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u. ). Rubber Mission
To Russia APPOINTED

Appointment of an American rub
Der mission to the Soviet Union, to
investigate Russian synthetic rub
ber processes, was announced today
by Rubber Director William NJ JET
fers. Previous failure to investigate
Russian methods had been criticized
in the Baruch rubber report.
Ernest w. Pittman, president Of
the Interchemical Corp. and former
consultant in the Governments rub
Der program, will head the mission.
Others named are:
DR.. Willis A. Gibbons, director Of
development for the United States
Rubber Co.; Irving l.. Murray, chief
process engineer for the Carbide
and Carbon Chemicals Corp, and
DR.. Aristid v. Crosse, who has been
engaged in war research work at
Columbia University. DR.. Crosse
was born in Russia and grew up
In the Far East. He came to this
country in 1890.
The announcement from Mr.. JET
fers explained that S.e purpose of
the mission is to collect both chemi-
cal and engineering experience from
Russia, where the manufacture Of
synthetic rubber has been in prog
ress for more than 10 years.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
'EscaIator' Wage Boosts
Held 10 IS Pct. by WLB
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board has ruled
that "escalator" clauses in wage
agreements must not carry wages
up through the ceiling.
Escaltor clauses usually provide
for wage Increases OF decreases as
the cost of living changes. WLB
declared that the increases cannot
be more than IS per cent above the
average rate prevailing January !,
1941.
Even increases within the Is per
cent limit must be submitted to the
board for review.
The WLB meanwhile ordered
starting rates Of so cents an hour,
new rate progression schedules,
maintenance Of union membership
'and dues checkoff for three pro-
peller division plants of the Curtiss-
Wright Corp. located at Caldwell
and Clifton, N. j., and Beaver, Pa.
Two panels who studied the cases
recommended that the board con-
slider an aircraft wage-stabilization
plan for the industry in the East.
The so cents starting wage will
be increased 5 cents a month until
IS cents Is reached.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Stage Door Canteen
Building Violations
Studied by Officials
Conferees Examine
Recommendation Thot
Theoter Be Closed

Federal and District ofncials were
In conference today over q recon-
mendation from the District build
ing inspector that the Stage Door
Canteen in the old Belasco Theater
be closed until certain changes are
made to conform with the District
building code.
The District government has no
right to close the building because 1t
is Federal property. A District in
spector, who was called in to look
over the building with a view to its
safety. found that certain wooden
stages constructed in the theater
were in violation of building regula-
tions. He suggested that the build
ing should not be used as a canteen
until these structures were changed
to conform.
The canteen management late
yesterday indicated that many
changes already had been made.
Mrs. Lawrence Langner, canteen d.
rector, said she planned a fire drill
tonight.
A long conference was held in the
office Of Public Buildings Commits
sioner w. E. Reynolds in the Int
Eior Department Building, but no
Information was forthcoming ON its
results. It Is understood that ef-
forts had been made to solve the
problem.
!. The two stages objected to by the
District building inspector were
wooden structures added to the floor
Of the theater. One was constructed
Immediately In front of the old Be-
lasco stage to be used by performers.
The other was a false floor in the
rear end Of the theater, built on
top Of the slanting theater floor. On
top Of this second floor are tables
and chairs.
The old stage floor itself is treated
to make 1t flreproof, according to
the building inspectors report, and
is laid on top of concrete. The two
new wooden structures were not so
treated.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Churchill
Continued From First Page.)

