Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-27 | Page 1 | 'Dry' Chief Ordered to Drop 600 from Federal Payroll; Official Ax Starts to Swing

q Dry Chief Ordered t to op D From Federal Payroll Official Ax Starts to o wing Swing J 1 l. l By JOSEPH United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Jan 27 WIeld Wield Wielding ing the ax of or dismissal General Lincoln C C. Andrews field marshal forces of or the federal prohibition today began to reduce his dry army II by bv about about- Lack of will result In the lopping off ott of oJ heads of many prohibition pro pro- of agents Weeding out least efficient officers and surplus allover allover all allover sleuths will be simultaneous over the the country Administrators with blanket orders or orders orders or- or ders to hire as man many agents as they deemed necessary to enforce the me law took toole advantage cot cof the privilege lege Almost overnight the number of ot prohibition agents Increased inci cased w rom orom rom 2000 to The first camo cimo when Controller General McCarl warned Andrews that the prohibition n unit was exceeding Its congressional ap ap- ap appropriation In less than six months enforcement of ot the act cost more than 5 To balance the fiscal appropriation of 11 and prevent dry enforcement from piling up UI a deficit the cut In personnel wa was necessary