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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
Dockton Items

Mrs ]. Manson and daughter, Esther,
Of Tacoma were visiting friends last
week.
Mrs. Bendickson, Of Tacoma, is
spending a few days with her cousin,
Mrs. L. Danielson.
The. Ladies' Aid held their annual
picnic at Point Defiance Park last
week. Through the courtesy OF Capt.
Phillips they were taken to and from
the Park direct.
Mr.. L. Turnbull, Of Tacoma, and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Turnbull and chill
dren, Of olympia, were Dockton visi-
tors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Ruhlen, Of Col
umbus. Ohio. are spending the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. @. NJ. Ruhlen.
DR.. and Mrs. Miller spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Ruhlen.
Father Merton, Of st. Patrick's
church, was the dinner guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Martinolich Sunday. -.
Mrs. T. Lovcrich and sons, Of Win
slow, are visiting their sister and aunt,
Mrs. j. Martinolich, for few days
Mrs. D. Landers, Of Southern
Heights, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
H. g. Larson.
G. Amundsen and L. Ness, Of the
troller, Robin, were in port for a few
days
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Keen enter
tained at supper party Sunday
evening. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. stuckey, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Maur-
itsen, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Willers and
family.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
ALBERT HAWTHORNE WELLS

Albert Hawthorne Wells was born
July II, 1876, at Lexington, Illinois, and
died August 18th at Burton, Washing
ton.
Our community was shocked and
saddened Sunday to hear of the sud-
den passing away of Mr.. Wells, who
for four years had been resident of
Burton and daily mingler with our
people. He had been in poor health
for long time but his sudden demise
was unexpected and great shock to
the faithful wife and family, some Of
whom were called home from Portland,
eastern Washington and Alaska.
Albert H. Wells was the second son
of James and Helena Mahan Wells AT
the age Of eight the family moved to
Columbia, South Dakota, where his
father engaged in the practice Of law.
Later, the family moved to Briton,
South Dakota, where Mr.. Wells finish
ed his schooling and was later admitted
to the bar and began practicing law
He served as prosecuting attorney OF
Campbell County. South Dakota, from
1918 to 1922. On June o, 1901, he was
united in marriage to Emma Sophie
Aasen.
In 1926 the family moved to Burton
where they have since resided.
Mr.. Wells is survived by his wife
Emma s. Wells, three daughters. Mrs
q. w. Webb, Ketchikan, Alaska, Mrs
H. 7. Newkirk, Portland, Oregon, and
Thelma M. Wells of Burton. -Four
sons, E. @. Wells, Kctchikan Alaska
James L., Webster, Oregon, and Robert
M, of Burton.
Funeral services will take place q,
the Garvin Undertaking Parlors al
vashon. Friday afternoon, ct two
thirty o'clock, Rev. J. P. Clyde officiat'
ing.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
oRTHopED1c NOTES

4 The vashon Orthopedic Auxiliary
held its monthly meeting in the form
of a Silver Tea at the home of Mrs.
George w. Shields at vashon Heights
on Friday afternoon.
Twenty -fivt members and friends of
the Hospital were present to help with
the sewing, take part In the business
meeting led by the president, Mrs. H. A.
Stanley Of Burton, and TO share the
tasty spread provided by the hostess.
The next meeting will be held on the
third Friday in September. The place
OF meeting will be announced in these
columns.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
OF MISS PHELPS is
ANNOUNCED

OF interest to friends is news of the
betrothal Of Miss Susie Phelps, daugh-
ter of Mrs. F. L. Phelps of Memory
Lodge, to Theodore william Eveans.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. v. T. Evans, 1919
North Anderson Street, Tacoma. The
announcement was made at an
informal bridge Thursday evening
August 14th, given by Miss Phelps to
honor her house guest. Miss Elizabeth
Clary, recently home after a year in
Ell Paso, Texas.
Miss Phelps is a College Of Puget
Sound girl. affiliated with Kappa
Sigma Theta sorority Her fiance
graduated at the College Of Puget
Sound and received his Phi. D. degree In
chemistry at the University of Wash
ington. He is member of Delta
Kappa Phi. social fraternity at the
College Of Puget Sound, Of Sigma Psi,
Phi Lambda Epsilon and Phi Beta
Kappa at the U. Mr.. Evans is now
with the research department of one Of
the large oil companies In California.
Following sorority tradition Miss
Phelps announced the happy news to
her sorority sisters Informally Wednes-
day evening at a gathering Of Sigma
Thetas In town.
Guests Thursday evening were Mrs.
r. e. Carly and the Misses Una
Stewart, Mabel Poirson, Thelma and
Lillian Larsen. Beatrice Brammer'
Martha Coriiss and the guest of honor,
Miss Clary. Tapers and summer
flowers in pastel shades were used Ii,
decorating. Mrs. Josephine Corliss as
sisted Mrs. Phelps.
Contributed
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATION

