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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936.

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Murder On A Tube Railway

MAY BE IT WAS FICTION

Mr. Anthony Eden inds time off from foreign affairs to brawar in n bookatail. A recent photo of the British Foreign Minister.

GANGSTERS CAUGHT IN NEW YORK CRIME DRIVE

"LUCKY” LUCIANO FACES

LONG PRISON TERM

New York, June.8..

New York's Public Enemies One and Two are in the toils of the law and there doesn't seem to be anyone else in the city's Who's Who in Crimedom capable of re- placing them.

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They are Charles (Lucky) Luciano, droop-eyed, swarthy leader of the New York underworld, and John Torrio, who ab- dicated his throne of rackets in Chicago to Al Capone. Luciano, who proudly bears the No. 1 tag, is accused of operating a chain system of prostitution houses that was said to have netted him several millions of dollars annually. Some authorities believe hia ring grossed as much as $10.000.000 a your. Torrio is charged with hending a $1,000,000 bootleg liquor syndicate.

With these two out of circulation and facing long prison terms if convicted, authorities believe the New York underworki will be without leaders, worthy of that designation, for several years at least.

The remaining members on the public enemy list, they are convinced, will never attain major ranking because they lack the peculiar qualities of leadership necessary in maintaining a posi- tlon of importance in the underworld's "big business."

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Up to a few years ago Luciano was; Torrio, unlike Lainny, does not just a henchman to whatever gang look nor act like the usual conception boss was in power. But he was of a gang lender. He is quiet-spoken. thoroughly able henchnian and by the dresses simply and looks more like time the prohibition net wasa business man. Luciano. on the repealed Luciano-known as Lucky other hand, is blatant, a lavish apen- Енелия he Was

one of theder and a fashion plate. Whenever-

possible, he appears in cutaway coal. gangsters

return alive from "ride" was being

arrested in White called "boss." Only Arthur (Dutch) Schultz outranked him on the city's Plains, a suburban city near New ruster of criminal "elite," But the York, just four days before he was humiliation of being second on the plaining to flee to Europe. He was list was removed by the sudden de-charged with conspiring to violate

ise of Schultz and three of his yeo. the federal internal revenue act.

men.

П

ever

through th front door, however.

Torrio

was

His underworld career started more

Then Luciano looked about him and than two decades ago with the old decided to consolidate his position. Five Points gang of Brooklyn. One of He divided the rackets into various enlengues was Al Capone. Whan entegories and permitted the minor Dig Jim Colosimo, vice boss and res- public enemies to operate their] specialties. Of course, there was ram and resurt operator in Chica some kind of financial understanding. . wanted a bodyguard-Big Jim Hind Then to make his rule even more just been threatened with death by secure, he entered polities-not young killer unless he produced $5,000 he reerulled. Torrio and a year Inter added Al Capone to his strong-arin stuf

Under his boss, Torrio came to 1 backed a district political know every gangster and crooked Jender (privately) with his ill-gotten politician in Chicago. What wealth and made it possible for this learned he rally put to use after politician to take control of several Colosimo was shot to death by rivals. districts with dummy leaders front- Torrio took over "Big Jim's" rackets ing for him,

and Increased operations through By then, Luciano was reportedly | bootlegging

of several to Henle behind three industrial "protection millions of dollars. organisations which notted hundreds i

POLITICAL PLUNGE

of thousands of dollars in the form

of tribute," and chieftain of tho

TORRIO SUSPECTED

he

Late in 1924 Dion O'Banion, noteri-

lucrative policy allp raeket, a form ous Chicago gangster, was shot to

of lottery-

WAS

had

and O'Hanlon's followers A little more than a year ago Mr. death,

Torrio decided

Home know.. Thons E. Dower, youthful, aggres

ledge of Che Assassination. On sive former United States, attorney here, was appointed a special pro- January 25, 1926, Terrin's auto- riddled with machine secutor by Governor Herbert H. Cel mobile man to delve into the vice and roe-gun bullets. Ife. was wounded, and kets situation in New York. Mr. was confined to a hospital, under Dewey's investigators discovered heavy guard, for a month. evidence that led them to believe that Torrio decided he was no longer Luciano was the power thehind the loved nor admired in Chicago, turned vice ring and that his coffers bulged over his interests to his chief alde, with the income from this business, Capone, and sailed for Italy,

New When he finally returned The evidence was. présented to a special grand jury whileht Indicted York, he aligned himself with Duttha Luciano on compulsory prostitution Schultz, investing heavily in a bond. surety company which wrate charges. But Luciano was rot to being found.

Detectives trailed him to bonds, mostly for Schultz henchmen Fibrida but before an arrest could be who became enmeshed with the law. last year's city election During made, Luciano flew to Hot Springs, Ark., a favourite health resort among campaign, Mr. Robert V. Santangele, the "better" gangsters. Ite used his assistant district attorney charged own plane, a speedy Lockheed mono that n district political leader as serving as "dumny." for. Torrlo. Ho plane.

