Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
Whether or Not Atlanta Will Have
a Liberal Interpretation Of Law,
Not Alone a Liberal Sunday, Is
Crux of Situation as 1t Stands.
Beavers Vice Crusade and Ban
on Movies on Sabbath Linked
Closely With Mayors Coming
Commission Resolution VetOes.

The crisis In the police department
is acute. When Mayor woodward
sends his message vetoing two res,-
lutions affecting the Police Commits
sion to Council tomorrow a remark
able police situation Of six months
standing on which The Sunday Amer
lean throws first inside light to-day
will reach a climax.
The ultimate issue Is not whether
Atlanta is 10 have liberal sunday"
but whether Atlanta is TO have a
liberal Interpretation of the law for
every day in the week as well as
Sunday or whether the lid is to ne
clamped on still tighter than at
present.
Councils action either ~. win
close ano'hsr CE-tt6r 10 BATHS
quietly but earnestly waged by
supporters Of a liberal city" to curb
Police Chief James L. Beavers. K
viii reveal once more that the only
means of ending the strict law en-
forcement policy of the chief inau-
gurated in October when he closed
THE houses in our midst is to dis
charge him.
Two Resolutions at Vsrianee.
Anticipating the message of the
Mayor tomorrow the authors Of the
two. resolutions, Aldermen John 5.
Gambler and James r. Nutting. We're
asked what they intended to do "a
morrow.
Gamblers resolution declares Chief
Beavers is chief In fact and warns
the Police Commission that is has no
authority to interpret the law.
Nutting's resolution expresses i'm
plieit confidence in the personnel and
policy of the Police Commission.
Both were adopted by Council.
Because of the alleged coutradic-
tions. Mayor Woodward will ask
Council Which do YOU mean?"
Alderman Nutting said he might
ask Council to pass mis- resolution
o, or the veto. but that me expected
,he veto would mean the death OF
both resolutions
Alderman Gambler declares he
would continue TO insist that Couu-
cil uphold the law" He said Coun-
cil already had announced this poll
icy by the adoption Of his resolution.
and he did not care about the veto.
All agree that with Alderman Can
dler determined there Will be but one
thing to do-Councu viii have to see
that the law is enforced-absolute-
Iy-for the Alderman is hghter
from way back
Makes Chief Beavers Supreme.
SO chief Beavers, standing on the
one prank OF strict law enforcement,
is supreme in directing its enforce
mrnt
r. The las. battle over authority IN
the matter was decided d week ago
Saturday. when Mayor Woodward is
sued permits to eleven theaters 20
open ON Sunday and charge admis-
sion for the benefit of the flood sur-
ferers. Chief beavers asked CITY At
Jorney Naysou FOR an Interpretation
of the laA. FiguraJively his action
was
NO, NJ. Mayor I win not honor
your permits"
The picture shows were not opened.
The chiefs victory was complete
Atlano's police situation to-day is
the most remarkable in The history
of any city i'm this country. 1t re-
pudiates the stories i'm our best mag
szines thar -the system makes a
c-ooh of "a policeman Who climbs up
through the ranks.
Carlos Mason. the chairman Of the
Police Commission. whose traditional
control OF THE police department Chief
Beavers shattered when he-wiped out