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le ——— St. ¥alentine’s Day Massacre,” {a — Gangdom’s Worst, Unsolved ae Chicago Marks Sixth Anniversary of Wa Climaxed FF ar Ftirut r a Crime “mae wtraen Between Rival Whisky Barons. By the Associated Press. ; CHICAGO, February 14.——The rattle ef machine guns dealing mass death echoed in the memories of Chicagoans today as they noted the sixth an- niversary of the crime which left the Dlackest smudge on the city’s crime- encrusted face—the still unsolved &t. Valentine's day massacre of 1929. It was this slaughter of seven men which, more than any other single crime, gave Chicago a reputation as a eity of gangsters and sudden death. It climaxed the gang wars between underworld factions, then narrowed down to a battle between the forces of Al Capone and George (Bugs) Moran, For the past six years law enforcing ayencies have scrubbed dilligently with considerable success to remove the gangland stigma from the city. Under- world, aasassinations, once almost as radically. Only 10 days ago Thomas street, the | E. Maloy, “czar” of the Motion Picture Operators’ Union, was slain in gang- land fashion as he drove along the outer drive, Only one gang name of importance .was erased through underworld rivalry in Chicago during the past year, that of Charies (Ice Wagon) Conners, Touhy mobster, whose body was found in a country ditch. The mystery of the St. Valentine's day massacre appeared near a solution for a time last month, when it was reported that Byron Bolton, Bremer kidnaping suspect, had confessed and named five underworld characters as his associates in the killing. The reported solution, however, was greatly discounted when Claude Maddox, named in the supposed con- fession, was arrested and promptly released, with the explanation that police bad nothing on him. the wall. A moment later several other men entered. There was a roar of machine gun shots, Six riddled bodies fell to the | ! ground. <A seventh victim lived only & few hours, He died in a hospital without recovering sufficiently to nameé assailants. F d That was the Si. Valentine's day | - Massacre which was ef the end of gppgdom in Chicago. pr ereeraeee Mr. N&th@n . sara Mr. Toleon Mr. Backus Mr. Baughman... Chief Clerk... Mr. Clegg... Mr. Coffey ..0..., Mr. Ec¢warda ._.._ Mr. ean ooo, + | Lepr MP. Farol, as automobile accidents, have Chicago gay with hearts and becom few. flowers on (February 14, 1929. All J for seit. Garly violence, however, still flares{ seemed quijt at 2122 North Clark eo pster are be a OST Soll i garage which was the Mio. Quinn. Mr. Schniider Mr. Smith » VANIM.WL eeee WASEL STAL oo ( ta wed