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VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 47. ? v ^ NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR ? / ? ?? DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN TO BIGHAM SHIPP FIXES JULY 14 IN REFUSING NEW TRIAL Court Doubts Authenticity of Letters?Bigham Abuses Witnesses The State. Florence, June 0.?Judge S. W. G. Shipp in the sessions court here this afternoon refused to grant Edmund D. Bigham a new trial and sentenced him to be put to death in the electric chair July 14. Pio-hsm was convicted of murder in connection with the killing of his brother, Smiley Bigham, and is in- i dieted for murder also for the deaths of his mother and sister and the latter's two adopted children. The wholesale murder took place on the Bigham plantation in January, 1921. Bigham was tried in March of last year. The supreme court dismissed the appeal and Bighanvs attorneys sought a new trial on the ground of after discovered evidence which, they declared, tended to show that Smiley and not Edmund Bigham did the killing. It is not thought the case will end here. i Unabashed bv' the sentence of death, Bigham argued with the court this afternoon before hundreds of ? spectators for the privilege of saying, / "Some things I woufd like to tell now, as this may be my last chance to speak before these people." The court replied that "depended on how \ long you will take to tell them." Then as in afterthought, the court added, j "Ycu might aa well tell it, though." Abuses State Witness Immediately the doomed man pounced upon Philip H. Arrowsmith, local attorney, who was an important witness in the conviction of ISijrham for the wholesale murder. "I would have liked to have seen Mr. Arrowsmith here,'' he said, in I opening. "I would like to have him j standing right here," indicating the j center cf the court room. "I would j tell the reason Arrowsmith accused j me right to his?" Whatever he intended to have tsaid ; probably will never be spoken, for j the court stopped him sumtoarily with ! r-aminAar +Vi;?r Hp W?S not UD there i IUC X LiUiiJUVl V?MV ..V .. __ _ to make a speech but to state any j legal reason he might have why sen-! tence should not be passed upon him. j "I never studied law," said Big- j ham, beginning on the line which the j court had indicated1 he must follow in j his discussion. "I am ready to meet i my God and am not guilty. The rea- j son I am convicted is because of the falsehoods which have been piled up i . against me. I may have to die. In ! fact, that's what I am up here in this ! prisoner's dock for now. It's hard to die for something one did not do. 1 "Jesus Christ had to die so. He ! prayed for the night to pass from H im. The people who testified against I me and stuck out to have me killed did it. Pleads for Himself ' vr r 1 ivKo T "II 1 KI1CW Lilt" UVV, mavv i/c jl wu4U , state some reason why I should have ! a new trial?one more chance. No one knows it all except God and myself. If there's any way you could give me another trial, just one day more in court, I would appreciate it. The state has four other cases against me. I never had a fair trial. The verdict of that stands against me." Bigham repeatedly avowed his in- i nocence and as often averred that; innocent blood would be shed when j he was executed. "I worked hard and had laid !by some means," he said in the earlier part of his statement to the court. 4,But for my property, no one ever would have accused me. But they know that when the juice is turned on to me, it'll be money in their j P0CKC15. ; Thereafter he likened himself to : St. Paul, to John, the Baptist, and to ! Christ Himself, all their blood having j been shed innocently. "But I'll rise. in glory with them." He challenged the state to confront ; him, even when he will be buckled in 10 the death chair in the penitentiary in Columbia, with one person vho can say truthfully that he ever j did him a single wrong or injury. Letters Do Not Impress A. L. King, the attorney for the ! . SATISFACTORY TRIP FOR BISHOP KILGO Arrives Safely at Home in Charlotte From Hospital in Memphis Charlotte, N. C., June 9.?Bishop John C. Kilgo of the Methodist Episj copal church, South, who has been ill I in Memphis, arrived at his home here tonight under the care of Dr. B. F. Turner and two trained nurses. He ; stood the