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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
SCOUTS WAGE
BOND CAMPAIGN
LGcaI Junior Citizens VIII Begin Work
Wi,h Parade Here Saturday
Morning.
TO SELL $4,000 WORTH
OF BONDS.
Campaign VIII Continue for Five
Days IN the City.

LeGore COvnty's Liberty Loan bond
selling campaign is t. be strengthened
in force and effect Saturday morning
when the Boy Scouts will begin their
canpaign Of FIVE days. OF energetic
and enthusiastic work in the sale of
Liberty Loan bonds.
The junior Americans Of Greenwood
sold $1,000 worth OF bonds here during
the first issue and they are now pfan-
ming to bring this figure up to S10,-
U0U. Tbs aruoUn5 viii greatly aid
the local committee in charge Of the
entire county in oVer-subscribing LIE
tore County.s quota.
Secretary \. /. Wilmington, of
the :. ". c. 4. said this morning that
the campaign to be wagad by the
younger citizens would be a systema-
v.c and efficient one, as directed aud
Outlined BY the national Boy Scout
He SAID that tne boys would be hand
Id BY tlleo competent assistants and
tae main working program would be
]Lect.d from his Office.
To 0.sz, Work WITH Parade.
1t is learned that the Scouts will
HLezI tilCIL IiNS-ltciy Program mere oaI-
urday morning with a parade to be
made up OF some twenty-five or forty
scouts. Most of the lads will be in un-
form ard viii march through the
streets Of the business section with
patriotic banners to the beat of a
drum.
The parade is to start from the
Court House about O'Clock and will
lass on eastward down Market to the
corner Of Howard. Howard street
will be followed until C2rrollton aven-
Ue is reached, here the parade will
swing in the avenue to the corner of
Main and then turn northward up
Main to Market
From this point the members of the
line of parade viii begin their bond
selling campaign. Ike business dis
trict of Greenwood is first to be in
vaded by these energetic young fell
lows. Then the work will be continued
into the residential section.
1T is our plan to cover the en-
tire city with a thorough house-to-
house canvas" said Nr. Wilmington
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

Spots Good Middling) 2O.97.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
MISS S,I'INS0N
WILL FLY FREE
to This Effect Reached al
Young Mems Business Club Meet
ing Last Night.

tn famous little girl flyer, Miss
Katherine Stinson, booked to make
flight hare on the afternoon of Oct.
26, viii be seen free of charge by the
visitors to the city and all local peo-
pie, according to the action taken by
the Young Mems Business Club at it's
meeting last night.
Other plans for Trade Day to be
held here on Get. 26, under the auspi-
-es Of the Club, were discussed and
made at the last nights session.
The -four mill and corn elevator
project was brought up and Secretary
Hannah explained an offer of Mr.
E. P. Calhoon, of Memphis, owner of
a mill in Arkansas, who wants to
move it here, providing a sufficient
amount OF stock be given him in the
concern. Mr.. Calhoon guarantees a
10 per cent. dividend the first year
from the mill and is very optomistic in
regard to its success in Lefiore Coun-
ty. The Club agreed last night to have
him come to the city during the latter
part Of the month and to visit the
farmers of this county and meet with
than, leaving the project up to them
for final settlement,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
WILMER BACON
NOW IN FRAN Z
Greenwood Boy With Medical De- art
ment of Aero Squad-Likes Life
There Very Much.
WOULD APPRECIATE LETTERS
FROM HIS FRIENDS.
Could Not Tell Name Of Town From
Where He Wrote.

