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Reform Emissaries Visit Tenderloin District as Exodus From City Begins With Time Limit at
CHIEF BEAVERS READY TO TEAR DOWN HOUSES, BACKED BY COURT
Chief W eeps as Father
Praises His Stand.
Determined That the
Houses Shall Not Re
sume and Fixes Mon
day a Week as lime
for All Places To Be
Empty.
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able. on account of absences from the
city of mCnibe « and other delays He
as id the commission had collected .«omn
va .uable informal »n.
Commissioner Boynton said that to
his mind there ware only two methods
of dealing with the social evil One \sas
to suppress all evidences of it and the
other war a licence system He said
that Chief Beavers had decided At
lanta • policy that he had the author
ity to do so. ami that \\hs nothing
else to the matter
Jones Charges
Anarchy to Beavers
Charles C Jones issued a statement
today resenting t’hlef Hi-axerriy an
nounced determination to make his ten
ants move Here it is
"I own four houses in the restricted
district on Manhattan aventie. I have
never mad- ant seciet of owning Him.'
houses and the money 1 have invested
was invested at least with the implied
• Consent of all the public authorities.
“As an act of kindness to the inmates
of these houses who were suddenly |
thrown upon the streets and who were
homeless penniless and friendless. I .
■ought to allow the women living in tile!
four houses ow ned by me to remain I
there, rent free, until they could make j
some other arrangements sot a living
1 made the further offer that ts any
of these women suffered for the ne
cessities of life 1 would provide it
"At the time that 1 made this offer,
I required the inmates of these houses
to sign a promise to do no immoral or
Illegal act while they remained in the
houses, and if any such act should come
to their knowledge to report it to chief
Heavers. In reply to this act of kind
ness upon my part. 1 see in the noon
papers that Chief Beavers has stated
publicly that If any of the women re
main in these houses, no matter under
what conditions, after his five days' no
tice has expired that he will destroy
the houses
"My attempt, therefore to a .1 these
poor Women has been met wit it this
tlneat of anarchy upon the part of the
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SEVERAL OTHER STUDENTS OF
SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE
SECURE SPLENDID POSITIONS
While ManyJNew Pupils Are En
rolling at the Southern Short
hand and Business University,
Every Day the Old Ones Are
Going Out Into Fine Post
tions.
Still they come to the Southern Bu.-i
ness College'
This month records the largest Sep
tember enrollment, by this well known
school. since the year 1906.
This is. indeed, a significant fact
It means mat the old "South* rn” is
more popular than ever.
That its ererlasting insistence upon
thoroughness of training has made the
business men its friends
That, as a natural consequent e. the j
Southe n’s graduates ate sought foi and
a’-e offered the very best positions In I
the gift of the business world.
This Is why the Southern’s attend
ance is as large as the combined at
tendance of all other business colleges
of Atlanta.
Among the several students who
have recently accepted positions is Mr.
Robert <'unninghant. who lias just gone
with the IV. E Johnson <'otton Com
pany. of Bowden (la. I’ndei date of
September it. M Cunningham writes
an inteiestfng let ter to the Southern, as
follows:
’ 1 got to Bowden all <>. K and like it
splendidly
"The first lette dictated to me was a
long one. and when i finished it my
employer wanted to know if I hail not
been studying punctuation, foi he said
it was just fine.
"1 met a young man on the tra n who
said that he was going to take a busi
ness couise. and requested m* to hat"
vou send him a catH’ogue 1 inclose his
na me and address
Yes. the Southern teaches punctua
tion. as well as a lot of *>the: things
along with shorthand and bookkeeping 1
'■ has p • nt. of taatcfie therefore, can I
« afford to teach these othe- impo I
taut blanche- which :• . so often neg
levied in some schools
Best in the United States
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Police ( liiei I>c;i\ers bomb has destroyed the “Houses in Our Midst." He
says they will never be rebuilt while he is in office.
chief of police of the city of Atlanta.
1 have consulted lawyers and have been
advised that I could get an injunction
against any destruction of these houses
where the inmates ate occupying them
upon th*' terms contained In their writ
ten promise to me. I do not want to
puobrng this controversy or to give it
further notoriety by entering into a
lawsuit.
“It would lie interesting to the pub
lic who ate being nauseated with the
present sensation to be furnished with
the names of the homes that ate of
fered to th* ■* women, and that the ex
act kind of chhrity that was offered
them should he made known It might
ROBLKT CUN NINGHAm,
Whose Practical Business Training
Given Him by the Southern Short
hand and Business University,
is Complimented by his
New Employer.
