davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-12-24

bile, but seldom does . Trains are
something to travel on when air
planes aren't available, at least for
him During Discovery's big year
as handicap champion he was all
over the country by air, keeping up
with his races.
He Is on the slim side, weighing
only 100 pounds Is feet 10
has come to the conclusion that
horses can't stand racing IL months
out Of the year He didn't have
any fresh horses for winter racing,
50 his string is now resting at Saga
more
Seldom has he had a top-flight
Jockey under contract "You
don't have to-" he points out
If you have good horse everybody
around the place wants to ride him.
Get a bad one and it doesn' t
matter"
This then is a portrait Of the
young man who since 1888 has been
able to storm the exclusive portals
Of the Jockey Club, become presi-
dent Of Pimlico and Belmont and
make some of his more sedate neigh
bors sit up and take notice.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Advertising Club Plans
'Jomboree' Jan. n

Committee members planning the
"jamboree" of the Advertising Club
Of Washington to be held January
q have been given their assign
ments by Alvin @. Ehrlich, presi-
dent
The dinner dance, an annual
affair of the club, will be held at
the Mayflower Hotel at pm. Each
of the 500 to attend will be given
gifts drawn from treasure bag"
One hundred of the gifts are valued
at from $40 to 5000.
George B. Burrus, first vice presi-
dent of the club, and James Rotto
are chairman and vice chairman,
respectively.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Proportional Electoral
Vote Bill Supported

Support Of proportional represen-
tation for candidates in each States
electoral votes for President of the
United States. as incorporated in
a measure sponsored by Repre-
sentative Clarence F. Lea, Califor-
mia Democrat, was voiced on behalf
of the American Good Government
Society by President Richard A.
Staderman last night in a talk over
the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Mr.. Staderman said the Lea plan
was designed to prevent defeat of
the presidential candidate having
the largest number of popular votes
because a small majority in a popu-
lous State gives his opponent all
that States electoral votes.
Representative Lea, who is chair
man of the House Interstate Com
merce Committee. explained his
measure during the broadcast.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
A. P. Photo.

derbilt, smoking cigarettes and
greeting the scribes with Hello,
joe" or welcome, jack" or Come
on and have drink, Bill" even
though he never drinks himself. OF
course. Woods was there to do q
little off-stage prompting should the
boss have lapse of memory.
Vanderbilt parked himself at one
Of the tables, and with an infor.
mality that must have left any lin
gering fears among the also-rans
the gathering carried on into the
night. Finally, he stood up and
got to the business at hand. He
wanted to know what to do about
Belmont.
You guys" he started. hesitantly.
A skeptic among the chart callers
snorted something about that WASH t
the way he was accustomed to hear
ing a president of Belmont talk.
Vanderbilt thought fast on his feet.
"All right" he said, laughing with
the others. Then with a casual
wave of his cigarette holder toward
the fault-finder he continued.
You guys and that fellow over
there, let loose now and give me
some suggestions
Good Humored Discussion.
For an hour there was a good
humored give and take that cleared
the atmosphere.
There may seem to be lot of
talk about horse parks in this piece,
but Vanderbilt has made them his
business.
In the beginning, back in '33, he
was looked upon as just another
millionaire. who eventually would
| dawdle his life away in more OR
less typical fifth generation style
That hasn't been the case. The
college boy in him is gone. Plaid
jackets have been replaced by con-
servative suits, and he has a fair
for the correct in clothes. His in
terest in horses has increased, not
lessened.
One strange thing is that he
seldom if ever rides himself.
Almost decade after his unex-
pected plunge into horse trading at
Saratoga we find him still there,
still enthusiastic, but his bids now
may carry him up as high as s22, 900
which was what he paid for Adven-
turer, a colt that never got to the
races
One afternoon last summer he
watched nine nervous fillies doing
their contrary best not to all line
up in the stall gate at once. They
reared and paved and pranced and
f1icked careless heels with impish
disdain for the tempers of their
jockeys.
Alfred was just as nervous as the
fillies themselves as he kept his
tightly held glasses on the start
and squirmed uneasily in his ger
anium-banked clubhouse box.
One of those fillies was his, a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Pomona to Discuss
Bills Coming to
the Legislature
HOSPITAL Committee to
Make Report; Home Ec
Conference