To Wilmer Bacon goes the honor Of
the first Greenwood boy to "cross the
pond and land safely "over there"
Wilmer has been in France exactly
thirty days today. He sailed from an
American port Sept. IA and landed on
Sept. IT.
In recent letter home to his moth
er, Mrs. W o. Bacon, he says:
Il am now in France and like it very
much. We are in the Southern ra~t o.
The country and a great many, many
miles from the front We sure di1
have a great trip coming over. I
was a great thing for me and ] feel
better now than | have for many
years.
81 wrote you quite a few letters,
while on the water. (All of which
have been received by Mrs. Bacon.)
Newspapers are Scarce
81 am not allowed to tell you the
name of the town, but it is a, quaint
old village and d most interesting one.
Our camp is located a few miles out
from town.
you know we never get any news
here and l have not seen a newspaper
in a month. You people in Greenwood
know more about US and our actions
over here than we ever do
Il will write more next time, as I
just wanted to let you know that | was
all right. Would appreciate letters
from all my friends
'W. o. BACON,
"1st. Reserve Aero Squad,
American Exped. Forces,
Somewhere in France" ="
Enlisted at New York.
The Greenwood boy now in France
is volunteer. He enlisted a num-
Der of months ago with the medical
branch of the aviation corps in New
York City and trained in that State for
some several months before his de-
parture for France.
Wilmer is graduate of Columbia
University, where he has been study
ing for the past three and a hall
years. He left Greenwood nearly four
years ago.
He has lived in the city practically
all of his life and attended both gram -
mar and high school here Wilmer
has a host Of friends troughOut the
city and county, who are pleased to
learn of his patriotic step in enlist
ing and in his readiness and spirit in
serving Old Glory on French battle
fields.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
MISS ADDIE MCCAIN ELECTED
CLASS PRESIDENT.

Miss Margaret Holiday, OF Canton,
who was president Of last years fresh
man class resigned recently and the
Sophomores have put in a busy t,vo
weeks trying to fill the office. The
constitution of the class requires q
two-tAirds majority of all votes cast
to elect, and the vote has been taken
again and again in vain effort to
secure a president Miss Bonnie Jean
Byrd, head of the student government
Organization, conducted the elections
Finally q new nomination solved the
problem and on yesterday Miss Addie
|AlcCain, Of Greenwood, was chosen
Columbus Commercial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.
NOTICE TO TYPEWRITERS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-Now that
Uncle Sam has the young men of the
country in training for military ser
vice, he finds that he needs 10000
typewriters, both men and women for
departments at Washington. The en-
trance salaries in this work range
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year. This is
is splendid opportunity to serve your
country. Full information may be Sc
cured from w. c. Yates, Examiner, at
the Greenwood postoffice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
AMERICAN is KILLED.
A SSociated Pres

LONDON, Oct. Thames Trianger,
Of Roanoke, Va, according to a dis
patch from British port, has been
killed by shrapnel fire by a German
submarine upon an open boat which
vas torpedoed. The British steamer
upon which the American was employ
ed, also lost another member of the
crew, who was wounded by a shell
from a submarine and died later.
There were twelve Americans among
the survivors to land
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
BIG CONGRESS
CLOSES TO-DAY
Seven Sectional Gatherings He'd
Receptions and Banquets Tender
ed Big, Men.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 17-The South
ern Commercial CONGRESS- closed it>
ninth annual convention here today
with seven sectional meetings. Th>
reception at the Columbia University
ana the luncheon in honor Of ". F
Harding, Governor Of the Federal Re
serve Board, and 4. w Morris, Of tn
Federal Farm Loan Board, werc
among the feature attractions Of to
days meeting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
HAS
MANY VISITORS
Thousands From All Parts Of Country
Attending Reuniou-BiIbo Makes
address,


NICKSBUEG, Miss, Oct .17-Dele
cations from New oft1 and Missouri
state memorial societies are at the
National Military Park here for {;
four-oays program Of the National
Memorial Reunion Of the blue an6
gray, w2i-n opened yesterday
Gov. Theo. @. Bilbo delivered pa
triotic address during the dedicatory
exercises. Thousands Of visitors from?
all sections Of the country are in the
city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17

Competitive Examination, for Itta
Dena Office To Be Held.

