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Show Views Vie"Ws " From Froll1 Capitol Hill By Jack EshlemanUmted EshlemanUnited Eshleman United Umted Press Staff CorrespondentSalt Correspondent CorrespondentSalt Salt Lake City Cltj , June 1-U 1 U 1-UP- 1 UP 1UPThe l - ( up-'lThe up 'lThe lThe P- P PThe , ) - - ' The salient fact that thoughtful thoughtfulobservers thoughtfulobservers thoughtfulobservers observers find in m present capItol capItolactIvIties capitolactivities capitolactivities actIvIties is that , more and more moreUtah's moreUtahs , Utah.s Utahs Utah's ' . state goveinment gme1l1ment government is takinga takmga takmg taking a hand in business busll1ess . and a.nd capltal- capltal capital- capital capltallabor capitallabor capital-labor capital labor - labor problems formeilv formellj formerly handled handledsolely handledsolely solely by private mdustryOne industryOne industry mdustry industryOne One tuval bnal trial but significant item m in mthe inthe inthe the trend consists of t\\ t two t0 tao \ 0 hearmgs hearings hearmgsand hearingsand hearingsand and one decision in m the state su- su supreme supreme su supreme - - preme court regarding payment of ofv ofsorkinen's ofworkmen's ofworkmens v . sorkinen's sorkinens or1 men's mens ' compensa compensation tion by the thestate thestate thestate state industrial mdustnal commission More Moreto Moreto Moreto to the point pomt are steps by the com com- comnusslon com- com commission commission - - mission nusslon to enforce a mouldy but butstill butstill butstill still legal wage-hour wage hour - statute for formmors forminors forminors mmors minors and \ women omen , the governor governors governorsappointment governorsappointment s sappomtment appomtment appointment of the board wluch which wluchWlli whichwill whichwill Wlli will administer admmlSter Utah's Utahs ' fair trade tradepractIces tradepractices tradepractices practIces law . , and an attorney attorneygeneral attorneygeneral attorneygenerals general s rilling rulmg ruling on divisions be- be between between be between - tween the state v \ velfare ' elfare commis comnus- comnus commis- commission's comnusSlon's commission's - sion's sions Slon's Slons ' ' power PD\"er PD "er er \ " and that of the county countywelfare countywelfare countywelfare welfare boards indicate a closer closercooperation closercooperation closercooperation cooperation between the federal federaland federaland federaland and state government go\ernment go ernment \ in a rene\\ed rene ed renewed reneedwelfare renewedwelfare renewedwelfare \ welfare programMost programMost program programMost Most significant of these seems to tobe tobe tobe be the commission COmmlSSIOn action in m the thewagehour thewagehour thewage-hour thewage hour wage-hour wage hour - - situation Passed ape ap- ap apparently ap apparently - . parently pa.rently as a gesture to toward ard cur cur- eur- eur eurrent current current - rent economic thinking tl11nking , the la\'vs la 'vs vs lass lassproviding lawsproviding \ ' proVIdmg providing for setting of nunimum minimum nunimumwages minimumwages minimumwages wages and maximum hours for forwomen forwomen forwomen women and minors mmors , , ha have \ e never neverbeen neverbeen been neverbeen effect1\ effect1 effective effect1e \ e because funds were werenot werenot werenot not available for enforcementThe enforcement enforcementThe The last legislature approprIated appropriatedthe the IndustrialCommission needed money , and Industrial IndustrialCommIssion IndustrialCommission CommIssion Chairman William WIlham M MKnerr MKnerr Knerr Knerr.110 MKnerr , \ wlio \.110 .110 tvlio . intends mtends to enforce enforceUtah enforceUtah enforceUtah Utah s state labor relations act this thisweek thisweek thisweek week asked for wage and hour re- re records records re records - - thestate cords from all emplo