The high school building will be
dedicated on the evening Of September
5th. DR.. N. D. Showalter has been
invited to make the principal address
and an appropriate program is being
arranged. Everyone Is cordially In
vited to attend this dedication after
which the building vii be thrown open
to public inspection.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
FRESHMAN, ATTENTION!

Pre-registration for the upper class
men took place last spring. In order
that school may be started off prompt
ly, without undue loss Of time. 1t is
desirable for all freshman to attend
to registration before the opening day
Of school,
I will be in my office in the new
building to confer with pupils and
their parents with respect to enroll
ment and registration Saturday, Au-
gust 3oth and Thursday. September
4th from ten until four.
F. M. Robertson
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT. s.h

The high school was accepted as SUBJ
stantially completed at a special meet
Ing Of the school board last Wednesday
night. The furnishings are being in
stalled and everything will be in
readiness for the opening Of the school
which has been set for Monday, Sep
TENDER 9Th. Buses will run over
virtually the same route as last year
and on schedule which will b.. pub
lished In the News-Record Of later
date.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
Ellisport News


Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Booth are
over from Seattle for a short stay at
tnelr summer nome IN North Ellisport.
Mr. and MIRO 1obr nrorshou ~
centar recommended NV nartv ~
fr,ands wore an,ona t,osa w,a aniorad
an outing at Ellisport on Sunday
WI. r.aah 1arrisoh, VINO was stay-
Ing AZ Manoaa LoIse ,aso week, was
osAiieu uaoA W oea.'ie Auesoay VII az
Mr.. ana MRS. Charles M. Griswold
and granddaughters, Misses Mary and
Frances Griswold, OF Seattle, were
guests at the McClintock home last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherburn Heath and
children were among the bathers at
Ellisport on Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Barth and chill
dren, Misses Ruth and Phyllis and son
FRANKLIN, have spent the past week
at the Reeves cottage on Olympic
Avenue. They returned to their home
IN Seattie sunday evening.
Miss Marguerite and Dorothy Soules
and mother, spent several days at the
McClintock Resort the past week. They
are from Seattle.
Mr.. N. E. Tunridge left Thursday on
a business "Trip 10 victoria, 3. .. MIS-
Iunrioge ana nttie ratricla remaining
az tneir summer cottage uncl ms re-
WV "
Lasc SUNDAY Mr' ana MIS- n. T.
Appiegate entertained tiie 'oliowiiis
guests MRS. 1iell Cariili ana SON. freo'
Mr. ana MIS- D. curry MIS- Lee
wHitelrlal, MI ana MIS-. JAMES Aiiell
anu SUI tiuiiai' N'is =. NolNi,is.is'
~ n ryuda
rms Is aii especnlis HAPPY siii.e az
.ne oeoiss ,, ,oli'so, . .n 90 o sp-
s souis Macu u anu i N.,a,. VI S s,sa
Hereward Thompson and family of
Bremerton.
,r. s.,..,. r....,, ,,,. VA, ,,.,,
Miss susan Ao0oe VIM ..as oI ',.,.
s .s. ~ s., VIZ p1 ".,,ss.,,,e nur,,,o,,
at Ellisport and will remain with her
mother and brother at their cottage on
the Mcolihtock resort
The Dunsford family had as house
guest last week Mrs. David Erickson,
a sister, Of Seattle.
Mrs. Conrad Pearson and little son.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
"A Bit Of Leaven
BY N. P. ].

