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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
NOTICE OF FILING OF UNPAID
ASSESSMENT LIST, AND OF
TIME FIXED FOR
HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on
the End day of September, 1924, +.
G. Dyer, Street Superintendent of
the City of Ell Centre, California,
filed with the undersigned, City
Clerk, a complete list of all assess
ments unpaid on account of the
work performed and improvement
made on those certain portions of
Orange Avenue, Third Street, Com
mercial Avenue, and Fourth Street
described in Resolution of Intention
Numbered POI (passed and adopted
by the Board of Trustees of the
City of FL Centre on the 9th day
of September, 1929 under and pur-
suant to the provisions of the I'm
provement Act of 1911 - and to
said Resolution of Intention num-
bered 261 and other resolutions, no.
tees, and proceedings of said Board
of Trustees duly adopted and taken
under said Act, reference to said
Resolution of Intention Numbered
261 (passed and adopted on the 9th
day of September, 1923, as afore-
said) being hereby expressly made
for further particulars and for !.
description of the work and the
district therein mentioned, which
Resolution of Intention and the AS
sessment issued by the SIperinten-
dent of Streets to the contractor
contained declaration substan-
TALLY in the following form: mo
fia0 10 hapahxr uiv hof al
bonds to represent unpaid assess
ments and bear interest at the rate
of seven per cent per annum will
be issued hereunder in the manner
provided by the Improvement Bond
Act of 1915, the last installment of
which bonds shall mature fourteen
years from the second day Of July
next succeeding ten months from
their date.
Notice is also hereby given that
Wednesday, the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1924, at the hour of 7:3O
o clock p. m. of said day is the
time fixed by the undersigned city
clerk when persons interested lin.
Guiding the owners of property as.
sessed, the contractor, or his as.
signs) may appear before the Board
of Trustees of said City at it,
council chamber in the City Hall Oh
said City and show cause why
bonds should not be issued upon the
security of the unpaid assessments
shown on said list.
Dated this 3rd day of September,
1924.
u m j. s. LOOFBOUROW,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centre,
California. St2
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
TRY SIXTH MAN IN
FLORIDA BANK CASE

ORLANDO, Fla, Sept. SC. M.
Killingsworth, ex-deputy sheriff,
went on trial in district court to-
dav charged with completely in the
$24 900 robbery of the Exchange
Bank here.
Killingsworth is the sixth to be
tried in the case, which involved
several former members of the city
police department.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
HEBER
By Press Staff Correspondent

by Press staff Correspondent
+, HEBER, Spet. S.-Bob Orr and
his brother, Roy, have returned from
month s vacation up the coast as
far as Vancouver, B. G.
Pat Grigg, the section foreman,
who succeeded R. B. Paris, has sent
to Loper, Okla, for his wife and
family.
Lynn Gavin has left for another
year in the CORVALLIS agricultural
college. He will visit his brother
at Bakersfield enroute.
William Cromrihe moved into the
Stevenson house, after their vaca-
ton trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Broers were
passengers coming in ON the morning
train Sunday.
G. r. Manning is caring for the
school house and grounds until Char
les Wilson arrives from his vacation
trip to take the position as janitor
for the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Heiress Leaves
Movies, Demand
Too Much Work
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. S.-Thelma
Morgan, 1S-year old daughter of
Harry Hay MeSgan, American con
sui general to Belgium, has desert
ed Hollywood and life as an act
ress. After appearing in two films,
Miss Morgan, in real life Mrs. James
Vail Converse, packed her baggage
and left. for New York. She will
spend some time in Europe, she said
before departing. ..Tr
The pretty young divorcee. twin
sister of Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt,
came to Hollywood few months
ago determined to make a success in
films. There was "too much work
and not enough play in it, she
confidcd to friends before dpart-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
OLD VICTIM OF
BANDIT is DEAD
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. S,--J: !:
H. Williams, former deputy sheriff
of King County, is dead today, the
final victim of the OUTLAW, Harry
, Tracy, who shot his way through
the northwest twenty two years ago.
Williams died Sunday night by
his own hands, unable to longer
stand the pain and suffering caused
by three bullets wounds inflicted
by Tracy near Bethel on July 3,
1909. His body was found in a
secluded spot near the Ravenna
Park, a revolver by his side.
The battle, in which Williams
was wounded was one of the many
eseapades with which Tracy was
identified during his bloody journey
through Washington,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Indian Maidens
Have B6bbed Hair
nv United Press Lenscd Wire

