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Evening star., 1941-09-23
u s. PREPARING TO ARM MERC CHANT SHIPS
SEEK MODIFICATION OF NEUTRALITY ACT
.ArmyPrivote
Arrested on
.SPyChorges
2, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. % Rene
Froehiich, 30, private in the Army
Medical Corps at Fort Jay, Cover
norS Island, was held today on
Federal espionage charge accusing
him of being a member of an inter-
national spy ring.
Pvt. Froehlich was held in $25,000
bail on the same charge that re-
suited in the arrest several weeks
ago of Kurt Frederick Ludwig, de-
Scribed in the indictment as master
spy in the alleged rings American
activities.
Ludwig and three others. includ-
ing two young Brooklyn workers and
a young New York woman secretary,
were ordered yesterday to go to trial
October on the indictment, which
specifically charged them with OBJ
tanning vital American defense Sc
crets for transmission to the German
government through agents in Spain
and Portugal
Pvt. Froehlich was arrested on
(See ESPIONAGE, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Pennant Hopes
Hit as Pirates
Divide Pair
St. Louis Now Must
Win All While
Dodgers Split Even
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.-With
their backs against the wall and
the National League pennant
virtually within the grasp of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, after 40 de-
feat in the opening game, the
st. Louis Cardinals fought back
in the nightcap today to swamp
the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9 to O..
AS result of the split, the Dod-
gers retained their game and half
lead over the Cards, with each team
having four games left to play
In order to win the pennant the
Cardinals would have to win all
four if the Dodgers only break even
Max Lanier, one of the four south
paws on the st. Louis club, turned
in an eight-hit performance in the
second game, but the heroes were
20-year-old Stan Musial, rookie out
fielder from Rochester, and 37-year-
old Estel Crabtree.
Rookie and Veteran Star.
Together they slapped out six of
the Cards eight hits, including a
home run apiece. They scored five
of the runs and drove across as
many against Truett Sewell and Joe
Sullivan. A third Pirate pitcher,
6-foot 9-inch Johnny Gee, mopped
up. The Pittsburgh infeld was no
help, making four miscues.
Musial opened the big fourth by
drawing walk, and went to third
on Crabtree's single to center.
Musial scored and Crabtree went to
second on Crespi's grounder to Cox,
whose throw to the plate was late.
On Marion's sacrifice, Cuisines
throw went wide of second into
center field, Crabtree scoring, Crespi
going to third and Marion to second
on the throw-in.
Martin then threw out Mancuso
and also Lanier. On the latter play,
however, Fletcher tried to catch
Marion off second, his throw was
late and, in the confusion, Crespi
broke for home and scored when
Smith dropped Cox's throw.
Cards Boot Game Away.
The Cards fell two games behind
the pace-setting, idle Brooklyn
Dodgers because they could get only
six hits off Ken Heintzelman, Pirate
southpaw. Although their own pitch.
ers allowed only five hits, the Car.
dinals' infield committed as many
errors and st. Louis never was II
the game.
Morton Cooper. who started the
opener for the Cards, lost his fifth
successive effort to capture his 14tf
victory. Cooper failed to last ar
inning when the Pirates put together
an error by Shortstop Martin Mar.
ion, double by Fletcher and sin.
giles by Vince Di Maggie and Garm;
for a 80 lead.
In the fifth, the Bucs applied the
finishing touch when Relief Pitcher
Clyde Shoun made a wild throw
Intentionally walked Di Maggie
yielded scratch single to Pinch
, hitter Elliott and watched Marion
make his second error of the game
This made it 40.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
.Di Maggie S Error
Gives Mats Victory
In Ninth, 4to ;
Boston OutfieIder FumbIes
Cromer's Drive, Which
Also Scored Tying Run
By BURTON HAWKINS.