The United States Civil. Service
C0nm:ss on has announced an open
competitive examination for Postmas-
ter at Itta Bena, Miss, to be held at
Greenwood, Miss, on November 14th,
1917. For further information apply
to the Acting Postmaster at Itta Bena
Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
WILL FIGHT
GERMAN CREDIT
Socialist Party OF Germany Will Vote
Against War Credit of Ten Bill
lion Marks.
Associated Press

AMSTERDAM. Oct. -17-A German
socialist newspaper says that the So
ciaIist5 have decided to vote against
The new g, edit Of ten billion marks:
which Is to he submitted to the Reich
stag IN December, unless Chancellor
Michacis resigns.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
DEMAND FOR SILVER COINS
Every Mint in Country Now Running
p Hours Daily.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17-The de-
mand for silver coins IS so great that
every mint in the country has been
placed on a tWenty-four hour basis.
This has never been necessary before
in the history of the country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
MAY PASS BILLION MARK.
TOday's Sales in Second Bond Issue
Expected to Reach Billion.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-All indi-
cations today point to the subscrip-
tions of the second Liberty Loan pass
ing the billion dollar mark. Approx
imately four hundred million dollars
day must be subscribed between now
and the close of the campaign on Oct.
27, if the five billion dollar goal is to
be reached.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
ELECTION FAVORS DRYS.
Iowa Election on AmendRl ent for
Bo1e-Dry State.
4 associated Press

DES MONIES, Iowa. Oct. 17-Ec-
turns today indicate that the dry fac
ton in the vote Of the Iowa constitu-
tional prohibition amendment lead by
927 votes both sides. They are not
claiming the victory however, on &C
count Of awaiting for an official count
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
BRITISH BOMB BRUGES.
Associated Pres

= LONDON, Oct. 17-Tons of bombs
were dropped on the docks and brid-
ges of Bruges, Belgium, Monday night
by the British airplanes, the admir-
ilty announces.
' On Tuesday fighting patrols downed
1 double-seated machine in the vicin-
lty of Zarren. The observer fell and
the machine turned over and fell in
flames. All of the British returned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
SERIOUS IN CHICAGO
Associated Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 17-Unless the Hi
1ois coal strike IS settled within the
next ten days, the business in this city
viii be p2raIized, according to Fred
Cpnan, president of the largest coal
company in the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
SUGAR SAVING
BEING URGED
Food Administrators Issues Appeal to
People to Conserve Sugar TO
Aid Shortage.
Associated Press

r WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Food
Administra tion today appealed to the
American public to reduce the con
sumption of sugar, in order to n2iti-
gate the effects of the shortage, which
threatens to extend over the eastern
states. No relief is in sight before
late in November.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
GERMANS REPULSED.
Associated Press

PARIS, Oct. 17-Violent artillery
fighting is in progress on the Verdun
front, east of the River Meuse, the war
office reports.
Attacks of the Germans on the
Aisne and Champagne fronts have
been -repulsed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
BIG CHASE FOR
BANDIT SUCCESS
Arkansas Sheriff Arrests Carl Lewis.
Charged With Securing $1,000
From Bank
Associated Press

Ell DORADO, Ark, Oct. 17-AfteI
a chase of 5000 miles Sheriff Craie
today arrested Carl Lewis, charge,
with robbing bank at Huttig, Ark.
when $1,000 was secured.
The authorities at Malvern, where
Lewis was arrested, claim that he has
burned large number OF gold certi-
fcates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
FRENCH GAINS IMPORTANT.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-French
successes on the Flanders front in
broadening the great wedge which the
allies have relentlessly driven into the
lines of the Germans, is described as
the outstanding feature in the weeks
review of military operations for the
week ending Oct. 13, issued by the
War Department today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
Russian War Depart
ment Loses Touch
With Army on Oesel.
FRENCH SUCCEED
ON VERDUN FRONT
rs German Airplanes
Shot Down in Raid on
!. Nancy This Week.
Associated Press

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE German
troops captured the Russian island of
oesel In the Gulf of Riga entirely. ac-
cording to an announcement by the
war office today The encounters of
the Teuton naval forces and the Rus
sian destroyers and gunboats were
favorable to the Germans. The Rus
slams were compelled to retire.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
U. S. WILL BE REPRESENTED.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-While the
official announcement is not given out,
it is practically certain that the Unit
ed States will be represented in the
coming conference of all nations at
war against Germany, which is to be
held in Paris
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNK.

