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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD for upheld by the Supreme court, In Opinion, even only one year. the New Deal circles, seems to be that the period of experimentation Is not yet passed and no law percan manently controlling business be enacted until both the method and the objective are clearly made advisable. The President may bave to bring out an entirely new NBA to Circumvent the St hour week so vigorAGreen ously pushed by V llliam and the Anerican Federation of Labor. The most practical way of getting around probems of the future as they present them el v cs currentthe ly would be the extension of NR A for one more year. The fact that it was conceived as an emergency measure would make that presumption hold water, As the situation now lie, neither of government officials nor leaders business and industry know how to plan for the future. June H Is not far off. Enforcement of the codes, difficult enough at the present time, may become Impossible If some definite continuance of the NBA or permanent disolvement of it Is not accomplished. is not the only The Belcher ca-one Involving the NBA which comes up before the Supreme court closes its spring term. There are several Future of Recovery Act Hangs on Sawmill Figlit Small Southern Industry Defies NRA and Throws Whole Act Into Supreme Court to Decide Its Constitutionality. By WILLIAM r-"''- I J-- C. UTLEY immediate future of indus- trial America and the eutiie status of national recovery hut gs on the decision in a fight between a small town Industry and the Blue Eagle of the NBA. Down In a little Alabama town there is an old sawmill, not a very big sawmill, wi.ich has been smoking away In the monotonous drone teeth as they hit of its buzz-satheir way through logs of southern pine year after year, singing a ringing song that even the natives hardly noticed above the murmur of the town's business, for the simple reason that it was never any different from the song of countless other 6avv mills In the South, and Indeed In the entire nation. Only a few months ago, one might have Imagined William A. Belcher, the proprietor, as he walked about his mill, superintending the work of the handful of men who toiled and sweat as they guided the logs to their whining destruction. When It was late In the day, one might Imagine the men, and Mr. Belcher, too, drawing themselves up to a momentary halt at the sound of a whistle In one of the town's few other Industrial plants. The men undpr that whistle quit earlier, worked less, although they were paid higher hourly wages. Their employers operated under the banner of the Blue Eagle. reserved to them by the Constitution. 4. The NRA takes property without due process of law. Offv's Perfect Test. Right here in a nutshell are practically all of the constitutional objections that mi,'ht be raised against the NUA, and that Is what makes the Belcher case so perfett a test. There are many other cases where one or two of the individual counts might Le called, but In this one they are all brought to the Judicial attention of the Supreme court at one time. It should he a case of life or death for the Blue Eagle. Unusual in Itself Is the clear-cut- , open and above board manner In which the case comes to the nation's first judicial body. It will d 40-ho- The Nation's Creator r ' - -- i i ' tt J v V: United States should be sent to foreign countries for the purpose of education. I have greatly wfished to see a plan adopted by the arts, sciences and belles lettres could be taught to their fullest extent here, with the means of acquiring the liberal knowledge necessary to qualify our citizens for the exigencies of public as well as private life. "The more I am acquainted with SsSr v f v 5 I ft if iff ii $ i J uy' . iWimYi McIntyre Reading Messages Pledging Runnort to Presidents Program, Gen. Hugh Johnson and Marvin so determine with certain definiteness others, but they do not strike the prime Issues of the New Deal. definitely at the heart of the whole It goes directly from the District structure. Action Seems Necessary, court to the United States Supreme court, without even a hearing In Dissatisfaction of Industry with LIAS become a revered custom a Circuit Court of Appeals, with the codes of NRA has risen until of on Washingtons birthday to one that courts opinion making late the administration has seen the take a moments halt in the more target for the attack of op- necessity of action upon the future tides of modern events and rushing Grubb's Judge of the recovery program as soon to find fresh posing attorneys. inspiration in recalling decision wns made without even a as possible. Publicity of articles to mind the ideals, the warnings, The only point by General Johnson and other facwritten opinion. the hopes and the visions with of Issue Is the Constitution of the tors have Impres-cethe Idea that which he, in the serenity, the couradUnited States. public opinion has placed the age, the sincerity of purpose and the the unbiased The NBA will. Indeed, as Gen. ministration as abandoning judgment that were In contradiction of what characteristic of his nugh