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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05
Leading Land Merchant of
Los Angeles May Die From
Wound Mysteriously
Inflicted.
DENVER POLITICIANS
EX-WlFE ACCUSED
Surgeon Insists She Confessed
10 Shooting and Said Vic
tim Called Her by Name
of His Spouse.

~ AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 9.-Robert j.
j. Wldney. a Los Angeles real es-
tate dealer is in hospital suf-
~ ferlpg from a bullet wound that
may prove fatal. and Mrs. Frances
V Lyons is a prisoner i'm the city Jail
as the result OF n shooting that took place
!atc today in the couples apartment in
downtown hotel. There were no wit
neSses. but both principals say that the
shooting WAS accidental. Their accounts,
however differ widely.
Mrs. Lyons WAS divorced Two months
ago in Denver. about Il year after her
marriage in Oakland 50 William g Lyons,
a Denver politician. At the time of the
divorce WIdncy was named rs core
spondent. and il was alleged that he and
Mrs. Lyons were living together In Los
Angeles
Mrs. LYONS said tlIat today's shooting
was caused bv Widucy dropping d re-
volver ho had taken from her shopping
bag. She declared Il similar accident had
occurred six weeks ago In Los Angeles.
Or. Q. c, Jossiyn, however in state
ment made to detectives. declared that
Mrs, Lyons exclaimed to bin:
Yes, I shot him and Id shoot bin
again. He called me Bcss--that's why
Bcss is said to be the name of Widney's
wife.
According 20 the detectives, Widney
told persons in the hotel that Mrs Lyons
shot him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05
ditional Reports Of
ornbardTnent at Ad.
anople Are Received
Sofia, But Are I'm
sn6rmed; A ] b ami q
roclairns Her indie
endence.

~ LYNDON, Dec. ..-Grceue is expected
fonJ@ To sign the grmisiice, as the pro-
: wyt iocnl provides that tho beSieGcd
s,r ysn garrisors are not 20 bc provisioncd.
,OiW y Greece had strongly objected to
being rcylciualcd.
7 Is possible that two conferences may
y ttinc concurrcntly at LunJau after
9 si3weeb The proposal FOR the cmbas-
fcx-inl conference reached the Austrian
. IN office today and Is said 10 have
hos receivcd sympsthciically by the
net kian cabinet. Count Won BerchlIold,
@ rver is delaying bis reply until he
l. rconsultcd with the other members
rute triple alliance. As Germany Is
q an TO favor The conference II Is be-
'snls.l that Austria viii embrace tile pro-
az 49,, and the ambassadors are HlScly u
ls u at the same time as the peace
sd1 htes.
~ ~ N respect 10 the dispute between the
VII y Il appears that the Greek govern
.re1| last Saturday addressed dignlhcd
si wv foiIchiu@ appeal 10 the governments
sti le allies beseechlng them To take no
Prn calculated To weaken or endau-
lR INC league.
y, 2the same time Greece offered all her
and military resources in case
ey declined TO accept terms less
owiging 10 what Greece regarded as the
n, best interests.
upEH Understood that this Appeal forms
oss 0portant historical document. which
. % bhow that Greece, FAR from having
ha thtentson to break away from the
ara ic, made the strourcs, efforts TO
sis,, kain u in its original form.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05
.DEWEY'S MOTHER ASKS
LAWYER TO AID HIM
Special 10 The Tribune.

DENVER. Dec. 4.-Nrs Z. NJ Muller.
OF Durango. Colorado. who is the mother
OF Elmer L. Dewey. has written n pa
thetic letter 10 Attorney o. n. Hilton
here. asking Hilton 10 defend Dewey
when he is tried again in Salt Lake next
February. for the uurdor Of Police Ser
geant Johnston. Dewey at his first trial
received q lite sentence Ills moth er
says she knows he is rot R,iiliS' and sug-
eests 10 the lawyer that the defense
should be that Dewey was so IntoNi-
Gated AT the time. he was mentally ir-
responsible
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05
Quotes Roosevelt.

>1oN, Mass. Dec. l.-Thcodore
<elt WAS quoted as saying that he
not be candidate again for the
*nGy By Charles Sumner Bird, de-
IL IfrosresslVe candidate for GOV
~ an address al the pro.r-sSiyo
~ here iast night
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05
Japan's Premier Resigns.