The Nationals fashioned two runs
with one out in the ninth inning to
register a 4-3 victory over Boston
today at Griffith Stadium.
Roger Cramer delivered a single
to score the tying run, and Center
Fielder Dominic Di Maggie con-
tributed an error on that smash to
allow the winning run to cross the
plate.
Washington extended its win
ming streak to six games. Buddy
Lewis batted for Jimmy Bloodworth
in the ninth and walked. Pinch
hitter Buddy Myer fouled out, but
George Case walked, and at that
juncture, Cramer slashed single
to left-center, scoring Lewis and
sending Case to third. When Di
Maggie fumbled the ball, Case scored
with the winning run.
The Mats entered the ninth trail
ing, '2-3, the Red Sox producing a
run in the second inning and two
more in the fourth to offset Wash
ington's two runs in the third inn
ing.
Ted williams, leading hitter Of
the major leagues, had his average
shaved point to .405 since he only
obtained one hit in three trips to
the plate against Sid Hudson, who
(sse BAsEBALL, Page 3-X0
Evening star., 1941-09-23
FIare-up by Tobey
Marks Testimony Of
Schenck al Hearing
Loew's President Quizzed
By Senators Probing
Movie Propaganda
Ry ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Subcommittee inquiry
into motion picture propaganda was
marked today by a f1are-up between
Senator Tobey, Republican, of New
Hampshire, and Nicholas Schenck,
president of Loew's, Inc, who teSti-
fed his company mad a $500, 900
investment in a British theater
chain and owned interest in seven
Australian and three Canadian
theaters.
MI. Schenck had insisted through
a long series of questions that he
could not recall the names of all
subsidiary corporations connected
with Loew's, in which he is di-
rector. Applause and misses followed
Senator Tobey's exclamation:
IF you are Exhibit A of the aver
age corporation director in this
country, God save the stockholders. -
Mr.. Schenck's testimony on Loew's
holdings in British, Canadian and
Australian motion picture fields
came during an hour-long questions
ing about the financial details of
the LoeW'S organization.
Schenck Remains Calm.
Mr.. Schenck remained calm dur
ing the inquiry and replied to Sena-
tor Tobeys remark that he had
answered all questions to the best
of his ability. There was loud
applause when he added:
ct don't think you should put me
through this kind of a workout.
know my business very we'll"
Promises Statement Later.
Noting the audience reaction, Sen
ator Tobey remarked:
when the professional clique
gets through I'll make statement.
Senator Mcfarland, Democrat, OF
Arizona asked the witness: When
you 60 to Denver and buy theater,
for convenience you may organize a
company there to run that theater,
and you know Loew owns that
theater, regardless of what may be
the name of that separate corpora
ton, isn't that the situation?"
Mr.. Schenck said that was exactly
right. Earlier he told the commit
tee he had trained himself to put
out of his mind things that are fin
ished" and that otherwise he could
not do his job as head of the con-
Germ.
Mr.. Schenck vigorously denied al
the afternoon session that five major
film companies could or would seek
to control the success of pictures
produced by other sources.
Monopoly Angle Questioned.
Chairman Clark of Idaho told the
witness he was going to try to ascer-
tain whether five companies have
the power to determine the success
of what he described as three other
satellite" companies.
Senator Clark named as the five
major companies Loew's, Inc:
Warner Bros, Paramount, Goth Gen.
| tury Fox and r. K. o. The other
three. he said, are Universal, Colum-
bia and United Artists.
Senator Downey, Democrat, oil
California, testified earlier that the
subcommittee will have difficulty
justifying to the American public
its effort to turn the war propaganda
inquiry into monopoly investiga-
ton.
Arriving this morning to take
his place at the committee table
(See MOVIES, Page A-50
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Pink Star Sunk
By Submarine,
President Says
Vessel Was Armed;
Strikes Must Not
Tie Up Boots, He Says
Earlier Story on Page AID
By JOHN c. HENRY.

