The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-06
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BOY SMOKERS.

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BOY SMOKERS.
! They are Many-And can be Fined
So can Those who sell Them To-
bacco.
A prat tee in Corvallis tha' las
occaeioned remark is cigarett
smoking by small boysand minors.
In recent years, the TIMES has fre-
4, quently brought the matter t. the
a tention f parents and Others, but
the smok rg is still practiced tx-
tensively. Little chaps of s and
10 years are not infreqn-nt'y
seen pufirg away with as much as
surance "a veteran smoker. Boys
Of IA or IS years in some inst lnces
| a-e completely addicted to the Gig
a~ette haiti and smoke as reg 'larl
as they eat. In spite of the fact
that it is forbidden by law and that
the habit is destructive to the mem
tai. moral and physical develop
mept, child smoking is taid to
be general all over town. Ii there
is one thirg more than another
that deserves the attention Of par
ents and 1T those anxious to pro-
mots the best conditions in Cor
Wallis, it is this debilitating and
unnatural practice.
Ofespec,al interest in the mat
ter is the question Of where these
boys get their tobacco and cigar.
ettes. The law strictly prohibit
the sale of cigarettes or ci- arctic
material to minors, Every ins: aace
in which either ia sold : to boys is a
violation Of a statuts for which
there is heavy penalty. Insi tence
upon the strict enforcement of this
law with, such vigor that cigar.
cites would be kept out ofthe hands
of these youngsters would probab' y
save many one of them for usefu
manhood that is otherwise destined
to become physical wreck. Science
! and exp rience has shown that
boys and cigarettes will not profit
ably mix. The one is the destruc.
tion of the other, and it is the boy
j, that is always the victim. Tbs
> asylums and penitentiaries are ful
Of men who got their start, ol tn,
| down grade as cigarette smokers II
!, boyhood. Their places there ough
, to be taken By men who are me II
enough to sell them the .s,eadl,
: wares. The man or men who vii
take the means to stop this sale i,
Corvalli. will do a, great deal fo
! numerous Corvallis boys aud carr,
!, glad tidings to parents for whom
9 .therw i,e, future sorrows lie il
: wait.
The law on the subject of sellin.
cigarettes to minors is as follows
, 1T shall be unlawful to sell
: barter. trade, give or in any manne
furnish to any minor under th
:. age OF IS years, any tobacco. cigar
or cigarettes in any form, or an
compound in which tobacco form
a component part, without the wri
:, ten consent or order of such minor
j. parent or guardian, and whe
q such minor has no parent c
le guardian, then in that case con SET
u may be given by the count
o court. sitting for the transaction {
, county business, upon proper ar
" plication in the county in whic
said minor may have his residence
Any person violating the provis
q ions of this act shall, upon convic
ton be fined in any sum not les
= than FIVE dollars or more than $50
!, There is also a strict state la,
d against the use of tobacco by min
: ors under IS years of age 1t is a
e follow: ''It shall be unlawful f.
y any minor under the age of I
i years to smoke or in any way us
any cigar, cigarette or tobacco i
J. any form whatsoever. in any publ
. highway, street, place, square. G
: resort. :. Any minor violating th
It provisions of this act. shall upo
}, conviction, be fined in any sum nc
u less than 81 nor more than $40, o
d by Imprisonment at the option I
a the court, two days for each o
d fense."