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WFO 44—20 have been with Leonard Ce. Bajork, Regional Director, ef Joho J, Bertha, & Field Exasiner. ork is now with the ¥ ation in Clearing, Tllinois, end resi in Northwest Chicago. Bertha left t) ar the Northwestern Steal and = a in —* me ’ —— eh * Be -__ early rere | I a ee oe re letter from bim advising that he wes then living in Peoria and weaployed. I have heard nothing more from or about his since then. ®Q. Did Ray Edwundson, Walter J. James, or any other official of the United Wine Workers of america ever show you a petition or a group of application cards or menbership cards which would purport to prove that the United Mins Workers of America had s majority of the miners sign up in Mine B prior to that Union's signing s contract with Elshoff on August 16, 1937, or after that and prier to the National Labor Relations Board election on Decesber 25, 19377 "A. Mo. I do, however, recall something about the existence of such a petition or authorization. If this was, however, presented to the Board such presentation probably was made either to Bajork or Bertha, mentioned above, or possibly to Jack G. Bvans, at that time an attorney in the Chicago effice and at present Regional Attorney for the Bosrd in its St, Louis office. Evens prepared the Board's original complaint case for trial and assisted pajork in the settlement of that case. *Q. Have you sny information which would indicste that Elshoff and Edmundson were working together in connection with this aatter or any occasion when you may have been contacted by beth of these individuals? aya. at no time was I ever contacted by Elehoff and Edmundson at the sane time. I was om various occasions, subsequent to the election in December 1937, contacted by John Fancher and other representatives of the Progressive Miners. These men made various accusations of collusion between Edsundson and Elshboff. I have no specific information as to their working together, however, except that I do recall that on ome or more occasions when Elahoff happened to be in Chicago, and either cane into ay office or called me on the phone, he indicated that he could be reached while in Chicago at Edmeundson's roca in the M.rrisin Hotel. — "Q. Have you any information concerning the National Labor R,letions Board election of December 15, 1937, after which the United Mins Workers clained a fraud in connection with the election? Paes I was present at the polling place throughout the entire period of this election. Meld Examiner John J. Bertha was immediately in charge of the election and made the preliminary arrangements. I happened to be io Springfield at the same time on other Board business and at Regional Director Bajork's request I went over to the election to assist Bertha.