Show nice ice e mayor Scores Board in Liquor Row Demands Funk Correct Misstatements' Misstatements low w That He Has Had Time Tim e to Cool Off d i loV Special to The Telegram RICE mICE Feb 11 Mayor 11 Mayor J. J Bracken Lee today demanded a pub- pub KP by Chairman James W. W Funk of the state liquor bl commission of published statements in connection with a between town authorities and comm commission i n agents here Jan- Jan i ye r Lee wrote Mr Funk that s explanation was made the ther r would take it for granted till wish to continue your high high- d d ways and I will be forced t accordingly accordingly fight occurred after commis- commis raided Jones' Jones place here gents Agents Chester K Dowse and andy y Bell allegedly denied ad ad- nce to town officials layor or Lee after the place had closed and Bell were arrested on ones es of resisting arrest and the then n was ordered held for trial gee fes les against Bell were dIst dis- dis d at t preliminary hearing hii letter to Mr Funk Mayor barged hat the liquor control comdon com- com don failed to cooper cooperate te with officers and of the public That hat the commission was wasy y of making false statements initiating untrue rumors in use rise of the state agents and the mayor That Parnell Black commis- commis chief counsel was guilty of empt of court in describing s miscarriage of justice ac ac- of the Peace J. J W. W mond in holding Dowse for fort t V That Agents Dowse and Bell BeU I It and f did not want the mayor and other officers to enter the tho padlocked padlocked padlocked pad pad- locked club because they the tho agents were drunk and otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise violating the law Jaw 5 That Price officers were within their rights in entering the closed establishment upon complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint of the proprietor 6 That the commission takes an attitude it and its Us agents can cando cando cando do no wrong and that state funds were spent to defend Dowse and Bell against criminal charges I I have w waited several days for forthe forthe forthe the members of the liquor commission commission commission commis commis- sion and your attorney to get over your unreasonable attitude in respect respect respect re re- re- re to the recent controversy at Price and have been in hopes that after you had cooled off an explanation explanation explanation nation would be forthcoming from you as to the many misstatements which were credited to you by the newspapers the letter said Under the law your men have no right to bar the door to any property property property prop prop- erty until you have obtained a court order and on admission of your own men you support them in telling telling telling tell tell- ing the local police that the latter have no rights where the liquor commission is concerned The mayor charged the commission commission commission commis commis- s sion started rumors that he was wa interested in Jones' Jones place Robert Roberl t Continued on Pace Pae Five Column Three brel J 1 I v. v PRICES PRICE'S MAYOR ATTACKS FUNK Continued from Page One E. E Lee bartender and brother of the mayor was one of three men arrested in the raidI raidI raid I 1 can assure you that in due time you will be given a chance to prove this rumor the mayor wrote Mayor Lee took exception to numerous numerous numerous nu nu- statements made to newspapers newspapers news- news papers by Chairman Funk and Henry lenry C. C Jorgensen commission member Mr Funk had said that assertions Agent Dowse was drunk were a while Mr Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor gensen jensen said that a mob identifying identify- identify ing ng itself as officers of the law entered entered en en- Jones' Jones place and set upon the agents Two Are Fined i Robert E. E Lee and Arthur Camomile Camomile Camo Camo- I Camo-I mile also arrested in the raid have hav been een fined each on charges of having laving sold whisky M. M D D. Jones owner of Jones' Jones place was to have been een given hearing here today but it was continued to February February February Feb Feb- 18 because his attorney Fred W W. Keller was engaged in district court at Castle Dale Chairman James W. W Funk of the state liquor control commission said in n Salt Lake City Friday that he had lad not yet received any letter from I Mayor J. J BraCken Bracken Lee and that he had lad no comment to make I |