The border vidette., 1927-11-05
AND THAT'S THAT.
State Dry Head Denies Saying Border
Cities "ville."
Mondays Herald)

John H. Udall, deputy prohi
bition director for Arizona and
quoted by member newspapers
of the Associated Press as hav-
ing termed Mexico-Ar Dor.
der conditions vile" and condi.
tions along this said border to
be most vicious, now says be
didn't say anything of the sort
and indirectly charges that he
was misquoted by a reporter of
a Phoenix newspaper who was
responsible for the sensational"
story.
Mr.. Udall denies the story in
a copy of q letter to the Herald
and as sent to Mr.. E. Titcomb,
prominent business man Of this
city, who Saturday scored Udall's
statements and asked that action
be taken for Udall's removal.
In forwarding to the Herald
the copy of the. letter to Mr.. Tit
comb the request is made by Mr..
Udall that the Herald see fit to
give this the same publicity that
his (Ti.comb's) letter to me has
been given" Mr.. Udall further
tells the Herald in his letter that
he regrets exceedingly that I
have been put in a wrong light
before your people.
The Udall letter, as follows:>
October Both, 1927.
Mr.. e. Titcomb,
Nogales, Arizona.
Dear Sir
I have been at Flagstaff and
other points in Arizona since
Friday the 28th, and upon my
arrival in Phoenix this morning
I find your letter of the 29th on
my desk and learn in more detail
of the publicity and criticism
that has been directed to me.
Thursday afternoon the Ari
zona Gazette published the re
port and resolutions adopted by
the Anti Saloon League Board
among other things requesting
that the border be closed at 6 p.
N. each evening", Later in the
day reporter from the Arizona
Republican called and ask the
position the Prohibition Depart
ment took in the matter. I told
| him that reports bad come to me
that conditions we're quite bad at
San Luis in Yuma county which
were reaffirmed by the Rev. r.
E. Farley who recently visited
this border entrance, and that
perhaps if it was closed at 6 p.
%. 1t might have a wholesome
effect. From this short inter
view came the quite sensational
write up in the Republican Fri.
day morning which I very much
regretted. I had no more thot
of rejecting discredit on Noga.
les, Douglas or any other border
town than on my own home town
in Northern Arizona.
During my fifteen months in.
cumbency here a Federal Agent
or under cover man has not done
a bit of work in Nogales or
Douglas which should indicate
to you that we have not been
alarmed over your situation, and
it is the frequent comment in
this department. of the clean.
liness of these two border towns.
I have personally expressed to
Percy Bowden, chief of police at
Douglas, and Sheriff Brown of
Nogales our appreciation for the
way these towns are handled.
1t was my privilege to serve in
the State Legislature with Ike
Frazier and Phil Herold from
Nogales and likewise John Wyle,
John Gull, Arthur Curlee and
others from Cochise county whom
I have the highest respect for.
and I regret that I have been
brought into disrepute in these
towns and to have you people
get the wrong slant on me.
This position came to me un
solicited on my part and I have
endeayored to execute the duties
of the Office fair and impartially.
and I feel that il the interests
for which the department. was
established are not best served
by me being retained 10 Office, I
should by all means resign.
I am sure no one has friend
lier feeling toward the Mexican
government and it's people than
have I.
Assuring you Of my sincerity,
and anticipating the pleasure of
some time meeting you, 1 am,
Very truly yours,