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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT A New Use For Prayer Throughout Christendom prayer is regarded as a reverential petition to a Divine Being; a supplication of the weary and the afflicted; a plea for mercy and blessings However an ultra clever woman in Ogden found a further use for prayer She made it a part of her shop technique Several of her key employees were selected because of their susceptibility to prayer and their ecclesiastical leanings and affiliations. Their help was used to sustain her anti-union views. When ordinary economic arguments became threadbare she sought a new measure of restraint to keep her employees on a low wage basis. She chose prayer. | Mrs. Ada Quinn, the lady in question, is a versatile fighter. extraordinary She is nimble-witted degree. She to an incorporated her business as the Quinn Garment Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Quinn operates through ‘‘contractors’’ to avoid a status of ‘‘employer’’. Her ‘‘contractors’’ are on salary. Last fall when employees under a ‘‘contractor’’ began to make headway in bargaining collectively, the dexterous Mrs. Quinn upset their apple cart by sim- ply switching ‘‘contractors’’. Her employees petitor—who union wages. operates a union shop and pays At the close of her exhibition Mrs. Quinn’s carefully selected aids took over. Their task was to convince the doubters that, after all, low wages and a non-union shop are the surest road to temporal prosperity and spiritual salvation. We commend Sister Quinn’s technique to Louie Cates and Colonel Jackling. Doug Moffat could work wonders with it in the Copper domain. It makes Doc Merrill’s old-fashioned ‘‘Dear Brother’’ methods look ancient and futile. Doubtless the Quinn system could make employees of Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution even more cooperative. Wages in its hardware department, recently boosted slightly from a low of $55 a month, might be backed down again to that generous figure. An _ besides, the atmosphere in that philanthropic business house seems ideal for preying. We are positive the Industrial Relations Council of Utah can use Mrs. Quinn. She should be put on retainer. Her exhibitions make Lou Callister’s tricks look unworthy of his fat retainer. child-like— Surely Ada has were obliged to start the farce all over again. Of course, if her employees had tested her earned the right to lead the parade. Not only is Sister Quinn the embodiment of prayer, status before the courts, Mrs. but doubtless she is the answer to the Council’s prayer. Quinn’s subter- fuge would have fallen flat. Wagner Act decisions in like cases make it clear that she would be classed as the employer. At a shop meeting of her employees a few months ago Mrs. Quinn staged quite a show. With superb timing and perfect control she had her emotions almost overwhelm her. nearly choked. She wept copiously. She She seemed on the verge of distraction. Her plight wrung deep sympathy from her employees. rom prayer. even tears the lady She prayed repetitiously. ‘spirit’? might moved earnestly; She be with into sorrowfully— prayed her so that explain the gravity of the situation. ed for Divine aid to keep mands fervent contention that she the could She plead(i. e. de- for wage increases) out of her factory. Her prayer was impressive—an emotional suc- cess. At its conclusion attacks were leveled against a manufacturer in another city—a com- State Official Quits While the press of private business is given as the official reason for the resignation of Mark Anderson, Game Director Department, petty politics of the State Fish & competent for the loss observers blame of one of Utah’s ablest administrators. Those stand who fully political know that conniving, cious factionalism. Mark he will blind Anderson not under- tolerate cheap partisanship, or vi- He will permit nothing to interfere with sound administration. It is reported that when Mr. Anderson ran head-on into such activities, with no remedy at hand, he lost no time in resigning. His leay- ing is regarded as the first crackup in the Maw , administration. |