The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-08
COPS LAUNCH
DRIVE TO END
GANG TERROR
Civic Leaders UItimatum
Results in Sudden
Roundup.
7 RACKETEERS NABBED
Chicago Police Ordered to
Halt Dynamite and
Death Rule.
7 RACKETEERS NABBED
BY RAY BLACK
United Press stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Wholesale
roundup by police OF gangsters and
racketeers was the answer OF law
enforcement authorities today to an
uItimaturn of Chicago's leading
business men that gangland'S rule
OF dynamite and death must end.
Direct action by citizens, through
vigilante committees or otherwise,
was the alternative mentioned by
big business, and police swung into
action with startling suddenness.
The police coup began at the box
ing show at the coliseum Friday
night. Seven racketeers were ar
rested as they filed out after the
show.
When Singled Out
The raid was thorough. Half an
hour before the gong sounded for
the first bout, twenty-five picked
detectives assembled for roll call in
the La Sale street railroad station,
Lieutenant Maurice Byrne called the
roll and distributed tickets. The
detectives scattered among the 1000
boxing fans and singled out their
men.
The seven arrested were David
Cock Eyed Mulligan) Albin, pro-
prietor of the Epicure club, recently
padlocked; his brother, Sam Albin;
BENJAMIN (Buddy) jacobson, former
henchman of Morris Eller and one
of those tried for murder of Octav-
ius Granady, Negro politician;
James Cohn and frankie Foster,
termed as panders by police;
George KreisS, manager of Clark
street restaurant, patronized by
Moran gangsters and the scene of
three killings in two years, and
Izadore Lazarus, gambler and
former pickpocket.
John Dingbat) Oberta, former
associate of Joe Salts. the beer
runner, was stopped and searched
but allowed to go.
Seven Are Warned
After a warming at police head
quarters that they either must leave
the city or go into permanent re-
tirement, the seven were released.
Another arrest, they were told, will
mean Jail, charges or no charges.
Police officials and the states at
torney we're given lone more chance"
to halt the tide of murder and ter
rorism when the executive commit
tee of the Chicago Association of
Commerce, comprised of thirty three
representatives of the citys business
life. met late Friday to devise means
of stamping out the torrent Of law
lessneSS that, in one week, led to
seven gang murders and a series a.
bombingS.
Big business will throw its millions
into the war against the under
world if necessary to avoid chaos,
the leaders indicated. and if an
armed citizenry Is the only way to
establish law and order, the vigil
antes of the old west may have
their counterpart in Chicago.
Committee to Be Named
A committee of citizens of
known courage and action" will be
announced today by Colonel Isham
Randolph, president of the Associa-
ton of Commerce, to make an i'm
mediate study of the situation and
prepare a plan of action.
With the success of the worlds
fair. to be held here in 1888, i'm
periled by the reign Of gangdom
and with business suffering because
Of the bloodshed and violence that
has made the word Chicago synon-
ymous with machine gun and bomb
terror, the city's industrial and
commercial leaders resorted to the
drastic move.