S. Johnson put It, be dead NRA. public career, as the dodo, If the Belcher case might be called an undercurrent of launched the newly liberated naRich-beract of B. Donald the codes If the stands up. public opinion, tion of colonial states In the trouthe administrator of the NBA, bled and uncertain waters are not permitted to control the upon minimum wages and the maximum has committed himself as la favor which It was venturing and delivIn alterawithout of continuation Its those engaged working hours of ered It into the custody of his sucproducing the articles or Interstate tion for the time being at least. cessors In the trust. Clearly becommerce, they will be meaningObject of some national attention yond the confusions of succeeding less, They will become merely so Is the opinion of the American political dyuastips, observes a writer much Impotent ndvice to Industry, Liberty league as to the future of In the Kansas City Star, stands out not an enforceable and effective NBA. It agrees that NBA must be the personality of this first Presimeans of helping Industry to raise continued, but lajs down six dent and his utterances of hope itself out of the doldrums. guiding principles under which and warning seem as significant None of the points of the Belcher the continuance must be adminis- and potent today. case have ever been determined tered. They are: A great, a solitary figure, a sym1. Continuance of unusual execuwith any finniity before. Almost the bol of the cause for which he fought, whole reason for the NBA Is the tive authority should be only for alleged benefit to labor. The ob- a limited period, with no attempt servance of Its labor provisions are to enact permanent legislation now, 2. Congress should "guard zealentirely dependent upon trade practice provision of codes. And this ously Its prerogative under our plan of government In whlih there are three branches, the legislative, the executive and the judicial." 3. Undue encroachment upon sovereignty of the states should be IT d g, avoided, 4. Self government In Industry should be the goal In promoting recovery. 5. ltlghts of employers ns well as employees, should be preserved, with hours and wages not "to Impose excessive burdens upon Industry. Emergency legislation should not be a vehicle for experimentG. ation with untried theories. "The American people are willing to confer emergency powers the Executive, upon says the league. "But they hesitate to write them Into permanent laws. . . . It was perhaps well that the Executive had a free hand at the start. A Little Plant Like This Menaces Future of NRA. hns been news frequently during the last few months In connection w ith adverse decisions he has rendered on the TVA and other projects of the New Deal. Belcher defended his position with tho countercharge that the whole recovery act was unconstitutional, lie named four grounds In support of his rlnltn. The Judge lost little time In sustaining these grounds and dismissing the Indictment. These are the grounds upon which Mr. Belcher bases his claims: 1. It Is not within the power of congress to regulate Interstate and foreign commerce. 2. The NRk delegates to the President legislative power exclusively granted to congress. encroaches upon 3. The NBA the powers of the states expressly Is the heait of the object of attack. The recent oil decision Involved cnly a special phase of NBA, and although the court outlined procedure to be adhered to by congress In clothing the Prej-ldewith more ami more power, It did not decide whether or not the NUA was con- Of the Impending Supreme court decisions, the Liberty league renders an opinion voiced by many orIt would he a misganizations: take to proceed with permanent legislation until the legil foundations are more fit inly established." Most of the situation la controversy will he cleared up to a great extent with the settlement of the Belcher case. This case might never stitutional have come up were our Supreme The government's defense In the court like that of Canada, allowed Be U her case will ho carefully by our Constitution to offer advisplanned, for several reasons, al- ory opinions about laws being enthough of com so Its detail will not acted. As It Is, we have a law that he revealed until the argument be- has been In fono for well over a year, yet has been questioned by gins. many as to the legitimacy of Its Future of NRA. birth. let until the Bobber case What Is to become of the NRA Is heard hefoie the Supreme court, will most likely be left to the end we will not know whether or not of the present session of congress; the men whom we have elected to It may even bo passed to the next legislate for us were technically by deciding upon a continuation of right lu passing It the recovery act If, of course, It Is C- - Wdstma Msaraper Colon. is a test that wi, needs ort.l.ous'aUacK: I: make things worJ wise to try this: Stop all use does not encouraged fixed dose (which any help at He Wrote to His Friend Harrison. Benjamin a of the constitupersonification tional foundations upon which he helped to place his conceptions of an Ideal democratic government, he stands out at the head of the long line of presidential