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Show LABOR ELECTS PJfFICEBS Ogdenites Honored At State Federation Sessions-at Provo B-""- PROVO. Sept. 10. Resolutions nd opted by the Utah SI i Federation of L:ibor In its convention Mission here yest&rdsy asked Increased pay and iiiorc .-Lgrecable working hou'S for postoffice employes, support of tl'.o Kanhcr-Labbr party, approval of the i congressional act providing for vocational voca-tional rehabilitation, creation of li w compelling health insurance; physical examination of those handing fbod"-Muffs, fbod"-Muffs, removal of armed guards from mining tamps and support of British ni. d French workers In their opposition opposi-tion to exportation of war munitions, and Iroops to other countries. Seventy delegates were In attendance attend-ance and spirited discussions characterised charac-terised adoption of many of the roso-' ItirtrJina -rinn llinm t ll n I 1 11 , 1 1 1 I n C tthe tYirmecwLubor ticket and urging unorganized groups of farmers and labor, la-bor, re . small business men. clerks, tioro anil oficc QmQlvXSS to support candidates on the tici.et. The itsolu-tloh itsolu-tloh after prolonged consideration was adopted by a vole of 37 to 10. V. P Evans of Denver, district representative rep-resentative of the federal board of vo- :t:'.on:il education, was the.- prfneipul il e.iker at the session. He told liie delegates of the aims, purposes and oljccts of the board In lis work to rehabilitate re-habilitate disablHl soldiers and exten-, exten-, t s'.on ot the board's activities to In-PjH In-PjH cludo those Injured In Industrial pursuits. pur-suits. OGDENITES EXE( I l D. With the exception of four vice presidents, all ofilcers of the federation federa-tion were re-elected as follows M 1 Bales of Salt Lake, president; W. j. Keating of Ogden, first vie president; presi-dent; Cyetta Swenson of ogden, second vice president; Janus Dorah of W.attis, third vice president, and J. J. Bull! van of Salt Lake, secretary-treasurer. Newly elecled officers are us follows: fol-lows: Raymond Peterson of Frovo, fourth cico president; D. M- Bearnhl.--seL Of l'rovo, fifth vice president, Joseph Jos-eph Banville of Ogden, sixth vieeprcs-iaent. vieeprcs-iaent. and Ray Bpauldlng of ogden. seventh vice president. The resolution demanding increased' pay tor postoffice employes pro!des that the federation shall make an up-pi up-pi a 1 to congress for legislation. advanCr I Ing salaries eltlier by a new classification classifi-cation of the salary schedule or by a yearly bonus of from 300 to $500 ! b.ised on the ir -cm salary schedule. 0 IK TIME PATI The resolution also demands over-, time pay for postoffice workers after tight hours, and shorter hours for H night work, or a six-hour night shift lit the same pay as Is now allowed ior eight hours. A refund of wages which, it is said, were returned by employes em-ployes aft'-r they had been paid for holiday work was demanded. Return of the WUges, the resolution said, way exacted after employes had once been paid under the compensatory time IftW, which, after the payment, wafi discovered to be erroneously worded. The act of congress of June S, K'L'O. promoting vocational rehabilitation of these Injured In Industrial pursuits or otherwise, was indorsed. The net provides pro-vides for aid to those Injured while employed by others and Is based on principles similar to that governing those suffering military dlsabllltj Before Be-fore the law becomes operative in the various states it must be ratified by the state legislatures which must also : gree to pay half the expenses Involved Involv-ed in cases arising In the respective RESOLUTIONS PASSED. Other resolutions demand the appointment ap-pointment of a slate boiler inspector, provide for the stale federation opening open-ing an account with the State Bank o'. North Dakota; recommend a state law providing for physical examination! examina-tion! by county or cltj physicians of l hose engaged in selling and serving foodstuffs and the enactment oi a L.vv i taking health Insurance compulsory In order to eliminate prl. ale subscription subscrip-tion and charitable contributions for - the maintenance of the sick i "onstltut lonal amendment No- 4, which Is to bo submitted to Utah VOt-r VOt-r i s I his e;i r. a ml u Klcjl provides 1 1 Iglits of action to recover damages for Injuries while at employment, was n-t n-t dorsed. Still another resolution seeks to ob-' tain amendment to the workmen's compensation law. The principal Changes deSlred are Increases In maximum maxi-mum benefits for injuries and deaths, higher allowances for hospital and i .edlcal service and payment of u.1- tnrneys- fees |