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Chicago, I11,, Nov,80th, 1936, Edgar Hoover, an » pone a pe SE Chief of G.Ken,. - De a Dear Mr. Hoover: Se _ oo - We have repeatedly wrote you in regards to the ali powerful Capone Gang of which the newspapers ané our esteemed States atterney, Themas FP. Courhney, seem to want the public in general to think that this gang is just a skeleton of its former self. For yeur information beg to estate that thie gang is bigger, mere powerful than at any time - in ite history. As we stated previously this erganization is ruled with a iron hand by Frenk Nitti, seconded by Jouis fon- pagna alias Little New. York, and Frnk Rossi, There main Btock in trade nov: ig taking charge of all unions eperating in Chicago end wee be to any union official that would get out of lines. Well you read the papers end you know what happened to Maloy, Alterie and Galvin net to mention of the ethers that have dis- appeared and probably were buried-in lime, fThey have as their figurehead George Browne who is international President of the Stage Hands and the Motion Picture Operators, Mike Carrezze,' national President of the street sweepers, and to make a long story short they are exacting tribute from every union in Chicas and makeing them like it. They are not satisfied f#hat they cor trol all gambling, brewries, the sale of whiskies, but new they ere forcing into retirement operaters of dyeing and cleaning eatablishment, laundtées,and many ether legitimate businesses, You say this is a local affair, well how can you ge and report these things knowing that the next day when you are leaving your home you Will be met by a volley of gunshot, it is a terrible state of affairs that exist in this oity anf from the States Att erney down to the mayer they even have to have a few squads to protect them. If it is so safe here, why de they each have fror fifteen te twenty policemen detailed te protect their families « themselves. It is about time that the gevernment took es hand and done something te wipe this gang eut, the more time they are given the bigger and more pewerful they get. You can't raise yc voice abeve a whisper unless you want to die. They run ani opaz like any big gang, have their mrierers, businens men, line men, They have effices in the Sherman Hetel, The Congress Hotel, I 24 end directly across from the City Hall, on clark Street, in Make Carrozsse Office, They are directly responsible fer at jeast a ‘thousand murders committed in Chicage, in the last five years, Why don't you really do something for manking and wipe this gan; of rata out. You would be deing the country at large a big fav and clean the name of this city from the way they have aisgrace¢ td oe ae . * | 1 3a459N-39 tt Ge A ey Sols Bes a car “\ 7. elie wn en ee ee es ee _ 2. oo in ae . a : ce . Ve 7