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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-09-07

Total S74,S15. 80 173, O15. SO
Ma ority for tax 7Ol, SOO21
j. A. PETERMAN,
President Police Jury of St. Mary
Parish, La.
August 24th, 1907.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-09-07

In evidence whereof. witness my oll this
sionature and the seal of my SAID oiii'o '
md day of August. l90.. rp,urp
Clerk of Court,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-09-07

Office of the Police Jury, Parish of
st. Mary, La.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
[ HIGAGO CHOSEN
AS the Place for Holding the
Republican National
Convention.
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. T.
The Republican national executive
committee today selected Chicago as
the place to hold the next national
convention.
June 16 was decided upon as the
time for holding the next national
convention in 1908. Three cities
were placed in nomination for the
convention, Chicago, Denver and
Kansan City, Chicago won on the
first ballot, receiving thirty-two
votes, Kansas City seventeen and
Denver four. The selection was
made unanimous. Satisfactory as
&urances were given of sufficient
funds to defray the expenses incident
10 holding the convention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
TEAR HAIR OUT
AND SCAR FACES
POTTER
BADLY STABBED

sMoNoNGAH, Dec. Up to 4
o'clock To-Day sixteen bodies had been
removed from mines Nos. s and s OF
the Fairmont Coal Company. Four
OF these are Americans. About so
bodies have been found altogether,
but only sixteen brought to the sur
face.
the rescuers are now within 1900
feet of the end OF the mine. They
are working in two parties of about
3O'men each with reliefs every hour.
Scarcely a hope is entertained that
single one OF the four hundred
or more men who went into the
mine yesterday has survived the ter
rife explosion and poisonous gas
with which the mine filled immedi-
ately after the death dealing crash.
There are about. six thousand IN
habitants in the mining town
If Monongah and it is doubtful il
there is a score of persons who are
not relatives or friends of those
numbered among the victims of the
disaster.
The people are stunned by the
eatastrophy. Heart n pding scenes.
Eobbing wives and mothers. sweet
hearts, orphaned children are scru.t-
nizing the dead to claim their own.
Many are almost crazed:
One woman pulled out her hair
by handsful at a time, another tore
all the skin from both her cheeks
with finger nais.
1t is hardly possible all the bodies
win be recovered for several days.
\ majority of the corpses it is be-
iieved will be found about mile
back in the mine. Mine officials
state forty per cent of the victims
we're Americans.
Fifty physicians are near the
mines attending to members OF the
rescuing party, many of whom were
overcome.
The company has sent rush orders
TO GAINESVILLE, -Pittsburg and othar
cities for collins. Chief Mine In
gpector Paul Is expected to arrive at
the mines today, having been order
ed to the scene by Governor Daw-
son.
An inquest into the explosion will
probably begin Monday.
A slight fire occurred inside the
slope of mine No. s this morning,
due to starting the fans. 1t was dis
tinguished after an hour and the
fans working successfully greatly
facilitated the efforts of the rescuers
to get into the mines.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
JAPANESE QUESTION
SETTLED At LAST
From That Coun-
try to Be Limited to Men
of Means of Support.

TOXIC. Japan, Dec. There Il.
reason to believe the entire question
of immigration OF japanese to Amer
lea has been satisfactorily settled, at
least TOR the present. after series OF
conferences between Ambassador o.
Rrien and Ministers Of Foreign AZ
fairs Hayashi.
The japanese agreed To restrict i'm
d iprat!on TO students AMI commercial
men having means OF support and en-
irely prevent Japanese laborcrs from
DING to America. The agreement Is
erl al. o'Rrien accepted It provision
ally. maintaining that any violation OF
- tc~r,s WON'T seriously cnisarrnss
u friendly government.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
SEVERAL DEAD MINERS
HAVE RELATIVES HERE.

OF the list of the missing and sup
posed to be dead in the mines of the
Fairmont Coal Co. at Monongah, p.
N1cDonough Is a 0rother-in-law CT
Thomas Gill and P. Council, of this
city Tim Lyden is brother of P.
y. Lyden, the councilman. Pat
Kearns is a brother of j. H. Kearnr.
Thomas Ktlleen is brother of Mar
lin Killeen. Henry Martin is a
brother of Patrick Martin. and the
others. J. T. McGraw, Pat Louckney.
Dan Hyland and Leslie spragg had
.elatives here. Most of these bodies
when recovered, will he brought
here for burial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
WIRES
THE GOVERNOR
MA SKED RIDERS
SHOOT UP TOWN
Five Hundred Ride Into Ken
lucky Town al Night and
Destroy Property.
ny Associated 2rsas.l

