The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Commission WILL
CANCEL BADGES Of
SPECIAL OFFICERS
Entirely New Issue Will Be
Maidstone HaveBadges
Who Are Not Entitled
to Them

The badge of every special officer in
Birmingham, some 161 In number, will
be cancelled by the city commission to-
morrow
Following this action, any person de-
string special badge of the police de-
partment Will have to see Judge A. o.
Lane, city commissioner of public JUS
tice in charge of the police department.
and show cause why such a badge
should be issued to him.
This action Is based upon the as
sumption by the city commissioners
that many persons possess these badges
In this city who are not entitled to
them.
Many of the criticisms and asper-
sions cast upon the police department
of this city," stated President George
Ward last night, "come from actions of
unworthy persons who possess one of
these special badges and therefore rep
resent themselves as patrolman or de-
tsctive. Such conditions must be
stopped"
OF the 161 persons carrying these
special badges, Police Chief George
Bodeker has reported to President Ward
that he Is unable to locate 43 of them
or state who is in possession of this
number. There are IL other individuals
who possess badges whose numbers are
unknown.
These badges are the ones which are
issued to janitors, keepers and employees
OF corporations and large business con-
Germs who are not active members of
the police force but whose duties at
times necessitate their having police
power and authority. One person, ac-
cording to Chief Bodeker's report, has
received two such badges.
1t is to remedy this confused condi-
ton of affairs and at the same time to
take badges away from all persons who
do not deserve them, that the commits
sioners have determined upon this ac-
ton. The new list of badges which will
be issued will be of a different form so
that the old badges will be of no use to
their owners, The issioners ask
that If there are any parties who pos
sess badges whose names are not on the
list, that they turn them in also.
Chief Bodeker's report on the badges
outstanding is as follows:
Birmingham, Ala, December 20, 1918
Hon. George B. Ward, President City
Commission, City.
Dear Sir: In compliance with your re
quest, I herewith hand you list of police
bdages.
Some of them are not accounted for
as a good many of them were given out
during my absence from the city at diff
ferent times, and l have no record of
them.
with highest esteem for you l am,
yours respectfully,
GEORGE H. BODEKER,
"Chief of Police
Il. W. w. Pair 2, S A. Smith: 8, J..
r (f0ckrill. "a T.
Franklin; 6. w. T. Jones; Z, j. n. Nc
Pherson; 8, ]. p. Lee; 9, c. ]. Barnes; 10,
w. P. Eledge; II, Nj. B. Earl; u, A. NJ.
Hilborn; 13. B. F. Greenwood; IA, W. H.
Nation; 10, w. f. Phillips; 16, w. G. Ter
ry; II, J. t. Suddeth 49, M. d. Sanders;
10, J. ]. r. Reed. A. M South; 20. A. "A.
l.. Hudgons: q, r. G. F'ranklin % j
X. Richardson; %, r. L.. Holman; "a. A.
Salmen: 25, Barney Mcclure: 26, w. c.
Veiteh; q, w. II. Hyatt: 2S f. II. Craw-
ford; 49, f. Sinnedd; 80, Barney Hayes
81, W. j. Thatcher; 32,, e w. West; 80
missing; "a. missing; 35, missing; SO, J. NJ
Bray; 81, S. E. Pair: 3S w. l.. Allen,
80, at office; 40. B. f. Puckett; Al, miss
ing; AZ, J. r. j. Patillo; 43, missing; A.
j. E. aBrtlett; 45, George W. Higgins
46, S. w. Byars; Al, j. w. McWhorter
| 4S, Amos Lorey; 40, missing; so. It. C
Stone; 81. ]. NJ. Matthew's 50. w. H
Woods; So, ]. w. Hughes 54 missing
! 55, S. H. Coggins; Sc, ]. B. Robinson; 81
missing; 5S, J. C. Davidson; 80, S. L. Nc
| Kinney; so, with law enforcement league
| 81, missing, So, missing; 63 missing
| 64. missing 65, J. II. Trimball: 66, c
w. Faulkner; 81, c. J. Locke; S. miss.
| ing; 69 S. F. Hess; 70. C. F. Morgan
II, w. NJ. Grain 72 missing; rs, L
NJ. Mitchell; "A, Davidson; 75, miss
ing; rs, J. II. Bailey; II. missing; rs
missing; 70, w. A. Laurdin; So W NJ
Friggin; 81. C. C. Faster: 80, f. NJ
Davidson; SO. P. Tierney; s4 NJ d
Gum; S5, W. r. Roscoe; Sc, J. T. Bus
| by; 81 missing; Ss, Ed Glenn So Sam
B. Cunningham 30, r. d. Newman
81. Sam Byars 92, r. F. Perry; 90
f. J. Corleaux: "a, w. A. Beason 95
B. NJ. Carnett; 90. C. o. Bivens; 81
C. A. Watson; 9S, D. L. Castleman 80
u. Nespor; 100, c. r. Allen; 101 to
1875. never in our possession: i26 w H
Miller: 1877, Thomas williamson. 1913
M. G. Smith; 1923, M. C. Blackman 1870
Joe Todd 131, w. T. Camp; 1872, s.
r. Farmer; 1873, DIR. Il. W. Harris
134, c. c. Fleming 1876, r. d. Bur-
field; 1876, George Heis; 1877, j. w
Lyle; 1873, r. A. Posey; 139, Mickey
Rrannen; 140 C. l., Shoef; Ill r. II
Hawkins 142, c. M. Johnson, 143, at
office; 14z. at office; 145, at office
146, at office: 147, w. e. Evans; 14s
j. Thompson; 149, Mickey Brannen; so
w. f. Suddeth.
The following men have badges
which have no numbers on them: A. ID
Squires. L. E. Love. A. r. Craddocll
Joe Hill, J. G. Grimes, Prof. ]. D.
Williams, William Kennon, T. c. Dues
w. P. Dunnaway. L. t. Robinette, N. L.