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inmates Posing As Chamber maids Ply Broom and DusterOnly to the lnitaterl was the OarJ underworld open Saturday night.The ‘‘craps” table at the Hindej Hotel. Washington and Seventn stsj '•'as dark and the few patron ; ac rotted to the big gambling hous| j vere entertained at poker and blaci;, jack. The look-out” kept a vili aunt and belligerent eye at the peeij j hole or the door to the Budapest, t]1 ccond largest gambling place he city and It was reported thlt; he games over Umpleby's pool rooi ere a little less open.The 130 slot machines In th? eld had been taken from their consplci| ous places on bars and cigar vount ers and were concealed, face to thwall. !t was said.INMATES NOW CHAMBERMitlDSThe inmates of “The Metropolj fan. Pauline's place, The Edej wel8*»” operated by Jake Sault] rhe Panama, and other notorioi. houses were officially known Satui day night as chambermaids ” Mod •stly arrayed In house dresses an| armed with brooms and dust clothi the chambermaids worked InduJ triously until late in the night T1 silk hose and French heeled slippei below and the scarlet rouge and ela| borate coiffures above the ginghai dresses, combined with the unusua performance of sweeping and dustinl at midnight, were the weak spots ij the “alibi.'' It was not to bs et pected. however, that Pauline. .Takl and the other impressanos of thl underworld would be as exactinl about details as David Belascc.Even the wine flowed less f*eel' ustomcrs who *vcre not known ha] their choice of near-beer, white poj sweet soda, cigars and enewing gut If you can imagine “Big Bill” Sul tovich serving pink tea then it il easy to realize the' discomforturl prevalent south of the tracks.”It will blow' over in a few days.I was the common information. •‘Sooi as the grand jury gets through w| will open up.”CRITICIZE OrnCIALS Beneath this surface *confldenc| there was a good deal of soreness
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East Chicago Times
East Chicago, Indiana, US
Mon, Jun 19, 1922
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