The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
BODEKER SUBMITS NOVEMBER REPORT
 - Decrease in Revenues From Police Department-Good Blind Tiger Work

The report of Chief of Police George H. Bodeker for the month of Novea- her shows a decided decrease in the revenues usually realized through the police department During the month of October the fines collected from re- corder's court for both precincts, Bir- mingham and Ensley combined, were s77O0. while the revenues from the same source for the month of Novem- Der were s5,14525. a decrease O. s2,554.75 during the month. Whether or not this is due to the cut recently made in the police depart ment is not known, but on the first of November the order curtailing the pay roll of the department approXi- mately 5000 went into effect. If this cut made in the department had any effect on the decrease in revenues the decrease decidedly overshadows any cutting in expenses that the depart ment might have had.
 One prominent feature of the re- port is of the number of arrests made of blind tigers Thrty-nine such ar rests were made during the month and of these 39 arrests 23 were convicted and given heavy penalties. Chief Bod eker expresses his extreme satisfaction at the work done by the blind tiger squad and states that he will hold them up beside any squad of like nature anywhere in the country. The squad is composed of officers McGili, Garner Daly, Warren, Hood and Propst of Precinct No. l, Birmingham, and officers Wiggins and Granger of precinct No. ?, Ensley, all working in plain clothes.
 Arrests for other offenses during No vember were about on par With other months. the total being slightly lower than for the month previous.
 The report itself follows:
 Birmingham, November 30, 1911. Hon. A. o. Lane, Commissioner or Jus
 tice, City:
 Dear Sir beg to submit the fol- lowing report of the work done by the police department for the month ending November 30. 1911:
 Assault and battery: Arrests 91 con- vctions, 53; continued, 3.
 Begging: Arrests, 3; convictions, 2.
 Carrying concealed weapons Arrests 20: convictions, 16; continued, l.
 Contempt of court: Arrests, 2; con- victions, ?.
 Disorderly conduct Arrests, 29a; con- victions, 1884; continued, 5.
 Dairy regulations: Arrests, 3; con- victions, ?.
 Driving recklessly: Arrests, G. coll victions, 4.
 Drunks: Arrests, 299; convictions, 279 j; continued. 2.
 Embezzlement: Arrests, 9
 Nuisance, committing: Arrests, 8; convictions, 3.
 Fornication: Arrests. G. convic- tions, 6.
 False pretense; Arrests. II; convic- tions, 4.
 Gaming: Arrests, '22; convictions, H..
 Health and Quarantine: Arrests, %; convictions, 10; continued, 5.
 Larceny, petit: Arrests, GA; convic- tions, 29; continued, r.
 Doing business without license Qiquor) Arrests, 39 convictions, 23; continued. 1. Loitering: Arrests, 20: convictions 23
 Horses, leaving unattended: Arrests, 8; convictions, 3.
 Resisting an officer; Arrests, 6; con victions,.4.
 Receiving and concealing stolen prop erty: Arrests, 9; convictions, 4
 Street obstructing. Arrests, l.
 Attempting to bribe officer: Arrests, 4 convictions, 2.
 Prostitutes. after hours: Arrests. G.; convictions, 6.
 PrOStltutlOn, TeSlulTS m nouSo or. Arrests, AZ; convictions, 23.
 Violating Sunday law: Arrests, z; convictions, G.
 Tresspassng: Arrests. 55; convic- tions, 50.
 vagrancy: Arrests, A: convictions IA.
 False weights and measures: Arrests, l; convictions, 1.
 Wife whipping: Arrests, l convic- tions. 1.
 Violating section 795 of City code: Arrests, 1; convictions, 1.
 Violating section 1061 of City Code; Arrests, 1 convictions, 1.
 Violating section 96S of city code Arrests, ?; convictions, 2.
 Violating section 1902 of city code: Arrests. 2; convictions, ?.
 Defaulting witness: Arrests, 1: con victions, 1.
 Prostitutes, on streets with: Arrests, s: convictions, 3.
 Perjury: Arrests, I; convictions, l.
 Fugitives from justice: Arrests. H..
 Delivered to sheriff of Jefferson county: Arrests, 54. Total arrests. 1174: convictions. 7sG.