Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
andrews TO STICK,
PRESIDENT LEARNS
Mellon Tells Executive Dry
Administrator viii Finish
Reorganization.

BY the Associated Press.
Assistant Secretary Andrews. chief
Of the prohibition enforcement service.
promised the administration today he
would stick to his post until he has
finished reorganization of the dry
forces.
After two conferences today with
Secretary Mellon Gen. Andrews an
nounced he would not resign, az he
had thought of doing, because Of the
failure Of Congress 10 pass the admin
istration prohibition bills.
Secretary Mellon told President
Coolidge at the cabinet meeting to-
day that he expected Gen. Andrews
would remain in his present Office.
1t was added that the President felt
sure, on the basis of the information
given him by Mr.. Mellon, that the As
sistant Secretary would not resign.
In the meantime Gen. Andrews.
who left today on his official mission
TO London, indicated that he was not
so discouraged over the outlook as he
had been last week, when he was seri-
ously considering giving up his job.
Two Positions Filled.
Prior to his departure. the dry chief
announced two important appoint
rnents in the service, Vincent de p.
Simonton OF Washington being named
chief prohibition investigator, succeed
ing Walton Green, who Is retiring,
and John d. Pennington, former lieu
tenant commander in the Navy, TAX
ing over the post of prohibition adj
ministrator at Philadelphia.
Gen. Andrews said today, after q
conference with Secretary Mellon, that
sit seems reasonable to believe that
at its next session Congress win be
able to complete its consideration of
the legislative program proposed at
this session bx the TEeasury Depart
menk.
Most OF these proposals have been
favorably reported by their respective
committees" he added, "and given
place on the calendar. Meantime, our
ad interim study and experience may
well result In improving the proposed
measures before their final enact
ment."
He viii sail from New York tomor.
rowat the head Of mission to confer
with British officials on closer cooper
alton in the allti-smuggling treaty.
Other Members Of Party.
Other members OF the mission in
clude A. w. Henderson OF the De-
partment OF Justice; Rear Admiral
Billiard, comIpandant OF the Coast
Guard, and r. w. Valance Of the
State Department. Gen. Andrews
does not expect to return to this coun-
try until early in August and in the
meantime may visit some OF the Euro
but in an unofficial capacity.
Mr.. Simonton, succeeding Mr..
Green, goes to a position created a
year ago last April, when Gen. An
drews took over command of forces
operating in enforcing prohibition.
The position was designed to develop
cases against the large operators of
rum rings and conspiracies through
out the country. With a force of
picked men the chief prohibition in.
vestigator was operating under Gen.
Andrews without regard to any dis
trict lines or State boundaries.
Mr.. Simonton, who is 43 years OF
age, Is graduate of Georgetown Uni
versity Law School in 1901 and a
meniberof the District bar. He has
been IN the Government service since
1908. Prior to coming to the Treas.
ury Department in 1920, Mr.. Simonton
was In the Interior Department, Agri-
culture Department and War Risk In.
surance Bureau, which later was sue
ceeded by the Veterans Bureau.
Ray offered Lesser Post.