Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-13
Installation of Roy Haynes as
Dry Chief Will Cause Reor-
ganization of Office.
WILL TRANSFER BUSINESS
TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Consider Plan for Greater Co
Operation From Foreign Ma
tons to Stop Smuggling.
By Ralph n. Turner.
United News s,an Correspondent.

iNl'cd NcwS stan correspondent.
WASHiNGTON. June lc.-Ecorgan.
ization Of the prohibition enforcement,
unit. involving shake-up in per
sonncl. rs in prospect. now that the
new Prohibition COMMISSIONER. Roy
Haynes, has been installed in office
\ program for hcightcning the ctii
cheney Of dry enforcement has been
under consideration by the admin
!stration for tho past two months
but has been held pending the ap-
pointment of the ncw commissioner
Haynes already has Z conferr d
iengthily with John r. kramer. tho
retiring dry chieftain. and will be
at his desk Monday. After week
or two spent in familiarizing himself
with the task OF max ing America dry.
Haynes Will turn his attention to re-
organiza ,ion. This. in mis- opinion. is
the greatest problem ne faces
Among the proposals included in
the new program are:
/. Transfer Of enforcement TO tho
Department OF Justice. Under this
plan. the Prohibition Commissioners
work either would bc confined To the
issuance Of permits for the with.
drawal OF liquor. with enforcement
entirely in the hands OF the Justice
Department, or tho commission
would be transferred to that depart
mont. continuing his enforcement
work under the Attorney General
= Rcadjustmcnt Of personnel. This
includes "a plan whereby "A supervis-
ing enforcement agent would he ap-
pointed for every State. 1t also in
ciudcs the wedding out Of some en-
forccmcnt officers who have been ac.
cused Of 'bctrayinG their trust
3. Creation of special courts IN
nandl" prohibition cases ana an ar
ranGcmeut whereby Federal Judges
may travel from one district to an
other. thus clearing heavily con.
gcsted dockcts
L. Legislation giving greater au.
thoriiE 10 tho Prohibition Commits.
*ioner. SO he might limit the mum
Der OF prescriptions issued by physi.
clans. limit the quantity OF whisky
which may he manufactured and i'm
ported and prevent the use of whisk v
III medicines in which pure alcohol
mas been The ingredient OF the past
%. consideration of plan where
greater cooperation may he secured
from foreign countries to preycn,
smuggling. This not only applies To
canada and Mexico but to the two
small British Islands OF Bcmlni md
Nassau. OF the Florida coast. which
are among tho heaviest supplicrs OF
foreign booze importations.
In bidding his successor C;odspecd.
Kramer enumerated his problems. in
ORDER of their Importance. as follows
suppression of pure alcohol for bcv-
eraEe purposes. smuggling. moon
Shihc risttlling. hrewcries which are
manufacturing beer with excessive
alcoholic content, and prevention OF
Withdrawals from warehouses on
forged permits
The whiskey problem. Kramer said.
IS fairly well in hand. There are
stiii nearly 100000 600 gallons in
bonded warehouses;. hut Withdrawals
have been almost suspended. Kramer
said.
Fhe American people," he declared.
nave To great extent ,dupted
themselves 10 the new law and to
the changed conditions which IL
brought about"