employers ers in the thestate thestate state stateho n \ who \\ho ho ho has have ha\e ha e haeomen \ e w \ women \\omen omen omen or chIldren childrenon on then payrolls paHolls The recoids recOlds records ale are to aieto aleto areto run rWl from June 1 of this tlus thus year yearand , and granted efficient administra admmlstra- admmlstra administra- - administration admmlstrahon tion hon by Mr Knerr s commissIon commissionit , It appears likely that what lIberals liberalscall liberalscall call ' reform ' ' and what laissesfaire"hilosonhers laisses-faire laisses faire laisses-falre falre lIberalsII - II hlIosoDhers "hilosonhers hilosonhers 'hil hil " ' < ; oDher " sav S9V say J is rc < ; uD\\arranted uD arranted unwarranted \ \ interferencett interference interferencettwith unwarrantedinterference " with the uDarrantedI I rights of in- in - In . I dustrlaIists111 dustrialists dustrlaIists Industrialists \ will \\111 111 s1I1 become an accepted I fact acceptedfact in m UtahOn UtahOn Utah UtahOn acceptedI I On May 23 the Little NRA NRA"passed NRApassed " passed leglslaIture legislature by this year years s state legisla legisla- leglsla-I leglsla I - ture became effective effecthe Last offIcial offIcialact officialact officialact act of Governor Hem Henrv Henry " H Blood | Bloodbefore I before he left for Denver and Washington andWashington on business busmess connected \\ith ith with \ connectedwith connectedith the upper Colorado liver llver river basin basin5tate basinstate basinstate 5tate state quanel quarrel quarl el with lower 10er loser 10\\ 10 \ er basm basin basmstates basinstates basinstates basinI I states statesas was \\as as \ the appointment appomtment of a acommission commissIOn which will adminIster the administerthe actThe fair trade practices act The commission will be empow empo\\- empo empow- \ -ered ered - ered empowered empoered . to set minimum retail retall prIces and pricesand pricein prohibit sales below cost price in an effort to stabilize business and prevent andprevent unfan unfair competition Attorney competitionAttorney General Joseph Chez Chezhanded defininglimits handed down an opinion defining Ilmlts limits thestate of separating PO\\ PO pow povvel POel \ \ el ei of the state stateelfare , thatof thato thatoP welfare \elfare elfare \ commission and that o oP the county welfare inanswer boards , in answer to specific inquiries inqumes thefederal by the federal social security board Powerof Poerof Po\\-er Po er Power \ \ - of welfareunits eUareunits selfareunits the state board over localeUare local \\eUare eUare selfare \ units stops at fixing of scalesfor ofage \ - wage \\-age age scales for welfare selfare \ \ elfarc employes and setting settingstandards standards which the latter must meet mustmeet , Chez decided decidedTwo decidedTv.o decidedTso . Two Tv.o Tvo Tso appeals from decisions of ofthe the Industrial industnal commission a\\arding a arding awarding \ awardingInjury injury compensation took up one day oneday of the present supieme supleme court term courtterm . . In Cityasked one case Salt Lake City asked reversal of a . conul11ssion commission ruling commissionruling conul11ssionruling awarding awarcUng compensation compensaUon to a theother- theother theotheran city acity employe for an injury . , In the other , an AiipuiwLo- AiipuiwLo - an insurance - - " - - company asked askedthat that a . similar s1m.ilar s1milar decision dedsion be set aside Only Qnly asideOnly asideQnly result of industrial com- com coin- coin - com-.PSn com.PSn com .PSn PSn - forthcoming-ftTom forthcoming ftTom forthcommgiTom forthcomingfom J ! comJ coin.m . .m m . nat1qn ' ? iittgn tlon ml gti negation ation tion , forthcommg forthcoming iTom - fom the sU stijireine supreme l'etne letne ' court ourt th this t s week weekwas weekwas weekwas was a decision declsion com-Tnission com Tnission