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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
TOWNS MENACED
BY FLOOD PERIL

Bend. and the city of Ripley today
Is under four feet of water, which
has caused big damage, according to
reports reaching here.
The new Hotel Ripley. built at
cost of over $1,000 is In great
danger. the water having cut chan
mel thru the city. and is undermining
the foundation walls OF the hotel and
other buildings.
1t is conservatlvely estimated that
from 10000 to 10000 acres of the
finest farming land in the state is
under water. Much OF this was in
crops. and the loss TO ranchers will
be heavy.
Hundreds of ranchers and other
citizens of the valley are battling the
flood waters. endeavoring 10
strengthen the weak spots. while
hundreds OF others are directing the
flood waters thru canals in order TO
hold the water back. with view of
keeping II In the channel already cut
when It rushed thru the opening at
Houser's Bend.
Residents of the lowlands OF the
Palo Verde valley at and near Rip
ley are this morning fleeing from
their homes for the higher lands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
NEWS WRITER IS
OUSTED BY RUSS

LONDON. May 17.--Edwin w.
HulIinger. United Press staff cor
respondent, has been expelled
from Russia. following n dispute
with the soviet government over
his attempt 10 cable 10 the
United Press advance informa-
ton concerning the Russo-Gcr-
man treaty.
Hulllnger is charged with evading
the censorship. altho no dispatches
have been received from him In other
than the regular way. Following an
exciting. hurried departure. Hullin.
ger left Moscow and is today en-
route TO Riga.
No word has been received from
him direct since the expulsion. but.
thru the courtesy OF the Chicago
Daily News London bureau, the fol-
lowing message from the Daily News
at Moscow has been
furnished the United Press. II was
dated May 10.
Edwin w. HulllnRer, CORE
spondent of the United Press has
been expelled from Russia. He was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17

summoned before the chief political
department last Friday and ordered
TO leave the country within 9G hours
for evading the censorship.
'HuIlinger strongly denied the
charges and refused 10 believe
the order OF expulsion was In.
tended seriously. lie refused to
make preparations to depart.
confident TINT his appeals and
explanations 10 higher authori-
ties would result In cancellation
Of the order.
American colleagues made every
endeavor 10 have the order cancelled
or delayed. accompanied him Mon.
day 10 tho bureau OF Political depart.
ment. where the order OF expulsion
was again produced. n read:
The order IL hereby given that
the American subject. Citizen Hullin.
ger, shall leave Russia within %
hours. He IL charged with having
systematically sent out false informa.
tlon about Russia.
"Tn case Citizen Hullinger re.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
BY MARIAN HAZE

COME faces respond kindly 10
~ photography. Others 10 not.
But II your pictures always look
pitifully like yourself irstsad of the
glorious creature you would - II
your thoughts could make you so. do
not lose heart.
For the fault lies not With you but
with the camera
Yours is a personality Of many
compiexes. all OF which no mere ma.
chine can catch.
Perhaps you VIII ',s more truth
fully portrayed by = kalogram. A
kalogram suggests your personality
but does not tell everything about
your face.
Kilograms are the slecialty OF
julie Brown. New York i.tist.
With the letters OF your name and
five minutes conversation with you.
Miss Brown has all the uaie'iai she
needs.
II remember peoples iikas and dis
likes and their fads and forget how
they looked" she explained.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17

NATCHEZ, Miss. May IL
Eight Louisiana towns were
threatened with inundation to-
day as water from the swollen
Mississippi and its tributaries
swept thru a levee break ON
bayou de GLASSES, near Ham
burg. La, reports here stated.
Water rushing thru the
break, which was reported more
than 800 feet wide. Is sweeping
southwark into Avoyelles, 81.
Martin. 81. Lnndres and lber-
vile parishes--Louisiana's sugar
cane belt
HOUSTON. Texas, May IL
More than $500 persons are
homeless In the lower Braros
river section near here. where n
district 30 miles long and eight
miles wide il under water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17

$50 began 20 experiment with
the drawing OF persora'itv. and ~.
naiiy conceived the idea ~ depicting
IL with the letters OF tho rame.
II tried out tho Nalograrr idea on
the theatrical people. ard ihey liked
IL. They used Kilograms on their
stationery and for took plates and
pictures. Then. auitr ur pVpectedly,
the idea became very popular.
For stationery some t"opis like n
conventional arrangcmen. ike the
one ! made for Ammo Morgan.
when Molla Bjursted. the tennis
champion. married and became Molla
Mallory. she changed her falogrnm
as well as her name.
Marion Campbell isn't a profes.
sional woman, but she Is an enthu-
siastic motorist. So her kalogram
indicates that"
When left Miss Brow n she was
making a kalogram for I'D Wynne.
NOW there's a real prot lem" she
admitted, trying 10 meke n picture
out OF seven lettees--otIt give me
time. III get IT,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
Oregon Rivers Are
Near Flood Stage

