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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-20
ROUSES
IRE OF PARENT
Mother interrupts an Affection.
ate Tete-a-Tete.
STORMY SCENE ENsUES
POLICE TAKE A HAND ON THE
SIDE OF YOUTH.

The course of true love between
Amelia Anderson and Arthur Madsen
was repeatedly interrupted by the
mother Of the young girl. So bitter
was the feeling toward her sweetheart
that the parents objected to him COM
ing 10 her home 70 see her. But true
love took its own course and for some
time past the couple has met secretly
at different places to exchange. ardent
expressions Of love. Last night they
met at the room of a friend, but on
this occasion a cruel parent inteTposed
to blight the hopes of the young lovers,
and 10 drag them suddenly down from
the heights of forgetful bliss.
Amelia left her home at 9 MOrtensen
court last Wednesday afternoon be-
cause her mother, Mrs. Barbara Ran
dell. refused 10 let her go TO a dance
where she could meet her sweetheart,
and has been living with one Of her
girl friends at the. Hazel rOoming
house, PA South State street.
Her mother has been hunting for her
ever since, but not until last night
was she able to find out where the girl
was staying. The mother called at the
friends room about 10 o'clock last
night and knocked at the door, but
no one answered. She suspected that
her daughter was in the room, 50 she
broke in the door where she found the
couple sitting suspiciouSly close to
each other. In her anger she grabbed
her daughter and threw her on the
floor. The struggle created aroused
several of the roomers. The landlady
called for a policeman and officer
Johnston came and placed Mrs. Ran
dell under arrest. She was taken to
the police station together with her
daughter, where she was held on the
charge of using profane language
Amelia. who is Is years old, was taken
home to her father.
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Remarkable Recovery From Pneumo-
mia at St 10, Missouri.

Pneumonia is indeed a dreadful dis
ease. but it don't always kill. Man
named Dunn had il in St. Joe last week
had IL awfully-and at the same time
had an engagement 10 attend an execu-
ton, and naturally wanted to go. Ply
sicians were consulted. They said it
wouldn't hurt him to go, and he did.
and it didn't. True, he died, but he
died Of something else-he was hanged
or TO put It more tenderly, while there
he received injuries which terminated
his existence. That man was Dunn. but
there are plenty who are not. Speaking
of-but what's the matter with pepper
. ton these early days Of the soon to- be
gladstone SPRING.
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CLAIM ATTEMPTED H0LD-UP
Two Lads Said to Have Tried to Rob
Young Woman.


II was reported to the police last
night that Arthur Rocco, 20 years of
age. and Ray Wright. aged 10. had at
tempted to hold up a young woman
on the corner Of Second West and First
North, about 10 o'clock. The young
woman is employed at 4. c. NJ /. as
clerk. and was on her way home when
the two boys, il is claimed. met her
at the corner and told her 10 hold up
her hands. She screamed for help, and
two boys who We're walking down First
North heard her scream. They ran
toward her to see what was the mat
ter.
When Wright and Rocco heard some
one coming they started across the
street and ran south on Second West
The two young men took the girl home
and then started after the would-be
hold-ups. They followed them 10 First
South and Second West where they
turned east and. went up town.
At the corner of West Temple and
First South the two boys found Officer
Carlson and showed him the two lads
who tried to hold up the young woman.
The officer overlook young Rocco but
Wright escaped. Rocco was taken to
the police station. but declared that
they did not try to hold UP the girl
He told his companions name TO the
officers but would say nothing further
about the affair The matter viii be
Investigated today by the police Off
Gals
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BUSINESS AGAIN
ABOUT AVERAGE
Merchants Report a Fair
Amount of Trade.
DROUGHT IN THE SOUTH
VARIOUS LINES ARE SAID TO BE
NORMAL.
DROUGHT IN THE SOUTH

Business has been about normal dur
ing the past week There has been
nothing remarkable one way or the
other. Jobbers report a fair amount Of
sorting orders, so-caIled, from the coun-
try merchants. They are encouraged
by the heavy fail Of snow in the north
ern portion Of the state. In the south
ern counties the fall has been far from
satisfactory. Nevertheless. wherever
the mineral interests are factor, there
has been confidence in the future Metal
prices remain up. and there are other
encouraging features in the situation
Locally money is easier, and there
are many signs Of better prices and
business
The real estate market is strong and
there are indications of large building
and heavy transactions IN the spring.
In local commercial stocks and bonds
there has been a fair business. The
war in Idaho Sugars has passed the
crisis, according 10 general opinion.
Idaho Sugar sold yesterday at 5000,
an advance of 80 cents for the week,
the professionals leaving it to the pub
lie to make the quotations. Quota
Tinug are fo1Ioff-c-
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LOCAL BRIEFS.


