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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11

lt-,V i-nq~77S DO YOU KNOW az v Tw-T ;T,--'~-. !,
The United States Department Of Agriculture through
Markets has placed the stamp Of its approval officially Oklahoma
Coon Growers Assocaion7 -. iA,.t....Llt,
H'}s.Soi ~ DO YOU KNOW raj -
That every worthwhile working in the interest OF improved
conditions cotton production backing the Oklahoma Growers
Association .s2.GAll- spsss@t ssi '.,tsl -A..s
Y ,o'~E',!bd ~ DO YOU KNOW 2 fTra als,sv
That the goal of the Oklahoma
thousand bales signed by May the 1s will be reached fully thirty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11

HERE Is WHY EVERY FARMER SHOULD BE A MEMBER
An Oklahoma farmer recently brought of mddng cotton
town and local buyer purchased hcm .a.s : :, l1-
During the day young who bought
from this local buyer, paying the buyer $40 profit a
He hauled those bales II distant and sold thcr
to another buyer for $34 profit
This buyer in turn sold them who getting up list
middng cotton, for So profit =. as,, n
This made total OF $52 profit the farmer two bales Of cotor
in one day,-and it only Travelled II miles IA,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11

SEATON'S GROCERY
CHALFANT'S HARDWARE
THE PEOPLES STORE
GARVEY BROTHERS
THE FAMOUS n
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE,

