Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
GENTLEMEN
 OWL CLUB Raided by Police in Search
 of Evidence WHAT CONSTITUTES A CLUB
Theme of Sunday Morning Sermon in Presbyterian Church Crime of Refus- ing Entrance to Good In fluence; Love Of Christ.

Hearing that the business of the Gentlemen Owl Club, a social or SaniZation to which only members of the Owl fraternal order can be ad- mitted, was not conducted in strict accordance with the city regulations governing the sale of liquor in priv ate clubs, Marshal Moore of the city police department, accompanied by officer Leo TrOutman. raided the club rooms yesterday morning shortly be- fore noon.
 Word was brought to the department short time before the raid took place that the rooms of the club were fil- led with intoxicated persons, the list of inebriates including both Owls and non-Owls. Determined to learn how far the club violated the restrictions which compel such organizations to be bone fide, the marshall lost no time in taking steps to enter the rooms set apart for the social gatherings of Gen. tlemen Owls, located over Miller and Simpsons barber shop on west Wash ington
 While Troutman guarded the rear exit Marshal Moore went up the front E'AtiA4 anu NilNtItu illc GiuD room. There were six or eight men in the room. none of whom showed any signs of extreme intoXication. The only in dication that liquor had been used was bottle of beer in the hand of an individual near the door, who had the bottle half emptied and raised to his lips when the officer entered
 If you don't mind, I'll finish that for yOu.'' said Marshal Moore taking it from his hand.
 C. M. Miller, the president of the Club, was in the room at the time He was arrested and taken to the po- lice station from which he was re- leased when he furnished $5O.0O bail.
 The Gentlemen Owl CL,b has fallen into bad repute lately because Of rum Ors to the effect that gambling has been conducted in the card rooms of the parlors over Miller and Simp- sons.
 When interviewed last night con- corning the raid, James G. Simpson. secretary of the Gentlemen Owl club. said:
 'If the marshal had asked me I could have shown him several barrels of beer that We serve out That bottle wasn't the only beverage on the prem ises There was no reason at all for raiding our club rooms, for although We serve liquor, we have kept well within the law.
 We are club. We formed a club known as the Gentlemen Owl club. and as long as we serve liquor only to club members the police have no right to invade our roolns We are a club, just like the A9iZ.ls club, CT the Afro American club. and if we are wrong, so are they. Judge Kent handed down a decision about the avapai club that settles just such a question as has been raised by the city marshars ac- | tion in raiding our rooms
 If you want to know what is at the | bottom of the whole thing l will tell | you The police are sore at Miller. | Ever since he was accused of com plicity in the Friedman case some peo- | pie have had it in for him. I think it was on the 21st of June that ne was arre sted and accused of receiving stol- en goods The very next day articles appeared in a Phoenix paper stating that a number of the directors had written their resignations, and were