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Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

The following births were reported
in Kent county during the past week:
]. Thomas Tribbett and Mrs. Dolores
Tribbett, at Woodland Beach on No
vember 18th, son; John T. Holleger
and Mrs. Lola R. Holleger, at FELTON,
on November 18th, son; Herman E.
McKnatt and Mrs. Eva Stayton Nc
Knatt, at Milford on November 9Th, a
son; Horace Lambertson and Mrs.
Horace Lambertson, near Cheswold on
November 18th, a SON; Clark Will
oughby and Mrs. Mildred Willoughby,
at Harrington on November 9th, twin
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23
students come from as follows:

students come from as follows:
Delaware College-Wilmington, 1872;
Rural New Castle, SO; Kent, 26; Sus-
sex, Sc; Outside the state, SO.
Women's College Wilmington, 81;
Rural New Castle, So; Kent, 46; Sus-
sex, 81; Outside the state, s..
This report shows that more than
80 per cent of the students attending
the University are from Delaware and
those from outside the state are re-
quired to pay a special tuition fee.
Plans are now being prepared for
the proposed new Engineering Build
ing to be built at Delaware College,
University of Delaware. The last
Legislature appropriated 100000 for
this purpose having reduced the orig
inal request by about 100000 The
University authorities have delayed
action on the matter hoping that a
Dean of Engineering to succeed Prof.
V. G. Smith, deceased, would be ap-
pointed this fall and they would have
the benefit of his suggestions. The
vacancy however has not been filed
as yet and it has been decided to go
ahead with the plans and ask for bids
so as to have the building completed
by next September, the time original
ly specified. 1t is likely that only one
story will be erected at once as the
money to erect the kind of building
required is not available. The addi-
tional unit can be added when more
money is secured.
Much progress is being made on the
addition to the gymnasium and the
enlarged swimming pool for which
students of Delaware College recent
ly raised $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

A committee of the Kent County
Maryland Chamber Of Commerce,
headed by State Senator S. Scott Beck
and Thomas w. Perkins, which attend
ed the hearing before the War Depart
ment in Baltimore, Tuesday Of last
week, are convinced that the proposed
bridge across the Chesapeake Bay will
be approved. Chestertown hackers
believe objections Of Philadelphia
barge interests have been overcome.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23
DELAWARE UNIVERSITY NOTES

7O6 Students Now Enrolled, 395 at
Delaware and 81 at WOman's College
Seven hundred and six students are
enrolled at the University of Delaware
this year DIR. Walter Hullihen, presi-
dent, reported to the Board of Trus-
tees at recent meeting. Of this
number 395 are enrolled at Delaware
College and 81 at the Women's Col
lege. Divided by calsses they are as
follows:
Delaware College - Seniors, 68;
Juniors, go; Sophomores, 102; Fresh
men, 118; Special students, 6; Grad
uate students, 9; total, 395.
Women's College - Seniors, 46;
Juniors, 56; Sophomores, "a; Fresh
men, lis; total, 81.
The report also shows where the
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

ON q meetings to promote in
4 p pubic affairs, viii Be held
S,..ai. .a,oughOut Delaware il Jan
hstin. ,s'as 2 plans discussed at
H. 8, q the executive commit
n ! Delaware Citizens Associa-
- ] 'le Supreme Court cham
h. nay nay. A special committee
" NJ. '10p Philip Cook. Josiah 4 /
n. Ma. N I. D. Warner, ST JUDGE
I pss.is' oi5s was named to work woTIS
u i p1ssldent ssslt and executive Il ~orA saoN
H. ps,sp9sring 0el9! reeommenSstions eIs5s See-
rssti0aD'i subjects for discussion ,rl'sSo,Oi1 =
ssd \ y. The president t'Ol was y,
-a'ne a second commit
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Contract 81
COrbit-Bear 2.834 Miles
y Acres Clearing
Acres Grubbing
$4,000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
1000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
$50 Tons Broken Stone Base Course
5000 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
1920 Lin. Fl. Longitudinal Metal Joint
OR 1920 Lin. Fl. Longitudinal Joint (Non-
Metallic)
325 Gu. Yds. Class "a" Concrete
$4,000 Lbs. Reinforcement
800 Lin. Ft. 15 in. Corrugated Metal
1so Lin. Fl. 1s in. Corrugated Metal
14O Lin. Ft. IS in. R. c. Pipe
$50 Lin. Fl. 18 in. r. C. Pipe
"a Lin. Fl. "a in. r. G.. Pipe
48 Lin. Fl. SO in. r. C. Pipe
80 Lin. Fl. Relaid Pipe
400 Lin. Ft. in. Pipe Underdrain
800 So. Yds Glass "A" Concrete Gutter
400 Lin. Ft. Wire Cable Guard Rail
1900 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Goldie Barber, colored, is in Jail at
Dover, awaiting trial on the charge of
having shot and seriously wounded
Edward Wheaton, colored, few days
before Christmas, 1926. Barber was
captured in Seaford by Chief of Po-
lice John E. Martin and turned over
to the Kent county authorities. He
and Wheaton are said to have had an
argument over a pint of liquor and
this dispute eliminated, it is alleged,
in Barber firing a bullet into Wheat
on's side. Barber escaped and Wheat
on recovered.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

