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DU BOSE DIGS UP LIQUORIZED
COWARDS
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On the afternoon of November 10,
the Headquarters Committee with
members of the mass meeting com
mittee, met in joint session in the
Anti-Saloon League office, and re
tired to the basement of Wesley Me
morial Church to a luncheon. Pres
ent : H. M. Dußose, W. P. Lovejoy,
A. B. Holderby, H. K. Walker, S. R.
Belk, R. A. Hemphill, W. P. Ander
son, W. H. Davidson, J. H. Andrews,
George Gordon, J. H. Mather, W. E.
Richards, J. W. Awtry and E. W.
Ross.
The minutes of that meeting, kept
by J. W. Awtry. secretary, says: “Af
ter much discussion Dr. Dubose was
persuaded to allow his name to be
presented as temporary chairman
(of the joint committee) it being gen
erally understood and agreed, at re
quest of Dr. Dußose, that at some
subsequent meeting he should be re
lieved and a layman elected instead.”
Solicitor Dorsey Right—Grand Jury
Wrong.
Some time after this the Commit
tee resolved to lay before County So
licitor Dorsey a request that the
whole system of locker clubs in the
City be investigated by the Grand
Jury. After full discussion in a meet
ing held February 8, 1914, it was unan
imously voted to have H. M. Dußose,
chairman of the Headquarters Com
mittee and J. R. Richards, Secretary,
lay this request before the Solicitor.
There were present at this meeting
of the Committee Dr. Dußose, Chair
man, Dr. P. H. Todd, Dr. W. P. Love
joy, George Gordon, Dr. R. R. Kime,
Dr. A. R. Holderby, J. W. Awtry, J.
B. Richards, E. W. Rose and W. H.
Davidson. The minutes recited that
unanimous authority was given the
Chairman and Secretary to ask Solic
itor Dorsey to present to the Grand
Jury bills against twenty-one locker
clubs in the City of Atlanta. These
instructions the Chairman and Secre
tary of the Committee carried out
without delay. The Solicitor agreed
to take the whole matter in hand
and draw bills not against individ
ual members of the clubs, but against
the clubs as corporations. Neither
the Chairman nor the Secretary went
before the Jury or had official
communication with afty member
thereof. Curiously enough, however,
on the day we called to see Solicitor
Dorsey we met three ministers of
the city commissioned by the Minis
terial Alliance and the Men and Reli
gion Forward Movement to go be
fore the Grand Jury and ask an in
vestigation of the convict camps of
the county. We were informed that
these brethren did go before the jury,
got an investigation, and also got re
sults and great credit in the mouths
of all men. It was far different with
regard to our mission. We believe
the Solicitor honestly tried to do his
duty. He asked for the investiga*
tion, but the Grand Jury, flatly refus
ed, so we have learned, to give any
attention whatever to the complaints.
The newspapers at the time report
ed that the Jury’s reason for non
action was that “the present is not
a proper time to investigate the
locker clubs.” >
Following these sad break-downs
THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF JULY 23, 1914
of men charged with solemn respon
sibilities, the Committee determined
to appeal to the police department.
With complete unanimity the Com
mittee instructed the Chairman of
the Headquarters Committee and the
Secretary to ask the police to pros
ecute illegal locker clubs. The re
sult of the interview was that plain
clothes policemen were detailed to
secure evidence and formulate cases
against offenders. Neither the Chair
man nor the Secretary had any con
nection with the securing of this
evidence. It was wholly a matter
directed by police. On orders of the
Committee the Secretary paid out
certain moderate sums for the legiti
mate expenses of the campaign, for
which he will show the proper vouch-
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The result of this last campaign
was that the police department made
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ers and they were heavily fined in
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court the sentences were reversed.
Gentlemen and brethren, I have
been at pains to recite fully the rec
ord of these several campaigns that
you may know how earnestly and
faithfully we have sought to meet
our official duty, and also to lay be
fore you facts which will show you
plainly that though the Chairman of
this Committee has at all times act
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without regard to criticism, private
or public, he has at no time acted on
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Insidious Locker Clubs
My experience and observation
teach me that the so-called locker
clubs are the chief obstacle to law
enforcement in this State. They
have entrenched themselves behind
social and commercial barriers, and
have thus strengthened their power
and influence. Their elimination
would clear the way for dealing with
all other phases of the liquor traf
fic. The locker clubs are the strong
est enemy with which we have to
contend.
H, M. DuBOSE,
Chairman Headquarters Committee 4
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