Evening star., 1925-07-22
DRY APPOINTMENTS.
MAY TAKE MONTH.
Thousands Apply for Posts
Under New District En-
forcement Plan.

Federal prohibition officials prepared
10 buckle down today to their most
difficult problem in the sweeping dry
reorsa anization-selection of men to
shoulder the responsibility of enforce
ment in each of the "a districts pro
vIded in the new plan OF operation.
Bulging files, containing thousands
Of letters of application for the new
administration posts. recommends
lions. including number from
members Of the Senate and House. pro-
tests and records OF personal appeals,
awaited consideration of the dry
heads AT conference called yester-
dav to meet today on the return 10
the CAPITAL OF Assistant secretary
Andrews of the Treasury. creator of
the new enforcement machine.
Plan May Take Month.
With the first appointment YET 10
he definitely decided upon, and appll-
cations mounting daily, some offlclals
believe 1t will be at least another
month before the plan, which II was
at first hoped could be put in opera.
ton by August /, can be fairly wen
completed. One factor supporting
This prediction is the fact that the
several hundred employees at prohioi-
ton Headquarters who are TO lose
their Jobs in the reorga nization nave
not as YET received the required
months notice.
MANY of the headquarters employees.
however are expected to be retained
temporarily 10 aid in the preparation
for transfer Of bulky files and docu-
ments from the central once TO the
decentralized field force.
-. ~ Federal
traitors apparently was the one pig
task confronting off1cials today. FOR
announcement was made that the re.
vtsed regulations covering Industrial
alcohol had been completed. The De
partment of Justice at the same time
was working TO determine the exact
boundary lines between Federal judi
cial districts. especially those pounueo
by water. to aid officers in deciding
where to prosecute property seizure
cases.
Control Is Divided.
Under the revised alcohol resula-
tions. control over the production. dls-
trIbution and use of industrial alco-
hol is divided between collectors Of in
ternal revenue and the new Federal
prohibition administrators.
The administrators will supervise
the issuance of permits to operate In
dustrial alcohol plants. bonded ware
houses and denaturinS plants. and
control the sale. use and expectation
of denatured alcohol.
Control over the production. ware
housing and denaturlng of alcohol
will be retained by the revenue col
lectors in so far as this is necessitated
by tax collection. but their authority
will end after A tax payment. n with
drawal from a warehouse. or when
the product has been denatured. They
also will continue to issue permits for
withdrawal of taX-free alcohol for use
by the Government. the States, Terri
tories. hospitals, colleges and other
institutions. but the administrators
will determine who shall obtain slco-
hol in this manner.
The revised regulations in the opin
ion Of Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes. mark the most advanced
step taken in the control of industrial
alcohol since national prohibition, at
the same time giving assurance that
legitimate business interests have
been provided for.
The centerins of the administration
Of the uses OF industrial alcohol in
one local administrative head" he
said. will provide a simplified. direct
and responsible administration"