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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

where so as to make the fund for her boy
as large as human ingenuity permits.
When the will was read and the world
became aware OF the string tied to the
widows fortune. II said:
Well, Vincent Is SO fcnd of his step.
mother. undoubtedly he will settle an In.
come on her should she marry again"
This was one OF the very things that Mrs.
Astor No. feared; another reason, there
fore. why his marriage was hurried. There
Is no danger now that any share OF the Az.
tor wealth will go permanently to Mrs. Aston
I'd! Vincent is wed md his wife Is as firm
believer in conservation as his mother.
and the Aston millions will be conserved for
any future children.
Given the two sides OF the Astor family,
there is still third and fourth estate
which will take a part in settling the future
OF the child born to the Colonel after his
death. and OF Mrs. Ava Astor's grandchi
dren-if she has any. very strange bit
on knowledge has just been disseminated
through the circle nearest the Astors 1t Is
whispered that Vincent Astor's purchase of
historic old Brandon, one OF the Randolph
estates OF Virginia. is carrying out plan
originated by his father. 1t seems that after
his second marriage, Colonel Astor realized
that long fight was ahead OF him to win
for his wife the position he thought due her.
And. said member OF his family. the
other day, he was deeply impressed with
the fear that such g night would result dis
astrously. He feared that. II he won. II
would be at the expense OF his young w!te's
peace OF mind and perhaps health. Therefore,
he decided that 1t would be easier to win
social recognition for his bride in some
other place. He looked about. and finally
elected to buy Brandon and make that beau.
tfuf old place the birthplace OF the new
house OF Aston But he died before finishing
that deal"
1t Is this interesting item OF news. added
to the fact that Brandon has been purchased
by Vincent, that gives society something
new to talk about.
A wild rumor that Vincent intended to
leave New York to his stepmother and set.
tie permanently at Brandon new over town.
but such rumor is absurd. Brandon will
be used as a retreat each Spring when
Vincent's health demands milder climate
There is much satisfaction both for Mrs.
John Aston and Mrs. Vincent Astor. In the
thought that the latters children not those
OF Madeleine Aston. will play on Brandon's
lawns
But what OF the attitude Of the third and
fourth estate. already mentioned. Is society
divided on the question Of the future Of the
Aston offspring? Also. what recognition, III
any. has 1t as Yet given Mrs. Aston I'd?
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cents serious illness. When
asking the members of the
Astor family to attend the
quiet home wedding, Mrs.
Orme Wilson was, OF course,
asked. and her two sons and
her daughter-in law.
Mrs. Wilson not only re-
FUSED to attend her nerhew's
wedding, but. to make her at.
titude still more unmistaka.
BILE, the very day of the cere.
mony she went to White Sui.
phur Springs. where Made.
leine Force Astor is stopping!
She got there at z O'Clock
In the morning. Young Mrs.
Astor No. 2 met her Mt the
station with an umbrella-it
was raiping-and they have
been inseparable ever since.
And Thornton Wilson and
the young Orme Wilson's also
stayed away from the we'd
ding!
Thus are the lines strongly
marked between the two
sides OF the Astor family.
But why has Mrs. Wilson
flown In the face of society
and her erstwhile sisterdn.
law? AS the Youngest MON.
Der OF the family. she was
petted. and perhaps spoiled.
She had an intense love for
her only brother and an
equally intense pride in her
family. She always resented
the fact that society placed
her beautiful dster-in.law on
a plano even higher than her
own. She resented the adu.
lation given her. And when
Ava Aston sued for her di.
vorce Mrs. Wilson became
her most determined foe.
Realizing that the bitterest
blow she could deal the first
Mrs. Astor was the espouang
or her successors cause and
tne recognition of the baby,
she took her stand two years
ago, and IL society wants
Mrs. Wilson 1t must accent
young Mrs. .Astor.
THUS stands the situation
To-Day. The first Mrs. AS.
tor Is no longer afraid that
me second Mrs. Astor wdIl
nSyera free field and be able
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as Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor' and, not as
Mrs. John Jacob Aston"
Mrs. Astor No. / became by death most
necorously widow. whereas before that she
had only been divorced woman. Practically
everybody in society now refers to her as
the widow OF Colonel Aston. and has avoided
giving that title to Mrs. Aston No. Q
In London where Mrs. Astor No | has
Kept her fine house even during her match.
