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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koetitz enter
tanned the Couples Bridge club at
their home Friday evening. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. w. c,
Funk. Nj. and Mrs. Arnold Hanson
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Rudberg. MI
and MIS-. James V. House, and Mr..
and MIS-. E. N. Blannin.
Mrs. Eugene Tourtlotte was host
eSs 10 the Fort Peck Sewing clup
Thursday afternoon. The members
present were Mrs. E. F. Gilstrap'
Mrs Norman Fuller. Mrs. e. H.
Kloss. MIS-. Richard Erickson, Mrs.
L. o. FjerStad, Mrs. sam Ryneer.
and MIS-. Wertz. Refreshments were
served.
The Fort Peck post of the Ameri-
can Legion sponsored its annual
Arm stice day dance Saturday
night. Jake Richter and his orches-
ira PLAYED. The Legion Auxiliary
served lunch throughout the even
ing. The proceeds will be given to
the Community Chest fund.
Palmer Boreson formerly employ
ed at Fort Peck. has returned from
Alaska where he has been employed
in a postoffice. Mr.. Boreson is to
report in the next draft call for the
army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Tourtlotte
and family visited Mrs. Tourtlottes'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. War Harebo,
near Glasgow Sunday.
Mrs. j. L. Breum is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Gordon
Guiles.
The Fort Peck Lutheran Ladies
Aid met last Tuesday afternoon.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
Plaintiff ON Witness Stand
In Explosion Damage Trial

Martin A. Lien of Frazer, plain
tiff in a damage action against the
Montana-Dakota Utilities company
was on the stand in district court
this morning in a trial in which he
asks $40 COS as the result of an
expulsion at Frazer Feb. 6. 194l, in
which the Lien home and contents
were partially destroyed.
judge John Hurry is presiding in
the case. which is the final PM ON
the current jury calendar. The de-
PENDANTS testimony is still to be
presented and attorneys said the
case probably will occupy the rest
of the week.
Lien. in his complaint, alleges the
explosion was due to natural gas
and that il was caused by negligence
of the company in installation OF
pipes. fittings and other equipment
in the Lien home.
Questioning by defendant attor-
neys indicated the company will
seek to prove that the explosion was
not caused by natural gas but by
gasoline vapor in the basement Of
the home.
Representing the plaintiff in
court are James T. Shea and c. II.
Roberts. while attorneys for the de-
PENDANT are Paul J. McGough of
Minneapolis ATlie NJ. Foor Of Wolf
Point and John Marriott Kline.
Members Of the jury are Gottlieo
Deschne-. Peter Kibak. William
RcHirsQn Hazel Ssthsr Sylvia
F1Sh. George H. Dunn, John
Fzsch Kon Fuhrman. Charles
Cotton P Il Stromme. c. B. Uebers
an E-l Brtsch David Cuniff is
Juror.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
Former HinSdale
Couple Married
By Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE-MiSs Marcella Far
aasen and Seaman First Glass Rob-
ert Wyatt Grant were married at
ST. Paul's Lutheran church in Oak
land Calf. The Rev. Lloyd Burke
officiated and George Hawkey and
Miss Ada Ludlen Of Oakland were
the attendants.
A wedding dinner was held fol-
lowing the ceremony at the Lake
Merritt hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
Gwin and Mr.. and Mrs. James Cow
en- of Oakland were present.
MI. Grant is the son of Mr.. and
j. w. Grant Of Malta, former
" of Hinsdale. He graduated from
Hinsdale high school in 1887 and
has been in the navy for a year
Mrs. Grant is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Axel Faraasen. who re-
Gently moved TO Seattle from Hns-
dale. She graduated from Hinsdale
high school with the class OF 1910
and has been employed at Seattle.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
Foreign Property
Owners Must File
Treasury Reports

