Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
DRY LEADER
AND DORSEY
CONF En-
II, DuBose and Solicitor Mum,
but Knowing Ones Predict
New Liquor War.


between Solicitor Dorsey and the Rev.
b.. N. DuBose, prohibition leader.
here was rumor around the court
mouse that the clubs Of Atlanta, from
&he most unpretentious to the highest,
krs to be Investigated by the Grand
bury soon,
4 Neither the Solicitor nor the min
&ster would discuss the subject of the
&conference. hut those who professe TO
EknoN say the clubs are slated for
Surprise.
~ don't care to say anything about
1pny talk with the Solicitor" said Rev.
[Nr DuBose. The matter will be made
4tublio later perhaps"
Solicitor Declines to Talk.
The solicitor General was equally
Fstcen,.
Mr. DuBose was calling my atten-
E0n 10 some matters he wished to
}aye brought before the Grand Jury
ithats all" ne said "As he does not
fWish 10 have the nature of the sub
Fleets he discussed with me made pub
PIC just now, I don't see that ] can say
*Pnything further on IT,"
No date has been set for the next
pneeting Of the Grand Jury, but it ia
Understood it will be called together
zas soon as the county, and State au-
rhorities complete their investigation
ri the county convict camps.
Thomson Has New Plan.
Alderman Albert Thomson an
|nounced Tuesday that he would pro-
pose a measure at the next meeting
|of the City Council which he believed
would stop the increase of locker
|clubs in Atlanta,
he said his ordinance would require
+ club to operate for one year as a
social organization before it would
be eligible for locker feature IL
|cense.
I don't agree with the ministers
Exactly as to the duty of the Council
~ regard to locker clubs" he said.
ne Council grants licenses with the
understanding that the clubs will
obey the law
II they do not it is the dutv ~ the
police to make cases against them"
Mayor upholds Council,
Mayor Woodward viii approve the
o, ',O" OF Council in granting locker
49, permits over the protest of At
'"'a ministers, it was learned Tues
~. 10y ana with that the fight over the
80 ol me clubs will pass out of the
',sulct4on OF the Council.
council ought to grant all t,a
'Ios permits or refuse them all "
SAID the Mayor.
;, -ouneii listened to the reading n,
ct. eV'i'iil uhication from the Evan
~. ministers Association and
,..s, p'o'eeded to act as it had been
eo,o a..leu II would act before the
,'.l'unlcation was presented. The
p Illumination was referred In the
romeo Committee.
Moose Club Successful
.ussday all the clubs in the eity are
nil, s''11l'y assured of securing per-
Wa esUept the Central Club. which
mitta ,eiefred back to the Police Com
no. ,'se' one OF the new clubs nro-
ora. '"v local branch OF the Loyal
a. y Moose, got favorable action
(, ~. =" appaeation TO operate a BUFFET
aye,, 0nyey Building, on Edgewo I'd
srs ~ ne applications of two 9th
We The Sixth Ward and ITn,tv Chr.
we're rejected. u
A, Inc Law Enforcement League Of
NJ, 10 charging that the clubs are
ms.s Implying up with the law, has sig
agbt sv ~ intention of continuing the
lsm. any snd the Anal outcome /. nroh.
H. IA t meeting in Council, Alderms n
Shen,rtN ,''Py and Councilman S. $.
cb 10. ''' stiff opposition against
| The po,,D RAJ policy toward the clubs.
nous, ,e Committee reported unsn.
.1csp, ,, .a'oiaole on all applications
1 cluA..' '"0' the Sixth ward and Unity