Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19
ATLANTA OFFICIALS
DENY KNOWLEDGE Of.
'BUIVCO' SYNDICATE
Poole and AIdine
Chambers RepIy-Cham-
Der Meeting viii Be Called
to Consider Situation

Unqualified denials and counter
charges of Outrageous falsehoods"
were forthcoming Thursday from
various cit yofficials accused by
Solicitor General John A. Boykin in
his speech Wednesday afternoon at
the chamber Of commerce forum
luncheon, of being in connivance
with and furnishing protection for
the gambling syndicate" which, it
is said, has been operating with
headquarters in Atlanta and Fleeing
victims out of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Coincident with this development
came the statement from Lee Ash
craft. president of the chamber of
commerce, that he would call a
meeting of the chamber directors
one day next week to consider the
situation disclosed by the solicitor
general. There was also some dis
cussion in VARIOUS quarters as to the
advisability of forming a citizens
committee to aid the solicitor gen.
eral in carrying out the campaign he
has launched.
OF particular interest among the
developments of the day was the
announcement from Miss Eleanor
Raoul, chairman of the Atlanta
branch of the League of Women
Voters, that call had been issued for
a mass meeting of the women Of
Atlanta to discuss the situation, TAX
Ing such action as might be deemed
necessary. The meeting will be held
at 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
place to be announced later.
Replies to the charges of Solicitor
General Boykin were made by Coun-
Gilman Al Martin, former chairman
of the council police committee and
ex-officio member of the police COM
mission; Walter Taylor, city clerk;
Attorney Aldine Chambers, until re-
Gently a member of the police com
mission, and A Lamar Poole. chief
of detectives in the Atlanta police
department, The other officials
named by the solicitor general in
his charges of connivance and pro-
lection. but who have not yet made
reply, are Lieutenants 7. D. Shaw
and Robert L. Waggoner, of the de-
tective department.; John S. McClel-
land, recently elected police commits
sioner; James w. Maddox, member
of the police commission, and Lon
Terry and Oscar Howell. former de-
tectives, who are under conviction
for violating the prohibition law.
A further development was an adj
ditional and explanatory statement
from the solicitor general replying
to certain counter-charges made by
Chief Poole. at the same time re-
tracing his charge made against
TifIr No ho% "a lot hod
usced questionable methods in pro-
curing licenses for rooming houses
actually operated as gambling dens.
City Clerk Walter Taylor. who was
accused by Solicitor BoylSin of get
ting a license for J. G.. Mcbride to
legged headquarters of the swindling
syndicate, stated Thursday morning
that he had nothing to do with the
Issuance of the license except to ham
die it in the routine way like all 9TH
er papers passing through his hands
as city clerk.
From the files in his office Mr..
Taylor produced the original license
passed by council and approved by
the mayor, permitting J. c. Mcbride
to run a twenty-five room hotel at
So IL Cone street, which was the
Sans Souci
This license showed on it's face the
following notation:
Favorable. j. C. Little, Chair
man"
The chairman of the police commit
tee of council at that time was Coun-
Gilman J. c. Little. The application
for the license was referred to the
police committee Of council, as are
all such applications, for investiga-
ton. The application was approved
by the police committee on Oh, ir-
man Titles recommendation, and
council passed it on the committees
approval. The license was passed by
council on September Is, 1919, and
approved by Mayor Key on Septem-
Der IS.