The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-26
UP GO THE signs.
"N0 Cigarettes Sold to Boys I'm.
der 16 Years of Age"
A Large Number Of New Signatures to the
Cigarette Dealers Agreement, in
Effect To-Day.

"No cigarettes sold to boys under 16
years Of age"
Placards bearing that legend were freely
distributed by THE CALL yesterday.
large number will also be distributed to-
day. They should all be up by tonight.
Look for them. They are a sign that the
pledge taken by the siguers of the agree
ment will not be broken. They are seal
TO that pledge.
One of the largest dealers In tobacco In
Chicago, who is on visit TO this city. rushed
into THE CALL Branch Office yesterday.
ordered copies Of the previous day to send
| to his friends in the East. and said:
81 want to show the Chicago people that
| Californians are not so loose and lawless as
they are sometimes thought to be. There is
| plenty Of room for Improvement In this
respect in Chicago. Many boys there smoke
| cigarettes When | return L shall interest
some of the leading cigar men 10 similar
/ movement in Chicago. 1t Is line piece oil
newspaper work-thls crusade OF IHE
| CALL IS"
The following notice was issued yester-
day.
| OFFICE OF THE MORNING CALL |
SAN FRANCISCO, March "a, 1892. J
! To all the Siyners of the Cf1urette- dealers
| Pledge-You are hereby notified that the agree
ment which you have entered into with regard 10
the refusal of the sale OF cigarettes 10 young boys
will take eject SATURDAY. March 70, 1882, at
| notice. mo CIGARETTES SOLD TO BOYS
| UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE" may be
| obtained free of charge by all b0na-nde dealers
| In cigarettes at THE CALLS Branch ONCE. 10
Market street, or at the Business ONCE. 525
-iO"' THE MORNING CALL.
| "a Mother" writes to THE CALL:
"If every newspaper in town had the In
terests If the boys as much in mind as you
have there would be no cigarette-smoking
by boys in the city. People are accustomed
| to look AT this evil in an Indifferent manner,
but THE CALL has aroused them up. The
question has been very freely discussed IN
my circle of acquaintance. Persevere IN
your good work, Mr.. Editor, and you will
surely receive your reward III IN good
wi she's and support of this community"
I Another mot her writes: Your crusade
against cigarettes touches the hearts IL all
right-minded people so closely that We eau
not keep still. aud we mothers esnerlally
feel like patting you on the back (hgura-
lively speaking AID urging You o. in the
COOL work Over and over again have we
said, what can we do? But now we be-
gin to feel little hope.
"Why does the young boy want TO learn 10
smoke? | think for the very same reason
that a young girl wants to get on long-tall
| QresS and do her hair uc behind. she ad-
mireS the grace and dignity or her mother
and wants tn initiate heT. But TINS lnno-
| c .nt play does not bef0g her MIND. she
| grows into the woman. Now, II boy could
initiate the man 10y only getting into long
pants and putting on few business airs he
would be sale enough. But the accursed
| manly(?) habit OF smoking and treating
| o Lord, deliver them from that. L know
this Looks One-sided and weak, but am will
ling to do anything you ask IL you Will only
go on 10 the good work.
H. b. Burlingame writes as follows: Il
read your article in yesterdays CALL on
the subject of cigarettes and was pleased,
and this morning when ] read OF the con-
tinued efforts and the result was delighted
and grateful. May g I'd bless you and as
sist you to continue the fight until the vile
cigarette is a thing of the past"
{. b. Perkins OF l1l4 Market street writes:
"The efforts TIE CALL has been making
for the suppression OF cigarette-smok,n G
among the youth Of our city should receive
} the heartiest Endorsement OF every father
aad mother In San Francisco. No more
deadly enemy turks in the path OF our chil-
dren, and ] am sure the great interest y0ul
paper has shown in securing the signature
of such large number of dealers TO al
agreement not to sell TO boys under sixteen
years of age must meet with the highest APP
proyal OF every good citizen. As the super
! intendent of one of the largest Sabbath
| schools in this ely l want TO thank you fo
! this splendid upward movement fof the
| good of our boys"
, Here are the signatures to the agreement
obtained yesterday. Many of them wer'
| sent in to THE CALL office. No NOR,
} | signatures will be canvassed for. They
may be sent in up to Tuesday evening next
! San Francisco. March %, 1892.
, We, the undersigned, retail dealers il
tobacco IN the city of San Francisco
herebz agree 10 refuse to sell or TO per
nit our employees to sell cigarettes o.
| | tobacco in any other form to boys unde
l 10 years of age, and each OF US wll
place a sign in his store in consp.cu
a Gus place, such sign to read as follows
mo CIGARETTES SOLD TO BOYS
9 UNDER l6 YEARS OF AGE"
This agreement shall take effect i'm
mediately upon our receipt of notice
!. | from the San Francisco Morning Cal
l that sufficient number OF signature:
have been secured to make the move
ment effective.
i DEAN BROS. Polk and < dy.
a LOEWiTZ & MAHNKEN, 629 Polk.
e E. a. ROSENFELDT 81 CO, Polk an
n Geary
u S. GOLDSMITH, 1907 Polk.
: S. VAN PRAAG. 12I1h Polk.
Il EDWARD JONES. 12i5 Polk.
= H. BARBIERl. 1871 Polk.
r c. w. BUCK, 1881 Polk.
It CHRISTINE RUIN. 14G6 Polk.
h =. LEONHARDT. 1926 Polk.
s L.P. JACOBS, 1901 Polk.
r CHRISTIAN LEIDICH. 1iO6 Polk.
T.. AARON, 1913 Polk.
RADLOVICH & BALICH. 1900 Polk.
J, SCHULTZE e. SCHEPER, 1701 Polk.
& ID. J. O'KEEFE, 1900 Polk.
JOHN DOBRINDT. 1904 Polk.
ID X. TEMDY, 1903 Polk
lie MOHR g. STEFFENS, corner Polk stree
d and Pacific avenue.
III. A. .BREEDE, 1900 Pacific.
er l.. STRASoER, 1900 California.
> J: Ii. DECKER, 1896 California.
E III. A. voN DER NIENBURG, 1400 Pin,
THOMAS PRINGLE. 1345 Pine.
1t CHARLES SANDERS, Bush and Lark II
!? ii. l.. ASHER IL CO, Suffer and LarkiI
er PHIL Nj URPHY. 1925 Larkin.
1t Nj. j. TOBIN, 1915 Larkin.
F. w. APPIARIUS. 93l Larkin.
D. GEORGE DlEFENBACHER, 91lH LaI
OK | kin.
y WILLIAM FREUND, 904 Larkin.
ks MRS &. HOFFMAN,, 702 Larkin
ED G.. HILL, Larkin and Ellis.
ID JOHN KLINGEL, 633 Larkin.
re j. w. WALKER, COS Larkn.
OF f. w. RIECHEkS, col Larkin.
OF RIVERS BROS, 1879 HYDE.
he JOHN BONNER, 800 Turk.
st G. G. Woke. 13i Montgomery avenue
THEO. GE1Z. 223 MONTGOMERY avenue.
er HENRY GALLARD. 2251a Montgomel
ey avenue.
he ANTONI & HE'LL, 1903 Montgomery ay
MAESTRETTI 81 CONT, 3O5 Montson
mt cry avenu-.
of HENRY DIPPEL, 327 MONTGOMERY ay
.st RICHTER & BENKER, 4o1 Mon tgor
us cry avenue.
"a VIM. ENGELHARDT. 419 Montgome
us avenue.
49, VIM. SCHROEDER, 42s Monrgome