Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
POLICE NET NOW
OUT FOR MEN IN
FIGHT ON VICE
Police to Arrest Men in Chief
Beavers War on the Illegal
Houses in City.
Continued From Page One.


Chief Beavers war on the social evil IN
ALI Atlanta. The places Of worship
were packed and the exhortations of To-
cal divines did not fall upon deaf ears
The existence Of recognized disor
derby houses in Atlanta has been an
indictment Of the manhood of the city
The sanctioned evil has been wiped
from our midst but never will il be
dealt with properly until society shall
change its standards" said Dr. G. l..
Hanscom Of the Central Congregation
al church
Some girls earn only "a and 50 week
~ in stores and factories. and can't
feed and house themselves properly.
Not immortality always, but hunger
drives them to life Of shame. Ac-
cording to Mayor Blankenburg. Of Phil
adelphia, there are ten fallen men to
one fallen woman"
Beavers No Jumping Jack"
Chief Beavers is no jumping Jack
who dances when the strings are
pulled" said DR. G. A. Ridley He is
the most fearless, conscientious and
have known"
Dr.. Dunbar ogden, of the Central
Presbyterian church, declared that the
hand of God had been seen in the Men
and Religion Movements campaign
against vice and the startling develop
ments that followed
Atlanta was likened to Sodom by the
NV A NJ. Hughlett. of St Mark
Methodist church. and although he said
Sodom was ten times worse than At
lanta. even Sodom could have been
saved
Are you ready to furnish refuge for
these unfortunates ?" said he They
are the victims Of an ignorant trust in
men who are not good citizens and.
once under the ban OF society, are help
less and hopeless. Can they get work
in your store. your Office. your shop,
your house, at wages that win support
them in decency? What is the an
swer?"
Father Hears Son Lauded.
q. ". Beavers, father of the chief
and Mrs. James l.. Beavers attended
the Second Baptist church and heard
the glowing tribute paid the chief by
DR.. John f. White
xvii breads M foe said DE- White
"hnt the man If is comuelie3 ia re
snect The attitude Of silence toward
evil l. q faltefjnc rouardl, artitude
Or. L. .. Brlcher of the First Chris
tan church said:
our heroic and courageous police
chief has submitted us the Puritan
pronositjon He is the Oliver ,,ron,,,elI !
Of This crussd,. and ~, M. his Iron
sides
Dr charles q lone. o, GRACE ,.,ur,b
nreached ON the vice orda, If rhi.f
Reavers and called tho chief u r,lice
John the Rautist p, said mar ,be
CHIEFS acrion was rnnaralIalod in nm
ricinal affairs. that II sbo,Id ra,oi,.s
me unqualified ,ommanda,ioD Of every
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the cbief would he fought bitterly and
would unless backed. nm and .unrorrad
b, rhe decent re.l,Ie If ,be cir, a. cor
tain,,. lose bfs otfi,.i,r head ,s Ioh,, ,,.
Rsptist lost his personal head M -
demand Of ,na Igs..fyious Herodt,s
Vots To suopor4 CHEZ
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tior fen show their an..,,,9 If IN,
chiefs action and tine. nro,ofs,. IN helm
him I'm tine reform movement and rno
resolution WAS carried ppaninonsI,. ~,
rising vote
Al the morriue service At .rarple
Baiti., church line na.,or tho Psy 3,
! lrenine voi,ed his .n,,,.,,,.,l .,f ,,,i.r
Beavers action He derIared the IAN