Sir Stafford Cripps was vice chair
man because of 1.-The Special apti-
tude he possesses of forming sound
lay opinion on these highly tech
nical issues" and that the other
members were:
Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of State
for Production; A. v. Alexander,
First Lord of the Admiralty; Sir
Archibald Sinclair, Air Minister;
Baron Leathers. Minister of War
Transport; Admiral Sir Dudley
Pound, first sea lord and chief of
the naval staff, and Air Marshal Sir
Charles Portal, chief of the air staff
Mr.. Churchill said the committee
existed even before Field Marshal
Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Min
lister of South Africa, suggested such
an anti-submarine high command.
Marshal SHUTS attended two ses-
sions, he said, and was satisfied
with the character and efficiency OF
the system"
Has Met Six Times.
So far, the Prime Minister said,
the committee has met six times,
sitting normally once a week. He
emphasized that its work does not
supersede Admiralty control of the
war against submarines.
The statement on tanks was Mr.
Churchills promised answer to what
he called persistent and mis-
chievoVls attempts to undermine the
confidence of the troops in these
weapons, which play an important
part in the defense of these is
lands"
The much-criticized Churchill
tank, 1t had been charged, was put
into production in 1910 without a
trial Mr.. Churchill was replying
specifically to Richard r. Stokes,
Laborite member, who asked for
the names of members of the tank
board at the time the Prime Min
lister consulted with them on the
Churchill tank in the summer of
1910.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. Is up Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) .-Salable hogs,
5000; total $4,000; fairly active; most
sales steady to strong with Mondays av-
erage: good and choice 100000 pounds,
13 .90-14 .05; top. IA. 10: few good and
choice 10000 pounds. 1390-14.O O5; top,
IA 10; few good and choice 150-19O pounds
available at 13.50-90: sows about steady
spots easier compared with Mondays
quotations; rood and choice sows, 400
pounds down. 13.9O-14. 90; bulk 45O-55O
salable sheep, 5000: total. 10000;
late Monday, fat lambs closed active
steady; 1850 paid freely by all interests
for wooled lambs; top. 1880; bulk good
to choice. 15.15-50; No. / summer shorn
lambs. II .50-15:25; good to choice year
lings IL. 6514 25; ewes strong to 25 high
er: medium to good. 735-s.35; common,
6.50-7.00: today's trade slow; early sales
and, most bids on good to choice wooled
lambs 20 lower, at 1923 down; held up
ward to 1850; three decks choice sum-
mer,shorn. ,9S-pound lambs 1925; deck
good to choice yearlings, 1928: no slaugh-
sslsSie 'cia cs9ties 1000: total, 7,ooo SAL
able calves, 1,200; total, 1900; fed steers
little more active. steady: bulk. 1900
1900; common and medium grades, II 90
1890; choice 1.356-pound steers. 1910;
heifers fully steady; bulk, 12.O0-1425
with common and medium grades, 900
II: 90; top, 1900: cows steady: cutters
500 down; most Gamers, $751;. so: beef
cows; 300 1880: bulls fairly active
weighty sausage bulls UP to 1880; vealers
steady at 13 6O-1b.6O.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
New Treasury Issue
For Banks 10 Go on
Sale Tomorrow
Final Squirt Expected
To Cory Big Drive
Close to Goal
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
The Treasury's record $4,000, ,0OO,-
600 Victory fund drive will make q
last major final squirt toward Its
goal tomorrow when $4,000, ,000, 900 in
seven-eighths per cent certificates
are offered to commercial banks.
The certificates, which have not
been previously available to banks
are expected to be taken up quickly
and thus put the Victory fund drive
within a few hundred million dollars
Of the $4,000, 900 900 goal.
They will be available to the banks
for three days-December is, II
and 18.
Treasury Secretary Mongenthau
announced last week that sales in
the victory fund drive totaled S.
600 ,000,00 in the first II days of
this month and as a result Of the
success indicated said the books on
three of the victory fund issues, in
Guiding the Il per cent certificates,
would be closed to the public De-
cember %.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Russia
Continued From First Page }

Izvestia, the government newspaper
said today.
The counterattacks southwest OF
Stalingrad were a continuation OF
the German push which caused q
Soviet setback yesterday.
The Germans attempted by sheer
weight of numbers, bolstered by re-
serves brought up three days ago
to overwhelm the Red Army holding
its positions before a populated
place.
Overnight, the Red Army braced
however, and continued its attacks,
the Soviets claimed, with the enemy
death toll swelling to more than
1000.
The Axis forces were reported en-
ploying numerous tanks as help
to their infantry.
Moving Down Railway.
No new place names have been
mentioned lately in dispatches. but
the last time fixed directions were
mentioned the Russians were NOV
ing down the Tfkhoretsk railway
toward Kotelnikovski.
The present German attack is de-
clared to be in the northern fringe
of the Kalmuck steppe, level enough
for tank operations. This was re-
garded here as the factor which al
lowed the Germans to exert the
pressure in the one sector.
. The communique, describing the
struggle southwest of Stalingrad,
said 'our units repulsed four enemy
counterattacks one after the other.
Encountering heavy barrage of
artillery fire, the enemy each time
was forced back without reaching
Soviet positions. About 600 enemy
officers and men were left on the
battlefield and five tanks were
burned out.
I'm another sector our troops con-
Quoted offensive engagementse md
occupied populated place. In
fighting for this place about 500
Hitlerite officers and men were
killed. -. IL
Our troops captured three tanks,
80 guns, 40 machine guns, 200 rifles,
so trucks, 10 carts and eight depots
OF munitions, food or clothing. Fifty
enemy soldiers were taken prisoner" !"
Northwest of Stalingrad, the Rus
slams occupied new line OF trenches
in the Volga-Don corridor and their
big guns kept up an increasingly IN
tensive pounding of the German
garrisons in the area, advices from
the front said.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Cotton Consumption
Reduced in Month,
Tops Year Ago
9l3,03s BoIes Of Lint,
1923 Of Linters
Used in November
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported today
that cotton consumed during Novem-
ber totaled 913,03s bales of lint and
1l3,728 bales Of linters. compared
with s72, 400 Of lint and 11e,25s of
linters during October this year, and
849,143 Of lint and 1896 of nnters
during November last year.
Cotton on hand November 80 was
reported held as follows:
In consuming establishments, a.
440,684 bales of lint and 470330 of
linters, compared with 2,117.902 and
410,145 on October 81 this year and
2,248, ,280 and 1881 on November 80
last year.
In public storage and at COM
presses, 13,637,120 bales of lint and
1881 Of linters, compared with 49,
674,414 and 76,840 on October 81 this
year and 13,959,627 and 1886 on
November 80 last year.
Cotton spindles active during No
vember numbered 22,948,248. COM
pared with 23,012,046 during october
this year and 23,079,00O during
November last year.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Africa
Continued From First Pare J

