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Show RESPECT THE LAW. P Under our present laws, and the enforcement of those laws, stealing steal-ing has been kept down to a comparatively small numbe- of violations. viola-tions. So the judge of the police court, in dealing with first offenders, offend-ers, deals out justice tempered with mercy. But with liquor violations a greater problem is involved and, notwithstanding not-withstanding repeated fines, and a few jail sentences, there i a persistent per-sistent disregard of the law. Until those who are trying to reduce the prohibition law to a farce are made to understand the law mu?t prevail, pre-vail, we may expect the inflicting of punishments of inerea'.ing severity. se-verity. This community is back of every element that makes for respect, lot of one law but of all laws, including the prohibition law. It is nonsense, and even hypocrisy, for certain people to ta'k of 'aw and order as affecting a certain class and at the same time show contempt con-tempt for those laws which cause a pinching of their own corns. |