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Show WOMEN AND NINE40DR WORKDAY Charges that a number of Ogden merchants are violating the woinano nine-hour work day law were raaao before the Trades and Iibor ase-em-bly at its meeting last night and a committee was appointed to -make a thorough investigation of the matter. While tho names of the offending business men were given by the members mem-bers making the charges, these are being withheld by the assembly officers offi-cers until official luformatlon can be secured, at which time formal charges will be made and prosecutions begun under the new labor law. It Is the In tentlon of the labor assembly to make the charges and to produce Its own witnesses In the prosecution of the violators. Somo of the assembly members mem-bers say that there seems to be a disposition dis-position on the part ot the state officers offi-cers to overlook violations of the labor laws, bccauEc such prosecutions generally gen-erally affect men Influential in politics poli-tics as well as men of weath. v The committee which was appointed was Instructed to gather evidence sufficient suf-ficient to secure convictions against all violators of the woman law and the officers state that when thiB evidence Is presented no time will bo lost in beginning criminal actions against the employers, no matter whom they may be , John Burt of the Amalgamated Association As-sociation of Electric Railway Em ployecs of America was elected president presi-dent of the assembly to succeed W. H. Gerrard. George Solber was chosen as vice president of the body and J. A. Reoder was re-elected secretary and treasurer George Them was olected to the offi-cor offi-cor of guide and Paul Strapcck will act as sergeant-at-arms for the ensuing en-suing year. |