way yards at Sfax, south Of T,lnis,
and started fires, apparently among
gasoline tank cars. The flames were
visible for 40 miles. Other fighter
planes blew up a railroad locomo-
tive with their cannon fire.
The same points had been sub
jected to destructive attack from the
air Sunday.
There were only meager reports
OF the land fighting In Tunisia. A
communique from Allied headquar-
ters in North Africa yesterday said
that German motor column north
east of Medjez ell Bah had been
smashed by American and British
guns and French reports told of the
destruction OF an Axis troop train
by French guerrillas between Sfax
and Sousse. Other French troops
were reported to have captured an
italian armored column, including
two tanks, near Faid In Central
Tunisia.
Evening star., 1942-12-15

tests because he was fearful Of
what might happen in the large
towns, and especially in Baltimore
City," in the event Of surprise
test.
The State director cautioned resi-
dents of Maryland, however, to be
on the job and cooperating If an
actual raid comes. A test between
sundown and 10 pm. would find
large crowds of shoppers on the
streets, Col. Barret said.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Washington Produce

From Agricultural Marketing Admins
tratlon: Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGSE-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-state graded eggs received from
grading stations December 15): Whites,
y. 8. extras. large. 50-53; average, 81;
Q. s. standards. large, 44-45; average, 44Ia;
Browns U 8. extras. large. 5O-5l average,
90; y. g. extras. medium. 41a-42; aver
age, 4l3; U. 8. standards, large, A; u g.
standards, medium, 3sh u s. trades,
36Is. Arrivals Of nearby ungraded eggs
Seasonaily light and prices Of current re-
celpts largely nominal: whites, 4O-41:
mixed colors, 3S-4O. Receipts, Govern
ment graded eggs. 80 cases.
1--we POULTRY-Market about steady;
all sizes. 2325: roosters, 16; chickens.
Delaware, Virginia and Maryland. Rocks
ana an oo crosses broilers and fryeIs. all sizes,
old toms. hens and No. 2s, %. wv
Evening star., 1942-12-15
BIuckout
Continued From First Page.)

a cancellation Of the projected
training.
In a memorandum to the warden
service notifying his forces that the
Wednesday night exercises would
be discontinued until further notice,
Chief Afraid Warden William J.
Mileham said new training period
would be announced Immediately
after the New Year.
He also cautioned his wardens to
be prepared for any AFRAID test or
actual raid In the meantime.
Drills Called OF in Maryland.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore Col.
Henry S. Barrett, State air-raid
precautions director, announced
that all test blackouts scheduled
between now and January 2 had
been called OF because Of the danger
to crowds in Maryland cities.
He said he, had postponed the
Evening star., 1942-12-15
|OH Production
Rises Slightly
During Week
By the Associated Press.

6y bne A1DOCl6tcQ Press.
TULSA, Okla, Dec. 15.-Daily
crude oil production in the United
States increased 1875 barrels to
1857, $40 for the week ended De-
cember IL, the Oil and Gas Journal
said today.
California production was up
38,250 to 752,500; Illinois, 3,100 to
z50,100; Michigan, 1900 to 60,400;
Texas, 4,425 to 1885 $50, and East
Texas. 1,100 to $4,000.
Eastern fields declined 1900 to
$4,000: Kansas, 1850 to 2S4,700;
Louisiana, 1850 to 314,900: Okla
homa, 1850 to 349 800, and the
Rocky Mountain States, 7,110 to
1850.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Dec. Is GP.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain In
dollars, others in cents):
ca1nada-onicial ... Canadian Control
premium: equivalent to discounts on Ca
madam dollars in New York Of buying. 991
per cent; selling: 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market. 12Is per cent discount or S7slN
q. S. cents; up i. cent.
Europe-Great Britain, ofiicial bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates.; buy
ing 400; selling 4.04: open market; cables,
4.04.
Latin America-Areentina, oficial.
29.77; free, 23.71: Brazil ofncial, 6.05n;
free. 5.20n: Mexico. 20. 66n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
Nominal
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHnADELPH1A. Dec. Is R.-The Sc
Tsperted sGday thsse
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for December IA: 1881
sales involving los. 500 shares, including
~ short sales involving x20 shares.
Evening star., 1942-12-15