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 15.-Butter
(close), dull. Quotations: Fresh
solid-packed creamery. fancy, high
scoring, 53a55c; extra. SIC; extra
hrsts, 5Oa5lc; firsts. 42a4Sc: seconds,
SOa40c; sweet creamery, choice to
fancy, 54a56c; fair to good. 43a53C:
fancy brands of nearby prints job
bing at 6la63c, and fair to choice
at 4Sa60c
Eggs Cclose), Arm Quotations:
Nearby firsts. 74ha75 nc; doz.; cur
rent receipts, 73hc; Western extra
frsts, 74ha75hc; firsts. 72Iza734c;
Southern, frsts, 72a73C; fancy can
died fresh eggs jobbing, S7asSc. and
fair to choice, 7eaS6c
Cheese, firmly held Quotations:
New York, whole milk. fats, fancy.
held. 2sa2sc: fair to good. held. 26a
27c; fancy, fresh, 25R25Izc; common
to fair, fresh. 22a24c; Longhorns,
held. 2ec; fresh. 2sc; Single Daisies,
held. 27a2sc; fresh. 26a27c: jobbing
sales of fancy held goods, 3Oa31c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, fancy. 35a
sec; medium, 33a34c; small and in
ferior, 3oa32c. White Leghorn fowls.
32aS4c. Spring chickens, roasting
stock, fancy, lbs. and over apiece.
eSoN1SE oVdoEC. " Hll6 LtH-
horn chickens, 27a29c. Old roosters.
23a24c. Turkeys, fancy, 45a5oc; or
dinary, 35a40c. Ducks, choice, 3sa
40c; Muscovy, 2Sa30c Geese, 2Sa
32c. Pigeons, pair. 45a5OC.
Pressed Poultry-Fowls, fresh
killed, dry-picked. in boxes, weigh.
ing 4ha5 lbs. and over apiece. 39c;
4 lbs, 3Sc; az lbs, 34a35c; lbs,
2Sa31c; in bbls., dry-pIcked, 4a5 lbs.
apiece, dry-packed, 3sc; 3I4 lbs, SOa
33c; lbs. and under. 27a2sc. Roast
ing chickens, Western. dry-picked,
1ha2 lbs. apiece, 43a45c; over
apiece, 37a3Sc; lbs, 35a36c; az
lbs. 31a32c; in bbls.. 4a5 lbs. and
over apiece, S4a36c; 3h lbs. apiece.
29a31c. Fryers, Western, dry-packed,
lbs. apiece, 2sa27c. Broilers, West
ern. dry-picked, 1ha2 lbs. apiece.
43a45c; nearby, lha2 lbs. apiece,
4sR4sc. Roasting chickens, neaby,
4a5 lbs. and over apiece, 57assc-
Fryers, nearby. lbs. apiece, 3Oa32c.
Turkeys, spring, fancy, Va. and W.
Va, 5Sa60c; Western. dry-packed, 56
a5sc; old toms soc; fair TO good,
40s45c.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
'sers N. Y. stock Exchange.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 15-wheat-
Receipts, l0,Sl7 bus. by car; ship
ments from elevators, 26,564 bu.;
stock in elevators, 3,067,746 bu.
Sales included 5000 bushels Feb
ruary, S1.9O; 5000 bushels March,
s1.92. Closing quotations were: No
red winter, spot, $2.0l; No. red
winter, spot, $2.01; No. 2 red winter
garlicky, spot, s1S7; January, S1.S7;
February, SISSY: March, S1.s0%.
The market was weak following
lower Western advices, but before
midday prices had rallied partially
from the lowest of the morning.
Quotations established at the IL a.
m. call were: No. red winter, spot,
S2.011z: No. 2 red winter, spot,
S2.011a; No. 2, red garlicky. spot,
S1.S7Ia; January. s1.S7h; February.
s1.S9; March. $1.91A.
, Corn-Receipts, 67,s01 bushels by
car; shipments from elevators, 49,
Sic bushels; stock in elevators, 610,-
230 bushels. Domestic yellow track
corn. old. No.2 or better, was quoted
nominally at CSC in the morning.
Cob corn is quoted at s4.25a4.30 Dbl.
for car lots prime nearby yellow.
Track yellow corn, No. or better,
domestic delivery weakened, and at
the close was quoted nominally at
95c.
Closing prices. Contract, spot,
S5Ac; January. SS%c; February,
S2kc.
Market lower on weak Western
advices. Quotations at the IL a. m.
call were: Contract, spot, S5hc;
January. Sac; February, S2hc.
Oats - Receipts, 2,o23 bushels;
shipments from elevators, 3,635
bushels; stock in elevators, 557,2S6
bushels. No. 2 white, 5Shc asked
No. white, SIC asked.
Rye - Receipts, 4s,e34 bushels;
shipments from elevators, nil; stock
in elevators, s47,14o, bushels. Rye
also was lower following declines in
Chicago and at the IL a. m, call No.
2 western spot, export, was quoted
at s1.s4a.
No. 2 Western, spot, closed steady
at S1S3%
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Jan. I4-Butter-
Creamery. fancy. ID. 54a55C: choice,
52a53c; good. 5Oa5lC; prints, 54a56C;
blocks. 53a55c: nearby creamery. IS
a47C: ladle. 3Oa32C: Maryland and
Pennsylvania rolls. 23a24c; Ohio
rolls. 22a24C: West Virginia rolls.
2la22c; Maryland. Virginia and
Pennsylvania dairy prints. 2Sa3Oc;
store packed. l7a1Sc; process but
ter. 3Sa4Oc.
Eggs-The following quotations
are for first-hand transactions. job
bling prices higher: Maryland. Penn
sylvania and nearby firsts. 6Sa69c:
Western frsts. 6Sa69c: West Nir-
ginia firsts. 6Sc; Southern firsts, 66a
SIC
Live Poultry-we quote as fol-
lows: Chickens. old hens. ( lbs and
over, 34a35C: small to medium. 3Oa
32c; white Leghorns. 32a33C; old
rOosters. 20a2lC; young. large, 35C:
young to medium, 35C; white Leg
horns, 33a34c; rough, poor. thin. 3Oc.
Ducks, young Pekins lbs and over,
34a35c; puddle. 33s34c: muscovy, 81
a32c; smaller. SOC. Geese, nearby.
fat. 3Oa32c: Western. SOC; Kent Is
land, 32aS5c: all sections. poor and
thin. 2sc Pigeons, young. pair, IS
a4Oc; old. 25a4Oc Guinea fowl.
young, ~ lbs and over. each 4Oc:
smaller. 4Oc; old. SOC. Turkeys.
choice, hens. 56a5Sc: young COB
blers, 53s55c; old toms. soc; poor
and crooked breasts 43a45c.
Dressed Poultry-We quote u
tscalded, undrawn, head and feet
On): Turkeys, young. choice to
fancy, 57a5Sc; fair to good, 55a56C:
old toms. 5Oa52c: poorly dressed
and thin. 43a45C Chickens. choice.
young. 35a36c: old and mixed. S5c:
old ROSTERS. 22a23c Ducks, choice
to fancy, 34a35c. Geese. choice to
fancy, nearby, 32s35c: Western and
Southern, 2Sa32c. Capons, lbs and
over, 50a52c; medium, 4Sa4sc: small
slips 42a43c.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

