Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
B00TlECCERS HAIL
! NEMESIS PASSING
Retiring of Capt. Burlingame
: as Head of Flying Squad
& Brings Rejoicing.

~ There is rejoicing TO-DAY along
sts'bootleg row" wherever that is.
q Capt. Guy Z. Burlngame. the ad.
United terror of traders In Illicit
liquor. is retiring as head of the fly
ing liquor squad" of the metropolitan
police.
: At 430 o'clock this Afternoon Capt.
Burlingame will bang his desk to a
tlose at the eleventh precinct station.
81 Anacostia. bid his associates there
good luck and tomorrow will report
dor duty as the commanding officer of
The second precinct, downtown.
= Bootleggers are rejoicing, for while
the Aging squad" will carry on at
the same pace under the able leader
ship of Sergt George NJ. Little. who
served a years training period under
Capt. BurlinGame. the latter will be
confined in his activities to his own
precinct That removes one obstacle
to the rum runners
The change is one anticipated in
June, 1925. when the then Commits
sioner Frederick A. F'enning appoint
ed Capt. Burlingame chief of the
Specialized rum squad
800 Autos Seized.
Under the original plan. it is said
Capt. Burlingame was to organize the
flying squad" and to be relieved OF
its command after from one to three
months operation. Instead. he was
retained more than a year.
Burlingame leaves the special liquor
detail with high praise for the men
under his command, a claim that II
has achieved the most effective dry
law enforcement the District ever has
seen and a recommendation that II be
continued indefinitely.
Records at the eleventh precinct
show that the flying liquor squad
under Burlngame's command made
] 500 arrests for violations of the dry
laws and seized 500 automobiles used
by rum runners.
Capt. Burlingame retires with a
iamboyant gesture. A gesture,
however, that brought groans from
bootleggers In the last 10 days the
"fving squad" seized so many stills
cookers mash barrels, containers and
other paraphernalia that the eleventh
precinct looks like warehouse.
2O,OOO-Ga Supply Cut.
officials at the station estimated
that the total Today haul ended the
ing approximately 10000 gallons OF
LIQUOR q day-most Of which was for
Washington consumers.
In the lot are a finely made 10O-gal
Ion copper still, another of 500 gallon
capac city. one of 300 gallons. a second
3OO-gallon equipment and host OF
smaller pieces. To add a bit to the
gesture" of farewell, Capt. Bur
lingame appeared in Police Court Fri
day as prosecution witness against
three men his squad had arrested and
secured the conviction of all three
Two plead guilty and the third was
found guilty by jury.
often called "Burly" by his associ-
ates when he is not present and. OF
course. captain" when he is pres
ent. the retiring dry squad chief lives
burly, standing nearly six feet in
height, weighing close to 200 pounds
and possessing great strength. His
tactics ha We been in keeping with his
physique, as prisoners who tried to
escape from him could testify. a.
they say, "Burly was rough on boot
ieggers." Reports made to headquar
tprS show that Capt. Burlingame and
his men never hesitated when growing
bulldogs or armed boOtlegEefS $1,000
IN way of d capture.
Praises Dry Squad.
"We have had a lot of fun with II
ALL" Capt. Burlingame said yesterday
as he went over records at the
eleventh precinct preparatory to clos
ing his regime there. I'VE have
worked at all hours. day and night
and many times went without sleep
The flying squad has proved Its
value. | don't mind claiming that II
has effected better enforcement OF the
dry laws of the District alone than
the entire police force and the dry
agents of the Treasury Department
did in any previous year.
MI.
It proved it's merit. and should be
Continued
Can't Burlingame sounded cryptic
warning to Washington consumers OF
bootleg liquor:
AS a beverage the bootleg liquor
available in Washington Is pretty
good rarnish remover" he said. TIC
prove the point he pointed to large
white stain on his desk. Il spilled 4
bit of a recently captured liquor there
and it ate the varnish off before |
could wipe il up
The eleventh precinct, since the al
vent Of the flying squad" has been
very repository for bootleggers
paraphernalia of all description-anC
some that defles description. Two
large cells in the building are full e
capacity with jugs, pans, cookers
crooks, coils, bottles and jars captured
IN bootleg places. lWO Cells VI ucdt
soldiers" as the captain calls them
Some Violators Persistent.
Capt Burhngame estimates tina
convictions were obtained in about x
per cent Of the 800 arrests made dur
ing the past year by the squad. o.
this number. he estimates. between p
and 80 per cent return to their boot
logging business"
These persistent violators thus are
In the game" as a regular bushes:
and could charge off fines as part o.
the "upkeep.'
The flying squad" under present
pIans is TO remain virtually intact
with the exception of Capt. Bur
hngame and Thomas Heide. who 4
10 be transferred TO the thirteentF
precinct.
Capt. Burlingame replaces Capt
Cornwell at No. . precinct, Capt
Cornwell going to No. 10. Capt Lord
now at the tenth, will assume com
mand Of the new thirteenth precinct
which opens tomorrow. Lieut.. VIII
son. promoted TO a captain, succeeds
Capt. Burlingame at the eleventh.