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    "ocrText": "1930 45/46\n7700 TUITO\nFROM Herald-Examine send\n1930\n45/46\nCORSOURA\nCHICAGO, ILL.\n11-19030\nFROM\nPost\nCHICAGO, ILL.\n6\nCHICAGO. U.S\nPOLICE OFFICIALS\nMAIN OFFICE\nTO GATHER HERE\nFEDERAL AID FOR CHICAGO\nCHICAGO (ILL) TIMES\nIN CRIME SESSION\nChicago owes a debt of gratitude to the fed-\nSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1930.\neral department of justice for the very intense\nand active interest it is showing in the city's\nwealthy gangsters.\nThanks to the efforts of George E. Q. John-\n-A Chicago Governor for Illinois.\nSuburban Authorities to\nson, district attorney, aided by s efficient staff\nand supported by Attorney General Mitchell, our\nLIVING UP TO AN OATH\nMeet at U. of C.; Plan\nunderworld rulers and exploiters are beginning\nto learn that there is a law. The conviction of\nWhen a public official takes the oath of office-he makes the\nmost solemn promise under the constitution. He contracts with\nCo-Ordinating Agency,\nRalph Capone and Jack Gusick, and the jeopardy\nof Sam Gusick, Frank Nitti, Terry Druggan and\nthe people to carry on their business with courage, energy and\nFrankie Lake, all of whom are awaiting trial\nthoroughness\non charges of cheating on their income tax re-\nGeorge E. Q. Tohnson is showing Chicago how such a con-\nRepresentatives of nearly every law-\nturns, gangdom is neither so confident nor so\ntract should be kept. Apparently, when he took the oath of office\nenforcement agency-civic and official\nhappy as it was some months ago.\nas United States district attorney on Feb. 14, 1927, he meant what\nwithin fifty miles of Chicago's loop\nThe quiet persistency and effectiveness of At-\nhe said. Mr. Tohnson held up his right hand and swore to uphold\nwill gather at the University of Chi-\ntorney Johnson deserves special commendation\nthe constitution and the laws. Newspaper photographers were\ncago tomorrow to work out a co-oper-\nThere is a thoroness about the preparation of\nhand at the ceremony, as usual. Their pictures, however, were\native system under which the numer-\nhis department for the work it undertakes, and\nous independent units engaged in\nan absence of grandstanding which are most pleas-\ncrime suppression will have the ben-\nefit of each other's efforts.\ning when contrasted with some other phases of\nOne hundred and fifteen officials\nthe war on crime.\nof city, township, county, state and\nThere is an ironic justice in the fact that men\nfederal agencies will be present at the\nwho have been lawbreakers and have made huge\ninvitation of August Vollmer, profes-\nprofits out of thefr criminal activities are now\nsor of police administration at the\nbeing sunk by the very weight of their lawless\nuniversity\nThe morning session will open at 9\ngains. The wealth which gave them power, and\no'clock in the assembly room of the\nmade them a menace beyond all precedent in/the\nsocial science building with an address\nlife of the city, is proving to be their undoing.\nby Police Commissioner John H. Al-\nWe remember when it used to be said, \"You\ncock. Following Commissioner Alcock's\nmay get away with a violation of municipal ordi-\nkeynote talk on the necessity of co-\nnances or state law, but monkey with federal law\nordinated attack on crime in the\nwhole metropolitan area, there will be\nand see what Uncle Sam will do to you.\" Then\na series of fifteen-minute addresses\ncame a time when even Uncle Sam's power\nby Frank J. Loesch, president of the\nseemed to be flaunted. Now the district attor-\nCrime commission; Judge Harry M.\nney is restoring faith in it.\nOlson, chief justice of the Municipal\ncourt; Col. A. A. Sprague of the As\nsociation of Commerce; George E.a\nJohnson, United States district at-\n1930 45/46\ntorney, and Col. Calvin Goddard\nhead of the scientific crime detection\nCHICAGO ILL TRIBUNE\nlaboratory.\nMONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1931\nA luncheon meeting at the Winder-\nDeputy Clerk Joseph O'Sullivan, administering the oath of office as United\nmere hotel will be addressed by Judge\nStates district attorney to George E. Q. Johnson, Feb. 14, 1937.