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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30

600 inhabitants reminds one much
of San Francisco. 1t is a very
busy comercial city and possesses
many fine homes and lovely
parks. Here they spent three
weeks, after which they returned
to Sydney by steamer, a two
days trip. Another week in
Sydney was spent visiting Parli-
ment as guests Of one of the
members, in meeting the minist-
ers of the various departments
and most of the members. The
party was entertained by members
of Parliament, and business men.
through letters from bankers and
business associates at home.
After returning to Wellington
the party spent the next two
weeks on South Island, N. H.,
which is more beautiful even than
North Island. -Four days were
spent at Christ Church, followed
by three days in Dunedin, the
southernmost city of any I'M
portance, and nearest the South
Pole. This is an old Scotch city
settled in 1920. 1t has many
magnificent public buildings.
hospitals and schools, practical
ly all of them gifts from the
older families of the settlement.
The source Of wealth here is
butter, eggs, cheese and mutton
shipped in refrigerator ships to
England.
This island has many beautiful
lakes in the interior, amongst the
mountains, also wonderful glaci-
ers.
The next stage of the trip,
following a return to Aukland,
was in the direction of home,
when five weeks was spent in
visiting the Hawiian Islands
While at the volcano of Kilewa
Mr. Park knocked golf bali in
to the pit Of the volcano, aud has
a card to show that he "made a
hole in one.
After delightful stay the
party returned to San Francisco
where the Parks. after another
visit with their children, picked
up their ear, and arrived hons
May 18th.
Mr. Park said Of the trip:
can truthfully say, that / can
think of no other trip that affords
so much pleasure, as well as
education, in the interest of our
southern neighbors. During tle
trip we were the recipients of so
many kindnesses from our new
made friends, which we can never
forget. Not single incident oc-
cured during the entire time to
mar the pleasure Of our trip
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
AN ALL ISLAND AFFAIR
SPONSORED BY BURTON
IMPROVEMENT CLUB.

On Wednesday evening, at a
meeting held in w. d. Garvin S
office at Vashon, the Burton I'M
provement Club launched a move
ment for an all Island festival to
be held ON June 18th to celebrate
the formal opening of the new
Judd Creek bridge.
While plans are as yet simply
in rudimentary state, this
event will probably take the form
of a carnival, with the usual type
Of amusement offered on such oc-
casions. amusements of various
types, program of RACES, etc.
However the phase that Will add
greatest interest win be the
selection from some community OF a
charming young lady who will
reign for that day as the Island
Queen. Proper ceremonies will
mark her accession to the throne,
her folDowers-up will constitute
her court, and she will be the CEN
tral figure around which the
festivities will revolve.
Each candidate will be chosen
and sponsored by neighborhood
organization, which will receive
the money realized by the sale OF
votes at one cent each.
The following persons, have
been appointed by the president of
the Improvement Club, DIR. Gran
dy, to act in conjunction with the
most active organization in the
various localities in the selection
of queen: Mrs. L. II. Miller,
Maury Center church; Mrs. Hugh
Armstrong, Presbyterian Auxilia-
ry; F. J Shattuck, Lisabeula
church; Mrs. Theo. Berry, Dock
ton Community Club; DR.. Young,
Burton Improvement Club; Cephas
Ramquist, Cove Community Club.
As the time is short in which to
work out a plan of action, each
community will have to get to
work at once in order to make
proper showing for its candidate,
only one of whom will be chosen
from each district
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
Efficient Work at Judd Creek

In order to appreciate the
really efficient work being done
at Judd Creek one should take a
trip and see the work actually in
progress.
Mr.. Blum is real bridge man
and the speed with which this work
is being done testifies that he is
simply spreading himself on the
job.
From all indications the bridge
will be open in a few more days,
then after it is finished the work
of widening the road north of it
will begin, a much needed i'm
provement.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
ORTHOPEDIC NOTES

