Once the smoke cleared from the Cicero elections, Eddie Vogel, the underworld mover and shaker of the town who gave orders to the mayor and other local officials, kept his promise to Torio and Capone about gambling.

On May 1st, they opened Cicero's first bookmaking and gambling operation,

the Hawthorne Smoke Shop, right next door to their Cicero headquarters, the Hawthorne Inn.

They put a trustworthy hood named Frankie Pope in charge of

what was called a floating handbook, which meant that the place could be moved around to other locations

when needed, because from time to time, it was raided by the police for appearances' sake, but

they always gave ample warning before they

arrived so that everything could be temporarily moved to another spot. The successful takeover

of Cicero was a cause for celebration for the outfit, but Gopone was still mourning the death

of his brother. Frank's funeral had been a somber affair.

Dean O'Banyan had lived up to his reputation for extravagant floral displays, though.

He bought out his wholesalers and had his people working around the clock to create the wreaths

and arrangements needed for the services. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on the affair and

even eclipsed the splendor of Big Jim Colosimo's funeral. The coffin was satin lined and silver-plated,

and the massive floral display eclipsed anything seen in Chicago before. By noon on the day of the funeral, the Capone house had been

filled with flowers, and even more were heaped on the front porch and the front lawn. When they

ran out of space, wreaths and baskets were hung on trees and on light poles across the street.

In Cicero, as a sign of respect, nearly all the saloon owners

closed their blinds and locked their doors for two hours when the funeral took place.

Frank was buried in the family plot in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Capone, although still in mourning, was nevertheless cheered by their continued success in Cicero.

They eventually had 161 gambling operations in town, all of them operating 24 hours a day and all of them selling beer and liquor.

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