REDDING, Sept. S.-Score an
other tally for tho bobbed heads!
Shorn tresses have invaded the In
dian reservations.
When Indians held their pow-wow
at Montgomery Creek recently, it
was noticed that all the women,
young and old and non-commltal,
wore their hair after the fashion of
the King Tut Bob.
The old squaws haven't acquir-
ed the flapper's art in spreading
paint, however. They daub their
faces in streaks without heed to
the prescribed fashions.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Is Remanded to
Jail, Lacks Fine

Antonio Garcia, who was arrested
arrested Saturday evning by Officer
James Applegate for disturbing the
peace, was fined $75 this morning in
the police court of Judge Whitelaw.
Garcia was unable to furnish the
fine, so he was sent back to the
county jail until he is able to do so.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
CERTIFICATE OF FICTITIOUS
NAME USED BY PERSONS
ASSO OCIATEDN IN
BUSINESS

The undersigned does hereby GER
tify that he and other firms, per-
sons and corporations hereinafter
| named are engaged in the Motion
Picture Exhibition and Theatrical
business in numerous cities in the
state of California under the firm
and fictitious name of WEST
COAST-LANGLEY THEATRE
CIRCUITS. that the persons, firms
and corporations associated to-
gether in said business and their
places of residence are as follows,
te-wit:
West Coast Theaters., Inc, No.
200 Knickerbocker Bldg, Los An
geles, California.
146 Levenworth Street, San Fran
cisco, California.
Glendale Theatre Company, a
corporation, No. 200 Knickerboeker
| Bldg, Los Angeles, California.
Huntington Park Theatre Com
pany, corporation, No. 200 Knick-
erbocker Bldg, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia.
Taft Theatre Company, corpo-
ration, No. 200 Knickerbocker
Bldg, Los Angeles, California.
G. l.. Lankley, Inc, corporation,
No. 200 Kniekerboeker Bldg, Los
Angeles, California.
Claude Leroy Langley, No. 2411
Ocean Front, Santa Monica, Cali
fornia.
WITNESS my hand this 18th day
of August, 1924.
(Signed)
CLAUDE LEROY LANGLEY
State of California,
County of Los Angeles, IS:
On this 18th day of August A.
d. 1924, before me, Andrew y.
Copp, Jr., a Notary Public in and
for said County and State, duly
commissioned and sworn and resid-
ing therein, personally appeared
Claude Leroy Langley, known TO
me to be the person whose name
Is subscribed TO the within instru-
ment, and acknowledged to me that
he executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, j have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal the day aud year
in this certificate first above writ.
ten.
ANDREW J. CopP, Jr.,
Notary Public in aud for said
County and State.
(SEAL) Aug 25 y is rs 22
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
WOMAN IS SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES. Sept. S.-Rav'
aged by an incurable disease, Mrs.
Sarah Atkins, 65, ended her life
here today by inhaling gas. The
woman's body was discovered by
a son, H. B. atkins, who noticed
the scent of gas coming from her
bedroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

When a mosquito sees q summer
boarder unpack a nightshirt he in
vites all OF his friends in to the ban.
quet.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

Street cars are stiIi refusing 10
pull over TO the curb 10 dodgc tho
reckless auto drivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
The daily test

Suppose you tested everything before buy
ing held it under searching light, ex-
amined it, turned it critically over and over.
Not then could you feel so sure of it as of adj
vertised goods you have never seen.
Wares advertised have already been tested.
They have proved their worth under publicity
that would have illumined defects Thousands
of buyers have tried them before you-and
been satisfied Without this satisfaction they
couldn't continue to be advertised goods
That thousand-fold testing goes on each
day. Advertisers invite it. They believe in
their wares, and prove their wares justify be-
lief by advertising to you daily.
by advertising to yoa daily,
Read the advertisements to know of the
best-to protect yourself against unwise buy
ing.
AGEERN@EMMMGRRREE@R1
Advertised Goods Stand the Test of
Economy-They Cost Less i'm the End
Evening star., 1924-02-04
----------------------------- -
Movie Queens

