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Show Van Alen May Follow Astor. There Is npparont ground for the rumor that James J. Van Alen Intends to follow William Waldorf Astor's example ex-ample and becomo a subject of tho Ilrltlsh crown. Mr. Vnn Alen has been n voter In .Newport for nearly twenty years. A few days ago ho ro quosted that his namo bo stricken from tho voting lists, "as I shall no longer bo a voter of Newport or n citizen citi-zen of Ilhn(j Island." For somo tlmo It 1ms been understood that Mr. Vnn Alen coincides In Mr. Astor's view that this country Is "not fit for a gen-tloman gen-tloman to llvo In." |