making expedition just ended, she enjoys the
friendship of the King and Queen. the Ouch.
ess OF Marlborough and all the greatest social
masnates Of the United Kingdom. Thew az
ways speak of her as Colonel Asor's widow /,
and overlook the second widow. The British
are very expert at overlooking little things
like that
Mrs. Astor No. received. in fact much
more than she ever did during her life as
Colonel Astor's wife There was the famous
Astor cottage" at Newport, "Beechwood for
instance. where. for the first time In her life.
she ruled last year as mistress. In the early
years OF her marriage she spent every Sum.
mer there but always. as a daughter.ip.law.
never as head of the house
In short. Mrs. Astor No. I. the beautiful.
stately hiFh-bred matron, has. up TO now.
trluniphed beyond the dreams Of romance.
MRS. Astor No. 2, tho beautiful long.iinfbed
young matron. has not-as yet
From all OF which can be seen how earnest.
~ Mrs. hstor No. must hope for q new
Astor baby-an heir to her line which will
keep little John Jacob Sd from ever assuming
control OF the Astor family gods and name.
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Society. In this country as we'll as in Eng.
land. Is indisputaby on the side OF the first
Mrs Astor. 1t will take the most subtle
the most sublime cleverness to place Made.
ieine Astor on footing with her predeces
sor. or with Mrs. Vincent Astor.
An And all attempts are being, and will be.
danes Aston. John and Vincent, the Hunt
ington family and its many branches, and
all the most prominent women of New YORK
Newport and Philadelphia society are lined
upon one. side-they. SO to speak, are ON
the defensive
On the offensive side are Madeleine Aston
the n Forces. and. strangely enough. Mrs.
Orme Wilson, the younger sister of the
Colonel and the only one living In this
country! She went over bodily to the Force
side Just before the baby was born. And
naturally. having been born an Astor. She
took over several warm and influential
friends. While these friends are very friend.
iy to the first Mrs. Aston. they espouse the
cause OF her successor whenever occasion
permits
For instance, when the invitation list for
vincents wedding was made up, these
friends were included AS it happened, the
invitations were never Issued owing To Vim.
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Mechanism Which Trans
Latent Food Energy Into the
business and Power That
81 Us to Carry On Our Lives.
pc Brain, or Battery"
Rse Liver. or Gasoline Tank"
s,e Supra-Renals. or "Carbur.
he Thyroid, or Governor"
te Muscles, or Furnace"
ID up" as It were. and must be re-
Il and the absorption Of more excess
tenergy. 1t Is desirable. therefore.
a'ary or too severe shocks be avoid.
lrst step In the avoidance of shocks
PIE possible by the knowledge of the
Pm. DR.. Grille said.
sanation OF the phenomenon or
PAID. has made possible the Shock.
operation VIII this kinetic
also the test Of controlling disease
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Bar Harbor go abroad. The latter appeals
to her because 1t Is less expensive even than
the house on Mount Desert.
X she continues her campaign for several
years she will add materially to the 49,
100000 left John Jacob. Sd. II she marries
and as she is only twenty-three there Ia
every possibility that she will-her Ave MILL
ion dollar fortune returns to the Aetor es-
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Baby John Jacob Astor Sd, Who
May Yet Sway Fashionable Society
az che Head Of tho American Astors.
Below Him, Two Fancifui Drawings
Showing First, His Rear Position IL
There 10 an Heir Born TO the Vim
cent Astors, and Second, His Head
Position II Only Girls Are Born.
Above 10 a New Photograph OF His
Mother, Mrs. Madeleine Aston Force,
Taken at White Sulphur Springs.
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'lf. And she lives AZ
nically as she can and
noes. For. beside pay
eis. she Is planning 10
|s!ible from he- own Ia
ey goes into the bapk
p benefit OF the boy.
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She grasps every opportunity to
save. When she went to the White
Sulphur Springs for April and May
she had the town house closed and
the servants dismissed. Last Sum-
mer she leased comparatively
small place In Bar Harbor. one that
required few servants to run; this
CHI rrill oIfhnx -
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What the Stars Predict for
baby John Jacob Astor Sd.
(From the horoscope of Madeline Force Astors SOM
He will be manly, self-willed, adventurous. He
will quarrel frequently with his mother, and will
twice prevent her re-marriage. When he Is Of
age he will be enormously enriched by tragic
death.
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What the Stars Promise for
Vincent Aseor's Children

