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Show ROUNDUP OF CRIMINALS IN CHICAGO NETS 1,000 CHICAGO, Nov 22 Nearly on thousand persons wereo nder arret last night aw a result of the blggeil ; round-up of criminals in 'hicago in inan ears. The dile was started I at midnight by Oharlen Fttamorrlfl new ly appointed chief of police and the Second step in hi announced c m r ign t'O rid Chicago of criminals and followed follow-ed by a recent wholesale shakeup of the police force In which nearly every member was transferred to new position-Nearly position-Nearly every saloon In the city was (visited and scores of pool rooms and disorderl flats were raided "" 'ne thousand plaim Inthesmen and l.'SOO uniformed officers conducted the I raids, under the personal direction of Chief Fltsmorrls. Scores of gambling houses, many of them in the sections populated by Chicago's Chi-cago's societ. were raided and Chief of Detectives Hughes said that more han $1,000,000 wan being wagered in the places Isit ed f,ne person taken was "Nick the Greek" Dando, a notorious gambler Me had nearly (260,000 tucked Inside 'his shirt police sa Pandosl s known as the most reckless gsmbier In Chl- ' cago. |