The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
BOYS WILL HAVE
TO. QUIT SMOKING |! 4 I !
AUTHORITIES ARE CONSIDERING
ENFoRcEMENT OF Law.
Pupils Under q Years sofs Age
Caught Using Tobaccosin Any Form
il Public Can Be Fined. $40 or I'm
poisoned Five Days, According 70 the
Statute. 4 - j, *. 49, SO
A crusade against tobacco smoking
W minors will be made in Minneap-

A crusade against tobacco smoking
by minors will be made in Minneap-
If the plans of the authorities do not
miscarry, not only are the youthful as
ers of the weed likely to meet with Sc
mous trouble, but. al 20 pupils under
81 years of age including high school
and many university. stud ents, who
smoke tobacco in public are liable to
be arrested and prosecuted.
For some time the agents Of the Min
aneapolis Humane society have appreci-
ated the fact that the statute against
youths using tobacco has not been en-.
| forced. Owing to press Of other i'm
sportant work, however, nothing was
done along this line until few days
ago, when Agent @. e. Van Ettsn took
the matter up with Police Superintend-
ent James G. Doyle and mapped out
an active campaign.
enough to satisfy any, reformer and its
enforcement will spread CONSERVATION
! among the ranks Of youthful smokers.
| The law reads: ~
| "Any person under eighteen tlS)
4 years of age, or any minor pupil as
described in section one (1) o.. this act,
| who shall smoke: or use cigarettes,
cigars or tobacco in any form on any
eetherslands used fol. public purposes, Of
/ in any public place Of business, shall
1sbe arrested Sby af& officer of the "
1 who may be cognizant of such offsnse,
and further,s st shall be the duty soi
all such officers, upon complaint Of
one. citizen, to arrest such offenders
| and take them before the proper court
The court shall impose punishment
at it's discretion, in sum not to exceed
| %n,o I11I ~ >,1o 1,a% ~
the county jail not to exceed five 20
days for each offense; provided, if ssic
minor person shall give information
which may. lead to the arrest Of the
person or persons violating section one
q Of this this ast giving t. sslling IS. o.
son tobacco, and shall give evidence
as a witness in such proceeding against
/ said party orapartiesr the court shall
said minor person. 'xsT ):
ta2 Chief Doyle Approves.
1--WE intend to have this law en-
forced, - said Mr.: Van Etten. s"I have
taken the matter up with Chief Doyl,
and he is very much in favor Of going
ahead and enforcing it to the letter. tt
punish the youthful users Of Tobacco,
is the only way that we can ever pc
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selling to minors and the only way t,
reduce smoking. among boys. 4, ,ts4.-
! :. Truant Officer Davis has beer
working along, this line for some time
He has secured the issuance of .severa
warrants against tobacco dealers, hn
where one man Isl stopped from ssellin,
to. minorsthere' are. twenty others wh,
will continue to- do so. tits only thr7
the youths themselves that we can wor]
effectively. If we make a few al
rests the examplenwillr be highly. ben
/ efcial, one iandr sL:. think will operat
for the good ST cthe> small boy who j
just learning The rudiments Of smok
ing and too sofft ten layingo the found.l
lions for3ao confirmed cigarette smok
t1er.Yt; -, STAG sfrI' aazvss5s- r.-~>4,,ay33 s.
Not only is the Humane society in
terested in the enforcement Of this Law
+ Superintendent G. M! Jordan and tn
principals and teachers OF the publ
schools are all interested in the pla
and give it their. hearty approval. .
; the many complaints Of boys smokin
that come to the. Humane society, til
big majority Of them come from pri1
clpals of our schools.
Anything to stop boys from ,learr
ing the terrible cigarette habit, ,, sal
one Of the principals to The Journa
"I understand that the arrest Of bow
who. are violating. the Minnesota ant
smoking law has been tried in at leas
, one Minnesota town and has prove
efficacious. I sincerely hope that ii
authorities here will take the matte
up and press it with the utmost Vigor.
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