Show i r f THIS THIS' FOOL JOOL ANT ANTIS SMOKING ANTI L. L LAV V I ISALT SALT LAIE has had a thrill the past Week because of ot the arree arrest of ot Ernest berger J 1 C. C Lynch J Newhouse use A. A 1 P. J. J E EJones EJones E. E Jones and nd Bother prominent Sal Salt Lakers because of the violation 01 o othe of tho the fool Utah an smoking anti law The he real re l regret Is that a 0 few tew of thi tl e smoking cigarette legislators who voted for tor the measure two years ago wore were n not t caught in the net There Thero fire are many of them m it if they could only bo ha traced and caught Of or course it Is la a burlesque law lawand lawand law law- and It is making a 0 burlesque of ot the State of ot Utah but Utah but notwithstanding It la Is a law law and and not the least blame can be attached to Sheriff Harries and his hia h a corps of at officers for tor enforcing lug ing It ltv The smoking anti-smoking law taw with other slate laws in its Us class should be rigidly rig idly enforced for enforced for with such enforcement en forcemeat quicker and with greater emphasis will public sentiment be formed against them and greater the probabilities of ot their early repeal peat To be candid It ft is indeed heartening hearten heartening ing to see an officer courageous and and honest enough to enforce the law Sheriff Harries was elected by church members and church Influence to enforce laws that were passed y previous previous previous' pre pre- legislatures and then laughed at by violators thereof and but feeble efforts made for their enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment by state county or city officials officials officials als elected and paid to prevent the breaking ot of the law law and and Sheriff Harries would Indeed be contemptible contempt ble and dishonest If it he f failed to live up to his pre election promises to hew to the line In the enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- e- e ment of the and lawn law and The Record hopes to see see at least one peace officer officer officer in the state big enough and strong enough to do his pledged duty irrespective of ot outside Influence ence enco mc inside pulls paUs public or private private vate criticisms or attempted bribes Such a course would indeed be refreshing refreshing re refreshing re- re freshing after atter years of ot continual play horse on the th part of ot peace of officers officers of- of here there and everywhere In Inthe inthe the state who knows and sees and counte countenances ances the breaking of at federal state county and city laws by making mak mak- leg ing excuses toadying to those higher high er ir up ups and displaying rank cowardice cowardice coward coward- ice in not doing one of two things viz making an an honest tearless fearless effort to arrest arrest and prosecute for tor open violation violation viola viola- tion of law law law-c law or manfully resign as governor commissioners mayor marshal sheriff or or l' l policeman and seek a pos position not requiring moral courage t to honestly earn their pay paychecks paychecks checks It tt is Is' Is undeniable that Utah has appo ap ap- ap- ap po laws laws but but they are in force on au the statute books books books- und and an officer high or low Is not dl deserving of common respect who docs dues n not t do his utmost to enforce them then |