The Springfield herald., 1908-07-31

The sporting committee of the .lAu-
tomobile Club sst Paris has decided
to hold the neM grand prix compe-
titian in 1903 Ii Is probable that the
IDieppe course VIII be abandoned tpr
thee course at Aninu.
Governor Conner t'i Alabama has an
nounced that the state will resist in
fhe. courts the increase of freight rates
as proposed by the general managers
"a railroads south Of the OhhD. and east
OF tibe NJ ssissippi rivers.
The Herman automobile in the.
New YORK to Paris motor car con-
test arrived in Berlin at moon July
2fta,. 1t was the first car to come
into IBeriiA and apparently il days
ahead of las nearest competition.
Afet:r IA .seven-hour conference with
William j. Bryan and G0hn w. Kern
at Chicago she subcommittee U the
national Democratic committee ,Satur-
day chose NNy,rman K. Mack of Buff
falo. New Work, 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 tventy-six 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 n. miners Gonven-
ton 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
hA LODI tool
During the Young Mems Christian
Association relay race from New York
to Chicago, 1.13l boys ran l,O92 miles.
involving 1880 relays. Some of the
boys ran twice. The actual running
time was ia hours. 4G minutes, an av-
erage of 9.5 miles per hoB. The aver
age time per mile Was 6 minutes 10
seconds.
George H. p. Schrader has given
$5OO,O0O to the New York Association
for Improving the Condition of the
Poor. According to the terms OF the
gift. $106DOO is to be used for the
CONSTRUCTION of the new building for
Caroline Rest, the home of the asso.
citation at Rartsdale, for the benefit
of mothers ,eonvalescing from child
birth. Mr.. Sclrader 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 twenty-six 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 Berlia July 21th,
j. D. Lightbody, University Of Chicago.
and w. w. May University of Illi-
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-seven
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 a 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
union will have, it is said. close to $50
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 Fl. Hitchcock, chairman of the
National Republican committee, that
the following will constitute the com
mittee: Charles F. Brooker. Connecti-
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 srot on which he started.