Chicago, Mar. 17.
In view of Chicago's recently initiated concerted effort to abolish gang warfare and to correct the city's financial troubles—two reform moves which have received world~ wide publicity—to-day's release from a Philadelphia prison of Al Senrface" Capone, Chicago gangster is assuming national importance.
Even places as remote as Florida and California are interested in Capone's first hours in the open, for hho out quite a dash in social events: at such winter resorts as did not, take firm measures to-eliminate him from their activities.
Some of the local police at points between here and Philadelphia fear that the Capone home-coming may be attended by a running large-si gang war along the railroad. The fare accordingly taking such measures-as they deem fit to prepare for the worst.
number of towns and cities are conducting small round-ups of suspicious characters with special attention to newly arrived gentl nen with no visible menus of oe.
pation but plenty of money and ights" concealed under armpits and at other strategic: points.
'A cordon of police surrounded the Eastern Penitentiary at Philadelphia several hours before the time set for 'Capone's reles "twe want nothing to happen to Chicago's pineapple potentate'," remarked one of the policemen in summing up the views of all. "Pin ample" Is Chicago slang for bomb and the word grew out of terroristic bombings by the Chicago criminals To-day crigs a yenr behind not unwelcome bars for Capone. He was arrested and sentenced for carrying a pistol, The eireumatances of the afar suggested that it was engineered by Gapone himself to get-away from foes—United Pre
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