New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
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Anderson Will
Purge YonNers
Ii Citizens Paw
Ann-Saloon Leader Offers to
Conduct Clean-Up Crusade
Free, but $4,000 a Year
Is Needed for Expenses
1000 Committee Urged
Preacher Ready to Volunteer
as Treasurer of Fund IL
ls Hoped Will Be Raised

William H. Anderson, state superin-
sendent of the Anti-Saloon League.
Yesterday proposed to the citizens Of
fonkers that he will undertake, free Of
expense, so far as he personally is con-
cerned, to attend to the matter of clean
ing up Yonkers, provided the people of
ionkers will subscribe $4,000 year for
hve years to accomplish the job His
formal challenge reads:
II the people of this city will sub
scrioe an adequate amount, say not
less than $4,000 year for five years,
TO be used solely for securing infor-
masion as to law enforcement eondi-
tions IN the city of Yonkers, the money
TO be deposited in a Yonkers bank
with Yonkers man whose name will
pe published as treasurer, to be paid
out by his check to persons who have
secured evidence, upon their vouchers
approved by me, then | will absolutely
free, as my contribution to good citi-
zenshlp in my home city, assume all
responsibility for employing the proper
men, directing their work, preparing
their evidence and giving out the facts,
and Will takeall the abuse and cussng
and sneers and suspicion that 70 with
that kind of job.
I'm addition. l agree that not even
the cost of collecting this money, or
the cost of sending out receipts for it,
shall come out of the funds so secured
but that every cent of every dollar
contributed fer the enforcement of
the law in Yonkers' shall go directly
into the bank to be used for this ex-
elusive purpose.
Anderson Saws He Will Re Fair
"The Investigations into conditions
: intervals with every possible precau-
tion TO prevent leak. If the condi-
tions in the city are bad the facts &ili
be given out without fear or favor in
justice to the public. II conditions
are good the facts will be given out IN
full in justice to the officials as well
as the public.
Every person, man or woman, who
makes a subscription of not less than
one dollar a year for five years VIII
become member of the committee OF
one thousand for law enforcement in
Yonkers' and be entitled to vo>e if
meeting is called or q mail refereu-
dunn taken to determine some impor-
tant policy. There will be an advisory
or executive committee whose names
-.N'v VI A@4~s HNs W GA'Sh W viz PNc'
lie
"This Committee Of One Thousand
will be purely civic and strictly non
political. 1t will not take any part in
any primary or election contest by
favoring or opposing any candidate OF
any party or faction. However, the
elimination of lawlessness and official
incompetence or corruption through
honest enforcement OF the law will in
cvitably tend 10 purify politics and i'm
prove its tone and raise it's level"
Treasurer Volunteers
Mr. Anderson said last night that it
had ccst him only $500 to lay bare the
facts concerning gambling and whisky
selling which has aroused Yonkers
during the last six weeks He
also announced that William j. Yates, J
61 Point Street, Yonkers, business
manager of the COLGATE estate and
treasurer of the Yonkers Gospel Mis-
sion and other religious organizations.
has consented to serve as treasurer of
the "Yonkers Law Enforcement Fund" /
The proposed cleanup Will have no
connection with the work Of the Anti
Saloon League proper.