Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
POLICE MAKE RAID
ON LIQUOR CLUBS
Eight People Arrested, and Sew
eraI Wagon Loads of 'Evi-
dence' Are Collected
OFFICERS BECOME MEMBERS
Alleged Blind Pig Entered, and
Women Conducting Place
Taken to the Station
OFFICERS BECOME MEMBERS

AS a result of the campaign being
waged by the police on social clubs
that are alleged to sell liquor to any
person who will pay less than dol
lar for the privilege of drinking, four
places were raided by a squad of plain
clothes officers last night and eight
persons were taken into custody and
| booked at the central police station
! The police seized all liquor found in
the places and took several wagonloads
of the stuff to police headquarters as
evidence against the accused.
The raiding party consisted of Lieut.
A. w. Murray and Patrolmen Busse
and O'Brien of the University station.
These officers have been investigating
knowledge of conditions were selected
to close the places where liquor is said
to have been sold illegally.
The first place visited was the Poppy
club, 1900 East Main street. The Off
C, 5 entered the club, filled out q
membership card, for which they paid
% cents EACH and promptly were ad-
mitted as full-fedged members. The
raiders then rendered the money for a
round of drinks and when it was ac
cepted placed the managers, Joe MOTIF
and A. l.. Redfern, under arrest on
charges of violating the liquor ordi-
nance.
Following the closing of the Poppy
club, the raiding squad went to the
Southern Pacific club, 765 Lamar
street. where they found the place
crowded with railroad men, the club
being patronized mostly by employees
Of the Southern Pacific company. The
same program was followed and when
money was accepted for liquor the
proprietors, George B. Farren and Ar
thur Smell, were taken into custody.
SUSPECT BLIND PIG
The Coyote club at 727 Eastlake ave-
nue. was the next place visited Here
the officers found a motley gathering
and saw laborers spending their money
freely After the usual formalities of
signing membership cards were per-
formed and drinks were paid for the
raiders placed under arrest William
Cooper and Wall Vance, managers of
the club.
While Lieut.. Murray and his squad
were making arrests on the east side,
Acting Sergeant Ora May and PATROL
men Murphy and Weiss raided the
house at 527 Temple street and took
into custody Mrs. Docia w. Moore and
her sister, Miss Lena Nilebridge. Mrs
Moore is alleged to be the proprietor of
a blind pig. A quantity of liquor was
taken from her place. She and her sis
ter also are accused of immoral con-
duct Mrs. Moore was booked on a
charge of violating the liquor ordinance
and of vagrancy, and Miss Nilebridge
is charged with vagrancy. Both fur
nished $100 bail for their appearance in
police court this morning.
When the other club proprietors were
taken to the police station they pro-
tested vigorously at being required to
furnish 500 bail each. Friends of Far
rem and Smell of the Southern Pacific
club rallied to their aid and succeeded
in furnishing the amount necessary for
the release of the accused. The others
were unable to furnish bail and were
locked up in the city Jail.
According to the arresting officers,
the investigation of the social clubs in
Los Angeles was begun short time
ago on information furnished by wives
of club members, who told the police
that their husbands passed most of
their time in the places and spent all
their earnings. The police say these
places are more harmful than saloons
owing to the fact that there is more
privacy in the clubs and the members
are allowed to buy liquor even when in
state of complete intoxication.
other members of the metropolitan
squad arrested three hotel proprietors
for failing to comply with the city
ordinance regulating the registering of
guests. Those who were taken into
custody are: NJ. Mori, proprietor of
lodging house in Hewitt street; j. c.
Jansen, proprietor of the Hotel Am
mathy in East Fourth street, and Net
tie Ball, proprietor of the Hotel john
son in East Fourth street. They are
alleged to have rented rooms to couples
without requiring them to write their
names in the hotel register.