leaders an enduring Inspiration even to the present day, Let us recall some of his words, midst our world trouble and misunderstandings, written to his friend, Benjamin Harrison; "My first wish Is to see war, this plague to mankind, banished fiom ! the earth. "Of all the animosities which have txlsted among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiments In religion appear to me the most Inveterate and distressing and ought to he depreuited. I In hopes that the enlightened ami liberal policy which has marked the present age would t least have reconciled ChrMlans of every denomination so far that we should never lignin see their religious dis pntes carr.cd to sm h a pitch as to emlat ger the peine of society.it I'.as nhva.vs been a source of serious and sincere re gret U m Unit the youth of the agricultural affairs, the better pleased I am with them. I am led to reflect bow much more delightful to an nndehauehed mind is the task of making improvements on the earth, than In the vain glory which can be acquired from ravaging it by a career of conquests. This government, the offspring of our own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adoptee! upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers, uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your Hpcrly support." Towards the preservation of your government and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that yon discountenance oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of Innovation upon Its principles, however specious the pretexts. "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with to do It; for let me not be stood as capable of patroniz fidelity to existing engagemi hold the maxim no less app to public than to private that honesty Is always th. policy." Harmony and a liberal course with all nations are mended by policy, humanity t terest. But even our comt policy should hold an im hand, neither seeking nor gt exclusive favors or prefe consulting the natural cou things, diffusing and diver-bgentle means, the strea commerce, but forcing noth! "Of all the dispositions an Its which lead to political p It N, religion and morality t dispensable supports. It ... stantially true that virtue o ality is a necessary spring ol lar government. The rule, extends with more or less'fi every species of free govern Promote then as an importance Institute the general diffusion of knee In proportion ns the slructui government gives force to opinion, It is essential that opinion should be enllghtene. As a very Important son strength and security, cheris He credit One method of p Ing it Is to use It ns sparir possible, avoiding occasions pense by cultivating pence, also that timd bursementg to prepare for frequently prevent much disbursements to repel it. Observe good faith an1 towards all nations; cultivate and harmony with all - reliri morality enjoin this condue fan It be that good policy di equally enjoin It? it willhe of a free, enlightened and period, a grett nat to gi'e mankind the and too novd example of a aiwa.vs guided by nn tloe and benevolence." exalt, nt PrePared lT containing natmal Q', like senna and cascar,,,. 1 liquid laxative, at any v S. B. 112 Appropriating $30,000 for governors mansion. $000 S. B. 113 Appropriating annually for education of children whose fathers died in service during the World War. S. B. 115 Clarify ing statute relating to the licensing of cigaret and oleomargarine dealers, and omitting bond requirements of certain cigaret and oleomargarine dealers. S. B. 110 Appropriating $5000 to investigate the grouping of school districts. bachelors. 117 Taxing S. B. S. B. 121 Proportioning 80 per cent of the bounty fund tax among the counties. S. B. 122 Taxation of mines on basis of combination of gross and net proceeds. S. B. 123 Taxation of mines on basis of average net proceeds over a period of five years. S. B. 124 Deducting accrued depreciation reserve in determining value of utility property for ratemaking purposes and limiting reserve for depreciation to 20 per cent of total value of property. R. B. 125 Assessing the utility companies at their full book value. S. B. 127 Increasing Inheritance tax rates from 5 per cent to 10 per cent on amounts over $23,000 and 15 per cent on amounts over $G0,-00- all. Doctors use liq,;d g j.c ,v !s t ,or many the system metropolitan water districts and another to clarify rights and set up better state contrcl of underground water has ban Introduced in the lower house. Liquor control, income taxes, mine taxes, use of state militia in case of strikes, and many other questions are in the hills and resolutions befoie the Utah machine. A bird's eye view of the grist on the legislative vvoik bench is given in the following partial list of the measures introduced lately for hitherto unpublished picture of tho Father of His Country, is a study Th above, colof for George Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutz. It is one lection of pa in tings by famous American artists which had long been stored in a Manhattan warehouse. t . A bill providing for creation of e " - Over 250 Dills and resolutions ate before the Utah Legislature for as mid February swings notion along. Both houses of the legislature have passed a resolution calling for a conditutionnl amendment exevempting from taxation nearly ery small home and farm In the state, as well as a large percentage of the personal property now on the tax rolls. Empowering the legislature to take more than .