PORTLAND. Ore. May 17.-Warm
weather at the headwaters of the wil.
lamette and Columbia rivers has cre-
ated flood menace for Portland and
other lower river towns. the weather
bureau announced today.
The willamette river rose q foot to-
day. The Columbia was reported to
be rising. The Snake and Wenatchea
rivers are pouring torrential floods
down from the snowfields.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
BOYS SKULL IS
BR0KEN;'MAYD DIE
Jimmie Finn, Ia, Is Hit by
Flying Board

Struck on the head by n piece OF
board which flew into the air when IL
was hit and broken by gravel truck.
Jimmie Finn. IA, Star ncwsboy. was
rushed 10 Providence hospital with a
fractured skull, early "Wednesday
morning. lie may die.
Finn. Il Is said was passing Fifth
ave. and Union St. where building
is being erected. when walter Hiatt.
driving a gravel truck. attempted TO
pass another truck. and in so doing
struck n board protruding from n
scaffold When the board snapped.
1t hit the boy.
Finn lives at 6I5 Union st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
TRAFFIC COPS DON
NEW STRAW kELlIES

Twenty blue Jackets marched
out OF police headquarters at 1890
this morning. looking different
about the head. Lieut.. C. O. Carr.
on whose dome was perched a
brand.new straw hat with a black
band. headed the group. on each
dome of the 20 a similar hat with
black band was perched.
Consequently. 20 minutes later.
every corner guarded by "stop
and go" possessed one blue jacket
beneath summer straw.
The cops had not forgotten Off.
cial straw hat day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
HERE'S ROUTE FOR
BIG CIRCUS PARADE

The Al c.. Barnes circus parade
win leave the circus grounds. at
Fourth and Republican. at 1880 a.
m. Thursday, thence 10 Fifth. 60
ing south on Fifth TO Denny way.
to Fourth. south on Fourth to
Bell St. west on Bell to Second
ave. south on Second to Yesler.
TO Third ave. and north on Third
ave. to Denny way. to Fifth. and
back over Fifth TO circus grounds
at Fourth and Republican. There
win be two performances each
day. Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day, starting at 2 and 8 p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-17
California Town
Is Being Engulfed

RIVERSIDE, Cal. May 1.-THE
Colorado river has broken thru n
weak spot In the levee at Houser's
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scsesrl.a.. l,... y M. s...u. s,.,l

Howdy. folks. shot. 's'not,
lis too. 'S'net very. 'S'awful
Mebbe 'S1ong.
II summer comes. can the flies be
tar behlndf
Ka Kiux Kian in Seattle initiates
fss candidates this week. The high
cost OF pillow slips mus, be dropping
THE HAPPY FAMILY
What does your father do. IT.
tie boy.
He works for the city.
And your mother.
Oh. she doesn't do anything.
either.
Clue: Something that keeps the
police occupied whlls ths criminal
escapes.
-Eighi.ton Elephant Escapes From
1 Gus at sedro.Wooiiey and Terro-
ties Countryxide. Headline.
And many farmer took the pledge
that night
Roy c. ryi. should
get busy and pinch
few Of these spring
frogs. They are all
fun % hops-
MORE WEEKS To CELEBRATE
Rock the Boat week.
Sport Shirt week.
Strawberry sundae week.
Return That Lawn Mower week.
Poison Ivy week.
Mayer Caldwell gave an address OF
welcome to four world travellers at
the Chamber OF Commerce yester-
day.
The mayor has a fellow feeling
for tourists.
II tn. council license COMMITTEES
refuses 10 act on their applications,
Caldwell says he will close all the
esbarets Saturday night.
We should worry. that's our bath
night
HE LIVES IN FREMONT
I ucish the guy
Was nerer born
who stands IN street cars
on my corn.
When you see a man in Uniform
treat him courteogsIy. He may be
our army.
Next fail ssnator
Poindsrtsr will eat
little SeWbsrry
shortcaks
This years book beer in Berlin has
been reduced to II per cent alcohol
The German people are paying dearly
for their kaiser.
PAGE OLE HANSON
. Senator Borah IL trying TO lind
out what became Of the $751;
900, 600 the q. y. loaned to Rus
sia. Mebby Russia bought q
street car system with II.
A flapper. according 20 New
York scientist. Is a young bird who
iz just trying its wings.
Perhaps - but some OF 'em ny
lty high.
cattle stores will soon be selling
Il umbreIlas. SO that when II rains
r swimmers will not get their
4thing suits wet
A girl ! like
Is Ballard Loo;
Her pink cheeks are not
Red with goo.
GOOD OLD DAYS
Palm Read, 25c," says Sign
In Pike IT. window.
Once. fellow could get his
nose red for I5c.
Peggy Joyce says she can't live
without men But 10 far no man has
been able TO live very long with
Peggy.
The postmaster general IN thinking
OF promoting baseball games between
mail carriers.
Sure. a little fresh air and leg work
will do them world Of good.
It's n good thing that the recent
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Some Of Miss BroWHs Kilograms Each is made from the
letters Of the name Of the person IL represents
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The postmaster general II thinking
OF promoting baseball games between
mail carriers.
Sure. little fresh air and leg work
will do them a world of good.
It's n good thing that the recent
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
THE SENATE
SPENDS DAY ON
LUXURY TAX

