Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1939 — Page 18

DOM RISES AS ISSUE IN CHICAGO VOTE

Remnants of Capone’s Mob Still i i But in Quasi-Legitimacy.

CHICAGO, March 17 (NEA)-— The city that heaved a grateful sigh of relief when Al Capone was broken and put behind bars, heads into a municipal election’ April 4 with the same old problem on its hands}

Al Capone is not here but his spirit is—and Caponeism with all its vice and terrorism, is still abroad in the midwest’s musct ar metropolis. The Capone attern of mobster rule is being followed to riches and influence by gang rulers in a city governed by an all-powerful Democratic machine. At the head of the Democratic ticket for the April election is Mayor Edward J. Kelly, who was Tehothlnated. Opposing him is young, vigorous Dwight H. Green, district attorney who convicted Capone. Mr. Green might be likened to New York’s Tom Dewey, and it cannot be said that he lacks a Chicago “Jimmy Hines.” There is a “Hines” in practically every Chicago racket.

Court Cases Promise Much

Some revelations already have been made, and more are in store when the income tax case of the government against. Murray Humphreys is decided in court, and when Federal action against William R. Skidmore, charging failure to pay $220,000 income taxes and fraud penalties, gets under way. Humphreys, once known as the brains of the Capone gang, and more recently rated Chicago’s Pub+ lic Enemy No. 1, served an 184 rionth sentence and paid a $5000 fine following an income tax conviction in 1934. Now the Government is after him again, charging he failed to pay. $37,165 in taxes and penalties for| the years 1930, 1931 and 1932. His trial closed Jan. 25, with instructions to both sides to file briefs within 60 days. During Humphreys’ trial, William C. Sumner, labor leader, identified him as the man to whom a $50,000 kidnap ransom was paid in 1931. The Government is just starting action against Skidmore, junk dealer, horse fancier, and alleged overlord of. Chicago gambling. The Bureau of Internal Revenue "will try to collect $220,000 in taxes and penalties, and the first step was the recent filing of a lien against the property of Skidmore and his: wife.

Old Namés Reappear

It is not hard to establish that a reorganized remnant of the Capone gang itself is in the gambling picture in Chicago. The names of Capone’s old lieutenants appear in the day-to-day annals of underworld activities, and especially during the recént primary campaign were the old familiar names much in evidence. Frank Nitti, who was Capone's “enforcer,” is reputed one of the leaders of the present streamlined

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and Ralph Capone, Al’s brother. | Use Business As a Shield Green points out that Federal intervention in Chicago's crime scene, evidenced by the new income tax actions, illustrates the vast opportunities of the Chicago police department. | Mr. Green expects some help from Democrats who voted ior States Attorney Thomas J. Courtney in the recent primary. Courtney’s campaign, by the way, was directed against the corruption taat flourished under the Kelly-INash ma~ chine. Since the primary, however, Courtney has been silent on the subject.

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FT. WORTH, Tex.,, March 17 (U. P.) —Juvenile authorities pondered today the case of “X.,” a-14-year-old thief who masay be either an embryonic Floyd Eamilton or a budding Sciengis destined to. gain immortaly. “X” presented ;a case of which there had been a thousand parallels in one respect, the juvenile desire to steal; but the juvenile board had never before heard of such an unusual motive for theft by a child, or of such an unusual loot. “X” proke into a high school laboratory and stole a valuable microscope, chemicals, retorts, tubes and other paraphernalia. of the psysicists. His known fervor for the science was recalled by officials of the Gatesville Reform School where he had served two years for delin- | quency. Authorities found him squatting

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SOUTH BEND, March 17 ,(U. P.). —Constables and justices of the peace of northern Indiana were mobilized today for a legal battle against the recently enacted legislation which they charged would strip them of their highway patrol powers. : The officials met here last night and elected officers to carry on a fight which they hoped would result in declaration that the law, passed by the recently adjourned General Assembly, is unconstitutional. Their attorney, Joseph W. Talbot, said the officers would continue making arrests in defiance of the new law.

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