In another letter just received front
a former pupil, he writes:
"Having studied at your school and
knowing its merits as I do. I have re.-
ommended your training as the best
to th*' president of out bank here, who
wii! \ «*’ y likely send his son to vuur
school ”
Are vou going to ittend a business
college"
If so. SI tile the matter as to w her*
.you will go by making inquiry among
I Atlanta's prominent buslnesn men con-|
cerning the standing and work <>f the
various business schools there'll be no
tluubie Hl" I, It's worth a lot to attend
a s. li.inl with a reputation like the
"Smithe: n's."
Entei now .'all or w it.- for cata
logue
' . sA. 4’. Briscoe. Pres ,or L w
trnolc. V . I' .s . 11l !<■ \\ ,-t Mitch
ell 'tie, t \t anta. Gn.
I’iof Thus. I. Bryan. I.ectui. and
He; ' • s ■ tatix e ( Advt.J
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRTDAT, SEPTEMBER 27. 19iz.
he discovered that sensationalism ami
not the love of charity is the ruling
thought behind these new social puri
fiers A good many people have won
det.?d whet Iter this crusade would have
been begun if there had come to the
main characters in It no sensational
advertisement. A good many conserva
tive citizens have also wondered if any
real good has come to the plain, thought
ful citizens of the town by surcharging
the atmosphere of tills city with these
delicate sex questions about which the
less sai*l the better.
'('HAS. ('. JONES."
i Church Women Send
Beavers White Roses
I he women of the Tabernacle Bap
tist church, through the Ladies Aid so
ciety. today sent to Chief Beavers a big
box of beautiful white ros. s as a strik
ing testimonial of their approval of his
action In wiping out tolerated vice in
A I lama.
The roses were accompanied by a
.letter of tribute from Mrs. George Pea
cock. president of the qpeiety. It lead;
\\ e feel that we would not be
loxal to Christian womanhood if
we failed to let you know how
■ grateful we are to God for a fear
less Christian man as chief of po
lice You may have another "Geth-
' semane" to go through before th.'
battle is won. but remember you
■ are not alone, for there are hun
dreds of women in Atlanta praying
I tor you. How many hoys and girls
you have saved by your fearless
act eternity alone will tell. When
ymir woilt is finished and tile rec
ord of youi life cqmpleAd, I am
sure that tile Master will say:
j "Well done, thou good and faith-
I ful servant; enter thou into tite
joy of thy Lord.” Trusting that
we as Christians will give you the
support that our Lord commands
us to. and that you may have the
Savior closer io you than you have
I ever had Him. we are. Your friends
in His name.
LADIES AID SOCIETY. BAPTIST
TABERNACLE CHI’RCH
MRS GEORGE PEACOCK
President.
chief Beavers also is receiving many
I j letters and telegrams from prominent
people in all sections of the state com
mending his action and laying special
stress on his courage in "cleaning up."
single-handed and without orders from
any one. In several of these letters the
chief Is addressed as "the man of the
hour."
One telegram comes from the Au
gusta Woman’s Christian Temperance
union, signed by Mis. A. M Verdery
and Mrs Nonia RuMell. It says:
"We thank you for your determina
tion to enforce a law which is approved
by all good men and honored of God.
Accept congratulations from the Au-
I gusta W. C T. U."
Anotl/er is signed by six of the lead
ing citizens of Dublin. Ga . and is as
follows:
"We admir. your official integrity.
We delight in y<>ur manliness We
wiea you god.st eed in your determined
stand against vice. iSignedi C. White,
burst. M. H Blackshear. R M. trnau.
.1. M. Williams. \ R. Arnau and R.
L*. Miller."
SII,OOO STOLEN FROM BANK.
NEWARK, N J Sept. 37 It bet . ..
known today that three big- contain- I
Ing sll,im*i in gold wen- stolen front the I
■ 'ellei s cage a’ the main office of the'
i X.'■>"* . New * i. Banking Comp.iny on.
I S"| ■ mb* * D Xu < lew has b* • n *•'*■-
Atlanta Refugees
Flock to Savannah
SAVANNAH. GA.. Sept. 27.—Follow
ing the action of Chief of Police Beav
ers, of Atlanta, in closing the houses in
the restricted district in that city, there
has been an influx into Savannah of half
a hundred women said to have been in
mates of Atlanta resorts. These wom
en are now searching the restricted dis
trict of this city for lodging. Number
of them are walking the streets, ap
parently unable to locate themselves.
According to these refugees, the cru
sade against vice in Atlanta is rigid and
women are leaving that city' in droves.
MORE CALHOUN WRECK SUITS.
I DALTON. GA., Sep;. 27 Three ad
ditional suits against the Western and
Atlantic Railrobd company. resulting
from the Calhoun picnic wreck north
of here in June, have just been filed
in Whitfield superior Court. The plain
tiffs ate Lula B. Smith and Will H.
Smith, the latter having filed two suits,
tiie damages ask.-d aggiegating $25,000.
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BLACKS ON TRIAL
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Martial Law Will Rule Cum
ming When Accused Negro
Assailants Are Arraigned.
