The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-11-21
REINFORCEMENT
ZONES LOCATED
Revenue Commissioner Will Aid
Local Authorities in Effect
ing Prohibition.
KRAMER MADE U. S. CHIEF
Will Have an Executive Field Force
of Nine Supervising Federal
Adents and a Prohibition
Director in Each State.

Washington.-JOhn F. Kramer has
been appointed federal prohibition
commissioner.
He will be in direct charge OF the
enforcement Of wartime and conSttu-
tional prohibition.
Mr.. Kramer is an attorney Of Mans
field, o. He was formerly member
of the Ohio legislature. He tee
sraphed Senator Pomerene, of Ohio,
accepting the appointment.
The commissioner Will work under
the bureau of internal revenue. He
will have charge of the field force
which will be used in enforcing both
the temporary and constitutional dry
laws.
Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of
internal revenue, made public plans
for enforcement Of prohibition. MI.
Kramer will have as aides an eXecu-
tive field force of nine supervising
federal prohibition agents and pro-
hibition director in each state.
The supervising feGeral agents will
have Jurisdiction over nine territorial
units into which the country has been
divided.
Under the direction Of the superviS-
ing agents will be a mobile force OF
federal agents which will be sent
from one point to another as cOndi-
tions warrant.
Headquarters of the supervising
federal agents will be located as fol-
lows: Albany n. Y. New York city:
Richmond. Va; Philadelphia; Alan
"a; Chicago: Omaha LITTLE. Rock an'l
San Francisco. The depa rncnts Or
units over which their jurisdiction ex-
.ends de to be known as the \ 'rth-
eastern, New York, Eastern, Southern,
Gulf, Central, Northwestern, South
western and Pacific.
The states included in eaclt depart
ment ate:
Northeastern Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts nnl
New Yvrk state, excepting New York
city a2.l Long Island.
New 1ork-Greater New Goek city
and Long Island, Connttic.lt and
Rht.!e Island.
EasIern-New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Maryland, Delaware and the
District of Columbia.
Southern-Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
and West Virginia.
Gulf-Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
Central-IndiaEa, Michigan, Illinois
and Wisconsin.
Northwestern Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Montana and Wyoming
Southwestern-Mis Arkansas,
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado,
and New Mexico.
Pacific-AriZona, California, Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Ne
vada.
No state, county or municipal officer
will be relieved of responsibility, and
every officer of the federal govern
nent of every state, comfy and city
must be surcharged with the full re-
sponsibility of a prohibition enforce
ment officer.
While the duty Of ascertaining con-
ditions in the several states will rest
primarily upon the shoulders of the
federal prohibition directors, the SUI
perviSing agents, upon their own initi-
ative, will make independent invcsti-
cations in aScertainmeEt of violations
Of the prohibition laws, cooperating
with the directors and local authori-
ties. Directors will give particular at
ention to the manufacture and sale
of denatured alcohol; to the business
of physicians who prescribe and drug
gists who sell liquor; and Of sanitori-
inns for the treatment of persons Suf-
fering from alcoholism; to the busi-
port or sell wine for Sacramental pur-
poses, and to all places where liquor
of any kind is possessed or stored.
Directors will keep in constant
touch with the governors and attor-
ney generals of the various states to
which they are assigned and enlist
the cooperation of all states and To-
cal authorities in the enforcement of
The laws.
Mr.. Roper said that only high-class
men would be employed as inspectors.
Other officials said judicious handling
of enforcement provisions was absO
lutely necessary if the government
was to have full cooperation Of a.!
citizens.