Columbia. March S.-The South
Carolina senate spent today debat-
ing the bill already passed by the
house TO tax so-called luXuries, as
means OF raising revenue In lieu
of property taxes. with taxes on
soft drinks, moving picture tickets.
tobaccos and other articles claSsed
as luxuries. Strong opposition to
the Ii'l has developed on the
ground that it takes the poor
mans tobacco and the everyday
mans pleasures. Senator Hamil-
ton of Chester moved to strike out
the enactinG words and this mo-
:ion is being debated today Dnr-
ing his remarks Senator Hamilton
attacked the efficiency experts
who made q study OF the states
government on the ground that
they received high salaries FROM
the state
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
RAID ON
TREASURY
DEFEATED
Attempt to Donate
Million Dollars to
Farmers Of North
west Blocked by a
Few Votes

Washington, March 6.-By
close vote. the house refused today.
to suspend it's rules and pass q. bill
authorizing an appropriation Of
s1,000.000 for the purchase Of seed
grain to be used in the drought
stricken areas OF the Northwest.
With fiye members voting pres,
ent" the vote was 19l to e9 or six
votes short Of the two-thirds need
ed for passage.
Sharp debate preceded the vote.
Proponents Of the bill declared the.
situation in the Northwest was
critical and contended the governs
ment should lend assistance. Qp-s
ponents of the measure, most Of
whom were Democrats. held, how
ever that it had not been shown
that the farmers affected were, des-
titute or had exhausted their. cred
it resources.
Representative MondeH of Wye
ming. Republican leader, urging
passage Of the bill, said that set
tiers in North Dakota, Montana.
Idaho and Washington. the four
states chiefly affected by the legis-
lation. were carrying on great
experiment to determi. Meth
er crops could be grown on their
lands or whether the soil was good
only for grazing purposes.
The question is, are they .
abandon their homes and their
struggle or are they to be given
the opportunity TO. pursue the .ex-
pertinent which means more to the
country as whole than 70 them
individually or collectively" Mr..
Mondcll stated
Speaking in opposition to the
measure Representative Garrett Of
Tennessee, Democratic leader. de-
clarcd it was tine for the Rpub-
lican majority congress that is
making a pretense at economy to
use more discretion in advocating
bills that call fof government. e1-
penditures.' He said that 3so seyi-
dence had been presented to the
agriculture committee that farmers
in the NORTHWEST were in destitute
circumstances.
The agricultural appropriation
bill last year carried s2.090.000
for the purchase Of seed grain to
be loaned farmers, in the North
west. Representative Buchanan of
Texas, d Democratic member OF
the appropriation committee, told
the house that at hearings before
the subcommittee preparing this
years agricultural bill il was
arought out that only $C06.o0o OF
the SO. 100000 loaned farmers last
spring had been repaid
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
TWO TOWNS
WRECKED
BY STORM
Langley and Warren
vile, Aiken County,
Reported Wiped Out
This Morning
of Life Feared

