Underworld vs Upperworld

After the Depression devastated the nation, President Herbert Hoover declined to help starving Americans. He believed it would make people reliant on government. While homeless encampments became known as "Hoovervilles," President and Mrs. Hoover dined formally each night, serenaded by a military band.

Meanwhile, Al Capone set up soup kitchens. One of the two men was sent to prison. 

The people didn't want much -- just jobs, so they could buy food and shelter for their families. Al Capone provided jobs, too, when the government couldn't or didn't.

In Chicago, an army of "alky cookers" distilled grain alcohol in every barn, basement, backyard and bathtub. One man's crime is another man's daily bread.