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Show ADVERTISEMENTS OF LPB MMT Ul This Is Claim Made liy State of Oklahoma Under Prohibition Prohibi-tion Regime. GUTIIRTK, Okla., April 21. Half a do7.cn Oklahoma, 'Missouri and Texas newspapers, together with numerous Kansas City, Chicago, Dallas and other wholesale liquor houses, brewing com- j pames and distilling companies and local lo-cal news stand agencies are made ele-fendants ele-fendants in a suit filed here today in the district court, bv At torney-Goneral West in behalf of the State and uniler the direction of Governor Haskell, to restrain the newspapers from publish- I uig advertisements soliciting the sale of intoxicating liquors in this State, the liquor houses from solie-iting business in the state, and the news elealers from the selling en' placing of newspapers or magazines containing these advertise- I 1 meats in view of the public. ' j 'Tho State, in its petition, alleges that 1 I tho newspaper defendants are guilty .of violating the Oklahoma prohibhion"lav on April 19 by printing such advertisements. advertise-ments. The case is lo be tried the first week of the .Dty term. |