enforcement but imposed fines of more than $1 million for illegal liquor production and sales, and alcohol smuggling in the state dropped by two-thirds. Stone spent almost two years in Detroit before he was named administrator of the 7th District (which covered both Maryland and the District of Columbia) on October 21, 1929. As part of his work as Supervisory Prohibition Agent in Baltimore, Stone was in charge of issuing alcohol withdrawal permits. He was unsuccessfully sued for denying such permits in 1930. Retirement and death Stone remained in the 7th District as Supervisory Prohibition Agent until his retirement in 1934. Thomas E. Stone died at the age of 89 from natural causes at his home in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 1959. He was survived by his son, Thomas E. Stone, Jr., and his daughter, Evelyn Stone Thomaides. He was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland. References Notes Citations Bibliography 1869 births 1959 deaths White House Chief Ushers United States Department of the Treasury officials Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel Theodore Roosevelt administration personnel Hoover administration personnel People from Leonardtown, Maryland