| Show I I I A ATTORNEY HORNEY GENERAL IN IK CLUTCHES OF IMPARTIAL LAW LAIN Zealous Zea ous Guardian Nabs Dan Shields for Infringing Mask Regulation By Vincent Keating The law is no respecter of This old time legal maxim Is in effect in Utah This fact is is vouched for by Dan B B. Shields attorney general of Utah and secretary of the state board of pardons and D Dr T. T B. B Beatty state health commissioner In his capacity as secretary of the pardon board Mr 11 Shields with the theother theother theother other members of the board visits the state prison the third Saturday in each month to review the cases of prison prisoners erR i under sentence who apply to the board I Ifor for release on parole commutation of sentence or pardon from the big stone I house For several years Mr Shields has tas s been acquainted with prison conditions conditions conditions con con- in but always from the outside looking in JUSTICE IS BLIND But the law is no respecter of perI persons persons per per- sons and Saturday the attorney general general genral gen gen- eral ral of the great commonwealth of Utah found himself placed in the un- un unenviable un unenviable unenviable un- un I enviable position where circumstances circumstancE'S threatened to put on the inside looking out Oyez Oyez Oyez This is s the tale the scribes unfold I Mr 11 Shields was a member of the thc governors governor's party that went to Logan I celebration cele cele- the Friday to attend homecoming bration and review of Utah's own the theOne theOne One Hundred forty fifth field artil- artil I lery Members 1 of the governors governor's party were not under obligation to observe the Logan City ordinances making the wearing of influenza masks in public compulsory Becoming separated from the party Mr 11 and Shields a Salt Lake attorney was seized upon by hy one of Logans Logan's zealous guardians of the law COME ALONG ALONGI You gotta come with me said the I aforesaid zealous i hI I be an officer by gum and you vou fellows are our law which says sas all aU must wear masks We Ve have a special dispensation from the mayor Mr 11 Shields said in his best pest supreme court tones Lets go gosee gosee gosee see him about it it No The law is the law lawand lawand lawand and must be upheld said the obdurate officer decisively Well VeU go see the Judge first Finally convinced that he was talking talking talking talk talk- ing to the attorney general of the state the marshal consented to all allow ow the visitors to purchase masks at the nearest store But he insisted upon accompanying them to see that the law was upheld Mr 11 Shields I wore the mask until finally he located the governors governor's party whereupon the mask was discarded I HE PREFERS FLU Mr 11 Shields is a recent victim of In Influenza Influenza In- In and has declared that of the In-I In mask masl or 01 the mza he will choose the lesser evil a and d welcome another attack of influenza provided he can be left I Dr Beatty recently was threatened with arrest in Ogden b because cause while hUe there upon an official trip to confer J with Ogden health officials on influenza influenza influenza enza conditions he had failed fall to provide provide provide pro- pro j I vide himself with a certificate of good I health The Ogden officer allowed Dr Beatty to remain at liberty upon his j exhibiting a health certificate signed by T T. B B. Beatt Beatty secretary of the state I board of health and state stale health commissioner com- com missioner reports state slate I |