A special legislative meeting OF
the Benton County Pomona Grange
viii be held at Buena Vista Grange
Friday, January q at 2 o'clock, an
nounces Guy Story, master.
The legislative committee will re-
view all legislation that has been
asked for by the Pomona for the
wear and will have copies Of all
hills that have been presented to
the legislature and of interest to
the grange for general discussion
and action.
A. L. Brockway Of the Benton
County P.UD. will cover the power
situation in this county up to date.
The committee on cooperative
disqualification under special order,
win make a report embodying their
findings with suggestions from the
medical profession of the county.
The woman's committee will have
a special speaker on educational
matters and Mrs. Witt, district
chairman from Yakima County, will
have q conference with home eco
nomic chairmen during the after
noon.
All officers are requested to be
there at one o'clock sharp for ini-
tatory practice. Work will be ex-
atory practice. Work will be ex-
program under the direction of the
Buena Vista lecturer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Camp Fire Girls
Enjoy Visit Of
National Leader

A large crowd of Pasco and Ken
newick Camp Fire girls, their par
'ents and friends enjoyed program
m the girls headquarters Monday
evening. The program was COM
posed OF model meeting and some
songs by the Pasco girls; a skit by
nma PEatt and Anna Marie Muel-
ieo and historical skit entitled:
The Glorious WISH" which was
directed by Mrs. r. E. Reed. Those
taxing part in the skit included Miss
Oorothee French, Verdine Foraker,
Norma Berg, Margaret Kershaw,
Sertrude Keene and Daphne Taylor.
rouowing the program Miss Eudora
UeMots. national executive for this
o.strlct, spoke to the girls and dis
piayed many beautiful articles which
were made by Camp Fire girls from
inherent parts of the United States.
"A Gunner was served to fourteen
.aoles In the Arrow Grill preceding
Tue program. The table was dec
grated with a centerpiece of an In
o!an family in keeping with the an
iaVersary theme subject of amer
,.aila. After the dinner Miss De-
MUS gave a short talk to the group
conpoSed Of Pasco and Kennewick
lamp Fire Guardians mothers and
Legion Auxiliary ladies. She gave
many helpful suggestions to those
present IN regard to the cooperation
neCWeen the parents. sponsors and
.ne guardians in the progression of
Camp Fire work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Kiwanis Clubs
Observe Twenty
Fourth Birthday

Kiwanis was founded twenty-four
years ago this week. Another or
ganization with the same initial
letter repeated three times was
founded the same year. Within five
years 1t had membership Of more
than four million. Kiwanis is Just
now reaching the 100 thousand
mark. But. the latter is growing
steadily In IAN parts of the country
while the other organization has
virtually died.
The reason for this. according TO
. statement made Tuesday noon by
immediate past president Urban
Rocker Of the Kennewick group, is
that the detectives were almost d.
rectly opposite. Kiwanis teaches.
he said, primacy Of the Golden Rule
and universal brotherhood, while
the other organization fostered class
hatreds.
A message from the international
president OF Kiwanis by District
Governor .. E. Boktus, and Frank
Malptn gave . brief resume OF the
detectives for the current year for
the organization.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Turkey Raisers
Plan to Double
Output This Year

