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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01

MYSTERY has just been explained 10 Tours
~ which has baffled the French police for months.
~ The detectives had good clews, but they led TO
Nothing There was always one obstacle In their
rosd An alibi discredited all hypothesis Had the
murderer not been betrayed by the woman he loved
and had he confessed her, the mystery would
probably never have been explained
In many respects it resembles the Beatte case IN
this country 1t just the reverse. man who was
in love with married woman killed the husband III
order that she might be free to marry him, which is
,ust the opposite of man killing his wife in order
that he might marry another woman whom he loved
1t is very extraordinary case, The murderer
killed the man without being either on entering
or leaving the house He succeeded in establishing
an alib which completely baffcd the police. In fact
bev were convinced he could not have been at the
scene of the crime at the time committed lhey
suspected him They knew that he had motives which
might have induced him to commit the murder but his
1rescnce in Paris in an extremely short space of time
after the deed had been done conclusive proof
10 their minds that he not the man. The govern
menr was about to release him for want of case
against him. when the woman for whom he had gone
To all this trouble. told the story to some OF her
friends She was so proud of what her lover had
done that she wanted others to know what clever
man he was She praised him to her friends They
were properly impressed with the cleverness OF the deed
and praised him TO other and the story In the
end reached the of the police The result is that
NJ Aoussard will be sentenced to the guillotne
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01

THHEN they tried TO find else who might
Z have done the deed. They suspected NJ. Del
reux resident of Tours, but he, too, proved an aibl
Then the detectives returned TO their original hypohe
They searched the chateau of the Pricure, which
was Housard IS home. They found his gun there. They
examined the bullets which he used in IT. They cor
responded exactly with those which had been found in
NJ Guillotn head This seemed to indicate that their
first suspicious had been correct. They examined
Houssard again He stcadfastly protested his nno.
cencc and insist ed that he in Paris at the time.
The detectives could not get around the Allbi.
A few days later they found another clew. man
was discovered who said that he had passed the villa
on the Quai Paul-Bert the night Of the murder He
stated that he had light in the house and the
room he indicated the one in which NJ Guotln S
body was found later He also testified that he had
passed man on the bridge, who going in the drec
ton of the villa but that the had turned his head
awnv so that he could not his face. All he could
remember was that he white muffler and a
flat cap.
This was indefinite enough information, but II was
a cew worth trying The detectives again called Paul
Houssard before the tribunal They asked him If he
noscssed cap and muffler such the witness had
described He said that he aid not Detectives again
rched the chateau at Pricurc. On the mantepiece
Thy found white silk muffler and IN Houssard S bed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01
TAFT'S VIEW ON MAT MON Y

women who struggle through llfe WIN
husbands who are worthless II Is IN
life that can be called really happy.
She may try 10 find happiness anew IN
her children. hut this will he onIy par sho
;s antitIed And she viii pay an nces-
SAINT tribute OF suffering to that view
point which led her To accept man IN
suited TO her''-From an interview WIN
President Taft by James Hay. Jr. In Oc-
tober Woman's World.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01

IT HE NEXT day the Partisan newspapers were full
of accounts Of tho finding of the dead body Of
NJ. Guillotin prominent citizen of Tours in his villa
the Qua Paul Bert. The returned verdict
of murder by some person persons unknown. The
police set work 10 find the criminal. They informed
themselves as to who frequented the house Paul Hous
sard cousin of The deceased. was there often
He said to he the lover of Nine. Guillotn, lmme
diatey they suspected Paul Houssard Where was he I?
They found him in Paris He said he had arrived
there the morning before the murder committed
They asked him if he could prove the statement He
replied that he could prove that he there at the
time of the commission of the crime. He called
his friends tell what they had done the night of the
murder. They testified that he had called upon them
about midnight and that they had spent the rest of
the time until o clock at cafes talking,
The police convinced. They could not he
otherwise. Witnesses had proved that the supected
man in Paris at the moment when his cousin
murdered Thus it impossible for him to have
committed the crime But they considered it strange
He the only TO whom any suspicion tached
and the suspicious strong against him. he had
plenty of motives for wishing his cousin out of the
and yet he could not have done it. The police were
perpleXed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01

went call several of his friends. They
prised him He explained that he had to-
Paris that morning to tend to some business He
would not return to Tours for day Did they
not want to 60 10 a cafe? They did. and the party
in different cafes and talked until they closed ut
o clock, and then they went home to bed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01

WISH tina, every girl in the world
se were so situated that she would
not think II necessary for her 10
y marry unless she really wanted TO,
II would Ike TO have the scheme
OF things so arranged that women, when
they come to decide as 10 matrimony,
should have "A fun and unfettered choice.
This they can have only when they arc
in such "A position that they arc abso-
Iutely independent. Then il they decide
70 marry, they can turn their faces to-
ward the new life with the reasonable
hope OF years of unnixed happiness.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
SHOOT UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Crescent Gunners Return Good
Scores Nevertheless.