(From the horoscope of his marriage)
girl child will be born to the Vincent Astor's
within year. There is grave doubt of it's living
beyond the infantile period.
Two years thereafter will be born an heir to
the Astor millions. He will be strong healthy.
normal-a credit to the Astor name.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
DEFEAT HIGHLAND IN
COUNTY LEAGUE DEBATE
kennewick Team Takes One More
Step Toward Championship by j,
Winning Third Victory

In the series of debates for the
county league championship held
f riday night, the Kennewick high
school scored its third consecutive
victory in debate this year, its rep
resentatives winning from the Rich
land high school in the contest held
at the latter place. The Kennewick
team was composed of two freshmen
and junior, William Sly, Dora
Williams and John Hamilton, while
the Richland team had two soph-
omores and freshman, Vada Now
cry, Ruth Granlund, and Alfred
Zornes. The representatives from
Richland acquitted themselves very
creditably but were not quite the
equals of the Kennewick debaters in
either argument or delivery. Sup
erintendent Lewis coached the local
debaters and Principal Lilley the
Rich]and team. The judges were
Mr.. Dorsey, principal of the Pasco
high school, Mr.. Zent, county super
intendent of schools of Franklin
county, and Miss Elsa Dixon, de-
bate coach in the Pasco high school.
In the other debates of the county
league held Friday night, Hover, on
the affirmative side of the question,
won from Finley on the negative,
Kiona won from Prosser, and Valley
Heights won from Walnut Grove.
The winning teams will contest
against each other until all but one
team are eliminated, that team
having title to the county champion.
ship.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
FORCES CHECKS, Then
MAKES CONFESSION
Prolonged Christmas Celebration Nearly
Lands Benton City F arm Hand in
the Penitentiary

B. M. Jenkins, ordinarily hard
working farm hand of Benton City
and owner of valuable homestead
in that vicinity, came to Kennewick
to have a Christmas celebration,
bringing with him, he claims, some
thing like $500.
He went on a prolonged drunk
and after a few days turned up at
the Stag Bar, broke, and left his
watch, a valuable one, with Mr..
Roseman as security for a loan of
$24. Last Sunday he returned, still
drunk, and redeemed the watch,
giving a check for $40 on the Pros
ser State Bank. Mr.. Roseman had
known the man for years and had
no hesitancy in accepting his check.
Jenkins then went to the Yakima
Cafe where he cashed another check
for $500. He then went to North
Yakima where be again pawned his
watch for SO, got dead drunk and
was finally thrown into jail.
Tuesday in police court. sober.
Jenkins conscience began to bother
him about those checks and he
made a clean confession of his mis-
deeds, alleging that it was his first
dishonest act and laying all the
blame on the whiskey. On account
of his voluntary confession, the
authorities were inclined to be leni-
ent and got into communication
with Mr.. Roseman who went to
North Yakima Tuesday and after
considerable difficulty succeeded in
extracting Jenkins from the tolls OF
the law and took him to Benton
City where he left him, thoroughly
penitent and sincere in his declar-
alton that he would go to work and
make good the amount of his forg-
cries.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
MANY CHILDREN NEED
MEDICAL attention
Inspection Of Schools Shows More than
Three Hundred Having One
or More Minor Troubles

