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1t would seem that proclamation and not
performance constitutes enforcement of
the law
THE distinguished publicists think these
men are very much disturbed for fear
they are facing a prison cell for doing
business under modern methods. / don't
think that this apprehension has any
reasonable foundation"
The speaker pointed out that but seven
convictions had been secured under the
sherman law since 1901. and continued:
II may be that the predatory rich are
lurking IN every corner and that male
factors Of great wealth abound If this
De true. and they have been going
about seeking whom they may deyour
the extent TO which the wicked have thus
lar gone unwhipped of justice borders
upon the grOtesque.
The whole subject 10 which conspir-
acies i'm restraint of trade relate is an
equation on the one hand you have
labor and on the other capital You hear
more OF capital in association with re-
straint of trade than you do of labor
and then again. little is said about a
conspiracy tending to create a monopoly.
After all il is not bad thing that cap
ital exists. that it may provide for the
existence of labor
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NEGRO ATTACKS
WHITE WOMAN
John 7. Gross, ex-ConviCt, Ar
rested for Brutal Assault on
Mrs. Bessie RandIe.

John T. Gross. alias John Grossbell, a
negro ex-convict employed by the city as
dog catcher. was arrested at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Isaac Emery. on the charge of criminaly
assaulting Mrs. Bessie Randle. a white
woman who lives at Ninth South and
Fourth West streets. The assault was OF
the most brutal nature and similar TO
one for which Gross recently served a
sentence OF five years in the state peni-
tentiary.
The story as told by the victim of the
alleged assault to Assistant County Attor-
ney Aaron Myers is that Gross called at
the home of Mrs. Randle between and
. O'Clock Thursday afternoon and told
her that she had to take out a license
for her dog. Mrs. Randle said that she
would decline 10 do So WheTeupOn the
negro made insulting suggestions Mrs.
Randle Indignantly ordered him to leave.
Instead of doing so. Gross made a brutal
attack upon her. The screams of Mrs.
Randle attracted neighbors and the ne
gro fled.
Mrs. Randle went TO the office of the
county attorney yesterday and swore out
a warrant for the arrest of the negro be-
fore Justice of the Peace Dana I. Smith.
Gross was found on Second South street
by Deputy Sheriff Emery at 5:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon and was locked up
in the county Jail.
Gross was convicted in the Third Dis
trict court on December s, 1892. under the
name OF John GrOssbel, of a criminal
assault on a white woman and sentenced
to five years in the state penitentlary-
He was released on April 10. 1906, having
been given an allowance FOR good con-
duct.
Since his release from the state peni-
Tertiary Gross has been living at 1924
West Eleventh North street.
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CONGRESSMAN LITTLEFIELD MAKES
SARCASTIC ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT

Chicago June 2s.-Congressman Charles
T. Littlefield of Maine addressing law
yers and jurists at the closing session
here today of the annual meeting of the
Illinois Bar association, delivered a caus-
tic criticism OF the application of the
sherman antitrust law. He declared
thai the law itself is indefinite and brand
ed proposed amendments TO the act as
an attempt to infuse life in something
Iifeless. His peroratiOn contained a yelled
attack upon President Roosevelt. After
questioning the efficiency of the antitrust
law. on the ground that il leaves too
much 10 the discretion of .juries as 10 the
.sreasona bleness or bleness of
"A sions which must restrain trade" he en-
deavored 10 show that no similar laws
with indefinite provisos ever had or ever
could be offered. He then accused the
commissioner OF corporations OF mis-
statements as 70 the success of such en-
forcement. and said:
Senator Lodge in the Republican ma
tional convention. said that President
RooseVelt had enforced the laws as he
Sound them on the statute books.
THE Republican platform cOngratulates
ttself on the enforcement of all the laws.
In the light of cases l have cited TO you
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CONDITION AGAIN NORMAL
Republican Candidate for Vice Presi-
dent Will Leave Hospital
Next Wednesday.

