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July 3, 1926

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Dry League and 23 Branches Spent $11,075,253 in 6 Years

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, July 2. -- The grand totals of collections and bursements of twenty-three State branches of the Anti-Saloon League, with the total receipts and expenses of the national organization of the Anti-Saloon League of America for the years 1920 to 1925 inclusive, filed so far with the Senate campaign fund investigating committee are as follows:

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Johnny Coles

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Laurence Street

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