Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
ORDERS MUST BE
f, OBEYED, SAYS
BOARD. HEAD
Mason Warns Beavers That
His Power as Chief Is Not
Supreme.
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!. as chairman Of the police BOARD q
Atlanta. viii call sua. al meeting Of
the board and Try such an officer for
such an act Of characterization. and n
the balance Of the board agree with my
views. he viii be dropped from the
force.
The orders and directions Of the pu-
lice board shall and Will be obeyed 50
far as I. as chairman Of the board and
a member Of II. can enforce them, and
tire high rank Of the officer shall in mo-
Way exempt him from his duty to obey
these orders,"
There is no installing that. And tine
chief so understands if. When asked
if he wished to reply to Mason, Bcav-
ers reiterated what he said TO Geor-
gian reporter YESTERDAY
% shall Try TO do my duty in the
future. as ! have tried TO do il In the
past" he replied
win you define just VIVA, Is your
duty?'
u conceive my DUTY to be" he rec
piled. the execution Of my oath N Of
nee 10 enforce the law and carry oIt
the orders az the police board
81 have been misquoted." he contiu-
ned "in statements 10 the effect that
] am anfagoujstie toward the board, 3r
that ! have said anything in de1aue"
or the board. its chairman or any 81
It's members. lam aware Of my subor-
dluatiou TO the orders Of the board
and have never said anything which
would indicate that ] have ever felt
any other way
Duty Il Shows Open.
Beavers declined TO prcsuppoSe
case i'm which the board might issue
orders allowing Atlanta's moving pic
ure houses to operate on sunday cr
make any statement az 10 what his ac-
lion might be in such q case.
Would II be your duty in such "a
case to carry out the orders OF the Pc
lice board?" was asked.
1T is a part Of my duty 10 execute
the orders Of the police board. II Is
also part Of my duty TO uphold the
law.
u have no reason TO believe that the
board will issue such orders, and ! am
not inclined to cross a bridge before
come 10 IL. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof
do YOU consider it your duty to en-
force the law as YOU think it should oe
enforced or as the board thinks it
should be-" the chief was asked,
Il will not anticipate any such diff
ference Of opinion" he replied, MY
duty Is to carry out instructions. My
duty also is TO enforce the law
The chief declined TO give his pc
sonal views upon Sunday moving pic
lures and Sunday baseball. Neither
would he admit that the question #
SUNDAY moving pictures in Atlanta is
vet an issue Eleven moving picture
show managers agreed on Thursday 60
open their houses during the afternoon
Of SUNDAY one week from next sunday
by way OF a test case.
Restrictions on Sunday.
This agreement includes provisions
that the pictures be restricted to re-
UgIous. educational. scenic and con-
servative films of drama and comedy:
that there shall he no electric piano
music or advertising banners at tho
theater entrances which might offend.
the sanctity of the day. and that the
music in the theaters shall be only Of
a religious or classical nature, and tina.
there shall be no singing or vaudeville
acts. The regular week day admis-
slons are to be charged and ten per
cent of the receipts is to be turned
over to the Atlanta Anu-Tuberculosts
association.
Mayor Woodward has said that II
petition for permission to operate the
sunday shows under these conditions
comes before him he will grant it,