New Britain herald., 1925-08-21
24 Federal Admins trators' Duty Will Be Directed Against Smuggling and Illicit Making and Diver sion.
J. A. Foster Acting Official For New York and Sans For the Boston District, Andrews Announces
. The Assoclated Press.

IAhal S' o AAAAitok<AtNSiS By The Associated Press.
 Washington, Aug. 21 P}-Prohi- bition's new staff of 24 federal ad- ministrators, who will be given com- pete authority in as many districts over enforcement of the law Sept. 1, was named today at the treasury.
 The administrators and the cities in which they will have their re- spective Headquarters follow: Dist Administrator. Location. t--R. B. Sans, acting adm. Boston 2--J. A. Foster, acting. New York 3--R. Q. Merrick. ........ Buffalo 4-Frederick Baird Pittsburgh 5-Wm. G. Murdock. Philadelphia 6--Edmund Budnitz Baltimore 7-R. A. Tulwiler. Roanoke, Va. 3-B, C. Sharpe. Charlotte, N C. 9--Halsey Dunwoody ....Tampa i0-O. D. Jackson. .... New Orleans 11-Sam Collins ........ Louisville 12-E. l.. Porterfield. Columbus, O. 13-N. E. Living, acting =. Chicago 1i-W. D. Moss, acting ...St. Louis 15---A. C. Townsend, acting St. Paul 16--A. W. McCampbell. .... Omaha 17--Hubert H. White. Fort Worth 1S--John F. Vivian. ........ Denver 19--Elias Marsters ........ Helena o0-RCy C, Lyle. ........... Seattle 21-E. c. Yellowly. San Francisco 22-Robcrt E. Firth. Los Angeles 23-E. C. F. Crabhe, acting Honolulu 2i--A. J. Hanlon.
 ....... San Juan, Porto Rico
 Temporary Appointments
 Those designated as acting admin strators are expected to fill the new positions only temporarily.
 The position of chief of general mobile agents was abolished with the appointment of E. C, Ycllowley, who has held that post, to head tho Fist administrative district at San Francisco,
 Tn a statement announcing the appointments, Assistant Secretary Andrews said the new prohibition forces would be concentrated upon the task of eliminating the bootleg industry"
 Their energies. he said, would be directed along three definite lines of "ttack--smuggling, illegal manufac- ture and Illegal diversion.
 Source of supply 10 be reached md wiped out as rapidly as possible gre importation. manufacture. diver sion and transportation" said Gen rrol Anlre"s. "The various agen- r'es of government are being organ iurd to make it possible 10 accom- rish this end
 Difficult Problem
 The market is our most difficult problem, because of it's indifference fc consequences, ignorance and colossal gullihilitv. The market will u1v any price and swallow any boot ! rger's fairy tale as to quality Fut one by one intelligent citizens will realize the danger 10 government and society which thev are creating l,v enriching this bootleg class of ccmmunity members, and feeding
 
 through corrupting the very agents cf government and business. whose honesty is essential 10 the stability of society. One hv one they will learn that their imported whistles, GIG, are heinz made in Canal street from industrial alcohol, and thus will refrain from buying them.
 tr- f,rm CT another extends over the mole country, but it operates most ly In the certers of population. Its business Is collecting supplies and distributing them, and its operations 7rv ir size from tEe small operator, tho soils locally the rrC1uct Of local stills m to the big onc crators whose lines extend into foreign sources of r,lrrly and into hrcal fields If dis trihrtion. None of these operations that 7re hic enough tc he more than matters for lccal police control can l." carried on except through con- erlracles to violate the laws These consriracios involve many persons in ,7r!ous r'alks of life. All are guilty. Among these persons the final dis trtNptor is of least importance. 1n f7ct he l. of no importance 10 the federal colernmcnt except as he furnishes a line of approach 70 the tootlog operator whom he repre- s>nfs"
 4 secondary cliactive set by tho 6~v foll marshal is for the federal farres 10 "assist and develop local law enforcement"
 Operations alonE this ltn" he s7'1. will he "mattars for tho exercise of mdcmert. initiative and resourcefnl- r,ss on fhe part of the district ad- rainistrators in meeting the prob loms peculiar to their respective territories
 Old Members Retained
 The new prohibition army will hr captained in large measure hv the same men who nov command Uncl' Sans enforcement squadrons.
 Out Of twenty-four new distric; administrators. all but six already are in fhe service.
 Although he had announced 2 campaign 70 induce practical husi- ross executives to lend rev hioo1 to the organization. General An tcontinued on Page Twenty-two)