The Washington times., 1930-01-09
CAPONE RULES ATLANTIC CITY
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spondence comparable to the mail
Of Henry Ford, in volume. Of
wealth, involved.
Fought way TO Top
Capone, once an underworld no
body in Chicago's purlieuE Of vice,
literally fought his way, with
stilleto and machine gun over the
slaughtered bodies of hundreds
of rivals, to unquestione6 power
over every underworld character
in the entire United States.
Napoleon OflViCe
Once a nobody, q hanger-on Of
lesser alley brothels, Cepone seized
the throne of an empire which,
like Napoleon, he himself created
"a power which is as formidable
an enemy as was ever aligned
against the Government and citi-
ZenS of the United States.
The secret of his success lies in
his motto, which,. though in vul-
gar argot, expresses tie convic-
tion of many of hiStory's tyrants:
Reach 'em or kill 'em!"
Capone believes that the Presi
dent of the United States himself
is unable to interfere with his
nationwide rum.running racket,
because he is sure that any man
or group Of men delegated by the
President to put him out of bust
ness can be handled"
Capone-those not familiar with
his past record may be reminded
has during the past 10 years Of
his gang leadership in Chicago,
had more than 1000 homicides
attributed to gang wars or fra
cases in which he was involved.
40 Capone Rivals Slain
During the past tive years some
40 gang leader rivals of Capone's
have been suddenly whisked to
the undertakers.
During the past two years, when
Capone commencedi extending his
gang operations to include the
East, and when, for the first time
,in so years, gang killings Simul-
taneouSly became frequent occur
renceS in New York city, police
and underworld alike blamed Ca
pone.
A search for him after the Yale
and NARROW killings disclosed the
fact that he was living in a ver-
liable palace at Miami
quarters of the Southern branch
OF the rum-running industry
surrounded by luxury and beetle
browed bodyguardS.
He said then, with appropriate
laughter, that he had retired.
Suddenly came the word last
May that he and his bodyguard
had been arrested on a charge
Of carrying concealed weapons.
Both, to the surprise of the
world in general, were promptly
given a years sentence in jail.
Followed johnson Fete
Capone was arrested ihmedi-
ately after his return to 2hila-
delphia from Atlantic City, where
he had been feted in veritable
royal style by John D'Agostino,
who put up Capone at his own
home, and by Johnson, who has
a luxurious suite in the Ritz
Hotel.
D'Agostino was last mentioned
as a friend of Giro Terranova,
laughingly known as the "arti-
choke king" while Terranova was
being sought in connection with
i the famous thieves dinner in the
Bronx at which Magistrate Vitale
was an honored guest.
Capone, who was seen often in
Atlantic City in company of the
wine racketeer and the political
boss, has never publicly spoken
of the circumstances behind his
arrest.
New Murders Expected
However, he has promised the
greatest series of gang murders
in history as soon as he is re-
leased from prison. He considers
his arrest a frame-Hp.
When he left Atlantic City,
Philadelphia detectives who had
been told just when he would go,
followed him in another motor,
just behind his. Capone was un-
aware that he was being fol-
lowed. These detectives. who had
been told that Capone carried a
revolver. followed him to the NOV
ing picture theater and arrested
him as he came out.
Capone, contrary to general
published opinion at that time,
did not expect or solicit the ar
rest.
His men, at the time, investi-
gated and blamed a magistrate
and a detective for framing"
him. Both of these men are said
to have received threatening let
ters.
Capone summoned a lieutenant
to his cell-he had no trouble re-
ceiving visitors-and issued a
royal edict:
- Keep your hands off them
guys" he ordered. IT take care
of all of them when I come out.
See?"
Capone's visit to Atlantic City
was accompanied by "gangsters
convention, during which scores
of Capone's hatchetmen filled
one of the leading Boardwalk no
tells, near D'Agostino's palatial
residence.
GangSter Convention
The Evening Journal is inform.
ed that an actual gangster con-