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Show OBJECTION IS MADE TO PAINTED CIGARETTE By Associated Press. CHICAGO. July 30. A painted cigarette cigar-ette may be the cause of depriving the city of Chicago of a portrait of the late Frederick Warron Freer, one of tho most famous of local artists, who died sevoral years ago. The cigarette Is shown -in-the portrait, held between tho fingers of tho dead artist, ar-tist, a wreath of light smoke rurllng up over his head. Tho portrait was offered by Mrs. Margaret Freer, the artist's widow, wid-ow, to Charles L. Mutchlnson of the art Institute. The portrait, it is said, was tentatively acccpled. when a member of the committee, commit-tee, accompanied by Miss Lucy Page Gaston, viewed It as it hung in the art Institute A sudden opposition against tho picture hroso,- based, It is said, on the cigarette, which tho painted llguro held. Miss Gaston Is said to have led tile fight against the picture, asserting that the'"' influence in-fluence of the cigarette would, bo harmful to generations to como who would' gaze upon it if the city purchased the painting |