The New York herald., 1922-02-12
ANDERSON SELECTS
COLLINS ASDAY'S AID.
Former U. S. Attorney in
Brooklyn Willing to Help
Prohibition Drive.
TO WORK SIX MONTHS
Chief of Anti-SalOOn League
Boasts Having Calder
in a Hole.
HE REFUSED TO LAY OFF
Says He Could Have Saved
Friends Job by Ignoring
Senator's Wet Record.
HE REFUSED TO LAY OFF,

William Fl. Anderson. State Super
intendent of the Anti Saloon League,
who was requested recently by Ralph
A. Day, Prohibition Director, to sug-
gest the name of a suitable man for
the Office of assistant prohibition di-
rector, wrote letter to Mr.. Day yes
terday in which he announced the
willingness of Wallace E. ]. Collins,
former United States Attorney in
Brooklyn, to fill the post for a period
Inns is a Democrat.
In reply 10 Mr.. Days reqrest Mr..
Anderson wrote 4 letter Thursday in
which he stated that the Government
and Mr.. Day must assume all re-
sponsibility for the appointment of
any man selected by the Anti-Saloon
League. Since his announcement that
re is looking for man to fill the place
last occupied by Col. II. G. Cetrow the
director has been besieged by letters
from applicants.
Mr.. Day said last night that he had
not had time to consider Mr.. Anedrson's s.
suggestion and would make no state
Tnent concerning 1t.
Mr.. Collins said last night that he
had been Indirectly approached" in the
matter, and that he had signified his
Willingness to undertake the post, il
offered, only reluctantly. and only for
brief period.
Collins Realized Troubles.
81 realize" he said, "how difficult it
Is to hold office in the prohibition de-
partment without encountering lot OF
mud singing. but the present public
attitude toward the prohibition law de-
rnands service. to set things right, and
J am willing TO try to do my share Of
It, provided ! get free hand"
In his letter to Director Day Mr.. An
derson dweit upon Mr.. Collins's expe-
rience in enforcement matters in Brook
lyn. The letter assures Mr.. Day that
'if there be any political obstacles which
prevent your naming Judge Collins we
will still continue on the alert for in
formation respecting possible Republi-
can appointees."
The latter was in part as follows:
Very greatly to my surprise 1 am in
a position to announce that the Hon.
Wallace e. ]. Collins. formerly Assist
ant United States Attorney for the east
ern district OF New York, covering
Brooklyn and Long Island. and. later,
because of his record and qualifications
named by the Federal judges OF that
district as District Attorney following
the sudden death of tie late lie Roy w.
Ross. and serving in that capacity for
approximately six months. with an un-
usual record OF convictions. will accept
the position of assistant prohibition d.
rector for this State for at least six
months as a matter OF public service.
feeling that he owes this much TO the
Government, In case he should be ap-
pointed without any effort or solicita-
tion on his part.
'.Mr. Collins would unquestionably
have been appointed permanently as
United States Attorney for the Eastern
District If he had not been q Democrat.
IN fact. I have the best of reasons for
believing that he would have been left
undisturbed indefinitely provided I had
been willing to agree. at least, by impli-
cation. to lay Off of Senator Calder
and quit bringing before the public the
Senator's wet record and had given any
kind of assurance that the Anti-Saloon
League would not oppose the Senator In
his effort 20 be renominated ana re-
elected 70 the Senate"
II Indictments I'm Kings.
Seventeen indictments we're returned
yesterday by the Kings County Grand
Jury out of forty-slx cases of alleged
violation OF the State liquor law pre-
scented 70 it. The first arrest under the
Nolstcad act in Brooklyn in ten days
WAS made yesterday when agents went
into n drug store at Fifth avenue and
Dean street They reported buying a
pint OF whisky there for SO. The pro-
prietors. Edward ncf,ly and Albert
Ghiz. were arrested. At Brooklyn en-
forcement headquarters II was said that
the agents have been tied up as wit
nesses In court for the last ten days.
Agents Mead and Saver reported the
purchase of a quart OF Scotch in a drug
store at o4sA Eighth avenue. They left
summons for the proprietor. r.
Schwalb. Agents Galante and Strauss
raided a grocery store at ia West End
avenue and discovered thirty gallon
still. some mash and moonshine. They
arrested one proprietor and left a sum-
mons for the other.
Customs agents went aboard the
steamer Giuseppe Verdi yesterday, sew
eral hours after her arrival. and made