Cleveland. O., June Representative
James s. Shermans condition was abso-
lutely normal all today. After leaving
the hospital. probably next Wednesday.
il is the purpose of Mr.. and Mrs Sher-
man to become the guests of eX-GOver-
nor Myron T. HeTrick. at whose home
Mr. Sherman was taken i'll last Tuesday.
They will remain there until Friday
morning, when they expect to return to
Utica N Y, the congressman home.
Plans now are being perfected so that
his Homecoming reception can be held
in Utica on the night of July 3.
The-conference in Washington to select
a national chairman will be held July s.
After that Mr.. Sherman may submit to
an operation. that he may not be bothered
again during the fall campaign.
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DUTCH WITH US.
Will Make Common Cause Against
the Castro Government.

Wilemstad, June 26.-The governor of
the Island of Curacao issued orders to-
day to honor the memory of the late
Grover Cleveland. The forts displayed
flags at half-mast and every half-hour
throughout the day a gup was fired This
action. together with the courtesy ex-
tended the American gunbOat Marietta.
which arrived yesterday with the person
mel Of the American legation al Caracas
on board. is taken as an indication that
the Dutch government has agreed TO
common action with the United States in
regard TO Venezuela. The Curacao sec
ton of the general Dutch union. a So
ciety for the promotion of friendly rela-
tiOns between all Dutchmen and the pro-
lection of Dutch interests. has invited
the chamber of commerce and the other
local branches OF the Dutch Fleet So
Ciety. an organization to promote inter-
est in the navy, 10 discuss the existing
situation with regard to Venezuela in
combined meetings
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second South street
Plat of block O., A. lots 2, 3, and 7
to be used.

han has come TO Salt Lake from Ogden
and is now living in one Of the houses
recently purchased. She viii continue to
appear as the moving spirit in the en-
terpTise until the new district is opened
This will take place S soon as the nee
essaTy buildings arS completed
1t is not believed that action by the
city council will be required to move the
tenderlOin from its present downtown To-
cation TO the new locality. II is under
stood that an that will be necessary Will
be an order from Mayor BTansfOrd TO
Chief of Police Pitt. instructing the chief
Of police To close the present houses and
tell the deniZens of the underworld TO
move TO the west side reservation.
The persons back OF the req light pro-
iect have bought all the property i'm the
center of tire west side block They have
not been able to secure a strip Of ground
at the east and west ends These strips
are ten rods wide and extend from First
South street to Second South street on
Fourth West street and on Fifth West
street.
Some Of the present buildings upon the
Continued on Page 2.
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WRECK NEAR CHADRON, AEB.
Double Header Freight Train Ran
Into Washout and Five Men
Were Killed.

Chadron, Neb., June 26.-Five men were
killed today in a wreck on the Chicago
Northwestern railroad when double
header freight train, eastbound, struck
vashout caused by a cloudburst forty
miles from Chadron. Both engines were
overturned.
The Dead.
Willis Graham, engineer.
o. c. Myers, fireman.
Fred Eboner brakeman.
Two unidentified men who were steal
ing a rice
Two other tramps are missing and four
men were injured.
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BUM BUSINESS
IN THE ORIENT
Seattle Exporter Found Things
in Bad Shape on Recent
Trip.

Seattle, Wash. June 26.-MoTitZ
Thomson, who is largely interested in
the manufacture and expectation of
-four from Seattle, Spokane and other
Washington cities, arrived here today,
after an extended trip through the
Orient. with a pessimistic report on
American commerce in Japan and
China. American commerce in those
countries, he declared, is al the lowest
ebb in many years, and conditions are
to fraught with danger 10 American
manufacturers Of flour and general
merchandise as TO make II extremely
hazardous for shippers TO engage in ex-
tensive business with the merchants
and importers of Japan and China I'M
til a vital change is made in financial
conditions.
"A Busted Community"
..The far east is in some respects like
a busted community" said Mr. Thorn
son. The warehouses of Japan are
filed with silk bales which six months
90 were valued at l 400 yen, and which
can be bought today for $50 yen. Flour
made bv American mills is drug on
the market in China. Shanghai I'M
porters are suffering from deprecia-
tion in the currency of the country
amounting to more than 80 per cent.
The warlike spirit of Japan shown
in preparations for greater navy ana
the excessive governmental expehult-
ures have had a marked economic ef-
feet on Japan. The Chinese boycott OF
Japanese shipping lines and manufac-
tures on account of the recent steamer
Tatsu incident has also worked trou-
HE for the entire trade of Japan"
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BEST PAPER; MOST READERS