Oh, movie queens, you spill the
beans SO often it is sadi Unless
you cease to bust the peace you'll
get your trade in bad. We moral
wights sit up O nights to read the
public prints, and seldom fail to find
tale, dished up in lurid tints, Of
movie queens i'll garish scenes that
shock us to the soles, of midnight
lark and orgies dark, corkscrews and
flowing bowls. And we arise, we
moral guys. and say to all our kin,
You shall not go to movie show, to
that abode of sin! Oh, aunts and
wives, your blameless lives, from
evil ~must be free; these movie
queens. both fats and leans, are
dangerous to see! Oh, wives and
aunts. the film enchants, when it is
clean and pure; but as it is, we say,
gee whiz, that it can't long endure. u
And, movie queens who spill the
beans. this feeling spreads and
spreads; we'd like. to view a queen
or two with halos DER their heads
We'd like to see two queens OF
three of whom men cannot = say
Those are the danes whose giddy
games our moral censors fay" Oh
movie queens, the soup tureens are
waiting for your art. unless you
walk the line O chalk. and from
freak stunts depart. Forsake the
flats of plutocrats who drink SYN
thetic booze; wind balls of yarn, and
sew and darn, and shun police court
news.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
HUSBANDS SUICIDE
FOLLOWED BY WIFE'S
Mrs. Mary T. Maine, Despondent,
Found Dead-Leaves Note
Telling of Her Grief.

Despondent because of the suicide
of her husband. in March, Mrs. Mary
t. Maine, twentyfour, yesterday
took her own life by inhaling illumi-
mating gas in the kitchen of her
home at 1859 Harvard street north
west.
The young woman was found on the
hoor of the kitchen with a photo of
her dead husband in her hand, and
or the table was found a note telling
of her grief since the loss of her hus-
band. and saying that she could stand
1t no longer. Coroner J. Ramsay
Nevitt issued a certificate of suicide.
Hal A. Maine, the woman's husband.
shot himself last March, following an
automobile accident, in which he
failed to stop after he had struck
Frederick B. Buckingham. 1874 Otis
place northwest. badly injuring him
The police searched for the driver of
the car. and it was not until they
found Maine in his office shot
through the head that the case was
cleared UP.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
PLAN 5-DAY CONFERENCE
OVER REHABILITATION
Davis and Fess to Address First
Meeting Tonight-Want Fed
era1 Aid Extended.

a five-day national rehabilitation
conference opens at the Hamilton
Hotel tonight to discuss not only the
work of the Federal Board for Voca-
tional Education. under whose aus
pices the conference is held. but to
take up all phases of rehabilitation
Of civilian disabled
Secretary of Labor James ]. Davis.
Senator :. u. FeSs of Ohio and DIR.
X. NJ. Little, director of rehabilitation
of the state of New York. will be the
speakers of the first session. Secre-
tary Davis will speak from the sub
ject. THE Significance of Vocational
Rehabilitation to Labor"
One of the principal subjects before
the conference will be an amendment
to the federal civilian rehabilitation
act, now before Congress. which would
extend the civilian rehabilitation
program of the government for an
other period of four years, for which
time the amount of $1,000. 600 per year
of federal money would be available
to the states.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
POLICE BLAMED
IN LOSS OF SHIP
Probe Begun in Report That
Interference Caused Mid
land Damage.

Inspector Pratt, assistant to Maj
Daniel Sullivan. superintendent of
police, is Investigating reports that
the steamer Midland could have been
saved from partial destruction by fire
the night of January 26 had it not
been for alleged interference on the
part of South Washington policemen.
These officers,> it is asserted, first
members of the force to respond to
the several alarms. prevented civil
ian residents Of the vicinity of the
river front from cutting the forward
line of the steamer to enable the
liarbor police to pull the big craft to
safe anchorage. The stern line was
cut before the alleged Interference
by the police. the report states, but
the forward line, holding fast. pre-
vented the harbor police from doing
effective work.
Damage to the steamer probably
will not exceed 100000, according to
latest estimates. The hull and ma
chinery are said TO be in good con-
dition. The superstructure was COM
pletely ruined.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
HITS OLD BELIEFS.
Rev. DR.. Pierce Says Religion Suf-
fering Arrested Development.

Religion is suffering from arrested
development due to the determine
ton to carry over into the twentieth
century forms and beliefs that were
we'll enough few hundred years ago,
Rev. DR.. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce, pastor
of All Souls Church. declared in a
sermon yesterday at B. F. Keith's
Theater.
Referring to the alleged dangers of
Separating the wheat from the
chaff" in the discussion that is now
going on throughout the churches, DIR.
Pierce asserted that unless the
wheat and the chaff were actually
separated. that there will be nothing
left but the chaff."
DR.. Pierce regards the Book of John
as "a neglected and misunderstood
work of fiction with 4, religious pur-
pose" and he announced that he Will
preach sermon along these lines
next Sunday.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
COMMITTEE OF WOMEN
DISCUSSES LEGISLATION
Pending Measures Before Congress
Gone Over at Meet
ing Today.

