Evening star., 1927-05-22
Under, CHEMIST,
TO SUCCEED DORAN
Slated to Become Head of
Technical Division of Pro.
hibition Bureau.

Doran to be prohibition commissioner
1t was learned last night.
This additional change in the ad
ministrative heads of the prohibition
machine will be in line with the sew
eral shifts already effected in both the
Customs and Prohibition Bureaus
where the principle of promotion from
| within the ranks was adhered to.
DR.. Linder, who entered the Govern.
| inent service on the same day with
DIR. Doran 20 years ago, has held d
| responsible post at the headquarters
| laboratory Of the Prohibition Bureau
and has had experience believed to
qualify him particularly for the post
to which he is to be promoted. He is
q native of Crawfordsville, Ind, and
was graduated from Wabash College.
He also holds degrees from other in
stitutions.
Promotes Within Ranks.
Promotion of men from within the
ranks of the organization has been a
policy followed with resulting salts
faction by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Andrews, who has resigned
effective August /, as part of the big
reorganization of the prohibition en-
fOrcement machinery. He Is to be sue.
ceeded by Seymour Lowman of New
York. DR.. Linder, who now holds the
title of chief chemist, Internal Rev
enue Bureau, is to be succeeded by a
man promoted from the laboratory.
Appointment of Maj. Herbert II.
White to be assistant prohibition
commissioner was recommended yes
terday by DIR. Doran, and is expect
ed to be made tomorrow, subject to
civil service examinations later. Maj.
White Is now the only high executive
of the new Prohibition Bureau with
out civil service status, and will take
the examination, shortly to be an
nounced. In order to qualify for the
post. Maj. White. who was brought
here from Texas. was prohibition ad-
ministrator for Washington and
Maryland for a while and has been a
factor in developing the present pro-
hibition machine. James f. Jones
and Col. l.. G. Mutt, who have been
recommended to continue as deputy
prohibition commissioners, already
have civil service status and will not
need to take the examination.
One Examination Delayed.
Announcement has been made by
the Civil Service Commission of all
but one Of the examinations which are
to bring all employees of the Prohibi-
tion Bureau. except the Commissioner
himself, under classification. The one
examination yet to be announced is
that for Assistant Commissioner
That was held up on account of the
long and uncertain status
OF Roy A. Haynes, former commits.
sioner, who was dropped in the reor-
ganization. With Haynes out Of the
way, and the situation clearing, the
commission now can go ahead with
plans to complete its job.
DR.. Doran who had been sworn in
late Friday afternoon, came to his Of
flce yesterday to find it filled with
floral offerings from his friends and
co.workers in the prohibition bureau.
The cordiality and warmth of the con-
gratulations which passed were re-
garded as evidence of the popularity
of DR.. Doran's appointment, partic.
ularly among the people with whom
he will work. This factor is believed
to augur well for smooth running of
the prohibition machine.
VIII Carry Out Plans.
The new prohibition commissioner
will continue with plans to carry out
the decentralization started by Assist
ant Secretary Andrews it was indi-
Gated by DR.. Doran last night.
The prohibition laws themselves lay
down the policies which he intends to
carry froward, DR.. Doran said. He
will confer tomorrow with Gen. An
drews. and, beginning June 13. there
will be general conference here of
prohibition administrators and all
chiefs at headquarters.
The plan of coordination for intel.
ligence and investigative work of the
various units engaged in enforcement
of prohibition was outlined in detail
by Gen. Andrews in a 10.page leetter
sent to his assistants yesterday, and
made public last night. The outlines
Of the plan have been learned before,
but were disclosed in more detail in
the letter.
Will Follow Experience.
Generally speaking, the Assistant
Secretary said the department desired
to take full advantage of the past
two years experience in stopping the
smuggling of liquor, of the increased
facilities Of the Coast Guard, now
equipped with suitable ships for their
peculiar functions, of the treaties and
arrangements made with foreign
countries, and of the information and
increased ability developed in the per-.
sonnel Of all services out of their ex.
periences, to consolidate all these ele-
ments into a plan to stop, once for
all. the smuggling of liquor into the
united States in commercial quaint.
ties"
"The department." he continued,
rs determined to undertake this Wig.
orously and at the same time to add
to the efficiency Of its efforts to stop
the smuggling of narcotics.
Committee Is Formed.
"To make this determination eff.
fective, a continuing committee is
established. to be known as the COM
mittee on smuggling of liquor and
narcotics, consisting of the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. supervis.
ing Coast Guard, customs and prohi-
bition; the chief. office of foreign con-
troll: the chief intelligence officer Of
the Coast Guard, the assistant com.
missioner Of customs, the deputy
commissioner of customs in charge
of the special agency service. the
assistant commissioner of prohibition.
the deputy commissioner of prohibi.
ton (narcotics) and the chief prohibi.
ton Investigator.
This committee Is charged with
devising and operating a detailed
plan for such cooperative work on
the part Of the Office of foreign con-
troll, the Coast Guard, the customs
and the prohibition services as will
assign to each its definite detailed
function and responsibilities: the
methods by which information will
be collected, interchanged and dis
seminated for prompt use: the meth.
Nods by which information and evil