TOXIC. Dec. marquis Saionli for
mAlly rendered his resignation az premier
TO the emperor this morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05

Los ANGELES, Cal. Dec. That
Mrs Vivian Lyons, as she was known
here, had threatened on several occa-
sions TO kill Robert j. J., Widney, was
asserted tonight by Mrs. Widney. wife Of
the wounded man. Mrs. Widney dis
cussed freely the relations between her
husband and Mrs. Lyons, declaring Mrs.
Lyons had made the threats in order to
compel Widney 10 continue them.
Mrs. Widney has been in bed with an
attack OF rheumatism for several weeks.
but when apprised tonight of the shoot
ing OF her husband she arose and pre-
pared to leave on u late train for San
Francisco. accompanied by Widney's
aged mother, Mrs. Il, NJ. Widney,
Widney has been one Of the leading
real estate operators in Los Angeles for
some years lie went to San Francisco
yesterday. ostensibIy legal business
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05

DENVER, Colo, Dec, i.-Wi,Nam c.
Lyons, former husband of Mrs, Frances
y. Lyons. is travelling salesman and
local Democratic politician, His marriage
TO Mrs. Lyons was unknown to his
friends here until the news OF the shoot
ing OF Robert j. Widney reached here
tonight
Lyons said lie married hcr secretly
and obtained divorce two months after
ward, lie said he never lived with Mrs.
Lyons because sho was not the woman
he thought she was when he married her.
He understood that Mrs. Lyons was
moving -picture actress in the east before
she came hero shortly before they were
ma Tlicd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05
RENO.

Preserve Wicked Reno as College
FOR Brides, says women Observer.
Read IN next Sundays Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-05

! According 20 the detectives, Widney
told persons in the hotel that Mrs. Lyons
| shot him.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
LODGE RESOLUTION
TELLS WORLD U. S. TO
PROTECT APPROACHES
Measure Reported by Foreign
Relations Committee De-
c. AIRED Not Direct Reaffirma-
ton of Monroe Doctrine

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. - Leading
members of the foreign relations COM
mittee declared today that Senator
Lodges resolution, designed to make
clear to the world this nations post.
ton regarding eencroachment of for
eign powers upon the western eontin-
emit is not direct reafirmation of the
Monroe doctrine but an announcement
by the United States that it will pro-
tect it's approaches and prevent the
establishment of foreign naval or mill
tary bases at threatening points in
this hemisphere.
The resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted by the committee and
reported Wednesday, will come up to-
day for Senate action 1t affirms that
the United States cannot see with
out grave concern" any harbor or ad-
vantageous spot in the western hem
isphere taken over by foreign gov
eminent, or by foreign corporation
bearing close relation to the govern
ment, if such occupancy would threat
en- the commerce or the safety of the
United States.
1t is the outgrowth of the activity
of an American syndicate which
sought to sell to japanese fishing
corporation 100000 acres of land
about Magdalena bay, in southern
California.
Though the foreign relations COM
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1912.

~ ULvERTS and bridges are con-
structed for a twofold purpose
" In the first place, they are re-
quired TO provide the necessary
drainage for the road and. In the SEC
ond place, to furnish suitable cross
ing for traffic over waterways. A large
Cercentage Of the highway culverts
and bridges in this country were built
of wood in the first instance, and in
later years many Of the smaller cul-
verts have been rebuilt with some kind
OF pipe, either of terra Gotta, cast iron
or more recently of corrugated metal.
1t is impracticable in short paper to
discuss the various forms of pipe cul.
verts. They are purchased in the open
market. and the road official uses his
judgment about the size Of pipe that
should be laid to serve the require
ments Of the location in question.
The following principles should. how
ever, be borne in mind: All pipe Gull
verts should be laid deep enough so
that the pipe will not be injured by the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22