Augusta. Ga, March Lang
Icy and Warrcnville. small South
Carolina towns are reported to have
been wiped out by storm that
swept this section today. Several
are said to have been killed. Wire
communication is cut off and details
arc lacking.
Warrenton, Ca. also reported to
have suffered damage from the
storm.
y portion Of the AuguSta-Aiicn
railroad is reported damaged aud
Charles Banghart, the general man
agcr is Informed that Il number of
houses were blown down in the Vi
cinity Of Warrcnvilic and Langley
and several killed.
a lincman sends IL a report that
nine were Killed and many houses
destroyed. and plans are being
made to rush the injured 70 Aiken
and Augusta hospitals. This rr-
port is unconiirmcd.
Six arc known 20 be dead and
the high winds and flooded streams
in this section OF Georgia and
South Carolina. Langley. Slilleton
Graniteville and ,Varrcnvillc, 5. G..
were struck by Il tornado at day
break. Houses were swept away.
trees uprootcd and telegraph poles
felled. Leaving the towns in dark
ness without communication.
The Drunt of the storm hit Var
rcnvillc and Stil,cton where six are
dead. The yarc Fred Hoovcr. -;
Mrs. l.. Munday 10: Mrs. Belle
Boyd. 80: Son Wood, 4; Dorothy
Wood. s. The mother Of th" Wood
children is expected t" die.
The storm scattered parts OF
buildings and furniture over the
fields. Eleven houses were RACED
at W-arrcnville. four at StiIlc;on.
Dirt roads and bridges arc report
ed washed out Train service TO
MillcdSevillc, Ga. is temporarily
suspended
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or not the house will concur in these
amendments.
The foreign corporation license
fee bill was passed and returned to
the house as amended in the SEN
ate Several amendments were
adopted. one providing for penal
" where the. law is violated and
another offered by Senator Young
to provide that foreign corporations
already donesticated shall Dot have
20 pay this fee again. This bill will
give the secretary Of state more
power in controlling the foreign
corporations and also will raise the
fees upon such corporations to a
sliding scale according to the capi-
tai stock rather than a S15 flat fee
as at present. Under it's terms the
fees will increase from around
$4,000 to. $4,000. it was stated
on the floor Of the senate.
The ways and means three mill
constitutional levy bin was advanced
to third reading without objection.
Senator Hart gave notice that he
would withdraw his series of bank
ing bills. but due to unScOntested
matters at the time they were not
Withdrawn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11

YOUNG MAN
Low Price Asked For Car
Aroused Suspicion

Marion. March S.-Whilc al
tempting 60 sell Il car here last
night. Arch Bass. y Young man OF
Lu:nberton. " G.. WAS appr"hrnd- l.
cd by Deputy Sheriff Furn.an Ed
wards aud held for investigation.
.N;cr II telephone conversation
with officers in Lumb"ttou thIS
morning the young man WAS iodG-
cd in tie county jail awaiting COM
mitncut to thc i;obrson county
Jail.
l:asS offered tho CIR. which vas
comparatively ncw. TO q garage
l.l"n FOR So. This aroused his
suspicious aud h" tclcphonod tho
>hcrifi's onicc The number had
been removed from tho car and
on this ground III" sheriff placed
i,,c Young man under arrest He
found papers on ]:aSs whlrh ia
dicatcd t!1at h,. Was from l.uimhcr-
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11

Coy. Cooper last night returned
to the house of representatives with
his veto the bill TO provide for the
enlargement Of the board Of trus-
tees Of the University Of South Car
Dina. The house was practically
unanimous in its approval OF the
measure and a strong fight is eA-
pected to be made to pass the bill.
the governors diapproval not
withstandinG.
Governor Coopcr's objections 10
the bill. as expressed in his mes
age to the house. were:
That the increase in the number
Of members from seven to 2l will
give us an unwieldy board. and
must necessarily be less effective
and efficient
That the most important duty of
the board is the supervision OF the
university'S executive officers and
faculty and that larger the board
the nearer this selection would ar-
p:oXimate election by popular vote
and. he argued. Il doubt il any ore
would advocate the election OF a
university president ~ popular vote
or even by the general assembly.
That if the large board were to
leave thu major portion ot its wcrt
10 an executive committee. dS the
proponents OF the measure contend.
there wculd be no need for the
other board members since the
executive committee would do
practically all the work
That til. bill does not contain IN
i, a provision to secure a more gen
crll representation OF the various
sections Of the state on the board.
which. proponents of the bin state.
is one Of the purposes OF the meas
ur.
That the university is already
represented in every countv. il no,
every township. Of the state by its
alumni.
That til" enlargement of the
board would hinder the state at
some later time IN forming orc
grn"ral board TO control AL STATE
Institutions of higher education rs
we'll rs our public schools.
That tn" passage and approval
of the nc, would lead other state
institutions To ask for similar en-
lalScd boards.
That the friends ot the lSlirer-
sity h;.v" no reason for discoulca,;e-
meat. 1T pow has the largest a.
rollment in its history and i,s scho!-
arship standard has never been
higher 1t compares fsivorably IN
its instruction with any similar in
Stituton in cur sister states and in
my humble Judgment is ut the
threshold of its greatest period Of
usefulness.
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CAN BANKS
CARRY THE
BONUS LOAD!
Plan t O
/ Meet Demands Of
Legion Would I'M
pose Burden on the
Banks

