The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-13
New York Agitated By For
nation Of Organization to
Regulate Use of Tobacco.
PLAN TO PROTECT
''NON-WEED" USERS
Object 10 Fumes IN Restaurants
Dining Cars, TheaterS, and
Other Resorts.

NEW YORK, May 13-Broad way was
sgitaUed today when II received news Of
the formation Of q NOn-SmOkeTs' Pro
tecuve League
In these days Of excise reform and
general moral regeneration. * would be
the hnaI straw on The backs OF those
who frequent hotels and cafes Il the
right 70 smoke II publiC were taken
away from thsTl-
Yet such IS tTls plan Of Dr. Charles G.
Pease. Of I0 West Seventy-second
street, and seventeen men who met at
his house They viii strive 20 have laws
enacted 20 curb al smoking n public
and seni-pubIic places
The initial statement OF DR.. Pease's
organization indicates that the only
haven left 70 smokers viii be their own
homeE-aud even there. they may not
indulge If individual members OF their
families object
To Stop Public Smoking.
Efforts are TO be made TO stop sn0K-
ing in theaters, halls. dining cars sleep
ing cars. cafes. and restaurants, and
in short. every place where people who
do not smoke are likely 70 be- as wen
as people who DC smoke
Flrther1nore, the new organization ez-
meets financial support sufficient TO per
nit Of its employing men VINO VIII de-
vote al OF their tine 10 enforcing Avs
now IN effect or which may later De
passed -
is a cruel movement smoking has been
The one relaxation Ia W1lcn everyone
could safely indulge EtsSlS-}0 Az DC
urlelors have even been looking IorV'-ro
hopefuTIy 10 the day when the Dan on
smoking by women Should De ll1tec- ~
IS not 50 long ago that a EOHnS woman
stood in the aldeTmaIlC CldsnLIer a. elLS
hal a. nd
Little Tim Sullivan and Alderman
Reggie DouE for the requisite per
mission
Women, Too, Would Smoke.
The board Of aldermen frowned coIdly
upon such legislation al that time blli
more recently The Federal Government
saw 1t 70 extend 10 women travellers the
privilege OF bringing In 2 limited mum
Der of cigars and cigarettes from
abroad. duty-free. Men had always eG-
jOyed this privilege, hitherto, while u
had been denied 70 women TX was ta-zeT
as q recognition Of The spread OF the
But now AFFAIRS may take an entirely
new turn Broadway looks fear1ully 10
ward the day when small signs IN pub
lie places VIII bear the Information
NO Smoking Allowed OLD timers o
Broadway Paris they would be call
ed bouleEardiers-sLook their head
when they heard the last word or n
smoking controversy One man rernslF= x
ed that he was glad he had reserves
n staterOOm on La Provence Two week
hence Il snail probably be able Z
get away before anything DEFINITE L
done, he said, hopefully
Laugh at Proposal.
only think" he cried only thIni
Of what Il means What IS New Hori
coming to- Il was Just the other ia,
that a restaurant went 10 the wall be
cause its patrons were asked 10 wea
evening dress
PROJECTORS Of cafes and restaurant
which have always allowed smokin
we're inclined TO laugh at the matter
Thev said II was one OF those move
rnents which are started ever 50 Ofte
on weE-aeanlng people and IA
through by reason OF their own fOOlIsf
refused 10 concede this and who Sa
real danger in the inception OF an ant
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