vice president. Clarence L. Gifpin;
secretary treasurer, Charles p
Rowdybush; loan committee, John
F. Hargett. Clarence L. Gilpin and
Charles W. Hughes; attorney,
Charles R Rowdybush. The stock
holders have declared a dividend Of
s per cent.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. JAM is.
Reports submitted at the annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the
Albemarfe County National Farm
Loan Association showed that loans
aggregating more than 100000
have been made to farmers of the
county upon easy payments and low
rates of interest through this or
ganiZation. Officers elected for the
ensuing year were: S. S. Teel, presi-
dent; ]. o. Barksdale, vice president;
John S. Battle. secretary and. treas
urer. e.. 2 "a . As1k
A resolution was adopted petition
ing the members OF Congress from
this. district to do everything in their
power to broaden and strengthen
the Federal farm loan system.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
BITUMINeUSC COAL Q.
In DEMANDa
CHICAGO REPORTS:
Fuel Scramble May Occur
When Industrial Con- q
traction Is Checked.
DRY GOODS GAIN
Packers Report Meat Trade
= Influenced by fluctuations !
In Cattle Receipts. ye
Special 70 the R1sins1s section Of Wash.
.ingtou Herah). a

.inEtos Hsrsd). 49,
CHICAGO. Jan. I5.-The BLACK - -
Diamond reports virtually no bitu So
hinous deRand, steam or domesttus-F
and mines shutting down in every
producing State, this weeks aver
age production being around so pe-snf
cent, instead OF s5 per cent. as Sc-'"
might be with a real market. Prices
have not lowered appreciably fur =
ther except for distressed coal" i
such as carloads on which heavy, ,tr
demurrage had accumulated, whieh...
went at any price, some OF Il fouqE
freight charges. 41r
No trade improvement is expected
until Industrial contraction fs
checked, which should be soon. Then ..
q fuel scramble may occur. RaU.gr
roads sTeely reject on grounds ofFg
quality. now that prices have re-TI
Ceded below contract Less than "a
per cent OF coal ordered on contract :
by steam coal users was accepted 80
during the week. In many instances
total shut-offs had been ordered -
The American Steel Foundries rs--g
duce wages at Hammond and Ana,
ArbOr plants 10 per cent The Iu--
land Steel and Steel Tube Companies Do.
go back to the 3S cents hourly waEv
basis Of 1918. with eight-hour shifts
A statistiCian Of the Lumber Man.
ufaCturers Association estimates
construction behind eighteen to-
twenty-four months. and total con- r-
struction in the last five years one .
billion square feet less than fer the o
five years preceding the war. o.
building trades are greatly exer-,sr
cised over reports that a the nS-
tiOnal meeting next month New
York contractors will withdraw
from the national board Of surLsGIC-..-
tional awards. i NJ Craig. secre1..s
TRY Cf the Chicago Contractors Asa
ISOLATION, is sure the boards alran---
donment would Immediately start -
Jurisdictional strikes all over the .
country
J. D. Adams. president cC the
Mems Wear Association, saws mans.
articles are low r than they will ha -
again for many months after retsiIr- q
ers' present supplies are exhausted,
Marshall Field & Co. reports this
weeks wholesale distribution OF dry D..
goods and collections as less than, rr
a year ago. but more customers are
here and there Is increased buying
each day both in the house and on
the road.
Packers report the meat trade in.
fuenCed by fluctuations in livestock a..
receipts Average pork prices have 81
been ire Eular. with consumption r.
encouraged by relative. chea pness.--
and hams are very strong at ad-
vance Of one to one and a half cents.
Beef trade is also considered satis-....
factory. although developing tlow-.rr
ness the last two days. due TO the1T
quantity Of dressed product on theS-'
market. Collections are fair to slow
The export situation shows no.
change.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.
BY A Arrangement with

