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eee a " AEDANE THRE AT ore GROWERS | “DEFY REPORTED _UATUNC INNcAl ‘Leader Says They'll Go: On with ‘Wine Maker,” Denald D, Conn. managing rector wf Fruit Industries, Ltd.. and of the Calfornka Vineyardists’ tion, jast night took off ize. ot fhe reported threats of ; ne ban- ming the intreduction of new grape foncemtrates Into Chicage, with a statement that his organizations would Pee and “take a chance” with is boctieggers and racketoers. . Mr, Conn was reached at the Union League club, where he registered yea- ferday for a visit before his departure | today for Ban Francisco. Deflast te Capone. not acquainted with the situation bere At the club Mr, Conn was besieged either as te Capone er other bood: with telephone messges and tele | fume grams frem all sections of the coun- ce oording to LE. Fisher, Chicago ty inquiring inte the truth of pub); Manager of Fruit Industries, bis con- fished reports on the west coast that| cern had received no warnings from | : Capone, as stated In eo dispateh frem |‘ Sengstera, wuppcsediy inspired by Ca- pone, had warned officials 1 i | of Fruit! Fresno, Cai. The dispatch aad that || Todustries and kindred concerns that| Capone’s Chicago headquarters had | thelr new grape by-product, which fer- threatened “to blow the heads of" tents tonto wine, would not be per-| of persons marketing the concentrates |‘ mitted in Chicago and other large eenters, Mr, Conn mid this ferment ticn was “ legal” in Chicago. to the east. ft was reported. we saneted theeete epaotead a etir I New York hoodlums had } issued similar uitimatums im respect . tea! ; ‘J N . he ; *