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terminals, including those peddlers engaged in business on the Rock Island; the Santa Fe and the Northwestern tracks, to purchase §- grapes exclusively from Mr, Irrgang and the U. S. Fruit Auction Company. Mr. Irrgang stated he explained that the juice grape market to date had been unprofitable for all concerned, and that since the seaaon was nearing e close, and in view of the further fact that the prospects for good prices between now and the close of the seeson were very poor, he did not consider that it would be worth the while of all concerned to agree upon any plan for the remainder of the present sesaon. Mr. Irrgang explained that he did not wish to enter into negotiations with the organization at this time and used the last above argument 45 © means whereby to postpone any def- inite arrengements with the Capone organization. Mr. Irrgang further stated that he went to some pains to point out to Byrnes and his two ecanpanions that the Goverment, while in- terested in the juice grape situation, was concerned chiefly with the paat activities of Joe Farrera and the Alello organization, and that his, Mr. Irrgang's, trip to Washington was made in comection with the Government investigation which bas been in progress for a long period of time and had nothing to do whatever with the situation as it haa existed during the present juice grape market. At this point in the conversation Byrnes re- marked that the organization has been aware for some time that the Govern- ment was conducting an investigation and had reliable information, and that for some time past the Government had opened seven or eight ears of juice grape on the tracks of the Northwestern Railroad. Byrnes stated further, according to Mr. Irrgang, thet the organigation was fully able to deal, not only with the city Government and the States Attomey’s office, but with ee ee ——s Pe es = * the Federal Government as well, ani stated that sven "the Government men 4 Pasbington mst earn a living". Mr. Irrgang stated that the three parties above mentioned freely discussed the murders of Tony Farrara and Joe Aielio and rather plainly indicated that both were brought about through the Capone orgen- ization. Frequent mention was made by Byrnes of machine guns and millions of dollars in capital and atrong arm methods which have in the past been empléeyed, not only on the Juice grape tracks but in other rackets in Chicago a eee een oh ann ae an inad ation of the RU Fee we by the Capone orgenization, citing these instances Ss Sn be great atrength and power of the Capone gang. F ad we Mr. Irrgang stated that Byrnes seemed to be fully conver- sant with the juice grape industry, including th growing of the grepes in Colifornia, the shipment of carload shipments to Chicago, and other points of distribution in the Bast, and cited the fact that 450 carloads of juice