traffic passing over it, and head walls
should in all cases be built at each
end Of the culverts to prevent them
from being washed out. The maxi
mum fill to be allowed over a clay
pipe culvert should be at least three
feet. The objection to pipe culverts
is that they become easily clogged and
are thus made useless. Clay pipe cul-
vertS are easily broken unless they are
we'll laid and well protected.
The most simple and natural form of
bridge consists Of timbers laid across
the stream or opening which is to be
passed over and covered with pianks
to form the roadway. Walls should
be built to support each end OF the
tfmbers. and these are called abut-
ments. The width OF the opening
which they cross Is termed the span.
The timbers themselves are called
stringers. and the planks are usually
referred to as the flooring.
The size OF the stringers required in
creases with the span and the distance
apart, center to- center, that they are
laid. For example, inch by 6 inch
stringer will do for two foot span,
while a 6 inch by 10 inch or 6 inch by
II inch stringer is required for a TWEEN
ty foot span. The distance apart~that
the stringers are required to be laid
varies with the thickness Of the plank
flooring and the amount Of traffic.
The weight Of the materials in the
bridge is commonly referred to as the
dead load. The additional load which
the bridge is designed to carry is
known as the live load and consists Of
animals, wagons or motor vehicles or
pedestrians. A crowd of people stand
ing close together on bridge Is usual
~ estimated at about 100 pounds per
square foot Of floor space.
The strength Of the bridge depends
upon the kind of timber used, the di-
mansions of the timber, the amount
used and its location, and also very
largely upon the span Of the bridge.
For example, assuming loaded wagon
carrying 500 pounds per wheel, a vel
low pine board one inch thick and eight
inches wide would require stringers to
support It about every thirteen inches
apart to carry the load safely, while a
plank Of the same width and two
inches thick would require stringerS
three feet apart and three inch plank
would require StringerS about every
four feet apart. These figures are based
upon the assumption that yellow pine,
Douglas fir or a good quality of oak
would be used. If such timbers as
white pine, hemlock or spruce are used,
then stringers would be required
about every eight inches for a one inch
board. every two and one-half feet for
two inch plank and every three feet
for three inch plank.
The following table gives the approx
innate sizes Of stringerS required for
the different spans.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
RAILROADS PLACING
ORDERS FOR LARGE
AMOUNT EQUIPMENT

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Son the
eve of what manufacturers and bust
ness men generally believe to be 0ne
of the biggest industrial reYivals ever
experienced in the history of the coun-
try, the railroads are in the market
for larger amount of equipment than
at anytime in the last five years, says
the North American. BY the fall it
is generally predicted that the rail-
roads of the country will have in OPP
Grafton a greater complement of mo-
tive power and rolling stock than they
have ever had in their history.
In the six years between the end OF
1905, considered a banner year in
freight movements, and the beginning
of this year, the average annual out
put of locomotives for the various rail-
roads aggregated 1878, while the scar
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22

mittee, upon investigation of the Mag
dalena bay project, found that the
Japanese government had no connec-
ton with it, they determined that the
Senate should assert its belief that
foreign corporations should not be al
lowed to secure sites in the western
hemisphere that might later be turned
over to their home government for ma
val or military bases. - .....sssl.
The resolution was strengthened be-
fore submission to the Senate Wed
nesday by an amendment by Senator
Hitchcock. Not only does 1t declare
against the possession of these I'D
vantageous points by corporations
wholly foreign, but it covers also Am.
erican corporations, the control OF
whose stock may, have. passed into
foreign hands - g. .&E:r.-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
Tho Road Contract System.

There are three systems of road
maintenance in use In this country
riZ. the contract system. the labor tax.
or personal service system. and the
system which provides mpn' Perma-
nentlv employed to- look after particu-
lar sections Of roaf1.> The contract sys-
tenn has been used to some extent in
various states, but It has never been
found entirely satisfactory. A. a gen
nraI rule. the Amount paid for this
vrr& is small, and such n""r service
Is rendered thar m many cases the
-u3Is have become worse rather than
IPltPr.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22

