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Show I ill Ml SHOULD I FORM nmii MB District Forester Favors Or- HS ganizalion to Encourage HB Legitimate Prospecting, Hflf Special 1o Tlio Tribune. S OGDEN, Feb. 7. District Forester 32. ft B A. Sherman, who has Jiist ivjturncd from K Boise, after attending a stnto meeting of II tho Idaho miners, is of the opinion that ftm ho Utah mining men would profit by I lie J II sction of Hiolr Com state brothers when m I they assemble at the Comwtroial club in fjj gait Lake Saturday evening for tho pur-Ifl pur-Ifl jiose of organising a state association. Wm 'i'ho pritnarr object of tho meeting la to If 9 effect somo plan whereby tho honest ft H minor and prospector will bo glvnn pro-JKll pro-JKll tcctlon agHinst "wildcat" methods. i H Because of the fact that one of the II important questions beforo the Idaho iti miners involved the mineral lands on. WSffm United States forest reserve. District HE H Foroirtcr Sherman wan summoned to the B& x meeting to givo 1)13 view. It wo3 the 35 M object of tho minora to secure a more gSt 9 comprehensive knowledge of tho dopart-E&9 dopart-E&9 mont's a.Uitudo and to securo tlvo co-op-E9 ffl oration of the forestry officials in their KB IB hi presenting the government's side of 9 U thp question before the Idaho minora, Mr. fjm h Sherman declared tliat many injustices RffH Jll' bclni? inflicted on tho honest miner BSD nnd prospector and that It in the sincero iWi I desire of the government ofllclnls con- VK 1 jiected with tho forest service to wipe ij S out "wildcat" oporatlons in tho western EEj 9 country. He advocated a "getting to- ifft B gelher" of the mining men and tho gov- ff I ornment officials, foreBtors and others, flt to tho end that, conditions might bo bct- S ter learned and remedies jointly ef- M Forester Sherman Is of the opinion that HH ,it would be well for the Utah mining1 men to consult the officiate of tho forest BBMI service beforo taking 1lnol action on the fWH proposed association plan. WBj "DOPE" COMES HIGH. KSI Policeman Gets Evidence of Unlawful nBRI Traffic Through Marked Coin. Mil) Special to Tho Tribune. OwH OGDEN-, Fob. 7. If the package of KSm cor;ilne introduced as evidence In the HH police court this morning can bo regarded tSBm as a criterion, Judge W, J I. Rcedor may RfS) Jlnd cause to inquire into tho high cost HsfSl of "dope" when Cliarley Wing, a China- ifW man, is finally arraignod for trial on tho HMH charge of selling the drug to a negro. IBfll Tlic package for which the negro Is al- 9h leged to have paid 50 cents, contained liCM only enough of the white crystals to IflRflf cover the surface of u. dime with no Waal danger of any falling over the edges. KK When arraigned this morning Wing IBB entered an emphatic plea of not guilty PBHg to tho charge as preferred by Patrolman ftUtt John Murphy, As the negro, who la said HBSt to have made the purchase, was not In fifBl court, the case was continued, the prls- HfjSf oner being held uudor $100 bonds. HHI Patrolman Murphy claims to have ef- KfWfr fected Wing's downfall when he found Btf Tho negro wandering up and down the HMBB street in the front of the Chinaman's HraB abode at 253 Twenty-fifth street. Upon kSH being questioned by the officer, the H$gfl prospective customer said he wanted RStB somo "coke," but had no monej". On the IbJB promlHc that he Nv.'ould lead the officer to fl jH the right place, Murphy gave the negro KtyW a marked half-dollar. A. few minutes RM later ho went to Wing's room, found the HffEM cninaman in possession of tho coin and JOSm the negro In possession of the small KME package of "dope." The officer states WmjSl that ho can produce the negro as a wlt- |