IIOPHINSVIBLE KY. Dec. -
Five hundred night riders masked
marched into Hoplsinsyille at .
o'clock this morning, took possession
Of police headquarters, fire depart
mcnt. telephone and telegraph offices
and destroyed property valued at over
$500, 600
The riders were heavily armed and
shot right and left to intimidate citi-
zens who were in terror and feared
even to open windows. The windows
in front of business houses and banks
on Main street were shot out
fortunately, only two. men were in
jured. Property was set on fire and
destroyed. including two large indie
pendent tobacco warehouses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
RECEI, R ASKED
For BY One Big Brokerage
Company Against Another
in Pittsburg.

PirTSBuRG, Pa, Dec. An in
voluntary bankruptcy proceeding
failed here today against the Whit
ney Stephenson Company and Whit
ney & Stephenson Company of this
city Petition for a receiver was
also filed in the case of the Whitney
Stephenson 6 Company. The liza
bil!ties of this concern are three
hundred thousand and assets are an
account Of seven hundred thousand
dollars with the Whitney Stephenson
Company. Whitney Stephenson &
Company are stock brokers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
COUNTY HEALTH
BOARD MEETING
Committee Tenders Aid of Har-
rison County Medical So
ciety on Sanitation.

The county health board held a.
meeting Saturday afternoon with
DR.. C. w. Halterman. Jefferson n.
Basel and viii E. Morris of the
membership in attendance. The OBJ
iect was to hear committee from
the Harrison County Medical soci-
ETY., The members of the committee
before the board were DR.. E. II. Hill
and DR.. shuttleworth. For the So
ciety they rendered an offer to aid
the board in all possible ways to
promote the sanitary conditions of
the county, such as the inspection OF
milk and diseased live stock. The
board expressed itself as grateful for
the offer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
SHINNSTON MINERS
ARE At NONOUGAH
In Large Force Aiding in Work
Of Recovering Bodies
of Miners.

SHINNsToN, Dec. "a large
force of men from the local mines
are at Monongah assisting in the res
cue OF the entombed miners.
Drs. ]. S. Maloy and "A. t. Pos.
were Fairmont visitors yesterday.
Undertaken Harmer had two
funerals Wednesday afternoon. one
the child of a Mr.. ScritchAeld, of
Robinson Run. the other an Italian
baby OF Scion.
Fred King. Luther Heitsenrether
and Lloyd Jarvis attended meet
ing Of the Royal Arch Masons nj
Clarksburg last night.
Miss Juliet sapp. who has been
quite sick for the past several weeks
is reported some better.
Misses Amelia Vance and Essic
Hursey, of Clarksburg. will be the
guests of Mrs. Charles Hursey today.
Thomas Jarrett. Jr., Charles Wat
kins and Edward NIcAlvin visited the
chicken show at Fairmont Thursday.
The Rev. Mitchell. editor of the
Baptist Banner. published in Park
ersburg. was in town Thursday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
CONCERT
BY Famous Singers to Be Given
for Relief of Mine
Sufferers.

The Presbyterian Brotherhood
have decided to put into action what
their object processes.
At meeting of the committee on
lectures and entertainment held
this morning in the ONCE of Anthony
Bowen, it was decided on motion OF
DR.. Hood to apply the proceeds OF
the concert which the Rhonda Royal
Glee Society, Wales, gives here un-
der contract with this socitey on the
evening of December 20, at tho
Grand opera house. to the Monongah
sufferers from the explosion at mines
No. 6 and SLa worth cause.
The society are the prize winners
of the world, having received the
gold medal at the st. Louis exposi-
ton, also were recipients of special
individual gold medals from Queen
Victoria in 1898.
The lovers of vocal music will
have an opportunity that is given
to but so cities In America during
this tour
we congratulate the brotherhood
on securing such strong combina-
tion for their initial number, and
we feel sure the opera house will be
packed to overlooking to hear the
distinguished choir, especially so
when the object is so worthy.
Representative of the Brother
hood will coll upoa as rlany Of our
people a.; they can to sell tickets.
and in addition a number of places
will later be indicated where they
may he obtained at SO cents for
general admission. Persons desir-
ing reserved seats can, exchange
these tickets at the box office two
days in advance of the entertain
ment and pay an additional charge
OF IS cents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
tcont1nued on page 6.)
WILL IMPROVE GROUNDS.