A meeting of the woman's Joint
congressional committee was held to-
day at the National Education Asso
citation building, 1901 Sixteenth
street. and the status of measures
pending in Congress, in which women
are especially interested, was dis
cussed by subcommittee interested
In specific legislation. Representa-
tives of the following organizations
were present:
American Association of University
w omen. American Federation of
Teachers. American Home Economics
Association. General Federation of
Women's Clubs, Girls Friendly So
ciety in America, National Congress
or Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Associations, National Consumers
League, National Council of Jewish
Women, National Council of Women,
National Education Association, Ma
tional Federation of Business and
professional Vomen's Clubs, National
League of Women Voters, National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, National Woman's Trade
Union League, National Board of
Young Women'S Christian Associ-
alton. Service Star Legion and ma
tional committee on education.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
HAY fever AS TOPIC.

health service, has gone to Albany
N. V, to deliver a course of lectures
before the medical societies of that
and other neighboring cities on Con
tributions to the Study of Hay Fever,
Asthma and Other Allergies." DR.
Bernton, who is a member of the
staff of the Woman's Welfare Asso-
citation here and is in charge of its
hay fever and asthma clinics, will be
gone bout a week.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
DELAYS d. C. BILL HEARING.

Representative Florian Lampert of
Wisconsin, chairman of a special sub
committee of the House District COM
mittee, which was to have started
hearings this morning on the Lam
pert bill to extend the life of the
Rent Commission and to broaden it's
jurisdiction to include hotel and bust
ness property, announced today that
the hearing has been postponed sub
ipct to his "a
Evening star., 1924-02-04
D. A. R. BOARD TO MEET.
National officials Will Hold Ses.
sion Here.

The national board of management
OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution. which consists of the
president general, vice presidents and
state regents, will hold it's regular
quarterly meeting Thursday at
Memorial Continental Hall. Wednes-
day night an informal meeting will
be held, at which chairmen of many
committees will be included.
At special meeting Of the national
board January 25, 1850 new members
were admitted
Evening star., 1924-02-04
SANTIAGO VETERANS TO MEET

Brig. Gen. +. J. McClernand. United
States Army. retired. who was adjutant
general of the United States forces in
Cuba, war with Spain. under Gen.
Shafter, is to preside at a specially
called meeting of those who were mem
bers of the former District of Columbia
branch of the Society OF the Army of
Santa go de Cuba. tomorrow evening a
o'clock at the National Guard Arm
ory, 472 l. street. Gen. McClernand is
president of the national society of the
organization mentioned
Evening star., 1924-02-04
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL-"Merton of the Movies" :"
$500 pm.
POLPs-"The Passing Show" s:2o
pm.
GARRICK-'Patches $3.50 pm.
BELAsCO-"The Fool" $3.50 pm.
KEITH's-Ella Shields-Wilkis Bard.
vaudeville, at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
COSMOS-King Solomon, jr., vaude-
Vile and pictures, continuous per
formance from / to IL pm.
STRAND-"Band Box Revue" vau-
deville and pictures. at 2:45, $3.50 and
$40 pm.
GAYETY-Mollie Williams Show,
burlesque, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
RIALTO-Colleen Moore, Through
the Dark" 11.30 am, 1870, $3.50, 5:30,
1880 and $3.50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Jealous Hus-
bands" Warnings Pennsylvanians, at
12:1O, 2:1O, 4:1O, $3.50, 1855 and 10 pm.
COLUMBIA-'Napole and Jose
phine." at IL am, 1855, 3:05, $40, 1920
and 9:55 pm.
PALACE-Thomas Meighan, in "Pied
Piper Malone" at 1905 am, lis, S:25,
5:25. 1925 and 9:35 pm.
AMBASSADOR - Jealous Hus-
bands" at 6:15, 8 and 9:55.
CENTRAL-"Rouiett 11:45 am.
! 1:25, $40, 4:50, $50, 500 and 10 pm
Evening star., 1924-02-04
WILL HONOR HUGO GRoTIUs.

