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Show POLICE ROUND UP NEGROES BROUGHT IN BY RAILROAD . Twenty-six negroes arrested by the police last night were placed under Investigation In-vestigation today by Chief of Detectives Detec-tives Riley M. Beckstead Those who were found to have regular employment employ-ment were released at once, but otj rs were held for further investigation. Most of the men had been brought to Halt Lake from Kansas City by a local railroad company during the shopmen's strike. Frequent shooting snd stabbing affrays among the gang led to the roundup by the officers. Heveral of the law abiding members of , the local colored population also urged the police to take action against the disturbers on the grounds that they were casting discredit on the local colony. |