Citizens who own any property in
foreign countries were notified to-
day by Postmaster j. P. Sternhagen
that they must file reports of their
foreign holdings with the treasury
department before Dec. l. The notice
was given by means of a poster
placed on display in the p~ostoffice
Postmaster Sternhagen pointed
out that it is necessary for the gov
eminent to have as complete infor-
nation as possible on the American
stake abroad to assist the military
authorities and the civilian gover~-
ments ca fighting fronts to bring
about solution OF postwar problems.
Report forms. known as TFR-500.
may be obtained through CONNER
cial banks or from the nearest fed
eral reserve bank. the postmaster
Penalties are provided for
those who wilfuliy fall to file re-
ports.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
Baptist Mortgage Burning
Ceremony will Be Sunday

Sienifying the liquidation OF a
church obligation, a parsonage
,mortoaee burning ceremony will be
condncfed at the Baptist church
services Sunday morning at II, the
REV n F. Widen announced.
Snecial guest speaker for the
services will be the Kew; II: r.
Douglas, D. D., OF Salt Lake CITY,
executive secretary OF the Baptlst
tri-state area of Montana Idaho and
Utah.
"a most generous response was
given the committee in charge OF
this work" Rev. Widen commented.
The debt liquidation and church
IMPROVEMENT fund committee of the
chiIrch is composed of H. R. Bjork-
Iund Mrs. C. H. Roberts, Orville
TeichroW. E. B. PeaSe, Mason Mel
win and A. E. Jacobson. Miss Lillian
Grotian also was a member until
her enlistment in the WAVES.
Mr. Biorklund, chairman of the
church board of trustees, will hand
The note 10 D. L. Gillespie, Oldest
living charter member, to open the
Meanwhile, fuel wood for
the fire will be distributed to the
congregation in a brazier, accom-
panied with card for donation or
pledee to the church world emer-
n fund. Dorothy Robbins,
church member, will then
light a match to kindle the mote
funeral pyre." The choir will sing
two special anthems.
DR.. Douglass also will speak at the
S,Inday night 7:3O service and the
Victory male quartet will sing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

GlasCow-Elma SCHNEIDER. SO: Doris
Peterson. s.: Mr.. Z. Y. Winters. SO;
Glasgow Junior WOman's cluA. 50; Val
ley Chapter No. 81. SO. Abbie q. Cot
ton. SO: Nels Eide. 81: Hans {. Op-
Sahl. 81: Joe Stabley. SO: Junior
Burke. 81: Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Barnes.
81: Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Breigenzer. 81;
ROLAND Algcr. SO: Elsie Grant, 50
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Person. 81; Mr.. and
Mrs. &. SCHNEIDER. 50; Mrs. Charles
Reed. 81; Mrs. John Bundhund. 81;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stensland. 50
and Helen Z. Brown. 50; ". W.
81; John Maxness, 81: Mrs.
Grace L. Button. s.: Glasgow Schools
VI. +. A. So; Mrs. Viola VI. Lewis. 50:
Montana Power company, So; Paul X.
SO.
Opheim-C. V. Sheldon. Sc; Otto g.
Weaver. 50; William Greer. So: Peter
So; Mr.. and Mrs. Harley E.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
War Fund Contributors

Maurer. 81; P. Il. Fuhrman. SO; Cliff
ford Soper. s..
Oswego-Frank Redstcne. 81
Nsshus-KnHf Stsnsland. $40 Hyra1
Peters. 81, Fred SiObl. s.; Gsmble
store. 81: James Y. Hay. 81: Axel Pet
erson. 81; p. L. During. 81; Aloe.-
Lunde. 81: 3. II. Cooley. So Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Weinmeister. s.: John
KUta. 81; VI. NJ Kaufman, 80: Nj.
\ Mr.. William Lsuckner. SO: Cen
Espil. 81. Norris Peterson. 81: lvar
Brustad. 81: Edith Wiley. 81: otto
Rave, 81; M and Simon Anderson.
$40.
Hinsdale-Bert Ostenson. 81
Richland - Art Walby. s.: Herman
Gunther family. 81.
Vandalia-Anton A. Wagner. 81.
Tampico-Anders Tvei;o, So; Ernest
Martin, 81
Larslsn-Albert z. Hopke, SO.
Frazer-Jacob j. Friesen, &.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
Fort Peck 9 eHRk socfaH Sn%s
By MARTIN

