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fy: “Wilson venues, Chicago,” hi of his incumbenoy nd books had been ‘etolen;.. ‘mo cards had. been: ‘stolen: and : fe he had never noticed that his seal had been ‘Mispleced. © Wo said, however, '. that numerous members lost their ecards from time to time ‘and that’: -the= cards are not collected at the ond. of the year, but bre. kept ‘by. the men “ bers or are discarded by them. Mr. Siegel said that until the first or + January, 1932, the dues were 915,00. a year, but: "following the first of: _Jamery, 1952, the dues were reduced to $10,00 a your, Mr.: ‘Siegel eaid, . ., after examining photogrepha of Frank Nash, Verne Miller, : ‘Bernard Phillips “.: and others, that he was unable to identify any of the. pictures BE being - oa ‘those: of members ‘or. the Jee ‘or persons who had. wisited the lodge mhile boos he eas secre TY. “eo aS: es ae, a ‘ i Age ze, vi : he ‘only explanation re. | , Biegel: “goula eles” “was that i one 5 way i someone had obtainsd possession | ‘of. en 014 gard: end hed, through. the.” -<"" means Of chemicals or in sane other way,- “yemoved thé name of the holder: of the card and inserted the name George W, Miller. ‘Mr. Siegel said he — could not remember just what shade the present cards were, but his wife, _ Who was present, said that Mr. Siegel's cards, she thought, were several -q Shedes darker then the one that Agent bad....A careful examination of. this: card by the ‘naked eye. fails ‘to show any erasures or any sign thet en : . rs ae re * dpeoptes’ “me ‘Ppoaides at 735. Bittersweet ‘Bteeot, ss ‘hisesoe. ‘Tilinei s; telephone ‘Lakeview 6624,. ‘and “who” is ‘employed’ at 854 Se “, West: Randolph Street by the ‘tir ‘of Kramer Brothers, ‘a ‘produce business, io was interviewed at the latter ‘address at whieh time he stated that he: ‘knew no “George VW. Miller, who was a ‘member of ‘the lodge, and an examination _of the pictures failed. to “bring an ‘Adentification, : :. Mr, Arnople| ‘gaid. thet - : _ both he and Mr, Siegel had been ‘menbers of. this lodge since its. origin, ” ‘and that both be and Mr, Siegel wore familiar with prectically. all the . members, Kre. Arnople promised to make an examination. of .the lodge ‘books’ ‘- and he later reported. to: Agent by. telephone 6nd ‘he had fatled to Aiscover Be ey. ws Hae pane” George. We. ‘Miller. and that. he’ could ‘in ne aay: ‘account: fer: b “0: ‘operating Engineers ‘Local 649,. Peorie, ‘Tita0is; ‘Bpéciel beet “Fe o Se ‘J. Keating conducted an investigation ‘at Peorid, Iilincis, and the _pesubte of his investigation, which. disclosed that there was‘ho member : of this lodge by that name, will be aot forth ine a | subsequent zeport ‘0