Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
Appointment as "Acting Pro-
hibition Commissioner"
Announced by Mellon.
GEN. ANDREWS DENIES
HE INTENDS TO RESIGN
Tentative Selection to Be Followed
by Permanent Action After Trip
Abroad by Secretary.

Roy A. Haynes, storm center of
strong undercover controversy, TO
day was returned to. power In the
Federal prohibition service, when
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
picked him out Of a group of candl-
dates and made him acting prohibi-
ton commissioner, over strong OPP
position. He will head the newly
created Prohibition Bureau and have
control of all personnel, Investigations.
custody and supervision of liquor and
granting of permits.
Mr.. Haynes had been prohibition
commissioner since the Harding ad-
ministration. but while still drawing
the $500 salary. had been stripped OF
his official duties as commissioner in
a recent reorganization of the prohi-
bition regime under Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Lincoln c. An
drews. He was indorsed for the new
post in a general new reorganization
of the Treasury to take effect April
by many leaders Of the Anti-Saloon
League, including Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel.
ffau Many opponents.
But there We're many opponents to
Mr.. Haynes, including some influential
members of the Anti-Saloon League it,
self and some leading reform organiZa-
tions of the country who had indorsed
other candidates.
Faced with problem of settling an
intricate situation. with many proni-
bition issues wrapped into one job, Sec
retary Mellon conferred with all his
advisers, took the problem to President
Coolidge and decided to make it a ten
tative or temporary affair. to appoint
Mr.. Haynes as acting commissioner,
to go to Europe on a short Easter va
cation, later to return and make final
decision. Mr.. Mellon will sail tomor-
row for Paris and return about the
middle of April. He insistently refused
to say what he will do about the per-
manent organization upon his return.
The Haynes appointment was only
one of several made on the same ten
tative basis today for setting up an
TO operate the newly
created Bureau of Prohibition and
Bureau of Customs, but Mr.. Haynes
return to the limelight was The unex-
pected and dramatic factor.
Ernest w. Camp Named.
Ernest w Camp. now director of
customs, was named by Mr.. Mellon to
be acting" commissioner of customs.
Both Mr.. Haynes and Mr.. Camp will
function in their new and enlarged re-
sponsibilities under Assistant Secre.
tary Andrews, who. despite rumors to
the contrary, announced emphatically
today he would remain on the job. Re-
ports were that Gen. Andrews was
strongly opposed to the appointment
OF Haynes, but the statement was
made that he had no objection to him.
Two temporary deputy prohibi-
ton commissioners were named-Col.
l.. c. Mutt, now chief of the Narcotic
Division. and James f. Jones, now
director of prohibition.
Maj. Herbert II. White, former pro
hibition administrator now special in
has been slated for a post
as sort of ''acting chief of staff In
prohibition. 1t was learned from Gen.
Andrews. This was taken to indicate
he may be made an assistant prohi-
bition commissioner when the perma-
nent setup is effected on Secretary
Melons return.
For the new Bureau of Customs,
G. Van Doren, now director
OF the special agency service of the
Customs Division, and J. ID. Nevius,
head of the legal department Of the
Customs Division, were named ITEM
deputy commissioners. Frank
Dow, who is now assistant to Assist
ant Secretary Andrews, is understood
to be slated for assistant commissioner
in the permanent set-up.
Salary Cut Likely.
Mr. Haynes probably will have to
take a cut in salary when he takes
his new post as acting Commits
sioner April ], on account Of compli-
cations involved in the tentative ap-
pointment and the operation of the
personnel classification act.
Due to the fact that the appoint.
ments of both Mr.. Camp and Mr..
Haynes are made acting" it was nec-
sssary to appoint them under the new
law first as assistant commission.
ers," with designation as acting
The classification
board has placed the post of assistant
under the new law in
The salary grade from Sc, 900 to $500.
Mr.. Haynes on April /, under the
act, will have to start
In at the minimum of $4,000, but he
can be raised by gradual increases
through the steps In the grade to what
is known as the average" in the
grade. This is fixed at $6,5OO. So
long as he remains acting commits
sfoner, therefore, Mr.. Haynes cannot,
lnder the classification act and rulings
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