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    "ocrText": "15\nGREELEY COL.\nNOV. 3, 1931\nast\nN10\nconstruction of the ship.\nU.S. Supreme Court\nDenies New Trial\nCINCINNATI OHTO ENQ\nJ\nto Ralph Capone\nCHICAGO ILL DAIL\nTUESDAY; NOVEMBER 3, 193L.\nWashington, Nov. -The supreme\nMONDAY, NOVEMBI\ncourt \"No\" to Ralph Capone's plea\nCLEVELAND OHIO PLAIN DEALER\nthat it review his conviction rever-\nBAC\nTUESDAY; NOVEMBER 3, 1931,\nberated ominously today thru tax-\nharassed gangland.\nIt was the first big case involving\nthe conviction of a notorious gangster\nfor violating income tax laws to come\nto the highest court.\nOn Bsi\nU.S. PUTS CAPONES\nMoving slowly toward the same\ngoal, however, are other similar suits\nOne of them is the conviction of\nRalph's \"Big Shot\" brother, the more\n\"ON SPOT\" AGAIN\nnotorious \"Scarface A1.\"\nHe is under sentence of 11 years,\nBy Supr\nin addition to a fine of $50,000. His\ncase may present somewhat different\nlegal questions from that of his broth-\nHis A1\n\"Bottles\" Loses Appeal and\ner, but there was nothing in today's\ncourt action to dispel the moroseness\nwo of Al's Lieutenants\nthat in recent days has replaced Al's\nusual geniality.\nGangste\nAre Arrested.\nGeorge Johnson, government prose-\ncutor in Chieagoy-frankly pleased by\nthe court action, said\nTax C:\nCHICAGO, Nov. 2.-(AP)-The Ca-\n\"That's the end of the road on that.'\npones were downed by the govern-\nTwo of Chicago's ex-beer barons al-\nment again today.\nso have been watching Ralph's case\nThe United States Supreme Court\nwith extraordinary interest. Frankie\nstripped Ralph (Bottles) Capone of\nLake and Terry Druggan pleaded\nThe world's :\nDecision Re\nhis last hope of escaping prison, re-s\nguilty to income tax law violations\nfusing to review his conviction for\nwith the privilege of changing their\nUnderwo\nminds if Ralph won a reversal.\nmaking false statements in an at-\nAs is customary in denying peti-\ntempt to compromise his income\nJAPAN'S TROOP\ntions, the court today gave no explan\ntaxes,\nation of its ruling. The decision was\nWithin a week the federal prosecu-\nincluded in a printed list of orders.\nWhere Ot]\ntor, successful in his every major\nThe action means that the sentence\nNEAR RUSS zor\nmove against Chicago gangsters, ex-\nof three years and the fine of $10,000\nProsecut\nimposed on Ralph Capone stands.\npects to have the elder Capone in-\nHis case varied slightly from the\nside Leavenworth Penitentiary.\nordinary tax suit involving a gang\nIN MANCHUP\nThe Ralph Capone case, reaching,\nas United States District Attorney\nTribunal Rt\nGeorge E. o. Johnson described it,\n\"the end of the road,\" marked an\nIn 38 Ot\nimportant milestone in the govern-\nment's war on gangland.\n(Continued from First Pagn\n1931 95\nIt was the first big gangster in-\ntransfer 600 soldiers, some to\ncome tax case to be tried. It was\nCHICAGO n. POST\ningkai, Manchuria, and others t\nIncluding On\nthe first to be taken to the Supreme\nMONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1931,\nnan and Chenchiatun, Mongoli\nCourt. On its outcome hinged two\nacross the Manchurian line. Abc³\nCounty, Ohic\nother cases directly, several more\ntroops will remain at Kirin tin\nd\nInvolving\nperhaps indirectly.\ntect Japanese interests.\n6.\nRalph Capone, \"public enemy No.