Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
SAYS
LAW BALKS
HIS WAR
ON VICE
Resort in Spring Street Flour
ishes While Injunction Pre-
vents Police Interference.

1t became known Friday that Chief
Of Police James L. Beavers made the
startling charge before the vice in
vestigating Grand Jury that the
courts Of the State of Georgia made
it impossible for MIN to close the
most notorious resort that had ever
operated in Atlanta.
5. c. Glass, a member Of the Grand
Jury. who was not present at the
session Thursday when 1t was an
nounced the vice probe had been con-
cluded said Friday that he. too, knew
of the existence Of the place and
would demand at the next session
that the tribunal go deeper into vice
conditions and take some decisive
action.
Mr. Glass made the emphatic state
ment that conditions were worse
than they were before the restricted
district was closed and that it was
up 10 the jury TO do something TO
relieve the situation. He said the
Philadelphia ministers had not far
eXa ggerated the street evil; that the
respectable community was being en-
croached upon by houses Of IN fame,
and that women, Of questionable char
acter walked the streets Of atlanta
daily brushing elbows with the wife
and school girl
Resort Is in Spring Street.
The house in question is in Spring
Street. The place was raided several
months ago. Recorder Broyles or
dered the woman held for the City
Court and asked Chief Beavers 20
have her moved from that locality
The womans lawyers applied for and
secured an injunction from the Fulton
Superior Court restraining the police
from moving her The restraining or
der still is in effect.
The case of Mrs. \. p Powell, Of %
Spring Street. was on trial before
Judge Andrew Calhoun, in the City
Court, Friday Chief Beavers who
appeared against her. stated that the
house was still being operated in vio-
lation Of the law. but that he was
powerless TO act. He said the woman,
If found guilty, would pay a fine and
60 back and he could do nothing but
make new case. which, he said
would be several weeks in getting 20
court.
Despite what Chief Beavers said
was overwhelming evidence. and the
statement Of Grand Jurymsn Glass.
ignorance Of any law having been
violated and declared her innocence
Of the charges.
Mrs. Powell was given four months
in jail She declared she was ready
TO furnish a vice list" 10 the Grand
Jury.
Mr. Glass commented at some
length on the vice probe.
Chief Says He Is Powerless.
Time and again" he said. 4 have
seen men and women go into the
Spring Street house. / have on sew
eraI occasions called the attention Of
Chief Beavers 10 the situation. He
explains that he is powerless 10 act
because OF an injunction from the Su-
perior Court
This house is not tire only one !
know Of some few others. and I win
ask the Grand Jury 70 look into it
thoroughly 7 90 not think mis- thing
should end as all such Investigations
DO, by a formal rrese1tment delivered
to a judge and having it pigeonholeI
for future action Il was not so very
long ago that = certain hotel was
raided by the police. Somebody high
e- up stopped the proceedings ana
nothing ever came OF H.
AS 10 the street evil anyone can
see il. l do not mean that every man
who goes on the street viii be accost-
ed. Only an Adonis would be accost-
Cd II times on one afternoon. but 90
say that women Of this character
walk the streets Of Atlanta every DAY.
They live in the apartment houses Z
hotels and even tu the best ccmmun.- {
ties. Some 81 them 1--we now jus,
about ike they Cid before they we're
run out OF the restricted district
"It is a large undertaking for a
Grand Jury. but the time is ripe for
IL. and IL should not be done ar an ua-
less II is going 90 be thorough
Whatever evidence has been laid