The vashon Orthopedic Auxili-
airy held its regular all-day meet
ing last Friday at the Island Club.
Mrs. II. A. Stanley of Burton,
presided at the business meeting
in the afternoon.
Mrs. l.. c. Beall, Sr. and Mrs.
George W. Shields had charge of
the sewing for the hospital, with
which all hands were busy.
1t was decided to hold the sum
mer meetings at the home of
members. The June meeting on
the third Friday at . p. NJ, at the
home of Mrs. L. C. BealI Sr., the
July meeting with Mrs. George
Moulthrop, the August meeting
with Mrs. John w. Roberts, to
which the Portage Auxiliary is
invited, and the September meet
ing with Mrs. Stanley at Burton.
Mrs. f. H. Miller. Chairman Of
the Entertainment Committee, re
ported that plans were under way
for summer musical to be giver
at her home. Miss Mary Dysarr
reported that fruit lars were al
ready available for filling for tn,
Hospital, The Misses Gwen anC
Margeret Reese of Burton sent il
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
Island Community Church Offers
Innovation.

A new feature Of Che morning
service which will be of interest
is the opening at the Island Com
munity church next Sunday, OF
a nursery where all youngsters up
TO five years of age will be looked
after, while the parents, relieved
of their care, will have an oppor-
tunity to really worship in peace,
The children will be in the hands
of expert baby-tendcrs and nc
mother will ever, in the future.
be able to use the baby as a " stay
at-home" alibi.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
RALPH ROBERT MISSIONER

Ralph Robert Westover, second
son of George Dixon Westover
and Lula T. Westover, was born
in Frankfort, Kentucky, May %,
1902, and passed into that better
land May 19, 1929, at Olive View
Sanitarium, San Fernando, Calf,
after long illness.
When two years old, Ralph
moved to Seattle with his parents,
remaining there until 1912, when
the family moved onto Maury
Island where they made their
permanent home. He completed
his grammer school work at
Maury Center school, and went
on to high school, graduating
from Burton with the class of
1922. A year later he went to
Los Angeles to work and remain
ed there until illness made it
necessary to 90 to a sanatarium.
Ralph was well known and
highly respected among his young
friends as well as those who have
known his parents. and his death
comes as a shock and leaves many
sympathic hearts for those who
are left behind, his beloved par
ents and a brother, Thrukef, of
Detroit. Mich.
Funeral services were held May
Doth. at Ontario. California. the
home of his uncle, w. ID. West
over.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
Tract Near Vashon Sold

W. d. Garvin reports that this
week a deal was made. whereby
the east seven acres of the II. G.
Ward property, east of Vashon,
was sold to r. II. Fletcher of
Seattle.
Mr.. Fletcher will commence in
the very near future to build his
home there. He expects to put the
entire tract into sour cherries.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
Burton Community Church

DR.. Claude Woodwork, of
Seattle. will deliver the morning
address, Sunday, June 2.at the
Burton Community church. Last
Sunday morning we were privil-
edged TO listen to one of his most
inspiring sermons.
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THEIR SACRIFICE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN IN VAIN

Beneath the sod on the grassy slopes of beautiful
Arlington--on the flowerbedecked hillsides of
cemetereson the poppycoveed fields of France and in
many wds and of countryrest the mortal
remains of loved and ustrious deadforever
asleep.
Let cherish them our benefactors. Let us
regard this day especially hallowed because of their
sacrifices, their love and all they did for and gave
Let ever bear aloft the torch of Freedom which
lighted their wayhe torch which they gaanty carried
through storm and strife to Victory
Let the day be consccratcd to their and let
enshrne them in our heart Of hearts encreed with blossom
ing wreaths of Love Affection and Remembrance.
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D. A. R. Luncheon

The d. A. r. luncheon will be
given at the home Of Mrs. Whit
given June 18th at the home Of
Mrs. Whitfield, Point Defiance,
Tacoma, DR. Jones and Miss
Parker will assist Mrs. Whitfield
as hostesses.
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The Post Intelligencer says
cditorially:
"They Work Hard and Unself-
ishly.'
Seattle people, always con-
scious of ceaseless activity on the
part of those unselfish women who
keep the Children's Orthopedic
Hospital functioning, were given
some figures the other day to
show what it all about.
During the first three months
of this year the hospital S service
Facilities were taxed with an in
crease Of 40 per cent, which oc-
casioned an increase Of 2712 per
cent in operating expenses. Two
hundred and thirteen crippled
children were treated in April,
with an average of 124 day. The
little patients came from thirty
different communities in the
Northwest. The operating ex-
pense last month amounted to
$14, ,440. The services Of the in-
stitution average more than so
per cent charity.
'T'here is something infinitely
appealing about little bodies
wrecked at life's beginning. And
in the indefatigable efforts of the
women of the Orthopedic there is
proof Of the boundless and un-
limited quality of the human
heart, of mother love-for it is
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-05-30
Ladies Aid viii Meet

