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. Poa. “hh we . . nt ore ae Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, EP AL. . ; a ; mo INTERVIEM WITH ‘on September 8, 19435 in view of of additional infor- L. G. PEFFERLE. mation furnished by CLAYTON J, BARBER, and in view of (Continued) the fact that he stated he had talked with PEFFERLE in ; an attempt to refresh their minds correctly on the matter, Special Agent bie WR o-interviewes Ur. PEFFERLE, In addition to the information already reported, Mr. PEFFERLE after cxamining a copy of a letter addressed Jume 11, 1942 to CARL H. - LLSHOFF and containing the offer by the Panther Creek Mine Company to make a lease to ELSHOFF, recalled that this was one of the main meetings of the parties in connection with ELSHOFF's negotiations for Panther Creek. He recalled several other meetings before this meeting, the exact number, time and piace of which he could not recall. He did remember one in- stance, however, previous to the meeting on June 11, 1942, when he met ELSHOFF at ELSHOFF's office, at which time ELSHOFF exhibited a large pile of photostatic copies of information pertainirg to an appraisal which the Panther Creek Mines had had made, The Panther Creek Mine had previously contemplated attempting to secure a loan from Reconstruction Finance \ Corporation and for this reason had had the appraisal made. ELSHOFY had undoubtedly secured photostatic copies of the appraisal from the Re- . construction Finance Corporation and in this connection claimed that the Panther Creek people had to some extent misrepresented Panther Creek Mines. Mr. PEFFERLE recalled that the main meeting, at which an offer ef lease was made, tcok place in the forenoon in the office of CLaYTON J, BakBUR, attorney for the Panther Creek Mine Company. Fresent were Mr. ROBSRT SOLOMON, Presidert of Panther Creek tfines, Mr. 34RBER, represent- ig Panther Creek Mineg Mr. PEFFERLE, who represcnted the Panther Creek Hinges in connection with compensation claims, and Mr. CARL ELSHOFF. Mr. PLFFERLE recalled that the suzgestion was made that CARL ELSHOFF sccure control of Panther Creek Mines by purchasing the capital stock. de would thus obtain all the assets and liahilities and contracts of Panth WOM aa Ne aa A CA SSS56C5 ang i341 1ib185 ant comiracts of ranta Creek Fine. ELSHOFF stated that he was not interested in purchasing the capital stock because all rights of the corporate ehtity and all contracts of it would be included and he would be tied up with a contract with the PMA Union. an NP a Mr. PEFFERLE further récalled in addition to the information set out above, that ELSHOFF statcd that the lease proposition would carry with it the labor contracts and that "I dontt want those." ELSHOFF wanted to buy only the physical property, On June 11, 1942, ELSHOFF also stated, to the best of PEFFFRLE's recollection, "I've got to have it in writing to take to my people in Washington." Here he meant the proposition or offer of Panther Creek Mines, - 459 = pote ON TE se ar? a, 7 is SUF Te, Pe a Se ree OD eC