Show Some Xmas Amusement A A fONG MONG the tho amusing incidents that augment and gild tho the already superlative enjoyments of the holiday season we note the superb handspring just contributed by the tho cit city's 8 law department The Thc cit city attorney ha having hang ng closed his desk for or a health health- seeking expedition th the assistant t promptly reverses the attitude of the department towards the issuance ance of liquor s. s Some months ago when the tho departments department's chief chic advised the cit city co commission that it could not withhold withhold with with- hold a liquor license when granted ranted b by the district court the commission declined to believe c him and ond deliberately disobeyed a n court order Cited for contempt before a district judge the latter in an opinion that broke all records for fi a aJ nauseam discussion dis lis- without affirming a n sin single le cle definite point discharged the tho commission from ironi custody holding hoMing that its acts did not constitute contempt Since that time tune the cit I city government gO has carefully care enre- fully issued all licenses that came to it by court order On last Monday however the assistant city attorney advised the commission it may do as os it pleases consequently we arc likely to be treated to another performance similar to that of months ago o. Without pausing pausing- to to enjoy enjo the tho ions ion's r readiness readiness readi readi- adi ness to follow the advice adice of its assistant attorney while rejecting as unworthy that of his chief w we pass on to wonder just how lon long a n statute that specifically means one thing and clearly gives a definite command will be subject through throng h har ar varying ing interpretations from froni the same bench to two antipodal anti anti- antipodal constructions |