State v. Beacon Publishing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The Beacon Publishing Company was charged, with others, in five counts of an indictment returned by a grand jury, with violation of the statute relating to false, deceptive and misleading advertising. The publishing company was convicted on each count, and appeals.

The circumstances which led to the indictment may be related.

• In Wichita the Beacon Publishing Company, a corporation, publishes a newspaper, the Wichita Beacon. Max Levand and Louis Levand are officers in charge, and, in common parlance, are the publishers. W. C. Shanklin is…