The United States Government
is preparing to take steps to arm
merchant ships, President Roose-
welt told a press conference late
today.
To clear the way for this step,
the Chief Executive said, amend
ment of the Neutrality Act will be
requested of Congress next week.
The extent of the revision of the
statute has not yet been deter
mined, he said, and is still under
deliberation.
Mr.. Roosevelt disclosed for the first
time this afternoon that the
freighter Pink Star, sinking of which
was announced last night by the
State Department, had been sent to
the bottom by submarine attack
about 275 miles northeast Of Cape
Farewell, Greenland.
He revealed further that the ship,
American-owned but sailing under
Panamanian registry, was carrying
at least one mounted gun.
Lashes at Dictators.
Bound for Iceland with general
cargo, the Pink Star was sailing in a
Canadian-escorted convoy. No word
has yet been received, the President
said, of the fate of the 34-man crew.
Remarking then that all consid-
erations of detail pertinent to the
sinking constitute "a red herring"
across the single issue of national
defense, the President thereupon
assailed in bitterest terms the
dictator-prompted war of today.
1t is perfectly clear what is hap
pening in the world today. he ex-
planned. We are facing the most
outrageous movement in all history,
in which certain group is trying
to dominate the world.
Objective Is Held Defense.
This Government is trying to de-
fend the Americas, he continued,
and Congress has made clear its in
tention to help in every way those
opposing the dictator nations.
Such a policy, he went on, tends
also to prevent the dictators from
gaining footholds where they may
threaten this Nation. That is why,
he explained further, American
forces are in Iceland today, why we
are keeping the sea lanes open to
these outposts, and why We are
sending foodstuffs and all supplies
to Britain to keep them going.
There is little honesty in any
argument which tries to obscure
these main objectives, he concluded.
Cites Precedents.
Asked then if the desired protec-
ton of shipping might not be ac-
complished easier with guns. Mr..
Roosevelt replied that is probably
correct.
1t was at this point that he said
he believed the Government to be
heading toward policy of arming
American merchant ships, and help
ing to arm those of other nations
as well.
AS precedent, he pointed out that
American merchant ships had been
armed against French raiders in
1893, against British raiders in 1912
and later against the Barbary pi-
rates in the Mediterranean. The
furnishing of this protection had
enabled American vessels to beat
(See ROOSEVFT page 2-y0
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Track Record
SetbyChicdgo
Bargain Colt
Wins by d Lengths
After Trailing
Most of Way
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSSOCieleQ HTeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Alsab,
the bargain 2-year-old owned by
Mrs. Albert SABBATH of Chicago,
defeated Ben F. Whitaker's Tex
as-owned Requested by four
lengths in their $4,000, winner
take-all match race at 612 fur
longs at Belmont Park today.
Pulling away in the final three
sixteenths, Alsab broke the track
record, travelling the distance in
l :16, one and one-fifth seconds fast
er than the previous mark hung up
by Audacious under 119 pounds in
1920.
The victory gave the 2-year- old
son of Good Goods his 18th triumph
in 19 starts and ran his earnings
to S88065. AS yearling he cost
only s700.
Requested Slight Favorite.
With Requested the slight choice
of the crowd of more than 10000,
Alsab returned 1910 for So.
Jackie Westrope broke Requested
in front and he led at distances
varying from a length to a length
and half to the top of the stretch.
Bobby Vedder then let the Chi
cago colt out a notch and he pulled
up within a head. They ran that
way to the three-sixteenths pole,
where Alsab took command and
under a strong hand ride pulled
away.
Dogpatch, a rank outsider from
Mrs. Ethel v. Mars .1ilky Way
farm, whipped Mrs. Payne Whitney's
highly touted combination of Shut
Out and Devil Diver in the first
division of the Futurity trial.
Devil Diver Second.
Pulling away in the last sixteenth
of the six-furlong dash down the
straight away, Dogpatch beat Devil
Diver, winner of the Hopeful at Sar-
atoga, by length and half in the
fast time of ITO. Shut Out wound
up sixth as Herbert M. Wolfe'S Con-
tradiction landed in the third spot,
a half length back of Devil Diver.
Of it's one-two decision in the
Hopeful, the entry of Devil Diver
and Shut Out was the odds-on-
choice at 3 to 5. Dogpatch, with
only one victory to show for eight
previous races, returned SCI 10 for 50.
Fenelon Wins Manhattan.
William WoodWard'S Fenelon gave
a fine exhibition of speed and stam-
ina in winning the mile and half
of the $4,000 Manhattan Handicap
from six rivals. Jimmy Stout sent
the well-backed son of Sir Gallahad
Sd into the lead going around the
first turn and he never was headed,
winning by three-quarters of a
length from Mrs. Payne Whitney's
Corydon. w. E. Boeings Welcome
Pass was another length and a half
back.
Packing top weight of 100 pounds,
Fenelon covered the distance in 2:29.
only three-fifths of a second off the
track record.
Amphitheatre Wins Close One.
In a three-horse shead-and-h head
finish, Amphitheatre, from Mrs.
Charles Shipman Payson's Manhas-
set Stable, won the second division
of the Futurity Trial in the role of
the heavily played favorite.
After trailing during the early
stages of the 6-furlong dash, the son
of Sir Gallahad 3rd came fast under
Alfred Robertson to gain the deci-
sion by the narrowest of margins in
1:102. Warren Wright's Some
Chance took the place with another
head margin over the Paragon Sta
ble's Anibras. As the choice, Amphi-
theatre returned s4.30 for a 50 win
ticket.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Alexandra Housing
PeriIed by Lumber Fire
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. a.
Fairfax and Alexandria firemen late
this afternoon were battling a Stub
born fire in a pile of lumber which
threatened to spread to the Naval
Defense Housing Project on Duke
street extended, police reported.
In the vicinity of the fire are the
Lee-Jackson High School and the
Alexandria Fairfax County Foundry.
Evening star., 1941-09-23

