| Show MAY EFFECT REORGANIZATION OF DRY FORCE BY SEPTEMBER Prohibition Chief Changes of Six Districts Transfers Two Headquarters Many May Lose Jobs New Admin Admin- Administrator Administrator Administrator To Choose Own Workers WASHINGTON W July 25 2 fM A W Defeated In his hi plan Jlian to set a arc arc- rc- rc reorganized organized d machine machino at work August 1 to enforce prohibition Assistant I Secretary Andrews Andrea the treasur e prohibition field marshal took a a. afresh fresh start today toda In developing a ft program with which ho he hopes he helan hean tan lan an dry ui sIt 11 the country's wet s-et spots September 1 has now been fixed tentatively as IUS the tho th dale date on which tho the revamped re mont ment can be set In motion and it will start with a division of the country Into districts differ differ- nt i-nt lines line than were at nt first con con- contemplated of ot the changes In boundaries of ot six sic districts and the transfer of ot head of ot two other regional areas aras was made MERIT SYSTEM It also was announced that all allor of or the unclassified employees of ot the field service will automatically iy ly be out of or th thir lr Jobs not later hater than October 15 Some of or them probably will bo b b. b renamed but merit will 1 be ho the yardstick by b which the tho employees will viIi be bo mea mea- measured cured In their selection for places under the reorganization Accompanying Mr Andrews Andrews' an an- announcement announcement announcement was WIlS 1 L i formal tate state statement ment mont by b Acting Secretary Winston giving specific details of oC the de delay del de- de delay lay Jay in building the thc new enforce enforce- ment structure It has been found desirable said Id Mr Winston to put the pro pro- prohibition prohibition announced Into l to effect as a whole throughout the country Instead of ofin ofin ofin in one district alone This modification cation atlon In plan requires r a brief ex ex- extension extension tension erslon of oC August 1 date tentative tentatively l I the tho late date when the ly given as plan might become effective for tor about 30 days da s 's to on or about September I. I I This additional time will permit she he 1 additional administrative de details de de- tails so machinery will operate smoothly f from the start The changes made In the district boundaries resulted from recommendations recommendations of ot Commissioner Blair of ot the Internal bureau who though thou h having basing turned over o most of ot the tho Job to Mr Ir Andrews Andrew retains important enforcement funds delegated by law MI Mr MiAn An An- Andrews drews previously had said that no suggestions for alteration of ot the original administrative districts had come to him front from outside of or dhe he government and Mr Win Win- Winston WinMon ton Mon said today toda that the changes were sere solely in the interests of oC ef ef- efficiency efficiency efficiency and better administration DISTRICTS There has been opposition to va va- various various va- va various rious phases of ot thu tho plan however ho ever from various quarters and Mr An An- Andrews drews has received visits from half halfa a dozen members of ot congress and political leaders headers so o the decision to change the tho lines came camo as no sur cur surprise surprise prise to many of oC the observers here It was as reiterated at the treasury officially nevertheless that no pressure had been exerted on the department executives In behalf of ot the officials The change was the lifting of ot Kansas Horn irom the district with Nebraska and Iowa and the substitution of ot South Dakota in that group Kansas was placed with Missouri ou rl rland and the the southern end of oC Illinois while wIllie a part of ot Wisconsin not in included In- In Included eluded with Indiana was vas Included In a Il division with Minnesota and North Dakota St. St Louis was designated at the headquarters of ot the Kansas Mis tour southern Illinois division and Minneapolis was made head head- headquarters headQuarters headquarters quarters for the Minnesota section sl instead of at St. St Paul Headquarters the South Georgia Carolina Carolina- North Carolina Jurisdiction was re removed re- re removed moved from Atlanta to Charlotte N N. C. C I CHOOSE WORKERS Mr Andrews reiterated that the 4 4 prohibition administrators to tobe tobe tobe be named will have an entirely free hand In thu th th selection of the personnel with sith whom they are arc to work since they will be bo held re responsible re- re responsible responsible for tor enforcement In their respective districts That rule rul Mr Mn Andrews Insisted will be applied likewise to the group heads who will be assigned I as near as possible to each of the districts over which a United I States attorney had Jurisdiction These appointees wilt will be held re- re In turn by the adminis adminis- administrators administrators I for their respective dis districts and It is hoped that they may i I arrange closer cooperation between een eon the enforcement officials and the tho branch of ot the government gov as- as asI assigned signed I to tho the prosecution pro of viola Iola tors |
