Evening star., 1925-06-23

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est possible cooperation" with the
Depa rtment of Justice and the setting
up in the % districts OF an admins
| trative machine to be headed by a
prohibition administrator snd two as
sistants.
Economy One Motive.
The plan" according to Mr.. Mel
Ions statement. lis decentraliza
ton with view to economy and eff
cheney, permitting the use of a small
er personnel with higher quali6ca
tons.
1T is believed the Federal func.
ton in prohibition enforcement is to
stop the sources of supply-importa
ton. diversion of legitimately manu-.
factured alcohol, illegitimate manu-
facture and transportation of alcohol
and alcoholic beverages" said the
formal statement issued at the Treas s.
ury.
Federal law enforcement energies
will be directed primarily against the
bootleg industry in all phases of it's
operations. Effort will be made TO
assist and develop local enforcement
The Treasury Department will work
in closest possible cooperation with
the Department of Justice and its
agents. both at headquarters and in
the field. All control of alcohol. ex-
cept the collection of the Federal tax.
is made the sole responsibility of the
prohibition administrators represent
ing the commissioner of internal
revenue.
In each district prohibition ad-
|ministrator will be appointed, selected
for personal fitness and executive and
business ability. He will be given
full authority and held responsible
for the enforcement of the law and
for all personnel within his district
His official staff will include a first
assistan mt directly in charge of permits
sive- work and a second assistant in
charge OF enforcement work, a
|ehemist and counsel who will work
lin close cooperation with United
States attorneys. Agents under the
first assistant will he trained pha rma-
cists and chemists. and under the
second assistant trained criminal in
Ivestigators and detectives.
Ohicials Will Stay.
THE headquarters in Washington
will be largely one for supervision to
secure uniformity of policy, standard
lization. coordination, etc. Its func-
tions will be conducted under the
same officers as at present, but their
duties will be less administrative and
more supervisory. Opportunity will
be given for these officers to spend
la considerable portion Of their time
lin the field
Mr.. Andrews announced the follow
ing district headquarters. together
with the territory included under each
jurisdictions:
No. 1-Boston: Maine. New Hamp-
| shire. Vermont, Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island.
No. New York: Southern and
eastern districts of New York and
Connecticut.
No. 3-Buffalo: Western and north
ern districts of New York.
No 4-Pittsburgh: Western and
middle districts of Pennsylvania.
No. 5-Philadelphia: Eastern district
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
No. Baltimore: Maryland, Dis
| trict of Columbia. Virginia and Della
| ware.
No. Atlanta: Georgia and North
and South Carolina
No. S-Tampa: Florida.
No. 9-New Orleans: Louisia ma,
Mississippi. Alabama and Arkansas
No.-Louisville: Kentucky and Ten
| nessee.
No. l1-Columbus: Ohio and West
! Virginia.
No. 12-Detroit: Michigan and In.
diana.
No. 13-St Louis: Missouri and east
ern and southern districts of Illi-
| nois.
No. l4-Chicago: Northern district
OF Illinois and WISCONSIN. 49,