output averaged 107 $50.
In the first six months Of this year
the orders placed have already aggre-
gated 2l00 locomotives and 100000
freight cars, which Is equivalent 70
400 locomotives and 100000 freight
cars for the year.
These totals have never before been
equaled In the history Of railroading.
and the general feeling Is that the rail-.
road officers have taken extra precau-
tons this year to see to Il that there
shall be no congestion when the crops
begin to move.
IS One Of the largest orders TO be plac.
ed was the contract awarded recently
by the Boston IL Albany railroad
through the New York Central lines
which viii involve an expenditure Of
approximately $4,000 900.
Nearly 10000 grain cars are being
built by roads having Headquarters and
terminals in Minneapolis and Sc. Paul.
according to officers Of the roads who
declared that the cars would be rush
ed to gain producing points In order
that there may beno dearth OF rolling
stock. Every one of the new cars will
have been distributed throughout the
Northwest by Sept. 1.
An unusually marked improvement
has been noted in the IRON and steel
market In the last few weeks and sew
eral mills in western Pennsyiyania,
which made additions to their plants
a few years ago to take care Of IN
creased business, are planning more
extensive additions so as TO properly
hands the large trade they expect ~
the next few months.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
HIho Truss Beam
Safe Go~ at Ce7reS g 5rS.

FIG II-CONpAHATIvE TYPES AND LOADS
FOR WOODEN BEAMS.
many of our highways at the present
time. Such bridges are a menace to
our travelling public and are expensive
to maintain. The price Of timber ia
advancing, and the increasing traffic
demands safer bridges and cuIverCs.
Reinforced concrete for this class Of
work appears to form the best sou
ton If this problem. Bridge construc-
ton is eminently the work for the en-
gineer, and his services should in all
cases be secured
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22

Figg-Dont you wish you could
live your life over again?
Fogg-Well, should say not! I've
got, a 20-year endowment policy ma
turing this month.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22

In the above table round timbers q
logs may be substituted for the strin
gers, in which case the diameter OF the
log should he about one and one-eighth
times the largest dimension Of the
stringer AS given.
Fig 2 Illustrates two methods by
which the simple beam or stringer may
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
GRANGE COTTAGE At GOOD WILL BURNED
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
Fifteen Girls We're Driven Out By The Flames
Into Cold. Fire Discovered at 2.3O A. M.

Good VIII Home association suffer
ed a heavy loss Friday when Grange
cottage. a home TOR fifteen girls. was
burned 10 the ground shortly before
daylight.
a fire which must have been smold-
ering around the chimney for several
hours, branched out between floors
about 80 A NJ and cracked 50 loud
ly under the bed room floor OF Ger
tain small girl that she was awakened
and hearing the strange sound awoke
an older companion. The older girl
at once aroused the household and
started on the run in her bare feet
to the home OF the Girls farm man
ager, three hundred yards distant.
The thermometer stood at fifteen
degrees below zero at the time and
when the girl had notified the man
ager of the danger and rushed back
to the house in which she had short
ly before been quietly sleeping, she
found flames bursting through a por-
ton of the roof and took refuge With
the other girls in Ryerson hall fifty
yards distant The brave little lass
froze both feet, not seriously, but
sufficiently to cause considerable pain
Mrs Carl Pierce, the matron, made
a cautious attempt with some of the
older girls to eXtinguish the fire, but
the walls were full Of it by that time
and as fast as one flame was quench-
ed another would break through
Seeing their efforts were futile they
escaped to Ryerson Hall, many of
them clad only in their night clothes,
and in their bare feet
BY the time the men arrived. five
minutes or so later, the rear stair
case was in flames. 1t was impossible
to reach the attic where Secretary
Hinckley had stored a few yaluables
some of them being much priced we'd
ding presents. The dormitories on
the second floor We're also inacces-
sible.
The room of Mrs. Pierce was the
only one on the second floor from
which articles of clothing could be
taken. In the excitement of the mo-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
MINOR CIVIL CASES.
Tried Before Supreme Judicial Court
This Week.

