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C: $350,000 Lewis ‘Loan’ to Mink —————— Grand « By Gornos WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—John 1G eis, president of 1 the United Mine Workers, is innocent of any charge that he used gasoline for plegsure driving oo his recent trip to Springheld, Ill—even his 84-year-old mother, Mrs. Anna Lewis.. Any ‘public repert on the OPA Investigation of the tip will exen- erate Lewis af all charges and show that the mine union chiefs drive from Alexandria, Va., to the inois coal fields was no pleasure jatot. Coveggd It Up Lewis dre, to Blinois on busi- aess—business thatthe chose to cov- ex.up bygbis renyark to a reporter al” Dees Tih, “that be was just driving os to Springtics to sec his mott wis’ for gasoline hipt id we'his Buick for business. 2 The fact is tht Lewis went to Springlicid becaltse agents of the Federal Bureat) of investigation were there checking into the finan- cial transactions between Lewis’ un- jon and the Mine B Co., a coal oper- ajor that engaged in, a long and. -Epstly Jookout of members of a rival AFL union at a time wher Lewis as trying to oust the rival union m the Hlinais coal fictds. pe Giz mic STSEP 9 1943 FBI Is Working on Case; tt J'xplains His ‘Pleasure’ Trip to Ilincis 4 Wr. 5 ’ Mr. * Mr. __ Mr. Coffey. Mr. Glavin Mr. olson Mr. rt. Mr. Mr. Mine Hendon Mumford Starke Onian Ta se Nease OE Jury to Probe | that the union J leaders wed illegally to depnve em (ithe Mine" B Oo. of their c rig ts under the National Japon ““"Ralations Act. That law eee workérs The right to join i of their own choice. ugh he spent 36 hours visiting ~ A written law put op the b in 3870, Tan makes ku- Klux Kien es os con- — vo iracy egal “ Lastea as Loan ‘racy “game law that was The case is scheduled to be ipre- used to aid the UMW in 1938—the WA hae nd at Spring: year of the Mine B lockout~dur- ge wi je ew Weeks lit! in the prosecution af coal opera- as kearned here tors in Harlan County, Ky. The| The justice Dept. jost that case bocaitse by the jury was unable to agree. that Lewis’ union handed the Mine + Convietion under this lew B Co. some $350,000 at about the nit 5 ' of PIN, presicen ew ATE Senos . ‘ Co., is reported to have paki $1000 ‘The an nied to the on the debt. White House god thence to the wor also ate charges that Justice prosecution. fuy- Lewis kept some 14 members of} ‘tice * fearkeg, charges t the rival union, the Progressi | _wore © attempting to Mine Workers of America, AF} itical reasons, dela: 4p its uring time ” the fight for exclusive barg | | The FBI is investigating the pos- ff auc 3 0 1928 PM DAILY Page. in, fet ert reer hay oe tee