Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-03-03
MEASURE Up
TO GOVERNOR
FOR SIGNING
Representatives Pass Bill to
Prohibit Sale of Cigarets in
Idaho; Vote Is SO to 10
Claim 1t Will Stop Selling
Tobacco Intended for Pipe
Use; Many Protests Filed
sPURNs LEGION MEN


SPURNS LEGION MEN
Governor Davis will sign the
anti-cigaret' bill passed by the
present legislature. He so noti-
fed a delegation of exservice men
appearing before him Tuesday as
representatives of the John Regain
post No. 2, Boise, urging him to
veto the measure.
BY vote Of 33 to 10, the Idaho
house of representatives has followed
the state senate IS lead in passing the
Harding anti cigaret bill. The measure
now requires only the signature
of GOV. d. w. Davis to become law.
The bill prohibits the sale or giving
away in Idaho Of ciqarets or any
material used in the manufacture Of
cigarets.
Many protests are being made to
Governor Davis against the bill, in
hope that the governor will veto the
measure. American legion posts
throughout the state, as well as many
other organizations, are working
against the bill, while it is said that
the Mormons and women's clubs are
bringing pressure to bear upon the
governor to sign the bill.
WHAT BILL PROVIDES
The bill in part follows:
cit shall not be lawful for anv mer-
chant. trader, peddler, pharmacist,
druggist apothecary, or any other
person or persons, male or female, in
this state, with or without license,
to import for sale, or to have in his
possession for sale or to sell by whole
sale or retail, or give away, directly
or indirectly, to any person or per-
sons, male or female, within
the state of Idaho, cigarets for
or any cigaret papers wrappers,
or any paper made or prepared for
the purpose of making cigarets, or the
of tobacco used in the fill
ling or makeup of eigarets y.
Any merchant, trader peddler, phar-
macist, druggist or apothecary or any
other person or persons in this state
violating the provisions Of this sec
ton shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punishable for the first Of
tense by q fine of not less than-5O nor
more than $780, and for the second
offense by fine of not less than
800 nor more than $500 or by I'M
prisonment in the county Jail for a
period of not to exceed six months:
Provided. that the provisions of
this section .slSall not apply to the
sales of jobbers doing any inter
state business with customers out
side the state.
HARD FIGHT ON BILL
Passage of the measure came af-
ter a heated debate. An effort to
kill the bill by indefinite post
ponament failed Later an attempt
was made to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed, but it, too,
failed Passage of the measure came
as distinct surprise in legislative
circles.
Speaker Peter G. johnson vacated
the chair to speak 70. the bill, relin-
gushing the gavel to Bourne Of Ban
mock. Previously he had ruled out
of order a motion by Welker OF
Washington to postpone the bill in
definitely before it was reached on
the calendar. BY this ruling the mo-
ton. renewed when the bill was
reached, became debatable and the
rest of the morning was spent debate
ing it. No other legislation was con
sidered.
All debating was upon the motion
to postpone After the motion was
voted down, 81 to 8, the bill was
placed on direct passage at once.
FEM IN OPPOSITION
Representative Fem, of idaho cOun-
ty, voted against the bill.
Those who have made analysis of
the bill point out that it does not pro
hibit smoking cigarets in Idaho, nor
does it prevent importation of cigar
cts into the STATES from other states.
1t does. however, prohibit Idaho deal
ers from selling or giving away Gig
arets, tobacco from which cigarets
are made, or cigaret papers.
1t is declared by some that the law
will prohibit sale of tobacco used
for either cigaret or pipe smoking.
Declaring that the anti-cigaret bill,
if signed by the governor, will in
fringe upon the liberties on ex-service
men, American legion posts in all parts
of Idaho have wired emphatic pro
tests to Governor Davis against his
signing the bill. The Grangeville post
n protest to the governor