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i f Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL record. 75 tbls to sa paish and wo.ld make a fair witness nJthsuch Le was little information. The folicowing is the signed statement executed >y princficld, Illinois, wis interviewed at on Septerber 15, 1943 by Snecial Agents “Springfield, Dlinois Sentember 15, 1943 wr, TlL pete the fol cation. No force, tars:ts or promisss have becn nade in obtzining this statenent an? I kuow that vhat I may say my be used in a court of law. "7 became a merbor of Ur in in Ill. and I remained a member of that union until 1932, at wiich tine I changec to PMA because my Local WET uaicn cianged te PLA. "Towis employed at “inc "at in - bout MBB 2nd I am at the present time working at line "." os a ¢river, "Tr Sept. 1941 I renc in ths newspapor thet Blshoff bought ‘Mine "4" fro Ryan. at that tine I thought Elshoff would operate Mine "A" just as it wos operated by Ryon, uncor Pha. "Prgor to the time Elsheoff bought Wine "AS the employecs seemed sitisfict with Fila. I thovent PEa wos a pood union beins sperated for its moabers, but it uadc n> differnce to me whether Ian a member of UM or Pix. I never took an ective part in any union and IT have never been an officer of a union. st2ited hc did not have a-criminal wrong voluntary scrtuzant to nie “so be Specixl Ageacs oF 4.6 Federsl Bureau of Investi- "I dic net hear any runcrs thet ine "A" ccule be operated through line "BM", "as well as I etn remember I trok a trip away from Springfield imsedictely after Elshoff bought ‘fine "A", therefore, I cid not attend any “ectings of Pil, concurnine the operation of Mine "A" anc I did not hear any ruvors concerning the operation xf Hine "4". TI was out of Spring- field whon nectings were hele at Redmon Hall and the Elks Club in Sept. 1941 and I do not have any information conccming these mectings. ~ 429 « -