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™~ : mere tl ania? A oF cone races rs ra , ; 350,000 Lewis ‘Loan’ to Min Mer. Breer re a ee — Mr. Harbo i Hy d - t Probe Mr, Hendos__ Grand Jury to rrob t, Munford __. » Mr. Sisrke Mr. Quian Taxm_, Mr. Neate Mies FBI Is Working on Case; That ‘ * oe * . . te Bote - _J’xplains His ‘Pleasure’ Trip to Hing sy shat ie min “ By Gorpox H. Coux (Sie Moc Bc , - PM's Bureew septs under the WASHINGTON, Aug. 90.—John L“Lewis, president of} ““R the United Mine Workers, is innocent of any charge that he used gasoline for piegsure driving on his recent trip/’ of their own to Springfield, I.—even though be spent 36 bours visiting his 84-year-old mother, Mrs. Anna Lewis.. ; & Any public report on the OPA P x investigation of the trip wil] exon- erate Lewis of all charges and show that the mine union chief's drive from ASexandria, Va., to the IHlinois coal fields was no pleasure jaunt. Covegid It Up Lewis to JRinois on busi- ness—business ‘thatthe chose to cov- pri by gi ieee ae reporter *Decatyry Ti. “Urat was f driving @$ to.Sprin oii to see bis UMW organizers to raid the rival] |gction between the UMW end mothdLewis’ C Gook for gasuline § Snions membership. Mine - . business. esion hooks as a loan. Since the| | The fact is that Lewis went to FBI investigation was begun, Cart Springtield becadse agents of the Els of ders] Burea of Investigation} Co. # reported to have paid 61000 wese there checking into the finan-| 0 the debt. | edal transactions between Lewis’ un- There also ere charges thet Justice for prosecution. ion snd the Mine B Co.,a coal oper} 5 bot the fice g charges , dela r that engaged ins Joug and a | AFL union at a time when Lewis noo payroll during the thme " in the case 90 that there Sy cones | eet os eee ay ee weed i The FBI is investigating the pos- i - — an — : woe Pa ee a Fed aus 3 0 s948 eee 57 SEP 5 {eg Bu DATES . a ogi le