Turkey growers are planning t.
about double the production Of birds
this year. according to advance In
formation gathered by the several
houses handling this type Of poul-
try products.
According to figures estimated
this year, which has been a good
one for the turkey growers, nearly q
hundred thousand dollars were broi
into the section from this source. A
rising fall price, coupled with low
feed costs made the season an un-
usually profitable one for the grow
erS.
Another angle which Is making
for the advantage Of the turkey
raiser is the fact that the turkey
is becoming q year round article
on the eastern markets, rather than
q seasonal bird as has been the
case so far. Another favorable fea-
ture is the fact that the eastern
markets are taking the big birds
now where . few years ago only the
smaller ones could find q ready
sale. Turkey sandwiches have re-
Gently become q year round staple
in restaurants and eating houses
throughout the east. Big birds are
more profitable in these places than
fho cxpo11oy 1,;y,3c ,uyI,i<t, MOS enJd 4o
the family trade almost exclusively.
One dealer reported that the New
York market is calling for oars
of turkeys day now where, only a
few. years ago half that number
would swamp the market,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
School Interests Unite
Educational Groups

Superintendent E. s. Black has re-
turned from Seattle where he at
tended a meeting of the state di-
rectors association. He reports the
important fact of the conference
was that the state school directors,
the Washington Educational Asso-
citation, the state Parent Teachers
Association and committee of 16
are unifying in one common report
and will be represented in the leg
islature. There seems to be numer-
GUS problems arising and by the
harmony effected by the uniting of
these educational organizations they
plan to show a stronger support in
the educational bills, etc. that are
presented in the state legislature.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Fred Spiegelberg
Rites to Be Held
Here on Monday

Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon, January 30, at a
o'clock from the Bethlehem Luth-
eran church for H. Fred A. Speigel-
berg, who passed away yesterday in
Edmonton.
III. Fred Spiegelherg was born on
September 20, 1883 In Coppen-
bruegge. Province Of Hanover, Ger
many. He came 10 the United States
while in his late twenties. On Sep
TENDER 81, 1884 he was married TO
Augeste Schwensen at st. Louis, Mo.
To their union was born ten child
rem, two OF whom died in infancy.
The family moved to Kennewick in
April 1913 and lived on q farm on
the Highlands for twenty years. Aft
er the death OF his wife on a farm
In 1888, Mr.. Spiegelberg has been
visiting his children in California.
Missouri and had spent the past five
years In Canada with his daughter.
Services viii be held Friday at
Stony Plains.
He is survived by eight living
children, namely. Mrs. Il. Eber-
hardt, Stony Plain, Alberta, Cam
ada; Fred, Arthur and Paul OF st.
Louis, Mo-; Carl OF Honolulu, T. II.
Herbert of Portland; Roland Of San
Leandro, California and Marie OF
Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Debate Team Makes
Good Record

In the public debate which was
held with Prosser last Friday the
Kennewick team came out victori-
Gus. The outcome was considered
especially good because the Prosser
team was the only undedeated team
in this district. The local team,
composed OF Wayne CARRIER and
Phillip Foraker, has made a good
record for the school. They won the
two debates from Prosser and Pasco
and came close to winning the other
two from Grange and Grandview.
The boys. accompanied by their
coach, Miss Ponti, will attend the
debate conference Of eastern WASH
ington district this weekend at
Pullman. The winning teams OF
the districts are competing In this
conference to determine the cham
pionship.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
New Insurance
Rate In Effect

A reduction in fire insurance
costs OF from seven to nine percent
inside the city limits was made In
the new rates released this week.
The reduction Is due to the extra
protection which the city has added
in the way Of new facilities at the
fire station. The rates are as Of
October 10, and policies written
since that date will carry the new
rate, although no reduction can be
allowed on the policies already in
effect.
: While some business houses are
listed at q higher rate than prev
iously, It is because OF added risks.
AS general thing the reductions
are between seven and nine percent
on business property and about nine
percent on residential property.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Former KenneWick
Minister Dies i'm
Seattle Hospital

