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Show ANTI-CIGARETTE CRUSADE. Endless Chain Scheme For Signatures. Has Been Started. Enemies of the cigarette have adopted a new and powerful weapon to assist them in their warfare on the deadly rolls. An "endless chain" card system has been started with the United States Naval society so-ciety at Philadelphia as a base, and Is spreading rapidly throughout the country. coun-try. It is hoped to secure an enormous number of signatures in this way to a petition to congress asking for legislation legisla-tion against the sale of cigarettes to minors. The card, a copy of which has reached Salt Lake, reads: "A national league has been formed against the cigarette habit and a mammoth mam-moth petition is to be sent to congres3 that a law shall be passed, prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors. Wi.. you send a copy of this card, signed by yourself, to four lady friends and enclose en-close this card? United States Naval Society, Philadelphia. Pa. Do not fail to do this or the chain will ,be broken and the object for which It was started defeated. Please be prompt. No money asked." |