Within three weeks the Federal prohibition bureau in the southern district of California and Arizona will have the largest and finest force of investigators west of Chicago, it was announced yesterday by Col. R. E. Frith, district administrator, at his home in Monrovia.
    Coincidental with approval of millions for dry defense work throughout the United States by Congress, Col. Frith completed his reorganization program that involved the dismissal of nearly a dozen agents, the transfer of an assistant administrator and the appointment as his assistant chief in charge of enforcement of Maj. Blaine Andrew Dixon, champion crack shot and former West Point executive officer.
    The entire eleventh floor of the Transportation Building at Seventh and Los Angeles streets has been taken over by the local prohibition agency and within a few days will have been completely remodeled. Secrecy will be the keynote of the office arrangement and every attention will be taken to guard the confidential information on rum-running and smuggling that is being developed by the new secret service unit of the Treasury Department. Sound-proof walls will preclude the possibility of "leaks."
    John H. Wynkoop, newly appointed chief field agent, has, during the past ten days, been interviewing more than 300 applicants for secret service work, field and office duties. More than fifty of these will be recommended to Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews, it is understood, which will more than double the field personnel of the division.
    Upon arrival from Chicago of Maj. Dixon where the newly appointed enforcement chief went to wind up his private affairs before engaging in the difficult task of mopping up the Southland, Col. Frith will develop a mass attack upon highway rum-runners and alcohol plants.
    When this program is well under way the Southern California dry agent will take his annual allotted leave.

Source:

Unknown, "Southland Dry Force Recruiting, Reorganized Enforcement Machine to be in Working Order Soon," The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Tuesday, 6 July, 1926, p. A5.