The Ladies Aid Of the NJ. E.
church will meet at tbs church,
June 9th. at 2 p. M, and will be
entertained by Mrs FIR Siegrist.
Everybody welcome.
MRS. E. REEVES, Secretary.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
Zep,s Passengers See
Speed Mark Loom

this afternoon. Joachim Rick
ard was a close second to Leeds,
only beating him to the lunch
board by about two strawberries.
And if they had missed that
first luncheon of this air jour
ney over Gods footstool, they
would have had something to
regret for the rest of the trip,
Wine With Lunch
In the gay salon. where were
flowers sent to Lady Drummcnd
Hay before we left Lakehurst,
there was a burst of enthusiasm
at the captains table. Even
Commander Eckener shaped his
mouth into a broad grin as we
all viewed the repast. Caviar,
green turtle soup, squads, straw
berries and cream.
And to this there was added
exquisite wine from the Graf's
"cellar."
Along about this afternoon
the wireless of the Graf threat.
ened to be clogged with mes
sages of congratulation that
poured in upon DR.. Eckener.
At 8:15 o'clock this morning,
when we we're some 420 nautical
miles from New York and speed
ing comfortably over the Atlan-
tic on the first lap Of the trip
to Friedrichshafen, ] was awak-
ened by a constant rapping on
my door.
Drummond Hay, who eheerfully
announced breakfast.
The sky was overcast a Dit
as we gathered in the saloon
for our morning meal, but 1t
did not disturb DIR. Eckener
and his officers, who ate heart
ily, and told of having an easy
night on the bridge.
Commander Rosendahl, who
had the berth above mine, re-
marked that it sis like old
times" for he. too, is a veteran
of the Graf's first flight. Lieut..
, Jack Richardson, who went to
bed with his little daughters
parting Daddy, bring me a
japanese DOLL" in his ears, was
one of the first at the break
fast table.
Sir Hubert Wilkins apologized
for his early appetite and then
buried himself in a book. Cap
tain Fleming and Lady Hay are
pleasantly chatting, but the
y bumpiness here, which is not so
. noticeable to the passengers,
has young Knute Eckener exer-
cising himself considerably
keeping the Graf ON q straight
keel above the gulf stream.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
HOWELLS CASE
CONTINUED

If charges against Miss Alzina
Howells, 4s-year-old spinstsf,~ are
substantiated, she will rank as
one of the cleverest confidence
game operators ever to be arrested
here, Assistant District Attorney
Joseph c. Bruce said.
Miss Howells not only tricked
nearly a dozen men and women
out OF their savings. but in two
cases attempted to get rid Of them by
sending them out of the United
States in such manner that they
could not come back, Bruce said
The prosecutor selected COM
platnts made by Miss Lillian Ger
rard and Miss Irene Biggs, both
of the Toronto Apartments. on
which to arraign Miss Howells In
Police Court today.
Unmoyed In COurt
She was held under $25, GOO bond
by Judge Ralph Given. who con-
tinued the case until August 13,
because Miss HowelI's attorney.
Paul J SedgWiek, is absent from
the city. The quietly dressed de-
fenda 1t appeared unmoved rs she
faced the judge.
Bruce said Miss Howells secured
the confidence of Miss Gerard and
Miss Biggs and arranged supposed
Investments for them In stocks of
the New York Exchange.
Then. he said, she influenced
them to take a vacation trip to Eu-
rope and is said to have told them
they we're on their way to financial
ease through their speculations. She
bought steamer tickets for them and
also provided drafts on a foreign
bank, the prosecutor stated.
After they were abroad, the vaca-
tionists were notified that their
steamer tickets had been paid for
with a bad check and also that the
drafts were worthless. so they got
back to the United States only be-
cause they were able to obtain
money from other sources, Bruce
said.
Gases for Grand Jury
The charges In court today were
larceny after trust OF 81, 600 in each
case. Miss Gerard and Miss Biggs
appeared. but because Of the con-
tinuance there was no testimony.
Miss Howells is lodged in the Dis.
trict jail. About 10 other charges.
which police preferred after In.
vestigation Of more than a week.
are 10 be presented to the Grand
Jury. provided Miss HoweIis is held
On AuEust 1A
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