tee to study a number of definite sug-
gestions which were submitted to the
meeting as projects to be undertaken
in the future.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23
ADvERTIsEAIENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department, at its Office. Do
yer, Delaware, until 2.30 O'Clock D. m, Novezn-
Der 80. 1927. and at that place and time pub
licly opened for contracts involving the follow
ing approximate quantities:
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

DIX Z12-uOu
These trucks to have four-wheel drive.
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed specified.
Monthly payments will be made for 90 per
cent of the construction completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by =
surety bond, certified check. money 20 the
amount of at least ten (10) per centum of
the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked Proposal for the Construction Of
St&ts Highway Contract No..
The Contract will be awarded rejected
within twenty COY days from the date Of
opening proposals.
The right is reserved TO reject any or all
bids.
Complete sets of plans and specifications may
be obtained upon receipt of two dollars (s2.00)
for each contract, which amount will not be
refunded.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

The Frankford Parent Teacher AS
sociation has been organized by elect
ing the following officers: President,
Mrs. Burton Cannon; vice president,
Mrs. George Horsey; secretary, Mrs.
J. B. Long; treasurer, Miss Lizzie
Robinson.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD II BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
QUIZ STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items Of People We Knew
In and Around the Larger Penin-
sula Towns and C@mmunities

Sunday a Dodge touring car went
through hedge on the Glasgow road
and landed IN the orchard on the Selby
farm, tenanted by R. Mitchell Barr.
The owners removed the license tags
and abandoned the car.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Two petty robberies in Chesapeake
City, Md, were reported during the
last week. The store of David Film
game was burglarized and the garage
owned by Harry Fillingame was en-
tered and the automobile owned by
Albert George was stripped.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

daughters; Fred r. Shulti and Mrs
Elizabeth Shulti at Harrington, ON
November 11th, daughter.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Contract So
State Wharf at Little Creek
20 Lin. Ft. Timber Bulkhead
l 10-foot Span Timber Bridge
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Bishop William F. Mcdowell, of
Washington, D. c., has been appointed
by the Methodist Episcopal House of
Bishops to preside over the annual
session Of the Wilmington Conference,
which will be held in Union M. e.
Church, Wilmington, beginning March
I'd.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Given a hearing before Magistrate
Anderson, at Cecilton, Md, on the
charge of reckless driving and failing
to stop and render assistance after an
accident, Richard Sewel, negro, was
fined $3.50, in default of which he was
committed to the Elkton jail for one
year.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

It is reported that pheasants are on
the increase in the Delaware City sec
ton Of the county and every sports
man is hoping that the next few years
will bring such an increase in the birds
that the ban may be lifted on the cock
birds. 1t has been unlawful to shoot
them for the past few years.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Contract 90
Grading and Surfacing Earth Road 100 Miles
Contract SO
State Highway Police Station. State Road
Smyrna times., 1927-11-23

Contract L
Six 215-ton Motor Trucks.
These trucks to have four-wheel drive.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04
LORD MARRIES
GIRL;
BRIDE NERVOUS

LONDON, Feb. R.-Throwing
parental authority to the winds
young Lord Ashley, heir to an earl,
dom that has been famous for gen,
erations for it's piety and phiIans
thropy, today took as his bride the
pretty actress, Miss Sylvia Hawkes..
She only recently left a musical COM
edy chorus for leading parts on the
London stage.
The young couple made no con-
cealment of their intentions to wed,
but Lord Ashley's father, the Earl
OF Shaftesbury, clinging to the ira.
ditional opposition of the nobility to
a stage alliance, made no bones of
his objection. Apparently unable to
conceive that mis- son was Intending
British Columbia and possibly in
southern California
Feb. 29.-Fair from Eureka to San
Diego, but rain over Oregon, Washing
ton and British Columbia
Feb 24-25.-Fair from south Oregon
to the Gulf of California, but rain from
the Oregon limit to Alaska.
Feb. 26-27.-Fair from south Oregon
to Mexico but rain from Eureka north
and east past the Cascade
Feb. 2S.-ARain from North Head to
the northward, but fair from that sta
tion to San Diego.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04
PADRE SIGHTS
this STATE in
new FORECAST