\nJohn P. McGoorty and Prof. Charles\nE. Merriam, head of the university's\nunusual, because they portrayed the taking of anfoath that meant\npolitical science department. The\nsomething. Newspaper libraries are cluttered up with pictures of\nafternoon session will hear J. Edgar\nHoover of Washington, director of the\nGEORGE- E. Q. JOHNSON\npublic officials with their hands upraised in inaugural ceremonies,\nbureau of investigation, United States\nwho might just as well have been singing \"Hail Hail! The gang's\ndepartment of justice; F. E. Lyman\nRETURNS FROM PARLEY\nall here\" when they were solemnly promising to carry out the\nwho will present \"A Plan for Regional\nintention of the oath.\nOrganization\"; and Prof. Vollmer\nON CRIME WAR PLANS\nThere has been no ballyhoo by U.S. Dist. Atty Johnson. He\nwho will present \"A Plan for Mak\nhasn't made a lot of sensational speeches and given reporters\ning Effective the Drive Against Crim-\nUnited States District Attorney\nfirst-page interviews about what he was going to do. He has\ninals in Chicago.\"\nGeorge E. Q. Johnson returned yester\nThree hours have beem set aside in\nbeen short on words, but long on action. And the action has pro-\nday from a three day conference in\nthe afternoon for an informal discus-\nWashington with Attorney General\nduced bigger news than mere promises handed out to bask in the\nsion of ways and means of setting up\nMitchell and other department of jus\nlimelight of publicity. Johnson worked quietly. He had enough\na co-ordinating agency to prevent the\ntice officials. Mr. Johnson's term ex-\nhorse sense to pick associates who could be trusted not to tip off\nseparate units from working at cross\npires on Feb. 7 and it was said that\npurposes. Among those who will\nthose accused of violating the law.\nhis reappointment is assured.\nparticipate in the discussion are Alex-\nWhile declining to discuss his con-\nHis men gathered the evidence to support indictments by\nander Jamie, chief investigator for\nversations in the capital regarding fed-\nfederal grand juries. Public trials were next. Ralph Capone and\nthe \"Secret Six\": United States Mar-\neral prosecutions of Chicago criminals,\nJake Guzik, big shots of Al Capone's organization, were found\nshal H. C. W. Laubenheimer; Col. J\nMr. Johnson announced that he is pre-\nF. J. Herbert prohibition enforce-\nguilty of falsifying their income tax returns and both face prison\npared to push federal court cases pend-\nment officer, and Walter L. Moody,\ning against gangsters.\nterms. Johnson kept his oath of office by presenting to the jury\nsuperintendent of state police.\nThe Al Capone contempt charge in\ntestimony on which they could vote verdicts for the people.\nThe meeting will be the first of its\nhis income tax investigation, the prose-\nIn Johnson's case the oath of office has been more than\na\nkind held in the United States, ac-\ncutor said, will be taken up as soon\nmumbling formality. If public officials, from constable, deputy\ncording to Prof. Vollmer, and the first\nas Federal Judge Wilkerson has fin-\nactive recognition of the fact that\nished the case now before him. Wit\nsheriff and policeman up through prosecutors' offices and to court\ncrime is no longer a strictly local\nnesses in Miami, Fla. against Capone\nrooms where judges preside, had faithfully observed their oath of\nproblem but a problem of areas.\nhave been wired to be ready to come\noffice, Chicago would not have its gangs of racketeers.\nThe\nto Chicago within the next few days\nLingle murder, the massacre of the Moran gangsters, the killing\nif necessary, Mr. Johnson said.\nof MacSwiggin, the Zuta murder and scandal, the thousand kill-\n1930 45/46\nings in three or four years which can be traced to gang activities,\nhuzzer system which was -\nwould never have occurred had every man who has held his hand\nCHICAGO ILL\nIBUNE\nto heaven and called on his Creator to witness his oath of duty,\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930.\nabided by that oath in public office.\n1930 45/46\nThe blasphemous oath-breaker is found not only in public\nFINDLAY OHIO COURIER\noffice, but frequently on the witness stand and often in the jury\nSATURDAY, DECEMBER c. 1930.\nbox, The public official who breaks his oath, the witness who\nswears falsely, the juror who is swayed by any consideration\nU. S. TRUE BILL\nexcept the truth and duty-all are perjurers, nothing less.