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Show Views From Capitol Hm HIll HillSalt | Salt Lake City Jan 3-u 3 u 3 - ( ( ( UP P ) - Women Womens s panacea - higherage.s higher wagesand \\age.s age.s wages \ wagesand age.sand . and shorter hours of labor-appear labor appear laborappeared labor - appeared ed to be ready to burst as the New NewYear NewYear NewYear Year rolled rol1ed aroundAn aroundAn around aroundAn An order of the State IndustrIal IndustrIalI'ommlssion Industrialcommission Industrialcommission I'ommlssion Iommlssion commission ' issued Dec 2 fixed a almmmum aminimum aminimum lmmmum minimum wage of $16 16 $ a week amaximum a amaximum amaximum maximum workeek work \ week \\eek eek of42it of 421 42it 42 * hours hoursand hoursand hoursand and enumerated numerous other otherrules otherrules otherrules rules which must be complied compl1ed wIth wIthby withby withby by all aU employers of v . women omen and andchildren andchildren andchildren children in the retail industry after afterFeb afterFeb afterFeb Feb 1 of this yearTo yearTo year yearTo To offset the effects of this trus ordel order ordeia ordela ordera a large number of employers employersthroughout employersthroughout employersthroughout throughout thA the th state are preparing preparingto to give notice to women employes employesthat employesthat employesthat that they will win soil be replaced by menin men menm menm m in the very near future if possible possiblebefore possiblebefore possiblebefore before the rule goes Into effectSome effectSome effect effectSome Some have already given notlce notice notlceand noticeand noticeand and others are trading jobs yobs v.lth vlth with v.lththe withthe . withthe the men taking talang theomen the \\omen omen amens w \ omens s JObs yobs yobsand jobsand and the women taking men mensplaces mensplacesEO splaces s splaces places -EO EO SO < - as to conform to the theruhng theruling theruling therulingThe ruhng ruling ruhngThe rulingThe The reason for such changes is isobvIousthe isobviousthe isobvious obvIous-the obvIous the - the State Industrial com com- commIssion commission commission - mission has made no similar rulmg rulmgabout rulmgabout rulingabout about the number of horns hOUlS and the theamount theamount theamount amount of wages men may receiveAlso receiveAlso receive receiveAlso Also the men because of large largeunemployment largeunemployment . unemployment rolls rol1s ( ( about 180(0)are 18000)are 18000) 18000 180(0) 1800 ( ) are willing Wlllmg to . work v.ork vork long hours 180(0)I at a asalary asalary asalary I salary only slightly more than that thatwhich thatwhich thatwhich which women no.w now . receive ( approxl approxi approxlmately approximately approximately mately $12 12 $ a week average ) Therefiore Therefore the outcome of the in industrlal industrial industnal dustrlal dustrial commissions commissIOn s order appears appearsto appearsto to be thatomen that ' \ women \\omen omen somen will Wlll be rt'placed rtplaced replaced rt'placed'wherever replacedwherever replacedWherever : ' 'wherever wherever ' possible passible by men to effect effecta a saving for the employersAU employersAll employers employersAll All AU this will wll1 come about provldmg providing provldmgthe providingthe providingthe the employers do not receive a re- re reversal reversal re reversal - versal of the commissions cOmmlssion commission s rulingTo rulingTo ruling rulingTo To get such a reversal r"versal rversal " merchants merchantsthroughout merchantsthroughout merchantsthroughout throughout the state have signed a apetition apetition apetition petition for a hearing hearmg by the In- In Industrial Industrial In Industrial - dustrial commission which turned turnedit it down downTheir Their next ne'tt nett ' move can be to file filesuit filesuit filesuit suit In one or more counties rounties of the thestate thestate thestate state or an application may be bemade bemade bemade made to the state supreme court courtfor courtfor courtfor for review of 01 ' the commissions commISsion s ruling rul- rul ruling rul ruling - ing ingAttorneys ingAttorney Attorneys Attorney s repiesenting replcsenting representing the mer- mer merchants merchants mer merchants - chants prefer the writ because becausethrough becausethrough becausethrough through such a manner the case casewould casewould casewould would be taken directly to the state statesupleme statesupreme statesupieme supleme supreme court and the law couldpossibly could couldpossIbly couldpossibly possIbly be declared unconsltutional unconitutional unconsltutionalbefore unconitutionalbefore unconsitutlonalbefore before the