The New York herald., 1921-05-29
DRY ENFORCEMENT
TO Be REORGANlZED
Revenue Department to Try
to Stop All Inefficiency
and Waste.
TO SHIFT PERSONNEL
Revision and SimplicatiOn
Of Regulations to Be One
Of Main Tasks.
KRAMER WILL NOT STAY
PenrOse and Blair Soon to Con-
fer on Plans to Cut Costs
and Make Law Effective.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HEnALp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. May 2S.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HEzALp.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. c.. May 2S.
A complete reorganization of the
prohibition enforcement forces of the
United States both as TO personnel and
methods is 70 be Immediately under
taken by Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Blair. Work on this reorgani-
zation already is under way. Three
definite aims are in view:
1 The stoppage OF ineff1ciency and
waste.
3 Revision and simplification of
regulations and the permit
system to bring more direct
action.
2 A general shift and tightening
up of personnel.
Commissioner Kramer is not to stay
on the job under the new regime. He
will remain until his successor is ap-
pointed. having given assurance to
that effect to Commissioner Blair to-
day An early appointment will be
made of a new supervising agent In
New York to succeed Ernest Langley
Immediately after he was sworn in
yesterday Commissioner Blair accom-
panied Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon
to the White House to discuss prohibition
patronage and general reorganization
matters. The conference touched on the
questions OF a director, general super
vising agent in Philadelphia
This afternoon Commissioner Blair
had long conference with Mr.. Kramer
at which he outlined to the latter his
ideas in regard to prohibition enforce
ment. He received the new beer ant
whiskey regulations and other matters
that are pending.
Action on the beer regulations will bs
delayed, Mr.. Blair said. until he has op
portunity to study them. They provide
for the issuance of prescriptions for bee
as medicinal preparation. in accord
ance with Attorney-General Palmer
ruling Issuance of the wniskey regu1a
tions taking the limit from the numbe
of prescriptions n physician may writ
in a given period will also be held III
for study.
Commissioner Blair. it was learned
will hold a conference soon with Chair
man Penrose of the Finance COMMITTEE
of the Senate on reorganization plans
Senator Penrose is convinced that th'
present system Is inefficient and waste
full. 1t should not, he believes. he 81
costly to the taxpayers and he wishe
to go over the entire situation with th
new commissioner. The conference prob
ably will take up the question OF ap
pointments. Charles Swope of Pennsyl
vania. former private secretary to Sen
ator Penrose. has been prominently men
toned TO succeed Commissioner Kramer
Newton Fairbanks of Ohio also has beer
considered
Commss ioner Kramer appeared be
fore the Finance Committee to-day 4
urge passage by the Senate of the de
ficiency appropriation OF 100000 pu
in the general deficiency bill by tn
House when it became necessary 10 fur
Tough nearly 800 enforcement officer
because OF lack of funds. Commissions
Kramer outlined the needs OF the ap
propriation and reviewed the disastrou!
effects of the layoff There is LITTLE
doubt that the item will be carried II
the bill as 1t is reported TO the Senat'
and IL Is expected TO pass that body
Meantime. however. the furioughed mel
are scattering TO new jobs