Al Capone was a notorious gangster in Chicago during the Prohibition years. He came to power when his partner and mentor, Johnny Torrio, fled Chicago for Italy fearing death threats. Torrio left Capone in charge of running a massive bootlegging, prostitution, gambling, and extortion business that earned approximately $100,000,000 a year. Since these activities conducted by Capone were extremely illegal, Capone was able to bribe or blackmail officials to keep himself and his men out of prison. The government had difficulty trying to capture Capone due to his power, celebrity status, and money. After years of trying to capture Capone and send him to prison, the government finally succeeded. Instead of arresting Capone for murder, bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, extortion, etc., the government arrested him for tax evasion. Despite its efforts, the United States government did not do enough to stop Al Capone from terrorizing the city of Chicago during Prohibition. “The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our prisons into warehouses and granaries. Now men will walk upright, women will smile and children will laugh. Hell will forever be for rent.” This quote was uttered after the endorsement of Prohibition by Reverend Billy Sunday during a sermon. His beliefs about how Prohibition would positively impact the country reflected most American opinions. People believed that without alcohol the world would be a better place. The Seventeenth Amendment provides that: “After one year after the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, or the importation or exportation thereof of, the United States…half of the paper…the men had killed four of Moran's men and two who were closely associated with Moran. Bugs Moran was very lucky to have slept that day because he was the target of the attack. Capone was suspected of the massacre but was never convicted because he was “vacationing at his retreat in Palm Island, Florida. He had an alibi for his whereabouts and denied knowledge of the cold-blooded murders. Few believed him. No one ever went to prison for pulling the trigger in the Clark Street garage, which was demolished in 1967.” The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was a good example of how seriously Capone took his business. If he sensed there was any competition, he would end it quickly and sometimes violently. Capone wanted to be as successful and powerful as possible and took all necessary steps to ensure that he would be the man who ran Chicago..