The weather forecast for February
by Rev j. S. Ricard, the famous
Padre Of the Rains" at the University
of Santa Clara, Calf, makes no mem
tion of Arizona except that this state
and New Mexico may be included in a
general rain predicted for February 2,
While not designated as touching Ari-
zona,' arrived here only few hours
late, sNce it fell wednesday night
Considerable rain is predicted for
California; during the month, beginning
with storm over the coast today,
Saturday and Sunday. However, the
forecast also promises plenty of fair
weather interspersed with3 the rain.
The forecast, which is for California
generally, follows:
Feb. 1-Beginning to over the imme-
diate coast from Eureka to the north
ward Fair at the southward all the
way to San Diego
Feb. 2.-General rains and snow and
moderate to brisk sow,h and southeast
winds.
Feb. 3-4-5-The same storm enlarg-
ing over the coast, with continuation
of rain and snow over the mountains
and southeast winds. Beginning to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04

clear on the 5th, except from Roseberg
to the northward and eastward.
Feb. 6-7.-Generally fair.
Feb 8. = A new storm advancing
from the west toward the continent
field to San Diego.
Feb 9-Fair over the northwest and
central California. Small rains over
Los Angeles.
Feb 1O-Fair over California; rain
over Oregon, Washington and Idaho. ,
Feb H. = Fair in California;; rain
continuing in the northwest.
Feb. 12.-Rain advancing toward San
Francisco rain at the southwark.
Feb 49,. Rain advancing to Los An
geles clear or clearing in these parts
and at the northward.
Feb. IA. - Fair from San Diego to
south Oregon. Rain from the Oregon
line to the northward and eastward.
Feb. 15 - Rain from Roseburg to
Prince Rupert. Fair all the way down
as far as San Diego.
Feb. 16.-Rain from North Head to
Los Angeles, taking in Nevada and
northern Utah.
Feb 17.-Fair from Roseburg all the
way up north and east. Rain from the
Oregon line to San Diego.
Feb. 1S.-Fair in northern and CEN
trail California. Rain in southern Cali
fornia, Arizona and New Mexico.
Feb. 19-20.-Clearing to fair.
Feb. 21.-Fair in northern and CEN
trail California. Rain over the general
md IN Iar
California.
Feb. 22.-Fair from Portland to San
Luis Obispo. Rain from Portland to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04

Harry Williams, state trooper, "got
his man" as Conklin ran toward the
woods after leap from a second
story window of mountain cabin
where he had been in hiding.
Trooper Williams and Deputy Sher-
iff Abe Stern saw Conklin when they
drove by a lonely mountain cabin that
stood off the main highway between
Suffern and Haverstraw. They knew
Conklin, and figure seen proWling
about the cabin resembled him. The
figure entered the cabin as they ap-
preached. Stern went into the cabin,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04

seriously to marry, the earl denied
reports of the engagement to the
last and today he and his countess
made a motor dash to London in e
fruitless attempt to dissuade Lord
Ashley from the marriage.
Such crowds of women beseiged
st. Pauls church, Bridge,
where the ceremony was performed.
that the bridal couple and the we'd
ding guests had difficulty in gain
ing admittance.
Miss Hawkes. appeared nervous
throughout the ceremony and
shivered with cold When signing
the register in the vestry, she signed
sylvia Ashley instead of her mai
cen name and had to erase the sig
nature and rewrite it. Lord Ashley
discovered at the last moment that
the wedding ring was too small and
his bride had to carry it in her hand.
Many figures from London's theat.
rical world attended the ceremony,
as we'll as some members of the
nobility, although the latter were
chiefly of the younger, livelier
branches, including Lord Northesk.
who married the American actress,
Jessica Brown, and the Earl of Chi
chester.
Starting for Biarritz for honey
moon, Lord Ashley and his bride
declared themselves Every happy"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04
It Trooper williams remained Q

but Trooper Williams remained out
side.
Stern sought Conklin in the lower
part of the cabin, but could not find
him. Suddenly Williams saw Conklin
leap from the second story window
He called on him to halt firing twice
in the air. but Conlllin ran toward the
nearby woods. A third bullet from
Trooper Williams pistol brought
Conklin to the ground.
Six weeks ago, Sheriff Brown Hun
ter, who stands six feet four, trapped
Conklin near the spot where he was
Killed today. The sheriff got almost to
Suffern with his prisoner, but Conklin
made a quick twist and ran to the
woods.
Conklin once served term in Ell
mira. reformatory.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04
State Trooper Gets
Bad Man OF Ramapo

