Show HOSPITAL COST DECISION NEAR State supreme court decision on whether Salt Lake county should pay f for r. r care care of It its III minded feeble-minded patients patient in the Utah state tate hospital drew a step tep nearer Friday after alter representatives rep of the opposing camps campa conferred for three hours hour without reconciling their differences Meeting in the city and county building were the county commissioners commis commis- abner County Attorney Harold E. E Wallace Deputy Attorney Gen General ral Zelph Calder Calder- Dr Garland H. H P Face ce superintendent of the hospital at Provo and Dr John R. R Llewellyn Liewellyn president of ot the hospital b board ard Of af trustees trustee The supreme ourt dourt angle anIle loomed when Dr Pace P ca produced an order signed by Fourth District Judge Abe W. W Turner directing the hospital hospital hos hos- pital superintendent to return to Salt Lake county five patients patient unless un un- un- un leu less the county paid for their care Attorney Wallace e saying he be believed believed believed be- be the order made it a proper case for supreme court review com commented What it amounts to is one district district dis dis- dis judge reviewing the acts of ofa ofa a judge of another district The patients referred to had been committed to the state tate hospital by judges of the Third district court County Commissioner B. B F. F Quinn said that if Judge Turners Turner's order erder was was found binding it would saddle Salt Lake ke county with an additional expense of about a month Theae These developments developments' f forecast a crisis when all c county nty officials in Utah will wUl meet here January 16 and 17 when the status of feebleminded feeble mind ed d patients will wUl be discussed Possibility Pos POI was wu seen een that all the counties counties coun coun- ties des might repudiate their responsibility in paying for tor these patients If Salt Lake county Is successful in its stand tand Some counties now are paying this cost coat said laid Dr Pace |