Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
Chief Beavers Quiet
Christmas and the
Prohibition Lid

What then? Regulate the evil
restrain that which INJURIES
control that which lays the
blighting hand to curse and n
destroy.
Any application of the lsn,+a
viii caneertze the evil, and scat
ter the eating virus into the I'M
anected parts OF our civic life
IL 1t the part OF wisdom 70 a.
tempt that which the experience
OF all men, in all lands. through
out the history of the world
teaches can not be doner
Locker Clubs Closed.
Atlanta has Just experienced
the most orderly Christmas -
far as the criminal record 4, co,
cerned, She has ever known c,r
ernor Slaton said 30. Mavo,
Woodward said so. Chief Beav-
ers expressed qualification tina,
this was the fact, and attrfnutss
1t all to the closing of most a,
the locker clubs.
Why dfd Theses clubs c,os.,
There was no official proclams-
ton commanding them to closa
The Mayor OF Atlanta merely rs-
quested that they close In order
that a quiet Christmas might bs
had, SO far as this act could
guarantees the same.
They respofded-these e,uhs
under the unfair, partial and pre-
JUDGED Indictment Of the detee..
tive department Of Atlanta
closed on Christmas Day. Why?
Because they wanted to mako
terms with that oligarchicaI sys-
tenn which indicts one and allow.
the other to escape? It is a rea-
sonable assumption that they had
too much sense to expect favor
at the hands of the power that
has shown so little regard for
human fairness, and exhibited
such small respect for legal JUS
tice.
They closed probably for the
reason they respected the wise
counsel OF the Mayor, whom they
had placed in control-and. az
patriotic citizens, their manag-
ing boards wanted 1t known of all
men they spoke for memberships
that had the welfare of their city
as much at heart as the seven
clubs which the detective depart
ment seemed to think too high
up, and too closely connected
with administered law, to offend
with a notice to appear"
Five Remained Open.
There were Ave clubs that d,d
net eJoss---did not respect the
Mayors request. What DID the
detective department do about
that7 What WILL the detective
department do about 1t?
But Chief Beavers says that
the day was more quiet than it
ever was In the years of open
sale. Remember the law closed
all sales places in those days.
This speech Of the chief ap-
piled to the white people,
There were three murders
committeeman a dozen or more
stabbing and pistol cases made
on Christmas Day-AMONGST
THE NEGRO POPULATION
ALL DRUNK.
What does this show? Ne
groes are not permitted to have
locker clubs. How then could
they have procured the whisky
that crazed them, and led to such
awful crime In one day7
THEY GOT IT FROM THE
BLIND TIGERS. THESE NEW
Err CLOSE-THESE CAN NEv-
Err BE CLOSED.
Does the thought Of Atlanta
want to substitute white blind
tigers. that respect no sugges~
ton looking to good order, re-
gard no law seeking protective
control. for the orderly system
which now obtains, where all
clubs are managed by RESPONSE
BILE, home-loving boards, and all
beer saloons are operated by
men whose correct department is
passed upon by the Mayor and
General Council?
Do the good people of Atlanta
want to surrender this substance
Of control which they can see to
the fiimsy and hypocritical pre-
tense of destruction, which is but
a hideous shadow that screens
society's worst enemy--the blind
tiger?
Blind Tigers.
Blind tigers IN Atlanta to-day
are confined almost entirely TO
the negro population, for the rea-
son there 10 no demand for them
amongst the whites. These haVs
locker clubs, representing con-
venient castles of society-and In