Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
GOVERNOR CALLS
LAW enforcement
CONFERENCE HERE
Drastic Measures to Halt
Crime Vital, Executive
Points Out

Governor Walker issued Thursday
afternoon a call for statewide law
enforcement conference at the state
capitol January Is to which sher-
ifs, other law enforcement officers,
representatives of all social welfare
organizations and other citizens in
terested in the welfare of the state
are urged to attend
Coincident with issuing the call
for the conference, Governor Walk
er issued an executive order direct
ing the executive secretary to offer
and publish a reward of $500 for the
apprehension with proof to convict
the leader of any mob, whether the
band be masked or not. and 500 for
apprehension with proof to convict
of any member of a mob. He sra
officially ordered such reward pub
llshed i'll connection with the recent
flogSinS of E. j. Shelverton, at
-AuStell
Problems for Conference
Among the problems to be dis
cussed at the conference will be:
|. Proper cooperation of state,
federal officials in the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws.
:. Building sentiment against
| crime in general, looking to the les
SEEMING of murder, robbery, mob vio-
lencc, etc, within the state.
.. Enforcement of the automobile
tag tax laws, the cigar and cigarette
| stamps laws and all other license
laws of the state.
4. The relation of the violati ton of
any one law upon the defense. of
other laws. The challenge to public
sentiment for respect for all laws.
States Name at Stake
In issuing the call for the confer.
ence, Governor Walker issued the
following statement:
The wave of crime, including
murder, robbery and other acts Of
violence, no demanding public at.
tentlon is by no means limited to the
state OF Georgia. Such conditions
GXist In every state of the union.
While We have our awful Blood.
worth and Jones cases today, South
Carolina has within the month exc
cuted two young men for racticaI-
~ similar crimes. The press of
Wednesday noted that a number Of
additional judges had been placed
on the criminal bench to try the
Overwhelming number of murder
cases now pending in the city of Chi
cago ibis fact, however, does not
nllnlm1ze the shame upon our state.
LIS TAR names challenges every good
cllNen, TO make every possible con.
trlbution to the moulding of a pub
nc sentiment for respect for the
law.
In that spirit J have for weeks
considered. the calling of a lew en-
Iorcement conference to be held in
the state capitol in Atlanta to which
the sheriffs, the other law enforce
ment officers, all special welfare
organizations and any other citi-
zens interested in the welfare of the
state will be invited"
Governors Order
Inc governors order follows:
whereas, the number of lynch
lnes and other outbreaks of mob
violence in Georgia have been great.
ly diminished during the year 1924.
and
Whereas, this creditablc record
has been married b. personal violence
done one K. J. Shelverton, Jr., near
Austell III the county of Cobb, by
band of unmasked men during the
latter days of the year, and ~
Whereas, this administration in
committed to the employment of
every agency of authority of the
state government to suppress such
illegal acts, it is, therefore,
Ordered, that the executive sec1e-
tary offer and publish a. reward of
5000 for the apprehension with proof
to convict Of the leader of said band
ana the additional reward of 500
| each for the apprehension with proof
TO convict of the other members Of
! sad band. 1t is further
Genera Order for Reward
Ordered, that in order to discour-
age further future violations of the
peace Of the state, the executive &c.
rotary is hereby directed, upon re-
ceipt of notice Of any such acts Of
violence within the state by any
| number of men, masked or ulffna SIX
| cd, to offer q similar reward of $500
for the apprehension with proof to
convict Of the leader and of 800 for
each other member thereof shall be
| entered and published. 1t is further
Ordered, that the sheriffs and 9TH
er law enforcement officers are here
! by urged to cooperate and lend every
| possible Influence and effort to the
| proper respect for the law within
! their several jurisdictions, and the
press of The state is hereby earnestly
requested to give publicity to this
executive order.
This, December 18. 1924.
(Signed) "CLIFFORD WALKER,
Governor"