New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1928, Page 2

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1928, rible tort ath; GANGLEADERLETS & “Polack Joe” Saltis Is Denuded of Former Holings = s conde ine “Terrorist’ ot Chi side, kmeeled on the pa dirty alleyway, pleading tea his lite. “Please, Ralph," he solgped, fore God. Tl play it strafight. me live for my kids.” The lips of a small man who staod abowe t tigure, curled sco Iy “All right, get up and got outa here!’ Thus di¢ “Polack Joc Blustering gang lead: west gide, retain his that sobbing plea, hope of gaining for hunself eted power of gang-lor alx years he had stréven to att tis, “Polack Joe” € ~they called ed in a ma ntm “Hook-Nosed Joc" down ine gur n front of Hol Joliet when he tended near 1 ide. gates of the iron mills—was “poacher” in the terms of gant- L s tw land. He bad « T and Ed “Ri border and entered m Bunting grounds. Born in Jolict. Saltis was born apd ra iet, 1. Joe left eagly the tr: his father in the puddling nulls of e iron works for the more lucr tive profession of a saloon-k He established himeelf at the v gates of the works and ther prospered and expanled. J a “blusterer”; he dre of w and power, and to the attair of his dream he left his bu Jeliet and came to Chicago. was i1 1922. Joe bought a salaon on the south #side and soon bocame acquainted with the southside leaders in the ‘“‘Deer racket.” At the age of 30 years, Saltis al- led himself with *Lefty” Koncil, 3iminutive Kchemjan “hoodlum” and Ed “Big Hayed’ Hrubeck, and “Thres-Fingered” Pete Kozinski, @outhside beer runners. a Salesman. “Searface Al’ Capone, then was| & salesman under Johnny Tiorrio, Chicago's ganglord. Shortly after Saltis came to Chigago, Tavrio lef Chicago and his pafwer was assum by Capone. Surrounded by Kozinski, Koncil and Hrubeck. “Palack Joe" prosper- o4 and extended his influence over | the entire southwest sida His ope: ations at that time, mainly manu- facture and distribution of beer and | whiskey, had not conflictad with the sctivities of Capone or of Ralph Sheldon who then comtrolled beer | tratflic on the southwest side, and | he became a power in beer running | ctreles. Within a year and a half, Salt!s’ | ‘tergitory” expamded to an area of| approximately four squ miles, | and extended nerth to 39th street, south to 5th agrect, east to Agh- | land avenue, and west to the city | Umits. Then he grew greedy. | It was Saltis’ “paaching” east of | Ashlang avenue in the Sheldon | stronghpld, that led to his down- tall. shot down in front saltis Arrested o of hi 1 for Saltis tria ds for hi Welss an heer gang W nottl Ercolin Gives Instant Relief! ! Thousands of sufierers were instantly re- e rear by new discovery. Quickly X ol‘iev\ vlnlein-d sifively guarantee: or monev backc - All drucgists was alth ent in That Many Salioons Tp to this time, &altis had oper- sted under the gauthorization ot P, Capone, manufactursd his own beer, | / -+ and was supplied with alcohol and : Yol A whiskey by the Qapone organiza- | T tion. Saltis’ saloons averaged one to ¢ every two houses in the section. (] Then, in 1925, Skltis stepped into | $heldon’s wards. ®The word went | around that “Palack Joe" was “peeching.” Enmjty grew up be- | tween Saltts and Jleaders of adja- eent gang districts. There followed & eampaign of killing, “torture kill- | ings" generally asspciated by police | with, the attenipts of the Saltis gang | te everpower the Shecldon mob. Found i Well A ehauffeur of Al Capone Complets safistaction guaranteed with each pair of glasses when you have your eyes examined at this store! You don't need €ash either to obtain this service—we gladly charge the cost to you— " and you may pay 50 cents o week. will ee found in a well, the victim of a hor-|ed. Two months later two murdered minutes murder and ac- more pro- re shot and kill- Saltis’ re- | lieutenant, “three fingered Pets Kozinski, was blown to bits| when a bottle of itr e tell | from his pocket and ing from police. Only One Friend His only friend 10 was re- sponsible for Joo's attendance at & “pence" conference called by gang-| leaders and which was held at a loop hotel | “I am needed | pleaded, “If you leave me alone with | York, July 11 (P — An S my family T will leave the rest of |elaborate system of faking accident the Loys alone and will stick in my claims estimated to cost insuran own tarritory.” | companies $3,000,000 a vear w e e 1+ for SCriDed at an investigation O fod in hie cyes, |2mbulance chasing before Suprem: & ° 7 |Court Justice Wasservoge!. | Thirteen lawyers and five physi- meining FAKING A GREAT MANY CLAIMS NOW was fle o Saltis was done. d 000,000 a Year Is Estimate New at home,” e. His rivals | ciang were named as members of a | ring that employed men and women | to fake falls over man hole covers | and he wi ng. slot southside. arrested and concealed tiberty ind still day jail and other sidewalk obstructions | Operation of the alleged ring was described by Daniel Laulich, ver's