Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-27 | Page 2 | Solon Probing S. L. Hospital

SOLON PROBING I S SI 8 L. L HOSPITAL Walsh Special Committee on Trail r iI of Kick Back Wage Ra Rackets WASHINGTON July 27 UP Ur UP- UP Kick back rackets on public works projects throughout the country today to day came under scrutiny of ot the special special special cial senate investigating committee committe headed by Senator David I. I Walsh CD D. D Mass Mass- Walsh said he planned to In e Investigate ti- ti gate wage scales scale on veterans veterans' bureau hospital projects at at Md Huntington W. W V. V Va Salt Lake Lako City Utah and Hines Ill According to committee Investigators tors evidence has been gathered which points to underpaying of ot laborers labor labor- ers on these projects Kick back rackets are a system whereby workers workers work work- ers era arc are forced to return to employers a certain percentage of ot their weekly pa pay E. E A. A Littlefield manager of ot the veterans' veterans administration in Utah Ulah said there here is no public works project now under wa way at it the veterans' veterans hospital here There is F FER E R A work being conducted but there is no rio dispute over wages he said It is not con tract work He was unable to account for the investigation unless he said it is o ol of t retroactive nature and dates back to tc toWage toWage I Wage disputes that prevailed when I the Orndorff Construction company of Los Angeles was constructing the hospital three years ago I II I