trip well, according to Dr. Tnvwnv w Vin sm'H that, his natient had had a good day. The bishop himself appeared in fine spirits and joked, . with those who met him at the sta-1 ' X- I t:on. ! Bishop Kilgo was brought home in the private car of Fairfax Harrison, j president of the Southern railway, of: which the bishop is a director. Members of his family who met him at the train afterwards expressed . surprise to find his condition appar-! ently so favorable. In the ambulance on the way to his residence, the ibish-j op, noting the white uniformed ambu-: lance drivers, jocularly remarked: "Well, the Ku Kluxers have got me." j Bishop Kilgo became ill on his way home from Hot Springs, Ark., where he had been attending the general conference of the Southern Methodist church, and was taken off the train at Memphis. Dr. Turner will hold a conference j with the bishop's physicians here to-1 morrow, it was announced. 9 76th Birthday Celebration Mrs. E. C. Lane celebrated her ( 76th birthday Saturday, June 10,1 with a dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. D. Whitaker,! Xance street. The dinner was served i on the long back porch, with forty- J seven persons present. The table' was artistically decorated with shasta daisies and lilies. Mrs. R. C. Per-1 ry made the !birthday cake, which looked very pretty with its 76 can- j dies. Mrs. Lane was preeennted with many nice presents. Many relatives were present, and the guests included her pastor, Dr. C. A. Freed (-with j Mrs. Freed) and her physician, Dr. R. L. Mayes. They returned to tneir . homes after wishing Mrs. Lane many more birthday anniversaries. VITAL STATISTICS OF CITY FOR MAY, 1922 ? | Deaths White male 3 White females 4 Total whites 7 | Riack males 2 Black females 4 J. uta: uiauxv;* Total deaths 13 i ! Births White males 13 White males 5 Total whites 18 Black males 5 Black females 3 Total blacks 8 Total births 26 . I defense, betrayed far more emotion in conducting: the hearig than Bigham : ever manifested. Mr. King impress-' ed his audience deeply that he does believe Bigham is an innocent man. But the facte presennted by the solicitor, L. M. Gasque, weighed against him. Considering the letters and Rig-, natures, which were alleged to have been written by Smiley, for whose murder Edmund is sentenced to die, to Edmund while the latier was in Georgia, the court stated frankly he doubted their authenticity. He practically as good as said they were frauds and forgeries. Bigham began to show the strain of the trial for his life when the so" * * ' A._ 1. Xl. . /J iicitor m me anernoon iook uie noor to argue against giving him a new trial on the alleged after discovered evidence. First, he turned almost livid white. Later, under the stress of taking the sentence of death, he turned ashen in color. As the judge pronounnced the date o? execution, his jaw dropped. As the case went on, evidently with diminishing hope for the defense, Bigham seemed to take on a desperate, haunted look. It was the first betrayal of any feeling in the matter that haa escaped him, in word or appearance, since the trial more than a year ago. * PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS < i PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY; Prosperity, June 12.?With Miss < Willie Mae Wise hostess the Liteiary, Sorosis held a very pleasant meeting | Friday afternoon. The lower floor of the home was thrown together and, was abloom with the flowers of early J1 summer. Miss Josie Griffin of Cross j Hill, Miss Goode Burton of Newberry and Mrs. J. F. Goggans of Columbia ( mnmiiM-i; of the club, were 1L?I mci present. i' i The study on South Carolina v was i' continued as follows: 5 R?1I call: Name of leading educa- \, tors of South Carolina, both of the i past and of the present. Paper: Education Prior to 18G15, by J J Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Discussion: The Educational Sys- j tem of our State?It's Needs?A j Program for Improvements, which ', was led by Mrs. Wyche. Current events, Mrs. M. C. Mor- j ris. A salad 'course with iced tea was served bv the hostess and her sister, * 1 broad veranda a nook was prettily An affair that brought much pleasure was the party given Friday evenir.g by the Luther league of Grace J church, at the handsome new home of ! Mr. anq, Mrs. J. P. Wheeler. On the I broad veranda a nook kas prettily J! decorated from which delicious punch was served. In a unique contest Miss Olive Counts and Curtis Pugh scored highest. The grounds presented a , gay scene and out door games were enjoyed by those who did not partic- < ipate in the games that were in progress in the parlors. Refreshing ice , a | cream and cake was servcu. ,, ' Rev. W. T. DQrieux of Columbia . filled the Baptist pulpit Sunday. ! ( Miss Margaret-Bell of Conway ar-j1 rives this week to visit Mrs. R. C. L Hunter. j. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Simpson and ' j children are visiting relatives here. Mrs. Wm. Johnson and little Misses Mary and Odalite Wallace and \1 Robert Wallace of Newberry were J guests Friday of Mrs. J. A. Simpson. Pierce Barnes of Greenwood was ^ home for the week-end. < Mrs. Arthur Tinsley and children j of Spartanburg are expected this j J week on a visit to Mfg. P. L. Lang- j1 ford. A. L. Wheeler of Columbia is j spending a few days with Mrs. J. S. j ^ Wheeler. * Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scott of Green- j ville are guosts of the former's fa- j( ther, J. B. T. Scott. k< Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Epting are j spending a while with Mrs. W. T. j( G.'bson. Mr. Epting, has been re-1 ^ elected superintendent of Reidsville ! 1 high school. j John Cecil McWaters of Columbia , ^ is visiting Mrs. Horace Counts. j * F. W. Scuhmpert, Jr., of Darling-: _ Ion returned home with his grand- : mother, Mrs. B. B. Schumpert. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Wyche have j * returned to Spartanburg, after alT short visit to Dr. and Mrs. C. T. ;' Wyche. j,' Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jones and W. j' W. Fogle of Columbia were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Kohn.!' MisscG Agnew and Fuller of Co-t' lumbia are spending the week-end' with Miss Marguerite Wise at i ' home of her mother, Mrs. Laura Wise. Mrs. Rav Kohn is visiting in Co- ' lumbia. Miss Mary DeWalt Hunter lias re- ( turned from the Columbia hospital. |* Miss Helen Clayton of Central is the guest of Miss Olive Counts. ])r. and Mrs. G. W. Harmon, Mrs. j" L. W. Harmon and Mrs. J. F. Browne are spending the week in Atlanta. j Miss Nannie Simpson has gone to ClemGon College where she will spend six weeks. ! Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hawkins and , W. W. Wheeler motored to Columbia5 Friday. j Rev. J. A. McKeovvn has returned i from a visit to his mother at Cornwell. ! ( The many friends of Mr. S. J. ' i Kohn will be glad to know that he is able to be out again after having , been confined to his room for three < weeks with "flu." >' j Mrs. Z. W. Bedenbaugh is visiting in Newberry. ^ Mrs. J. B. I'ugh has returned nome ; after attending Woman's college commencement at Due West. ^ GARY SENTENCES TO HARD LABOR Violation of Prohibition Law Draws Chair.gang Terms in Abbeville I Abbeville, June 8.?Judge Frank B. Gary adjourned criminal court nere this morning after disposing of :he following cases: Richard McAllister, charged with uurder, not guilty; George Massey, nurder. not guilty; Robert Childs, assault and battery, guilty sentenced to serve three years at hard labor; True Belcher, statutory criminal assault, guilty, sentenced to one year at hard abor; Jim Tullis, violation of prohibition law, guilty, six months at hard abor; Horace Waters and Clifton Crittensen, housebreaking and larceny, guilty, sentenced to GO days at lard labor; Laster Butter, violating prohibition law, guilty, five months at lard labor: Georgian a Quarles, vioation of prohibition lav.*, guilty, five months at hard labor; Grady DuBose, violation of prohibition law, guilty, six months at hard labor; Roy Barrett, violation of prohibition law, mis;rial; Love Booth, violation of prohibition law, guilty, six months at hard abor; Dewey Brown, violation of prohibition law, guilty, three months it hard labor. i Death of Mr. Hahn Mr. E. F. Hahn, who was living A'ith his family over the store of Mr. Jesse L. Burns in Main street, died Sunday noon after a lingering illness jf cancer and the body was taken .hroughythe country early Monday morning for Graniteville. Mr. Hahn lad been a great sufferer from cancer. Last fall he went to Johns Hop? - - i l tins hospital, Baltimore, ana unaervent an operation, having then and ;ince been in a serious condition. He eaves a widow and two children. Mr and Mrs. J. A. Counts and Mr. md Mrs. D. H. Hamm motored to Coumbia Wednesday. Miss Sara/Quattlebaum left,7n\lay for a visit to Mrs. G. C. Caughman Columbia. >irs. H. H. Rikard and Miss Fay Rikard of Newberry spent Tharsday .vith Mrs. Nancy Wheeler. Mrs. M. C. Morris had as her guest rhursday Mrs. J. E. Gilston, Mrs. ?rank Dent and Miss White of Coumbia. Mrs. J. G. Price has returned to Columbia after a visit to Mrs. J. C. ^chumpert. -!? T7< T> Tr .: _ 1 -VIT. Ci. ?