When rich berries yield their bounty,
And the summer skies are fair;
When gay blossoms shed their fragrance
And there's beauty everywhere,
Why should August rate SO heavy
It's percentage of alloy
Brigig golden rod nd ragweed
That ode caddot quite edjoy?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27
ASKOV

Albert Johnson and Arthur Olesen
were in Duluth Tuesday to buy sup
plies for their electric shop. They
have just arranged fine window and
store display which includes new
line of lighting fixtures, Westinghouse
electric range and a Kalvinator TEL
ectric ice box).
Miss Althea Hoaglund of Cambridge,
came here Friday evening and visited
Saturday and Sunday at the home
of Mrs. L. c. Petersen Miss Hoag-
land was a former teacher in the
public schools of Askov and Bruno,
and since then has been teaching in
the Cambridge school. Her former
pupils here as well as friends in the
community were glad to see her
again.
Several officials from the railroad
company and attorneys from Superior
have been here during the last few
days to collect data and evidence rel
alive to the death of the railroad
fireman in the recent wreck. The
widow Of the deceased man is bring
ing suit against the company for
$4,000. The railroad company had
offered her cash settlement of
$4,000 and free transportation on
their lines for the rest of her life, but
their offer was refused
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27
FINLAYSON WALTON
LEAGUE PLANS TO
DOUBLE MEMBERSHIP

An extensive program, including the
of forty, was outlined at the annual
meeting of the Finlayson chapter, No.
265, Izaak Walton League of America
The chapter, now in its second year,
shows indications of becoming a
strong branch of the organization.
Among the accomplishments last
year was the restocking of nearby
lakes with many pike, bass and
Graphic. Trout was also planted in
several streams. Planting wild rice
in two lakes, setting aside spawning
beds and staging big crow shooting
contest were among the activities of
that chapter during last year.
The Izaak Walton League work
covers a field in which it can be Of
great value to the community, and it
is the real defender of woods, waters
and wild life. Everyone interested in
the work of the League is invited to
join.
New officers elected for the Finlay-
son chapter are: Dale w. Ryan, pres
ident; Edward M. Arth, vice pres
ident; Victor E. Shafer has served as
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES since the chapter
was organized, and was re-elected>to
that office. Carl Splinter, Tom Ok
sanen, Carl M. Ryan, Frank Fred
rickson. and Axel Norlund comprise
the board of directors. Emil Kukkola
was elected to serve as publicity man.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27
OLSON ENDORSED
AT CONVENTION
Continued from Page ~

tCOntlnQeQ from rage -
of the few. True, it has made other
nations fear us.
Having been attorney for some cor
porations he has watched the inner
workings of them, and some of it
smells to the high heavens, said the
speaker. And then there are the dis
closures of the Congressional investi-
cations. Coming back to the press,
Mr.. Roberts said that the dailies don't
dare to tell, and if you can't get the
truth there get it through Labor or
the Progressive at Madison, Wis.
Service First.
Not even Tammany in the days Of
Boss Tweed robbed the American
people as has industrialism the past
ten years. There was bonding right
and left and then came the install
ment plan. and extravaganza leads to
profligacy, it means decay. The peo-
pie were so loaded down that they
were practically insolvent last Oc-
tober. Dividends began to fall, folks
got scared, stocks were dumped and
sold, and the crash came. Industry
and especially public utilities
must serve first and consider profits
secondary, and until that is the rule
they will not long endure.
Mr.. Roberts concluded by saying
that the time is ripe for great pro-
gressive movement and if things con-
tinue to go unchecked as they have
been the past ten years it is only a
matter of time before we will all be
serfs.
Starkey Speaks.
Expressing appreciation Of the OPP
portunity to address a Pine county
audience and for the remarks of Mr..
Roberts, Mr.. Starkey opened his ad-
dress with a few remarks about the
Legislature. how it is organized, how
bills are introduced, sent to the COM
mittees, placed on general orders and
then advanced to the calendar of the
day. The lower house of the legisla-
ture has 131 members. After elected
to office the members meet on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in January and the session is for 90
days. They elect speaker of the
House and he appoints all committees
and interprets the rules. Ten en-
ployes of the House are elected by
the members and the other employees
are supposed to be appointed by the
speaker.
Interests Organize.
However, said Mr.. Starkey, self
constituted group gets together to
organize the House in advance of the
appointed time set by the constitution
for the converting of the legislature.
The railroads, the mining interests.
and other special interests want the
committees to be right. The fact Of
the matter is that the members of
the legislature have sold their right
to represent the people by giving their
vote to certain man for speaker.
The .progressives do not believe in
this procedure and are out to get the
best man as speaker. When the men,
Der votes right according to the in
terests for speaker he gets his favor
able committee appointments and al
so gets jobs for friends and relatives
in the egislature-some Of whom are
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27
Agrees With Speaker.

