The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-11
By c. C...McoLET

(Copyright, 1888, by United Prcss)
 The senate racket Investigating committee will find, when 1t turns its gearchlight on Chicago, that the citys underworld affairs are di- vided among four gangs, two of which present the prospect of old- fashioned boom era gun-play as the big money days come back.
 Already the pickup in spoils Is noticeable. Forty concession at A Century of Progress Exposition swarm of exposition visitors has are owned by gangsters. The brought ready cash back to the city. As the profits grow the in- centivc to fight grows also-and the Roger Tuohy mob of northwest tough boys is casting longing eyes at the major share of loot collected by the smoother, far less tough Capone syndicate.
 Given the plentiful spoils of the old days and the Tuohy mob which includes the remains of the old William Klondike O'Donncll gang--could wipe out the syndi- cate. operated by suave Murray Humphreys, the insiders" In Chi cago believe.
 Depression and the relaxation of attempts at prohibition enforce ment have wrought great changes in the Chicago gangs.
 As the more profitable rackets of of the old days ceased to yield great returns. the gangs broadened their field of operations to take in sources of revenue too small to be attractive in the boom years. When racketeers who specialized fin one particular branch of operation ceased to furnish their share of revenue because that branch bee came depression ridden, they were cut off from the old dominant
 The small fry were left to work gangs.
 for their own living as best they could. They didn't have to go to the bread lines. They still collect- ed enough to give them food. But there was nothing left over to pro- vide these borderliners with the luxuries of gangdom.
 Some turned to direct crome-- petty robbery, minor kidnapings. burglary. But for the most part the violent crimes were left to the main gangs and the small groups who had split off picked up what they could in small amounts and waited for the end of the dcpres- sion.
 Now that the end appears to be in sight, each of these small groups is waiting for chance to hook on again to q major gang and a. major racket. They want to get back fin the money.
 Tn addition fn thn ra v,nnn ay,, dicate and the Tuohy gang. two important groups maintain q ma Jor degree of underworld influence. Ono is the gang of George Bugs Moran, who is chief of the ciean- ing and dyeing racket and has e share in the slot machine industry.
 The other is headed Jointly by William Skidmore, David "Puddy'' Anixter and Bill Johnson. It con- centrates on gambling and prosti- tuition.
 In addition, the Associated Con- tractors and the Survey and Esti- mate bureau do ( big business with contracting and building--when there is any contracting or build- Ing. Of late years. of course, their influence has dropped except for the building revival produced by the world fair.
 Humphreys. dominant figure in the Cap0ne syndicate, and tough Tuohy, who. once his mob gets Into the money, will be out to eliminate Humphreys, are the domin6ht figures to-day. Hum. phreys is not the old Capone style of gang leader. He likes to use brnlns Instead of strong arm mo- th0ds. He doosn't iike being called q racketeer--he is "businegs man. Good lokoing. o.feot tall, fiaehy in dress. he has dangerous capacity for caitnness in c crisis.
 With liquor no longer profitable and left largely t0 independent 0p. orators, tho gangs. when they need quick money. are likely these days Of Jerome Factor and his father, to turn to kidnapings like those "Jako tho iiarber". Payroll and bank rebberles. automobile theft, and sale of stolen securities are other methods by which the gangs still can provide themselves with large Jumps of money in | hurry. Hut mostly, their income ls from the 0xforti0D faekets of which ai. most evsryvariety is practieed in :. { ssa,s ..'s' ei .hs leading s.seriien
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