The Glenwood post., 1908-08-01

The sporting committee of the Au-
tomobile Club at Paris has decided
to hold the next grand prix compe-
tition in 1909. 1t is probable that the
Diepre course will be abandoned for
the course at Aniou.
Governor Conner of Alabama has an
nounced that the state will resist in
The courts the increase of freight rates
as proposed by the general managers
OF railroads south of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi rivers.
The German automobile in the
New York to Paris motor car con-
test arrived in Berlin at noon July
24th. 1t was the first car to come
into Berlin and apparently is days
ahead of its nearest competitor.
After a seven-hour conference with
William j. Bryan and John w. Kern
at Chicago the subcommittee of the
national Democratic committee Satur-
day chose Norman L. Mack of Buff
falo, New York, as chairman of the
committee.
At the close of the Olympic games
at London John F. Hayes of the Irish
American Club won the classic Mara
thon race of twentysiX miles. Dor
ando. of Italy, was nearly two min
utes ahead of him, but dropped of ex-
haustion just before reaching the goal.
In an address at a miners conven-
tion at Scranton, Pennsylvania, Ma
tional President Lewis of the United
Mine Workers declared that the or
ganization is not political one and
that the votes of its members should
not be pledged to any political party.
During the Young Mems Christian
Association relay race from New York
to Chicago, l ,l31 boys ran l,092 miles
involving 1850 relays. Some of the
boys ran twice. The actual running
time was ia hours, 46 minutes. an av'
erage of 9.5 miles per hour. The aver.
age time per mile was 6 minutes 10
seconds.
George H. P. Schrader has given
100000 to the New York Association
| for Improving the Condition of the
| Poor. According to the terms of the
| gift, $l05,000 is to be used for the
| construction of the new building for
Caroline Rest, the home of the asso'
citation at Hartsdale, for the benefit
of mothers convalescing from child.
birth. Mr.. Schrader is bachelor.
| AS a result of severe electrical
storm which passed over the encamp
ment of the National Guard of Penn
| sylvania, near Gettysburg on the night
of July 23rd, three troopers were killed
| and twentysiX seriously injured
| There were nearly fifty men in the
| regimental guard of the Tenth reGi
ment when the storm broke, and not
one is believed to have escaped injury
| In the international athletic contests
which were held at Berlin July 9th
j. d. Lightbody, University of Chicago
and w. W. May, University of Hi
nois, participated and their work
aroused much enthusiasm Lightbody
easily defeated Paterson of Sweden in
the 1900 meters flat, and later won
the 500 meters flat against thirty
competitors. giving them start OF
sixty-five meters. May easily won the
100 meters handicap run.
! The Farmers union of Mississippi
will hold cotton off the market to con
| troll the price. Its membership now
includes large majority of the farm
ers of the state. Warehouses have
been established in almost every com
munity. When the season opens and
cotton begins to move in volume, the
| Will NAVE IL Is SdIu, ClOSt W
to 200 warehouses of its own in which
cotton may be stored to await the ca
| prices of the market.
Announcement has been made by
| Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the
National Republican committee, thai
the following will constitute the com
mittee: Charles F. Brooker, Connect
cut; T. Coleman Dupont, Delaware
William E. Borah, Idaho; Frank o
Lowden, Illinois; Charles Nagel, Mis-
souri,; Victor Rosewater, Nebraska
William l.. Ward, New York; Edward
C. Duncan, North Carolina, and Boies
| Penrose, Pennsylvania.
At Baltimore July 23rd, with the
ease and grace of giant bird and un
der perfect control, Lincoln Beachey's
aeroplane travelled from Electric park
in the northwestern suburbs, to Balti
more, to and around the city hall, in
the center of the city, and back to
Electric Park. a distance of fifteen
miles. Mr.. Beachey made the return
| trip, seven and one-half miles, in
eighteen minutes, landing on the ex
act SPOT on which he started.