Tomoows Sunday Herald will be the best paper published in its
field and will be bought read than other
this region Some of the special features will contain
The Little Father of st. Angeles short story by Maude Rad
ford.
up Against Bentley of the Shorty McCabe Sewe
Ford
1T Will Glorious Fourth We Live Through It. the
Irwin S. Cobb gives the Hotel Clerk this week.
"A Maker of History" Mr. Oppenheims international
"Tusty JIM, the satirca description of James School
craft Sherman presidential nominee the Republican ticket
reprinted by permission the Saturday Evening Post Phade
phia.
The best color Obanabe the further adventures
several old favortes.
The Naked Truth" Yorks opera fully
scrbed by Franklin Fyles.
Sports society the all given fitting ample attention
As to the news
EIT HAPPENS IT'S IN THE HERALD
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Promoted for Bravery.

Colonel AuguT was promoted from can
tam of the Twenty fourth infantry for
bravery at San Juan hill When the
Rough Riders. LED by Colonel Roosevelt
dhafged up the hill 10 capture the Span
ish blOckhOuse. they were subiected 10 y
murderOuS fire. \ New York regiment.
which was expected TO support them
failed TO make the charge and the Twenty
fourth infantry. composed Of cOlOred reg
ular troops. commanded by white off
GERS, charged over their PROSTATE bodies.
with this reinforcement the Roosevelt
regiment swept up the nil and captured
the biockhouse. the strategic point in the
first days battle. The Twenty-fourth in
fantTy suffered severe losses IN the fight.
Nearly all of its officers We're either killed
or disabled
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PERJURY AND BRIBERY.
Former Brooklyn Alderman Ac-
quilted and Rearrested.

New York. June 26.-Henry Clay Pc
tiers. a former Brooklyn alderman.
charged with perjury in connection with
the election of a recorder. was today ac-
Quilted by a jury after forty-five min
utes' delberatiOn.
William Clifford. a former alderman.
who on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a
charge of bribery in connection with the
same case. was fined Sl,0OO by Justice
Golf.
Ex-Alderman Charles II. Kuuze. who
failed TO answer questions satisfactorily
as a witness in the case. was held under
81 coo bail 10 go before the grand jury.
Immediately after Peters acquittaI he
was re-arrested on another charge of
perjury, but was released on furnishing
hail
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YOUNG COUPLE DROWNED.
Bodies Found in Pleasure Resort
Lake at Peoria, III.

Peoria, June 26.-The bodies Of William
Patterson of Virginia Beach and Dorothy
N. Flagg. who rented boat late Tues
day evening, which was found later bot
tom-side up and oarless. were found to-
day and turned over to the coroner for
investigation.
All doubt that the young couple met
their death by drowning through the
overturning of the boat is removed By
the finding of the bodies.
Miss Flagg was 2S years of age No
one at the beach appears TO know mucn
of Patterson. who had an amusement
concession there. but friends of the man
say he is a nephew OF the owner of the
Patterson Amusement company of Kan
saS.
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SUICIDE AT 104.
Aged Kentuckisn Tired of Waiting
for the Reaper.

y Lexington. Ky. June 26.-Henry =
: Miller. aged 1O4 years. grew tired of y
y life at HarrOdsburg in Mercer county y
= and committed suicide today by TAX y
= ing Paris green. He was one of the y
= oldest men in Kentucky y
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In the Thick Of the Fight.

Colonel Augur. however. though in the
thick of the fight, escaped unscathed In
the second days battle he was given the
command of A battalion of the regiment
and again led the troops to victory. For
gallantTy in this action he was promoted
TO major and later became lieutenant col
Onel of the regiment.
Colonel Angus saw service against the
Indians in the west and was given a
number of important details at the gov
eminent military schools. He served three
terms of service in the Philippines. fol-
lowing the Spanish war. Following the
Cuban campaign he was stricken with
yellow fever and was near to death.
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COLLISION IN INDIA.

