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Show SALOONS TO EETJfflSES License Committee Recommends Recom-mends Granting of Applications Applica-tions of J 24 Retailers. SESSION JS LENGTHY AND STORMY AT ONE PERIOD Committee Also Passes Favorably Favor-ably on Five Licenses Protested Pro-tested by City Attorny. The license committee of the city council, coun-cil, after a session lasting an hour and a half, In which there were some rtro-works, rtro-works, decided Friday afternoon- to recommend rec-ommend the granting of licenses to 121 retail Itqnor dealers. At a mooting of the same committee Wednesday afternoon J2fi applications were approved, but Thursday tho chairman chair-man of the committee received a communication commu-nication from City Attorney H. J. Dlnln-ny Dlnln-ny objecting to the granting of licenses to A. Freil Wcy, Finch, Rogers and Mul-vey, Mul-vey, the Knutsford hotel, Frumkln & Gou-Ict Gou-Ict and C. H. Murphy, and ai the com-niltteo com-niltteo meeting Thursday night it was decided to hold all the licenses up until Friday afternoon to give the flvn applicants appli-cants named a chance to bo present and show why the protest against licenses should be disregarded. The meeting Friday was called to order or-der In the council chamber shortly after 2 o'clock In the afternoon by Chairman J. B. Morcton, all tho other members of the committee, Walter C. Liyne, Mark Recdall. M. 15. Mulvey and K. G. O'Don-nell. O'Don-nell. being present. Mr. Wcy, Mr. Murphy, Mur-phy, Mr. Goulct and Mr. Mulvey appeared for their respective llrms, while the ivnuisford was represented by Judge C. C. Dev. Others present were City Attorney At-torney Dlnlnny, IJeensc Collector Frank Kimball. Chief of Police S. M. Barlow, Joy Johnson of the Schramm-Jolmson Drug company and Councilman A. J. Davis. Ditrinny Protest Bead. Chairman Morcton read the communication communi-cation of the city attorney and unnounccd that the meeting of the commlttco Wednesday Wed-nesday was a fogularly called one. Ho also rend a. letter from the chief of police po-lice approving the granting of licenses to l'Ji'i liquor dealers. The attention of the chief was called to one license that had not passed through tho hands of the council and ho explained that after the application had been made under a firm name It had been changed to but one man and that he had approved of it after the change had been made. It was decided that the application as changed would have to go through Us regular course in the council. The communication from tho city attorney at-torney charged that tho five llrms mentioned men-tioned had been guilty of violating the law either by selling liquor between V2 o'clock midnight and G o'clock in the morning or with having booths in their places of business or not having their blinds so removed as to permit of an unobstructed vlow during the time that the saloon was supposed to be closed. Councilman Tiync said that he is in favor of enforcing the closing from midnight mid-night to G a, m as well as prohibiting hooths In saloons or restaurants where liquor Is sold. Violations Are Charged. City Attorney Dliflrmy declared that the law Is being disregarded; that he has but one desire, and that Is to see the law enforced, and that behind this desire de-sire Is the Interest of the party which elected him. tho party to which he he-longs. he-longs. It also Is his sworn duty, he said. lie declared that booths In saloons sa-loons and restaurants lead to a great deal of Immorality; that his office had received a number of complaints about saloons being open after midnight and before G o'clock in the morning. "Other businesses close at a decent hour. Whv can't tho saloonmcn do tho same?" Inquired Mr. Dlnlnny. "If the people do not like the law. let them change it." He declared that there are few. If any, saloons In tho city living up to the law. "If these mon are willing to admit that thoy have violated the law, then I say no license should be granted to them." Continuing, In answer an-swer to a question, Mr. Dlnlnny stated that ho was not prepared to furnish evidence evi-dence against all of them personally, but he would sav that he had purchased port wine In the Finch. Rogers & Mulvey place and at tho Wellington hotel after midnight. mid-night. "You found it pretty good wine that you got at our place, did you not?" asked Mr. Mulvey, with a smile. "Well, I think that wjiat. I got at Murphy's Mur-phy's was a little better," returned the city attorney. Mr. Wey Talks. Mr. Wey asked the privilege of being heard. Mr. Wcy said that he was surprised sur-prised that the city attorney had stated that he had taken this action for tho good of the American party. "I had expected ex-pected to hear him say that he had taken this step In behalf of the citizens, tho taxpayers of this city, whose servant he is." said Mr. Wey. Continuing, he declared ho believed tho llccnso of floOO a year too high. Ho said that he felt that his place vvas being run within the provisions of the ordinance. Turning to the city attorney, he said; "You never came and told mo that 1 was violating the law. Had you done so I would have dono my best to comply with the law. Yon speak of what you havo done for tho American party. Well, I think that I have dono jU3t as much for the party as well as for tho cltj'," Mr. Wey staled that thero is a slot machine running in his placo of business, busi-ness, "just 33 there is