>. rveiblCI, uciu aci.ici.aij )f the Luther league is spending a ?e\v days in Prosperity in the interest of the local Luther league. Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Brooks of rlardeeville are visiting, the latter's )arents Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Counts. Miss Marguerite Wise of Columbia s home on a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wise motored o Columbia Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kohn, Mr. and " TT T7? T' _ 1. ? ?4-4- 1 1 4-U ^ VIIV. V. ?,. IVU.'I JI cltLCJlUCU UiC iUlltiai )f Miss Maude Fulmer in Little Mountain Thursday. Prof. Leslie Singley of Newnan, ja., is on a visit to his parents, Mr. >nd Mrs. J. C. Singley. Misses Willie Mae Wise, Susie and VTary Langford leave today for Ashe,'ille to attend summer school. Misses Rosalie and Helen Wheeler md Rosine Singley of Greenville high school reached home Monday. Mrs. Frances Boggus has gone to St. Petersburg, Fla.,- to visit Mrs. W. E. Pugh. Joe B. Hartman has returned from Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wise motored :o Columbia Wednesday. E. T. McSwain of Columbia has 3eon visiting G. S. Wise. Miss .Josie Groffin of Cross Hill is :he guetst of Miss Clara Brown. Misses Lucy Schumpert and Lucile Pugh of Woman's college, Due West, we among the returned college students. Miss Celeste Singley and Heyward vnglev of Columbia were home for :he week-end. J. T. Hunter, Mesdames J. W. and \\ E. Hunter motored to Lexington Saturday. Miss Annie Corley accompanied them home and will spend a .vhiie with her niece, Mrs. J. W. Fiunter. | Mrs. E. C. Joiner and little Sara Joiner of Helena, Ga., are guests of Mrs. R. T. Pugh. j \ \ I CROMPTON TAKEN FROM HOME NEAR BELTON I ' The State. | Anderson, June 9.?Further activi! ties of what is believed to be the Ku ; Klux Klan in this county Thursday came to light today when it was reported here that a body of masked and robed men took Oilie Crompton I from his home in the eastern part of Anderson county and escorted him to a remote spot near Cooley's bridge near Belton, then administered a severe whipping to him and admonished him to ston dealing in liquor. Crompton is said to have been returned to hit= home later in the night. 1 Poiice and county officers say they have been una!jl6 to find any clue to the identity of the men who kidnapped Sullivan and Miss Floyd or beat Crompton. ! Anderson, June 9.?While Anderson was still talking today about the kidnaping here last night of Robert VV. Sullivan and M^s Ruby Floyd, it became known that Ollie Crompton was taken from his home at Williamstor. last night and flogged by masked fiK'tl. /*' 1 J 'nnf rvr?C* orompiun torn puncc ms .ayiwio charged him with being a bootlegger and advised him to sell no more li| quor. No arrests have been made in i either case and Solicitor L. W. Har! ris said today he had not decided whether or not to seek a grand jury investigation of the kidnaping. Sullivan, who is a well known cotton mill man, was warned by his kidnapers not to be seen again in the company of Miss Floyd, but he declared he made no promise and they | were said to have gone riding together again tonight. I ? BASEBALL j 4 i West End Defeats Lydia Mills of Clinton in a Fast Game After winning from the Columbia stars on Friday 12 to 1, West End went to Clinton on Saturday to meet | the strong Lydia team. West End won 4 to 0 by hitting Kay Cashion's left hand offerings all over the lot. j Werts was invincible, flowing on!y one clean hit and one man co reach third. The fielding of the West End team jwas faultless and at times brilliant. R H E TTnri nnn nm 201?4 14 0 j Lydia 000 000 000?0 3 3 Batteries?West End: Wens and Oliver; Lydia: Cashion and M.inn. | Umpires: Cunningham and Hardei man. Calvin Crozier Chapter j Wvill give a bridge and rook tour!nament in Legion hall, beginning j Tuesday, June 20, at 