Bombay. India. June 26.-In a collision
between an express and a freight train
between Bombay and BarOda near
Baroda today, a number OF persons were
killed. 1t win be impossible TO estimate
the loss of life until the wreckage has
been cleared away. Four passenger
coaches and four mail cars of the ex-
press train and four cars of the freight
train were buTGed
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CONGRESSMAN w. II. Parker.

DeadwoOd. s D., June 26-After an ill.,
ness Of three weeks, Congressman Wi
liam II. Parker died today from cirrhOsis
of the liver and dropsy He was taken in
Just before the last session of congress.
He was Il years old and a native of
Keane. y II. The body will be buried at
the National cemetery at Arlington.
Congressman Parker was a veteran of
the civil war. a prominent lawyer and was
also identified with the early history of
Colorado and the Black Hills.
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EXTRA DAYS WORK.
Steel Works at Homestead Will Be
in Operation Today.

Pittsburg Pa, June 26-Ten depart
ments Of the Homestead Steel Works OF
the United States Steel corporation will
be in operation tomorrow. the first Sat
urday that they have operated during the
past three months. This will add an ex-
ira days paw TO the 200 men employed
in these departments. IL is generally ex-
pected there will be almost general re-
sumption in the mills next week. when
between 1000 and 3O00 additional men will
be nut 10 work
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Victim of the Tropics.

Colonel Augur saw service against the
in Japan last February. while bringing
his regiment, the Twenty-fourth infantry.
home from the Philippines He refused TO
leave the transport and remained with his
command until he was relieved at New
York after the long ocean voyage. He was
brought to Fort Thomas. where his fam
lily resided during his Philippine service.
and although everything known 10 medi-
cal science was done, he steadily declined.
He had been unconscious for five weeks.
Death was due TO a complication of dis
eases. which were caused. il is believed.
by hardsnips of service in the tropics
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ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP
EXPRESS CAR FAIL ED

East St Louis. H.. June 26.-An at
tempt was made to hold up an express
car on the Illinois Traction system, car
rying S4SOO0 in money and Sl,0oo worth of
iewelry. near Lynch station last night.
& E. Hartman. a Chicago q Alton train
dispatcher. saw the would-be robbers
creepjng along in the grass near the
station and signalied the motorman TO
put on fun speed. As the car sped past
Inc station the highwaymen opened fire,
one of the bullets striking the car. No
bOdy was injured.
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MAKING TIME.
Nothing Will BE Done Pending the
Arrival of Sleeper.

Washington. June 26-The state depart
ment is marking time in the Venezuelan
question. Events that have occurred
have produced a situation that promises
little change for some time. and this gov
eminent is merely awaiting the course of
events. The guubOat Marietta will leave
Curacao tomorrow for Guantanamo with
Jacob Sleeper, secretary of the American
embassy at Caracas, and Lieutenant
Francis A. Ruggles. military attache. as
passengers. Senior VelOZ-GOtiticOa. the
Continued on Page 2.
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SEVEN YEARS IN THE PEN
Henry Weber, Mining Operator and
Society Man of Goldfield, Given
Stiff Sentence.
Especial to The Herald

GOldfield, New, June 26.-Henry Weber,
a prominent mining operator and society
leader, one of the pioneers of GOldfield
was sentenced today to serve seven years
in the state penitentiary by Judge Ian
agan. Weber was convicted of embezziing
$4,000 belonging to the Doctor Mining
company of Wonder. of which he was
president and manager. that sum having
been paid 10 him for stock in the COM
pany by Captain Hooper of the Begoles
syndicate.
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NOTED OFFICER
CALLED BY DEATH.
Lieut.. Col. A. A. Augur, U. S.
A., Falls Victim to Disease
of the Tropics.
LEFT RECORD FOR BRAVERY
WENT TO CUBA WITH THE PATH
FROM FORT DOUGLAS.

Cincinnati, June 26.-Lieutenant Colonel
Ammon a. Augur. United States army.
who FOR the past two months has been
stationed at Fort Thomas, KY. died at
that post last night after lingering i'll
ness. Colonel Augur was afflicted with
BTight's disease.
He was born in Michigan. - years ago.
and was graduate of West Point. A
widow and three children. one grown son
and TWO Younger daughters. survive
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Eqbert Smith.

