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Show PROTECTING (THE HOME. Having invaded a home in Salt Lak City. Four prohibition enforcement deputies bave been ordered suspended I by the internal revenue ilepartmeut. There will be but few expressions j of regret that the men have been reprimanded rep-rimanded in this manner They forced j thtir way into a home and subjected the family to many indignities If they were trying to discredit the law. they could not have acted more effectively. effec-tively. With endless work to do among the professional bootleggers and even the open saloon, the federal prohibition 'officers in I' tab were turning from their higher duties to indulge in what j amounted to a petty attempt at enforcement, en-forcement, and they proceeded in a way to bring contempt upon those engaged en-gaged in the public service of checking check-ing infractions of the liquor laws. The home is regarded by all good citizens as a place to be held sacred and the law throws around the home every possible safeguard against undue un-due invasion. Whenever the home is entered by officers, they are required to be doubly assured they are makincr no mistake. They cannot proceed on mere suspicion. A raid such as Wad conducted in Salt Lake is not approved ap-proved by those who desire to see prohibition brought to a higher degree de-gree of enforcement as they know how sensitive public opinion is on the sanctity of the home aud to what ex-; ex-; tent a practice of ihat kind would i mould public opinion to a point ol extreme ex-treme prejudice against the whole campaign. t The first imperative duty of the federal fed-eral agents is to put the open violators of the law out of business and in doing do-ing that sen Ice they will be kept busy I for some time to come. |