com111isslon cornmission compelling compelHng the com- com corn- corn - - 111isslon mission chiropractorsas to re recognize ognlze < : chiropractors as physicians within the meaning of ofthe the compensation compen.satIon . act The court courtset set . $ aside IlIde a commission refusing ruling re- re re - - fusing payment to a state road em- em em - bya ploye employe whose injuries were cured by a chiropractic treatment Grounds Groundsfor for the refusal of compensation was wasthat that chiropractors are not legally legallyrecognized recognized physicians in m Utah Other UtahOther industrial commission - - business \ was as a hearing heanng forced by bythe bythe andTrades the + he Salt Lake City Building Bwlding and andTrades andTrades Trades Trades council councll in which the SaltI SaltLake SaltLake SaltLake I Lake county COW1ty commission comnUSSIOn " , was as asked askedto askedto askedto to show 3how ' cause why \ workers orkers on a a'PublIc apublic apublic 'PublIc PublIc ' v . woiks works 01 hs project did not receive re- re recene re receive - ceive cene preailmgages prevailing pre\ailmg pre ailmg prevaihng \ wagesThe \ wages \\ages ages wagesThe \ agesThe The project is partially financed financedby financedby financedby by federal fundshICh funds which \\hICh hICh \ fact , say saythe saythe saythe the building bUIldmg trades leaders leadersforcespayment , forces forcespa forcespayment -forcespayment forcespayment - payment pa ment 01 or prevailing wages wagesCounty wagesCounty wagesCounty County commissioners comllllssioners replied that thatthe thatthe thatthe the federal statutes in m question ap- ap applied applied ap applied - - plied only to construction \ work " orh . and andnot andnot andnot not to maintenance mamtenance work , the only onlytype onlytype 1 , 1type type of " work "ork ork on the project at pre- pre present present pre-sent pre sent presentI - - , sent sentI I Othei Othel Other capitol business was wasThe wasThe I wasI The beer control bill passed by byi I the last legislature "presents presents " a mass masslof massof massof lof of confusion ' but its main mam provi provi- provirSlons provi- provi provisions provisions - - rSlons sions , that giving gwmg power po\\er po er \ ovei ovel over the thebeer thebeer thebeer ( beer trade solely to counties and andmuruclpahUes andmumcipalrties andmunicipalities I andI muruclpahUes mumcipalrties seems " plain , AsSISt- AsSISt AsSIStl Assisttans Assist-tanc Assist tanc - l [ tam tans ; Attorney-General Attorney General - S D Hill- Hill Huf- Huf HillI HufI Huf-faker Huf faker - - I faker said in an opinion opmIOn ans\\ ans ansering answering answeringa \ \ ering eringI eringa a request foi fOl for clarification of theact theact the theQpf I ( act actI actOne Qpf " I One clause of the bill is un- un unI unconstItuthonal unconstitutlional un unconstitutional - I constitutional constItuthonal constitutlional , Huffaker found It ItI ItI Itprovides I provIdes that ' bonds 'bonds required reqwred of ofbeer ofbeer ofbeer beer . sellers .sellers should run to the state statelIquor stateliquor stateliquor lIquor commission , while wlule the state stateconstItutIon stateconstitution stateconstitution I stateI constItutIon orders the legislature legislatureto to gi\ gi give gie \ e no power over municipal munlcl.pal munlclpal . I | money monej . , property or affects to any anybody anybody I body than the constituted local localauthonties localauthorities localauthoritiesIt ! authonUes authonties authonUesIt authontiesIt It is . difficult d.1fflcult d1fflcult "t t "to to " { ) determine deternune the theintent theIntent I Iintent intent of the legislature " in m the thebIll thebill thebill bIll , Huffaker said , because , ap- ap apparently apparently ap apparently - - parently , amendments were made madewIthout madewithout madewithout wIthout deletion of conflicting sec- sec sectIOns sections sec sections - tions tionsThe The attorne attorney-generals attorney generals attornegeneral -general general - s office thu tlu this thisw thuweek > w \ week \ eel eek . 