/ Colorado Springs June 36.-Egbert
( Smith aged a years, one Of the best
/ known mining engineers in America, died
at his home here today. Death came as
| a result of an illness contracted in Mex
/ leo last winter.
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Paris. June 20.-The senate today. by a
vote of l55 TO IFS. adopted in its entirety
the Western Railroad measure the oh
ject of which is to take over and nation
alize the Western railroad.
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JOB FOR PROVO PATRIOT.

Especial TO The Herald)
Washington. d. c.. June 26.-John F.
Frehser Of Provo, Utah, has been ap-
pointed stenographer in the land office
at Occur d Alene. Ida.
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Vice Admiral PremesniI.

Paris. June 26.-The death is announced
of Vice Admiral Charles Reanault de Pre-
mesnil He was born in 1881, entered the
service in 1888 and was made a vice ad-
miFal in 1888
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Withdrawn From Service.

COincident with her arrival at Guatan-
aInO, the gunboat Marietta was with
drawn from the dispatch boat service be-
tween the United States and Venezuela.
in which she has been engaged for some
time. especially during the prevalence of
the plague in Venezuela, where the reg
ular line steamers failed to call regularly
at some OF the Venezuelan ports.
No other vessel will be assigned to take
the Mariettas place. There being no
American diplomatic representative at
the capital of Castro government the
necessity for the dispatch service no
longer continues. Should extraordinary
conditions develop the navy department
has several vessels close by which may
be used. The Marietta was today given
orders 10 proceed to Guantanamo with
Messrs. Sleeper and Ruggles, the latter
going to the naval station In preference
to waiting at Willemstad for the Fegu-
lar steamer.
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Can Resume at Any Time.

The cordial relations that exist be
tween the state department and Senior
NelOZ-GOiticOa. Venezuelan charge in
this city, is looked upon as an easy chan
mel for any resumption of a friendly dis
cussiOn of the situation, With Consular
Agent Brewer in charge at Caracas. this
government should communicate easily
with the Venezuelan capital at any time.
Much interest was attached here to
the statement of Mr.. Sleeper and Lieu
tenant Ruggles. the military attache, in
an interview given the Associated Press
at Willemstad. In this the two members
Of the legation reiterated that they were
cOurteously treated by Venezuela up TO
the time of their departure and that they
were awaiting instructions from Wash
ingtOn.
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Deeds Are Recorded.

This belief was deepoued when deeds
were recorded yesterday by which much
of the property bought for the new ten
derloin was transferred To- the Citizens
Investment company" by J. ". Evans.
real estate man who originated the idea
Of moving the red light district. and who
has been active i'm purchasing property.
ostensibiy for Mrs. TOphan Mrs. Top
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++++++4++*++ ++++++<++++++

Salt Lakes new red light district will
cost 100000. All the needed property
has been purchased in the block bounded
by First South and Second South streets
and Fourth West and Fifth West streets
Work of construction upon the houses
of the new tenderloin will commence as
soon as an architect can draw the plans.
There is considerable mystery concern
ing the identity Of the persons who are
supplying the enormous sums needed i'm
carrying out the enterprise Mrs. ID. p.
TOpham. a woman who Is known in the
Ogden tenderlOin as Belle London. has
been made TO appear as the central fig
ure in tie project but 1t is believed that
the woman is merely lending her name
TO mOneyed men who do not wish 10 be
identified with The red ILelL scheme.
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The best and brsvest of men have
moments of doubt and OF weakness,
out II they are the best and the BRAY
est they rise from their depression
oS recurring to first fundamental
prihcipies-that the universe is wise
" ordered and every man is part
OF it.-Marcus Aurelius.
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Voted for countryman.

The bulk of the Scandinavian vote
has gone to NJ. n. Johnson. He has
been very strong in the eastern portion
of the state, and in addition to running
second in most of the counties which
Marshall carried, has taken the lead in
at least half a dozen counties.
1t was predicted by the stalWart lead
ers that Little would carry every coun-
ty west of the Missouri river and sew
eral along the eastern shore, but their
expectations have been greatly disap-
pointed.