New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1921, Page 11

Y. M.C. A REPORTS o ON SCHOLARSHIPS War Work -F_llwbiverted for| Educational Purposes LAST NEW BRITAIN DAY HERALD WEDNESDAY. MAY er, Bette ¥ ~BESSE-LELAND » C\. r, Busier Store 'WEEK OF THIS SUCCESSFUL SALE - Prices Now $9.90 to $49.90 ALWAYS MORE VALUE FOR LESS MONEY —— DRYING TOBACCO IN SENDING IT TO THE mns"souu WHICH FIRST ' H M QUALITY STOCK THE TROPICS PREPARATORY TO FACTORY- SOME OF OUR BEST TOBACCO COMES*FROM THE WEST INDIES . its scalp added to the belt of the prohibitionist beside that of the lamented but as yet not altogether late alcohol?” s the question asked by Garret Smith. in an article In the current issue of “Leslie’'s Magazine.” The writer reaches the qonclusion that while there has been Increased agitation and legisiative activity on the subject of tobacco following the success of the drive for prohibition of liquor the efforts reformers #eeking to abolish tobacco have no general support. This opinion s based largely on the resuilts of a questionnaire on the subject sent out to newspaper editors of the eountry by the P'ress Service Com- pany of New York City. War Chris ed «whool mittee The ! within | of towns S TOBACCO going te bave| ational has been prepared was in collegiate colleges are Discussing other arguments against tobacco prohibition, he says | users of the weed pojut to its long continued and almost universal use at the present time. | “Discovered first by Columbws in | 1492 as an American weed smoked by the Indlans—it was a botanical cnriosity in Europe for nearly one hundred years,” he continues, “Then, with its Introduction into England by Sir Francis Drake and Governor Lane of Virginia and its popularizing by Sir Walter Raleigh, it sprang into general use. “They point out that even at that time there were prohibition move- ments against tobacco; one of the strongest beloz lgd by an English Kinz. Yet those movements never | got anywhere. They say It is sig- nificant, In comparing the possible fate of tobacco with the fate ot fund of the Young V association purposes nd colleges of the by the state ssociation It fr v December 1 1921 mplete diverted for in preparatory country, | com cov 191 th of 5 | a totigl the state | which amount $12,150 awards | collegiate awards were 168 the state and 19 outside. Firty in the list. The number represented was 48 in the Men's | tionx received one In | haa { Orange s | terbury lesser number cs side necticut In awards were county, ber "Doomed ? tors Declare Not. Sy THE TOBACCO PROMIBITION MOVE STILL RETAIN ANTI-TOBACCO LAWS — EDITORS IN EACH STATE WHO BELIEVE alcohol, that In those early days of anti-tobacco agitation no one yet dreamed of prohibiting liquor. “They point out, too, the strongly Intrenched economic foothold of to- bacco in the United States, which is the chief tobacco country of the world today with an acreage of nearly 2,000,000, representing a land investment of over £160,000,000 con- servatively estimated. This acreage | has more than doubled In the last | fifteen years. The tota] value of the | 1920 ecrop was $298.001.000, Iminz‘ the value of 1,508,064.000 pounds | produced that year at the average farm price of 198 cents a pound. This does not take Into account the | large investment {n plants for| manufacturing and distributing the GROWN" WRAPPER TOBACCO UNDER SHEETING IN THE UNITED S 1S PRODUCED OF AS GOOD QUALITY AS THE FOREIGN NEARLY £.000,000 ACRES NOW DEVOTED TO TOBACCO IN THIS COUNTRY TATES ENT AT A GLANCE — BLACK STATES FIGURES INDICATE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AGAINST ABOLITION finished product, for which there are as yet no ofticial figures. There were, however, produced during the r 8.304,618,762 cigars, 5H0,408.827 cigarettes and 43348 pounds of pipe tobacco and snuff. “Of course, those who favor pro- hibition of tobac discount these arguments by the statement that the use of tobacco parallels that of’ liquor in that the use of liquor was at one time as widespread and uni- versal but was more strong'r en- trenched In that it .5.% Tinck be- fore the dawn of «ivillzation. They say further th.it the investment in- volved in the United States in the liquor business was fully as great as that now In the tobacco busl- ness.” . or more award b Willimantic each: New 21, Bridgeport 1 Norwich 1 other The were by towns, Hartford New Haven Wa New Lon towns n the 16 [ awards out reason of Con- vhere since state boys moving the else | enlistm reneral scholarship the Fairfield total $11.106, num- representing 1% towns inside the as follows amount Britain, 136 total amount § Stratford 15, Bridgeport Hartford county, 4. number representing 3 outside the si Hartford New Bri reccived and wus towns inside | Distribution ty. Hartford city and | committees. Haurtford New Britain 4. Manchester New total $14,629, number 442, representi towns inside and 1 outside the Distributed New Haven Ansonia, Derby, Meriden, Nau New Haven city by Haven county ame by Waterbury com- | $ The questions asked In the ques- | tionnaire to the newspaper editors | were: (1) Do you favor the enactment | of laws prohibiting the personal use | of tobacco by adults? (2) In your judgment does the general sentiment of your commu- nity favor &uch legislation? (3) Is toe use of tobacco per- sonally epjectionable to you? Xe arguments accompapied the questions and from thelr 'form it was impossible for any editor to determine the attitude of those seeking the information. Out of 12,518 editors questioned, 7,847 replied according to the sum- mary given. These editors represeut a combined ecirculation of ,870,- ING CIGARETTES A MINUTE BY MACHINERY- A MODERN CIGARETTE FACTORY (S AS CLEAN AND SANITARY AS THE_MOST EXACT ING HOUSE WIFE'S KITCHEN. 