Evening star., 1933-04-01
DALRYMPLE TAKES
OATH AS DRY CHIEF
Administrator May Head New
Consolidated Drug and
Alcohol Bureau.

Maj. A. v. Dalrymple, tall and husky
lawyer from California, with a color
fM background of war and prohibition
service, today became Federal director
of prohibition, succeeding Col. Amos
w. w. Woodcock, who, by surprise
appointment, will be retained by the
administration as a special assistant to
the Attorney General.
At the same time, it was learned that
Maj. Dalrymple eventually may head a
completely reorganized bureau combin-
ing functions of the present Prohibition
Bureau, Narcotics Bureau and Bureau
of Industrial Alcohol. The new bureau
would eliminate the word prohibition
from its title
Edward Wrede, secretary to the late
Senator Howell of Nebraska, is to be-
come senior administrative assistant
to Maj. Dalrymple, taccording to
reliable report.
Dalrymple was sworn in by Attorney
General Cummings this morning. He
formerly was Federal supervising pro-
hibition agent for six Midwestern
States, with headquarters in Chicago.
Aggressive Leader.
A veteran of the Spanish
and World Wars, Maj. Dalrymple Is ex-
pected to provide an aggressive leader
ship that Is certain to place him in the
national spotlight. Characterized by his
friends as a two-fisted fighter, the new
dry "czarn is said to be planning a Wig
orous war on racketeers.
Dalrymple, a San Francisco attorney
came to Washington some weeks age
with the active backing of Senator Nc
Adoo for the prohibition post. He Is in
dorsed by both dry and wet organiza-
tions and leaders and by members OF
both political parties.
Among those understood to have sup
ported his candidacy were Vice Pres1-
dent Garner, Secretary, Of Commerce
Roper, Deets Pickett Of the Methodist
Board Of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals; Senator Morris Shep-
pard of Texas and Mrs. Nellie G. Dono-
hoe, Democratic national committee
woman for California.
Maj. Dalrymple is said to have SUBJ
mitted comprehensive plan for con-
troll of liquor, industrial alcohol and
narcotics and for collection OF revenues
on beer and wine, involving consolida-
economy and efficiency.
Several Weeks on Slate.
Mai. Dalrymple, genial 200-pounder
with anecdotal and Spell-binding pro-
clivities we'll known to a wide circle OF
friends, especially in Democratic quar-
tiers, has been slated for the prohibi-
ton post for several weeks.
He is a staunch, lifelong Democrat
Texan by birth and Californian by
adoption"
In the presidential campaigns of 1925
and 1882 he did yeoman service fol-
the Democratic Speakers Bureau OF
Northern California, delivering orator
ical broadsides throughout the length
and breadth of the San Francisco Bay
counties and the Sacramento and San
joaquin Valleys. He was delegate tc
the Democratic National Conventions
at San Francisco In 1920 and at Chi
cago in 1882.
A graduate Of Valparaiso University
he holds the honorary degree of doc
tor of laws from Lincoln Memorial
University and Ohio Northern Univer-
sity.
Maj. Dalrymple served with Admir-
ais Sampson and Schley in the Span
ish-American War and with the A
E. F. during the World War After the
last war he served as chief attorney
for the Board of Contract Adjustment
in connection with settlement of claims
growing out of the World War.
With DR.. Thomas Masaryk, now Pres
ident of Czechoslovakia; Ignace Pade-
rewski, noted Polish pianist and states.
man, and Prof. E. A. Miller of Oberlir
College. he formed the Democratic
Mid European Union in washington
during the early stages of the war. T'hi:
union worked for uniflcation and CO.
ordination Of nationalistic groups II
the United States.
In Europe he had charge of tht
preparation of the ethnographic map
| Of Poland and the Slavic countries. Al
the Peace Conference he presented t.
| the American plenipotentiaries th
claims of each of those countries to th'
territories claimed by them unde
President Wilson's declaration of self
| determination
| During his service in the Philippine
he was given charge of the campaign
| to eradicate the drug traffic in the is
! lands. Because of the geographica
| layout of the islands this was an ex
| tremely difficult task, but success wa
achieved. In recognition of thi
achievement he was appointed Cover
nor of Amburayan.
Dalrymple is an authority on Orienta
trade. AS representative of the Phil
ippine government and the Philippin
Chamber of Commerce he did exten
sive trade research work in China an
Japan.
i His previous prohibition service
coupled with his narcotics campaign Il
the Philippines, have provided hir
with valuable experience for his ne'
undertaking as the Nations dry direc
tor.
Agent at Chicago.
| As Federal supervising prohibition
agent at Chicago he administered tn
prohibition law for Illinois, indiana
Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Mime
sofa. His regime made an outstandin
record in point Of amount of liquor con
fiscated and from the standpoint @
businesslike and honest law enforce
ment, according to those who observe
his work with the Prohibition Bureau
i Maj. Dalrymple has taken an apart
ment in local hotel. He will brin
.. his family here from the Coast in tn
} next few weeks. :. y z No. ss.sssa
The Attorney sahfsaral aave II