The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-13
ON CHIEF BODEKER'S ORDERS, BIG POLICE SQUAD RAIDS CLUBS Captain Eagan and Detec- tive Garner Visit Down.
 town Places
PROPRIETOR OF MOOSE
 CLUB IS ARRESTED
Squad of Police Raid Places in WO0d- lawn-B0deker Pronounces the Death KnelI on Gambling
 Places and Blind Tigers

Yesterday was day or terror to olind tiger operators and those who make a practice of violating the Sum day laws. Greater Birmingham was literally infested with policemen and detectives who had possibly the most positive orders they have ever received from their chief to break up these places.
 While only four were arrested, they are ones which the officers have been trying for weeks to catch, but have failed More than a score of places were visited, but owing to the fact that there is always someone to tip off tiger keeper, the officers experienced great difficulty.
 R. E. Vanlandingham, who operates the club at the Moose lodge hall on Fourth avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, was arrested by Captain Martin Eagan and Detectives Garner. charged with violating the Sun day law. The cause of his arrest will be explained in the Following report Of the shift which was made last night by Captain Eagan to Chief Bodeker:
 Eagan's Report
 Birmingham, Ala, May 12. 1912. George H. Bodeker, Chief of Police.
 City:
 Dear Sir-As per your instructions, Detective Garner and myself visited between the hours of and 3 D. m. the Moose lodge, where they have club license to sell liquor. We found in the buffet about II men, some play ing pool and some drinking beer We the man in charge for violating the Sunday law:
 We next visited the Beavers club and found five or six men in room, but saw no signs of any drinking nor any signs of the law being violated We next visited the Forest City club, to be operated by c. W. Free man. We were unable to gain admission to the buffet as they claimed that they ] were not in possession of the keys but from all appearances we do not think | they were violating the law. I've visited the Lions club and we found no signs of the law being vio- lated. we also visited the Turn verein club and found no signs of the law being vio- lated.
 "Officer Garner and myself are not members of any of the above clubs.
 q respectfully submit the above report of conditions as found by Detective Gar ner and myself MARTIN EAGAN,
 Captain of Evening Shift"
 Arrests in Woodlawn
 In Woodlawn, Precinct No 3. Police men Wyatt and Courtney arrested wom- an named Barbara White for selling liquor illegally. Detectives simmons, Burge, Propst, Richeson, Alexander, Bagley and Moser arrested C.M. Walker and charged him with running a blind tiger. W. R. Womack was arrested on the same charge by Detectives Burge, Propst and Simmons and large amount of whisky was seized as evidence.
 Detectives Nation and Gray arrested T. M Collier and charged him with oper ating blind tiger His alleged place is said to be located on Fourth avenue be- tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets.
 Chief Bodeker last night was caustic in his assertions that he is going to enforce the Smith law. He did not say that he was going to try to enforce it'' or that he twas going to enforce It to the best of his ability" but that ''I am going to enforce it.
 Yesterday afternoon when Captain Eagan. who is living cause of terror to gamblers and blind tiger keepers, came on duty Chief Bodeker called him in his office and gave him instructions to visit the clubs about the city.
 Not only the saloons have got to toe the mark said the chief last night, but the clubs also Birmingham is be- coming noted all over the state as be- tIa s,IaC xxyhar d. fly get drink of liquor on Sunday and that is a reflection on the city and the police department especially.
 AllxClubs Included
 Now, this does not mean that only the clubs mentioned in Captain Eagan's report Are to be made to toe the mark but the "higher up clubs, like the Coun- try club. the Southern club, the Uni versity club. the Elks club and all oth- CTS who have liquor licenses have got to come across. They are bound by the same restrictions as the other clubs and the saloons and they are not going to be immune They are just as accessible to our. .men as the saloons and the other clubs and we are going after all of them. The war is not on just one, or one set, but on all.
 AS for blind tigers. their days are numbered and there are not more than two figures in that number, either. Of course, it is going to take little time to wipe them out. but we are using the proper sort of eradicator and they arc going" ln I |
 That gambling is on the Swane Is evi- denced by the following report from Capt. J. s. Johnston of the morning shift:
 Birmingham, Ala. May 12, 1912. George II. Bodeker. Chief of Police. City:
 Dear Sir--I have visited all the sup posed gambling places and found no sign of any gambling.
 "The men on their beats report every thing very quiet and orderly.
 'I respectfully submit the foregoing re- port J. s. JOHNSTON,
 Captain of Day Shift.'