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Show pressing 'the fervid hope that he could be chief of police for a while, Rev. J. J. Lace a Methodist minister has "had his bluff called" The city council offered him a job as policeman police-man with a fino chanco to become chief of police. In offering tho job, the council asked ask-ed the preacher: "Can you distinguish between a woman who Is bad and one who is Just giddy?" "Can you tell the difference between be-tween a poker gamo and plain crlb-bage?" crlb-bage?" "Can you tell when a man Is drunk enough to be sent to jail, and when he Is otly hilarious enough to be sent home?" "Can you distinguish between young couples. Innocently spooning In the park, and those who should be arrested?" "Will you walk your beat from G In the evening until 7 the next mora- j ing?" If the minister qualifies, the council coun-cil makes this offer; "After a year, ! if you hive demonstrated your ability ' to detect criminals, catch bootleggers, have kept your own skirts free from muck, the council will come to you-with you-with open arms and ask you to take the Job of city marshal. For years the council has been looking "for a man to fill the position, who has the personal reputation of a Joseph, the patience of a Job, the wisdom of a Solomon and the courage of a lion." The action of the Greeley council la attracting much attention throughout the state and developments are awaited await-ed with Interest. REFORMER IS OFFERED JOB D W. Smith of Greeley, Colorado, stopped off lu Ogden yesterday on his way to Yellowstone park, and during a brief Interview, gave an in-terofctlug in-terofctlug account of the recent controversy con-troversy between the haloon clement : f Greeley and the purlt y workers who have l.een attacking the present administration ad-ministration of the city and harangu-lug harangu-lug the public for a change in municipal muni-cipal affairs, Because he delivered A sermon In bis pulpit denouncing the city offle-iaU offle-iaU for not enforcing tho law and, ex- |