Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
Head of Unit to Take Post
of Field Superintendent
of Prohibition.
L0WMAN LAUDS OFFICER
IN ANNOUNCING CHANGE
New York Grand Jury Held De-
partment Head Responsible for
Padding Arrests.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The transfer of Col L. G. Mutt, in
charge of the Narcotic Bureau of the
prohibition unit, to the position Of a
prohibition field supervisor, and a gen.
eral shake-up in the Narcotic Bureau,
was announced today by Assistant Sec
rotary Lewman.
In his statement announcing the
shake-up, Lowman said that Mutt, who
headed the narcotic unit since 1920,
had been an active and jealous officer
and that he was expected to render
great service" in his new position.
Lowman added that he would direct
his work as field supervisor from Wash
ington.
The responsibility for padding figures
on narcotic arrests by Government
squads in New York was laid to Mutt
recently in a report by New York
grand jury. The figures were the total
arrests made by New York police and
Government agents, but the deputy
commissioner explained that he had
sent them to Congress to show the
amount of work being done in New
York, and not with any intention of
creating false impression.
Harry J. Anslinger, assistant commits
sioner Of prohibition, viii temporarily
take over Nuts duties, effective tomor-
row. Joseph A. Manning, narcotic
agent at Nashville. Tenn, has been sent
to New York, Lowman announced, sue
ceeding George w. Cunningham, mar
cotic agent, who viii take Manning's
post in Tennessee.
A number of narcotic agents in New
York have recently been sent to other
posts.
Lowman's statement said: Effective
March /, 1880. Col. Levi G. Mutt.
deputy commissioner of prohibition in
charge of narcotics, has been trans
ferred from that position to the posi-
ton OF field supervisor in the Prohihi-
ton Bureau, and will serve generally
throughout the United States and its
territorial possessions. Mr.. Nuts
headquarters viii be IN washington.
d. c., but he will make FREQUENT trims
TO the various field Offices of the pro-
hibition service.
Anslinger in Charge.
Harry j. Anslingef. assistant conn
missioner of prohibition. will assume
temporarily the duties heretofore per-
formed by Col Mutt.
Joseph A. Manning, narcotic agent,
In charge OF Nashville, Tenn, has been
assigned to the New York office of the
Narcotic Bureau and will be narcotic
agent in charge at that point.
George w. Cunningham, narcotic
agent, in charge in the New York Of
fee, has been assigned to duty at NASH
vile, Tenn, taking effect March /. In
connection with the change of agent in
charge at the New York ofice, q num-
Der of narcotic agents at New York
are also being transferred to other posts
Of duty in various part Of the country.
In Charge Since 1920.
'Col Mutt entered the internal rev.
enue service, Treasury Department, July
!, 1909. At that time Internal Revenue
had charge of the narcotic work of the
Treasury Department. He has held
various positions in the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau and in the narcotic unit
since that time. Col. Mutt was trans
ferred to the narcotic unit when it was
organized under an act of Congress
April l, 1915. He has been the head
Of the narcotic unit since 1920. Col.
Mutt has been an active and jealous
officer, and the duties he is to assume
March are Of great Importance, and
1t Is felt that because of his wide ex-
perience he will render great service
to law enforcement in his new position. :"
AS head Of the narcotic unit Mutt drew
salary Of $1,000.