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...BRECK MORAN...
...Subscriber Moran, a thoroughgoing rebuke for his lack of fire. In future let him specify TIME'S errors and, for Truth's sake, protest...
Capone left Chicago just before a lone gangster in his south side district shot to death-three rival gunsters in a-saloon. Capone also left these rumors behind him: 1). His gang and that of George ("Bugs") Moran, his enemy, had merged for friendly and efficient operation of their common rackets; 2) He had gone into the political patronage racket at City Hall in a big way; 3) He had extended his "protective influence" to the building trades and plumbing unions. Newsmen at police headquarters were advised to "lay off Al," on the theory that so much publicity on Capone...
...Moran: "Sir, I am the Federal Census taker and have come to enumerate the occupants of this house...
President Hoover: "Very good. I have secured a family schedule which has been filled out in advance and is ready for you. Here it is"?handing Mr. Moran a folded paper?"It is well that the American people know that the census is confidential. There is no special reason for secrecy here, however. I hope you will have everywhere the assistance you deserve. The census is the great stock-taking of American progress...