Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-07


clubs were banned and number {
more than blind tigers. was necessa
club law.
Threats of probe to reveal why
certain councilmen have been so
persistent i'll advocating permits
for certain clubs and of the
charges Of discrimination in grant
ing permits were frequently heard.
Alderman James e. Warren, one Of
the members Of the police committee,
which investigates all applications for
locker club permits, declared that the
action of council in refusing to grant
any permits to new clubs. and the faY-
ing that was delivered on the floor Of
council against some of the petitioners
and their lawyers for licenses ought
to be a warning to that element in the
city which has been trying for months
to get council to legalize blind tigers 3"
II have been puzzled to know why
some of the members of our council
have been so persistent and active in
the interest of certain clubs" he said.
None of the members of several of
these alleged social clubs have ever
come to me to urge permit during the
several months that council has been
wrangling over them. Only the law
yers and officers and certain council
men have kept up the fight"
Discrimination Charged.
Alderman James w. Maddox. who
made a vigorous fight for the Franklin
and Sixth Ward clubs. charged that
council was guilty of discrimination
in the granting Of permits He said
he could not understand why the Met
ropolitan club with bad police record,
should be granted permit and these
two turned down
In advocating permit for the Sixth
Ward club he was supported in de-
bate by Councilman ]. j. Greer and
Alderman James R. Nutting The po-
lice committee made favorable re-
port on the Franklin club and Alder
men Maddox and John f. McClelland
and Councilman Greer insisted that it
was a boni fide club and was just as
much entitled to operate as the Capital
City or any other club.
Council outlawed both of these clubs
by a good majority and unanimously
refused a permit to the Georgia club.
BY this action all new applicants for
locker club license this year have been
turned down flatly
Opened Without Permits.
When half dozen new clubs petit
toned for permits last fall and coun-
eli delayed action they opened up
without city licenses, Some of them
that were blankly refused permits OPP
Grated under injunctions. Every one
Of these clubs has been ordered closed
by council. When a resolution was
offered yesterday To allow these clubs
30 days TO close out their stock, AL
derman Warren delivered a stinging
denunciation of the outlawed clubs.
Every one of you members of coun-
Gil know that these clubs are nothing
but masquerading barrooms," he as
serted. "In the audience listening To
our deliberations are number of men
financially interested in such institu-
tions, awaiting an opportunity to weak
en- our position in upholding the law
that they may increase their efforts for
more license
MANY Owned by One Man.
81 understand upon good authority
that many of these so-called social
locker clubs are owned by one man,
and run for his individual profit"
When Alderman A. r. Colcord, OF
the police committee. was asked by
Councilman Orville H. Hall why he re-
ported favorably on some OF the clubs
that have been attacked and unfayor-
ably ON others, Chairman Colcord de-
fined what he considered to be a legiti-
mate locker club.
"A legitimate locker club is one not
run for individual profit, whose object
is the social enjoyment of its members
and which would continue In opera.
tion If there were no state prohibit
tion law" he said.
The last Of the applications for locker
clubs were passed upon by council yes
terday afternoon. These are the clubs
in the city on which no attack has
been made
Capital City Elks. Atlanta Athletic.
Atlanta. Transportation. STANDARD.
University. NJ. & NJ, Piedmont Driving.
Turn Verein.
The following have been given per-
mits after some protests:
Eagles Beavers, +. NJ. A.. Owls.
got licenses only after a bitter fight.
May Keep Liquor in Lockers.
Under the state locker club law clubs