Dr Eclener was In the best
of spirits, smiling and greet
ing all the passengers, all OF
whom showed up at the tables
hut Joachim Rickard, William
b Leeds and Merriam G. Cooper.
The old air commander, over
looking the AtIantIs with me
from an observation window,
EXPLAINED that the Zeppelin was
entering the zone nj the Gulf
Stream Never before have
seen DR.. Eckener 10 relaxed
and earefree and genial on the
first day of any trip.
For breakfast. as served by
Steward Kubis. we had delicious
blueberries and cream, any
amount of fresh rolls and tea
and coffee; eggs-lany way
YOU wanted 'enlI sausage and
jams, Fifteen-year-old Ernest,
the assistant steward. who looks
only IL. worked in the cabins.
Officers Relaxed
DIR. Eckener's happy mood was
reflected in Captain Lehman,
Fleming, and Won Schiller, who
breakfasted in sshifts" with the
passengers, answering dozens of
eager questions. Captain Won
Schiller, telling me Of the world
wide interest in the new Zep-
pelins under construction, re-
marked that the company had
already received inquiries re-
garding the aerial transporta-
ton by Zeppelin of a sacred In
dian elephant, belonging to an
Indian Naboh, He said:
"And it only weighs four tons
only four tonsw
From the rigours of sausage
and ham and bread ham, bread
and sausage" of the first trans
atlantic Zeppelin flight 10
months ago, we rose-very lit
erally--to ambitious Il mary
heights on the Mediterranean
flight this Easter in March,
But "that is nothing worth
:" as Shakespeare put 1t,
compared to the thrice daily
feasts provided on this round
world trip.
Huge Food Store
Listen, housewives! How does
this souad? / admit that the
very idea staggered me. We
have 26 gallons of soup on
board; 90 gallons of prepared
vegetables; "a cans of aspara-
gus; 36 pounds of bacon and
sausages; not to mention whole
hams. salamis. tongues, galan-
tines; Is pounds of corned beef;
two huge sirloins; eight roast
racks Of lamb; mere than 16
gallons of prepared stews; 81
chickens and ducks; some 700
bread rolls; hundred pounds of
bread: and a dozen sandwich
loaves; 4S pounds of table but
ter.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
Jury To PROBE
CALHOUN CASE |

The District Grand Jury is ex.
pected to begin its investigation
this afternoon into the alleged black
mail plot in which ". Clark Noble.
Internationally known sculptor, his
wife, EmiIie Noble, and three ethers,
including q well-knoWn local attor,
Rey are accused Of attempting to
extort, by threats. $50 900 from the
wealthy and socially prominent Capt.
c. G, Calhoun and his wife, Mrs.
Cornelia p. B. Calhoun, both of
whom are officers OF the Womens s
Universal Alliance, about which the
alleged black mail plot centers.
The defendants besides Noble and
his wife include James +. Bird,
local attorney: Mrs. Anna NJ Hillen,
brand, a nurse. and Stephen 4.
Armstrong, who describes himself
as q financial agent. The five
were arrested last Wednesday by
Deputy United States MarshaIs
Clarkson, Cerremeli. Swami, and
Hutchison in Birds offices, where
they had gathered for a conference
at which Sam Hardy. Department
of Justice agent. representing him
self as the financial representative
of the Calheuns, had rendered a
$50, ,000 check in settlement for an
alleged claim by the Mobiles against
the Calheuns and the Alliance.
The five defendants were to sign
a. release of the alleged claim, &C,
cording to report. and were to sur
render certain papers already pre-
pared fer publication, which they
declared in their alleged blackmail
threats contained matter defamatory
to both the Calhouns and the Al,
lance, which they represented.
Those who are expected to testify
before the Grand Jury include Sam
Hardy and Rhea Whitley, Depart
ment of Justice operatives; Mrs.
Naomi L.eBore. a sten0grapher en-
ployed by the Calhouns: Joseph L.
Smith, a honseman at the Wash
ington Hotel, where one of the con.
ferences is said to have been held;
Mrs. s. A. Krouse, a friend of Mrs.
Hillenbrand' who is said to have
attended at least one of the con-
fereHces, and Deputy United States
Marshal Clarence Swami.
Swami is expected to tell OF an
incident which Is said to have oc-
CURED in the anteroom Of Birds Of
flee. where he and the other depu-
ties Were awaiting Hardy's signal to
come in and arrest the quintette.
Bird is said to have seen Swami
and asked hm If he were not a
private detective When Swami
answered in the negative. Bird is
said to have then gone to the outer
door and glanced Up and down be-
fore anfArins his inner office
All defendants except Mrs. Hilien-
brand have been released on bond.
She is being held In the District Jail
in default of the s5,000 bond de-
manded for her release.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