Under decidedly unfavorable conditions
Yesterday eleven Of the Crescent Athletic
Clubs gunners faced tho traps on their
grounds al Bay Ridge The overcast sky,
coupled with the drizzing rain made ac-
Curatc shooting difficult The electrical
connection OF the traps became deranged by
the wet weather. yet despite these handi-
caps some excellent scores were made in
the five contests that were decided
George f. Brewer and w. W Poll tied
with a total Of 90 targets broken out OF the
possible 1o0 iu the shoot for the Take
Eome" trophy. which was a silver fern
dish. and I'm the shoot-off at p birds" each
Brower won with full score. In the tie.
Brewers strings Of p had been p, %, Il
and u; Pells. >. ., % and %.
In the shoot for the December cup +. :.
HYATT and W. W. Pel tied with fun scores
OF 25 each. These scores are credited at
the months end +. s. Hyatt also tied with
\. Bryant In the match for the G. r. James
trophy Each broke all Of their y birds. -
Hyatt also won the leg for the stake trophy
with u as his score.
In the handicap team shoot at y targets
j. +. James and \. Bryant were the win
ners. with total Of IS. G. r. James and
i. :. Hyatt being second with 81 10 their
credit
bn fol
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
English A S S ocia ito n
Takes Firm Stand
After Long Con-
frOVerSy.

Stirred by hagrsnt violations as n the
ethics or amateur status. England has
placed a stringent rule defining the lawn
tennis amateur upon the statutes OF the
English association. For more than year
a committee has been struggling with the
subject From King George down 10 the
humhlest player the controversy has waXed
Justify for the last twelve months. At the
annual meeting Of the English association
on Tuesday. November 2s IN London. with
Lord Desborough presiding, the vexed
question was finally decided
With characteristic conservatism, Eng
land has taken sufficient time to digest the
proposed legislation before Incorporating IT
into q rule AS a result. several clauses in
the original draft were stricken out or en-
tirelv changed The most important In this
respect was the one which disqualified as
an amateur IN lawn tennis any person who
might he considered a mixing with rro-
fessionals in other branches Of sport. Lord
Desborough pointed ont that under such a
ruling the King or Mr. Balfour would he.
strictly spesking professionals. The King
might win the Derby. and would thus be
engaged in q sport for which money prizes
we're offered Mr. Balfour as golfer had
competed i'm matches with professionals
The entire rule was amended and finally
assed with the unanimous vote or the as
ISOLATION II IS expected that the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association
will adopt the rule at it's annual meeting In
this CITY next February. The project of
seeding the draw for the national cham
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
SOCCER GAMES POSTPONED
Columbia Will Not Play Again
Until February-Other News.

The steady downpOur or yesterday Wdue
all the soccer football fields unit for play
Columbia University expected to Wlnd up
the season with match against the CreS-
cent Athletic Club at South Field Inc
White and Blue representatives VIII play no
moro matches until the middle or Febru-
ary when a series Of practice games VIII
be arranged. preliminary TO the annual III
tercoIlegiate championship series.
The Central Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation Of Brooklyn will close the season
next Saturday with a match at Livingston
AGAINST the Staten Island Cricket and Ten
rts Climb. winner Of the Field club soccer
I.aarue series who were obliged TO cancer
their game with Philadelphia yesterday on
account Of bad grounds at Wissahickon. Of
the ten games played by the Central Young
Mems Christian Association team were
won. ? drawn and lost to the overseas
Club. T. Wilson. centre forward mas oeeii
most successful in scoring goals. New ON
GERS of the Central Club have been electeu
as follows: c. Blackhall, president r.
Danielson. ce-president; S. Hunter cap
tain: f. Dufin. yice-captain; }. 6. barclay
secretary and manager. A second eleven
has been organized.
Indoor soccer will be the innovation soon
IN be tried I'm the gymnasium OF the central
branch Of the Brooklyn Young Mems CHRIS
uan Association. upon the arrival or a
special ball ordered for the purpose. Games
Will be played With five or six players on
side.
An important match in the series OF the
national league will be played between the
Brooklyns and the Scottish Americans, OF
Newark. at Marquette oval. in Brooklyn.
this afternoon, the kickoff taking place at
8 o'clock.
II has been decided by the New York and
District Amateur Football League 20 play
the interborough match at Edison Field on
New Years Day. Trial games Will be
PLAYED on McNulty Field on December o.
In the first division OF the amateur league
the Brooklyn Celtics, defeated for the first
time by the Clan McDonalds last Sunday,
still lead. with 16 points 10 their credit:
The cansmen are tied with Newark, at "A
points. and the Arcadia Thistes follow.
with 10 points. In the second division the
New York celtics have won nine straight
games. and hold the lead, with IS points.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
COMMERCE SWIMMERS WIN
Beat Manual Training High by
Wide Margin in Tank.