’After a consultation between Judge
Newt Morris. Adjutant General Obear
I and Governor Brow n yesterday , it was
j determined to =end sufficient state
troops to Cunrlwing next week to in
sure the entire protection of the ne
groes to be tried there for participation
in two recent assaults upon white
women in Forsyth county.
Feeling against the negroes is bitter
in Forsyth and surrounding territory,
particularly since one of the victims
died. Cool heads believe that only the
sternest of measures can avoid a lynch
ing. if the negroes are brought to Cum
ming for trial.
Governor Brown is averse the idea
of a change of venue for the trials, be.
cause he fears that might so work on
the feelings of residents that the lives
of innocent negroes would be endan
gered. The diabolical details of one of
the assaults has aroused a general feel
ing of uncompromising hostility toward
the negroes throughout all the section
concerned.
It is likely that the ful military
strength of Gainesville and Marietta,
two companies, will be sent to guard
the negroes, and it is possible that a
company from Atlanta may be used.
Hundreds of negroes have been
| warned to leave Forsyth county imme
; 'liately. and numbers of farmers em
j ploying negro help nave been threat
ened.
Martial law will be declared by the
governor while the trials are in prog
ress.
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( DRIVEN INSANE BY
CIGARETTES, GIRL
“ADOPTS” CHILDREN
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Having ac
complished the feat, of smoking 300 cig
, arettes in 24 hours, Miss Pauline Mc-
Kenzie, pretty young daughter of a
wealthy mine owner of Boulder. Colo.,
is in Bellevue hospital, undergoing
treatment in the psychopathic ward.
Miss McKenzie arrived in New York
from Colorado last Friday. She was
anxious to s e'the bright lights of
Broadway and learn if New York wom
en smoke. When she learned they did
she decided to smoke herself and yes
, terday she bought 500 cigarettes to be
. gin on.
5 When Miss McKenzie had finished
, about 100 cigarettes she went out on
the street* and brought in a five-year
old boy, telling the guests at her hotel
j she had adopted him. An hour or so
. afterward the mother of the boy was
causing a riot in the hotel lobby. Miss
McKenzie surrendered the youngster
and then calmly' went out and got an-
, other. Riot No. 2 followed.
Still the girl from Boulder was not
discouraged. After smoking a score
or so more cigarettes she went out to
the lobby of the hotel and adopted one
of,the children of the guests. This lit
tle lad was not found for two hours,
and meantime his mothed had hys
i terics. •
MARTIN J. ARGARD DIES:
WIDELA KNQWN HERE
Funeral services over the remains of
1 Martin J. Argard, aged 80, who died
early today at the home of his son,
George E. Argard. 582 Highland avenue,
will be held at 4 o’clock tomorrow' after
noon in Patterson’s chapel. The body
will be shipped to Eau Claire, Wis., Mr.
Argard's former home, for interment.
Mr. Argard was widely known in At
lanta and had many friends here. He
leaves a wife and four daughters, be
sides his son. George Argard. The
daughteis are Mrs. Charles Wandrack,
of Woodstock. Ill.; Mrs. G. E. O'Con
nor, of Eagle River, Wis.; Mis. E. P.
Ellerson. of Chippewa Falls. Wis.; and
Mrs. C. W. Prouty, of Chicago.
‘RING’PLOT SEEN
BU.GIOMIIO
Declares Move Is on to Gam
Control of Both City and
County.
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With James G. Woodwards charge
that a political ’Ting" was making a
liagrant effort to get control of tne
government of Atlanta and
county, and Aldine Chambers an
nouncement that Mr Woodward’s rec
ord would be attacked at a rally ~t iIP
Orpheum tonight, the contest for mayor
took on decided new life today
All the candidates have sidestepped
more or less, the real issue of the dav 2
Chief Beavers’ crusade against vice jf
their attitudes are continued Chief
Beavers and his office will eclipse the
mayor and his office during the next ad
ministration, no matter which one is
mayor.
Everyone around the citv hall is DU!
' zled over the effect of the .-hief’s or
der on the mayoralty contest \ s ( )te
matter stands, the chief has almost ah
solute authority over the police depart
nient so far as enforcing the law is con
cerned. He was raised to the" hea.’
Os the department by the police com
mission for no fixed term. If other offi
rials expect to exert any direct author-'
ity over the chief, the commission would
have to change its rule of "chief in
fact as well as name."
Every indication Is that Beavers is
to have a free hand.
"Uncle Jim” Woodward said todav
that there was a threatened coalition
between some of the city and some nf
county officials, inspired by interestei]
outside speculators. He severely ciMi
clsed some of the recent chart?- amend
ments credited to Councilman Urfin-
Chambers, declaring the amendments
tended to take the power of govern
ment away from the people.