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"After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture,sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation therefrom into, or the exportation thereof fromthe United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for deglutition purposes is hereby prohibited."-18th Amendment, Section 1, 1919     Those words initiated the rise of organized crime in America. With the closing of saloons and pubs, speakeasies sprung up like wildflowers around the country. Bootlegging and rum rails became underground businesses, while the rise of mob bosses thrived.Mostly associated with the Italian nationality, woeful gangs were alive in the inner urban center. These gangs were mostly dominated by the Irish. It was non until the 18th amendment, that the Irish became the ashes, and the Italians rose from the flames. While today the Mob, and the maffia are the common terms associated with organized crime, other terms are s imilarly applied. Those being the Outfit, the Syndicate, and La Cosa Nostra. La Cosa Nostra was a phrase coined by Charles " aureate" Luciano and Meyer Lansky, meaning "this thing of ours".Chicago is perhaps infamous for its role in organized crime, earning a nickname from some as the bootlegging cracking of the United States. Chicago was home to notorious gangsters like John Torrio and Al "Scarface" Capone. The geography of the city helped promote and import alcohol from Canada, thus aiding the Mafia in their growth.The St. Valentines Day Massacre made the tension against Capones South side, to George "Bugs" Morans North side known to the world, ultimately decimating Morans men. As Capone made his presence known in Florida, seven of Morans men were slaughtered inside a warehouse. Frank Gusenburg, one of the seven victims, lived presbyopic enough to inform the police that "Nobody shot me"."By bar together and aiding each other in case o f trouble,by obtaining lawyers and pass on funds, the criminal element has streng thuslyed its position, not only in this city, scarce in almost every large city in the country. The think leaders in the movement are old offenders and from their former experiences build a wider knowledge of the law thanmany policemen."-Philadelphia Associated Press, 1923Although Chicago was the only city the thrived in organized crime. New York, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Detroit were among those who had individuals involved in the Mafia. Detroit, being abutting to the Canadian border, was a major area for bootlegging. The liquor imported to Detroit was then exported to Capone in Chicago.