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been convicted of violation Of the

been convicted of violation Of the
law.
The outcome Of this matter is
considered q great victory for
Rev. T. X. Leech and an excellent
endorsement of the positions
taken from time to time by City
Attorney s. s. Dahl.
Mr.. Leech declares that this
mixup never would have been
brought about if Chief Gately had
promptly done his duty as a
sworn officer Of the law on the
last Fourth of July.
Mr.. Leech has turned out to be
a terror to gambling and infrac-
tions of the liquor laws. He de-
clares that he is not yet through
with his work on the iron ranges.
There also is talk Of organizing
a Law and Order League on the
iron ranges, with about 5000
members, and then making Mr..
Leech executive agent. In that
event he would resign his position
with the American Sunday School
Union, some of the executives of
which, over Mr.. Leech, have
rather cold feet because Of his
activities in law enforcement.
Now comes the big joke of the
season.
The outcome of this Kostainsek
matter is that, Tuesday night, the
city council revoked so-called
illegal licenses held by AZ saloon
keepers. Arrest for operating
without licenses is the natural re-
suit of opening for business after
such action as that.
This outcome is due to COM
placency in the past in the way
Of permitting saloons to open be-
fore the required time had elapsed
between time of granting appli-
cations and publication of the
applications.
If new applications for licenses
are granted, it will be September
8 before the saloons legally can
resume business. That is very
close to the time for the county
option election. It now looks as
if Virginia would have long dry
spell.
George Shea, attorney for the
Retail Liquor Dealers Associa.
ton, puts the blame. for the
trouble on. the careless way in
which: the council has done its
liquor license business.
Chief Owen Gately is having
troubles in addition to blame for
failure to promptly shut up Kos,
tainsek, thereby bringing Rev.
Leech and all the other troubles
down on the devotees of Old John
Barleycorn.
While Chief Gately has many
personal friends, even many OF
| them feel that he has limitations
| as a chief of police. He was
deputy sheriff here under William
j. Bates and then was made chief
of police.
Chief Gately may feel that his
time to 60 is close at hand. He
recently sold his home, and that
may have been a matter of reef.
ing sails. It may, too have been
a sort of anchor to the windward
in the damage suit that w. E.
Hannaford has brought against
Inn.
Some months ago there was a
big street fight in Virginia. A
dozen or twenty men were milling
around in the middle Of the
street. A large crowd of onlook.
ers was pushed back, thereby
showing over a bench on which
w. E. Hannaford was seated. He
says that his feet may have been
unduly elevated by the showing
but that he made no attempt and
had no idea of kicking Chief
Gately, as the latter charges
There appears to be an old grudge
between the two. Hannaford
claims that Gately has, in the
past, expressed a determination
to "get" him.
I cannot undertake to pass or
all the facts, to say nothing Of
the merits of the embroglio, but
Hannaford was arrested anC
locked up. He declares that, or
the way to Jail, Gately hit him 8
hard blow on the neck with his
fist. One complaint was made
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