\nVOTED AGAINST\nIn December a new flock of city, county and state officials\nwill take the oath of office. In January, a new state legislature\nTWO POLICEMEN\nwill be sworn in. If there be any among them who take their\nhearing on charges of conspiracy,\nofficial oath with mental reservations, who look upon public office\nto violate the federal narcotic law\nas a means to private or political gain or personal riches, who\nagainst Policemen James Howland,\nPOLICE CAPTAIN\nbend the laws and constitution to protect law breakers with\ncolored, and Wellington Britton was\nspecial favors, they \"will number themselves among those who\ncontinued by United States Commis-\nseek to destroy the government,\nsioner Walker yesterday when it was\ndisclosed that a true bill has been\nINCOMES ASKED\nNormal Buying\nvoted against them.\nAssistant United States Attorney\nWill Hasten Prosperity\nMary D. Bailey moved for the con-\ntinuance on the ground that two of\nher witnesses were absent. She an-\nOne Reported to Have\nnounced, however, that a true bill had\nbeen voted by the grand jury and\n10,000 Home\nthat the indictment would be returned\ntoday. Defense attorneys agreed to\nwaive examination tomorrow if the\nindietment is returned, for the pur\nChicago, Dec. 6.-(P)-The\n1930\n45/46\npose of a commissioner' 's hearing\nChicago Tribune said today it\n1930 45/46\nonly to hold defendants to the granc\nhad learned of a new move along\nCHICAGO (TL.).) POST\njury or discharge them.\nthe crime front-an investiga\nTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930,\nCHARLES CITY IA PRESS\nThe policementen are charged with ac-\ntion by the government of the\nWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1930.\ncepting $500 and 18 ounces of mor-\nincomes of Chicago police cap\nphine, valued at $5,000, for permitting\ntains.\ntwo Negro narcotic peddlers from\nThe newspaper viewed this a\nTexas to escape arrest. The police-\n\"the latest development since At\nmen are free on bail of $5,000 each.\ntorney General Mitchell announc\nProsecutor Swanson and\nBANNER YEAR\ned in Washington that the gov\nWife Guests at Party\nIN CHICAGO\nernment was fortifying its crim\nfighting forced in Chicago,\" ad\ni State's Attorney John A. Swanson\nFED'L COURTS\nding that \"such an investigatio\nand Mrs. Swanson were guests\nof\nwould substantiate reports tha\nhonor last night at a surprise dinner-\nChicago, Dec. 24-(INS)-Nine-\nUnited States Attorney E.\nQ\ndance at the Palmer house. The party\nteen thirty was a banner year in\nJohnson attributes a large meas\nto the \"boss' was given by associates\nthe federal courts in this region,\nure Chicago's crime to graft\nand employes of the state's attorney's\naccording to the annual report\ning\npolicemen.\noffice and the successful affair was\nDistrict Attorney George\nEl\nQ. Johnson, released today\nThere are 52 police captains/\nunder the personal direction of Mr.\nDuring the first eleven months\nChicago. All of their incomes\nSwanson's secretary, Christian Grover\nKiessling. Many prominent judges\nof the year 1,626 criminal cases\naccording to reports from th\nwere closed as against 1,539 dur-\nfederal building the Tribune said\nand attorneys outside the prosecutor's\noffice also were in attendance. Seated\ning the same period last year\nwere under scrutiny. A cay\nwith Mr. and Mrs. Swanson were\nAmong those sentenced to the\ntain's salary is $4,000 yea\nUnited States District Attorney\npenitentiary were such \"higher-\nyet the Tribune reported that\nups\" as Ralph J. Capone, brother\nhad heard rumors that the fer\nGeorge E. Q. Johnson and wife, Crim-\nof Al, Frank Nitti, Capone lieut-\neral agents had found one ca)\ninal Court Clerk George Seif and wife\nChief Justice of the Municial Court\neant, and Gene G. Oliver mem-\ntain who built and paid for\nber of the county board of asses-\nhome costing more than $40,00\nJohn J. Sonsteby and wife and John\nsors. Jack Guzick, another Ca-\nin 1928.\nH. Alcock, acting commissioner of\npone lieutenant, has been found\npolice. Entertainment was furnished\nguilty and is awaiting sentence\nby stars from the various theaters\non income tax charges.\nand radio broadcasting stations.\nWaging war against the under-\nworld through income tax prose-\ncutions, the courts imposed $431,\n050 in fines, of which $236,276\nwas realized.\nOut of 948 cases in connection\nwith prohibition violations $139,-\n369 was realized in fines."
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