Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18
Bic FIGHT On To
MAKE GEORGIA
REALLY DRY
Anti-Liquor Forces at Work Over
State-Look to Beavers for
Action Here.

With Seaborn Wright, prohibition
leader. predicting the closing Of every
saloon in Georgia within 80 days, and
local leaders of the dry forces pre-
pairing to submit to Chief Of Police
Beavers the results of a sweeping
probe, the fight to make the State
absolutely arid approached climax
Tuesday.
Wright, at Savannah. predicted
that even that city and Augusta,
which are a good bit wider open than
Atlanta, will be closed up within
month.
The plan of campaign of the Geor-
gia Anti Saloon League to close sa-
looms and locker clubs in Atlanta, as
learned from a reliable source Tues
day, is a we'll worked out program and
promises to cause many sensations
before it is finished.
Private detectives are already at
work trying to collect evidence, it is
said As soon as the leaders decide
they have sufficient evidence for ac-
ton the whole matter will be laid be
fore Police Chief Beavers.
Some of the radical prohibition
leaders believe that this step will be
sufficient. The opinion has been eX
pressed by MANY that as soon as the
matter is placed before Chief Beavers
in 'the right light he will proceed to
action and Atlanta will Immediately
become a real dry town.
Move Anticipated.
influential politicians have antici-
pated this move. Many citizens have
protested that present conditions
should not be materially disturbed. A
canvass Of the Police Commission by
persons interested shows that a ma
jority favor allowing the control of
the sale OF whisky and beer to stand
as 1t is in Atlanta.
Chief Beavers said Tuesday that
no appeal had yet been made to him
to adopt a different policy toward
near" beer saloons ana locker clubs.
81 am trying to enforce the city
ordinances and the State law. too"
said the chief. Near beer saloons
are licensed by both the State and
the city.
we made a case against a locker
club the other day for violating the
law. We are constantly catching blind
tigers Wherever l find the law be-
ing violated cases are made"
The attitude OF a majority OF The
Police Commission is that II a strict
er policy is to be inaugurated it is
up to State authorities. They are in
clined to doubt the evidence of private
detectives; and it is their hope thar
Chief Beavers will take the same
view.
II Chief Beavers should decline to
take up the fight for the ultra prohi-
bitionists, they Will appeal to the
State authorities, the prosecuting at
torneys and the Grand Jury.
1t is understood that the appeals
to both the city and State authorities
will be made as forceful as possible
by having them presented by large
delegations.
To Take Fight Higher.
Several grand iuries recently have
declined to inaugurate a new prohibit
ton policy. The leaders in the new
movement have anticipated such an
attitude. Should they fail to get ac-
ton from the State authorities in adj
dition to refusal from Chief Beav-
ers. they will proceed to file injunc
tons against saloons and locker
clubs on the evidence their agents
have collected.
Politicians are anxious over the
unsettled conditions that have fol-
lowed the prohibition mass meeting
at which the campaign was launched.
Though they are assured they know
what the line of action will be. they
are uncertain of the results. No re-
cent movement has aroused so much
interest in the city.