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- Re; JOHN L. LEWIS, ET al. , INTERVIEW Vj Mrs. L. R. NOWELL was interviewed on August 31 IPS, L. RYNEWELL, 1943 by . Special agent, and ce esatard bo Chicigo, fYlinois. lis. NEVELL resides 3 e Shore Drive, Cago, Tllinois. She advised that she was in Seattle, Washington from 1934 wtil 1941 anc therefore had little firsthand knowledge concerning the mining properties af the Citizens 3 9a f Peoria inois or of Fine "3" anc CaRL ELSHOFF in 4 icular. _She stated that her brother, JOHN_H. , NTZES, Jr., handles most of the business matters. She also stated that anything whatsoever, no matter how trivial concerning their mine properites which comes to her attention is forwarded to her brother and in this con- nection she recalls sending him a copy of a letter which she received from C~RL LLSHOFF, which lettsr was probuuly dated July 26, 1939. She stated that she has no further informtion concerning this matter, nor concerning the labor situation in writing and that she did not have any personal con- versations with C.RL ELSHOFF. She said that she had wondered upon several occasions as to how C.RL ELSAOFF would be a>dle to pay the mine royalties and wherc the money came from with which the royalties were paid, but that she never had any direct informtion in this regard. She also advised that she had heard indirectly, either through the newspapers or by the "arapevine" that the United ifine Workers had helped CaRL ELSHOFF during the period of the strike at Mine "3B", Howcver none of this informtion was first-hand information. Mrs. NEVELL states she has known c.RL ELSHOF personally but never intimately and that she has not associated extensively with him and his family in any social or business way, -L471-