$200,000,000 off the assess, d valuation of the taxable property in the state, the amendment will go to the voters in 1030. 4L Flew No Blue Eagle. The Belcher emplojecs returned to their Jobs at the screeching Mr. Belcher flew no Blue saw. Eagle. lie couldnt afford IL Ills me u were thankful that they had jobs and were In sjmpnthy with Mr. Belcher's stand, although they earned but 10 to 15 cents an hour, while they would have made 21 rents an hour under the NBA code. They ate as long as Mr. Belcher could afford to let Ids saws screech. Now that screech has so inultl-idleIn volume and has so heightened Its pitch that one of these not far distant days it will be heard from South to North, from East to West, throughout the land. For now It Is a screech of protest, and the ruling on that protest Is to decide the entire future of the Blue Eagle that refused to approve It. The case of the United States vs. Belcher In the Supreme court will lay open for discussion the vitals of the entire NBA experiment. Openly Mr. Belcher and his mill hns defied the NUA code. He hns made no bones about the fact that he paid his employees, on the average, about half the code scale, and worked them as long as there was work to do, despite the code's week for his type of worker. The NBA and the authorities who enforce Its more than 7(X1 accepted codes tried for half a year to Induce Belcher to conform to their dictates. Despairing of bringing him around, they had him Indicted on six charges of code violation last spring. In October he came up for trial In the United States District court before Judge W. Birmingham's federal Judge, whose name Utah Legislature Conscience vl Prod, Ethics is essentially of what ought to be. t f J? Reduce your Ironies tmeme, I Iron your labor one-ha- lf sap, the Coleman. It'a entirely n. No cords or wires. No war; trips between a hot sto-i- mi a leg board. The Coleman makes and ha iraa. Lights instantly no sn hat Operating cost only balance and right weigH am an gilding easy, guiding, just h. See your local hardware furnishing dealer. If he dies x wrote ns. The Coleman LampdrSlorets $ I I 4, it r Dept. WUittl, WlehltkX-JLos Angeles, Calif ; Fnaosnu Toronto, Ontario, Canada Move, or Drop 0 Life Is like a polcft murmuring, Keep mou 0. S. B. 130 Making it a misdemeanor to circulate papers or documents simulating court process. S. B. 133 Providing license fees for games of skill. n. C. M. 3 Memorializing conYour own drugg.st am gress to create national park in cheerfully refund your monti Wayne wonderland. if you art not relieved t S. B. 137 Permitting county to establish pure commissioners All Cogs in Had sugar beet seed districts. R. B. 139 Declaring the sego No cue Is rich eno: out his neighbor. lily ns the state flower of Utah. S. B. 140 Providing native and Imported birds can he destroyed In certain cases. S. B. Ill Listing new roads to If poorly functions? he made a pait of the state highmake you sosu. Q Bladder Up Nights, N'erww way system. Pains, Stiffness, Eon R. B. 113 Regulating ownership I telling, or Acidity try a Prewnpaonw" Doctor and use of underground water. -- MMttayoS' II. J. B. 9 Proposing a constiGySZSX bscs.Cnly.Sfi tutional amendment on the amount of taxes to he authorized by the Leave Plenty legislature. Husband Be careful IT. J. B. 11 Proposed constitutional amendment giving the state Ill leave you. Wife Leave me legislature full power and authority to levy, collect and distribute taxes. ling? If. B. 117 Providing for the organization of ltenefit associations, II. B. IIS Regulating the profession of engineering and land sur- A I Help K& E ; veys. II. B. 119 Raising the limit permitted bonded indebtedness of cities of the fit t and second class. II. B. 120 Repealing sabotage law. II. B. 121 Establishing a production tax. II. B. 122 Exempting from taxation poultry sales. II. B. 123 Repealing all prohibition laws. II. B. 120 Requiring phvsl, iatis making industrial examinations of employes to file copies of their findings with the Industrial commission. II. B. 127 Making accessories of all persons Including attorneys, confessors or phi-si- , ians who have nny knowledge of a felony ami fall to notify police offieei s IL B. 12S Amending the state text hook law, giving ttie hoards of education in cities of the first and second class tho right to sclwt their text hooks. If. B. 12 9 Authorizing the county commissioners to cieato flood control districts or outride city limits. If. B. 130 Pi oviding a tax lien oil personal property. IL J. B. Id Amending the constitution to eliminate refneme to the eight hour day on pulo c vvoiks, IL B. 1 Underground waler. II B. 1 10 Amending the law on oeuity , iillnre. IL L. 112 to 131 Revising the si a to im-hi- !nnK 1 u h. r h. If3, a i; U: t n R Ifyouhjf) b!o!chy piirsply. (complexion try Resinol to help nafure fel such surface WNU W s |