Mrs. Eugene Tourtlotte and Mrs
Gerald zuelow were h~ostesses. Mrs
E. H. Klass presided. Movies of the
early American settlers were shown
by ETling Voldal and two solos were
sung by Miss Betty Darland. Re-
freshments yer served after the
meeting.
R. E. Stroman and T. C. Horn
returned recently from a combined
business and hunting trip to the
Lewistown district. Each brought
back a five-point deer.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
Kiwanians Will
Meet at the Allen
Cafe Wednesday

Because Of the Thanksgiving
holiday next Thursday. the Glasgow
Kiwanis club VII hold its weekly
meeting the preceding day. Wednes-
day. and the luncheon will be al
1905 al the Allen cafe. President
E. J. Kjelstrup announced. He asked
all Kiwanians 10 note the change in
time and place. The directors meet
ing Of the club viii not be held next
week.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

Despite critical shortage Of men-
power and material. the communi-
cation facilities Of the q. S. have
been expanded 10 handle millions
OF words more every day-probablT
the greatest and fastest exchange
of intelligence the world has ever
known.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
FROM CITY

Mrs: 9. D. knauss returned Mon
day from Minneapolis where she
visited her daughter, Geraldine, who
is attending school there and has
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

Your want ad message in The
Courier to $4,000 readers for as lit
tie as 25 cents.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY

For Sale-Five room modern house.
Mrs. Spencer harrington, 927 2nd
Ave. So. Glasgow. 30-2tp
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

About 100000 long-distance tele-
phone calls are being made in this
country per day. at al average con-
nection speed Of 81 minutes.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

During the fiscal year 1912. over
30 billion pieces OF United States
nal. We Ching over 100000 tons.
were received. transported, ard de-
livered.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

There never was a better market
for your used goods. Try a Courier
want al.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18
GENEVIEVE
BY Isabel Swalheim

Julian johnson of Hinsdale was a
Sunday caller at Norman and Allan
Olson'S
Mr.. and Mrs. John Candea and
daughter Marlene of Richland were
week end visitors at the J. S. Peck
home.
w. a. White Of Hinsdale was at
Lester Johnson's on business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Swalheim were
Glasgow visitors Friday and Satur-
day.
Ole Swalheim purchased the
building or Boo Hayden'S place
north OF his ranch and will transfer
them 70 his place as soon as pos
s:ble.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

Total radio production in this
country. which about a year ago
amounted 10 $4,000 900 a month, is
nov up 10 s25O.oO0.0o0 a month-all
for the armed services
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-11-18

Courier want ads pay.
Evening star., 1943-10-29
Italian War Prisoners to Work
Out of Camps Without Guards

satisfactory conduct on the part of
prisoners, or of violations of pledges
given by them.
Each prisoner placed in this
category" the announcement said,
will be REQUIRED to sign state
ment that he will obey all rules ana
regulations; that he will not escape.
attempt to escape, or help others
to escape; that he will at all times
wear identifying clothing issued him
and carry at all times the prisoner
of war Identification card, and that
ne will perform honestly and faith
fully the work assigned to him."
The system has not yet been
placed in operation because of the
comparatively small number of
Italian prisoners who have been
under Army supervision for the re-
quired six months.
The Army ,on october 81 an
nounced that more than 100000
prisoners now are held in Sc perma-
nent camps in this country and that
the ratio of Germans to Italians is
approximately 3 to l."
Evening star., 1943-10-29

