The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-16
LIQUOR
DRIVE D00|NS
GANG WARS
Drastic Prohibition Move Fol-
lows Staying Of Two
Policemen
~ international News Service.

CHICAGO, June 16.The drive
against gangland in retaliation
for the killing Of two policemen
last Saturday took on wider
scope today when prohibition
agents, gathered here from Wash
ington and down state, began the
most drastic, prohibition move yet
made in Chicago.
On orders Of Chief Prohibition
Officer Charles w. Vursell, two
prohibition agents were to be
placed today at the gates of each
Of the city's four largest alcohol
making plants.
Inspect All Tracks.
These men will inspect every
truck as 1t leaves the plant The
withdrawal permit will be exam
ined, and the information tele-|
phoned to headquarters, and q fly
Ing squadron OF agents win be sent
to convoy the truck to its destina-
ton.
The squad will see that every tin
Of alcohol IL delivered and q later
checlkup will be made to determine
whether every ounce has gone into
the manufacture OF Iegae products,
such as hair tonic, patent medicines
and toilet water.
The move, Federal officials say.
strikes att the root Of the boot
logging evil, endangering the inn
mense profits Of bootleggers, threat.
ems the life Of every terrorist gang
and deals q blow to iQuOr-grafting
politicians.
Gangs to Disappear.
without the alcohol the gangs
must naturally Wither away and
die. officials say.
One Of the plants to be under
surveillance ii the Allegheny
Chemical Products Company. own
ed BY the Genna Brothers. It Is
privileged to manufacture $4,000
gallons Of alcohol q month, on q
permit from Washington.
Continuing their raids against
Gangland police raided the Italian.
American Educational Club, the
Genna headquarters on the west
side. and there, according to police,
found sufficient documentary evil
dence to entirely eliminate the
Genna gang, either by convictions
or forced departure from Chicago. q
The evidence consisted OF six
volumes highly interesting and
complete revelations Of the Gennas'
bootlegging activities written part.
ly in Italian and partly in code.
Complete Data Seized.
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every Genna alcohol cooker" the
names Of shippers, points of origin
Of out Of town shipments, prices
paid for the liquor, and prices re.
ceived were in the books. And on
the basis OF the information con-
tanned In these volumes police will
go before Federal prohibition off,
cials and ask to be allowed to swear
out Federal warrants for the arrest
Of the Gennas' out OF town agents.
Side flat, said by police to be an
other distilling plant directed by
Tony Genna, police seized 1900
gallons of alcohol, 100 barrels of
mash and two 100-gailon stills.
While the raiders were out on
raiding trips in the heart of the
Genna stronghold, one of the gang
called the States attorneys office
and threatened to kill Sergeant
William Sweeney, the heroic police
man who shot and killed Michael
Genna after his two brother Of
ficers had been slain.
If they get me it will be after
I've plugged some of them" was
Sweeney's answer to the death
threat
Justice also moved swiftly, John
Ecalise and Al Armelina. two of
the survivors of the Genna gang
That took part in the shooting last
Saturday. being indicted for first
degree murder. They will be tried
within the earliest possible mo-
Innt-thirty days.