048. This shows' an extraordinary interest in anti-tobacco legislatipn. Of the 7,847 editors replying, 7,393, or 95 per cent, represent public sen- timent In their communities as op- posed to anti-tobacco legislation. Only 260 editors, or 3 per cent of those replying, believed there was any considerable sentiment favor- able to tobacco prohibition. There were 174, or 2 per cent, in doubt, while 20 failed to record their judg- 1aent., “It 1s of special Interest to note that 569 editors, fn answering the first question, personally favored such legislation, although only 260 of them reperted that public epin- , 453, number 39, representing | inside and one to Honolulu . | uted by Litehfield “county, 1 | and Winsted committees. T te. | received un- tain | 12 12, Thomaston 13. 207, number 105, towns inside and one ou in Cuba county and Middletown and one Middlesex committees unt 11 london number county, New 7 62, 11 towns Distrib- rrington rrington Middlesex county, total wmount $2,- representing ide the state, Distributed by Middletown receivea total amount representi 19 wich Tolland county number 12, representing 10 690, number 2 inside and 1 outside. The courses A. conrses by 3 number as 847, total aken resident and 319 16 ‘h)l:\l amount §§ 4 towns in- side the state and 1 outside ution by comunty committee. Windham county, total amount $1,- . representing 5 towns of % non Y. correspondence lon also favored the prohibition ex tobacco—an indication of the con- scientious effort made by the ed- itors to distinguish public opinion from: their own personal opinions,” the article continues. “The highest percentage of res plies reporting public opinion favon able to prohibitton of tobacco taME ™ from Utalh, where 42 per cent of the editors thought that the publie were for fuch a-movement. “¥tih -~ is the only state which -has-sinee adopted an anti-cigarette law. Tha result was forecast by several of the editors, who stated that the in- ; fluence of the Mormon Church was : agaiast tohacco. The. . Mormon Church is--also. strong . in ..Idaho, which is the other state where the - use “of tobacco was recentiy pro- hibited, but the governor has signed the btll -just pas=ed, “n -“which ~the - prohibitory legislation is repéaled. " In this state 89 per cent of the ed- iters estimate sentiment In their ycommunities as against tobacce pro- hibition, which, nevertheless, is six per cent below the average reported apposition. . i - i ol *The. Jegislature - ot "Tennerses gome weéks ago passed and the gov- ernor has signed a bill répealing ihe Anti:Cigarette law ofthat state. The questionnhire ghowed 93 per cent of its editors believed the puts—- lic against anti-tobacco legislation. The legislature of Arkansas has also just passed a bill repealing ity Anti-Cigarette lnw. In thisgiais D& per cent of the editors reported against tobacco prohibition. > x - “A bill, introduced in the current sesston of the legislature of Ari¥%on¥ | to prohibit smoking in public dikin¥ rooms and other public places, wa¥ first amenfled to prohibit the ron= suiption In public of peanuts, chews ing gum, tea and coffee, and then i defeated by the senate. The quess: tionpaire returns from that statg were 92 per cent ‘no.’ = “In Jowa where the ‘no’s’ werd 98 per cent & bill to repeal the Antis Cigarette -law has been passed snd signed by the governor. “A. DI to repeal the Anti-Clgar- ette law in Kansas, with 89 per tent of ‘no’s,’ 18 receiving th& attention of its legislature. ILast year:a petl tion for a referendum in Oregon te prohihit the use of tobacco failefl of sufficient signatures to bring ithe question to 3 vote, and 95 per fent of the editors declare their publi¢ against the legisiation. In Okla« homa an anti-cigarette bill has heen reported unfavorably in the house. The editors of the state reported 94 per cent against its publc sup- port. “Outside of Utah, where Mormon influence predominatcs,” the article .. concludes,-“the » nti-tobacco move- ment appears, as . the case of Ten. nessee, Arkansas and Iowa, to he ground and Is not to any con- ie extent supported by the Ge S, versi RRobinson, George Was Walter IKapf, R. Brattbury, North leze; 13, A., Root, "Nort lege, S. A. Montague, Sil B. college Distrib- American Springfield. Kirlew, at M. = M. A, P ‘I . LICENSES RESTO 3 The state automobile has notified the local pe operator licenses of B