in the Pennsylvania anthracite case,
awarding the miners an increase Of
322 cents a day under the Little
Steel formula, free tools and equip
ment estimated to be worth 20 to 25
NntS a day and an increase in the
annual vacation payment from $50
to $50. The anthracite miners had
made the same demands as those
first put forward by the bituminous
diggers-S2 a day increase and
portal-to-portal pay, and an un-
favorable reaction to the boards de-
cision was seen immediately.
The anthracite industry was feel
ing the effects of the miners dis
satisfaction even before the WLB's
decision was announced. Some local
unions voted not to work today, re-
garding October % as a traditional
holiday in honor of John Mitchell,
a predecessor of John L. Lewis as
United Mine Workers head and the
leader of historic strikes in the hard
coal region in 1900 and 1902
The lure of time e-and-a-half on
Saturday may keep some mines 60
ing this week, but Sunday night is
the terminal period for the working
instructions issued by the UNIV
leadership last June
AFL Members Assail Decision.
In the meantime, the WLB award
in the Illinois butuminouS case not
only had provoked a further dis
agreement with Mr. Lewis, but also
lSee COAL Pann Ala
Evening star., 1943-10-29
Mergner Tried to Phone Him
After Murder, Barrett Testifies
Father of Five Held for Grand Jury
After Brief DeIiberotion at Inquest

Fred c. Mergner. held In the slay-
ing of Mrs Charlotte w. Robinson,
30, tried to reach Chief of Detec-
tives Robert Barrett by telephone
several hours before the woman was
identified, but the inspector was out
working on the Robinson case and
through misunderstanding never
noticed the message to call Fred" i"
Inspector Barrett told a coroner's
jury investigating the death today.
After celebrating about 20 min
utes the jury held Mergner for &C
ton OF the grand jury.
Inspector Barrett testified that
during his first conversation with
Mergner after his arrest Tuesday
afternoon, Mergner's first words
were that he had given himself up.
AT the time, Inspector Barrett testi-
fed, he paid no attention to the
Evening star., 1943-10-29
sig Czechs Reported
Condemned by Nazis

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 29-The Germans
have condemned SIG Czech Patriots
in the Moravian town of Olomouc
tOlmuetz), the CzechoSlovak In
formation Bureau said today.
All were sentenced to death for
'actS of terror and sabotage" in the
important rail functions. A num-
Der of other Czechs were reported
put to death on charges of being
harmful to the German nation"
The mass death sentences by
drumhead Nazi courts indicated a
general uprising Of Patriots in the
town of 5000, once recognized as
the capital of Moravia. Railways
lead from there to Poland, Italy and
Germany.
1t was the largest group of death
sentences reported imposed at one
place and one time since the Ger
mans overran the country. More
we're executed after the assassina
ton of Reinhart Heydrich, Czech
protector, but these were spread
over several months.
Czech records in London say
$4,000 Patriots have been executed
Evening star., 1943-10-29
Committee Is Urged
To Reconsider Postal
Raise, Liquor Levy .
$1,000, ,ooo, 900 Bill Near
Completion After SoIes
Tax Is Rejected
By the Associated Press.

6S lHe hSSCClaLeG Press.
It's work on a new revenue bill
virtually completed after fiat re-
lection Of sales tax, the House
Ways and Means Committee was
called on today to reconsider it's
vote for increased postal rates
and a 6623 per cent boost in
liquor taxes.
Representative Knutson. Repubn-
can, Of Minnesota said the commit
tee probably would put the whisky
tax at SO gallon instead of $40. as
previously approved The tax now
is Sc
The new tax bill contains only
approximately $1,000 100000 added
revenue, one-fifth of the sum re-
quested by the administration. II
the spirits tax is put at S8. the bill
will be reduced by approximately
S240000,000, and other tax cutbacks
appeared likely.
Bonus on MOonShining.
Mr.. knutson said a $40 taX-S2 so
quart OF l2.5 cents a drink for 100
proof whlsky-might put too much
OF bonus ON moonshining and boot
Logging and we can't afford to bring
back those conditions of prerepeal
days
Representative Carlson, Republi-
can, OF Kansas, another committee
member, asked for reconsideration of
the vote on second-class postal rates.
which he said doubled the publishers
rates for newspapers and periodicals.
He wants the old rates maintained.
Other members have indicated
they want new vote on the hike in
a1rmall rates from 6 to 10 cents.
which might reduce the revenue
measure by S2200O,00O, and also re-
consideration of boosts in telephone
taxes, involving more millions. There
also was pressure for review of the
general admittances tax, raised from
10 to 80 per cent.
Sales Tax Killed.
The committee voted. l6 to 8. YES
terday against Federal retail sales
,Coo T,Av7C
Evening star., 1943-10-29
$1,000 Miners Idle
In Eleven States in
Soft Coal Dispute