runner who now is serving a prison term for insurance frands, 5 s sought to serve a and Irving Fuhr, who said he is Al e [truck driver and painter when not - |engaged in accident floppinz.” o Laulich, who named the lawye Justin D. Croshy Dies |and physicians he said were involv Pawtucket. R. I, o4 in the accident faking and esti- 1. Julv 11 (UP)— mated the amount of the insurance Al : {he |company losses, described in detail il D Droshy, Bresidontjof the method of operation. D. Croshy company, steel mani- | £k apawiion turers, died at a hospital hera| Gnp man the “flopper.” he said, rday after being ill with pneu- fyouig find a defect in a sidewalk of monia since Sunday. Before coming here convicted of weapons, He through a r¢ was carrying eained hi sraining order 0 1 d ' . In oA R ol g ot an insured building, trip over it and then make a false claim of injury. The “flopper,” he declared, rarely | went to a hospital but a second man in 1010 | business in nevivania, Ha New England Counell, & member of tha board of |to the “accident.” managers of the Rhode Tsland Hos- | The claim would be placed in the pital Trust company. and had served 'hands of one of the attorneys ih the 2s president of the Pawtucket ring, while a physician also aftiliated Chamber of Commerce and Rotary |with the ring would furnish a false | etub. medical certificate. Suit would then shy was in the Tnsurance Companies Lose 83 law- would gather the names of witnesses | Insurance com- | Stanley Woods, son of Mrs. B. Woods is spending the remainder of the summer at Hoosick Falls, | N. Y., with friends. {be filed | pany. Laulich sald the ring had arrang- ed with an insurance broker for in- formation on buildings carrying in- rance against personal injury and | paid §5 each for such tips. He said | he drew a salary of $40 a week from |the lawyers and a split of the profits 350 & week Free Lance he at first was em- agency’ to fake ac- | salary 50 s ool B ,Z“',I,’,“I,D,.Zf“,s;,,"f,‘fw‘ Miss Elsic Elliot of the Center is| b ey . o | spel veek halker Beach wer,” selling his claims o |SPeDding a week at C B ance o, e basis of 50 | With Miss Dorothy Hildick of Ster- . " 7" |linz. Mass. Miss Hildick is a former 2t of the Tecovery. i the various “flops™ |school teacher here. ized and said he Boys and girls at the Newington |Home for Crippled Children were | entertained last night with a concert | | by the male chorus of the Swedish Bethany church of New Britain. Raymond C. Helsing. orsanist at rhw; Bgbrdce church, led the chorus | ployed by an |cidents for | “Fro-Joy" ice Triangle Filling turnpike—adv, cream station, sold at v had re- Berlin | 5, from ey | < STRIKERS CONVINCED | | NEWnGTOn WS | MLLS ARENOT WORKED various 1 dent viet | pany phvsi com- And Thus Is Brought To An Fnd a| on, July 11—The regular ng: held in and members on garden flo Hanson. Arthur red a piano solo a Nolsy Demonstration in snir was New Bedford Scher ren peaceful assured him there were no men in |the plant other than watchmen and firemen. The .crowd then broke up leaving only the usual pickets. As the thirteenth week of the strike which has kept 28,000 men and women idle wore on, it became more apparent today that the oper- atives had no intention of returning to their places and accepting the 10 per cent wage cut which occasion- ed the walkout. Only a handful of employes have returned to their respective plants. A force of national guardsmen which had been drafted into service Monday when it appeared that the reopening of the mills might be ac- companied by disturbances, was withdrawn yesterday. Bert Acosta Is Ordered To Stay on Ground Washingten, July 11 (UP)—Bert Acosta, in trouble recently with government aviation authorities, must remain on the ground until he reinstates himself in the good graces of the aeronautics bureau, officiale insisted yesterday. They sald that while he could fly an unlicensed plane, the law prohibited him from leaving the country in it. ENAMELLED [RON VOTE Boston, July 11.—Readside can. vassers have found & new way to take straw votes on president. They count the “political nameplates” on automobiles. Touraine and Mrs. Ired J. G. Wilson rere were reading and Richard H. Er- drawn out a vocal dust. T Charles L. Lu win, Jr m; aster th ers had been convine £d that there were no operatives ir the Kilburn mills A crowd of 10,000 persons whi e month at Black constituted the largest single dem- ‘(‘ tration since the mills were re- {opened Monday gathered twice yes- | Mrs 3 L rarine. davehter of terday before the plant's gates. | Mr. and Mrs Everett A. Elliot of | Heavy details,of police patrolled | the Center, is visiting here for a| area but there were no <hs"urly-‘ few days. Mrs I'earing whose home [ances. Finally Chief of Police Sam- is at Jam ccompanicd [nel MeLeod sent word to the strike | | b 2, leaders that officials of the mills had | Mrs. George W. Hanbury Alfred Hanbury | Mr. ana and Mr. are spending ! 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