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Show RID CITY OF UNDESIRABLES Chief of Police Browning gave or-j or-j ders last evening for a general clean-lit clean-lit g up of the hangouts for hoboe. "lin-homs" and "can rushers," with the result that several wagon loads of outcast humanity was gathered into in-to the police station corridors on the general charge of vasrancy. The first raid was made on a saloon on lower Twenty-fifth street, where a crowd of negro hoboes had started a ' rough house." one of their number striking the proprietor pro-prietor on the side of the head. Detectives Pender and Wunilaw and Patrolman Vance conducted the raid and every negro who could not furnish fur-nish a good account of himself was hustled into the patrol wagon. . Detective Pender stated later that it was proposed to make a general overhauling of all the resorts and hang-outs where the hobo element is In the habit of congregating and to arrest every man. woman and child who could not account for themselves in a propor manner. |