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WO 44-20 Regional Director's Report on Objections are to be found in the form files of the National Lebor Relations Board in Washington, and gemine signed copies of both of these documents may be found in the formal files ' in the Chicago Regional Office of the Board. in addition, the informal files in the Chicago effice should contain . the detailed mterial obtained by Bertha and Bajork in their investigation, together with any affidavits, memoranda, exhibits, etce, secured by thea. J think that Kane, who at that time was attorney for the Progressive Miners of America, was of some sub~- stantial value to Bertha in bis investigation of these objections as @ source of information in conneetion with some of the issues raised. r %Q. Have you any other informetion relative to Ray Edmundson, Walter J. James, Carl Elshoff, omer of Mine B, or any other cfficials of the United Mins Workers that may be of assistance in this case? *a. I do not think of any at the momant. "Q. Mx. Saith, returning to Questio No. 2, did you ever see & group of application cards or membership cards which would purport to prove that the United Mine Workers of America bad a majority of the miners signed up in Mine B prior to that Union's signing a contract with Mr. Elshoff on August 18, 19377 , Sa. Tama Httle uncertain az to just what I have seen in this comectio. When I first came to the Chicago office in September 1937 I did make a portion of the commerce investigation for the Board in the oase then pending. At the time I did thie I went through the entire file and discussed the ease with Bajork. My best recollection is that at that time I did see either some authorisation cards or a petition, I believe the latter, but J am uncertain as to whether this petition was one designating membership in the United Mine Workers oe whether it was one for the Progressive Mine Workers. I do not at the moment recall anything specific as to the date ef the petition. I suggest that Mr. Bajork or Mr. Bertha would be in a wach better position to supply definite information on this point than I an. "Q. Have you any additional information concerning the Progressives that wight be of assistance in this case7 7” "4. I do not think of anything exept the mention I have already made of Kane, the attorney for the Progressives, as having been of some assistance to the Board in its investigation. Je may also be somewhat pertinent that John Fancher, et that time vice president of the Progressives, and the san who represented them directly in the Board's cases, waa one of the 20 some wen sentenced in the Springfield cases proseouted by the Departaent of Justice againatthe Progressive Miners at about the same time as the oase (03S) related to herein. In fact it is ay recollection that some of the other Progressives at Mine B were also involved in this same matter end were either actually in jail or oat on bond at the time of the December election held ty the Board. @ 10 «=