Col. John 7 McGraw is arranging
to make improvements to the
grounds surrounding the Webster
Springs hotel. and the Salt Sulphur
Spring this winter. All the low
ground will be filled and the I'M
slightly bumps cut down, and the
spring will be greatly improved in
appearance and convenience. The
old building and board platform will
be torn away and handsome con
crete floor put down, with circular
steps leading down to the fountain
which will be some feet lower.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
John Robinson, CoIored, is Ar
rested and Jailed Charg-
ed With the Deed.

Badly stabbed Knight Potter
lies at Kessler hospital in a serious
condition. The cut is below the
heart a short distance and two ribs
are severed.
Potter's injuries are the result Of
Il murderous attack on him with
other white young men at the corner
of Fifth and Clark streets in Glen
Elk Friday night, by number or
colored fellows, who had been at
tending a colored dance in the base
ment of the Pythian building.
Potter and a half dozen other
young white men stopped in front ~
the dance hall and were listening to
the music. One of the party ap-
pears to have fallen down the steps
leading into the hall. and two of his
companions went down. picked him
up and carried him to the street
above. In doing so they came in
contact with window of the dance
hall and broke the glass.
As the glass crashed some of the
colored fellows within rushed out.
The white fellows heard them COM
ing and ran to get away from them,
hut We're pursued and overtaken at
the corner of Fifth and Clark streets.
\ mix-up followed, with the result
tha: Potter was dangerously stabb a
by one of the colored fellows win
either knife or razor.
While there is hope for the best,
yet there is more than possibility
that young Potter will die. The ex-
tent Of his injuries is not fully de-
termined as yet, but even now they
are so serious as to he alarming.
Saturday afternoon upon a war
rant duly issued, charging murder
Gus assault John Robinson. colored,
was arrested by Policeman Whyte.
assicted by Policeman McCloud, and
was jailed. charged with the crime.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
Denying False Reports and Ex-
planning the Situation to
Him in Full. 80
ALSO THANKS MAYOR Grille
No One is Destitute and Order
BY the Big Crowds All
To Be Desired.

MoNoNGAH. DDec. 7.-(special)
President c. w. Watson Of the Con-
solidated Coal Company. who is on
the ground looking after the work
of rescue. sent the following teIe-
gram to Governor w. NJ. o. Dawson
this morning. concerning the situa-
ton:
News reports have been sent out
from here that resculng parties were
lost. These are false. There are
large crowds but the order is perfect.
Everything possible is being done for
the families of the miners and there
is no restitution SO far as can see.
Offers of assistance by our neighbors
operators in other districts and 9TH
ers have been made The railroad
and other business people have put
themselves into our service"
Mr.. Watson also received the fol-
lowing from Mayor L. c.. Grille, OF
Clarksburg, this morning. by wire:
"Clarksburg citizens have started
relief fund. Call on US for any
help needed"
President Watson replied:
Many thanks for your telegram.
VIII not hesitate to call on you If
occasion requires. We are giving
all possible attention to the suffering
families"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
Even Hundred Mine Victims
Now Being Taken Out
of Pit at No. 8
TO lMPROVlsED MoRGUE.
But Little Progress Made AS
Vet at Mine No. 8 by
the ReSCuerS.

M0NONGAH, Dec. Z, (Spec-
iaI) AT 3 o'clock. sharp this
afternoon the several under
takers here were summoned to
mouth of Mine No, 8, with
orders TO bring all their Wag-
onSl baskets and cots, prepar-
ed to take one hundred bodies
to the morgue.
At that hour the reScuers
were beginning 10 bring the
bodies up out of the pit, stating
that they had gathered at least
a hundred there.
Alongside the First National
Bank building another temper
airy morgue has been establish
ed for the purpose of separat-
ing the unidentified from those
claimed or known.
AS yet there he been no
opportunity to identity the bod
les now being take3 out of the
pit. ar greater crowds than
Yesterday are pressing close to
the pit and excitement is at
high pitch,
The rescuers have reached
$500 feet into No, 6, but ind
difficuIt and dangerous 10
eG(er No, 8 and have not yet
succeeded in going in more
than 500 feet.
Street cars are all bringing
large numbers of people to the
scene, and the great crowd is
being rapidly augmented. The
order is good and all is quiet in
that respect.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07

AND.SCHERR
Republican Contest for Govern
or is Bound to Narrow
Down To.
ONLY LOGICAL CANDIDATES
And Other Men Mentioned for
Place viii Not Enter
the Race.

