Show UHf DRY lAW LA CHARGE SilKS OffiCIAlS California Customs Man Sheriff Deny Opposing F Federal edeal Agents LOS ANGELES April 6 AP AP- AP Sen Sensational charges that prohibition rohl l- l tion Uon enforcement In southern California California California Cali Cali- fornia was being met with interference ence edee and ope open i resistance on the part of customs of-customs officials and sheriffs sheriffs' of certain counties s created a stir of excitement today in federal and arid county law enforcement circles here The charges were made l bY Frank Franc B B. B recently appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed prohibition administrator for southern California and Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona in In-an In an address addres Monday night at Gl Glendale before beCore three hundred churchmen of ot the Federated brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood broth broth- of that city cHy and were reiterated reit roil j crated last night When r reports of ad address address address ad- ad dress were published here yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day they brought a vigorous denial from Louis H H. collector of customs for the Los Angeles district district district dis dis- dis- dis who branded the dry chiefs chief's accusations as absurd and Utterly without justification HAS PROOF CLAIMS I located last night night at Brawley retorted with the an announcement announcement announcement an- an that he was prepared to back his statements and added the charge harge tha that t liquor distilled in Lower California Mexico was b be being being be- be ing brought Into the United States in truckloads through the cu customs sa gates tes charges his agents were being opposed In their work by customs officials at San Pedro harbor hl Several nights ago he re s said Id his men seeking evidence of liquor sales aboard a foreign vessel in port were refused permission to board the ship by customs officials in charge at the harbor The dry agents w who o boarded the ship anyway anyway any any- way were ordered off oU while three San Pedro bootleggers were al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to remain aboard NO COOPERATION specifically charged that his men were receiving no co cooperation cooperation co- co operation from from- the sheriffs sheriff's office of Kern I He said a federal prisoner recently had been released leased from the county jail there by the thee sheriff and was still at large Sheriff Cas Walser of Kern county coun- coun count county coun coun- t ty dismissed charges as unjustified Since I have been sheriff sherlf of this county count said the sheriff at no time have we had a request for fol assistance from Crom prohibition prohibition enforcement officers that has not been granted In denying charges against the customs officials pointed out that his hla men I have been active for foi sev several several lal years in rounding up liquor smugglers on n the Mexican border and complained that tha t they received little assistance ance from the dry agents |