Eggs-Nearby. 7Oc; Southern, 70c;
average receipts, zoe.
Butter-PrInt, Tic: creamery. ex-
Ta, 6saG9c.
Cheese-June-held, 3Ia52c; new
made, 2Sa2ec.
Poultry - Alive: Roosters. zoe:
turkeys, 5oa55c; spring chickens
3Sc; white Leghorns, 35c; hens,
35c; keats, 40a45c; dressed fowls,
37a3Sc; springers, 40c; turkeys,
6Oc; roosters, 23c.
Calves and Lambs-Calves. l9c;
lambs. 12c; prime, 10c.
Rabbits-Tops, 40c each No. 2
and kits. zoe.
Sheep-3a6c.
Green Fruits-Apples. per bas-
ket, 75ca$2 90; apples, new. per BIB,
s25Oa7.5O; pineapples. s6.OOaS. 90:
California oranges, S5.O0a5.5O; Cali
fornia lemons, per box, $3.50a4.O0;
grapefruit, per crate, s4.50a5.00;
Florida oranges, $4.50a$5.00 Brus-
sells sprouts, l5a25c.
Eegetables-Potato nearby, per
bbl., s3a3.25: Northern. per sack,
325a35o: string beans. per basket.
Florida, s4.0Oa5.00; cabbage, per
bbl.. s1.75a$2.O0; beets. per 100, $500
nS.GC; lettuce. ronaine, per crate
s1.00a1.25; Florida, sI.00a2.00; pep
pers. per crate, s4.00a6.00; cymlings,
crate, $3.50a4.50; eggplant, per crate,
s4.00a5,00; onions, per sack, sl75a
s2.00; spinach, per bbl.. s3.00as4.OO;
Florida tomatoes, per crate, sea
8: sweet potatoes. No. Il per bbl.,
Ss.50s4.50; yams. s3.5oa4.0o.
FURNISHED by L. s. Bureau Of
Markets-)
Based on January Is quotations
in important markets. prices for
hay. feed and graintin markets de-
livered Washington. D. C.. fol
prompt shipment are quoted as fol-
lows: No. 1 timothy hay, per ton.
$50; No. 2 timothy hay, s2s; No.
l clover mixed, s29; spring wheat
bran, $3.50; spring wheat middlings
$3.50; cottonseed meal (36 per
cent?, $36.25; old process linseed
meal, s4S.75: gluten feed, s545o; hom-
my feed. $3.50; dried beet pulp,
$45; No. yellow corn, SSc bu;
No. 2 white corn. SSc; No, 2 white
oats. Sc; No. 3 white oats,55c.
The following prices are quoted
by local dealers for carlots, basis
cash payment: No. timothy (west-
ern) hay, s32.50 ton; No. 2 timothy
CWestern) hay. S31i No. l clover
mixed, s30.5O; spring wheat bran,
sS9; winter wheat bran. S42; stand
ard mfddlings, sa6; -four middlings,
S3s; cottonseed meal (36 per cent?.
sSs.5oi gluten feed. $50; hominy
feed. s42. Flour-Soft winter
straight u40 lbs, jute), SS.5Oa9. so
per bbl; hard winter straight U4O
lbs tute), s10al0.75; fancy spring
patent (family BRANDY. SI0a10.75;
No. shelled corn, s7c per bu (bags
extra); No. white oats, 61c per
bu (bags extra).
Jobbers' prices in ton lots OF
more terms cash at dealers ware
houses, range mostly from 81 tC
50 per ton over local market prices
on hay and from So to IS per ton
on feed.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Jan. l5-Butter
market easier, unsettled. Creamery
extras. 5la54C: creamery frsts 43s a
SIC; creamery higher scoring. 5IlE a.
55C. State dairy tubs 5Oa5Oc. d
Cheese-Market firm State whole
milk specials 24La2SLc. whole
milk fancy, 23a25Lzc whole milk
lower grades, 2Oa22lac: Wisconsin
whole milk. fancy young Americas.
2Sa2SLc: State skins. specials. Ia
zoe; skins. choice. l5al7l4c: skins.
fair to good. 12a14lkC: skins. lower
grades. SalOc. Eggs - Market
strong Nearby white. fancy. sec:
nearby brown. fancy. SOs6sc: extra.
&c; f-sts, 74aT6c .
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Canadian Wheat Moves West