time the ruling is isscheduled isscheduled isscheduled scheduled to go Into effectBasis effectBasis effect effectBasis Basis for the proposed fight isthat is isthat isthat that the law under which hich the order order'I orderwas orderwas was \'I 'I I \ ' as Issued Is unconstitutional unconstltutional unconstitutionalThe unconstltutionalThe The main reason for the opposl opposi oppositfon opposltion opposition tion tfon to the commissions commission s rt ing ruling rulinghowever rulinghowever inghowever however employersfeel emplo"ersfeel Is that many emplo"ers emploers employers " feel that th\t th t thlt ' \ an Increase In wages wi1l will wi1lmke willmake willmake m-ke m ke make ! - their businesses less profitable profit profitable profitable able and in some cases may cause causeseveral causeseveral causeseveral several to cut down on other services ser- ser services ser services - vices or cease business entirelyLost entirelyLost entirely entirelyLost Lost Prestlgte Prestige Prestige.James PrestigeJames . James Tames A I'arley Iarley Parley Parleypostmaster I'arleypostmaster ' Parleypostmaster postmaster general and national nationaldemocratio nationaldemocratic nationaldemocratic democratio democratic chairman lost prestige prestigeIn in Utah Xltah Btah following fonowing President Prl'sident Prlsident ' Roose Roose- Roosevelts Roosevelt Roosevelt - - velts velt s proclamation : which lowered loweredthe loweredthe loweredthe the price pftce pflce for silver slIver from 7757 77 17 ' 57 cents centsper centsper centsper per ounce to 6464 centsFarley centsFarley cents centsParley Parley Farley promised A S Brown na- na na - - tional tlonal demociatic democlatlc democratic commltteeman committeeman for forutah forUtah forUtah utah that heould he \ would \\ould ould go to bat baturging baturging baturging urging Roosevelt to issue a procla procla- proclamation proclamation proclamation - mation maintaining maintainmg the metal at itshigher its itshigher itshigher higher levelPrivately level levelPrivately Privately the democrat big wigsexpress wIgs wIgsexprDss wigsexpr exprDss express ss two views vie\\s vie s viers \ both uncom uncom- uncomplimentary uncomplimentary - uncomIplimentary uncom-I uncom I plimentary to Jim . The first viewis VIew VIewis viewIs is that he Issued another promise promiseand promiseand promiseand and the second that he doesn doesnI doesnIhale doesnthave t thave have hale an Inside track with Rooseveil Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt velt veil anymoreIllegal anymoremegal anymore anymoreIllegal Illegal megal Funds-Land Funds Land Funds - - Land grant funds fundsfor fundsfor fundsfor for a miners mll1ers hospital may not beused be betlSed beused tlSed used for the proposed state tuberculosis tuber tuber- tuberculosis tuberculosis - culosis hospital as was thought by byits byits byits its proponentsInasmuch proponents proponentsInasmuch proponentsInasmuch Inasmuch as the sanatorium sanatorlum will willbe willbe willbe be used for the treatment of s sill- sill sillcosis sili-cosis sili cosis i- i icosis - cosis ( ( a . disease d1.sease d1sease affecting mIners minersit ) it . was v.as vas thought that the miners minershospital minershospital minershospital hospital fund estimated at $27810 27810 $27810could $27810could $27810could 27810could $ could be used to augment the $182- $182 182 $182500 $182 182 $182500 $ -500 500 - 500 set aside for the T B sana- sana sanatorlum sanatorium sana-Ltonum sana Ltonum sanaLtonumBut - torlum torium torlumBut toriumBut But Assistant Attorney General GeneralJohn GeneralJohn GeneralJohn John D Rice gummed up the works workswhen workswhen when " , hen he advised Governor Blood Bloodthat Bloodthat Bloodthat that such a transfer of fundswould funds funds'Iould fundswould \'Iould 'Iould Iould would \ ' be iUegalEarl1er illegalEarlier Illegal iUegal IllegalEarlier Earlier Earl1er the state building com- com comln1.ssion commission com commission - mission ln1.ssion ln1ssion . reported that It consideredthe considered consideredthe consideredthe the $182 182 $183500 183500 $182500 182500 $ 500 appropriation Inade Inade- Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate - quate for the T B sanatoriumSIte sanatoriumSite sanatorium sanatoriumSite Site of the proposed sanatorIum sanatorIumhas sanatoriumhas sanatoriumhas has been offered , by the Ogden OgdenChamber OgdenChamber OgdenChamber Chamber of Commerce but certi certi- certificate certificate certificate - ficate of title to the property re- re remains remains re remains - mains yet to be filed with thesecretary the thesecretary theSecretary secretary of state |