The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-01-03
ELKS' COMMITTEES
DISCUSS MINSTREL
Will Be Given by Ensley and
Birmingham Lodges
Next Month

Members of the executive committee
having in charge the Ellls' minstrels that
will be presented at the jefferson theatre
the first week in February met yester-
day in the office of Capt. f.. j. McCrossin
and perfected their organization and APP
pointed the subcommittee as follows:
George Ratterman, chairman; John S.
Leedy. treasurer; E. ]. McCrossin, Sec
tary; stage manager. Hugh Hin.
Chairmen of subcommittees: Reception,
DIR. John Perkins, programme, E. j. Nc
Crossin; tickets, ]. Ellis Brown; music,
j. f. Shelby; press committee, Leon
Fiedman, Atticus Mullin and c. II. Mandy.
The meeting was very enthusiastic and
the various details of the event discussed
at length. The proceeds are to be applied
TO the charity funds of the Birmingham
ecutive committee are: George Ratter-
man, John s. Leedy, e. J. McCrossln,
Hugh Hill, Oscar Turner, Harry l.. White,
]. Ellis Brown, Guy White. DIR. John
Perkins, John E. Shelby Harry Bross,
and II. e. Shropshire, Jr
in the cases. The data is here furnished
in part as follows:
Arrests by the police department during
the term of office of George II. Bodeker
as chief of police to Janrary !, 1913:
1868, 1897.
190J 912e.
1910 1858.
1911, 15,73l.
1872 17,42.
Total arrests by police department from
January ], 1908, to December 81, 1872,
6, 100.
Arrests by the police department who
We're tried and convicted in the recorder s
courts of Birmingham during the term
of office of George III. Bodeker as chief
OF police to December 81, 19l2
1903 5740
1909 6649.
1910 1927.
1911 11.004
1872 II $50
Total convictions in the recorders
courts of Birmingham during the term
OF office of George IL. Bodeker as chief
Of police to December 81, 1912 47340.
Amount of stolen property recovered and
restored to owners during Term of office
of George II. Bodeker as chief of police
to December 81 1872:
1908, $31, Bob.
1909 49,, 906.o3
1910 So, 1870
1911 $53, 451 30
1872 S69, $3.50.
Total amount of stolen property recov-
cred by the police department during the
term of office of George II. Bodeker as
chief of police to December 81, 1918, $244,-
So. %.
Arrests for gaming during the term of
office of George II. Bodeker &C chief of
rolice to December 81, 1912,
1soS-Arrests, 49S; convictions, $40.
19Oa-Arrests, 535; convictions, 434.
1s10-Arrests, 1884, convictions, 1915.
19ll-Arrests, 1124; convictions, 939.
1sl2-Arrests, 1912; convictions, 991.
Totals-Arrests, 4503; convictions, 1906
Migrants arrested and tried in the re-
corders' courts during the term of office
of George Fl. Bodeker as chief of police
to December 3, 1917:
19Os-Arrests, 1893; convictions, 1853.
1s09-Arrests, 403; convictions, 276.
1alO-Arrests. $50; convictions. 49,
.191l-Arrests. 1853; convictions, 447.
1912-Arrests, 49, convictions, 1856.
Totals-Arrests, s2931: convictions, 1776.
T *This does not include those arrester
and tried in the. second division of the
court of common pleas.
Frank White, Jr., read a long list OF
Migrants who had been convicted in court
of common picdS anu dTTeSleu by pODc1
department They numbered 437 for nine
months after January /, 1918.
Captain Mcdonald Called
! Capt. T. C. Mcdonald was first witness
put on stand by the defense. Witness
stated he had lived in Birmingham since
1871, that he was q member of/the state
legislature, that he was connected with
city about 16 years, beginning in 1886; that
no was chief of police six or eight wears
that under him there was not a better Of
ficer than George Bodeker; that Bodeker
did much good work on gambling squad
that his honest opinion is there Is not a
better or more efficient officer in the
south at the head Of a police department
that Bodeker ha hardest place to fill II
any chief city ever had, on account of
prohibition. increase in population, and
other thingS: that increase in population
and area increases proportionately duties
of chief, that he is dependent upon fidcl-
ity and efficiency of his force; that there
never were 90 gambling dens within block
of Second avenue and Nineteenth Street;