* STATE HISTORICAY, secter? April 15, 1954 Mr, Alfred ¥. Bowden ‘The American Tobacco Company, Inc. 221 Firth Avenve ew York 3, New York ‘Dear Xr. Bowien: i . ‘Some tine ago you alerted us to watch an outfit koom as fuckers Ancay- mous. Your Advertising Departaent hed reported that a Chicago agency— Leo P. Bott, Jr.—plamed to launch s national advertising campaign yro- moting this organization, Since you called this to our attention we have been making several checks and can report the folloving: Suckers Azcnyacus vas orguiized several years ago by WR. Offutt, who registered the same. Offutt bas tied the ides into = package to sell a Offutt engaged Leo P. Bott, Jr. to handle advertising. Bott, hovever, ‘tella a Chicago contact of cura that be has thromn the account out because ‘they aid not get paid. Ancther Chicago contact reports the Bott Company is 2 one-man mail-order ‘company, operating on a very legitinate basis. hie source also reported ‘that Bott bad resigned the Backers Anonymows account. Another source in Louisville advises us that Mr. Winfield R. Offutt, Sr. Lives at Puritan Apartuents, Apt. #512, Louisville, Kentucky. Same years “ago, while in Mexico City, he developed throst trouble. Mexican special- _ ists examined hin and found no real trouble. : Upon his retura to the United States he vert to Mayo Clinic where they dingnosed cancer of the throst “nd he van given radius trestuents viich failed to cure bin. Two opera- ‘tone beve since been perforsed -- in the first his laryux vas renoved, and in the second a part of the jaw, He 1s reported es headed for a ‘third operation. X qu attaching samples of his miling pieces. Very sincerely yours, Sobm Wy, HAL