Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
FEDERAL AGENTS
| TO BEGIN STUDY IN
| DRYENFORCEMENT
Woodcock Puts Webster
Spates and H. NJ. DengIer
In Charge Of instruction.
SCHOOLING TO FOLLOW
IN TWELVE DISTRICTS
High Standard Of Force Plan to
Avoid Blunders That Cause
Criticism.

Upon the shoulders Of webster Spates
Of Montgomery County, Md, and II.
M. Dengler Of Pennsylvania, Col. Amos
w. w. Woodcock has placed the re.
sponsibility OF tmpressing on 100 Fed
eral prohibition agents throughout the
country his fundamental policy, which
is that the law be enforced fairly,
honestly, earnestly and lawfully"
The next major operation in Col.
Woodcock's reorganization Of the en-
forcement unit viii be an event of Sep
TENDER /, when "a specially selected
agents from the II administrative dis
tricts begin months course Of I'M
tenstve instruction. Spates, who Is O
lawyer and a brother Of the late Outer.
bridge Spates, famous Maryland Uni
versity foot ball player, and Dengier,
who formerly was an instructor, viii
conduct the school.
Col. Woodcock, whom President Hoo
yer selected to direct the enforcement
Of prohibition with the Department of
Justice as his right arm, bases his
school and similar schools which these
"a agents viii conduct when they have
completed the course.
High-Cla Force Aim.
II hope to create force of agents."
Col. Woodcock said, who will impress
all by their intelligence, behavior, in-
tegr1ty and discipline. I think much
Of the criticism Of prohibition Is due
to blunders and misconduct of agenta
and investigators, and that this In turn
may be traced to wrong system In
selection and to lack Of training after
appointment"
The method Of selection Is now fixed
BY law through the Civil Service Com
mission. Spates and Dengler hence
forth viii have major roles in supply
be the proper training.
These schools are intended to train
the agents In methods of gathering eyi-
dence, In knowledge of the substantive
law, and in habits Of discipline Col.
Woodcock said. "They are Intended to
bring home that integrity and In
telligence are the qualities we wish In
agents. They are intended to train
to use their brains rather than, Their
Drawn in discharging their duties. They
will not use weapons except for defense.
They are expected to aid In the build.
ing up Of an esprit de CORDS by show.
ling the agents that the business OF de-
tecting crime Is q profession In itself,
In which . person may take pride. !
wish first OF all 10 make this army 40
CAcaSAv 80 10 pOocipic. Whnb Lle m~
vestigators and agents to be the best
trained body of detectives IN the world"
Several Years in Service.
Spates and Dengler have been In the
prohibition service several years. The
Maryland man has concerned himself
with the legal aspects Of enforcement
especially, while pengler, as q field
ONCE inspector, has majored In the
"A NJ 9fN H1rsxs A4.~aa
he conducted q correspondence course
for agents. Both have the unqualified
Endorsement of Col. Woodcock for their
particular job In the future.
The administrators in the IL adj
ministrative districts throughout the
country have been directed to send to
Washington two picked men and this
group will become instructors. On Oc-
tober /, two graduates of the course
win be sent to each administrative
circuit, where they win conduct q
school of two weeks In each judicial
district In the circuit. All Of the agents
and Investigators will be brought In In
rotation and required to take the
!, course. They will be graded upon their
work and the result placed upon their
record.
Col. woodcock expects to start on his
first inspection trip. as soon. as the In
structors' school Is launched, about
September 4. He plans to visit the
district comprising Ohio, Michigan.
Kentucky and. Tennessee first; next, the
New England territory, and later, Chi.
cago. It Is his intention to return to
Washington over week ends and to trav-
Ell without schedule,
81 am going to stay In each jurisdic.
ton as long as necessary to obtain first.
hand knowledge of conditions" he said.
~H~n - 49, T. IA
everywhere go and learn their reaction
to enforcement activities and their
suggestions. I do not propose to busy
myself with the details of this bureau
so that will not have opportunity to
see, to hear and to think"