WaShinctor Narci, i.-IlpuSc
WAYS and means committee E"pub-
iicanS encountered Somc apparently
unlocked for snaSs late today III
their further consideration &: tl;c
compromise soldiers bonus bill
with the result that the formal pre-
scrtatien Of the measure TO the
house VIII be delayed for several
Gays. It was. understood that an
unsuccessful effort vas made 70
confinc the bonus largely to the
adjusted service certificate option.
The othel. differences were said to
have been uninHtoriant.
.Aftcr Il forenoon session OF the
majority commit tccElcn. Chairman
l'ordueN announced that ii WAS ;f''
plan 30 complete the bill in the If
t.rnoou. introduce il in the house
Immediately and formally present
ii tomorrow after II session of the
nitro conlmittee.
It scenls that The proposition TO
r"Gpirr the Democrats ON the COM
.!iiitcc 10 east their votes on the
bill. without having full ni,portun-
i;v to consider it. met with some
opposition from the majority side
and it WAS indicated that when the
measure was put in final form by
The Republicans the minority mcn:-
bcrs would hc given time To study
its provisions before final commit
.r.. action. TIE bill viii BE- taken
uD again TOMORROW by the Hcpub-
Leans. ii WAS said.
Changes made in the bill at the
tl,.o sessions Of the majority mem
bcrs today were said TO have been
largely of Il technical character
Committeeman declared that no i'm
port4nt alterations had been made
in i.c compromise plan eliminating
the lash bonus except whore the
men were entitled t. $50 or less
md substituting bank loan sec
ZION 10 the adjusted service certi-
ficatc title authorizing n:ltional an6
state banks and trust companies
organized under state laws To l"aE
certificate hoi"crs up to 80 per
cent. of the adjusted service credit.
Representative LnnSworth OF
Ohio. a member "f the committee
t,.id nrw $n;llr"r correspondents he
thnu2ht the former service Mc1
ro;ld have no difficulty in realiz-
ing on the certificates saying thai
.i!c amount Of each loan would be
s,nal and that the small banks
would be, asked To advance only n
comparatively small total.
The certificates womld not he re-
hi>conntai,ir by federal reserve
banks. hc continued. n0:' coii.tl the,
bani, nlakiI," the original loan have
The certificates rctii-Counttfi ht
ni !,.i. banks. He added that tic >t'''-
tin:l WAS 80 drawn that the ctrti-
lit;,it> could NOT get on: 81 the
H.. .niis az Che banks except through
transfer 10 ti,t, government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11

ELECTIONS

Columb bia, March 9-Ti1e geaer-
al assembly is. thursday afternoon.
beginning at !. in the midst OF an
election of University trustees and
members Of tho new railroad COM
mission. Members OK the railroad
commission from, the fir s.
second. third and sixth consres-
Sionai districts are to he elected.
Trustees OF the University 70 sue
cecd Solicitor I. c. Calijson. CT
Lexington. I'D Representative ]. s
McInucS. OF Darlington. who re-
signed because they already hol5
Offices. aud a trustee to succeed the
late J.. 4. Wilcox. or Florence. aTe
also TO be elected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
NO EDUCATIONAL
SURVEY OF STATE

"o!uiuhis. MARCH 9.-'Fhc l:ol'sc
of Representatives "Wednesday nl-ht
Killed. III" bill hv Representative
Moon. Of t;rrenvill" I" provide an
educational surrey %: In. ~ts,I..
There was considerable 'ich;l," on
III" :!o,lStrr the Chief opposition
bcin: based ON II" cost he sur
y"y would entail upon Tie St';".
This bill VAS sponsored hN the
newly organized South Carolina FL
li...li inn:.l NS.:nc i:,t ion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
Iu.lrrY Tax Bill Dead.

Columbia. March 8.-The sen
ate this afternoon 10y q vote Of so
to 10, killed the luxury tax 0iil. The
house by vote of 4 70 {! sustain
ed the veto of Governor Cooper on
the bill 20 enlarge the board Of
trustees Of the University from
seven to t,ccRty-onc members, Tile
ac. WIS dead
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
BONUS PLAN
DENOUNCED
BY CRlSSENCER
Comptroller Of Cur
rency Says Bonus
Certificates Are the
Worst Sort Of Froz-
en- Credit and Ad-
vises Banks Not to
Accept Them

Washington. March Comp
troller Of the Currency CrissinSer
announced today that in the event
Of the enactment of the soldiers
bonus. providing for payments by
adjusted service certificates, he
would advise national banks to de-
cline to accept them. as security
for loans. He declares this would
be the worst kind of frozen credit.