CALGARY, Canada, Jan. 1.-THE
first important shipment of Alberta
wheat to Europe by way of the
Pacific and the Panama Canal is now
en- route to Liverpool and French
ports from Vancouver The ship
ment, 1000 tons, is in the nature of
an experiment. In view of the pre-
Vailing high ocean rates. the cos;
of shipment will be somewhat
greater than.by the ordinary method
of sending wheat eastward.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
BOSTON MINING STOCKS
FAILURES LAST WEEK.

Commercial failures last week IN
the United States, as reported by r.
G.. Dun & Co, were 514, against 37s
the preyious~ week, 361 in the pre-
cedfng week, and $50 the corre-
spending week last year. Failures
in Canada numbered ~, against a
the previous week, 36 the preceding
week, and IL last year. or failures
last week in the United States 122
were in the East. 1874 South, 100
West. and Al in the Pacific States,
and 256 reported liabilities of $4,000
or more, against 20S the previous
week.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Cotton Mills Pay.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-two hundred
and fifty Lancashire cotton mills,
with a total capital of f31 ,000,0 900,
paid f5,5oo,0o in dividends in 1920,
according TO report issued by the
American Chamber of Commerce in
London recently. One mill paid 425
per cent.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
BANK CLEARINGS.

The marked decrease that has
been shown II in bank clearings for
the past few months is still ap-
parent in the returns, the aggre-
gate Of twenty leading cities in the
United States for last week being
SS,s51,o26,ss7, loss Of 1872 per cent
compared with the corresponding
week a year ago. The contraction
in bank clearings continues quite
marked at nearly all of the cities
reporting. In the comparison with
two years ago, some increase is
still shown. The cities outside of
New York reporting considerable
losses, compared with a year ago,
include Boston, Buffalo, Philadel-
phia. Atlanta. Chicago, Detroit, st.
Louis, San Francisco, and Seattle.
At New York City there is also a
considerable falling OFF. although a
gain appears in the comparison
with the corresponding week of
1919.
Figures for the week and average
daily bank clearings for the year to
date, and for the two preceding
months, are compared below for
three years:
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
LOJUer Oil Prices
Fail to Cut Output
Special to the Business Section Of wash
inEton Herald.

'cPtNA4 70 Ant DuhAntsA oSNh40h % wan
inEton Herald.
OIL CITY, Jan. l5.-Despite drop
OF S5 cents in the price Of Pennsyl-
vania crude oil. the principal re-
source Of this region. industry in
NenanEo County is continuing IN
practically the same volume that
has characterized II since the end OF
the world war. Local factories.
with the exception OF a few Of the
smaller ones and the shops Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, have been
running on full time Practically
all the men idle in the county are
railroad employees.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES


YORK TotaI sales Of bonds on the Stock Exchange
& and two years ago From JsnysGy & TO
Following sales today each
security closing prices are given
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Price Declines.

The percentage of decline shown
in the various groups OF commod-
tiles between February 1, 1920, and
January !, 1921, are shown in the
following table:
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Cottonseed Oil Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. l5.-Cottonseed
oil market easy. Spot, s1S.5ealS.S so;
crude (southeast), s625 (sales).
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
ILY RECORD OF. STOCK AND BOND TRANSACTIONS
LOCAL.

