Montana labor news., 1934-08-09
.DILLINCER DEAD
insult REMAINS

CHICAGO-(FP) - Ambushed and
shot dead by II cops and detectives,
who couldn't get him wen then with
out the treacherous help of a girl stool,
John Dillinger, the nations so-called
Public Enemy No. l, met his end in
Chicago, July %. But judged by real
istic comparisons Samuel insult, cap
tured financial rackeeter awaiting trial
under bond in Chicago in October is
a much greater public enemy than the
dead Dillinger ever was.
Nevertheless insults publicity experts
have almost repeated the job of white
washing a sinner into a saint that
Poison Ivy Lee accomplished for John
D. Rockefeller. Many Chicagoans and
some of the Chicago papers are speak
ing very kindly OF Samuel insult, bene-
factor Of the city, white haired grand
father, who merely made a mistake Of
judgment and so suffered temporary
hardships.
Sam, the Jewish immigrant boy from
London, and John, the Indiana farm
lad, both went after the money in a
big way and without much scruple as
to means. But Johns loot is estimated
by police at only 100000, which they
said had to be split four ways with
his fellow gangsters. Sam film flam-
med an estimated billion and a half
from the public through various neat
jobs. Sam, it is true, had to split all
kinds OF ways himself, such as the
$125, 900 to Frank Smith, then head Of
the Illinois commission which regulated
Sans rates for gas, light, heat and
power, a whole retinue of lawyers Of
whom at least one, Judge Wilkerson,
now sits on the federal bench in Chi
cago, and coolies Of politicians.
Sam also creased mank bankers and
other friends, as the existence OF the
famous preferred lists of gamblers
in his various security issues showed.
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Both gentlemen were fugitives from
justice for considerable periods Of time
and would be yet if they could have
had their way. Both had women aid
ing in their getaway and it is possible
that a woman or women were instru-
mental in Sans capture as they were
in Johns. John used very ingenious
DISCUSSES. Sam dyed his hair and mus
tache in trying to fool the cops.
Dillinger is said to have posed as a
nun on II occasion. Sam frequently
posed as a philanthropist, though he
once told Mary Mcdowell, then well
fare commissioner of Chicago, that he
regarded a 6 per cent return on his
money as charity, maintaining that he
would actually be losing money if he
got only 6 per cent profit. Sam liked
opera and its gaudy tales of gangs and
seductions. John had his art dished up
in the movies.
Dillinger killed a few people in his
career because they were interfering
with his business, while Sam Insult was
publicly charged with responsibility
of four suicides of men or wives of
men in his organization as a result Of
his speculations.
The dead public enemy played along
with gangsters. So did the live public
enemy, being regarded as the co-ruler
of Al Capone over Chicago in the pal
my days when Sam and Al fronted
for the financial interests of the city.
Sans b~ulletproof armored automobile
is now the property of Steve Sumner,
aged chief OF the milk drivers union,
whose office is a constantly guarded
arsenal and fort.
There are many other resemblances
in the careers OF the Indiana lad and
London boy. One mighty contrast that
will ccu to everyone is, however, that
Dillinger personally exposed himself
in the places OF greatest danger while
insult always hid behind his lawyers,
hie fixere and hic 1uea1tb