New Orleans Prices.
taking and long liquidation in preparation
Tor last December notice day tomorrow
caused easiness In cotton futures here to-
day: The market closed steady. 40 to SO
Evening star., 1942-12-15

Ch1caGO Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No 2 hard, l.39. Corn,
new, No. 3 yellow. s73I -sS; No 4, s3Hs-
81; sample Grade yellow. 6s-73; No 3
white .0913: sample Rrade white. ss:
old. No. g yellow, 90s. Oats, No 3
mixed, 53A; No: 2 white: 54h. Barley,
mating. S6-1.04 nominal; hard, 1890
nominal feed. 1910 nominal Field seed
per hundredweight nominal Timothy
seed, 475-5 90; a!sike. 1s.OO-22 so; fancy
red top, 7.O0-50; red clover seed, 1s6O-
2S.60-35. 90.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-An unspec-
tacular but persistent advance, fea-
tured by a scarcity of offerings,
lifted wheat prices about cents
today. All contracts established
new highs for the season. Other
grains reflected the action Of the
bread cereal and closed on sub
stantial gains.
Continued strength in the cash
market, where wheat prices are the
highest since 1887, had a favorable
influence on futures trading. De-
spite the comparatively high level
Of cash wheat, which is above the
Government loan price, there has
been no material pickup in ship
ments from the country.
With the prospect that the basis
for computing parity may be revised
when the new Congress convenes in
January, traders said farmers were
in no hurry to market wheat as
they apparently anticipated higher
prices.
Wheat closed 2-2A higher, De-
cember $l.34A, May $1,35-$135H,
corn advanced Ms, December 87N,
oats were ahead a-A, rye gained
IN ia and soybeans were inactive.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Freight Loudinos

NEW YORK Dec. IS R.-Revenue
porting for the week ended December IL
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Washington Stocks
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Gas 1t IS pfd.-l0 at
1001z, 10 at 1001a.
Peoples Drug Stores common-lO0 at
17%.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Dec 14-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of 80
commodities. today declined to IO2I2.
Previous day, 102.17: week ago. 1O1 So.
mont hago' 100 -; year ago, 04 80.
1942. 1941. 1910 1899
EnH E5sh ---- 199sl4 9S Z g55,ddss ss.Ss55 ss.l4
G926 average EQUALS lOOD
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rom
Evening star., 1942-12-15

Spot cotton closed steady, 45 cents a
bale lower. Sales, 1.s42. Low middiine,
18; SO. Receipts. 13,46l; stock. 34I ,448,
Bid nominal
Evening star., 1942-12-15
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. Cotton
prices charted an irregular course
today with easiness in December
contracts overturning early attempts
toward further rally. Issuance OF
So delivery notices brought out small
liquidation, with the spot month de-
clining SIS cents a bale.
Trade and mill price fixing orders
against Government textile con-
tracts enabled later positions to re-
sist the decline but rallies over the
previous close brought fresh hedging
and liquidation.
Late afternoon values were is to
40 cents a bale lower. December
1903; March, 1855, and May, 1878.
Futures closed 20 to 45 cents 4 bale
Evening star., 1942-12-15
Weather Report

Furnished By the United Weather
District OF Combia-Not quite cold tonight gentle winds
Maryland and Virg1nia-Not quite 50 cold tonight
Evening star., 1942-12-15

Record for Last - Hsura
rrom noon yesterday TO noon todayJ
Highest. 50. At / Am. Year ago, 46.
Lowest. 20, at $50 an. Year ago, rs
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90. on July 10.
Lowest. 6, on January IL.
Humidity for Last - Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon todayJ >
Highest, 46 per cent. at $50 an.
Lowest. 35 per cent. at gao pm.
Preeipitation.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY,

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ter Rf&W Cp 1st 4As 194s 1924
Evening star., 1942-12-15

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
unchanged to 10 higher sales, con-
tracts. December. 14445b
Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1942-12-15

Rates OF dividends IN the
foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-an-
nual declaration. Unless
otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not in
cluded. a Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock.
e Declared or paid so far
this year. I Payable in Can
adian funds k Accumulated
dividends paid or declared
this year. WV With war
rants XIV without warrants.
Evening star., 1942-12-15
weather In varisus Cities.