sALn-
herrenthaler Linotype. 2 at 40.
After Call
Wash Ry gen es, $1,000 at %.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Jan. is.
-The ReedviIIe Oil and Guano Com
,any declared a dividend of 12 per
-eut. 1t is said that only one other
7sh factory will pay dividend In
me Northern Neck.
At the annual meeting of the
ztockhoIders Of the First National
Rank, of Gaithersburg, Md, direc-
tors for thf ensuing year were
,bosen as follows: John B. Diamond,
Erank B. Severance. Zadoc ". Cooke,
Tvratius T. Fulks, John W. Walker,
+. Meem. Samuel r. Plummer,
-1arence H. Hoskinson, James S.
windsor. James C.. Higgins and
-barles c. Waters. The directors
-s-elected officers as follows: Presi-
ant. John B. Diamond; vice presi-
1e1t, Clarence H. Hoskinson; cashier,
rank B. Severance; assistant
asher. John A. stover.
The western Maryland Farm Loan
association held its annual meet
No at Germantow1. Nd. a few days
20 and elected directors as fol-
avs: John =. Hargett, Clarence l.
TiIpin, Charles W. Hughes. Samuel
Thomas and C. A, Fulks. The
directors selected the following Of
lcers:' President. John F. Hargett;
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

Z II. Thomson, publicity manager
for the Washington Loan and Trust
Company will give a talk Tuesday,
January Is, on bills of lading and
other documents, before the Wash
ington Chapter of the American In
stitute Of Banking. Mr.. Thomson
for a number of years was connect
ed with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange yesterday morning repre-
sented the last word in inactivity
and listlessness. Only two transac-
tions were recorded, these being a
sale of two shares Of MerGenthaler
Linotype at 20. and $1,000 general
bond Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company at 80. or
decline Of a full point over the last
previous sale.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
NY. CURB MARKET TRANSACTIONS
By W. b. HIbb. & Co.

High. Low. Close.
800 Standard Oil Ind. 70 ~ 72Ia
10 Standard Oil z. $50
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

STANDARD OIL ISSUE:
10 Sou Penn ...... $50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-22

so per cent against anti-tobacco legis-
lation.
"On the other hand old anti-cigar-
ette laws were repealed by Tennessee,
Arkansas and Iowa. In these states
the editors estimates of adverse pub
lie sentiment were 49, "a and 95 per
cent respectively.
There has been considerable agita-
ton in other states during the yee."
all of which confirms the Judgment OF
the newspaper editors az to public OPP
position A bill introduced in Arizona
to prohibit smoking in public dining
rooms and other public places was first
amended to prohibit consumption in
public Of peanuts. chewing gum, tea
and coffee and then defeated by the
senate.
kansas with SO per cent noes seri
ously considered the repeal of its anti
cigarette law. Last year petition
for a referendum in Oregon failed OF
sufficient signatures to bring the ques
ton to vote and 95 per cent Of tn,
editors declared their public agains
such legislation.
"In Oklahoma with "a per cent o.
noes an anti-cigarette law was killed
at the committee
The net result of the years legis
lation, therefore is the gain of on,
small state by the anti.tobacco peopl,
and the loss Of three large states.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-22
EDITORS CLAIM THAT
TOBACCO PROHIBITION
WILL NOT MATERIALIZE

New York. May lS.-Statutory pro-
hibition of the use of tobacco by adults
is still long way off il the editors
of the country truly interpret public
sentiment in their communities This
statement is based on the results of a
QUESTIONABLE conducted by Edward A.
Moree of this city for the Tobacco
Merchants Association of the United
States. The QUESTIONABLE was sent to
nearly $4,000 editors. Replies We're
received from nearly SO per cent rep
resenting a total circulation of 22,-
900 900.
or the 7,S47 editors replying 1898 or
95 per cent declared their communi-
ties against tobacco prohibition. Only
any considerable sentiment favoring
such prohibition.
The questions asked were
0) Do you favor the enactment of
laws prohibiting the personal use of
tobacco by adults?
(2) In your judgment does the gen.
eral sentiment of your community
favor such legislation?
(3) Is the use of tobacco personally
Objectionable to you?
I'm presenting these questions" said
Mr.. Moree commenting on the results
I'VE made no argument pro or con,
as we wished unbiased replies. We
did not announce the name of the or.
ganization we were representing until
afterward, The nature of the replies
showed that most editors were entire
ly in the dark as to whom we repre-
sented.
Checking up the questionable re
turns with the anti-tobaccO Legislation
of the last year it Is interesting tC
note that the highest percentage of re
plies reporting sentiment favorable I,
( anti.tobacco laws came from Utaf
/ where AZ per cent of the editors
thought their public favored such {
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