The copper era., 1911-04-14
GLOBE CITIZENS
 START VICE CRUSADE
District Attorney of GiIa County Says He Was Offered Bribe of
 $500 Per Month.

The people of Globe are aroused over the necessity for a municipal house cleaning Events bringing about this moral awakening have crowded fast upon each other duriu g the past two weeks. William Sparks of Florence, a former resident of Globe, wrote a letter to the Silver Belt in which Sparks laid wide open conditions which have existed in Globe and took he people of Globe to task for being indirectly responsi- ble. The letter from Sparks to the people of Globe was followed by a declaration by District Attorney G. w. Shute who made the startling as sertion that since he has been dis trict attorney he has been offered a steady income of S5O0.00' per month as bribe to leave vice unmolested
 The attempted bribe was disclosed by the district attorney in a discus sion of Sparks letter, in which he said that every word written by the former Globe official was true, as he himself had found out.
 Never was there a more scathing arraignment of the business interests as typitied in certain quarters, than that given them by the District At torney in discussing his efforts to wipe out vice and particularly the so- cial evil.
 q was offered s5OOOO per month to let up," said MT. Shute. "The in- come of $500 per month was to con tinue during my term of office. The man who made the offer was busi- ness man, a man whom I had known since was boy. Some will say that I should have had him indicted but I did not like to descend to personali- ties and allowed the matter to go.
 "Every imagineable influence was brought to bear to induce me to cease prosecuting the rases l had in mind. 1 was asked if would stop if peti- tion was brought to me signed by every business man in Globe. And then came the offer of money.
 "Every word in Sparks letter is true. found out the same things in my own Investigations. The public fairs and must demand that condi- tions be as they should be.
 Sparks contention that the peo- pie should set the proper xample by electing the proper officers is correct. The high executive officers here al ways have been heavy drinkers and free spenders and money freely spent must come from somewhere.
 As an evidence that the citizens of Globe are aroused to the necessity of more strict enforcement of the law, certified copies of the articles of incorpora tion of the "All-Ameri- can League," a Globe corporation formed with the evident intention of reforming all evils in that commun ity, have been received by the terri torial auditor.
 In the papers of incorporation it is stated that the object ot the league is to promote interest in both the bu- siness and social welfare of the com mupity among its members, to ad- justs settle and determine arguments between labor and employer of labor, avoid strikes and boycott, to encour- age, protect and patronize local busi- ness men, to prevent the employment of aliens on public work, to nominate and elect such public officers, both county and municipal, as are apprOv- ed by the organization, and to pro mote the general welfare of each and every member.
 Robert M. Anderson, city marshal at Globe, was removed from his office by action of the City Council on Tues day, after hearing of charges which alleged that the official had been guilty of visiting saloons, being drunk and disturbing the peace.
 Anderson. three weeks ago, was drunk in a restaurant, or private room connected with a restaurant when he shot and killed Henry shan ley, a prominent cattleman of Globe.
 The crusade for municipal house cleaning is directed against the wine room in cafes adjacent to saloons; the loose control of the social evil; the sale of drugs and the non-enforce- ment of the law both municipal and territorial by officers who are either negligent or in league with those who profit from the unlicensed sway of vice. Globe is receiving a great deal of unfayorable advertising at this time but if it serves to arouse the good citizens of Globe and accom- plish a thorough revolution in muni- cipal affairs, Globe will be better off in the end