Thc swimming team OF the High School
Of Commerce defeated the Manual Train
ing High School, OF Brooklyn. i'm a dual
meet i'm the Fourth avenue baths, Brook
lyn, yesterday by a score Of 80 10 Il. The
Manhattan students were a speedy lot and
won five of the six events.
Norman Lcmckc, the brillian' Commerce
sprinter. displayed his old form in winning
both the ~ and 100 yard swims. He got of
10 good starts in both and his fast crawl
stroke carried him to victory. In the cen
tury" I.emckc found strong opponents In
Peter Palmer and Harry kronlch. OF Man
ual The time Of lGi 10 was fast.
Tho summaries follow;
100 yard relay swim Won by II. ; Of Com
mcrce tAgfamonte. Bazln, Flower and l@mckeD;
Manual Training ,Kronich BRIGGS. Moore and
Dive for f,rm-Won bv II. Kronich. Manual
Training win ~ = points. T. Merrlck. lom
mercc. with 20 points, second. j. Beatty, Man
ual Training with - points. third.
Plunge for distance nlmited 10 one minutel
Won by IA Kallnsn, commerce with ~ points.
T. Mack Commerce. with 81 points. second ".
INahey and ". Moore. Manual Training, with
~ points each. tied for third.
Fifty-yard swim-Won by y Lomcke, com
merce. r. Palmer. Manual Training. second;
W Flower Commerce. third Time. o.2b y
22O ward sWim-Won by J Agramonic COM
merce. A. Moore. Manual Training. second W.
Byruo commerce third. Time. 3.l3.
100 ward swim Won by y. L"ncke, com
merce. T.. Palmer Manual Training. second, ",
Kronch. Manual Training. third. Time. od 10
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
Defines an Amateur
in Ldser1 Oesasass Abroad

pionship also came up but vas overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
The amateur rule which will heNaftar
govern all Of the players under the juris-
diction Of the English association is as
follows:
An amateur Lawn tennis player is \ per-
son who (ab has not played the game for
q money prize. Staked bet declared wager
or other monetary consideration.
(hl Has not competed for a prize AZ the
game with or against any person other
than an amateur.
CcJ Has not taught pursued or assisted
in the game for pecunisry gain. except al
a school or college where the engagement
also includes scholastic duties
(d) Has not procured money or pecuniary
advantage by means of prizes won.
(e) Has not accepted money, travelling
except hospitality at a private house, for
playing the game in any tournament
match or competitions; hut player When
representing an association or cluo may
receive necessary travelling and reasoDable
hotel expenses from such association or
club through it's recognized officials II per
mission 70 pay such expenses shall nave
been previously obtained from tho council.
~ Has not accepted money or monetary
equivalent for playing the game with and
thereby advertising the goods OF any man
ufacturer. agent or retailer OF lawn tennis
requisites
Cc) Is not disqualified as an amateur in
any other branch Of sport. Or a person
who after doing or committing any of the
aforementioned acts, has been rcirstated
as an amateur by tho council
II was also decided that no money.
check order for money. or order for goods
in any form shall be offered or given as
prize. and the amount actually paid for
a prize shall in no case he below the ad-
vertised value of the same. ANY associa-
ton. club or committee holding or prom
sng a prize meeting. shall If required by
the council AT any time within twelve cal
endar months after the date Of such meet
ing. furnish the council with complete
list. setting out the articles taken as prizes
By the competitors thereat and the several
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
N|MR0DS REVEL IN RAIN
Have Excellent Day OF Sport at
Travers Island Traps.
HIGH SCORES THE RULE
Billings Makes the Best Run OF
the Afternoon Shooting
from Scratch.

