The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-27
DR.. Kress to Open
Clinic In Harper Hos
pital Saturday
CLUB WOMEN
BACK CAMPAIGN
Pastors to Aid Fight
From Their Pulpits,
Sunday

say that all bIacAsuards are cigar
cite smokers saio ar. Daniel
kress, who has Just come 10 Detroit
from Chicago to conduct the anti
cigarette campaign which will be
waged by the philanthropy and re-
form department OF the Twentieth
Century club. starting newt Friday
1T Is safe to say that so per cent
OF our boys over II years OF age
smoke cigarettes" the doctor went
on. "and II is not dificult to know
when they begin, for their average
In scholarship at school falls of In
direct ratio as the habit becomes
stronger. II Is these boys who drop
out offs chool at about II years OF
age. because they cannot keep up
with the course.
Nearly all crime Is associated
with the cigarette habit. ! have in
vestigated many prisons and have
found that an enormous percentage
o. the men are cigarette fiends. In
the reform school at Whittier. Cal.
9S per cent OF the boys were ad
dicted to the habit. The habit Is
growing tremendously. and 1t is only
n question of time when IL will have
10 be reckoned with. nationally. as
Was opium In China WI Ting
Fang Is personal acquaintance of
mine and he has told me that cigar.
cites are threatening to do more
damage to China than opium ever
did. because they reach the youth
OF the country. while opium was
used only by the men.
I'VE are now spending $1,000 to
educate a 800 boy. This Is bad
business policy. The same hoy
would be able to acquire knowl
edge that would cost us 800 TO i'm
part, now has TO have $1,000 spent
upon him because his wits are so
befogged with the narcotic effect OF
the cigarette.
81 do not claim that my treat
ment Is cure. Only will power
can completely effect that, but II Is
great help. In the first place II
makes the taste of tobacco very un.
pleasant. and there is curious
psychological effect which there Is
In all cures which gives mental
distaste as we'll and strengthens the
will. One week Of the treatment Is
all that 7 advocate at one time. but
many people come once or twice.
mainly out OF curiosity. and do not
give II fair trial.
81 have studied this question for
IL years. and believe that I have
devoted more time to II than any
one else. Recently | have been Civ
ing my time 10 the newsboys OF
Chicago. or course. they are not
very anxious to give up their cigar
cites and We have 10 work along
various lines TO appeal 10 them. II
is older men who realize what they
are losing through this pernicious
habit Drink and smoking almost
always accompany each other"
DR.. Kress Is the head OF SAM
tarium In Washington. p. C.. but
gives UP all the time he can TO this
work. which he feels means the
moral and physical welfare OF the
people Of America. He will open a
series OF clinics in Harper hospital
Saturday afternoon. for the free
treatment of victims OF the cigarette
habit. The clinics will be open daily
from 4 TO 6 y. M
The ant.-cigarette committee NJ
the philanthropy and reform depart
meDt o. the Twentieth Century
club will open it's campaign. Friday.
In the club building. Columbia and
Nitherell.sts.
Or. kress will be the principal
speaker at the Friday afternoon
meeting. to which the public Is
cordially invited. The campaign
will last a week and IL under tho
leadership Of Mrs. o. L. Angstrian.
The Pastors union was solicited
Tor aid In this work and readily re.
sponded, with the result that Sun.
day, April 30. will be Anti.Cigarettc
Sunday in large number Of the
churches. and the Sunday schools
will be addressed by speakers who
vii! rive their services. .'. -
Charles NJ. Carson. factory man.
nger OF the Cadillac Motor Car Co.,
will speak In the clubhouse Friday
afternoon, and also on Sunday. Mr..
Carson has placed car and chauf-
feur at the disposal OF the commit.
tee for the entire week. Other
speakers who will address the Sun.
day schools are wellington II. Lo-
gan. OF the v. NJ. G. A.; Edwin
Simpson. Of the AntLSaloon league;
Fred Eruce Horn. or the Gideons:
r. c. McPraync. Lee Joslyn. J. ID.
Du?uis and Mira. George Caron.
The public schools OF the city
have been glad TO AFFORD opportuni.
ties for Or. Kress and others to
address the pupils and IL is esti.
mated that 1900 children will be
reached In this way.
The campaign will also try 70