's s \ ' worned orned over the questIon questIonv.hethel questionwhether questionwhethel v.hethel vhethel whether . Filipmoes Filipinoes are Mongohans Mongolians Mongohansnegroes Mongoliansnegroes Mongoliansnegroes negroes , Caucasians or some othel other othelrare otherrace othelrace rare race , , Nevada and CalIfornIa CalIfornIaFllIpmoes CaliforniaFiipnoes CaliforniaFilipmoes FllIpmoes Fiipnoes ] andbIte and \ ' white \\bIte bIte 'shrte shrte \ girls , prevent- prevent prevented pre rent rented - - ed from marrying marrymg by their 0\\ 0 0n own 0states ownstates ownstates \ n states ' laws , have made St George GeorgeUtah Utah a Gretna Green Washington County WashingtonCounty Attorney Arval Haffey Halley told toldAttoiney toldAttomey toldAttorney Attomey Attorney ChezIf General Joseph ChezIf Chez i If the bl blown biosn 0\\ 0 0n \ n skinned islanders islanderswere islanderswere islanderswere were Mongolians or negroes , a Utah Utahstatute Utahstatute Utahstatute statute will prevent their malTmge marriage wIth marriagewith malTmgewIth Butll \ whites hItes , , Haffey knew But Butwhat Butwhit what \\ll ll \ " puzzled himas him was \\as as \ \ just that thatquestIon thatquestion thatquestion questIon of raceChez raceChez race raceChez Chez admitted taht 'deep deep ' study " I IWIll study"will studywill WIll 'vill vill ' be required He turned the theproblem theproblem theproblem problem 0\ 0 over 0er o'er oer \ ' er to Asistant Aslstant Huffaker Hufiaker Huffakerfor Hufiakerfor for Huffakerslatest slatest the deep stUl sturving sturying ' ) mg ' ' Huffaker Huffakers s latest theCalifornia theCal1fomia move has been to write the theI Cal1fomia California attorney-gereral attorney gereral attorney-general general - for I Jor , any anyadvice anyI I adVIce he can g1\ g1 give g1e \ e on the anthro anthro- anthropological anthropological anthropological - - pological questIonFOl questionFor question questionFoi inthe Foi FOl For the attoiney attorney generals general s aid in the matter , eminent emment scientists are areon areon areon on lecord record as believing behevmg that the PhIllIpine thePhilliplne thePhIllIpine race is a mixed one , With withMongolian MongolIan and negro ancestry - ap- ap ap - apparently parently combined combmed with Polynesian Polynesianstrains Polynesianstrams strams strains stramsLIquor strainsLiquor PolynesianstrainsLiquor Liquor CommissIOn-ClImax CommissIOn ClImax Commission - Climax of a apolitical apol1tlcal pol1tlcal political fight over management of ofthe the Cedar liquor ' store 3tore has been reached beenreached bythe with W1th "nth nth " the store stores s closing clomg ' ) by the comnussionCounty commissionCounty commission comnussion commissionCounty County Democra Democrats ts opposed to the regIme theregime votedto votcdto of Manager Paul Cox , votcd voted to iccommend lccommend recommend his ou ouster ter from the thejob Job Mayor Charles Hunter of ofCedai ofCedal ofCedar Cedal Cedar City , added his opinion opimon to tothe the controversy . when v.hcn vhcn he chmged charged ' chaiged'polities chaigedpolities ' , ' hadcaused pohtics politics in the commission had caused a policy polfcy of managerial managenal inanagenal ap- ap ap - - appointments pointments foi for political OlItical affIlIations inst-ead inst ead instead insteadof affiliationsinstead - of mentThe mentThe ment mentThe The ' commission's commissions clos clos1ng wasclosing wasclos1ng wasclos , > ng of the store answci auswel answer Cedar Clty City was hquor liquor Cityliquor-users Cityliquor users 'users users - ' will w111 have a package semce service packageservicejnthe packagesemce packageservice in _ the future |