Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-22
GLOOM THICK AS
COUNCIL BANS 4
LOCKERCLUbS
AIdine Chambers Aids McCEeI-
land Lead Fight to Keep
Bullets Open.

Glooms stalked around four of At
lanta's locker clubs today, for with
Mayor Winns approval of the city
councils action the clubs will be closed
and there is no doubt that Mayor VIM
will approve the action of council.
They are the Georgia Athletic the
Southern, the knights of the Mystic
Ark and the Bees clubs. The members
and officers of the Press club and the
Central club are still uncomfortable for
the police committee of the council has
delayed action on these for two weeks
for further investigation.
Nine of the locker clubs were grant
ed permits at the meeting of the coun-
ell yesterday afternoon. The Piedmont
Driving club, the Atlanta Athletic, the
NJ. & NJ, the Elks, the Standard, the
Georgian Terrace, the Eagles, the
Moose and the Beavers clubs did not
file their petitions in time. But w. G.
Humphrey, chairman of the police COM
mittee, informed the council that the
committee had investigated these clubs
and he intimated that they would all be
approved at the next meeting of coun-
ell.
Chambers For Clubs.
In enforcing the new charter amend
ment, Chairman Humphrey and his
committee won out in the council yes
terday, despite bitter fight for the
clubs led by Alderman John E. McClel-
land and Councilmen Aldine Chambers
and Claude c. Mason. All declared that
the police committee had to fight a
strong combination, for it was the first
time that Councilman Chambers and
Alderman McClelland have been on the
same side of any question this year.
From the discussions of the various
officials, spectator would have i'm
agined that the council was struggling
with deep and weighty problem. But
it was very simple. Before the council
secured additional authority from the
legislature number of clubs were able
to run despite the objection of the
council. When the authority was Sc
cured the committee proceeded to try
to close number of clubs which they
branded as masquerading barrooms All
the opposition was merely an effort to
The only objection to the report of
the police committee is that the mem
bers and officers of some of these clubs
have political influence, and they are
exercising it," declared Alderman James
E. Warren.
"Not a Club Meeting Law"
You admit that there is not locker
club in the city complying with the
state law" said Councilman Chambers
to Alderman Warren. Il want to know
how you reconcile your action in grant
ing permits to some of them with your
oath of Office"
IF 1 could get enough of you politi-
clans to agree with me l would move to
close them ALL" replied MIR. Warren. Il
can't do that, so l am trying to do the
best l can"
Alderman McClelland then wanted to
close them all. But he was persuaded
not to make such a motion.
Councilman Mason insisted that the
police committee make public the evil
dence upon which it closed these clubs.
He said the sessions of the committee
were executive, but that the council
men ought to know why the clubs were
being closed. The committee declined
to give this information. The vote on
the Georgia Athletic club was IA to IA.
Mayor Pro Tenn Gambler cast the decid-
ing vote to close the club.