Drys Ask Ak Mellon to Reconsider Opp OppOsition to Prohibition Increase WASHINGTON Jan 19 AP- AP Three prominent dry leaders in a at t telegram legram addressed to Secretary Mellon today requested a prompt reconsideration by the treasury department de de- head of his refusal to indorse in in- dorse an additional appropriation of for the enforcement of prohibition tion The dry leaders declared In their communication read in the tho senate by Sheppard Democrat Texas the theauthor theauthor author of the eighteenth amendment amend amend- ment that unless Mr fr Mellon rescinds rescinds re- re his disapproval ot of the Increase inI in- in crease questions will inevitably I arIse whether the tue treasury deut depart I ment sincerely desires efficient enforcement and whether it Is able 0 develop an adequate program I The telegram was signed by Bishop James Cannon chairman and Eugene L. L Crawford secretary of the board of temperance and social social so- so cial service of the Methodist l Episcopal Episcopal Epis- Epis copal church South and Bishop I Thomas Nicholson president of the I league I It will be diffIcult for the tho average average aver aver- age citizen to believe said the communication that there Is much zeal or eagerness on the part of the thel secretary of the treasury to secure l adequate enforcement it If he reused refused Continued on page 5 Drys Ask Mellon to to Reconsider Opposition to Prohibition Increase Continued from page 1 this opportunity to develop and c carry ury out an adequate program The Tho opportunity referred to is an amendment to the pending deficiency cy supply bill by Senator Harris Democrat Georgia to provide an additional for prohibition tion enforcement Secretary MeIon Me- Me lon Ion writing to the senate after the Harris proposal was approved by the senate appropriations committee commit commit- tee declared it would not be advisable advisable advis- advis able to make the money available until a a. survey were conducted to determine the most advisable way to spend it After the dry leaders leaders' telegram was made public Harris declared do- do dared himself highly gratified with this additional support for his pro pro- Especially he added was he gratified to learn that the tho president or of the league had repudiated ro re F. F Scott McBride superIntendent superintendent super super- of the league for joining forces with Secretary Mellon 1 against the increase Senator Harris declared that McBride McBride Mc- Mc Bride at first had indorsed the Increase increase in- in crease but had changed his position position tion when Secretary Mellon 1 announced announced an- an his disapproval The Cannon Crawford telegram advised Secretary Mellon to investigate as to the best distribution distribution dis- dis of the additional funds suggesting that they might be divided divided di- di vided between the coast guard service ser ser- vice Canadian border patrol atrin- atrin stringent gent surveillance or of breweries and an extensive nationwide education campaign employing best talent to prepare accurate striking posters and circulars emphasizing the danger danger dan dan- ger to indIviduals and to society of the use of intoxicants