Gen. Sokolovsky, representative
of the Soviet command on the Rus
sian western front, told foreign cor
respondents German losses in the
tremendous fight in the central
sector had been twice as heavy as
the Russians in men and five times
as heavy in material, planes and
artillery.
Russian armies, he said, had
showed the Germans back to 80
miles in the direction of Yartsevo,
northeast of Smolensk, on . Co.
mile front.
"Blitzkrieg has failed" he as
Evening star., 1941-09-23
NurruQunsett Park

EIGHTH RACE-Purse, S1,100; claim
ing; 3-year-olds and UP; l mile and 40
yards.
Arabesque tDattilo) no $50 3.l0
Major (HettingeC o.1O 4.3U
Epitory (Briggs) 2.e0
Time. l AS.
Also rar-Madison. Mount Echo, Pea.
nut Lady, Cave Hill. Dave Alexander, AuR:
ana Lyon, Rhiniz. Goodness Sake ana
Lady Roma.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Wind Reaches
IS N. P. H. on
T exus Coast
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
2v the Associated Press


By the Associated Press.
PORT O'CONNOR, Tex, Sept. %.
Winds reaching hurricane force
and high tides spreading destruction
sent several score residents fleeing
TO safety at Port Lavaca today as a
dangerous tropical storm approached
the Texas coast.
Northward IS miles at Freeport,
where important defense industries
are located, the wind blew 10 to rs
railes an hour and a seven-foot tide
backed water into lowlands.
Only a skeleton crew remained on
6uty at the $25 ,0O0, 900 Dow chemical
plant and at the Freeport Sui
ra1ur Co.
Thus far there had been no re-
ports Of loss of life.
= Indications were that Matagorda,
on Matagorda Bay, was deserted in
the face of the incoming hurricane.
Efforts to reach the town by tele-
phone failed. Officers believed every
one in the village of 1850 persons
had moved inland to safety.
Evening star., 1941-09-23

serted, Gin the sense that there now
has developed something like a
continuous grinding of men and
material closely resembling Verdun,
but 10 or a 100 times greater be-
cause the means of destruction in
the hands of the Russians are so
much greater"
He said the Germans were dig
ging in along hundreds Of miles OF
front and added:
what lies ahead Of them is
(See CASSIDY, PAGE A-50
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Hovre de Grace

SEVENTH RACE-Purse $1,000: claim
ing: 3-year-olds and UP; IL miles.
Creepy Mouse Remers'd) 1920 $50 $50
Key Man (Bodiou) 4.1O' ESQ
Allergic (Robinson) $40
Time, 1:4s4s.
Also ran-Ballotant. Nightly, Decatur.
Lazarus. Gay Boo, Feed Patch, Hazel w.
and Bar Ship.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
British Wheat Supplies
Declared Greatest Ever