COPENHAGEN Oct. 1.-THE Nor
wegian steamer Themis has been sunk
in the Mediterranean, according to
the report from the Norwegian foreign
Office today. All members of the crew
are missing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
GERMANS BOMB NANCY.
Associated Press

PARIS, Oct. 17-Ten were killed
and four wounded in the bombardment
at Nancy last night by German avia-
tors, the war Office announced Monday
and Tuesday.
Twenty-Five German airplanes were
either destroyed or compelled to land
by the French airmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
''NOTHING OF SPECIAL INTER.
EST" SAYS HAIG.
Associated Pr

LONDON, Oct. 47-Field Marshal
Haig reported to the war office today
that there was nothing of special in
terest to report among the activities
Of his forces"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
Fuel Administrator Garfield Warns
Miners That Government May
Take Charge of Coal.
BUSINESS OF CITY MAY BE PAR.
Allied BY STRIKE.
Existing Conditions Grave and Caus
ing Anxiety.


WASHINGTON. Oct. 17-Fuel Ad-
~2iniEtrator Garfield today warned
miners ard operators that if the
strikes were not soon settled the gov
ernnent would take charge of the pro-
ducti0n Of caaI.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
TOUCH OF RUSS ON OESEL
Associated Press

PETROGRAD, Oct. 1.-THE Rus
sian war office has completely lost
touch with the Russian forces on Oesel
Island, it was officially announced to-
day
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17

i. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

ELSSTSSIPPI-Fair tonight, We'd
nes5ay. Probably Thursday there will
not be much change in the tempera-
ture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
New York Cotton Market 13 Points
Of-New Orleans 10 Points
Off,
OPERATIONS OF THE CHICAGO
GRAIN MARKET.
What the New York Cotton Oil Mar.
ket is Doing.

The New York cotton market closed
this afternoon Is points off The New
Orleans market closed 10 points off.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
GOVERNMENT RECOyERs TAX.
Large Amount Evaded by Many Mu-
milton Manufacturers.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct f7-Evasions
Of the twelve and half per cent. spec
ial tax by rnunition manufacturers to-
tai seventeen million and a half dol
lars. Ten million of this amount has
been recovered by the government
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17

ABSTRACT OF TITLE BLANKS
fcr sale at The Daily Commonwealth
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

New Orleans Spots 27.13-
Sales-37Ui.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17

Take The Daily Commonwealth,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-17
NEW YORK MARKET.

New York Spots %. 45-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
City Must Make
Draft Registration
Governor Holds That Mayor Must Take
Official Charge of Register
ing Kenosha Men.


Mayor Pfennig on Monday evening
received a telegram from Governor E..
L. Philip announcing that the officials
of the city of Kenosha would be in
charge of the registration of men sub
ject to military service on June 5th
and the mayor is now busy organizing
forces to man the registration booths
in the nine wards of the city. Volun-
teers are expected for this service and
it is expected that an even hundred of
the high grade Office experts of Keno
sha will volunteer to aid the city in
this work. 'EWe want men who will
be sufficiently intelligent to grasp the
meaning of these blanks and help the
men registering fill them out, declar-
ed the mayor today We believe that
there should be lot of men who will
volunteer for this service and not make
it necessary for the city to draft them.
am now open to receive suggestions
Cor service and will welcome aid in
picking this body of workers. The
registration must be completed in a
single day and with some six thous-
and men to be registered we must
have help
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
Admittedly Unscientific.

In spite of the non-partisan !"
tariff board which was to make unset
entifc tariff bills impossible, hori-
zontal addition of ten per cent is to be
made to the rates in every schedule Of
the Underwood bill. It will produce
some money, how much no one can
say. But it viii tend to demoralize
business, for in some lines such an
addition might constitute a prohibitiye
rate; in all lines it will tend to set up
inequalities and injustice to both
manufacturers and importers. But it
demonstrates the hit-or- miss, slapdash
method Of legislation which economists
of the Claude Kitchin school excel in.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
KENosHA COUNTY CoURT-IN Pl