\nThe vernacular press continin\nite\nFrom\nRALPH CAPONE\npublish rumors saying the Ru\n3,\" gambler, bootlegger and first\nwere massing troops at Pogranic\nlieutenant to the younger \"Scarface\nand Manchuli, on the eastern+\nA1,\" was convicted in\nwestern boundaries of Manchuri\nWashington,\nsentenced to\nf\nster. He filed no returns for 1922,\nLOSES LONG FIGHT\nin Russian territory.\nd\n-A gangster's pl\nJudge James f 1923, 1924, and 1925.\nS\nunheard today bi\ngave Al eleve)\nIn November, 1926, he admitted to\nOUTANG RAPS CANTONESE\npreme Court.\nRalph Fres\nthe government that he owed it $4,082.\nIn 1927, he offered to compromise for\nAS TRAITORS TO\nnation of its ruli\nUnlike\nA1, e $1,000, claiming that losses on two\nU. S. Supreme Court Re-\nBY REGINALD SWEETL\nwas not even rea\ndiately and\ns.\nn race horses he owned and other finan-\nSPECIAL CABLE\nbut was included\ni\ncourts,\nRal; s, is cial setbacks had' taken almost all his\nTo The Chicago Daily News Foreigne\njects Review Plea:\ndom while\nCopyright, 1931, The Chicago Daily I\nd\nofficial notifié\nmoney. The prosecution took that letter and\nShanghai, China, NOV.\n1\nCourt's decisio\ncharged him with making false state\nwith indignation, Gen. Chiand\ncuit Court of\nments in an attempt to compromise\nRalph (\"Bottles\") Capone, Al's\nThey offered evidence to show that\nbrother, reached the end of his long\ng\n109.1.100 03 'P}\nto cancel Rg\nin five years and four months pre\nfice, Mr. Lloyd George declari\n0101 pue 10\nhim sent to\nceding April, 1929, he had banked the\nappeal journey today when the\ncapitalism has equally failed\nd\n100q sdees\nsizeable sum of $1,851,840, much of i\nUnited States Supreme court refused\nThus the\nworld or national problems\nue umop\nmay ge to pris\nderived from liquor deals.\nto review his conviction on charges\nelection, he says, is a travesty\nto ,\ntime. Al Capon\nof violating the income tax law.\nrepresentation, where the coie\nloes ou\nty Jail and his attorneys have al-\nThe Supreme court's decision has\ntives got one member elected fod.\nasnoh 947 35\nready indicated they thought he\nan important bearing on ,other gang-\n20,000 votes, but more than\nto\naul e\nvotes were required to elect one\nmight as well be in the Federal\nster cases, particularly those of Terry\npue aur c\nDruggan and Frankie Lake, who\nJO neen\nPrison, where he could get credit for\nmember.\npleaded guilty to similar charges, but\nTrade is dead, he declare\n947 10 's\nthe time served pending his appeal.\nwere given permission to change\neven though c\ne\nReporters sent up word of the Su-\ntheir plea if Ralph won a review.\nder revenue or\nQUI 'OT$ 03 g$ useq\npreme Court decision to Al Capone\nThe action of the high court enda\nTolls might\nS'M. 31 ou\nin his jail cell with the question,\nthree-year legal battle which be-\nfor a stated\n3e paro\n\"What bearing, if any, do you think\ngan in the District court when Ca-\ne budget or r\n07$ 01 9I$ Kq pasto;\npone was convicted and sentenced to\nthe decision will have on your case?\"\nbut once p\naur Sep\nthree years in Leavenworth and a\nS,J9AOOH quep\nThe gangster sent back the answer,\nfine of $10,000. On appeal to the\n\"I have no statement to make.\"\nCircuit Court of Appeals, his convic-\ne calls on the\ntion was affirmed.\nS field of rei\nA record of the proceedings before\ne XM7 JO <deas\nhile pur\nthe Circuit Court of Appeals when\nAl Capone sought and obtained a\nwrit of supersedas and was denied\nbail has been sent by District At-\ntorney George E. Q Johnson to At-\ntorney General Mitchell to be used\nby the latter in combating Capone"
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