MRS HAUSE DIES-Mrs Fanny K
Brougher Ha ise. svifeaof Joseph Hansc OF
the Cullen horcl. died yesterday of para
lXsis. She was seized with the stroke
Wednesday
TAKE OFFTCES.-Dr. c. F. wilcox
health commissioner; :. NJ. T. Seldom.
street and irrigation commissioner. and
r. W. Lewis, building Inspector. all re-
Gently confirmed appointees of Mayor
Morris, yesterday took possession OF their
respective offices.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.-WiI
NAPLES was appointed receiver by Judge
Marshall in the federal court yesterday
in the case OF John r. Norris. who was
filed by Attorney Hoppaugh in behalf Of
the creditors. and stated that Norris had
left Salt Lake City and abandoned his
property. His liabilities were set forth
as being $500, and his assets $2,0oo
HURT BY SPRINKLING Carlo
seph Strickley. who lives at No. on
JariO court. met with an injury about 2
O'Clock last night by coming within TOO
close proximity to street sprinkling
wagon. The accident occurred on Sec
ond South street, and the wheel of the
vehicle passed over his right foot and an
kle- Or. Mayo was called and dressed
the injury, which, while painful was not
serious.
PREPARE FOR SCHOOL WORK
County Superintendent of Schools b. W.
Ashton has issued "A circular letter to the
school trustees of the county urging them
to meet with their teachers during the
first weeks Of April and May for the
purpose of determining the condition OF
the schools and for preparing for the
work of next year To aid chem in car
rying out the suggestion in the letter. a
list of practical questions for both teach
ers and pupils is furnished.
IN HONOR OF DAYNES-At the
Twentieth ward meeting this evening. at
$50, a musical programme will be rem
dered in honor of John Daynes. Mr.
Daynes has been connected with the ward
choir for over thirty-fiVe years. and dur
ing great part of that time he was its
conductor. The selections to be given are
ALL with one exception. the compositions
Of Professor J. ]. Daynes. The pro-
gramme will be interspersed with remarks
by many of Mr.. Daynes' old time and
particular friends.
CHARGED WITH ENLIGHTENMENT.
Charles Wallace was arrested last even
ing by Chief Lynch and Captain Bur
bidge on the charge of embeZzlement. lie
is being held for the police officials at To-
peka. Kan. Chief Lynch received a tele-
gram from Topeka giving a description of
Wallace and which also stated that he
had started for San Francisco. They saw
the man on Second South street and no
ticed that he answered the description
given In the telegram. so he was placed
under arrest He afterwards admitted he
was wanted in Topeka and the officials
there were notified Of his arrest.
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Real Estate Transfers

Arthur h. Pauley 10 Sarah \. Har-
rop. lots "a and -. block 4, Belmont
Sarah n b. Harrop 20 Arthur X
Pauley. lots II and Is. block 4, Bel
nlpi.t SUBDIVISION ------.--.-. ..--...---
Elizabeth a. W. Jeffs 10 John W.
llmpSon, 5Nl5 rods southwest from
the northeast corner of lot Z, block
". pidt 49, ---.--------.....--...
Jennie s J.. Arson to J. G. Camp
bell 4llt feet by IS feet l0Ia inches
southeast from the northwest cor
nor of lot .. block % plat De-. $50
h b. Hardness TO James X Fergu-
son SN2le rods southwest from >
rods west OF the northeast corner
of lot ], block 20 plat D.......... Is
Mary H. Smith to Hulda NJ Olson.
lot .. block > Harrington DOnnel-
~ a n subdivision --.....-......... :
William J. Barrette to Katherine z
Parsons. 3Nl0 rods in lot T. block
-. tivc-acre plat Advancement. 1 10
Mary klopenstine TO G.. b Chahd-
Ter. part Of the west half OF the
cast half of the northwest quarter
or section y. township south.
range 3 west ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i0o
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NEW LAND BILL.
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial 20 The HeraId.)
Washington, ID. G.. March 19.-Secre-
tary Hitchcock has submitted 10 con-
gress the draft of bill providing for
the disposition of land released from
temporary withdrawal for inclusion in
proposed forest reserves or withdrawn
from established reserves II provides
that these lands shall become subject
10 settlement from the date of the or
der or proclamation so releasing or ex-
Guiding them, but shall not become
subject 20 entry or selection until
ninety days after the date of proclama-
ton. The bin provides that bona fide
settlers are 10 have thirty days pref
erence right to make entry.
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PERSONAL.

