Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 July 1931 — Page 3

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RALPH CAPONE NOT SO SMART TO UNCLE SAM Covered His Trail Well, but Not Good Enough to Fool Agents. This It the fifth of a series of exclusive stories on “How They Got Al expone.” Previous stories have told how Capone Is now Insolvent as the result of business depression and federal prosecution of his rang. and of V. S. District Attorney Georre E. Q. Johnson, thetr nemesis. BY ROBERT TALLEY NEA Service Writer (Copyright, 1931. by NEA Service, Inc.) CHICAGO, July I.—The business depresssion which reduced the demand for Al Capone's liquor, gambling and vice may be responsible for the gang leader’s insolvency today, but he owes his approaching penitentiary sentence to a small group of persistent men who worked nearly four years to get him behind the bars. The “intelligence unit” of the United States internal revenue bureau probably is the least known of Uncle Sam’s Investigating agencies. It hunts income tax dodgers quietly, sticks with a given job year after year, works behind the scenes, get* no glory, wants none. In fact, this probably is the first time you ever have seen its name in a newspaper. Its chief is Elmer L. Irey, a veteran investigator with many famous cases to its credit. Heading the Chicago division, which comprises seven states, is A. P. Madden, division chief. An ace among its special agents is Frank J. Wilson of Washington.

They're Not Detective* Its men are not detectives and do not claim to be. Mostly, they are expert accountants and lawyers. They know little about guns and nothing about disguises, but they do know an awful lot about bank accounts and financial transactions. Give one of them a few days and he possibly can tell you more about your financial affairs than you know yourself. They worked three and one-half years to get the goods on A1 Capone, and in doing so they assisted in the financial wrecking of his gang by sending two of his chief lieutenants to the penitentiary and getting several more started well on the road there. Two In Prison Frank Nitti, Capone gang treasurer and alcohol king, and Sam Guzik, its slot machine and vice czar, are in Leavenworth prison now for trying to beat te income tax law. Ralph Capone, Al’s brother and chief of the beer division, is under sentence of three years, but has appealed. Jack Guzik, Capone’s business manager and head of the gambling syndicate, likewise is under sentence, but has appealed. The trail that finally led to A1 Capone himself began late in 1927. One of the bureau's agents found that Ralph Capone had not filed returns of 1922, 1923, 1924 or 1925. He suggested to Ralph that he had better file. Claimed Insolvency Ralph filed, but paid no tax, insisting that he was financially unable. Pressed, he offered SI,OOO as a compromise. He represented that he was insolvent, or virtually so, and that his only holdings amounted to half interest in race horses of doubtful value. In January, 1928, the intelligence agents began to investigate his ability to pay his taxes, penalties and interest charges for the four years. Somewhere along the line the investigators chanced upon a SSOO check drawn by a south side man whom they knew to be interested in a slot machine racket. Who got it? Bank accounts were quietly analyzed and it was found that this check had been deposited in a bank at Cicero (Chicago suburb and Capone stronghold) to the credit of one “James Carson.’’ Make Amazing Discovery Tracing the “James Carson” account the agents made an amazing discovery. They found that several years before Ralph Capone had opened an account in this bank under his own name, and had then opened and closed six successive accounts under various aliases, during whiche timee $2,000,000 passed through these several accounts. This discovery wasn’t easy. The bank officials said they didn't know of any connection between the varioius accounts and therefore could be of little aid. Moreover, the bank officials were not acquainted with “James Carson” or any of the others because, as they said, these customers had never come to the bank. They always sent the signature cards out to them, it was explained, and deposits and withdrawals were made by representatives. The canceled checks had been returned to the customer long ago. There 6eemed to be no trail to follow.' Next: The trail is “covered.” THIEVES ‘MAIM’ AUTO Break Off Garage Door, Remove Both Rear Wheels. Breaking off the garage door, burglars early today did not steal the automobile of Cahad Wade, 926 South Capitol avenue, but they might as well have taken it, because Wade can’t drive it. They removed both rear wheels. A. W. Robbins of Detroit reported to police that a pickpocket stole SSO from 1 \ i Tuesday while he was walking on a downtown street. Theft of glasses valued at S3O was reported to police today by David Kirkman, 221 East Michigan street, apartment 310, who said a burglar ransacked his residence while he and his wife were at dinner. ROBBERIES CONFESSED Suspect Cleared of Suspicion In Jackson Case Admits Thefts. Arrested as a suspect in the L. A. Jackson death case, Charles Cortez, 18, of 341 Virginia avenue, has confessed to several robberies in Shelbyville, police said today. According to authorities, he will be returned to Shelbyville after it is claimed he gave them a written confession. Cortez was not connected with the Jackson slaying.