LONDON. Sept. 23 (P.-Baron
Woolton, British Minister of Food,
said in a speech at Norwich today
that Great Britain now had bigger
stocks of wheat than at any time in
history.
Great Britain is entering the third
year OF war with plentiful stocks Of
all sorts, he added.
The Food Ministry reduced the
controlled price of a four pound
loaf from 81 pence OF cents to 8
pence t16 cents) effective October 6.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Belmont Park

EIGHTH RACE-Purse 81 500; allow
ances; 3-year-oldS and I'D; furlonES.
Warlock (Anderson) 1900 $40 SO
Equator (Bierman) $40 32o
Maepeace tWalD $50
Time. 1:23+s.
Also ran-Grand Party. Grail Bird,
Obash. Cheese Straw, Spare the Rod ana
Par Avion.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Home Runs
American League.

Rufing, New York, third inning.
Di Maggie, New York, fifth inning.
National League.
Musial, st. Louis, 5th inning.
Crabtree, st. Louis, 7th .inning.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Late Races

Earlier Results, Rossvan's, Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow, Page TX.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Nozis Declared Begged Down
InWorfore Worse Than Verdun
By HENRY C. CASSIDY,

WITH RED ARMY ON THE CENTRAL FRONT, Sept. 23.-
Maj VASTLY Sokoosky declared today the Naz drive had
begged mud trench warfare 10 to 100 times de-
structive as the World War Verdun
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Nozis Claim Soviet BottIeship

BERLIN Qp,-German planes bombed Soviet battle
ship today and left 1t In sinking condition in the Gull OF
Finland, the agency DNB. reported late tonight
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Fire Found in Ship Bound for Britain

NEW YORK tEp.-Fire discovered today in coal
bunker Greek freghter OdySseus as the SNIP
loaded with sulphur for the British Ministry OF shipping,
moved down New York Bay freboat brought the fire
under control
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Serb Outlaws Kill 1O4 Croot Soldiers

zAGREB Crotia t4-Nnety EIGHT Croat soldiers and six
officers been killed by Serbian outlaws who defed
ultimatum by Naziconroled government of Serbia to
come out of their mountain hideous willingly bombed
out it was learned tonight
Evening star., 1941-09-23


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Evening star., 1941-09-23
Late News Bulletins
Ship Strike Spreads to 2 More Vessels

NEW YORK tP1.-The A. F. L. Seafarers International
Union today that the ship strike called in dis
pue had spread to two ships bringing
the total to 25 They the waterman Steamship Co.'S
Lafayette Staten Island and the Acoa Puritan which
rived at Los Angeles today.
Earlier Story Page ABB
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Other League Comes
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
At New York
Philadelphia O0l OO1 5O2-s117
New York. OO1 122 11O-S I3 4
Batteries-vauEhan, Besse and Warner:
Rufhng, Branch and Dickey. Rosar.
At st. Louis
Detroit $500 900 100 0
st. Louis 90 O10 0
BatteIies-Trcut and Tebbetts' Nun
(Only Games)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Pittsburgh-First Game
st. Louis 900 900 600 65
Pittsburgh = 800 Ol0 O01- so
Batteries-M. Cooper. shoun. Hutchin-
son and Mancuso, w. Cooper; HeintEelman
and Loper.
At Pittsburgh-Second Game
st. Louis 100 32O 800 50
Pittsburgh 600 900 900 "a
Batteries-Lanier and Mancuso; Sewell.
Sullivan and Smith.
At Philadelphia-First Game
New York. 0O2 600 OO0-2 II
Philadelphia 400 200 20x-S 8 13 1
BatterissMc. Melton. Bsxm.n. Wittis
LivinEston.
At Philadelphia-Second Game
New York. 22O pol 0l0- s II 1
Philadelphia OO3 900 O12- s II 3
Batteries-East and ODea, Jones and
LIVINGSTON, Harman.
At Cincinnati
Chicago ---- O40 O10 0O0- 5 80
Cincinnati 600 O01 600 l 8 4
Batteries-Lee and schefhpg:. Wander
Nicer, Turner, Beggs and lombard.
(Only Games)
Evening star., 1941-09-23