Finally, the law caught up with him also accused Tortio of being financial a $1,000,000 wholesale while he was erjoying the hath and backer of sunshine at Hot Springs. le uulized whiskey corporation which, although every possible legal technicality to it operated under state licence, ob escape removal to New York but was tained liquor through smuggling from defested. New York police paid in the French Inland of St. Pierre.

left-hrinded compliment

Torrio is reported to possess about exempt govern- ho was brought back by arranging $10,000,000 in tax

when

for a heavy guard to escort him to ment securities. Police any he visits police headquarters:

,

Al Capone's wife each month, giving

her large sums of money.

› DISLIKES HAND CUFFS

After Torrio's werent, the court, at the urging of the district attorney, Luciano was bitter over the in-set bail at $100,000, thinking it wits dignity of being chalned to a detee-high enough to keep him in jail tive, who like himself, was of Italian pending trial. But his wife produced descent.

that sum in cash. He was arrested ("You'ro: a 'hell of an Italian," on a forgery charge a few minutes

Luclano-growled,

after his release and dils wife agnin "No, not me," retorted the detective, avon him freedom by producing" an You are a hell of an Italian.”

additionni. $4,000 in chali bail.

WEALTHY ARTIST VANISHES

FROM HOTEL

-Two New Mijstories For U.S. Detectives,

New York, June 1. MURDER in New York's

busiest subway (tube) railway) station and the my- stery disappearance of a wealthy Chicago artist and socialite from New York's smartest hotel

these are the two baffling problems which the police are trying to solve to-day.

STALEMATE?

Kellogg

Pact. And

The League

New Peace Move In America

Following close on the heels of the declaration by Anthony Eden, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, before the House of Commons that thei League of Nations "must go on" despite its failure in Africa, a movement is being launched in New York for revision of the! Covenant and for connecting it up with the Kellogg-Briand Pact and separation of the Covenant post-from the Treaty of Versailles.

After lying dead for more than three hours, Edgar Eckert was found by a passenger in aj cloak-room in the Forty-Second world competed in the Annan Chess Chess players from every part of the street Station this afternoon.

Congress, Margate, recently. Picture Eckert, director of an import-down. He of the competitors appar. ant chain of men's clothing shops, ently bewildered over a tricky

tion during the play. was strangled.

Baffled detectives sought to find motive, for there were jewels and

money in his pockets.

Checking Eckert's movements. Secret

detectives rando the surprising,

discovery that he left Gustave)

Fisher,

an engineer, telling him

he was going home.

But the station where his body was found was far off thei route he ordinarily used.

Baffled detective sought to find a motive for the murder, but they Tailed.

Phillip Turnbull, vice-presidenti of Eckert's firm, described him as a man without an enemy in the world.

Executions For U.K.?

TO PREVENT SCENES OUTSIDE PRISONS

A sequel to the execution of Dr. Buck Ruxton for the murder

He started with the firm thirty-of his wife was heard in the six years ago as an office boy and House of Commons, recently. progressed steadily to his last post.

He was fifty-four.

KIDNAPPING FEAR

Mr. Robert Bernays (Lib., Nat.. Bristol) asked the Home Secretary what steps he pro- The miasing artist, believed to posed to take to prevent de- have been kidnapped, Is Seymour monstrations outside prisons on Dekoven, nephew of Dr. Samuel Daiches, London rabbi

Dekoven came to New York From Chleage last Tuesday bc- cause he feared that the remnants

the morning of an execution of the kind that have taken place in recent months.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd (Under- of the underworld gang who mur-could aasture Mr. Bernays that the Secretary: Home Office said he dered his uncle. Elf Daiches, two demonstrations of the kind were years ago were plotting to kidnap him. Eli was the brother of Dr. deplorable.

Samuel Daiches.

Dekoven

ly he arrived here.

Mr. Bernays asked if it would not help matters in avoiding demonstra tious of the kind mentioned if the day

of execution were not an and hour nounced before.

The movement is launched by the League of Nations Association, one of the most powerful pro-League bodies in the world.

FAR FROM HOPELESS

The situation with regard to the League and its power was seen by friends of the Geneva organization as far from hapeless, and it was de clared there, was imperative need for it to continue and be made more effective for the preservation of world peace.

"There is one definite step ahendi that we have to, take, that of dis tinguishing between an aggressor and a victim," Dr. James T. Shotwe president of the association, 'said to b representative of the Christian Science Janitor. **Without thie step, which we have been reluctant to inke, there is no sound progress toward an international guarantee of pence or an international structure that will stand the test."

DEFINITELY COME.

Dr. Shotwell held that the time had denitely come" when there agst be recognition of the need of revising the beague, but said he thought there was, nothing new in what would be pro- posed, because, contrary to cominon ofition, the League of Nations has been steadily working toward the principle which the Italo-Ethiopinn crisis had shown was necessary: namely, a graded responsibility for the maintenance of peace, with due regard to the geographic situation and the special conditions of each of the

"That principle was laid in the first assembly,” he said. "The Scandinavians insisted that they should not be entled upon to pelice the world in the same degree that a nation might be called upon that had definite and personal interesta -in-a-given-instrument and that.

principle was accepted then.

FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT ·

The power to regulate public meetings was limited to such steps left Chicago secretly ins were necessary to preserve order nations concerned." and hired a bodyguard immediate-and prevent obstruction.

It was, therefore, impracticable to The guard, Georgo Foster, and

prevent altogether the holling of Dekoven went out together last such demonstrations outside prisons. night and returned to the Ritz Carlton Hotel at midnight.

Foster went out again and when he returned to the hotel ten minutes later Dekoven's

Mr. Lloyd said it was necessary room was empty....and no one that the time and place of execution has seen him since.

should be communicated to a consider. "We were together until mid-ablo number of persons.

It was the night," said Foster. "Then I left view of the Government that, in these him in his room for a short while. circumstances, complete secrecy would He was partly undressed, and said be impracticable.

Mr. Logan (Soc., Scotland, Liver. nothing about going out. He was pool) said that, in view of the con busy writing.

siderable trouble caused by this wo "When I came back he'd gone. mur (no name was mentioned), was He took nothing from his room.it not time she was locked up?

Mr. Jagger (Soc., Clayton) uske -There~was just a note-knying|| I've gone to the Ansonia Hotel. if the difficulty would not be over- come by the abolition of capital

YOUNG, ADVENTUROUS

"I checked up on all the hotels punishment.

Lord Winterton remarked that be during the night, but there was no could not understand why the person sin of him. This was the first in question had not been proceeded time I left his side since he against by the London police for con- arrived here. I am sure he's duct likely to lead to a breach of the becu kidnapped."

peace, such as lund at long last been Deloven. young and adven-one by the Manchester police. turous, played the part of an if this woman feels strongly upon Mr. Maxton (1..P. Bridgeton) — amateur detective when is this matter, should she not be allowed uncle was murdered, and his to carry on an agilation, like the rest investigations led to the solu- of ust tion of the mystery,

There was no reply.

The murder of niches was alleged to have been plotted to obtain £60,000 Insurance, and carried out by a gangster for

£600.

Another gangster was alleged to have been involved in Dalches's' ́death, and the police believe that|

revenge.

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92 CYCLISTS

NO

LIGHT

:

As motorist W. W. Graham, of he may have followed Dekoven to Bournemouth, drove along a nine. New York and atructed him in mile stretch forty-five minutes after lighting-up time recently, he took the trouble to count the number of cyclists he passed who had no lights.

ONE GIRL'S LUCK Crossing. The Atlantic For

A Shilling

New York, June 1

BLONDE Marianne Davis, torch-singer and horse- woman, is unlucky at love, but she is lucky at cards so she is on her way to England.

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Miss Davis was divorced. There was no future for her in America, She learned that there was a posaibility, of singing engagements in Lon don, but she had not enough money to get to the docks." She paid n`shilling to enter a bridge drive; the prize was a one-way ticket to England In the German liner Bremen.... To-day she is in her "shi "ling" cabin looking” fortyard

to an equally lucky future,"

They totalled ninety-two.

"I was accepted when Switzerland. came in. Preserving neutrality, it was accepted in the Protocol of Geneva and has been followed throughout the-why-history of the League. It Ls nover, however, been given definite recognition in world opinion, | which has remained ignorant of, the fact that the Covenant was sub- stantially modified in this way.

problem of security will be worked "Now it is quite clear that the

important that that regional organ- out regionally, and that it is equally ization should not take the shape of presvar n balance of power of a period. The only way to escape that is to maintain the fundamental prin- ciple of a world organization, recogni tion of the Pact of Paris that war as an instrument of national policy is rejected, and that that nation which principle--is a violator of that peace, employs the nation violating that and, therefore, an aggressor"

LESSON OUT OF IT

Dr. Shotwell said he looked for the development of a progressive and rapid clarification of the League's stand, and voiced optimism regarding the future settlement of international disputes by peaceful means. Ai the same time, he saw good coming out of the lesson learned through Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.

While there should be general reprobation of what Italy has done," he said, "the situation is by no means as dark as it would have been it, Instead of war on the hills of Abyssinia, there had been another World War before these issues h been faced.

"We are esemping that--ultimate tragedy and if we have the wisdom Mr. Graham told the National

to build on this tragie incident 'In Chamber of Trade conference Abyssinin, we may then establish our defence against the next World War. about it at Torquay. A resolu-

"I am, therefore, by no means tion urging a stricter police wholly pessimistle. If a lesson can watch on cyclists at dusk' Wasbe learned in time, it will be the most adopted.

important leason we could learn,"

HUEY LONG SUCCESSOR IS A "NIGHTSHIRT" MAN

New York, Juae. 1.

Huey Long, demagogue of Louisian-shot dead last September ---became famous all over the world for his yellow silk pyjamas. Ils successor, "Governor Richard Leche, threatens to gain fame for hig old-fashioned nightshirts.

The favourite gift on his inauguration to-day was a plain white nightshirt presented to him by a six-year-old girl. Ile carried it in. his hand to the governor's mansion.

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