Tnclement weather did not keep the gum
ners away from the Travers Island traps
Of the New York Athletic Club yesterday.
Nineteen narksmen. IN all. reported, and
although the rain was falling heavily on
the firing line the nimrods put In an OK
cellent afternoon Of sport. The rain killed
the wind. and as there was just enough
haze 10 make the targets look big. ths
majority OF the events were won by high
scores. The best run Of the afternoon was
made by G. w. billings. who took tbs
weekly shoot for the Presidents cup with
straight string Of . targets from scratch.
The run did much toward making Mr..
Billings the high gun OF the afternoon. as
he finally took that prize with total of
a out of possible To- targets.
The distance handicap also fell IN ths
steady aim Of the clever marksman. shoot
ing from the 2l-yard mark, Mr.. Billings
hit 81 of the tiny blucrocks, excellent
shooting considering the distance and the
conditions on the firing line. The only
other gunner who won more than ons
event was W. r. Ogden. winner Of leg
on both the December and the COMMITTEES
cups. The first event was taken only
after shoot-off in which J. g. Patterson
also competed The first time at the traps
both broke q out OF a possible . targets.
Mr.. ogden continued his good work and
took the shoot-off by two birds In the
race for the Committee cup Mr.. ogden
broke a fun string Of q targets.
J. r. T. Dey took leg on the christ
mas cup with a full score OF p targets,
and shoot az ten pairs Of doubles ended
In a victory for r. T. Mcmahon Several
professional gunneTs. including JACK Fan
ming. were at the traps, but were unaole
10 defeat the clever shooters OF the winged
Foot Club.
The leading scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
LIVELY FINISHES THE RULE
Company M Wins Honors in 14th
Regiment Games.

Interesting finishes enlivened the fall
games Of the 18th Regiment Infantry Ath-
letc Association held at its armory. in
Brooklyn, last night. The squad of Com
pany NJ caused a surprise by capturing the
team company trophy with o points. Com
pany - and Company both scored 10
points for second position.
A feature Of the meet was the splendid
running Of Ike j. Lowell. the Irish-Ameri-
can Club member Of the regiment, who
conceded a large handicap TO all his rivals.
established a new track record In the 300
yard run. sprinting over the slippery floor
in SO 1-5 seconds and lowering the best pre-
vious performance by 2 As seconds.
The summaries follow:
75-yard dash Ohandcap Closed,-Won bv r.
Van Hogen. Company IS fcep: J. j. Lowell
Company ID tscratch), second ". Polj. Com
pany NJ az feeU. third. Time. 0:0ss.
Three quarters OF mile run handicap closed
Won by j. Ganney, Company NJ (scratch; r.
TengwalI Company 40 yards), second W
Oldenberg, Company u0o yards. third Time
3:25as.
Wall scaling handicap, Won by p Berg
feldt and G. Thompson. Company F a seconds,
W Bjorman and W. Lindwal Company r a
seconds, second .. Travis and +. Hogan Com
! pany 90 seconds, third. Time. 0:42h.
40 ward heavy marching thandlcap, Won by
A. F. Neil Company (25 yards); II. Behrs,
Company VI 80 yards). second r. Barschoa,
Company + 90 YARDS, third. Time. O.59.s
Two-mile bicycle race nandicap)-won by ".
van den Dries. New York A. G. (scratclD: !.
Townsend Irish-American \ g. go yards,.
second: Walter Raleigh. New York \. e. go
yards), third. Time, 5:l4b.
One mile relay Oandicap) Won by Loughlin
Iyceum (21 yards. with Nell Richter Mo
Caffrey and Schloesser; McCadden Lyceum 90
yards) second. with Jones. Usher. Brown and
Mcnamara; Brooklyn Evening II : HS yardsi,
with Berge. scanlon, Seyffer and Crombe
Time, 1864.
,One-mile relay Scratch: open to Publishers
I.eaguel-Won by Golfers Weekly lCasoy
Uociing Ruhl and Hogan. D. Appleton a Co
GIvland Topping. jones and Torres second
Doubleday Page e 60. Heyscr. Day Jones and
Dc Beau, third Time 3:40h.
Half-mic intergrade relay (closod 10 Manual
Training High SChOoD-Won by Eighth Grade
(Kean Spurgeon, Howard and Hamiltonl: sixth
Grade CWheelcr. Rummel. Heoran and Thomas
second; Fifth Grade ODuscnberTy. Iohr Manson
and Seaver) third. Time. 1875
900 yard run handicap: cosedi-Won bv T.
Van Hagen, Company % YARDS. T. j. Lowell
Company d (scratchD. second. ". Pole COmnanv
M 90 yards). third. Time. O.32t,
500 yard run tnovice)-Won ny Tom Ward
Company E q. i.orcgren. Company D. sccoud.
Jim Lee Company l.. third. Time. 1:274.
$50 yard relay thandcapi- bv Corpu,py
ID FIRST team as yards 90 Brien PearsaI Raj
eigb and LOvelD. Company " 66s Yards, d[icJ
aisch, Polji. Garncy and Smith second. COM
panV T. first team t4B YARDS fNeii Usher BtorL
man and LindwslD, third. Time 39'h
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