.sUFFERN, N. Y, Feb. S.-CR-The
crack of state troopers revolver to-
day ended the career of Theodore
Conklin, "the bad man of Ramapo
valley who took to the mountains
two years ago and defied police who
tried to arrest him on three indict-
ments for theft and burglary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04
Wife Of Omission
Comes For Divorce

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.--(P1-Mrs
Ruth Peters Ormiston, wife of Ken
meth G.. Ormiston, principal in the
Aimee Semple Mcpherson case, arrived
here today from Australia with the
announced intention of obtaining di-
vorce from her husband. She refused
to. make a statement of any kind other
than to say that she expects to leave
for Los Angeles tonight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-04

Even in this motorized age, the
horseshoeGng business increased
per cent in 1926 according to the
Kansas City chapter of the Ma
tional Horseshoers' association.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
vAsHoN ISLAND IN MOVIES

Movies taken by Frank Jacobs,
of Seattle, OF the Orthopedic Carni-
val in the summer of 1926 will be
shown at Vashon Theater in Jan
nary, as a z. 7. A. benefit. These
movies are locally owned and have
been preserved for the purpose of
aiding, as far as possible, the splen-
did work that has been done by
those most Interested in the wei
fare of our schools, The movies
are very fine, are wonderfully
complete in so far as showing the
well remembered "Queen Day
celebration. In fact, nearly every
Vashon Islander will see him or
herself in the pictures. They have
never been shown, excepting few
feet of the film that was "borrow-
ed' by mistake by certain Seattle
interests. Other movies that
should interest Vashon people will
also be shown for the first time
in the program that is being pre-
pared.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS
Miss Bertha e smith) :
..s.....a......s.

Thanksgiving guests at the For
rest ranch Were: Mrs. Spinning,
Sr. and Mr.. Lewis Comstcek.
Mr.. and Mrs. John jenkins en-
tertained Miss Smith as their
Thanksgiving guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Rolands
and their three little girls dined OH
Thanksgiving Day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Rolands.
Mrs. Bird brought some friends
over from Tacoma to spend
Thanksgiving at her Paradise
Cove cottage.
Mr., John Berry came home for
Thanksgiving. With him came
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Hughes, Law
renee and Helen. Arthur Highes
is attending the State College at
Pullman and did not get home
for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Clarence Berger of Aber-
deen spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ridgway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennatts and Dick
went over to Tacoma for their
Thanksgiving aud dined with Mr..
and MIS-, J. b. Blair.
IT was shock and grief to the
community to hear of the sudden
death of Mrs Spinning, Sr. On
Thanksgiving Day she left the
Island by the 800 p. m. ferry
for Tacoma, and took a bus from
Tacoma to Puyallup, intending to
visit her sister there. When she
got off the bus at Puyallup she
was struck by a passenger car and
so severly injured that she never
regained consciousness, passing
away about eleven that evening.
The funeral was on Monday
afternoon, from the Dunlap Par
lors, PuyalluS A num%vr OF
friends from the Island attended.
The LADIES' Aid society of LISA
beula, If which she had been
very bl1pful member, sent a pillow
Of pink and white chrysanthe.
NUNS and ferns.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
MRS. ADAsA SPINNING

Suffering from a skull fracture
and other injuries as a result OF
having been knocked down by an
auto.-obile early last Thursday
evening Mrs. Adasa Spinning,
sixty-seven-year-old pioneer OF
Sumner, died early Friday morn
ing in the Valley Hospital in Puy-
allup. She was sister-in-Iaw of
Frank Spinning of Sumner, form
erly chairman of tn state depart
ment of public works at Olympia.
Mrs. Spinning was making an
unexpected Thanksgiving call on
her sisters in Puyallup while en-
route to Auburn. After alighting
from bus, Mrs. Spinning started
across Meridian Street and was
truck down by ear driven by F.
Il. Steadman of Pacific City. She
was unconscious when taken to
the hospital.
The sisters, Mrs. Emma Wilson.
Mrs. Martha Schoonover and Miss
Harriet Perry, live together. They
did not know of Mrs, Spinning S
intended visit until notified by hos
pital attendants.
Mrs, Spinning came from Min
ncsota forty-five years ago and
in 1888 was married to Mr.. SPIN
ming in Tacoma. She has been
making her home with son,
George, at Burton. Another son,
Walter, lives in Dieringer. Two
more sisters, Mrs. Harry Grinnell,
Seattle, and Mrs. w. White, Van,
couver, Wash and brother, Her
bert Perry, Tacoma, also survive
Mrs. Spinning.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
LIsABEULA
(Mrs. Graham Maloney)
) 'sssss.s.......

