Evening journal., 1920-10-08
PROHIBITION TO
BEENFORCED
Under Reorganization Gov
ernment Hopes to Put
End to Illegal Sales
TOO MUCH FOR
ONE MAN EXERCISE

WASHINGTON, oct. S-Wiih The ap-
poinlmcnt Of Capt d Spencer Bliss,
OF Washington. as Assistant prOhi-
D iion Commissioner. 10 became known
ihal a complete reorganization OF the
prohibition enforcement division OF
The Treasury impends.
Captain Bliss WI succeed H. NJ.
Gaylord. VINO resigned some time ago.
Bis has been connected with the In
iernal Revenue Division ofthe Treas
ury Department for several years
According TO Information which has
come from men in close ouch with
AR Kramer's department, Captain
Bliss will assume almost complete
command Of tno industrial alcohol
divis on Of ihe department In this
way ne will take charge OF issuing
permits and viii direct practically
every activity other than the policing
OF he prob hitOn amendment.
Through in's organization. Mr..
Kramer VIII have an opportunity 10
deyo.e practically all his olteniion 20
alleged Illegal traits IN liquors
What has occasiOned This ncccssi.y y
for a reorganization Is sad TO be as
follows.
Firsi-rhe opinion iba. It VIII
aelsst IN making enforcement more
Efficient.
Socond-That industries hav'ng
10 do with he use OF alcohol have
complained OF The present organ
|zalion
Third-Thai the present organ
izatlon has imposed too many and
varied tasks on Mr. Kramer.
The complaint OF lnduslrals Is said
20 have BEEN caused by the close as
az ~ Nhn
control Of legitimate traffic I'm liquors
Tney have insisted they could be
dssaco aifd from the divisions which
are concerned with "hO0llegging ac-
tlvitles' as their business Is entirely
z innate.
II IS no secret that the varied duties
VIII 'ch have been imposed upon Mr.
kran'r have not made for the utmost
efficiency In the prob b,tlon enforce
moni division. The actual enforce
meni OF ihe prob billion amendment
has been a very arduous and difncult
task IN itself. as st no tine has there
bccn 4 sufficient number OF assistants
commissioners % police the amend
ment. Congress has not appropriated
sufficient money 10 insure proper en-
forcemen. A request for n much
Ereaier sum VIII be made OF the next
Congress
lt Is also known that very recently
trouble has been brewing within the
prohibition enforcement once over
an Issuance or permits. Persons and
Industries which obtained bonds 10
cover their Uses OF alcohol, especially
tho retail and wholesale druggists,
recently complained OF a sudden In
crease In the costs OF these bonds, the
increase being caused, u was said. by
n change in the form OF the permis.
Some rather nasty lnslnuations wera
made at that Time regarding The
cnanFe in permits and the lncrcnscd
cost Of bonds and eventually the
entire matter got before Commissloner
~ Internal Revenu Williams who or
dred an investigation. Now the mat
Ter has gone before the Attorney Grn-
eral FOR a ruling on the necessity OF
chang ng the permits.
Word has come frequently that tho
Commissioner dld not have .he time 10
oversee all the activities and 30 direct
whot amounted 10 pioneer activity IN
the enforcement OF the prohibition
amendment. To build up a complete
and new department and 10 direct
me enforcement work seemed 10 have
been too mucn 10 impose on one man.
out of his situation grw the noRsIbli-
tty OF trouble IN his organization and
also the possibility OF scandals aris-
ing With the reorrani zhiion and
more time given 90 Kramer 10 davotf
he attention 90 one unasc Of the
work aud with Caniain Bliss deyoilne
oil his time 20 other activities, n q
c0nicnded The efficiency 0f the entire
organ n'zation viii be increased
There arr MANY wavs "a furr q,