Miss Gertrude PaysOn. a prominent mu-
stefan OF San Francisco. was in the city
yesterday and gave two imprOmptu piano
recitals.
w. g. Scott will leave for the Cont
nental-Alta mine on Monday morning.
Superintendent William Allison of the
Ogden schools was in Salt Lake yester-
day. He came down to attend a meeting
of the state board Of education. which. on
account Of the lack of a quorum was not
held
Miss Jennie Haight has returned from
her visit 10 California.
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Building Permits.

Building permits issued during the week
were.
Mrs. Nellie Little ia East First
South. alterations ........,....s 400
J.. y. Whitman 1905 Windstor ave
nue., frame addition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600
IL Edwards. 209 Pear street stone
stone cottage ......................-... 500
James Perry. between Sixth and
Seventh South and First and Sec
ond East, brick addition ............ 200
Mrs. Clarinda Graves "a South Sec
ond West store room .............- 80
, NJ. solomon. corner Fourth North
and Ninth West. brick cottage. > 500
\. W. Felt. Canyon road, brick cot
tage :..... ...... ..,.......... 1900
Westminster college. Eleventh South
and Eleventh East ............ 10 900
George s. Bell. c street between
First and second. brick cottage -. 1000
Covey Investment company Third
South, between First and Second
west one-story brick terrace. 1j.O00
Total ~ Sgl -,o
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PRIMARIES MARCH 81.
Republican County Committee De-
cides on a Date.

At meeting Of the Republican coun-
ty committee held at the Knutsford
yesterday afternoon, it was decided 10
hold the primaries for the state cleo
toral convention March 81. The polls
viii be open from TO 9 p. m. The dis
trict chairmen of 1902 will be requested
to issue the call, and 10 appoint three
judges for each primary district. The
basis of representation will be one
delegate for each IS votes for Howell
for congress in 1902.
Those present at the meeting were
Chairman Dennis Eichnor, Secretary
J. U. Eldredge. jr.. J. r. Valentine,
w. r. Jones, Charles CottrelI, jr.. w.
A Edwards, George Davis, A. A. But
Ter. J. Z. Darmer. c. H Roberts of
Bingham. X. y. Nordberg Of West
Jordan. r. Knudson of Big Cottonwood
and J. c. Mackey of Granger.
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WANTS TO ENLIST.
New York Man Anxious to Join the
Japanese Army.

B. a. OsterhOudt of Kingston. n Y,
is anxious TO fight for Japan. accord
ing to a letter received yesterday by
h. d. HashimOtO, Japanese labor agent
for the Rio GTande Western. Mr.
OsteThOudt does not waste any time in
telling his desire, but simply writes:
Il am ready to fight for Japan. Plen-
ty of experience. Where can / enlist?''
Mr. HashimotO does not know Oster-
hOudt but infers that the New York
man has heard of him through some
friend HashimOto wrote in reply:
Yours of the 18th inst. is at hand,
and in reply would state that our gov
eminent viii not permit the enlistment
of any volunteers in our army, but if
you will write TO the Japanese minister
at Washington, d. c, he may be able
to throw some light on the subject
Accept my sincere thanks for your
sympathy in behalf Of our country"
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SCANDINAVIANs MEET.
Elect officers of the Democratic
Club.

About forty Scandinavian Democrats
met Friday evening in the Office Of
former Justice C.. NJ. Nielsen. and orr
ganized the Scandinavian Democratic
club. To serve for the ensuing year
John Halvorsen was reelected presi-
dent. G.. a. Carlquist. president
T. J. Nielsen, secretary and treasurer
(re-elected), and Chas. FOrslund. as
sistant secretary and treasurer. These
with G. G. Johnson, O. J. Halvorsen,
G.. NJ. Nelson, Edward Vissen, Andrew
SOrensen, Solomon Nelson and Charles
Peterson formed the executive commit
tee.
Speeches were made by John HalvoT-
sen, G. a. Carlquist, p. J. Nelson and
others, all urging every one to take an
active part in politics and 10 stand for
the Democratic party and good govern
ment
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PRAIRIE IRE RAGING.