Y the mutua betting Requested,
in
ssaaess m 70 him M = sEo6Ea m sfOfs f 70 % % aas % cut but 10y %
Evening star., 1941-09-23
DR.. BrinkIey Indicted on Mail Fraud Charge
Earlier Story on Page ABB

LITTLE ROCK Ark tP.-Dr John R. Brinkley, the gland
specialist his wife and six employees of hospital formerly
operated by him. indicted by Federal grand jury
today on charges mail connection with services
offered by the hospital.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Chart of $4,000 Match Race

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saSs ame M e2 by & 4eHa sSSS Gp o TnD
A!sSssz=zz zsSSss. TsE' S; I \ rs R ifsstSSyys To- tSSyyss.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
Weather Forecast

Mostly clear, with lowest tonight about 81 de
grees; tomorrow fair and somewhat cooler
Temperatures today-Highest, 80, at 3:45 pm.
lowest, IS. at 6:l5 am; 80 at 4 pm.
From the United States wearner Bureau report.
Full Details PAGE Az
Evening star., 1941-09-23

(See ROOSEVELT, Page 2-X.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
Shift Retained

Ample power for car operation
at all times and power TO spare
for as many accessories az could
be desired, is provided by the
Chevrolet electrical system for
1912 Again. an innovation of 194l
which proved its value through
millions OF miles OF service is
Fetainedi that is the automatic re-
Versing switch in the ignition cir
cult which changes the polarity oil
the ignition current each time the
starter is operated This tends Il
prolong the life Of the distributor
points by eQualizing the deposition
OF metal from one. point 10 the
other.
Transmission and gear shifting
mechanisms remain unchanged for
1912. with the signally successful
vacuum power gear shift with fin
ger-up control standard through
out the three series.
Brakes for 1912 are again Chew.
rolets distinctive hydraulic type
with 1l-inch brake drums with
cast alloy iron braking surfaces
and cooling ribs. Brake shoes are
-aligning with full contact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
New Chevrolet Offers
Luxurious Beauty
B o { h Aerosedan
Sportma st er
Outstanding

A rea conception az luxurious
beauty that distinguishes the
Chevrolet offering for 1912 as the
finest new car presentation IN the
history o. the national sales
leader. Is eKcmplifed in tho new
Fleetine series, with redesigned
and reslyled F1eeuins sedan
known as the Sportmsster. snd
Chevrolets distinct new model
the SIX passenger coupe type
AeroSedan
ne luxe IN the fullest sense Of
the word. The FlestlIne models
with their Smartiy STYLED MASSIVE
ness snd graceful smooth lines
are presented as the ultra cars
OF The Chevrolet line incorpOrat-
ING every luxury and extra feature
the average motorist could desire.
The Sportmaster is presented
as the smartest town car CheVro-
let ever has produced. Sweeping
new lines lend a distinct fair 10
The impression Of quiet power re-
tieCted by the new, more massive
front end. type this model imme-
diately as the ultimate smart town
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

Entirely HeH IN motor cars the
use OF embossed and illuminated
leather trim in the interiors Of all
1912 Hudson models hes not only
met instant favor with buyers,
from the standpoint Of both dura-
bility and srnartness. but may also
establish a new trend IN interior
automobile design George r.
Prsr. general sales manager OF
Hudson Motor Car Company, be
lieves
Pratt revealed that tsbulstion'
Of reports from dealers ali over
the country indicated that public
response to the interior STYLE fea-
lures offered 80 the new Hudsons
were most favorable.
The discovery Of the decorative
possibilities o. embossed leather
in interior tlm came about when
Hudson stvliSts. searching for 2
combination that would meet to-
dsys requirements for both durs
hiufv and smariBess hlt upon 2
modern application cf the ancient