Capone's Week

President Hoover, his voice half muffled in anonymity, gave newsmen at the White House a "background talk" fortnight ago on the Federal Government's plans for a great drive on underworldlings. He mentioned by name Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone, No. 1 gangster of the U. S., as the type of criminal the U. S. was trying to "reach." He cited the fact that Capone's brother Ralph was already caught in the net of the income tax law in Chicago. Last week's Capone developments:

Miami put "Scarface Al" into jail as an undesirable resident. Two hours and a half later Capone, raging with anger, was out again on a writ of habeas corpus.

Just back from Havana whence the Cuban police had hustled him away, Capone, his brother John and two friends were motoring on Biscayne Boulevard when two detectives stopped their car, haled them to headquarters. There they were fingerprinted, photographed. From Capone was taken $1,161 in cash, an $8,000 diamond. Then they were locked up for "investigation."

Capone bellowed angrily: "James M. Cox and his Miami News is responsible for this damned outrage." He told Miami's Chief of Police Guy C. Reeve that, as a War veteran, he deserved better treatment. Snapped Chief Reeve: "I was in the Army too. Don't talk to me. Shut up!"

Capone's lawyers went before circuit Judge Uly O. Thompson, obtained a writ that released their client because no formal charges had been filed against him. City Manager Frank H. Wharton announced that Miami would adopt Chicago's policy and arrest Capone on sight until he left town. Federal District Judge Halsted L. Ritter who had granted Capone an injunction against warrantless arrest by Florida sheriffs refused to broaden his order to include the Miami police. But Capone was temporarily free to fight the city's padlock petition against his Palm Island home.

In Chicago Brother Ralph Capone, awaiting sentence for his income tax fraud, was charged by the U. S. with conducting an airplane liquor smuggling racket which had brought in $1,400,000 worth of contraband from Canada.

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