Bv the Associated Press.
The spreading work stoppage
in the soft coal fields today sent
the total of idle bituminous
miners above $4,000.
A survey showed these idle
totals in the affected States:
Pennsylvania, 9,725; West Vir-
ginia, 1850; Indiana. 5000:
Alabama. l960O: Illinois, 1850;
Kentucky, 11,72O; Virginia,
$500; Ohio, $500. Arkansas,
400; Tennessee, IT'S; Maryland,
1000.
These figures did not include
an estimated 52,7OO anthracite
mlliers who were taking a ira
ditional holiday today in the
Pennsylvania hard coal fields
in honor Of Mitchell day. me-
morialiZing John Mitchell. a
founder OF the United Mine
Workers.
Evening star., 1943-10-29
BY the Associated Press

DS lie ASSOCldteO PreaS.
Italian war prisoners who have
been i'll custody for at least six
months and who have shown by
their demeanor that they can be
trusted" will be allowed to do work
outside OF prison camps without
guards.
In making the announcement to-
day, the War Department said the
new system for prisoners will be in
stituted gradually with its operation
closely supervised by the military
authorities" The department said
No prisoners will be paroled that
is, released into the custody of in
dividuals who would assume full time
responsibility for them"
The announcement apparently re-
f1ected the first change of policy
regarding Italian prisoners since
Italy became co-belligerent of the
Allies.
The Army said employees will be
required to report to military
authorities any instances of un-
Evening star., 1943-10-29
President Is Draftinq
on Food
Backing Subsidies
Plans to Submit Plea
To Congress Monday;
Cites Cost Control
OPA PUTS four-to-six- point value
on jams and jellies. Page Al

OPA PUTS four to-s point value
on Jams and lellieS. Page Al
President Roosevelt told his
news conference today that he
expects to send a food message
to Congress Monday. and he in
dicated strongly that the mes
sage again will emphasize the
administrations preference for
subsidies instead of higher CELL
ing prices to hold down living
costs and stimulate farm pro-
duction.
Concurrently, the President an
nounced Encouragement of the
Combined Food Board which was
created in 1912 and the assurance
of an executive order which pro-
vldes for food requirements and
allocationS committee to pass on all
domestic and foreign claims for food
from United States sources.
The revision of this food machin-
cry, the President said in state
ment, represents an important step
IN the simpliflcation Of the food al
locations process
Wickard to Be Chairman.
The Encouragement of the Com
bined Food Board-announced 81
multaneouSly by Mr.. Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill-provides
for appointment of Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard as a neutral
chairman and for Canadian men,
berShip on the board.
The executive order, the President
said. would strengthen the War Food
Administration by designating War
Food Administrator Marvin Jones as
chairman of the Interdepartmenta
Committee and United States men,
Der of the Combined Food Board.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
has named J. G. Gardiner, Canada s
minister of agriculture, to serve on
the board, and R. H. Brand of the
British Ministry of Food will repre-
sent the United Kingdom.
Finds Subsidies Effective.
In discussing his food message
The President said he expected tc
make 1t clear that the cost of food
has gone up practically none at all
IN the last three months, that the
price stabilization method tsub.
SldleS) has been used to bring abou1
that result and that it has cost the
country very little.
The food subsidy program will die
on December 81 unless Congress
gives it a new lease Oh life. The
House Banking Committee alread,
has voted to ban the system aftel
the first of the year.
The President said in his fooc
discussion that he believed also il
was good thing to impress on the
country that there is such a thinc
as reverse lease-lend from which
this country is benefiting.
Australia Supplying Meat.
Amplifying, he said that he hae
just learned that the United State.
Is now receiving an amount of bee
ana veal from Australia to feed oul
troops based iii the Pacific tha
equals the amount of those two
meats that this country is sendins
to Europe.
The President said that arrange.
ment saves long haul and a tire.
mendous amount of shipping, ane
| tSee FOOD, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-10-29
YugosIav Partisans
Cut zagreb- Belgrade
Railway 130 Times
Shorp Clash With
Mihoilovich's Forces
Also Reported
Ev lhf ASSnriatrd Pre-

