Papen. recalled German military at- tache at Washington. which the au- thorities said. show that Von Papen made payments to Seattle just prior to the explosion of the dynamite in Elliott Bay. which shattered plate glass windows on nearly every down town business block.
 von Papen refused to make any statement regarding the correspond ence.
 The authorities have cabIed re- port of their findings to the United States government.
 The Seattle explosion destroyed shipment of powder consigned to the Russian government
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
SCHOONER
 LOST NEAR
 OMMENAY

SITKA. Alaska. Jan. 14.-The Amer ican schooner volante In tow of the gas boat Plndar and bound from Petersburg to Sitlsa, was lost at sea near Cape ommenay and the crew, which was saved. arrived in Sitka to- day. They will go to Juneau on the next steamer.
 The volante, vessel Of 125 tons had gone to sea loaded with salt, nets. barrels and other equipment for q herring fishing cruise, and the catch was to have been cured here.
 The Volante was S7 feet long and 25.6 beam. She usually carried a crew of five men. She was built in 1891 at North Bend, Ore, and was registered at Seattle. She was a fa- miliar figure in the fishing industry In the North Pacific
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14

 ILLS CALL
 Ills SISTER

LONDON, Jan. 14.-A wireless dis patch received from Rome says that Queen Sophie Of Greece has been sum moned to the bedsid Of Ler brother Emperor William of Germany, whose illness is described as serious. The Queen, the message. says, is to depart from Athens at once, for Berlin.
 Four of the Ka,ser's sons are at his bedside, recording to a news spec lal from Amsterdam. They are Grown Prince Frederick William, Prince Ad- albart, Prince JoacE,m and Prince Eitel Frederick.
 The last official announcement from Berlin regarding the Kalser's illness, was issued ct Christmas snd read as follows:
 Emperor William has postponed the trip he had planned making to the western front, tho Oversees News Agency announces, @ slight indispos.- ton making 1t necessary for him to remain in doors for few days"
 The Agency's announcement des- cribed the Emperor's ailment as "a slight inflammation of the cellular sys- tenn"
 Emperor William has been free from illness, 80 far as reportc have indicat- ed. since early last year. the last pre- vious report of his illness having been circulated in January, when he was said to be returning to Berlin because of throat trouble and as suffering from a chill. There was no official confirmation, of the reports. however and nothing more was heard
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
CONGRESS PLANNING
 RAILROAD LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-while the railroads are not anxious for any leg islation by Congress this session. it Is possible that two or three measures affecting their Interests will be en- acted. One of the most important ot these is a joint resolution providing for the sitting of joint committee ol the House and Senate for the purpose of fulfilling the Presidents suggestion of conducting an inquiry into railway laws and the transportation problem in general. President Wilson, as will doubtless be remembered. urged "a thorough canvass of the whole ques. ton as to whether our laws as at present framed and administered are as serviceable as they might be in the solution Of this problem"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
Martial Law at EI Paso; Washington Is WarIike
CALLS
 HUERTA, FORMER
 MEXICAN LEADER

FL PAso, Jan. 14.-General Vic. toriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico. died late last night. surrounded by the immediate members Of his family. Dr. NJ. p. Schuster. his physician said death was caused by cirhhosls of the liver, aggravated by confinement. One of Huerta's last requests was that he be buried in Mexico. He was S1 years old, and was born in Chihuahua.
 Gen. Huerta. who had been Ill for some time with what the physicians described as jaund.ce, was operated on January 1 for gallstones. It was announced after the operation that the physicians found symptoms of a more complicated disease than was formerly disclosed, and a second op- eration was performed.
 Huerta has been confined at the Fort Bliss military prison on the charge of conspiracy to start Q new revolution in Mexico. Recently the authorities permitted his removal to his home in this city when 1t was said he was suffering from jaundice.
 He apparently recovered and was taken back to Tort Bliss. Suffering relapse, he was aga,n removed to his home for the operations.
 Gen, Huerta succeeded President Madero in Mexico after the coup de-etat which resulted in the deaths of Madero and Vice President Suarez. Huerta later went to Spain. He was arrested at Newman. N. M., last June. Upon arraignment on the conspiracy charge he waived examination and was held for the federal grand jury, which convened at San Antonio. Tex, January II.
 Huerta was a soldier all his life, and until President Porflrio Diaz was overthrown. had always been ranged on the side of the party in power When he was 17 years old Huerta en- tered Chapultepec Military Academy from which he was graduated with high honors in 1875. He was com. m'ssioned as a second lieutenant of engineers, having shown marked abil- fly for this branch Of the service. In 1901 he took command of the troops sent to quell the Yaqui Indian up- risings and participated in the cam paign in Yucatan against the Maya Indians. Promotion to the rank of brlgadier general followed. AS a re- suit of military successes against Pascual Orozco. Huerta was promot- ed to be major general by President Diaz in 1910.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-14
AMERICANS IN
 SOUTH FURIOUS
 OVER OUTRAGES

FL PASO, Texas, Jan. 14.-Deyelop. ments in the Mexican situation have moved with kaleidoscopic rapidlty dur Ing the past twenty.four hours. When the seventeen mutilated bodies of the American victims reached here yes terday morning from Chihuahua they were met by crowd estimated at TO-. 900 people, principally Americans.
 Feeling ran high. stirred by the ar rival of the bodies. Americans at Madeira wired an appeal for help mo matter from what quarter 1t comes"
 Tried to XII Villa.
 Confirmation has been received Of the report that an attempt was re- gently made to assassinate General Francisco Villa. near Bustillos, State of Chihuahua. It Is declared that four of Villas followers tired to shoot him, but missed Villa therupon drew his pistol and killed two of the would be assassins.
 News of the attempt on Villas life was telegraphed here from Chihuahua City by Gen. Jacinto Trevino, con- mander of the Carranza garrison. VII la Is making a powerful effort to col. feet his old followers and reorganize his army.
 Villa Victory Reported.
 General Benjamin Argumeda, in command of 5000 Oaxaca troops was reported late yesterday in adyices be- lieved to be reliable. to have been vic. torIous in battle at Ecalon with $500 de facto government troops from Chihuahua. The battle was fought "Wednesday.