Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-06-29 | Page 11 | Jenkins Wants Public Hearing on Blaze Probe

I S Sv v A f i 4 1 4 f i. i S t tH p 4 Women Police Are New to Conference Mrs Marion R. R Stewart guard left inspects ts gun with Fred T. T Mcintyre V yf K v j 1 I F c I I IM M 14 S r S 'S I y sS s- s S S. S 5 0 I 7 4 j I I S i j Crime Prevention Is Wartime Problem Gilbert Mecham Mecham Me Me- cham U. U S. S marshal left discusses program of conference with Jay C. C Newman F FBI B I. I Jenkins Wants Wan Is Public Hearing On Blaze Probe Asks State Attorney For Opinion on Forcing Open Meet As members of the citizens' citizens committee appointed to investigate charges against Salt Lake City's fire department personnel in the Victory theater fire made preparations preparations preparations for the hearings Mayor Ab Jenkins Tuesday asked State Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Grover A A. Giles to determine whether he as mayor has authority to force a public hearing of the investigation The city commissioners have intimated I cannot attend the hearing and want it held behind closed doors Mayor Jenkins told the attorney general but I feel that a hearing on such an important important important tant matter sh should ld be public forthe for forthe forthe the best interests of all people in in- in There is nothing to hide Mayor Jenkins was was was' accompanied by Fire Chief La Vere M. M Hanson as he conferred at the state capitol with the attorney general who promised to take the matter under consideration and give an e early opinion I feel that the real reason why a private hearing is wanted is political political po po- said Mayor Jenkins who added that only by a public hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing could the truth be ascertained The citizens' citizens committee named to investigate th the charges brought two weeks ago by James A. A Giles business man and law in of one of the firemen killed against Salt Lake City firemen includes George H. H Sho Short t Salt Lake mining engineer and chairman Ben E. E Roberts and Owen G. G Salt Salt Lake Lake attorney The probe committee met for forthe forthe forthe the first time Monday as it launched preparations for the hear hear- ing C C C