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'';"' -ff-1r, 'w WHAT HAPPENED IN CHICAGO TODAY Edward S. Murphy, 410 Ingle side, chief clerk for Chicago Belt Line R. R. Co., aTrested, charged with embezlingVver $5,,000. Inspector Dorman, Desplaines street station, and Lieuts. How ard and Ambrose, two of his sub ordinates, found guilty of neglect of duty and discharged from po lice force yesterday. Charges of a similar nature are pending against Inspector Re vere, Capt. Baer and Lieut. Han ley of the No'rth Side, and 12 plain clothes men of Desplaines street. "Sixty-one men arrested in a raid'early today on pool and bil liard hall of W, P. Mussey & Co., 67 W. Madison street. Charged with violating police order com pelling such places to close at' 1 a. m. , Roy Harris, 156 W. Harrison street, rescued from river 'this morning at Rush street bridge, by two men who formed human chain. Taken to hospital and re vived. 7udge Kavanagh last night blamed defects in law for preval ence of crime over.country. Step to the head of the class, judge. . All suspects arrested in Kauf man murder case either released or exonerated by police. To combat the high cost of liv ing, Aurora is to have a munici pal market, where consuthers may purchase at cost. . There was almost a panic at the home of H. G. Burroughs, a medium, when two policemen "answered" Burroughs' call to the spirits. Audience thought cops were spirits at first. Why don't these cops answeV a few oL the "material" calls for help throughout the city? Choo Foo Horn sentenced' to hang for murder "of 'Lee Yip Wing, member pf a rival tong. Choo is the firsf Chinaman ever given a death sentence in Cook county, if that is any satisfaction to him. Motorman C. Fisher, Logan square "L," had narrow escape from 'death in crash of his train with Garfield express -at Van Buren and Market. Many "pas sengers bruised. Philip Purpura found guilty by jury in Judge Landis' court of writing threatening Black Hand letters to South Chicago resi dents. 4 Edwin Bell, 17, 1125 E. 5"lst st, captured by motor cops after, stealing auto. Switch engine jumped track and 'hung over embankment at "W. Taylor and Kedzie today. En gineer and firemen unhurt. Peter Dupka, 2721 N. Ashland, burned by molten metal at Inter national Harvester works, 1734 Fullerton, today.' Will probably die. ' James McCann, 1002 W. Kin zie, arrested, charged with rob bing gunshop at 1328 W. Lake street week ago. City sealer is after coal dealers who sell onegra'de of coaLand de liver' cheaper grade. Says 'num ber of complaints have been made William Weisenberg, farmer, L l&?zZ'l yJ .g .Xil-jL ' v!" - m. - - - - " - - - -