The Washington times., 1928-03-30
RULE
FIGHT FOR
CHICAGO
VOTE

by ImgeEm80O08I NSWO 0e2NAOO
CHICAGO, March 3d.
LIQUOR raids and gun play,
the fatal "rides" Of gangland,
fresh threats Of bomb throw
ing, .inquests and investigations
all these figured today in
Chicagois worst prediction
reign Of terror.
William Beatty, municipal court
baiIiff and Eighth ward leader or
the Republican faction headed cy
Mayor William Hale Thompson and
States Attorney Grove, was shot
and seriously wounded In q mid
night raid by dry agents on q
soft drink" parlor.
Beatty was on his way to q
political meeting with his wife when
they stopped for a glass Of beer"
Twelve proIlibitiOnI agents, armed
with shOtguns, pistols, rifles and
sledge hammers, staged surprise
raid ON the place and In the com.
motion Beatty was shot.
Watch Saves Him
The politician charged 1t was q
es@SeSeASeAAA>-SC
him. Federal agents, however. de-
clared Beatty was not fired upon
until he drew q revolver. He owes
his life to a watch he carried In .
vest pocket. The bullet struck the
watch, which kept It from inflicting
q fatal wound.
Several hours later. the body Of q
man identified by q card in his
pocket as Paul Marchese, relative
Of the slain Diamond Joe" opposite,
Deneen leader, was found on q
smouldering pyre where he had
been burned, perhaps alive.
The tragedy, apparently executed
according to the merciless code OF
gangland, was discovered by county
highway police. It was their theory
that Marchese had been taken Tor
a ride" released from the car and
| told to run. As he ran he was shot
down from the rear. They believe
| he was not yet dead when MS
clothes were soaked In gasoline ana
| set afire.
Just An Incident
Authorities believe the Staying Ok
Malchese had no direct bearing on
the current political conflict. but
that he was slain for reasons known
only to gangland, that he was
| relative of the murdered politician,
Diamond Joe," does not alter their
conviction.
| which started last night when
Bailiff Beatty was shot, was headed
by George e. Golding, chief of the
general investigators recently rushed
| into Chicago with order to "dry
up the city and rid the ranks Of
grating dry agents.
The drying up" campaign is
under the supervision of United
States District Attorney George c.
@. Johnson, an appointee of Sena-
| tor Charles s. Deneen, whose home
was bombed here last Monday
night. Deneen is leader OF the Re-
publican faction opposed to the
| Thompson Crowe-Small combine.
Deneen In Chicago
Senator Deneen, who came ON
from Washington yesterday, was ON
the ground ih active charge Of his
forces today. He will remain here
until after the primary election.
April 10, which promises the great.
est display of fireworks In the his
| tory of the city.
New bombing threats fired at
| Swanson so far have failed to
materialize. His political rally billed
| for Grace Missionary Church At
Elmwood Park last night came off
as scheduled. despite several anony.
nous warnings that the structure
would be blown up.
A Thompson Grove rally in behalf
Of Louis Nettlehorst, their candidate
for committeeman from the Flftieth
ward. was reported called off last
night because Of bomb threats. It
had been scheduled for school
building.
To all appearances. the campaign
Is growing more bitter every hour.
Threats and counter-threats are be-
ing hurled right and left. That all
of these warnings are not hollow Is
evidenced by the action that has al
ready filled certain sections Of the
city with terror.
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