well to work for, for their ultimate
realization.
Agrees With Speaker.
The American is in hearty accord
with Mr.. Starkey in the principal sub
jects that he brought out during his
Pine City address, and many editor
ials have been written and published
in this newspaper against any lower
ing of the iron ore tax, against the
bus tax reduction and for the repeal
of the ook-Coleman law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27

NCly "Cll Pdlu. hO POOPiS SSS viz
kind of government they want and
they must be awake to their interests.
Weaklings Submit.
Many of the lobbyists are not con-
ducive to good government. They
play good fellows with the members,
take them out to dinners and treat
them royalty, but this soon ends If
they can not win them over to their
pet bills. They figure they can catch
more flies with sugar. The lobbyists
put the screws down tight if they need
the votes and tell members, IF you
don't vote right we will unseat you
in the next election" Some of the
weaker members who are so bent on
being returned to office and figure
that the folks back home are not alert
and do not know what is going on,
submit to the program, fearing the
lash of the special interests.
PrOgreSsives are a Force.
Mr.. Starkey said that the progress
sives have not been so victorious,
there are only about 20 of them in
the lower house of the legislature
One-sixth of the total membership
but they are of more use to Mime
sofa than the five-sixths. The pro-
gressives pick out the "wood-chucks"
in the bills and give it the light of
day. They make good legislation
popular, but sometimes only after
years of effort. When the good bill
has finally been made popular and
there is a demand for such law from
the general public and it can no
longer be avoided then the conserva-
tives jump on the band wagon, call
it their child and vote for it. But
they don't give any more than they
have to and only vote for such bills
when they can hardly get out of it
any more. The conservatives then
take the credit and the glory for the
popular law. The iron ore tax law
is good example in this respect.
1t was only after many years of hard
and consistent work by the progress
sives that it became law. And now
there is an attempt to repeal it. The
state of Minnesota has received about
100000 in taxes from the iron
mines since the law was inacted a
few years ago.
The BrOOks.COleman Law.
Many years ago the street car sys-
tenn in the Twin Cities was bought
for $4,000. Within three years the
profits had mounted to the extent of
the purchase price and the company
then issued S5,OOO,O0O in stock with
out paying in anything, said Mr..
Starkey. The people wanted lower
street car fares for the school chill
dren, but the company said, 1--WE have
contract with the city and it must
be lived up to."Automobiles and bus
ses came on and things were not so
rosy for the street car company. so
they asked for higher fares. The
city voted a seven cent fare. Later
the street car companies went to the
state legislature and the result was
the Brooks-Coleman bill which took
home rule away from the three larg-
est cities of the state so far as the
street car systems were concerned.
And the companies had gotten their
franchises from these cities. In
vestigation of the records of the
street car company showed that Dick
O'Connor, a politician, was getting a
handsome retaining fee supposedly as
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27
One on the SlickerS.

Zeke Hoskins had just arrived back
from his trip to the big city and his
friends in the corner store were kid
ding him about it.
We'll, Zeke," inquired one did
any of them smart Alexis sell you the
Brooklyn Bridget"
Nope" replied Zeke, reaching into
the cracker barrel, but l told one fell
lar he could send it to me c. o. D."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27

