Show pill IA baws EVADE prosecution state medical examiners ask uk blands to push investigations declaring that the tate state lw law reu rela tite tb licensing of physicians and performing of criminal operations I 1 Is being flaim flagrantly antly violated in various parts ot of the elate state and that county are re tailing falling to prosecute as they should representatives ot of th state board of medical examiner examiners appeared saturday morning before the state board of 0 examiners at salt lako lake city and asked for authority and funds to employ special detec tires tives and counsel to prosecute such cases tho the board after hearing the representations of the medical examiners took the matter under advisement and will decide at the next meeting whether to allow the request dr 0 G F harding arding ll secretary of at the board of medical examiners appeared before the board of at examiners and laid the case ease before the board it was declared that in salt lalio lake ogden and other places throughout tho the state doctors are practicing without a license and those with and without licenses aro are performing criminal operations to an alarming extent it was represented to the board of at examiners that in many counties of the state the authorities are too busy running down liquor cases to pay attention to cases of criminal operations and the practice of without a license with the result that practically no proe pros custons can bo be instituted and nono none of the offenders can be brought to justice the last legislature made an appropriation of to bo be used by the various boards of the state la in special investigation work and prosecution of violations of the law and it Is asked by the medical examiners that a portion of this fund bo be given to them secretary of state david mattson i who Is a member of the board of examiners stated his belief that the county authorities were amply able to handle all such cases and it was unnecessary for the state to employ special detectives and prosecutors ho to announced his intention of taking the matter up with the county authorities of at salt lake and weber counties at once |