The Washington times., 1929-05-28
Washington Celebrities Play Part
In Marvellous Tale Of Sea Adventure
Mrs. Gam, Mrs. Rinehart
.sand Mrs. Willebrandt in
"Salt Water Taffy"

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Wash ington celebrities
have received mention in
the uproarious volume en-
titled "Salt Water Taffy,
aor Twenty Thousand Leagues
Away from the Sea, y which
has Just been published.
According to a bit on the
fly-leaf, this volume is the
almost incredible aptobi-
ography Of Capt. Ezra Trip
let's seafaring daughter. =.
It is written by June Trip
lett who dedicates it to
Corey Ford, who encour-
aged me by writing the
!. Autobiography for me. =
And, Of course, this tale Of
strange and wondrousr maritime
adventure is . parody
gorgeous burlesque on The
Cradle of the Deep" which was
rocked in so cleverly and sue
cessfully by Joan Lowell.
Remarkable
There are remarkable illustra-
fions-3A of them-helping to
make vivid the life Of the sea-
going daughter as she travelled
from ocean wave to ocean wave
on her fathers schooner. or
sloop, or whatnot, having as her
only softening influence the
"companionship Of = female
shark"
And every word of this tale
is as true as the next-we have
on the authority Of the auto
biographer, who was advised by
DR.. Traprock, famous traveller
and writer Of sea stories, to
'iust stick to your desk and
never go to sea, and you can
write an autobiographee."
June was not more than three
months old when she first re-
ported aboard her fathers vessel
to begin her life Of breath-taking
adventure until her fathers boat.
caught fire, either in one place or
somewhere else. and June ESCAPED
by swimming from Australia via
Cape Horn to New York, emery
ing in the nick, Of time on the He
de France to be welcomed by en-
thusiastic reporters
Really Nothing
One Of the minor exploits Of
June was the capture single
handed Of d baby sWaterspout
named Gladys, which she keptsto1s
one ; might aoast as Unusual
adventures reRea5ed In this tale
were It not fors iil9s 9stra lions.
But. az the author Ids. u the cam.
era cannot lie" Even though the
author says, sometimes I almost
wondee@tf # have ever been to
The v0a ton, celebrities ware
an inspirA M this tale OF the
sea. fn4 ma nesakes tor the
various S the ship
upon which June I had her ad-. q
ventures Every time the ship is
mentioned she bears IL diffsrerIt4
names W 6~ s.,,,.: ,,.:3s.s: Il:
OeIebrities
And 90 ws have among this.
hing fist the names ot the Mrs.
Edward E. Cam the Mary r..
Rinehart and the Mabel W. Willie
brandt, upon which little June
has her adventures on all parts
Of an Of the seven seas.
Then there is a rather we'll
known institution in the Capital
that gets mentioned also. This is
the Methodist Board of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public
Morals.
'sNever VII I forget the thrill
which shot through me as
forded the Narrows and saw the
Statue OF Liberty again! I had
been under the impression that
the Methodist Board Of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public
Morals had removed this. symbol
long since, as being old. fashioned
and tending to incfte dangerous
ideals; and I was indeed glad to
find her still standing as ever,
with her back turned to America
and her upraised torch enlighten-
ing the rest Of the world"
Thus spoke June Triplett as her
adventures vrerA nearing an end,