LONDON. Oct. Bipartisan
forces of Josip Broz Tito have
struck one Of their most effective
blows against Germany's cam
paign in Yugoslavia by cutting
the important Zagreb- Belgrade
Railway in 130 places along a
4O-mile stretch Just east of
Zagreb, a Yugoslav National
Army communique said today.
The communique, broadcast by
the Free Yugoslav radio and record
ed by the Associated Press. said two
large and several small bridges were
ploWn up, four trains destroyed and
more than 1000 telegraph poles
telled. More than 270 German troops
were slain, the bulletin asserted
This and other new successes were
announced while YugoSlavia's bitter
inner strife was flaming anew with
Tito and the opposing faction, led
by Gen. DraJa Mihailovich, denounc-
Ing each other in dispute that in
dependent, Balkan advlces indicate
may have been German inspired.
YugosIav Factions Clash.
Adding fuel to this fire. Tltos COM
munique today asserted that his fol-
lowers had clashed in a sharp action
near Blstrlca with units of Mihailo-
vlch's army who, the bulletin said
We're aided by Italian "BlackShirts
and 'QulSlingS" led by pro-NaZi
Milan Medic. Nazi uniforms also
were reported in this engagement.
The communique said that units
of the 9th Division stormed the
enemy-held mountain stronghold of
Rogatlca. 30 miles east of Sara jevo
ana captured stores OF Orely-needeG
war material, killing 100 German
and Wounding 100
The Yugoslav communicate re-
ported that German amphibious
forces had attempted landing on
the large Dalmatian island of Brac
which faces the Port of Split. The
entire landing force was destroyed,
the bulletin stated.
German units. however, did land
on the Pelyesac Peninsula. 100 miles
down the coast, and established a
bridgehead
All Attacks Repulsed.
West Of zagreb, where the Ger
mans have been pushing offensive
operations for the last week, all at
tacks were repulsed and the Par
tisali bulletin said that 100 Germans
and Croat Quislings were slain in
the bitter fighting In addition, two
armored cars and a large quantity
of Nazi war gear we're destroyed.
Near Benkovac, in Northern Dali
malta. Patriots scored another sue
cess when they killed 800 German
officers and men in an attack on
Nazi-hcld positions In Western
Croatia the Partisans were battling
German motorized columns. while
far to the north, on the Hungarian
frontier, Partisans destroyed the
railway line between Koprovnica
and Gyekenyes on the Hungarian
side of the border.
Cairo dispatches quoted Balkan
(See YUGOSLAV, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1943-10-29

remark except to point out that two
detectives had gone to Mergners s
home to arrest him.
Mergner told Inspector Barrett
Yesterday during a conversation at
the Jail. however, that he had called
the inspectors office at 1890 am.
Tuesday and told the clerk it was
Fred" calling. Inspector Barrett
said Mergner told him he had left
his telephone number and mes
sage that he had some important
information.
Inspector Barrett said that when
ne had returned to his Office Tues
day afternoon after the arrest, he
found telephone slip telling him
to call Fred HesSick Of the Hessick
Coal Co. He noticed there was an
other Fred on the telephone slip,
tSee INQUEST, Page Ais