Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-09-08 | Page 1 | Curtis Denies Using Pressure

r His Ire Stirred I IT TI T I PM 1 1 r iS S F 1 1 i iVICE VICE PRESIDENT CURTIS Greatly Gretty Amazed CURTIS DENIES USING Indignant Over Article Charging Alcohol I Permit Aid I WASHINGTON Sept S 8 United Press Vice Press Vice President Curtis is issued issued is- is sued today an indignant denial following fol fol- following lowing owing publication 0 of a a copyrighted article in the Washington Post in which Maj Major r M Maurice rice Campbell former form New NewYork York prohibition Di Director Jj i- i rector l linked his name with the exertion of official influence in be be- half of alcohol withdrawal permits Curtis in his stat statement ment to Lo the United Press written personally in Continued on page 7 7 1 S CURTIS DENIES USING PRESSURE Co Continued from page 1 longhand expressed amazement and made general denial that his Influence as a t senator prior to hl his election as ag vice president was used for or the purpose of securing alcohol permits as ns alleged by Major Campbe Camp Camp- be bell 11 Campbells Campbell's article the thc first of ot a series elles on prohibition enforcement conditions in tho the east t said the lithe vice Ic president campaign manager In New York backed b by his influence In Washington made e my life miserable miserable miserable mis mis- erable with pressure to Issue Isue alcohol permits to companies which In my view were dubious The rhe text of Vice Pre President Curtis' Curtis statement follows I was greatly amazed to read the statement in today's Washington Washing Washing- ton Post Pott In Major Campbells Campbell's article on prohibition enforcement that I 1 while a senator used my 01 Influence In Washington and caused him to issue alcohol permits for tor I 1 have p never used m my Influence either cither di directly directly dl- dl or Indirectly to ha have hae e such uch a permit issued and if It my name namo were used b by anyone it was done without without without with with- out my knowledge or consent I did not nol at an any time back campaign cam cam- managers or r anyone anone else by my influence In Washington for tor th the purpose of ot securing alcohol permits as DS alleged by Major 1 Campbell Assistant Secretary of or the Treasur Treasury Treasury Treas Treas- ur ury Lowman toda today J Issued sued a statement statement state te ment as DS follows I have vo read chapter 1 Would Ju Judge ge that tho the story story I Is the thc greatest t romance of ot tho the century Major Campbell was a no horse doctor in thc the army The Thc horses died He was a a. moving picture ml mag mag- nate The company compan went bankrupt As prohibition n official he lie failed to dry up New York He Ho had a a. free hand land As an author his ImD Imagination lna- lna tion meets that of Dante I 1 have nothing further to sa say no now