The results of the medical inspec-
ton OF the local schools by Mrs.
Hickey. shows a large number of
children who are in need of medi-
cal attention. Mrs. Hickey says
the percentages of those suffering
from eye-strain and enlarged glands
is somewhat larger than is the
case on the western side of the state,
while the percentage of those with
throat trouble is not so large. In
following specifications as set down
by Mrs. Hickey, the exact nature of
the child's trouble is not stated in
medical terms, that being left to
the examining physician in case
this inpection, by calling the par
ent's attention to the case, results
in an examination by the family
doctor of the child afflicted. The
totals for the schools follow:
Nasal trouble, adenoids, etc., 26;
throat trouble. enlarged glands in
the throat, etc., 108; eye-strain, IS;
glands, 65; decayed teeth, 151;
nerves, IA; defective hearing, %;
anamia, 10; malnutrition, needing
careful diet, 6; insufficient sleep, 4;
goitre, 3; itch 2(kept out of school) !;
scalp trouble, l.; skin trouble, 1.
Total. 1876; less those counted
twice 165, $50.
The blanks showing the results of
this medical inspection have been
sent to the parents by the children.
In case there is any misunderstand-
ing concerning them, the parents
are requested to communicate with
the teacher or superintendent.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
sASkET BALL TEAM
ON THREE DAY TOUR

The high school basket ball team
left Thursday noon for Prosser,
where they will play the first Of a
series Of three games, playing Sun
nyside Friday and Mabton Satur-
day. The team is not at its max
imum strength, as Lacey Squibb,
cantain, has a crippled hand and
Otto Erickson has been withdrawn
from the team entirely. Clyde Bush
and Howard Lincold are substitute
centers.
Those making the trip are Earl
johnson, Bernard Slaugenhaupt,
Emil Behrmann, Clyde Bush, How
ard Lincoln, Edmund Carpenter and
Corwin Terril. Mr.. Meikle will ac-
company the team.
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was while he was there that he was
instrumental in establishing and
building the Southern Methodist
school at Milton, Oregon. He came
to Kennewick in 1902 and on the
9th of March of that year the first
issue of the Columbia Courier was
published. The name was changed
to the Kennewick Courier some few
years later. After a years active
work on the paper as editor printer
publisher, he sold it toe. o. Ander-
son. Leaving Kennewick, Mr,
Greene went to Pasco where he es-
tablished the Pasco Express and
was its editor for year and a half.
selling the paper to c.. T. Giezen-
tanner. Mr.. Greene then went to
Michigan where for time he worked
on Detroit paper, and later started
a small magazine at Homer, called
The Lookout.
Whether he was still publishing
the magazine at the time Of his
death, and the cause of his death.
was not stated jim the meagre in
formation received.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
FATAL F|CHTAT
WHITE BLUFFS

As the result of drunken brawl
among three section men working
on the Milwaukee at White Bluffs,
there will very likely be a murder
trial upon the next court calendar.
The fight occurred last evening as
we were going to press and the
,meagre information we were able to
get over the phone stated that one
OF the men was in an unconscious
and dying condition from an axe
wound on his head and his two as
sailants were in custody. The men
were Americans but their names
could not be learned.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS

At the annual meeting of the
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers AS
sociation at North Yakima Tuesday,
DR.. A. J. Pressey of Selah was
elected president, F. E. Sickles Of
Naches was reelected and he was
designated acting general manager
and Yakima member on the board
of trustees of the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors.
The new executive committee is
composed of President A. J. Pressey
of Selah, J. J. Rudkin of Kenne-
wick, O.S. Follansbee of Zillah, w.
B. Armstrong of Naches, E. G..
Merrill of Emerald, E. l.. Porter of
Donald and L. B. Parsons of North
Mob Hill.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
{. P. GREENE, FOUNDER
Of COURIER, IS DEAD
Pioneer Newspaper Man Passes AWAY
at Home In Michigan-Also Es-
tabhshed Pasco Express

Elwyn P. Greene, founder of the
Kennewick Courier and the Pasco
Express, died at Greenbush, Mich,
January 18th, according to the in
formation received last week from
Mrs. H. c. Greene of Bradford, Yer
mont, mother of the late editor.
Mr.. Green was 67 years old.
Mr.. Greene is quite well known
by the old-timers in this section.
having spent some time in Walla
Walla before coming to the Twin
Cities. He was for time pastor of
a church at Walla Walla, and
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
IN. P. OFFICIALS
ON FRIENDLY CALL
Vice-President and Party Guests
of City While Entour Of
Western Lines