5 o'clock. All who enjoy either of the games are ini vited to participate. It costs only 25 cents to enter. ^ Moilohon Defeats Whitmire J Whitmire went .down in defeat at the hands of the fast Moilohon team here Saturday by a score of 7 to 4. ! Roozer. Clemson star pitcher, was I , master of the situation throughout. He outpitched Lewis and Gilliam, the |star pitcher for Whitmire. It was Whitmire's second defeat of the season. The feature of the game was , the catching of Swygert who d:d not allow a man to steal. Howard of Mollohon did some of the classieGt playing at short seen this season. He also secured two three base hits out of four times at bat. Battery for Mollohon: Boozer and Swygert. Battery for Whitmire: Gilliam, Lewis and Milwood. I - Prison Sentences in Abbeville i ne state. ' Judge Frank B. Gary, presiding in' the circuit court of Abbeville, where he lives, sentenced seven persons convicted of violation of the prohibition law to serve terms on the chain gang or in prison at hard labor. The sentences will have a wholesome effeet in Abbeville. Men will be more careful about selling intoxicating liquors in that county, i j Alexandre Dumas, Toussaint I/Ouverture, Rene' Maran, and many otfcer writers and scholars of France jai'fe of negro descent. FARMWOMEN PLAN ' j ANNUAL MEETING . Grows From Membership of Two Hundred to Six Thousand in Year j Rock Hill, June 9.?The annual meeting of the State Council of j Farm Women will be held at Win-; throp college, Rock Hill, June 14 and 15. The State Council of Farm Women ' was organized last June with 200 i- ?~ orwl f Vi o -f nil nwin c Hlf?llli}t?l~S picgciic, auu biiv ^ ~ 0 officers electea: Mrs. P. B. Morrah of Greenville, president; Mrs. Paul Brown of Camden, vice president; Mrs. T. L. Tinsley of Seabrook, secretary-treasurer. These women were at Winthrop attending the khort course given annually by the home ' demonstration department of Winthrop college. Thirty-three counties banded themselves together in this state organization that they might not only receive benefit themselves, but that they might make their influence felt and the voice of farm women heard in matters pertaining to the improvement of home, community, county and state life. The greatest drawback in any effort to develop community organization or otherwise aid the rural womi i_ a., T- -i? Vi en ana giris to neip mcnuciy^ 10 n? the lack of leadership. To this end the officers of the women's home demonstration clubs of the county organized themselves into county home demonstrationn councils. The first of these councils was organized in Calhoun county and the second in Greenwood county. There are now 36 of these organizations with a membership of more than 6,000 farm women. In 1920 there were only 17 of these councils. They served several purposes, among which rjmy. be mentioned the following: : To assist county home demonstration agents in planning work and in meeting needs of the county; to promote the economic and social welfare of.the county; to encourage special ized industries for purposes of developing specific resources in the county; to develop leadership in each community; to foster friendly relations and cooperation between rural and urban communities. A good representation of the farm women of the state is expected at the ^T?/-vrtb- Will on in+orP?;f lllCCtlllg ill lyvtn axiu unu mi* ing program has been arranged. The opening address at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning will be made by Mrs. P. I B. Morrah, president of the State Council of Farm Women. This will be followed by an address by Dr. D. E. Johnson, president of Winthrop college. The morning's session will consist of addresses by Dr. Ruby Gr^en Smith associate leader of home demonstration work of New York; G. W. Humphrey, live stock development agent of the Southern railway; Mrs. Bertha T. Munsell, chairman of i the legislative council; W. W. Long, \ director of extension work, Clemson .college; 0. B. Martin of the office of extension, department of agriclture, at Washington. The evening session will be held at1 8 o'clock in the college auditorium, at which time messages .will be brought from the Federation of W^> men's Clubs and the South Carolina" League of Women Voters and an address will be delivered by C. W. Pugsley, assistant secretary of agriculture. The second day's program will