HcminEford. Neb.. March ia prai-
RE fire south of here is burning fierce
ly and can be seen for twenty miles
moving northeast off Alliance toward
Lakeside. The Burlington railway has
lost much property Many cattle and
horses have been killed. The range
that has been burned viii not recover
for three years. The wind is dying
down
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Limits Defined

st. Petersburg. March 10 1855 p. m.--
The text of a staff order published at
Hardin. Manchuria, has just been re-
ceived in st. Petersburg. 1t says Vice
roy AleXieff defines and limits the mil
itary operations in Manchuria, as fol-
lows:
The line Of the Monaghan frontier
TO the intersection OF the Lao river.
thence 10 Sin Min-Tung. thence south
west along the railroad to KOu Pang
TIE. thence southeast along the rail-
read to Yinkow.
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HANSEN.-At 10lS Windsor avenue. this
city, March 10 1904. of consumption. Or
son Z, son OF a. ). W ana Hahsena
Hansen, aged . years and 10 months.
Native Of Denmark. Deceased was a
member of battery G. " g. e, and a
volunteer in the Unit ed States navy in
the Spanish war.
The funeral services will be held sun
day. at p. m, from the Thirty-first
ward meeting house. Friends are invited
TO attend and can view the remains at the
meeting house from $50 to p. m. day
of funeral Interment in city cemetery.
HAUSE.-In this city March 10. 1904
Fanny T.. Brougher Hause. a native Of
Louisville Ky. aged 46 years, 3 days.
Notice of funeral later.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
of the Weather Bureau.

Maximum temperature. 81 degrees: min
imum temperature. - degrees: mean tenn
perature 81 degrees. which is o degrees
above the normal: accumulated excess of
temperature since ist OF month. a. de-
grees: accumulated excess of temperature
since Jan. 1. 50 degrees. Total precipita-
ton from p. ~. 70 p. M, none: accum-
ulated excess of precipita ton since 1st of
month IS inch. accumulated excess OF
precipitation since Jan. l. la inches.
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BOOSTING HEARST

San Francisco. March 19-At a meet
ing of the Democratic state committee
today il was decided TO hold the state
convention at Santa Cruz, MAY Is, for
the purpose of selecting delegates "a
the national Democratic convention at
St Louis a resolution was passed by
a viva vOce vote declaring il to be the
sense Of the state central committee
that the delegates from this state 10
the national convention shall cast their
votes for w. Il. Hearst for president.
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ANDREWS A CANDIDATE.

Hastings, Neb.. March ia tele-
gram was received here today by
friends of ex-COngressman Andrews.
auditor for the treasury department IN
Washington, saying he would he a can
didate for United States senator from
Nebraska. The new senator elected next
winter VIII succeed Senator Dietrich.
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IDAHO VISITORS.
Special to The Herald D

Washington, March 19.-Formers SEN
ator Heitfeldt, who has been visiting
in Washington for several weeks, left
for his home today.
c. G. Moore of st. Anthony, Ida,
is visiting the capital and was a guest
of Representative French at the capt.
tol building today
You will learn that the palsy of life is
If You wait:
That fortunes win beckon and then fly
II you wait;
For this is the mystical edict of fate
But once opportunity knocks on your
And after that call tbs forever too late
If YOU wait
If YOU wait, Alas. how many of US
do-some for one thing some for an
other-the sinner for the more con-
venient day that never comes-the
maid for "a better offer until the roses
the germs of love are dead in her
heart. But why not do il? Why not
be a ''Nowist'? II would be all right
10 wait if things would only wait for
you-but they won't. Take popperton
place for instance; that don't wait for
anybody. More eyes are upon IL, more
hearts turn towards it as an ideal
nome pace every Jay Anu why not !.
In its purity itlooks down upon smoke
panOplied salt Lake Go and see it.
Go any time-its always attractive
but If you would see it in its imperial
splendor. go just after sunset-when
the crimson clouds drape the gateway
I'm the west-when Nature, with her
invisible brush. touches the Wasatch
with wondrous tints-and then watch
the night steal on throughout the dark
ening valley-and the city spring into
life at your feet
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It's Indelible.