In honor of Hugo Grotius. the "fa-
ther Of International law" and in
sary OF his book DE Jure Belu ac
Pacis," published in June, 1925, the
American bench and bar will pre-
sent memorial window to the
.!ieuwe Kirk of Delft. the Dutch
WestmlEster Abbey, where Grotius
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

There quality
live ngdon quality
with top prices going m smooth plump pores According the Sears
Roebuck
the lightweight class ON the Chicago market averaging from 100 200 pounds
beginning choice
hundred Through February highest lights
81 the low price During March, April May jane the
narrowed only 20 widen again through July and August In October prices
dollars less per hundred
Butcher and bacon hogs are graded as choice good and medium in the
choice medium other weights
known which
condition quality extremely difficult
the desired market weights Choice
quality desired % hogs well finished
relatively cheap their would higher
quality ltters next spring
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10000
1915 1916 1917 1913 1919 1920 1871 Iea2 1929

That leadership
girls Of the nation who decide
American agriculture
of
club work Sears-Roebuck Agricultural
partment of Agriculture 22 0S
and girls number which is less than
ton of club OF these projects 4o746 completed
Girls to
being girls
the enrolled girls finished projects per
chart the
the Food will
there retrenchnen and
Many of the 100000 boys and girls engaged in club work hope leave
said but
experience has shown All who stay the farm should have
inspiration training
the nation of
"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

Horse markets
and better horses better
ouck Agricultural Foundation
power of farm horses during the past years
Low probably discourage and mule poduc
uo and cause falling off in the
the Foundation believes But breeding operations begun
10 expand In the districts the kind
roducs the sort of horses the market wants Attractive
being all
Vanced from the extreme depression of years
How the turning point viii be reached rank file of
uncertain Previous cycles
from years
already believe
turn which will last
and that good horses and mules produced
will
horses
will \
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

Highest prices will be paid by
H. P Babcock for beef, veal and
pork. Also hides. H. P. Bah
COCK, Phone Red 1873, Vashon,
1924 If
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

WANTED-To borrow $500 for
3 years. First mortgage on good
property in Vashon Inquire at
this office.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

WANTED kind of team
work by day or hour. G, W.
Gould, Center, Phone Blac!;
S43. If.
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Burton Sheet Metal Works

Furnaces and stoves rebuilt and
repaired, Cutters and spouting,
Sheet metal work of all Kinds
done. Estimates free. II. G,
BRAMMER, Burton, Wash, Next
to Gravatone Press. Phone Red
1921.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19
MISCELLANEOUS

Storage batteries sold, rented, re.
paired and charged. Radio parts.
machine work, generator and
starter work a speciality. Wash
on Machine Shop.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

R. B. HAYES of Portage is in the
market for beef, pork and veal.
Phone, Black 772. 43t7p.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

THE GRAvATONE PRESS, Bur
ton, has a splendid assortment
of personal Christmas greetine
cards = special Vashon Island
greetings something ew-als
printed stationery for Christmas
gifts. Why pay city prices
Phone Rcd 1901. IN
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According Sehrstoeuck addition
providing domestic
billion
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ADVERTISING RATES

10 cents per line for first inser-
ton; 5 cents per line for each ad-
ditional insertion.
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News-Record Ads Bring Results, Try One
q S,SlT1yED ADyETs : YF,ssy7VS5'

L. Snow, a practical nurse.
Vashon. 2t
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WANTED

WANTED-Pruning work by an
experienced primer John Col
lett, Red 72l. ct,
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-,Island Belle grape
2yrs., Perfection currant 2yrs.,
English gooseBsrries l and 2
yrs, Ore. Champion gooseber-
ries l yr. No. 2. Phone me for
berry plants and Bush fruit
plants of all kinds. Phone Red
754. Elmer Harmcling.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

FOR sALE-Fat geese for your
Christmas and New Years din
ner. Ii, D. Houghton, phone
Red Sal. 1t
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ABE ABRAHAMSEN Painting,
Phone Red 903 Paperhanging,
VASHON Kalsomining

UNIQUE Christmas Gifts
Decorated baskets and trays,
jars, candles and candlesticks
at Mrs. Cliffs home in Ellis
port. l2-5-3t
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Completly furnished
apartments with hot and cold
water. Mrs. A. I. Tjomsland,
Vashon. If.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

FOR SALE-One trio of Black
Jersey Giant chickens for breed
ing purposes. Two pullets and
one cockerel, not related, very
fine stock. 7. n. Thompson, the
Valhalla Ranch, Center.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-19

FOR SALE-A Stevens single
barrel shot gun, l6 guage, in
first class shape. Price $500.
Douglas McClinton, Vashon
route.