Cases with a rum" flavor continue
room OF the supreme judicial court.
Monday Frank Fitzgerald of Pittsfie!d
was on hand trying to recover on a
note given him by Martin Welch in
part payment for horse The plain
tiff testified that he bought the horse
for $40 at the Unity fair, and sub
sequently sold it to Welch for $50,
taking 81 cash and the note for the
balance. The defense claimed that
Welch was intoxicated at the time
of the trade, and had no knowledge
or recollection of the affair His at
torney J. w. Manson contended that
he should not be held responsible, and
the jury took that view of it, II. II.
Thurlow of Pittsfeld appeared for the
plaintiff
Tuesdays session was devoted to
the case of Carleton NJ. Holt against
the New England Telephone G. Tele-
graph Company. Mr.. Holt tes-
titled that up to 1905 he owned the
Central Maine Telephone company
This he sold to the defendant for
$4,000, all but $500 of which was duly
paid There were certain conditions
to the sale whereby Mr. Holt was to
derive benefits equivalent to the bal
ance due, but he contended that said
had not been fulfilled. He
therefore claimed that $500 balance
with accrued interest. Numerous ex-
ceptions were noted by the attorneys
throughout the trial, and the case
was finally referred to the law court.
Fred F. Lawrence appeared for the
plaintiff and Norman Bassett of Au-
gusta for the defendant.
The case of J. n. Martin vs.. Orrison
Chandler, assigned for trial Tuesday
was called and defaulted in
the sum of $39SS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
A SKOWHEGAN WOMAN s.
VISIT TO.lALASKA
4 Descriptive Paper Being Read Be-
fore SOrosis Members Mt the Last
Meeting.

Wednesday afternoon, January 10,
was a date thai marked an event OF
tWo-fold interest to members of
Sorosis. Ii WAS the day SET for the
annual directors tea and it also
marked a departure from the regular
meetings of the club in that the mem
bers were given the somewhat un-
usual pleasure Of a mental trip to
Alaska
The weather man seems to hold a
special grudee against Sorosis this
year. everything from storms to icy
sidewalks serving to test the courage
and loyalty OF its members. and upon
this particular day he gave US as close
an imitation OF arctic weather, to begin
the illusions of the day, as most OF
the members care to witness.
AS the members entered the club
rooms, decorated with pressed wild
flowers and pictures from Alaska, the
first thing they noticed after greeting
the directors. who served as hostesses
for the day, was a large table covered
with curios from Alaska-nuggets
Continued on Page Two
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
TOWN IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
Holds Another Interesting Meeting in
the ParlorS of the Public Library


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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
SOMERSET POULTRY PRODUCERS ASSO-
CITATION HOLDS ANNUAL SHOW
Large Classes and High Quality Make Hot
Competition in American Breeds

Skowhegan, 1st and End puilets.
Rhode Island Reds, S. c.; F. o. Eaton
1st pens fowl and chicks; Ed Mer-
chant, Skowhegan, 1st cock and cock
erel; A. F. Sanford, Skowhegan End
pen chicks, 1st cockerel, 2nd cockerel
1st pullet; rose combs: W. c. Emery,
1st pen chicks. White Leghorns:
C. d. Miller, 1st and 2nd cockerels, 1st
and 2nd pullets. Buff leghorns, r. c.:
c. j. Davis, Waterville, 1st pen chicks,
1st cock, 1st hen, 1st pullet, single
combs, 1st pen chicks, 1st cockerel, 1st
hen. Light Brahmas: c. c. Cleveland,
LIST pen fowl, 1st cockerel Brown
eggs: Mrs. Emma Merchant, Skowhe-
gan, LIST, W. II. Boynton I'd; F. b.
league Sd. White eggs, c. D. Miller,
list. Pekin ducks: f. B. league, 1st
old drake, 1st young drake. White Mus
covy ducks: f. B. league, 1st young
drake. Specials: C. d. Miller, s. best
display White Wyandottes, $40 best
White Wyandotte pullet, $40 best
White Wyandotte pen; A. F. Sanford,
S. for White Wyandottes coming long
est distance; A II. lies, three
pounds LaTouraine coffee for best
White Wyandotte cockerel; F. B.
league, 81 best White Plymouth Rock
cockerel, drinking fountain best cock
erel and pullet; Clarence Manter, So
hat for best Columbian Wyandotte
cockerel and pullet; w. c. Emery s.
for best R. l. r. cock; Walter Gerald
$40 for best Barred Rock cockerel; l.
c. Whiting, $40 best Barred Rock
pullet; J. ID. Emerson, $40 for best
Barred Rock pen F. o. Eaton, $40 for
best Buff Orpington hen; Ed Merchant
$40 for best display brown eggs; Mrs.
Emma T. Merchant, 40 lbs. green cut
bone for best dozen. brown eggs.
For the poultry industry this show
has been fine thing, and the quality
certainly warrants a repetition of the
gratifying orders for stock and eggs
received last year. Undoubtedly the
annual show of the Somerset Poultry
Producers Association has become
one of the institutions of Skowhegan.