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With a long-drawn wail of its siren, the strange-looking “rail Zeppelin” pictured here, coasted to a stop at a Berlin railroad station while German officials pushed forward to congratulate its inventor, Franz Krukenberg, on the inauguration of a “new era in railway transportation.”

CITY TEACHER WILL TAKE BRITISH POST

Mrs. Alice Schultz Chosen for Interchange of School Jobs. Signal honor accorded the Indianapolis teaching profession, and in particular Mrs. Alice T. Schultz, English teacher at Washington high school, has been announced by Superintendent Paul C. Stetson in issuing a list of ten high school and eleven grammar school appointments. “Through an arrangement with the English Speaking Union, an organization maintained for the interchange of teachers between English speaking countries, Mrs. Schultz will teach next year in Hornsey high school, Weston Park, England, and Miss Lillian Chandler of London will come here to take Mrs Schultz’ place at Washington high school,” Stetson declared. No expense is involved in the exchange of the teachers. “The selection of an Indianapolis teacher by the Union is a great compliment,” he declared. Appointments announced are: Elementary Schools—Myra Belle Heater, Virginia Hartley. Irene Robinson. Catherine A. Snyder, Florence Maloy. viola Hawkins. Christine Junken, Iva Thornton, Ruby Denison and Dorothy Routt. High Schools—Clarence R. Clayton, mathematics, and Katherine Mertz. nurse. Emmerich Manual Training; Russell B. Daniels, metal shop. Washington high school; Margaret Coombs. French. Broad Ripple: Herbert C. Klier. physical education department: Raymond G. Oster. music; Clara F. Cox, biology department head; Hanson H. Anderson, vice-principal and head of mathematics department, and Maries J. Sullivan, commercial, all of Arsenal Technical high school: Dorothy

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WET, DRY AIR POINTS OF VIEW AT INSTITUTE 0 Full Repeal Is Demanded by Former New York U. S. Senator. By United Pres* CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va„ July! I. —complete abolition of federal j prohibition was urged today by James W. Wadsworth Jr., on the ground that all attempts of the central government to regulate conduct of the individual inherently are doomed to failure. The former United States senator from New York addressed a round-table on “law enforcement” at the University of Virginia institute of public affairs. The only solution, Wadsworth said, is to turn the issue back to the state. Modification of the eighteenth amendment would not be enough, he contended. He said he had no faith in modification proposals “for the simple reason that all of them propose to leaving the federal government fully empowered to regulate, control or prohibit the conduct of the individual. By its very nature, the federal government is incompetent to perform such a function and so long as we ask it to try such a thing, it will fail.” “The people do not intend to have their daily lives governed from Washington,” Wadsworth said. “Their reaction toward any other proposal similar to this would, in the long run, be the same. “This nation is too large and to varied in its elements to be confined in a single straightjacket. Attempt such a thing and the seams are bound to tear open and when they do, infinite harm is done to

the government iself and to our political and social standards.” The other side of the question was presented Tuesday night by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She pleaded for total abstinence and urged support for law enforcement efforts. Not even moderate drinkers or beer and wine can have a place in modern society “if health, reliability, efficiency and public safety are to be preserved,” Mrs. Boole said. So-called evils of prohibition are not the fault of the dry laws, she said, but result from law violations “in many cases little short of rebellion.” POSTPONE CaYaDA DUTY 15 Cents a Pound Rate on Imported Magazine Effective Aug. 15. WASHINGTON, July I.—Canada has postponed until Aug. 15 application of a duty of 15 cents per pound on magazines imported into Canada, according to a consular report from Ottawa. This duty was provided in the recent budget proposal increasing tariffs on many United States products.

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quor totaled 372, an Increase of 101. Speeding arrests decreased 77, with a total of 1,197. Total arrests for the period, 15,139, revealed a decrease over the same period last year of 1,434, due to decrease of 3,884 In number of arrests on vagrancy charges. Arrests made during the period included: Burglary. 154, decrease of 2: robbery, 77. increase of 7; vehicle taking, 128, increase of 7; homicide, 3, decrease of 12: Miscellaneous felonies, 333, decrease of 49; auto banditry, 43, decrease of 1; grand larceny, 136, decrease of 4.': petit larceny, 406, increase of 125: assault and battery. 644, increase of 22; carrying concealed weapons, 118, decrease of 3: gaming, 63, decrease of 57; keeping gambLing house, 125. increase of 55; keeping house of ill fame, 46, increase of 31; prostitution, 281, increase of 171; associating with prostitutes, 73, increase of 17; adultery, 30, decrease of 23; reckless driidng, 512, increase of 142; all other traffic, 3,192, Increase of 1,503; miscellaneous misdemeanors, 1,651, increase of 93.

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