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stated that along about 1930 a man named , sd rst name Crk own nar arrears CED «22:03 that in Prohibition days, around 1928 1950, he was intimately acquainted. with various members of the Purple Gang, which at that-time was operating most large illegal enterprises in Detroit and Michigan. He stated that he was intimately friendly with one HENRY SCHORR, who was one of the most influential members of the Purple Gang. The Purple Gang controlled such things as the manufacture of beer and liquor labels, jer oc breweries, and one of their most lucrative activy- itdas atataAa ema thea anlan af ail+ eh ina 20D, oveavou, had the SaLlg Wa mali, which had its market Whee enen2licit breweries, although the sale of malt. “Wana itself was not ill ecause there was 60 much malt being | sold in those cers RR that the Federal Government first placed a very ax On malt and later the State of Mich~ igan followed suit in order to raisa revenue on this really large industry. state a een "reache y mombera of t Purple Gang and for « number Y of years had made himself considerable money by overlooking Lby7yXc d oe oe the Largs percenvagse or the malt sales made by the Purple Gangs After this had progressed for quite a while the State imposed its tax on malt, and eventually the State authorities also grafted similar ‘oa 42 Z ‘ = ~ ~ ome eo. rea a + . RET ot ry Sa TS ger. nd oO : ee . £ . J . * . 7 ‘ Soe : a I ld a we, wal a RT Net ae a er eu an _ LR a “oe oe ma ial ao ; , - : : od ae " ot ee ~ ae nn