The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-21
FLYING SQUADRON
HAS NEW CHIEF
Commissioner Cabell Appoints J
\. Pierce TO Head Squad OF
Revenue Investigators.
w. W. ANDERSON PROMOTED
Former Head Assigned to Service
in Auditing Department as Rev
enue Agent on Accounts.

! Special Agent W. ". Anderson. for
more than year head of Commission
er Cabclrs flying squadron" in the
! second revenue district of Virginia.
has been transferred to the depart
ment of accounting and VIII begin
service January l. as revenue agent on
accounts. There are only five OF these
officers in the United States, and the
position is regarded as one of the most
responsible in the gift of the service.
Mr.. Anderson viii be succeeded by
J. A. Pierce. a native of Bristol. Tenn
who has for some time been attached
To the local revenue office as special
gauger. Mr.. Pierce has served under
Special Agent Anderson and is familiar
with the work of the flying squadron.
He is regarded as an expert on distin-
ing work. and his appointment to sue
coed Mr.. Anderson is looked upon as
merited promotion.
The Flying Squadron.
THE dettshment of revenue pnen
popularity designated in revenue cir
Giles as the flying squadron" COM
prises a small body of veterans whose
long experience with distillins in all
its phases makes them peculiarly III
for the investigation of irregularities.
The squad, under MI Anderson, has
performed valuable service in running
down Illicit practices in Virginia, and
has on several occasions been assigned
TO special work in Tennessee ana
Florida.
The squad works under special ord
ers from the commissioner office in
Washington. and is dispatched on short
notice to the front 1t came promi-
nently in the public eye during he
l.
pany. when that concern was arraign-
ed on the charge of violating the
revenue laws. In the absence of a
regular secret service department in
the revenue Division. il performs a
parallel function in conducting spe
cial Investigations.
Mr. Pierce Already in Charge.
While Mr.. Anderson's appointment
does not take effect until January !,
Mr.. Pierce has already entered upon
his new duties. No one has as yet
been named to succeed him. 1t is re-
garded as probable that the Office of
special gauger. until recently held by
Mr.. Pierce, will for the present at
least remained untitled.
Mr.. Anderson is 4 native of Ken
lucky where he served for a number
OF years as deputy collector and later
as special gauger. During his ser-
vice as head of the flying squadron
for the past year he has made ms
eahIuarters in Richmond
In his new position. Mr.. Anderson's
work will take him in every State in
the Union. The five revenue agents
on accounts are assigned to the six
ty-odd collection districts of the coun-
try to audit the books .: the various
offices. The ass gnments are chang
ed every quarterly accounting period
TO avoid examination by the same
agents during any two succeeding
quarters.
The appointment OF M Anderson
and Mr.. Pierce was made by order OF
Commissioner of Interna! Revenue
Royal l. Cabell. The status of the
/ two men with regard to the classified
service remains unchanged. Both were
under the civil service n their form
( er positions and remain in their
new Offices.