The Kennewick community was
shocked and saddened by the news
of the sudden death of the Rev. F.
N. Morton Monday in Seattle. He
was taken to the hospital Sunday
morning and passed away Monday
evening from heart trouble.
Frederick Norman Morton was
born November S, 1878 near Crest
line, Ohio. He was the youngest OF
a family Of eight children. He taught
school for five years in and near his
home school. On May %, 1901 he
was united In marriage to Elisa
beth Mertz. TO their union were
born two children, p son Norman
who died at the age Of four months,
and a daughter, Gladys. After
moving to Delaware, she received his
B. A. degree from Ohio Wesleyan
University. He then moved to
Pennington, Washington In 1910, at
which time he was Ordained as q
minister Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
Rev. Morton supplied the pulpit
during his ministry at Orofino, Che
Ian. Cashmere, Toppenish, With {
years being spent ct Pomeroy, six
years at Kennewick and his last
charge was inSthe. Ronald comtnun-
ity church Of Seattle.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Morton; one daughter
Mrs. Gladys Wilder, Of Kennewick;
one sister, Mrs. w. B. Van Houten
Of Ada, Ohio and one brother, Frank
also of Ohio.
Funeral services will be held in
Seattle Thursday and also In Ken
newick on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock in the M. E. church. Rev
H. Attenborough will offioiate and
the cemetery service will be in the
charge Of the Rose Croix, with DR.
L. G. Spaulding and other officers
taking part. Interment win be In
Riverview Heights cemetery.
While living in Kennewick Rev
Morton was very active in civic and
community organizations, among
those being the secretary Of the XII
wants club, q member Of the Com
mercial Club, Masonic lodge and al
so the Valley grange. To his many
friends he leaves memory Of the
highest type of characteristic quail
tiles as expressed in his preaching,
daily living, his work with young
people, and also in the many poems
he has written.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
& Kings Of Kings" to be
Shown Sunday Night

The church Of Latter Day Saints
Is sponsoring the showing Of the
picture King Of Kings" Sunday
evening, January = IN the I.O.OF.
hall ct 1880. The picture shows the
life and ministry Of the Savior and
win be shown and lectured by Elder
q. A Morrison. This Is open to the
public and there viii be no admis-
sion charges.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Famous Balygreen
|Upriver Ranch Sold
to Seattle Interests

Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Petersen, for
merly Of Michigan. but now Of Sc
4ettle, came into the valley Saturday
to take over the Ballygreen ranch.
located about half way between
White Bluffs and Hanford- on the
banks of the Columbia river. This
ranch, consisting Of about sixty
acres, Is q unit Of q total Of six hun
dred acres purchased by the Peter
sens. They plan on sending for their
sons and dividing the properties
with them. They are now removal
ing the once lovely, but lately sad
" neglected, house on the premises.
The Ballygreen ranch has had a
varied history. Established about
thirty years ago by one H. w.
Reaugh, as a nursery, 1t was pur-
chased by Col. G.. A. Whaley and
Ralph Gregg, who ran 1t as a fruit
ranch with a side line of hogs and
cattle. To help dispose of their live
stock, they put on the market the
Ballygreen Little Pig Sausage and
Ballygreen Mincemeat, the latter
put up in enticing little barrels,
holding at the most, about two
quarts. In coast cities, one had to
order either the mincemeat or saul
sage ahead of time in order to get it.
Later on, they made arrangements
to can chickens for market, but due
to i'll health, Col. Whaley was fore
ed to retire, and some years later
the place was taken over by q syndi-
cate headed by L. Coluccio, con-
tractor Of Seattle. It was from this
syndicate that the Petersens took
title to that part Of their property.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
TWOLOcal Teams
in Bowling League

More than ten million people in
the United States today are pa
irons of bowling alleys. The craze
for this ancient pastime has hit
this section and quite few Kenne-
wick citizens are taking up the
sport.
In the commercial league, the two
Kennewick teams, the Twin City
Live Stock and the Standard Lum-
Der Co. teams, played last Tuesday.
the former. taking the match Sci.
Individual scores for the two. teams
are: 80 49, Sl5%t
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Record Is Broken for
Indicated Team

