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i * an PE Ge one Re: JOHN L. LIS, ET AL. hen ve got to Edmunson's office, Edmunson picked up the telephone, and called Elshoff, Then the other party anstered, Edrumson told him to say that it was Edmunson calling, and that “lshoff rould come to the tphone. I tondered then Why it vas that Rdmmson could get ahold of Elshoff so easily, vhen the comuittee had not been able to reach hin, ‘Chen Elshoff pot there, Sdmungon told him that the men had asked for a Uf charter, and that he ras demanding that he open up lline A. Falcetti salc that they had not been planning on opening up Line A, but were planning on putting in a 'skip' and run the coal out of mine A through ifine B, but that if ther could shor that there vas a majority in the wmion they would co.Sider opening ‘line A. Elshoff did not say much of anything except that it vas sunday, and that he did not want to sim any contract on Sunday, and he vanted to talk to his attorney, Elshoff tcld us to meetiat his office on 6th street in Springfield, but that no contract vould be Signed until after midnight. I did not go to the meeting. Nafter the mine reopened, SB ras around the office every day. It looked to me as if he was doing all the hiring, although I Yes not sure. J had a fmend of mine rho vas looking for a job, and sol end told him about this friend of mine, This friend, Yas then in and I did not know his address. o tell him vhen T got his address, end IJ did. Gne day came to me and told me that he had sent a telepram to and e my name, telling him_that_he had a job,. ack, and ras hired right avay. I think s aanrceeeod as also hired by I think Wa several of his Iriends hired at the mine throug "Zh couple of tecks later, after the nine reopened, I vas put on nights vorking on the track. I had been pretty insistent about maintaining the rights ve hac had with Ryan, and Falcetti did not like it very rell, so they kept me on nichts. Thus i do not kna’ much of rhat happened out there after that. "On the dazr of the ITILRB election for ifine B in February 1941, I met Feleetti at the post office, JI vas attending a Progressive Convention that day and vas not vorking. He told me that he wanted it decided, and no more trouble ‘ith the unions. J told him that he ranted the Wy to vin, and he said that it did not make any ditference to him, /s/ (as [s/ F.B.Ie ‘pecial ieent F.B.I." = 577 = ~~ wees : ce eng ene et nae ey ery eee er oe UP pt ye PSs ete See * any? my: Beil = Hae mM ae