Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
CHIEF AND MASON
IN ACCORD AS
To DUTY
81 Will Obey" Says Beavers.
'PoIiCe Board Is Supreme"
Asserts Chairman.
Continued From Page One.

tl4elr N... give .ar FlAelS. inter pIts
the law and instruct Chief Beavers just
what to do Beyond that the chief will
not go-must not GO.
Il have heard various rumors as to
statements made by chief Beavers"
continued Mason. zone of the state
ments being that the chief said he
would Go his duty as he saw it 50
far a g doing his duty as he sees 81 is
concerned. Of course the board and
every BODY else, expects the chief to do
his duty.
zone Of the main duties Of Chief
Beavers Is to obey the orders Of the
police board undea, which he serves.
Il wish to say that in all matters
pertaining 20 the police board OF the
city Of Atlanta, and It's policy, the
board Of police commissioners is SUI
preme and their orders shall and will
be obeyed and carried out without
hlndrance from the chief Of police or
any other member of the police force.
Must Obey or Get Out.
TN order TO make this matter clear
and 20 stop discussion, I wish to state
that If the police board of Atlanta de-
cides on any policy a s TO what 1t deems
IS proper law enforcement land the
police board stands for rational en-
forcement Of the law. and not tech
nical and narrow one) and II the chief
or any member OF the police force Of
Atlanta autagOnizes this policy so de-
clared, by any official act or otherwise
]. as chairman Of the police board Of
atlanta. will call n special meeting Of
the board and try such an officer for
such an act OF characterization. and II
the balance OF the board agree with nv
views, he win be dropped from the
force.
The orders and objections Of the po-
lice board shall and will be obeyed 81
far as I. as chairmansof the board and
y member Of it. can enforce them. and
the high rank OF the officer shall in no
way exempt him from this duty to obey
these orders!"
There is no mistsloinstthat. And the
chief so understands it. When asked
81 he wished to reply to Mason, Beav-
ers reiterated what he said TO a Geor-
gIan reporter yesterday
Il shall try to do my duty I'm the
future, as / have tried to do It in the
past" he replied.
"wil you define Just what is your
duty"
u conceive my duty 10 be" he re-
Piled "the execution OF my oath of Of
Ace to enforce the law and carry out
the orders Of the police board.
Il have been misquoted," he contin-
ued, in statements to the effect that
am antagouistic toward the board, or
that ! have said anything in defiance
Of the board it's chairman or any Of
its members. | am aware OF my Subo--
dination TO the orders of the board,
and ! have never said anything which
would indicate that l have ever felt
any other way
Duty if Shows Open.
Beavers declined to presuppose a
case in which the board might issue
orders allowing Atlanta's moving pic
ture houses to operate on Sunday or
make any statement as to what his &C
ton might be in such case.
Would it be your duty In such a
case to carry out the orders Of the po-
lice board?" was asked.
1T is part of my duty to execute
the orders Of the police board. 1t is
also part of my duty to uphold the
law.
Il have no rea son to believe that the
board will issue such orders. and am
not inclined to cross a bridge before l
come to it. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof"
DO YOU consider II your duty to en-
force the law as YOU think it should be
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 Ny
duty also is to enforce the law"
The chief declined to give his per
Eonal views upon Sunday moving pic
lures and Sunday baseball. Neither
would he admit that the question II
Sunday moving pictures in Atlanta is
vet an issue. Eleven moving picture
show managers agreed on Thursday 10
open their houses during the afternoon
OF Sunday one week from next Sunday
by way Of test case
Restrictions on Sunday.
This agreement includes provisions
that the pictures be restricted to re-
ligious. educational, scenic and con-
seTvatiVe films of drama and comedy.
that there shall be no electric piano
music or advertising banners at the
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 weekday admis-
sions are 10 be charged and ten pei
cent Of the receipts is to be turned
over to the Atlanta Anti tuberculosis
association.
Mayor Woodward has said that If a
petition for permission to operate the
Sunday shows under these conditions
comes before him he viii grant it.