Automobile lights must be turned Q
one-hAh hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1942-12-15

The Sun and Mooi
Evening star., 1942-12-15

Report for Last "a Hours.
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Dec Is R.-Dividends de-
clared: w
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'Ex dividend. tPlus extras aPaid so
far this year. e28e extra. h S5 extra.
zoe extra. m S1.50 extra. . Paid in
l941. $40 extra.
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z.!g! q I !; roc ! !! !|2 EI!Ilsl
BEEF ROAST, lib. Is

guaranteed quality gram
fed steer beef. Aged to peak Of taSte
perfection. '.r
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1O-Year Savings of Pair
Go for Defense Bonds

CHICAGO. - Some people save
pennies, or dimes, or quarters. But
with Mrs. Celia Brodsky, who runs
a grocery with her husband, Abe,
at 2461 West Madison street, it was
silver dollars.
: Every time customer came in
with a silver dollar Mrs. Brodsky
put it away in her cedar chest at
her home, 3615 Flournoy street. She
saved silver dollars for 10 years,
never bothering to count them.
She always said that when she got
enough she was going to take trip
to see her two brothers in Califor-
mia, one of whom she hadn't seen in
Is years. f
But when the Japs attacked the
United States at Pearl Harbor on
December 2 she started thinking.
Sunday night when she saw news
reel showing the wreckage caused
by the Japs at Pearl Harbor she
made up her mind.
There's only one thing to do in a
case like this" said Mrs. Brodsky.
Yesterday morning she put all her
silver dollars-250 of them-in shoe
box and went down to the First Ma
tional bank She clanked them down
before the cashier and said proudly:
81 want to put all these in de-
tense bonds" !,
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Service Mems Addresses

Continued From Page A.,
CLINTON E. SILLIMAN,
Radio Naval Training School
Radio Naval TT. Sch, Bainbridge
Island, Port Blakley, Washington
LIEUT.. ELROY WIEHL,
18th Bat, 9th Regiment
Fl. Mcclellan, Alabama
PVT. DAVID R. TWEET,
2O9 Mp. Co. TX Corps, APO. 300
Fort Lewis, Washington
ROBERT H. BIEGEL,
"a Pursuit Sqdr.
Hamilton Field, California
PVT. JAMES R. GREEN,
Air Corps Sc Mat. Sqdr.,
Geiger Field, Washington
RODNEY l.. SANS, c and 7th st.
Community Civic Center
OXnand, California
CORP. L. MONACO,
39525963,
Fort Richardson, Alaska
PVT. ORIN LANDE, Trip. B. LIST Ting
Sqdr., C!R!TC. Bird Pltn., Bldg 2022
Fort Riley, Kansas
SGT. ROBERT c. CAMPBELL,
Co. K, 161st Inf.
Hickam Field, Hawaii
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p. F. c. WARD LARSEN,
Med. Det. 30th Inf,
Fort Lewis, Washington
1T. B. A. NEUMAN,
Sub. Depot Eng,
Ekland Field. Florida.
WALTER @. KIBBE,
u. S. Destroyer Base. 7th Div.
San Diego, California.
ROBERT LYLE BROWN,
US. Naval Rec. Stn.. LIST Ave So st
SubCfaser, South Brooklyn, N. Y
HAROLD DEAN NAGLEY.
Fleet Hydraulic School Rec. Stn.
Sam Diego, California
DONALD r. CLINGER, "A. S.
U. S. c. @. Repair Base,
Seattle, Wash.
PVT. THEODORE M. CLIFFORD,
504 School sgd. BkS. 208,
Sheppard Field, Texas
CAPT. "A. H. WEGNER, DC,
65th G. "A. (AA)
Inglewood, California
1T. C. c. THOMPSON, APO 95S,
Hq. Diet. End Bn l6l, Pt Postmaster
San Francisco, California
M. SGT. STUART E. MORGAN,
APO HOG % Postmaster
San Francisco, California
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Youth Walks Up to Police
And Demands Who Am q

= LOS ANGELES. = Police Officer
NJ E. Silver was walking his beat
when young man approached him.
do you know who am?" he asked
Silver. mo, lad. / don't. Who; are
you2" That's what / want to
KNOW" was the bewildering reply.
Officer Silver took him into custody
for questioning. found he was an APP
parent amnesia victim. He had no
Identification on his person, but SIS
\ his pocket Co., % b.. = -