1t will stay till he pays. Our record
book is not yet full.
MERCHANTS PROTECTOR,
Scientific Collectors of Bad Debts.
Top Floor Commercial Block.
Francis G. Luke. General Manager.
Some people don't like u.s.
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BARLOW GOES OUT.

Washington. March 19.-Andrew d.
Barlow. United states consul to the
city Of Mexico. who arrived at New
York today. viii resign his position
upon his arrival here. NJ. Barlow was
appointed from Missouri in 1897. The
office pays about $1,000 per annum. A
successor has already been selected.
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PAYNE Is RETTER.

Washington, March 19.-The con-
dition of Postmaster General Payne TO-
night is reported to be satisfactory
The enforcement of rest is said by his
physicians to have had a marked eff
feet for the better. resulting in almost
entire freedom from pain.
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SAFE BLOWN OPEN

Omaha. Neb. March 19.-Robbers
blew the First National bank building
at Firth. Neb.. TO pieces in an attempt
to loot the safe. but failed to secure
the treasure. They were scared away
by citizens without securing any booty.
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LOCKOUT ga sTRIKEp

Rochester. n. Y, March 19.-Between
S95 and 400 members of the local litho-
graphers' unions failed to report for
work today. The men say that they
were locked out. while the employers
prefer to characterize the shutdown as
a strike.
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salt Lake bank cleaTings for the week
ending yesterday were s.. sos $50 80 com
pared1with S2-52l. 1855 for the correspond
ing week of last year.
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but failed to explode and did not dam
age the dock.
The hole in the Russian protected
cruiser Pallada, the repairs on which
viii soon be completed, was seventeen
feet in diameter.
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FUNERAL notice.

The remains of Daniel Shea. who died
in this city March II, We're shipped TO
Eureka over the Rio Grande Western
last evening. The funeral will occur this
afternoon. ---.-... ..--
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Millinery openinS

Mrs. B. F. Deal will have her spring
opening Tuesday and Wednesday in
her new location at 134 S Main street
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NEGROES LYNCHEn.

Cleveland, Miss, March ia mob
of masked men stormed the jail here
last night and secured Fayette Sawyer
and Burke Paris. negroes, charged
with the murder of negro porter and
hanged them from the railroad bridge.
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Correct Abstracts

And responsible Title Insurance issued
UTAH SAVINGS & TRUST CO..
100 Main Street.
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y. ]. Sharp Coal Co.

Office. % South Main street. Tele-
phones 719 and 430. Rock Springs and
Cumberland lump, nut and slack
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SHORT WAR sToRIEs.

Odessa. March ia great reception
and patriotic demonstration Is being
prepared for the sailors of the Variag
and Korietz, who are expected here
shortly.
Cronstadt. March 19.-The command
er-in-chief here, Admiral Brief. today
inspected the battlesbips Alexander
III. Navarian and SissOi. Veliky. the
cruiser Sveitlana and the torpedo boats
which are preparing for a foreign
cruise. Chief Constructor SkerVOrtzoff
promises to have all the warships build
ing on the Neva ready in June to pro-
coed for the far east IL the authorities
decide to send them there.
Lao Yang, Manchuria. March 1e-
Troops continue TO arrive here in in
creasing numbers. The health of the
soldiers is good.
Chita. .Eeastern Siberia. March 49,
Provisions are getting dearer here.
Flour costs 50 cents a pound
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DIED.

1t viii pay you to attend Vogeler's
Rose Sale on Tuesday.
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File It-Record It

4O AbAN~SOA0 ~
We will do the rest-the record dom [
come off till he pays.
MERCHANTS PROTECTOR.
Scientific Collectors of Bad Debts.
Top Floor Commercial Block,
Francis c. Luke, General Manager.
Some people don't like US"
Don't forget Vogeler's Rose Sale on
Tuesday.
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You will learn that the palsy of life is
| delay
If you wait:
! That fortunes viii bcckon and then fly
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-14

ranks next too royalty. One of
his offices is to head the regency
which governs England between
the death of one sovereign and the
assumption of the government
by another. The last time this
occurred was on the death Of
Queen Anne. when several days
elapsed before George, elector of
Hanover, arrived in England.
The present incumbent. before
his election, was the spiritual adj
wiser of the king, and filled the
same Office toward the late Queen
Victoria. He is a close personal
friend of King Edward. He was
offered the primacy of England
by Queen Victoria, but declined.
In appearance he is. not imposing
nor impressive, his merit being
his powerful intellect and great
froensic ability.