192 Abatement Law of 1913, 43–44 Abbott, Carl, 14, 26, 49, 50, 51, 93, 95, 150 Acme Amusement Company, 84 Adonis, Joe, 180n19 AFL-CIO, 142–43 Akin, Frank, 93 Alderman, Jerome, 119, 128 American Federation of Labor (AFL), 75, 121, 124, 179n1 American Legion, 59, 68 American Social Hygiene Association , 53, 70 Amundson, Lowell, 141 Anastasia, Albert, 126 Arion, the, 34 Arlington Club, 30–31, 35 Armstrong, Ed, 104 Atlantic Monthly, 132 Atlas Rooms, 60 Baker, Doug, 110, 113 Baker, George, 44 Ballinger, Richard, 8. See also Seattle Baltakis, Anthony, 142, 147 Barker, Clinton, 115 Barthelmes, Albert Wesley, 148–49 Bates, George, 36 Beck, Dave, 5, 76, 77, 97, 119, 123, 126–27; biography of, 172n11; and Brewery Workers Union, 179n2; in Chicago, 129; conviction of, 143; and Local 174, 128; and Nathan Shefferman, 129; and Oregon Teamsters, 78; political influence in Washington State, 183n84; and Retail Clerks union, 180n23 Beck, Dave, Jr., 88 Bellinger, Charles, 35 Bellino, Carmine, 127–28 Bender, George, 124–25 Benjamin Franklin Savings and Loan, 51 Bennett, Clifford “Slim,” 135–36, 137–38, 140, 146 inDex Page numbers in italics refer to photos. inDex 193 Berner, Richard, 8 Bernstein, Carl, 106 Besser, Lucerne, 27 Big Seven, the, 103 Blum, Nat, 35 Boise, ID, 25 Bollinger, Chuck, 161, 185n56 Booth, Robert, 31 Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, 31 bootlegging: in New York, 123; in Portland, 3, 4, 10, 26–27, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44–45, 50–51, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 70, 100–101, 115, 161, 164n1, 169n46; in Seattle, 8 Bourne, Jonathan, 30, 32, 35 Bowles, Judson, 157 Brewery Workers Union, 120, 179n2 Brewster, Frank, 78–79: and Exposition-Recreation Center, 95; investigation of, 119, 127–29; and Oregon politics, 87–88; and organized crime, 4, 78, 80, 87, 95, 96–97, 119, 132: and Teamsters union, 80, 83, 86–87, 99, 108, 119, 123, 134, 143, 148, 178n46 Brill, Steven, 76 Broadmoor Hotel, 60 Brunswick, the, 34 Bryan, William Jennings, 30 Bryce, James Lord, 29 Buffalino, William, 129 Caples, John, 34 Capone, Al, 28, 181n23 Cardwell, Byron, 32 Carson, Joseph, 47, 48, 69, 87 Caruthers, Elizabeth, 29 Cecil Club, 46 Cecil Rooms, 53 Central States Teamsters’ Health and Welfare Fund, 125 Chapman, James, 27, 47 Cheyfitz, Eddie, 127 Chicago, IL, 8–9, 26, 67, 160, 171n87; gambling in, 84–85; labor racketeering in, 97, 125, 129; law enforcement corruption in, 9, 10, 97; municipal corruption in, 28, 116; organized crime in, 8, 28, 71, 125, 153; prostitution in, 9 Childers, Jack, 115 China Lantern, 86, 132–33 Chinatown, 37 Cincinnati, OH, 26, 29 City Club of Portland, 11, 47, 52–60, 64, 72; creation of, 52; and “Law Enforcement in Portland and Multnomah County,” 54, 65, 70, 82, 161; and municipal reform, 149; and “Portland Public Health Enemy Number One,” 52–54, 65; Public Health Committee, 52; Public Safety Committee, 54, 58, 63, 82, 161 Clark, Joseph S., 150. See also Philadelphia Clark, Raymond, 109, 158, 159; conviction of, 152, 155–56; indictment of, 111; and King Tower tapes, 89, 110–12, 155–56, 157 Clement, Elizabeth Alice, 54 Cleveland, OH: gambling in, 84–85; labor racketeering in, 124 Coin Machine Men of Oregon, 81, 82, 83, 113–14, 124 Colacurcio, Frank, 80, 96, 113, 154, 161–62, 173n21, 185n56 Colacurcio, Frank, Jr., 161–62, 173n21 Commercial Iron, 49 Commission government, viii, 43 Communism, 121–22, 125 Communist Control Act, 122 Congested War Production Areas, 50 Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), 121, 122 Connell, Tom, 27 Considine, John, 8 Corbett, Henry, 31, 33, 34, 41 Costello, Frank, 10, 123 Coughlin, “Bathhouse” John, 28 Cox, A. M., 40 Cox, George, 29 Cox, John S., 122 Crick, Rolla, 110 Crisp, Carl, 62–63 Crosby, Clyde, 80, 119, 131, 132, 148, [44.210.107.64] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 18:07 GMT) 194 inDex 154, 174n40; and ExpositionRecreation Center, 93, 94–95, 105, 114, 179n63; and gambling, 81, 82, 83–84, 96–97; indictment of, 100, 113–14; investigation of, 128–29; and King Tower tapes, 111, 112; and law enforcement corruption, 86, 92, 105, 108–9; and McClellan Committee, 131, 134–35; and Oregon politics, 88–89, 92; and Portland politics, 108–9 Crouch, Horace, 84, 114 Curtis, Carl, 130 DeLashmutt, Van, 34 DeLay, Allan, 115 Denver, CO, 26 Desert Room, 62 Detroit, MI, 7, 116; gambling in, 84–85; labor racketeering in, 74, 97, 129; law enforcement corruption in, 97; organized crime in, 71; Teamsters in, 119–20, 125...