KENosHA COUNTY CoURT-IN PRO
BATE.
In the matter of the last will and tesla
ment of Henry Blackman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Henry
Blackman, deceased, late of the Town of
Bristol in said County of Kenosha. viii
be examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms of said court to be holden at the
County Court room, in the City of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first
Tuesday of June, A. d. 1917, and on the
first Tuesday of November, A. D. 1917, at
ten o'clock A. M. of those days; also that
the time until and including the first
Tuesday of October. A. D. 1917, is the
time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Henry Blackman, deceased, to pre-
sent their claims for examination and a.
lowanee.
Dated at Kenosha, the 3rd day of May,
A. d. 1917.
By the Court,
GEO. W. TAYLOR.
w County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

The wind storm had little fun
about three o'clock this morning when
it demolished completely the large
plate glass window in the south display
window of the S. and J. Gottlieb Com
pany. It did its work of destruction
so thoroughly that not one piece of the
glass six inches square was found by
the Waterman who reported it imme-
diately. Outside Of the glass nothing
was damaged except a few of the
skirts on display in the window.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
TO SING TRAGEDY.

The Lamentable Tragedy of julius
Caesar as told unsteady will be the
theme of musical entertainment to be
given in the High School Friday at 8
p. m. by the Girls GIee Club of the
school under the direction of Miss Mol
lie Derbyshire and Miss Edna Cameron.
The affair is one Of the most preten-
tious which the glee club has ever I'M
dertaken and will be a most interest
ing performance. The public is in
vited.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
No Protect Against Equitable TAX.

1t is a noteworthy fact that there
has been no protest whatever against
lowering the exemption limit in the
income tax LAW 50 that incomes In
excess Of one thousand dollars viii be
taxed. Every citizen is willing to bear
his share of the burden. All that any
one asks is that the burden shall be
equitably distributed and not made de-
structiye- of any legitimate industry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

Dry members Of the legislature are
to be congratulated in their demand
that the governor take the full respon-
sibility for the killing Of the prohibi-
tion referendum. The people will ex-
pect them to stick right on this point
no matter what happens. The great
trouble with the liquor element is that
some one has always been looking for
compromise with them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

The suggestion that the child labor
laws be suspended during the period of
the war is foolish. American children
are not to be treated like the children
in Belgium and other subjugated
countries. We want right minded and
healthy children after the war is over
just as much as we wanted them before
the war commenced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

1t was Louis the Fourteenth who
coined the expression, II am the
State. Louie got away with it himself
and lived to ripe old age but the men
he sought to keep in power lost their
heads in the French Revolution. In
nearly every case in history the mon
arch who put himself as above the peo-
nle has found out that the best way to
lose power is to tell the poole you have
Il
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

Another factory is looking for a
bonus from Kenosha. The committee
in charge Of factory promotion should
send back and ask the fellows how
much they are willing to give to be
located in real town where manu-
featuring plants are real plants.
Kenosha got through the day Of the
bonus a long time ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

Probably the. Gear is having the
most comfortable time Of his life right
now He is free to 90 fishing or play
golf or do lot of other things that
it was pretty hard for kings to do
while the We're bungfing a war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

The tannery had another little labor
disturbance this morning when nineteen
of the twenty five "chillers went on
a strike. It was declared that there
was no danger Of any other depart
ment Of the plant being affected and
trait many of the men would probably
return to work before the day is over.
The trouble was not marked by any
disturbance
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

The flower Of the American troops
ID to be SEN to fight for France. When
we think of all that Trance has borne
of all that France has given to rs re
could not wish it otherwise. If Ameri-
can soldiers must fight in the trenches
of Europe let them fight for France
first and for the other aHies aftt ard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

Capt. A. Walker, for seven years
chief of police of Zion City for four
years just passed and three years prior
with lapse of a year between and w
II. Handyside, assistant chief of police
for several years and an officer in Zion
City ever since the city was established
sixteen years ago, have resigned their
positions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

By the wy, how is the collection Of
that delinquent income tax coming
along9 We have not noticed any court
records all despatched with garnishee
suits to collect it, The men who have
paid their income tax have a right to
expect the officials to collect the taxes
from men who are attempting to avoid
payments.