Show 7 l t a r 1 Y Yi i and the Law Justice an The Time most moston powerful and aud influential l seat of judgment that man manon manon on this earth arth can cull face is the supreme co court rt of time the United States State From that august body radiates the wisdom of interpreting the From Flom the the examples set by the justices in ill Washington j judges of lesser po power poker er throughout the nation are supposed to learn and put into pl practice what they learn It It was therefore gratifying a afew few years ago to read th the new RULE OF OP REASON HEASON dictum from the highest tribunal 1 All judges were admonished to hew less strictly to the lines of technical law jaw and use more more humanity more of the layman's common sense ill in their decisions fit the case to the circumstances somewhat Certainly not all judges have caught the new spirit of the be bench ch Some have clung to old traditions But a few have begun to o r read ad into inlo the tho la law the justice that the common mian man expects expect to se see admin admin- is tercel We 0 had bad a fine example of this yesterday in Salt Lake and nd we can cannot cannot ll not t refrain from commenting on it Judge Ro Ropers Rogers ers of the city court h had d before him s seven ven men caught pl playing ing pok poker r in the clubrooms of the cooks and waiters waiters' union There There w was s the thc law to follow there was v the RULE OF REASON REASON REASON REA REA- SON there was the tile responsibility before him of administering jus- jus us- us i ice e rather than playing a technical game true to all its ts narrow points Judge Judie Rogers Hoger is a young man as judges go and he has evi evidently eVl- eVl dently dentY caught the new spirit of or the bench He applied the rule rule o of reason and the motive of justice to the se seven seven en cooks and waiters slid and suspended sentence with a lecture full of good common sense You are working men YOt you are not profess professional nal gamblers said aid the ju judg g I 1 do not believe it is the object of the law to punish r PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS RAMBLERS AR ARpING ARE such h as you YOt WHILE SO MANY pING UNPUNISHED IN SALT LAKE j w The men men arr arrested b by Mayor Ferrys Ferry's corporation corporation chief orp ration chief of police from Denver Denyer went to their humble clubrooms for recreation and rest i They had no other place to go They were amusing themselves not lying in n wait like wolves s sto to po Pounce nc upon straying ying lambs Jambs as the professional gamblers doThe do The rime r seven of them combined had 75 3 among them t TWO OF THE BOYS WERE SO POOR AND FRIENDLESS THEY COULDN'T RAISE 5 BOND AND HAD TO REMAIN ALL NIGHT IN JAIL WHILE I HUNDREDS OF PA PARASITES LOAFED ABOUT THE DIVES THE DIVES OF SALT SAtT LAKE SPENDING MONEY THEY HAD TAKEN FROM THEIR EASY VICTIMS IN INTHE THE BIG PRO PROTECTED T GAMBLING HOUSES These cooks and amid waiters were merely doing what mem members ers of most of the rich mens men's clubs do all the all the time behind their own doors BUT BEI BEING G UNION MEN THEY NATURALLY IUD HAD TILE THE ENMITY oF OF SALT LAKES LAKE'S POLICE E CHIEF and they were were- arrested ar- ar ar arrested rested while the PROTECTED gamblers were allowed to continue reaping a harvest here from strangers ls The chief of police refused to raid the big places that had roulette roulette roulette rou rou- lette wheels and other mechanical devices cunningly built huilt to cheat the fool who matches matche his s luck against them BUT HE QUICKLY POUNCED ONTO ONrO A PRIVATE PRIVATE LITTLE LITTLE GAME CARD PLAYED BY UNION MEN In suspending s' sentence on the cooks and w waiters it rs' rs Judge Rogers Roger urged them to cease gambling f v You can not afford to lose your own money he said to th them m mCl Cl and you can not afford to win from your comrades who have n no nomore more to spare than Ulan you ou have i As long longas as the GA GAMBLERS GAMBLERS' GAMBLERS GAMBLERS' TRUST is allowed to operate at at wUl wll w lI what fair minded citizen can disagree with the decision fr from m mour our city bench b 1 l. l i We e are glad gad to to see see the man in hum humble le circumstances and without without with with- out influence thus receive receIve the blessing of mercy while offe offenders ders' ders in ten tell times greater degree are going scott free Such decisions strengthen strength n the peoples people's f faith ith ii in the justice of the courts t s-t i Evidently in the case of this young jurist wisdom has not waited v vt t d forage foy 1 |