A@lb AtkA@ e4AAA WtWMeHfWN0-EsNi
City Lights Reckon
We passed from q symphony
of silver to golden glory as the
lights of New York city scat
tered themselves beneath us
like grains of golden staFdust,
tracing patterns strange and
fantastic set with the ieweled
brilIianee of ruby, emerald and
topaz electric signs,
Such was the panorama OF
the first hour Of our historic
world flight, holding the pas
seneers speIlbound as we passed
ever the greatest city Of the
world,
New York, whose almost
mathematicaily regular streets
and avenues first greeted US at
1910, looked like q sparkling
giants eheckerboard,
We scared with splendid
wings over the Statue of Lib
erty in New York Harbor, Dip
ping the nose of the great
Zeppelin in its formal leave
taking. and then continued up
the coast. over Long Island
Sound, heading for Cape Race,
Myriad little coastal lights
twinkled below us--a wonderful
departure!
With an almost uRbelieve-
able ease, and fancied by the
weather gods, we slipped through
the sky at rs miles an hour,
off at last on our greatest adj
venture. The mighty Zeppelin
once more shall write aerial
history into the record books
of this progressive universe,
This morning we had break
fast to inaugurate our CHEEKY,
informal aerial existence, which
we are jOyfully looking forward
to for the next three weeks.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
8 ATTACKED BY
ODD MALADY
lcontinued from First Pagel

CONTINUED from First Page)
with the approximately $50 nurses
attached to the hospital, and were
served the same meal. After the
first flat denial that any nurses
were among the complainants. It
was stated that two of them had
suffered from stomachaehes after
the supper.
The same veal which was served
in sandwiches on Sunday night was
served as a goulash the following
day. but no additional complaints
were noted. Miss l.. Perrine,
dietitian at the hospital. declared
that she ate the same food as the
internes. although possibly not so
much. and that she had felt no Ill
effects.
When approached with reports
that a number of nurses ana
doctors had been made i'll, DR..
Howard, at firR. declared that they
were unfounded and that they were
probably being circulated by some
disgruntied persons" He pointed out
that it is often necessary TO dis
charge employees and even nurses
and internes, and intimated that one
of these might have been RESPONSE
BILE for the reports. He BRANDED
them as malicious.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

AtAA 'NAs "hSAoAO ~ ! u II
officers estimated our official
position as latitude 40:35 north,
longitude 1885 west.
Betting On Speed
The passengers, happy at the
end of a perfect day, tonight
are playing q little game of
guessing on how much the Graf
will beat her own record to
Friedrichshafen. That we will
lower the time of our last Octo.
Der trip now seems certain.
While Lady Drummond Hay
was the first of the passengers
to awaken this morning, breez-
lily summoning the late risers to
breakfast, a couple of our star
boarders certainly found it a
good night to sleep.
William B. Leeds, the Oyster
Bay millionaire, whose principal
reason for rising at all was to
send a message to his wife
about what a swell time he was
having, almost missed lunch,
which was not served until 1880
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
Man Asks $4,000 Balm
For Wife's Love Loss

Alienation Of his Yvife's affections
is charged in a suit for $4,000 filed
in Circuit Court today by Wendolin
Jahn, 900 block OF Sixth st. N. W..
against Samuel Marks, 1900 OF Var
mum ST. N. W., through attorneys
John d. Sabler and Thomas +.
Burke. Jahn declares that he and
his wife, Emma Sarsfield Jahn. were
married at Jasper, Ind, is years
ago and that they lived happily
Until they came ca Washington in
1918. when his wife met the de-
fendant.