The only indicated team in the
city basketball league which was the
Warrington Hardware, does not
hold the title any longer. They were
defeated last Monday night by the
A team with q. score Of as to 20. The
othG teams playing Monday were
The B team, 10 vs. English Lutheran
q md = one-sdded game Of the Fac
ulty gaining II points to the FLA
.l1sz-z.--s-S..,A.-s.ssss;.. s:.x..saa..-
There are only four more Monday
evenings left for the scheduled city
league games. Next week the Wash
ington Hardware will play the b
team, Eng. Lutheran-FF.A., and a
most interesting game is promised
when the A team and the Faculty
play next Monday.
Present standing Of the teams
shows the Faculty at the top of the
List with the highest number of
points. Here is the list: Faculty,
1888; Hdw., 1863; A team, LOG; Eng.
Lutheran, 100; FLA, y; b team
80.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
!ADo
e YOU
KNOW!
sy vvsshinsson ssess Progress comnlssioa

Nearly 30 million man-hours of
labor have already been expended
in the construction of Grand Coulee
dam. r.-ns...-t...
This is the equivalent OF 8 men
working eight hours every day since
the beginning Of the Christian era.
About 10 million hours have been
spent at the dam site, and twice as
much elsewhere in producing and
transporting the materials and the
equipment required. ....... ....
Every state in the Union has been
represented among the employees at
the dam, according to the u. s. Rec
lamation Bureau.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Join State Jubilee

Kennewick's big annual celebra-
ton held on the Fourth Of July will
feature the states golden annivers-
airy of. statehood. It was suggested
pr the chamber Of commerce meet
ing this noon that the celebration
locally play up the pioneer feature
Plans for this years show are al
ready being considered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Rebels Near barcelona

BurgoS, Spain General Frances
victorious 1nsurgent army Is near
Ing the last line Of defense Of Bar
celona, the Loyalist capital. For
llve weeks the Rebel forces have
pushed their lines steadily toward
the coast with ultimate success now
within their grasp.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Second Hines Trial Starts

New York City-James. j. Hines,
Iammany henchman, IS on trial a
second time charged with completely
IN the vast policy racket. District
Attorney Dewey, famous gang bust
er" promises new and startling ev-
idence connecting politics and org
anized Rambling in this city. The
iirst trial, before e Tammany Judge,
was declared mistrial.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26

Macon, Ga.-Protests over the
choice Of Vivien Leigh, an English
actress, for the part OF Scarlet o.
Hara in the movie version OF 'Gone
With the Wind" were discounted
when Mrs. Walter d. Lamar, presi-
dent-general OF the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy announced
that she considered the choice OF
Miss Leigh IAN excellent solution OF
the problem in which all the coun-
try has been keenly interested"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26

Rochester, N. Y-The result Of an
18-months study Of automobile driv-
ing posture. delegates attending the
-''+5 wear session, OF the New York
STATE Chiropractic Society were
ollown new type Of automobile
seat designed to reduce the strain
on the muscles Of the back and the
shoulders. Specifications viii be
furnished free to all motor-car
manufacturers Interested.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26

New York CityIThe Standard OIL
tanker ESQ Maytowne landed ten
survivors here from the, wrecked
Imperial Anyways flying boat Cava-
lier, forced down by ice formation
200 miles off the Virginia Capes on
her way from New York to Ber-
muda. Two passengers and q mem
Der of the crew persisted. The sur.
vivors chung to life belts in q stormy
sea ten hours before their rescue.
It is believed that the impact of
land split the flying boats pontoons.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-26
Special Meetings

The Baptist church has succeed
ed in securing the Evangelist Carl
ton e. Null for special meetings
which will be held February to Il.
Rev. r. b. Holden states that Mr..
Null Is nationally known in his
travelling evangelism.