Evening star., 1928-03-31
DRY AGENTS LINKED
WITH CHICAGO FIGHT
Shooting of Thompson Aide
Brings Federal Officers and
Police Into Conflict.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 3l.--Chicagos mill
lions. with their political aplomb Jared
within the fortnight by bursting bombs
and shotgun assaSsinations, looked to-
day for a possible connection between
recent activities OF special prohibition
agents and the torrid primary election
campaign.
Who's who In prohibition enforce
ment In Chicago has become for the
time being a more interesting question
than which Republican faction will
come out in front at the April 10 vot-
ing.
The shooting by dry agents Thurs
day night of william Beatty. Municipal
Court bailiff and worker for the Mayor
Thompson States Attorney Grove Re-
publlcans, has been followed by Beattys
indictment by Federal grand jury on
o. charge of resisting All officer.
Two Elements Conflict.
The Beatty case has brought Federal
and police authorities into apparent
conflict, due TO the action of the raid
ing agents. preventing police from In
terierring after Beatty had been shot
during saloon raid.
Both Mayor Thompson nd his pQ-
lice commissioner, Michael Hughes. took
a stand against what they believe TO be
high-handed tactics employed by the
Federal men.
Police indicated they planned 10 ask
warrants against the Federal men for
shooting Beatty, who Is recovering from
his wounds. The commissioner said he
would see that the warrants were
served regardless OF any attempt on
the part OF the Federal men to resist
service"
Mayor Thompson charged the shoot
ing Of Beatty 10 'the Deneen crowd
the Republican faction headed by
United States Senator Deneen. which
Is opposing Thompson candidates at
the primaries.
mo Major Crime In "a Hours
THE Federal Government can't shoot
down citizens In Chicago and get away
with II" the mayor said
Commissioner Hughes answered De.
neen group criticism Of crime condition.
In Chicago under the Thompson admin.
istration by declaring that UP To latt
yesterday there had been no major
crime reported 10 the police for q
hours, unless you call the shooting O
court bailitf by Federal officers 1
crime"
The commissioner was particular,
angry over treatment Of his men bl
Federal agents at the scene OF tn,
Beatty shooting
II want TO know" he said. whether
a bunch Of gun-toting toughs can come
into Chicago and shoot an unarmeC
man and then tell the Police Depart
ment 70 go chase ITSELF
In an interview with the Associated
Press Mayor Thompson enumerated tht
eitys virtues and declared that crime
has been greatly reduced under his adj
ministration.
BIames Prohibition for Bombs.
We have the best health record ol
any big city, We have the most won.
dertul park, playground and school sys'
tenn for children We have wonderful
industries. and they are growing. BuSi.
ness is good in Chicago and getting
better" he said
"Crime2 Sure we have crime. Chica'
60 Is just like any other big city, Crime
there is. and probably always will be
but II Is dwindiing There will hf
bombings as long as there Is prohlbi'
tion"
Police we're told last night by Albert
II. Brunker. a manufactures friendly Il
the Deneen faction, that threat ilac
been made 10 bomb his home and kid
nap his small daughter II ne did moi
stay out of politics, police guard wa:
placed at his home.
Circuit Court Clerk Thomas Wallace
q Thompson candidate for reelection
was another who received telephone
threat that nc would be bombed. Tht
Wallace home was bombed la 1921
No clue had been found early today
10 the motive for placing a bomb con
sisting ot 10 sticks of dynamite at thu
South Water Street Produce Market
The snowfall extingulshed the fuse,
The body nG the man shot 10 death
and set fire, which was found ON q
lonely road Thursday night, was identi-
fled by his wife rs Charles Adragna, al
"alky psddler" and friend Of the slail
Diamond Joe Esposita, This slayinl
was outside the city limits.