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~ by Bartha and Bajork in their investigation, together with any affiserite, sezorenda, exhibits, etc., secured by thea. I think that Kane, sho at that time was attorney for the Progressive Minera of America, was of gous mub- stantial values to Berths in his investigation of these chjections as @ source of infcriation in connection with sore of the desuss raised. Q. Wave you any other inforsation relative to Ray Edumndeco, Wel ter J. somes, Carl Elehoff, owner of Mine B, or any other official of the United Mine Sorkere that may be of aasistance in this case? A. Ido not think ef any atthe mnt, 8 Q. Mr. Geith, returning to question Mo, 2, did ye ever pplication cards or msbership carde which would purport United Mine Workers of Amsricanhad a majority of the miners signed up in ieee to that Union's aigning a @ontract with Mk. KElehoff on dgust + 4. Tana little wcertain as to just what I beve sve When I first came to the Ohioago office in Septenber Zi did a portion of the coamserce investiatian for the Boani be then pening. x3} At the tine I did this I weet through the entire Mile afd discussed the ‘ oase with Bajork., My beat recollection is that at that ove either some authorisation garda or a petition, I belisve Z am uncertain as to whether this petition mea one designating sexbership Ming Workers. Ido not at the acoment recall anything specific as to the date of the petition. I suggest that Mr. Dajork or Me. Bertha would be in wach better position to supply definite inforaation on this peint then I an. Q. Have you any additional information concerning the Progressives that ~ wight be of assistance in this esse? . ; A. I do not think of anything except the mention I heve already msde of Kane, the attorney for the Progressives, as having been of some assistance to the Board in ite investigation. It may aleo be somewhat pertinent that John Fancher, at that tins vies president of the Progress saives, and the map who represented thes directly in the Board's cases, was ene of the 20 some pen the Springfield cases prosecuted Departaent of Justice at about the oan T the Progressive Kinergygrelated to ()>— re + is my recollection r=) atives - at Kine B were elec involved ved in this sine aatter and were actually in jail G Mr. Smith, I believes you stated that all reports covering the iovestigation made by the Hational Labor Relations Board on the allegation of fraud in the election, and the decisions and orders of the National labor Relations Board, Vol. 4 from Hoveaber 1 to February » 1938, are tn the Bactorad office (of the Board at Chicago. Js that ec e ae a. Bows volumes in the Beard ts decisions are , to be found both ‘in the Nashington office anc in the Rezional office at Chicago, Iikewies copies of all forsal papers end the fornei transeript in the case upoa which the hearing war held are to be found both in Chicazo and in Nashington. The inforral file which eontains the confidential anterial, eorrespondence and miscellansous exhibite that for sone reason or Gther are oot made & part of the forza] record are ordinarily available only in the Ee-ional office. At the monent, however, all of this material in respect to Mine B is in the Board's Washington office Father than Chicago. Such material was sent to the Mashington officg by the Rezion at my request after a conference with a Cotesan, ar Yor the Departnent of Justice, who wanted to examine the’ fils here rector of Field Special agent, ; eceral Bureau of Iovestigation