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Show Former Ute Indian Reservation Now Offers Independent Monies to Thousands of Families as the Fred Light case by which the cattlemen hope to put the forest gracing grac-ing policy to death. The decision of the Supreme" Court was a severe blow to the government bu3 reau and those interested in the Light case say it makes them all the more certain of victory. Attosney General Eamett, who was instructed by the last legislature to assist as-sist in the prosecution of the Light case in order to Settle the question of the" state's rights over the public domain, is delighted with the decision. The case decided by the' supreme court,"-said Attorney General Bamett, '.'is a criminal action, in which the government gov-ernment fined a man for grazing his sheep on the public domain. The court,-as court,-as I understand the press repo'rts holds that the government cannot penalize a -man for grazing on the public domain. "The decision strengthens the Light case although the Light case h a civil action "Light was enjoined frorri grazing his cattle and he is taking an appeal to have the injunction dissolved.- As it is not a criminal act to graze stock on the public domain, according to this decision-1 think-it will be eas)' for us to shov that no man should be enjoined from So doing. I have always? been confident con-fident of winning the Light ca?e, but his decision makes ni: doubly "so. ;t Service ives A jolt wit of United States at it is not Criminal to ttle on Reserve With-mit. With-mit. ce court of the United rmed the decision of the f California whiCn held live stock on forest re1 a permit was not a vio- m arose in the cases of d and J. P. Carajouswho in 1907 in the federal! arnia on a charge of graz-thout graz-thout permission in the. eserve, within the state lent was brought under lary 4, 1S97, which au-;ecretary au-;ecretary of the interior secretary of agriculture isions for protection of d in the forest reserve tion by fire and depre-hment depre-hment for violations cf was provided Jot. ven years later did the riculture make a regu- grazing in the reserves don. ' States district court for Strict of California held 5 void as far as it attach-any attach-any violation of regu-r regu-r to be made, because it itely define the acts to id because it attempted! jtive power upon an exe-From exe-From this decision an In tc. the supreme court of the supreme court tates was received with ! i.jxikmen of Colorado are opposed to the Pin-erve Pin-erve policy sa3's the I pending in the United jeeurt a test suit known |