in-' elude addresses by Mrs. Elizabeth Lauredbach, county agent of Hamilton county, Tennessee; Mrs. Francis Y. Kline, state marketing agent; Dr. Ruby Green Smith .nd Mrs. Julian Salley, third reginal director of th% iXational League of Women Voters, i i Goes to Hospital The State. Dr. B. E. Kneece, formerly health officer of Xewberry county, has gone to the Butterworth General hospital,' at Grand Rapids, Mich., for a yearVs training. He resigned the position of health officer of Newberry county some time ago. ! ; According to a German official | 'document published recently, the | number of submarines lost by that'< government during the war was 199, : including boats sunk, interned and ^captured. j COMMITTEE MAKES DIVIDED REPORT. THREE PROPOSALS AS TO FORD OFFER One Accepts With Elimination of Gorgas Plant and Another Include' Hugh W. Roberts in The State. Washington, Junne 8.?The house committee on military affairs com- x' pleted its work on Muscle Shoals this afternoon when the members, having been unable to agree, prepared three reports bearing on the Henry Ford offer. The three reports, it is understood, will be submitted to the house tomorrow at noon, and immediately thereafter released for publication. The first of these reports will be that of the "committee," submitted by Acting Chairman McKenzie on authority of a majority of the members. It will recommend tHe acceptance of the Ford offer with the Gorgas steam plant of the gove .nment eliminated. It is entirely unacceptable to Ford. fl.rt oart/\n/-5 will Vio rpunft. of 1 lie TV AAA WV vt*v . the minority members, practically all of them democratic. It will be submitted by Representative Wright of Georgia, and will ibear the signature of Representative Stoll of South Carolina and other Democrats. It will recommend the acceptance of the^ Ford offer with the Gorgas plant included. It is entirely acceptable to Ford. He is willing to bear tlie brunt of litigation to be instituted by the Alabama Power company in the event the minority report is adopted. The third will be submitted by Representative Parker of New Jersey. Ti. ?:ii ),oov of loocf one nthpr sicna X L Will ucai uw 1VUUW V??v w ?w. ?0 ture. It will recommend that rejection of the Ford offer "oJ tlfe ground that it would fe unprofitable for the government to expend $60,000,000 / in completing, the dams for the generation of the greatest waterpower inthe United States for the operation of the private enterprises of one individual. It is indicated that the divergence of the views of the members of the committee will bring about an identical situation in the house. The situation for a long tme will be chaotic, it is indicated. The result of the fight is doubtful, although Ford's supporters arc apparently optimistic. News of Excelsior Excelsior, June 12.?Mr. and Mrs. Lominick of Newberry spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. W. E. Cook and family. The continued rains have put the farmers behind with their crops. A good deal of corn is yet to be planted and grass to be killed. With all the improvements that may come along the cotton crop will be short this year. N. A. Nichols and son, J. E. Nichols, spent Sunday and Monday in Greenwood on business. T ifflo \f'iccoc Mollis Rhpha Kib ler of St. Phillips section have been visiting Miss Vivian Taylor here. Prof J. C. Brooks and family came up from Orangeburg on Thursday and will spend their vacation with her father's family, Mr. E. G. Counts, here. v The Rev. J. D. Kinard and daughter, Miss Mazie, of Johnston have Viaa-n nn n visit to his brother. Mr. H. J. Kinard, and wife. The Southern Railway company has opened up the underpass way h?re at the trestle thirty feet by putting in an over head steel span. The road is now in good condition and we hope there will :be no further trouble. H. J. K. Death of Mrs. Arrowwood Mrs. Nancy Arrowwood, wife of Mr. A. Arrowwood, died at home, 75 Glenn street, Mollohon mill village, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, after a lingering illness and was buried at Rosemont cemetery Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. She was 64 years old and is survived by her husband and several childrtn. Ice Cream Festival The Willing Workers of Trinity church will give an ice cream festival at the home of Mrs. John Brehmer Saturday night, June 17, from 6 to 10. Everybody come.