SPEED MUCH SOUGHT AFTER

Speed r. ono OF the most important fac
,ors I'm any modern business but II one
feid OF business requires speed more than
another IL Is that Of special delivery. mes
senxcr service and quick dispatch. In this
line ~ work the motorcycle Is steadhy
forging TO the front recent example ot
motorcycle effectiveness and economy IS
found i'm the experience OF Tacoma
Wash. irm. engaged In commercial quick
dispatch. The firm had tried various meth
ods of solving the speed problem and nnally
las, May began using a motorcycle
An analysis late in october showed thar
the motorcycle had been driven H. Si miles
and had made 1851 deliveries. The total
cost OF up-keep during that period was
$50 Quick and economical delivery Is no
longer q problem there. and the arm has
ordered two more nnotorcyclsA
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
LENT HANGS UP NEW RECORD
Stuyvesant Runner Shows Speed
at Annual Indoor Games.

Running great race at tho seventh au-
nuai indoor games ~ Stuyvesant High
School at tho list Regiment Armory last
night. A. Lent Of Stuyycsant, created a
new record for the half-mile. according to
the figures Of the Public Schools Athletic
League. Lent covered the distance I'm the
tine Of minutes as seconds. The previ-
Gus record was held by Dan Whitten Of
minutes seconds. made i'm 1903
All Of the races were well contested. The
relay contests brought out good fields and
the runners displayed speed.
The summary follows:
sixty-yard dash Gunior. handcap)-Won by
Farrell 6 feeU; kaufman - ieep' se'oh''
Frisby % feeD. third. Time, OOI - =,
SNty-ysrd dash Cscnior: bandlcap) Won bl
Caspe scratch. Adams n fosD second, fetzei
scratch. third. Time. o:o6 >: ~. -,
one milo run thandicap Won. by Burt :. :,
ardsl: Schinman scratch second thristeh ~
! ards. third. Time 3:2I 3 . ,.-., ,ro, p,
! 220-yard dash Junior: handicapl-Non 10y
Castor . yards. lnnnan 'scrs,cn'' Se'o''
WiIles 80 YARDS, third Time o:25 -, l.,
22o yard dash senior handcap,mMSons and onS s+s2 Sy
! ems ,S fceU third Time 0:2i -. =,
reward dash dimited 10 100 poundsl-Non t nN
| rrusch ~ feep: Weiner scratch second y
| cohen (gcratchl. third. Time. o.22 49,.
! 40 yard run Won by Cough 80 teep; Moor %
scratch. second; Mcdowell go feeu. third
Funninr hish jump Cjunior. handicap Won
I hv Human - inches). actual Jump feet
| irches. Chsuker - inchesl. actual Jump feet
/ inches second; stark - inchcs. actual jump
! feet inches. third. W..
! Running high lump Csenior. handicap)-Won on
nv HARRISON " inches, actual jump feet
inches. Winche - nchesb, actual Jump ie'I
inches second, Haskell - inches)' iee'
inches third. ~. =, :, .,
Faculty relay race 400 ysrds,-Won by German
Department, IMessrs. Oswald, Norris ana MATT,
Natbcuatical Department Messrs. clark, Ilol-
lender and Corhett second Time 1901.
Ex-members race Ohree laps; handicap W. on
ond, Mcnamara G5 vards) third. Time. 2:ln.
Intcrscholastic relay race zone -halt mile) won
bv Manual tDusenbury, Mount shannon ana
Iurior,. Townsend Harris tMaclaire. Greenbaum'
KeImap and Weisnanj. second: Stuyvesant tDen
mis- Bryant. stevens and iIyman. third. lime
20
$50 ward run Coren)-Won BY Lent. Of Stuyves-
ant. RsUister OF curtis. second. Cohen. ct
Tounsend Harris. third Time. 242
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

MARINE AND FIELD CLUB
New Feature Provided for Gun
nsrs at Bath Beach Traps.

There was decidedly novel shoot az the
Bath Beach traps Of tho Marine and Field
club Yesterday. Three marksmen who used
single bsrrelled guns shot against as many
more who fred double hsrreled guns i'm two
events. once the single barrelled marks
men won. and tho other event was taken
hy the double barrclled team. There also
was 4 "take home" trophy. which was Won
by G. B. Ludwig. and special scratch
shoot was won by Paul Il. Towne.
The scores follow: