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MEMORANDUM Chicago, Illinois, ~ September 29th, 1930. "Reporting on partial investigation of grape situation at Clinton St. team track relative to consignees being compelled to contribute for privilege of selling from cars. We wore advised that any person having @ car of grapes on track for wale, are forced to make arrangements with an alleged racketeer named Tony Romano who {# running @ lunch room am soft drink parlor at one of the corners of Wells and Brie Sts. associated with Romano is a Walter Shraiberg who has an office in the Produce Traders Bldg. on South Water Market, phone Canal 2629, 1425 So. Racine Avenue, Tesidence phone Keystone 1548, addreas not given and suppressed in phone book. There is an H. M. Shraiberg given in phone book at same business address. It would appear from what was told us, after fixing with Romano, grape sollers are compelled to sell or buy through Mark Adamson located at 1425 So. Racine Ave. Adamson receiving the 0.K. from Romano. None of the men having cars at Clinton St. would talk, or offer any evidence because of fear. All that we gathered was with the understanding no mention would be mide of where information was obtained. Sergt. Larson and his partner fran the States Attorney's office end assigned to Rackets, is now working on this case. In the event they develop anything you will be advised. & man fran California with whom some trouble was expected has arrived and has been permitted to do business without interference thus far. We know a conference between Adamon end Ramam was held in the morning of September 27th, 1930 and fram what we could learn, this crowd has decided they better not force an issue at this tims. Our latest information is that matter is being brought to the attention of Asst. States attorney Mueller for any action he desires to take. On Friday, Sept. 2th, 1930 at time Sergt. Larson, his partner, Special Agowt M. J. Gebhardt and the writer went to to Clinton St. to look sitmtion over, some unknown party evidently got in touch with Romano end Shraiberg, as they came to yard within a very short tims after we arrived. Romano was in auto bearing Tllinois licenss #1-179-449 belonging, so we found, to Walter Shraiberg for a Cadille: «© This is make of car license was on. Address given as South Water Market. From the abo: ™ we figured Romano, etal had someoneat the yard to keep in touch should anything turn up. Laraon conversed with Romano ani Shraiberg for sometim but did not reveal the conversation. Neither man was armed.” ©