In practically every ev-ery saloon in this city," but that he Is willing to take It out at any time and will bo glad to get rid of It. Continuing. Continu-ing. Mr. Wey said: "There has been a lot of talk about driving horse racing out of this city, rot mc tell you that when tho races leave hero you will havo tho d d deadest town yoti ever had. Got rid of the touts and the undcslrablo elomcnt at the races, by all means, but do not think (hat. you are going to help the city by driving horse racing away from It." Mr- Wcy also said that at the proscnt there is a number of guests at his hotel connected with the races. I-!o declared that they are men of money and that they spend their money In this city. Police Chief Interrogated. Following the statement of Mr. Wey. the city attorney asked a number of questions of tho chief of police, to which the chief replied that as far as ho knows tho saloons of tho city are being run in a better condition today than ever bo-fore bo-fore and that he bcllcvos that tho sa-loonmen sa-loonmen arc trying to observe the law. For this reason, he had recommended tho granting of the licenses before the committee, he said. It was following this statement ihat tho real nonaallon of the meeting occurred. oc-curred. Chlof Barlow said: "Judgo Dlnlnny Dln-lnny has referred to politics, othcrwlso I would not do so. Two days before the last election, his chief assistant. Mr, Daly, came Inlo my office. He had a slip containing a number of names of those whom, it was said, tho Royal Arch, an organization of local saloon-men, saloon-men, was going to support. Tho name of Judge Dlnlnny was not on tho slato. and Mr. Daly asked me, as chief of police, po-lice, to do all that I could to get tho members of tho department to help civet Judge Dlnlnny. The members of the force worked like Trojans and Judge Dlnlnny wa3 elected, along with other members of tho purly. Two day3 after the election tho judge camo to my office and said that he would use his office for the next two years to even up with those ' ,' meaning the members of tho Royal Arch." In answer to questions from the city attorney the chief of police denied that any saloon remained open after midnight with his consent or permission. lie stated that ho Is seldom up town at that time of night, as ho alms to spond the greater part of the day at his office and docs not think that he needs to stay out until that houi'. Chief Barlow then slated that as he was a witness in the Riley murder trial he would like to be excused. ex-cused. 0 Askod to Eepeat Statoment. ' Before you go," said Mr. Mulvey, "3 would llko to ask you to repeat tho statement state-ment mado to you by Judge Dlnlnny In your office two days after the last election." elec-tion." Tho chief repeated his statement and ended by saying: "If you doubt my words, ask the judge.'7 Mr. Mulvey then n3ked Judge Dlnlnny; "Did you make that statement?" Judgo .Dlnlnny replied: "I am not certain cer-tain as to the exact words, but that Is the substance of what I said." "Did you say that you would use your office for that purpose?" Interrogated Mr. Mulvey. "I am not cortain; I think I did," replied re-plied Mr. Dlnlnny. "Did you use the terms ' ?' " "Yes. I used that term," roplicd Judge Dlnlnny. Mr. Murphy, jumping from his seat and starting toward Judge DIninny. shouted; "IDo you(rnoan to say that J am At this point Mr. Mulvoy grabbed tho arm of Mr. Murphy and Chairman More-ton More-ton rapped vigorously for order, saying: "Gcntlomon, please be seated." Mr. Murphy was quieted and Mr. Mulvoy Mul-voy continued, in a quiot but Intense tone: "You admit that you applied that term to these men whom you have caused to be here this afternoon?" "Yes," replied Judge Dinlnny, "but I did not mean It as any reflection on your mothors, who may have boon as good women as was mine. I used the term without any special significance, Just as It is often used." Mr, Mulvey But you used it? "Yea." Mr. Mulvey Mr. Chairman, T move that wo adjourn. You can call this committee com-mittee together again at any time you want. Mr. Mulvey Leaves. This motion did not receive an immediate imme-diate second and Mr. Mulvey asked to be excused. As he loft the room ho was followed by nil except the other members mem-bers of the committee, tho elty attorney and the newspaper men. The remaining remain-ing members of the committee expressed their views on tho question of granting the licenses. In the discussion something was said about tho chief of police enforcing en-forcing tho ordinances. Chief Barlow, who had returned, said: "If you haven't got a chief who will do as you want you had better get one that will." The commlttco finally decided to report favorably on tho 121 applications. Including Includ-ing tho llvo in protest. Mr. Dlnlnny insisted in-sisted that his communication be sent to tho council, and It was so ordered, but without recommendation from the committee. com-mittee. The matter of granting a retail liquor license to S'chramm-Johnson at 79 South Main street went over until Monday night. After the committee meeting one of the men who had been cited to appear announced that ho will engage a lawyer at once to look up tho law and seo If tho city attorney can not be Impeached on the ground of using his public office to pay personal grudges. Tho matter was later placod In the hands of a well-known attorney, who promlsod to give his opln 1 Ion on tho matter today, |