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cee eh eee aaa ee de Melee Se ""Ragineors for the past etx years; thet. he never r knew a ‘member’ ty none 5 the name of George W. Miller; that Local Wo. 649 never bad a secre: "%, ae tary by the name of U. H. Broniman; that the Secretary who had the ~ :5° ' Job prior te Stenstrom was Charlie Mebauser, who held..the position SP, for approximately four years, and that the Secretary before ‘Mebone ship book of the International Union of Operating :Eagineers found =: on Frank Nash is @ genuine book issued to menbere of the union; that Ta? the nanos of the President and the Financial Secretary are erroneous |"... and forgeries; that the dues stamps for the year 1932 ere legitimate, 4h “Dut that the dues stamps for 1935S are aul) end void as each yeara - ... | Aifferent type of stamp is issued, The dues etamps ‘which ere pasted ae “ap until May, 1933, in the book which was found on the body of Frank - 2's: Nash, ere actually dues etampe for the year 10529 The book indicates that whoever bought these etamps at ¥5¢ a piece on September £0, 1932, purchased eleven stemps which were inserted in the book from July, ~"- Bees 1932, until May, 1933, inclusives The word “Dues Stamp" for the year “t 1932 was printed with green ink end the Dues Stamp for the union for . the year 1935 is printed in red ink, Besides, the cancellation otanp ’ gel which is used in the book found on Hash ie green in color, whereas - the cancellation etamp used by Secretary Senetrom is brown in color”. Ly - Fhe Seoretary further advised that thie book could not be obtained at a “Local No. 649, Peoria, eee nor could it have veod stolen free : , the Labor Teaple theres |” Dike ES Ses a Lot we wat Py et : cae woe mM eer OL en en ‘eagines: ‘foine the International Caton « of ¢ Operating’ Enginecrs his initiation fee is $100.00 and it is forwarded to the ~~ . General Offices, 1005 K Street, H.W,, Washington, D.C., which office = - forwarde the union book to the local union, who in turn gives it to the: _membere The name of the member, the anion, the town, the date, ani the. ‘ Pegietration number are inserted in the book at Washington, D6, and © the Book is countersigned by the President and the Financial Secretary. of the local union before itis given to the embers” The pert of. the~’ Fees book on which the menber*s name, etos is ‘typewritten is mate out of. especial paper, Which eliminates the possibility Gf erasures or insertions, Evidently the book which was found on Nash was stolen by some union rope: ot . resentative while vieiting the offices of the International Union of 14 oa ae Operating Engtnoers at Washington, D.C. The membership book aleo lacks ‘in! a the seal of Local Union No. 649, Peoria, TiLiaoieg Alterations | or “Steet ae erasures cancel this books "ac ; eee gt On June 21, 1035, a ong | distance telephone call was received from Mre Nathan, Assistant Director, who was then in charge of this ease