The Lamar register., 1909-11-17

| Ten million dollars is the price Col.
John Jacob Astor will pay for freedom
from his wife. a settlement having
been arranged on that basis.
An aero club with 100 members has
been organized at Cornell university
for the study Of aerial navigation.
Several aeroplanes are being con-
structed by club members.
On the night of the 9Th inst. Halley's
comet was observed at Brown univer-
sity by Prof Winslow Upton. who
says it is quite faint, but should be
visible by telescope from now on and
with the naked eye in January.
Betting is a crime in New York
anly when accompanied by record,
registry or the use of some part of
the paraphernalia of professional gam
blers. according to a decision handed
down by the New York Court Of Ap-
peals.
Alice Paul, who is a member OF =
New Jersey Quaker family. and Anne
liza Brown. the window smashing suf-
fragettes. were sentenced in London
each to one month at hard labor. Both
are members Of the Pankhurst organi-
cation.
From stroke of apoplex.. Mrs. U.
S. Grant. Jr., daughter of the late
United States Senator Jerome d. Chat
fee of Colorado, and wife OF the sec
ond son of the late President Grant,
died suddenly in San Diego. Cal. on.
the 10th inst.
tvs Of thaxr cd
as volunteer soldiers to protect Gin
cinnati from a threatened raid by Con-
federate troops. under Kirby Smith in
1862. the squirrel hunters" of Cincin-
natl have received their pay at the
rate of S13 a month for the time en-
gagged.
1t is reported in New York that the
formation of giant copper combine
to force down the cost of producing
the metal and boost the price of ;he
finished product will be begun within
few days. The return of Daniel
Guggenheim from Europe has set the
machinery in motion.
A growth in the campaign TO elm
mate Bible reading and hymn singing
from the public schools was reported
at the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis in New York City. In
thirty-five cities there are no Bible
readings, and in eight only the old
testament and other psalms are read.
Having invaded many other fields Of
mans activities. young women OF
prominent families in New York City
have Incorporated what is to be known
as the Woman's Athletic Club. 4
gymnasium and grounds will be OBJ
tanned and the members will endeavor
to foster athletic achievements among
women generally. The members 81
far are mostly college women.
The New York Sun, in an extended
and sensational article. declares that
the sugar trust has stolen $30.000.000
from the United States. 1t says that
the same cargoes were weighed and
underweighed. The trust paid freight
on actual weight. II paid duties on
the underweight II stole from to
10 per cent. of the duty on every
cargo.
Two boys who gave their names as
George Williams. aged is. and Frank
Brown. aged 16, were arrested on the
10th inst. on the charge of attempting
to rob an express train on the New
York Central. between Lyons and Sy-
racuse. On entering the car they
were instantly covered by guns in the
hands of detectives. who had been On
gagged on account OF recent car robber-
les.
A.
escape from death OF eight workers
in Robert Morrison & Sons comb fac
tory in Brooklyn. which caught fire
Monday, and five other men probably
were fatally injured in making their
escape from the building. William
Morrison. son of the owner of the
plant, lost his life in the flames while
trying to reach the safe and close it's
doors. His father was among the in
jured.
The Canadian government has
framed a bill providing for the con-
struction Of three second class cruis-
ers and four torpedo boat destroyers.
The orders for these vessels probably
will be placed in Great Britain. The
bill provides also for Canadian train
ing establishments for both officers
and men. The annual cost of mainte-
nance of the seven vessels and the ex-
penses of the naval schools are esu-
mated at 100000.
The banquet at Guild hall in London
in celebration of the Kings sixty
eighth birthday and the Inauguration
of Sir John Knill as lord mayor to
succeed Sir George Truscott was yio-
lently interrupted by the militant sui
fragettes. The lord mayor was re;
spending to the toast to the King when
a crash of glass was heard. and a
stained glass window fell in fragments
into the banqueting hall. Shouts of
Votes for women" resounded through
the room. Two women who had
gained the roof and thrown the stones
were arrested.