ives anu dIteT us enactment llltO law
it is now accepted as being all right.
1t is only natural and human that the
employer should carry insurance
against the loss of health or limb OF
his employees as we'll as he carries in
surance against fire. In case of death
of the employee it now leaves $500
for the dependents.
Must Work for Good Government.
The chambers of commerce, mining
interests, railroads. banks, and other
special interests help one another col
lectively in legislative matters, said
Mr. Starkey. The man who is enjoy
ing comforts is not going to lay awake
nights to help others and it is there
fore important that the common peo-
pie who constitute the great big maj
ority, if these big economic questions
are to be solved, must band together
and organize. If capital is protected
human beings must also be given con-
sideration. If we want Indifferent,
shiftless government we can have 1t,
but if we want honest, intelligent and
uprighteous government we must work
for it, for it does not grow on the
bushes. The candidate is only a
means to the end. There is always an
opportunity to work shoulder to Shout
der with others for the advancement
of mankind.
Bus Tax Reduction.
Mr.. Starkey closed his enlightening
address by stating that no mines in
Minnesota have been closed on ac-
count of the iron ore tax and that
the mining companies have produced
more ore and made greater profits
the past two years than before. He
also said that the bus companies OPP
Grating between the Twin Cities were
made a gift of several thousand dol
lars by the legislature of 1929 when
their tax was reduced from 1919 to
24%-a kind act by the members of
the legislature who come under the
protecting wing of the special inter-
ests.
Floyd Olson Endorsed.
The three delegates of the Farmer
Labor party chosen from Pine county
to attend the state convention at st.
Paul, March 81 and %, were Ludwig
Mosbak, Askov; Mrs. Alex Thieman,
Pine township; and Beauford w.
johnson, Rock Creek township. Vic
tor C. Tarnawski, Kettle River town
ship, was selected as an alternate.
Floyd Olson of Minneapolis, received
the unanimous endorsement of the
county convention as a candidate for
the office of governor.
After the election of delegates
there was a general discussion in
which many took part. Stanley Zig
mant of Willow River, talked against
so much property tax and said he
thought more should be levied in the
form of income tax, net earnings, ETC..
and Mr.. Mosbak who has been STU
dent and observer of conditions for
many years, now IS years old, gave a
talk in which he embodied some OF
the principles he thought would be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27

attorney for the company and others
were also sharing in fat retaining
fees. The company also had large
bank deposits in New York but about
this time the records were either
burned or destroyed. Several at
'tempts have been made since 1921 to
repeal the obnoxious Brooks Coleman
bill but so far the progressives have
been unsuccessful The State Rail
road and Warehouse Commission,
under whose Jurisdiction the street
car companies now operate, granted
another raise in the fares. Ii the
companies cannot get what they want
there the matter ends up in the feder-
al court, so naturally the progressives
are laboring hard to repeal the
Brooks Coleman bill and thus restore
home rule.
Bus Regulation.
Mr.. Starkey next dwelt briefly on
the bus regulation act which was
brought about when the BUSES be-
came more numerous and gave real
COHpcllllOll W tllC ally tIuS. ilC
roads used their employees to work on
members of the legislature to bring
about this act which could turn down
permit for a bus line where it could
be shown that there was already
transportation service, thus elimi-
mating the competition. The railroads
were interested in controlling trans
portation. The court could also re-
woke a permit for bus line already
established. Employees of the rail-
that if many bus lines were estab-
lished they would soon be out of a job.
Since then the railroads got busy and
now own most of the bus lines, so now
the regulation sounds better to them.
ALI special interests want control and
are constantly working for that. said
the speaker.
Loan Sharks Busy.
Mr. Starkey said p. that the small
loan bill which is pretended to be in
the interest of the workers is called
by the pretty name of Anti-LOan
Shark bill and efforts have been made
in the Minnesota Legislature to pass
such a measure 1t would legaliZe an
interest rate of 1920 on small loans
and is a vicious measure. Loan sharks
charge an exhorbitant interest but as
the law now stands no one is Obliged
to pay a higher interest rate than SO
i'm this state. A higher rate is not
legal and cannot be collected. 1t is a
large international banking organiZa-
ton that is back of the small loan
bill and wants it legalized in Mimi
esota as it is i'm Illinois. Massachu-
sets, and other states. In that event
it would stand up in the courts. If
passed it encourages the labOrer to go
into debt. The interests know the val
ue of legislation, said the speaker.
A Humane Law.
The workmen's compensation law
also came in for discussion by the
speaker. When first proposed this
was looked upon as Socialism. but
after years of effort by the progress
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-27

There is a reason for so many Want
Ads in the American. They are read
by several thousand and take effect
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-11

The second act pictures the reclaim
ing Of the desert, the triumph Of
man. overcoming every hardship
and defeat in q determined viii to
conquer. The third act will show
the valley in its present state, and
also, q not too phantastic picture o.
the great Imperial valley OF the fu.
turc
In discussing thc actual prepara-
tions of the pageant, Whiting point
ed out that it will he essential that
every detail Of equipment. includ-
ing costumes, wagons. coaches, sad
dies. and guns. be exact repicas
OF the past. In this, many resi-
dents Of the valley viii be able to
assist. Those who can are asked to
dig into old trunks and attics, and
donate any old costumes or equip
ment that can be used in the pro-
duction. \ great array of saddle
horses. mules and oxen will also be
used in the pageant. and anyone
able to help in the gathering of
these is urged to get in touch with