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COPINE PISTROYED Ad h.2 Jes 10,1962 ea! wey “eed Federal Bureau of Investigation Anited States Bepariment of Justice Springfield, Tliinois September 25, 1943 ATR MADL--SPECIAL DELIVERY. ‘Director, FBI Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, et al. Civil Rights & Domestic Violence. ir: URGENT ee Tina © MSOaGL wi Reference is made to letter from this office dated September 23, 1943, requesting the Chicago Field Division to conduct additional investi~ gation at the Morrison Hotel in an attempt to ascertain whether or not ELSHOFF may have paid hotel bills of EDMUNDSON and JAMES, or vice versa, By teletype dated September 25, 1943, the Chicago Field Division ad~- vised that no information was available indicating that ELSHOFF my have paid bills for EDMINDSON or JAMES, The Chicago Office further acy sed - , aL recollection of any instances where r? may ba paid hotel bills for room or misgellanecus charges at the Morrison Hotel. Chicago, Dilinois, for RA MONDSON or WALTERCQALES, In the even has any recollection of such occurrences all information concerning m should be reduced to signed statement, For the information of the Detroit Field Division, CARL H. ELSHOFF is owner and operator of the Mine B Coal Company at Springfield, Tllinois. RAY EDMINDSON is Presid of District Number 12, thited Mine Workers of America, and WALTER JWJAMES is Secretary-Treasurer of the same organ- ization, ELSHOFF, as reflected by records of the Morrison Hotel, frequently stayed at that hotel in Chicago where he was a lavish spender. // He usually rented not a room but a suite and entertained considerably at o~ the Morrison, During the same period of AY EDMINDSON is known to ‘ have stayed frequently at the Morrisonffetel, The sam is ‘7 RALTER a J. JAMES ‘thefe — /o- ° pDExED aA ff. ¥ oe The purpose of this interview is to substantiate allegations that CARL H. ELSHOFF not only did business with RAY EDMINDSON and WALTER J. JAMES, but also was closely associated with these two individuals socially, Cem OR a Gaeta Lt piety, poet eget tet ek te me a et r