The Caucasian., 1913-02-11

tftu III tiit huuitoIittih OI tlc oltS
Hall Monday Night at the Call Of
the Ministerial Association ol
Shre,eport-An Epitome of The
Proceedings.
There were gathered in the audi
torium Of the City Hall Sunday
night about fifteen hundred white
people of all creeds and stations in
life. The meeting was held at the
! call of the Ministerial Association
of Shreveport. The purpose was to
discuss law enforcement and to fix
responsibility where it should rest.
Hundreds of the attendants We're
attracted by their anticipation Of
the adoption of a programme of ac-
ton that would be swift and de-
cisive. Col. G. w. Hardy9presided.
The attendants were addressed by
Rev. G. E. Cameron Of the First
Methodist church, Col. G. w. Hardy,
District Attorney w. A. Mabry, Rev.
w. A. Freeman of the ParkvieW
Baptist church, City Commissioner
5. c. FullilOve and Rev. Claude L.
Jones of the Central Christian
church.. @
Each speaker pleaded strong
for the enforcement of the law. DR..
Cameron said that the violator of
the law is rampant throughout the
country. Where violation is con-
tinuous and unchecked, anarchy
and ruin will inevitably result. All
citizens, not merely the officers
have duty in seeing that the laws
are respected.
Colonel Hardy's remarks We're
poioted and vigorous. He declared
that the laws We're being ffagrantly
violated, and that if the grand jul
rOrs and citizens could locate the
joints the officers ought to be able |
to do SO, or else ought-to be called |
upon to resign.
Rev. w. A. Freeman said that one
hundred men with red blood in
their veins and the laws violations
could be stopped. All law-breakers
were denounced as towards. No of |
ficer could play with the hare and |
run with the hounds.
District Attorney Mabry said he
saw that the citizens were awak-
ened to determination for a more
rigid enforcement. This could be
done best by cooperation of citi-
zens with the officers. He told of
testimony before the grand jury,
some begging that the Joints" be-
removed so they and their asso-
ciates could be saved; without pat
ronage the gambling places and
blind tigers could not exist. The
citizens should report when they
found violation.
Judge S. C. Fullilove, Commission
er of Public Safety, said he was be-
ing fought by newspaper which
fought prohibition and pefsistenttllt
declared the law could not be en-
forced and that he ought to resign
He did not intend to resign.
"You don't have to lynch or knock
down DOORS" he said. II ask all you
men who know of a. violation dur
ng the past year to come to the po-
lice station tomorrow morning and
sign an affidavit with a charge, and
here will be no more saloons here
Before the last grand jury the po-
lice put forty names of men drink
ng in those places, and I think they
got only about one conviction. Since
January forty-two for prohibition
violations and fifty-three for violat-I
ing gambling laws, have been ar
'ested. I'm not here particularly
% defend myself. If you'll help, we
,an put them out of business, but !;
We can't do it without the citizens
lelp. We are not stopping and don't
propose to STOP
He defended the police, saying
hey did good work.
Some one in the gathering having
effected on Judge Fullilove by sug-
costing that he resign, led DR.. Cam
IRON to declare: I'm regard to this
Meeting being called condemnatoryl
O Judge Fullilove it's false" II
Rev. Claude L. Jones criticised the
sheriff and the City Court. He de-
'lared that there is the State law
lgainst crap playing. 1t is just as
much the duty of the sheriff to en-
orce that law here in Shreveport |
IS in the country. Il
1t was the impression that the
'rother of the judge of the City
Court had some influence in this
ourt. THE police department had
he same suspicion attached to it as
he City Court. 1t is talked that they
ire crowd of grafters. I've heard
t thousand times. 1t has we'll nigh
destroyed the influence of that de-