PARKERsBURG, Dec. In the
multiplicity of rumors concerning
the Republican gubernatorial contest
and the principal actors therein, 1t
takes political acumen of an extra
ordinary high standard to SEPARATE
the wheat from the chair, the lam BIS
from the goats, and get to the truth
Of the situation.
The Telegram correspondent had
the good fortune today to encounter
one so endowed gentleman of
prominence in the public affairs OF
the State. politician of rare pene-
Itration of mind, and analysis of the
game whose mentioned name would
be adequate proof. But as to
names, at this early stage in the
progress of the contest, an embargo
is laid on the interviewer by the in
.terviewed. Your high-ups in party
councils, with more of studied sag
acity than innate timidity, prefer
the shadow in the background to the
bright lights of the forefront. 1t is
the way of politicians, long schooled
in the fixed and memorable rules of
the game Then whyfore question
it?
The situation with all it's ru-
mors," said he to your correspond
ent, lis SIMPLER now than it ever
was. 1t is Swisher VS.. Scherr for
the nomination. with little or no
prospect of any complications.
Hearne has come and gone, attract
ing merely the curious attention of
the public thar temporarily centers
upon novelty Hearne's entree
was spectacular to degree, stimula-
ting curiosity. a pleasant diversion
without the elements of lasting pco-
ularity and favor That is shown
now, for little If anything is hea ID
of him and his candidacy at this
time. 1t is all Swisher and Scherr.
1t is fixed in the public mind that
their candidates. are the result OF
ambitions cherished for years, to
the realization of which both have
bent their energies through the sue,
oessive years Of their official careers.
The public so understands It; it re-
CARDS it fixed and final alignment
as between them; it is ready to make
its decisions as between them when
the time arrives.
"wnl others enter the list?"
No. emphatically, no. 1t is easy
enough to cast about here and there
say nice wordc of this man and
extol the availability OF that one.
shrewd and discerning men Of poll
tics are not fooled thereby. 1t takes
more than idle hattery to achieve
political success. It is of the least
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
KING OSCAR WORSE:
Grave Fear Arc Vow Entertained .NS
TO the Outcome.
[By AssocIatad Press.1

STOCKHOLM, sweden. Dec. -
King Oscars condition this morning
was distinctly worse He had per-
iods Of unconsciousness and grave
fears are entertained as to the out
come of his Illness
The Kings condition is hopeless,
and the end is momentarily expect
ed. All members OF the royal fam
lily are gathered at his bed side.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07

". c. Rumgardner and wife. who
have been visiting Mrs. Bumgardner's
relatives and friends Mt waverly and
ParkersburE and other points. re-
turned home today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
TWENTY ARE HURT
ny Ansocinted Press.l

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dec. =
Twenty persons on a Chicago, South
Bend and Northern Indiana railroad
car were seriously injured. when
baggage car crashed into passenger
coach near here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
TAFT MOTHER DYING
fRv anaoeiatoh Prnan.l

MILBuRY, Mass. Dec. inns.
Louisa Taft, mother OF Secretary
Taft, failed gradually during the
night and today is very low.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
ALL QUIET AT GoLDFIELD
rRv AasocIatod PreEg.I

GoLDFIELD. New. Dec. =
Everything is quiet here there are
A. startling developments.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
The Daily Telegram
Keller Fund

Donations are being receiUed and s1iiI
be deposited in the Merchants National
Bank.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
THE WEATHER

Fair ana Warmer Tonight-sun
Partly Cloudy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07

u friendly government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10
MILAN.

\. f. HOLSTER of Hampton was Wis
iting old friends in Milan last week.
West Nesbit left the first of Ike
week for a visit AT his home i'll Canada.
Joshua Griffin of near Andalusia IS
visiting ut the home of his brother
George.
Miss Ruth Nelson returned Wcdncs-
day evening from visit in Coal Val
ley.
Mrs. Jonas Bowman returned TIA
first of the week from visit with
relatives in Bishop Hill.
James Johnston returned Thursday
from Champaign where he is attending
school.
Mr. ami Mrs. NJ. II. Lowell of New
Rochelle, \. Y, arrived Tuesday for 4
visit with the formers mother and sis
ter Mrs. Bcechcr and Mrs. Henry Gu
len.
Rollo Smith has been laid up for sew
craI days with an attack of rheuma
tism.
Miss Hester Bhcrringer of Reynolds
is visiting her friend Miss MabeiIe
Boulton.
Mrs. Andy Wcinbergcr of SCUM
Heights visited on Thursday with
friends in Milan.
Miss Harriet Framing left the first OF
the week for her home in Chicago
Ed Post is i'll at the home Of his
mother.
Friends of Mrs. J. r. CriswclI met a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10
SIlVlS.

