Arizona republican., 1921-04-04
SHEPHERD TELLS AUDIENCE LIFE .|S THREATENED
County Attorney Declares He Has Received Yelled Threats Speaks At Law Enforcement Meeting

County Attorney R. E. L. Shepherd told a public mass meeting at the First Methodist church yesterday aft ernoon, held under the auspices of the Law Enforcement league, that vailed threats against his life had been made as a result of his fight to close public dance halls in the county. He did not disclose the source of the threats.
 T have been told that I would not live out my term of office" Mir Shepherd told his audience. But I am willing to give my life if need be to fulfill my oath of office. When I took that oath, fully believed that it was in the presence of the Almighty God and l intend to live up to it at | any cost"
 County Attorney Shepherd then took occasion to speak of happenings in his office when 12 representative business men of the city interviewed him last week on the matter of dance hall enforcement. This committee recommended regulation rather than apoiitlon Of the dance hall, he said
 Their visit was an insult to my intelligence" he declared. These 12 distinguished business men sought to | guide me in the conduct of my office | by informing me regula ton of dance halls was all that is desired by the majority
 Rev. R. E. EImore Speaks
 Rev. R. E. Fillmore, pastor of the central Christian church and sneaker Of the afternoon, took issue with the county prosecutor on this score in his opening remarks.
 T think MT. Shepherd has mad vertantly misrepresented some ot Il JneSa know that he has misrepresented al least one man and I believe that the
 misrepresentation includes two oth-
 ers"
 II Rev. Fillmore talked at some lengtl regarding law enforcement. using a,
 his subject, 'The Majesty of the
 Law"
 The issue in Phoenix and Maricops
 county. ne declared, is Tauch broader
 than the dance hall question. he de.
 clared, and in this manner dismissed
 the subject matter
 | Laxity of law enforcement wa.
 largely responsible for the crim,
 wave during the past winter" he de | clared. His authority, he said. wa an eminent eastern psychologists. am not speaking as a represent ative Of any party or coteries, nor a i pastor Of the Central Christian 
 Rev. Fillmore said And as such.
 say that the question now confront ins us is not the dance hall issu put whether Phoenix will or will no grow to be bigger and better city. The surest way to secure repea or bad or obnoxious law is its stri5 . constitution" he declared. aIn thes : matters we should follow the dictun Of the late President U. s. Grant.
 Must Have Entertainment, l. We cannot afford to weaken ou
 cause by injury to the mass. Gu boys and girls must have entertain
 ment- There is not a person her
 would deny the young people an form of good, clean. healthy enter . tainment
 And in this connection, I sa, when they ask for bread, do not giv e them stones; when they ask for fist don't give them scorpions. : Don't do an injustice to tn
 young people," he said. Dr. c. A. Hughes, president of tn Law Enforcement league presided a g the meeting. In his opening rsInark he made plea for sustained interes 0 throughout the duration of the figh
 now being waged.
 a In past campaigns it has been oIi e experience that we have alway d started out with a big crowd bu = when the battle waxed warm tn t light was left to a few of the mos = faithful" he said.
 l In conclusion, he said that he be 2 lieved many of the men who visite e the county attorneys office last wee s were placed in false positions by de
 signing men, They knew not wha S they were going for or what wouI a happen. Dr. Hughes said. s Meetings of the Law Enforcemer if league for three successive Sunday
 were announced yesterday. At mex = Sundays meeting of the league at tn
 First Methodist church Governc
 Thomas F. Campbell and Attorne
 General w. J. Galbraith will be tn
 speakers of the afternoon, it was an
 nounced