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tlt Re nla SCR rr ha i oi Aarediins seen 2 ele ~~) 4 he: JOHE L. LeVIS, ET AL 147 . / an are i: aan vl TH opinion Elshoff from then on appeared to be side tracking the FA officials. “I saw nothing deeper than this which would cause more strfin in the relations between FRA and Elshoff. “I was always satisfied with the PliA officialge “I believe the special assesement put on wages of Fl.A members curing, the first year of the organizations existence was meant and was used to finance the new PiA union. “I never heard of any UW picket line at Eine "EB" from 1932 to 1937, *7 felt that-DOMIFIC FASOUALE and FRarK AUSTIN were trouble rakerse I felt that Charles Bohsnnon could not be trusted and that he would egitete for or ageinst any union for moneys “By word or mouth I heerd that the following men were paid by Ur for argitating in ine *B" prior to lay le, 1937 on behalf of UW. It was the miners’ opinion thet Ul) was paying these ment andrew Schrelevious. Dorinie Fasquale, Pete Carter, Frank Austin, Tony Plotch, John (Cotton) aneniese, John Sirtout, George Jacavway, Bmory Jacewey, Charlies Bohannon, end James Hale, “I dic not attend the Fi. meeting of lay 11, 1937. “iy job at this time at Fine “B™ was a diggere I did not now the coal cars were being shorted until later on in the day, May lz, “7 dn not remember the facts concerning the wage controversy jin *he Spring of 1937, "I do not remember the PiA petition of May 26, 1937, but but I did sign some Pla’ petition that summere row of. ay - jiekat | Z 1cket nine "5 efter it went kw eT healnad »v + heaped Pp on & trikes "The only fire I romomber at “ine “BY hespened during the winter before the strike in 1937. It wes put out overnight. I never heard there hed been a fire there while the nine was closed. “I wee never personolly epproached in an effort to get me te .-106- eae ne rg eR mr me te a oe ere eer me ae