The choir of the Catholic church met
with Mr. and Mrs. Fran Flcischman on
Ninth street Thursday.
The railway company are busy put
ting the brackets on the street RAILWAY
poles on First avenue.
The daughter OF II. Kuhne, the sa-
Ioonkccper Of First avenue and Ninth
street. Silvis. died Friday at her homo
in Moline.
The Silvis postofficc will be moved
into V. II. Dumbccks new store on
First avenue and Ninth street.
George Jackson who resides in tn
Craig house on Fifth street will mOyo
into his new house on Ninth street.
The lunch car Of the Rock Island
yards at SiIyis has changed hands and
the place has been put in charge II
Gricr & Co. Of Kansas City.
Misses Ruby and Esther SundeeH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10
HUGE FLOATING DRYDOCK.
Remarkable Features of Valuable Ac-
QUESTION to British Navy.


In few weeks there will be launched
from n shipyard in Sunderland. Eng
land. where she has been converted
from Il liner, unique vessel which
will be valuable acquisition to the
British navy. II. NJ. s. Cyclops is the
most complete repair ship or floating
dockyard in the world and is the out
come of an experiment made some time
ago, when an old cruiser was convert
ed into repair ship at Portsmouth
and named Vulcan, says the London
Chronicle.
The Cyclops Is Il vessel of 1000
tons. and her dimensions are: Length,
feet. The lowest deck Is fitted up as a
complete foundry, with cupolas where
castings can be made to replace dam
aged parts. Above is boiler shop.
where boiler or ship plates can be fully
dealt with. Punching and shearing
machines are there just as in a ship
yard Then there are carpenters,
blacksmiths and armorers' shops, fully
equipped fitting shops, electrical and
copper smithing departments.
\ large ice breaking plant is carried
and set of gigantic CondcnSers capa-
bic of supplying whole fleet with
fresh water. A fully equipped cleo
tricity generating plant is one of the
vessels most remarkable features. The
CyclOps will have q full complement
of about 300 men, mainly artificers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

for Plattville, Wis. to attend the an
nual conference of his church.
Mrs john Edgar and son went t.
Rock Island Tuesday and from there
they will 80 to Cambridge for a week.
visit with relatives.
Nels Holt former harness maker
of Gable has been visiting friends here
the past week.
\ son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. JAKE
Fruchtenencht Tuesday.
Mrs. Theodore Peterson and daugh-
ter Florence and Mrs. Andrew Rosaa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10
MOLINE

Couldn't Use Tickets, Struck
Twenty-Five men employed by j. G.
White & Co, which has i'll charge tn
construction work of the merger COM
pany in the three cities, went on
strike Saturday. The force was EN-
ployed at laying gas mains for the PEG.
pies Power company on Seventh
street between Sixteenth and Seven.
teenth avenues. The met went to
work at 81 a day. receiving $L9O ami
two street car tickets. They were in
the habit of walking to work and us
ing the tickets for themselves or mem
bCrs of their families when necessary
Saturday, the men claim, new systca
was put i'll vogue, the tickets presented
to them being dated and good only TO
Il specified day. Accordingly the mel
walked out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10
= - - HEALS
~ 80 1e OLD SORES

An old only symptom outlet for the impurities and
which the blood and long this vital fluid
the
gradually
sufferer There which the blood
spell of
the failure of the eimnatve members
all
infect the blood with morbid matter and which
ifed by that refuses to heal with inherited
apt to be afflicted with and ulcers The faint lie dormant
middle
the begin weaker
by
of the blood.
will fostering
dcharging slowly
going down the bottom of the trouble the
impurities building circulation When s. S.
the cause the blood becomes rich and healthy the begins to heal
flesh formed and the cured Do depend
applications which do reach the blood begin the and
and medical advice SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., ATLANTA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-10

and Nellie Pringle of Moline spent
Tuesday afternoon and evening at the
home of Misses Walden and Ethel Cox.
Mrs. Bruce Hull of Silvis is danger
OuSly i'll of cancer.
William Downing is in Chicago for u
few days business. He will visit Oh
the return trip at Joliet.
Miss Katheryn Bull has accepted Il
position in Downing brothers ice cream
parlor III Silvis.
Mrs. Anna Edgar of Gable is visiting
in Silvis.