A party of Northern Pacific offi-
cials consisting of J. G. Woodwork,
second vice. president, St. Paul; H.
E. Still, western general freight
agent, Tocoma; Alex Tinling, as
sistant western general frei g b t
agent, Tacoma; and C. E. Arney,
western immigration and industrial
agent, Spokane, were guests of the
Commercial Club Tuesday forenoon.
The party's private car was
brought from Pasco at ten o'clock
and was attached to No. 5 at noon
for the journey west, the next stop
being made at North Yakima.
During the hour spent at the
Commercial Club rooms, short
talks were made by all of the visitors
and by Mr.. Desgranges and Mayor
Richardson. Mr.. Woodwork said
that the railroads anticipated not
being able to compete with the water
route in moving trans continental
freight once the Panama Canal is in
operation. The loss of the long
haul business must be made up by
an increase in the business from the
intermountain states and on that
score he predicted a great increase
in the prosperity of the interior dis
tributive points, particularly those
situated as strategically as is Ken
newick.
A statement made by Mr.. Arney
in his talk which was of special in
terest was that twenty per cent of
the processed fruit put up by his
department during the past year,
for exhibition in the company's city
ticket Offices throughout the east
was from the Kennewick district.
He said that 1915 would see many
homeseekers from the middle west
come into this district though not
many were expected during the"
present season.
Mayor Richardson took occasion
to call the attention of the visitors
to the need of branch line into
the Richland- Hanford- White Bluffs
territory, and told of the efforts of
Benton county to increase the rail-
roads revenue by increasing the
farm output through the teaching
of better farming methods.
After the meeting adjourned the
officials visited the local basket fac
tory and grape juice factory. At
the basket factory Manager Marks
made personal complaint to Mr..
Woodwork and Mr.. Still concerning
his need Of a commodity rate on his
product. The officials agreed that
the factory had been Disseminated
against and promised an immediate
correction of the rate, which will
enable the local factory to compete
on an equal footing with the Oregon
factories in supplying Idaho terri
tory.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30

washed into the engine room, sink
ing the craft at her moorings, only
the upper-structure being above
water on Monday.
The owners have been hard at
work raising their boat during the
week and expect to have her again
III commission by the first of next
week.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
|REE LIBRARY
NOW ASSURED
|ab5c Meeting is First Move in
Campaign to Make lnstitu-
lion More Useful

Though the attendance was small
ma general community meeting
i. work of the library association
Lowed a decided advance by the
,.t;np held in the Princess Theatre
uonday night.
The musical program was OF ex-
,Dt;onal merit and the thanks of
A. association are extended to all
,aa assisted, as well as to the man
| cement Of the Princess.
The object Of the meeting was to
! ,,t the work of the library before
,he public and, if possible, to ar
,ope methods by which its work
nuld be extended. Mayor Rich
,dson spoke, cordially recommend
mo the library as worthy of the
support of the entire community.
Mrs. S. M. Henderson showed
clearly that it would be good bus
mess investment to put about a
third more money into the library
and get two-thirds more use out OF
il by having it open each after
noon and evening of the week. In
/ the absence of Mr.. Moulton, Mr..
Ogood, president of the association,
explained the object toward which
tle association is working-a well
equipped public library in a beau
tiul building that should serve as
the social center of the community,
With rooms that could be used for
he Commercial Club or Women's
Club meetings as well as reading
noms.
Itsi entirely probable that the
|0hegie foundation would provide
|lAaey for such building when the
Rhaunity is ready to furnish a
R&le site and guarantee 1O% of
&st of the building annually for
WI eenance. To achieve this ideal
III ESSENTIAL to awaken interest in
laEb prary we already possess and
and Cd public SO interested that the
finish will give support to the larger
the 1qent.
meloI present plan has been to
berrithe circulation of the books to
discuonly who pay for cards. This
age opens the library to those who
gath it least. Effort is therefore
grea, to raise a sum of money
rer gh to enable the library to be
yn open to all.
G ". Rarey ably presented the
lcial part of the program. Over
was received in cash and pledges.
K canvas will be made for the bal
nee and the association takes pleas
Ire in announcing that cards will be
ranted to anyone in the community
reeof charge, each card to be signed
y some taxpayer as sponsor.