The entire community was
shocked upon hearing OF the un.
timely death of Mrs. Spinning
which occurred in Tacoma Thanks
giving night. Sympathy is ex.
tended to Mr. and Mrs. George
Spinning and to Marcus and Betty
Jean i'll the loss Of their mother
and grandmother. Especially does
the Ladies Aid and the Sunday
school sympathize with the fam.
lly at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marker enter
tained on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans, Of Tacoma and their son
and wife Of California. The
Evans will be remembered by
many Lisabeulaites.
Hamilton Church, student al
Bellingham Normal, spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with home
folks, Dorothy Mae Donald, d
niece of Mrs Church, has returned
to her home in Seattle after two
weeks sojourn at the Church
home.
Mrs King has been in Seattle
the past week visiting her son and
daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper entertain
ed over the recent holidays, Mrs
Ilarpers SISTER and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Snyder, of Tacoma
Others having family dinners in
clude the Shaitucks, Jcnsens
Beaumonts aud llcirschs.
Don't forget the supper and
sale at the church Friday night
Dee. 2nd Come and enjoy good
food, and Lisabeula's hospitality
supper begins ai 6:}O o clock, fol
lowed by q short program and aue
ton Of fancy work, aprons and
what not
Didn't you enjoy the program
qiven by Miss Krueizberg and hei
ipupilsl Such affairs mean mucl
Training and hard work, and art
a credit to the school and eommun
ity
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
KING COUNTY P. t. A.

The regular monthly meeting of
the King County Division of Par
ent Teachers Association will be
held III Parlors | and 2 Olympic
Hotel, Monday, December at ten
O'Clock.
After the business meeting, DIR.
N. d. Showalter, formerly OF
Cheney State Normal, will speak
on; "Co-operation Between Par
ents and Schools County Super
intendent Mr.. A. S. Burrows will
also speak.
After luncheon, Mrs. G. V.
Aspinwall, President of Washing
ton State Branch, and Mrs. Jennie
X. Nichols will speak.
Come and meet yom state off
GERS.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
HATCHERY PROTECTS
CHICKEN RAISERS

Mr.. A. G. Rundall of the State
Department OF Agriculture was on
the island slaughtering the chick
ems from the flocks of the Vashon
Island COOPERATIVE hatchery that
were found to have Bacilliary
White Diarrhoea. This year, all
re-acting birds had to be officially
slaughtered to prevent any chance
of any reacters being left in the
flocks.
This is one Of the steps taken
by our Certified hatchery toward
obtaining the best possible chicks,
1t seems timely to add that a
report circulated by someone that
chicks from two deliveries by
Rosebank Farm last year were
sent to the station for analysis
and found TO have b. W. ID. Up
on hearing This, we wrote 20 the
station to find il this were true,
sending complete list of our island
customers last year. This list viii
be shown anyone interested. Here
is the reply
We have examincd our records
for l925-l926 and up to date for
1927, and can not find any diag-
nosis of B. W. D. from any of the
chicks or individual fowls sent TO
MS for examination from any Of
The people listed in your letter.
lsigned) c. Il. Hamilton, Assist.
Veterinarian.
p Monroe Smock spent Thanks
giving with his family at yashon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-02
CHRISTMAS SEALS

We feel that it would be UNI
necessary to explain to the readers
of this paper the why and where
lore Of the Christmas Seal Sale
Tor the Anti-Tuberculosis League,
now being carried on over the en-
ire U. S.
These penny stamps, bring an
nualiy thousands of dollars, which
are put to work fighting the dread
ed white plague. Camps are es-
tablished for mal-nourished child
rem, who would be likely victims
of the disease, and is various Other
efficient ways the Anti 7. B.
League is winning the battle with
this disease.
Vashon Island is asked to do
her bit and as usual she will do
her part, Let us make this year
100 per cent and decorate every
out going letter with red cross
stamp, and instead of buying other
Christmas seals with which to dec
crate our Christmas packages let
us use these little CHEEKY stamps
which mean so much and are Just
as effective and Christmasy. The
stamps will be on sale where ever
you see the posters, so invest all
your spare pennies, and feel that
you have a part in this humana-
tartan work.