Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-26 | Page 1 | New York Dry Officials Charges Blackmail Plan

II I I I I I New York Dry Dryes Official Charges es Blackmail Plan Superintendent of League Says Discharged Employ Em Em- ploy s Are Responsible for Attack on Honesty NEW w YORK Jan 26 WIlliam William HAnderson H H. I. I Anderson st state te superintendent of the New York league today asserted that charges he had conducted conducted conduct conduct- ed the financial affairs of the league I In an Irregular manner were an at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt at blackmail O O. B B Phillips former fonner collector atthe of at I the league charged Anderson is collecting collecting collecting col col- col- col from the league for ex expenditures cx- cx x- x he claims to have but of at which there Is la no rio record Phillips also I declared Anderson had falsified tho the books and drew annual salary instead of and forced Phillips s sto to split Anderson planned to confer wt the he district attorneys attorney's office orrice today regarding regard ing the charges These charges are a joint project of ot a desire for tor revenge on the part of three discharged d employ s and an at attempt attempt at- at tempt to extort money Anderson saidI said t-I t I refuse to be blackmailed un