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REC VED. a Dw.en 4 ats \ <ets Ce ay, Ha “ny Maer) X ‘tion is not end Cannot be the controlling factor eesness. ob 10 «9 DECI QJG30 fil, and Ate agencies are one of the greatest wart Bering which spure the Racketeer and Gangster to crime and murder, 1939 w Py The following account deals briefly with = $50,000,000 Nation-widertemb- ling monopoly controlled and operated by°Chicago"Racketeors,COangeters and 0-— called Muscle-wen, yeneral News Bureau, Inc,, 431 8. Dearborn Bt,, Chicago, 111, lease Telegraph, Telephone and "Printers" or sutomatic-typewriting tape machine "wires from the Chicago office of the american Telephone and Telegraph Co. (Mr. H. Hy Caster) with a Nation-wide hook-up which enables the General News Bureau, Inc,, to | quete fluctuating betting odds from all Race-Tracks to Bookmakers and Gamblers in A every City and Town throughout the United States and Canada. The New York City office's of the General News Bureau, Inc, is located at 5042 Grand Central Depot, Wand Street, Telephone Murray-Hill 6335; Mr. P. J, Burne 4e Manager, NOTE: - Consult the Telephone directory of any City or large Town for a listing of General News- Bureau, Inc, whose business consists of selling Race-Track quotations to Bookmakers and Gamblers furnished by their specialised crews of em- ployees operating from cvery Hace Track holding a meeting. The greatest of the “Betting Commissioners" throughout this Country and Canada are on private "Non- ed" gambling telegraph wires operated by expert telegraphere, These non. iL listed wires with their "drops* are coded in mumbere as folio 175; 374; 347; 359 and 360 at the ducrican Telephone and Telegraph Company's offices, A "drop" is equivalent to en office, The General News Bureau, Inc. and its agencies are striving desperately te secure a membership in either the associated Press, United Prese or the Inter- national Newa Service, thereby gaining a recognition which would enable them to manipulate “within the law", The General News Bureau, inc, deals exclusively in “Race Track Service". This Race Track service disseminates betting odds, reports the progress of races and annéunces the results and pay-off prices to Bookmakers and Gamblers, General News Bureau, Inc. desiring to gain absolute control of this huge gambling monopoly have completed arrangements to taxe over control of the fol- lowing competitive companies: The Empire Mews Company, - National dens Company, - The american Continent News Setvice, - Daily Running Horse and the Daily Racing Form, all of whom dealt exclusively in "Kace Track Service", The following shace-down tactice were used by this Chicago-mob of . Rocketeers on a New York City outfit, - During March, 1930, - the General News Bureau, Inc. operating from 43] Dearbora Street; waxcagw; 144. CUrougs. armel York City offic: Located at 5042 Grand Central Depot notified the then *™ sin Preas, Inc. 361 W. 36th st., New York City, that they would have to declare t! General ews Bureau, Inc, in with their racket, which consisted of printing | “Racing run-down-sheets", Threatened in event of refusal to be Broken . after certain acts of intimidations, Welmin Prees, Inc, agreed to this Chicago-mobs terms, The General Yews Bureau, Ipc. immediately set about to realize on their “ehace®, April, 1930, # month later, Walmin ?ress, Inc, had been foroed to change | 1 _stheir operating businese name to read "Min-Haf Distributing Corporation a Bee 73 - : Takers and Gamblers throughout the Usitcd Gtarse and GeneAn wore, notified that of f. fective immediately all (small) Kacing run-down-sheets woul! te nerensed 1 Pr ce i Trom 96.00 ot 5,00 cr 4 25% increase monthly. the (larger) “acing run-down-sheets i to de increased proportionately. _ 0 7 j : cna vital essentials (Racing run-down-sheets) without which Bookmakers nowt canbitng be noree racing wbald be all but impossible ore Toloased tarough the | United States mails daily with an estimated output o: A 6 ae e ing plants similar to +] Towns throughout the United States and Canada. Frist hee'York City have been | ain-Haf Distributing Corporation located at 361 W Joth St, en roe incre @ oe ategically establiabed in Cities in the United States and Ci io Vf; muy parpinris circulation, These plants ere located in Chicago, Cincinnati / Toronto, Kew Orleans, Miami and tos ange}er * ah, PR LT Hf.