Mortuary Head Faces Charge Charging that Charles S. S Merrill president resident and manager of Merrill Mortuaries Inc at attempted to defraud defraud deraud de- de fraud raud the stockholders of the company in n various stock sales suit was filed flied Saturday in Third district court by Carl Bartholomew stockholder in behalf of himself and other stock- stock holders The complaint filed flied against Mr Merrill and the company charges that lat Mr Merrill had property valued at t in Portland Ore which he transferred from Merrill Mortuaries Inc nc of or Utah to Merrill Mortuaries Inc nc of Oregon The company owns in property property prop- prop erty in Utah Montana Oregon and Washington according to the complaint com com- plaint which asks that the defendants be e enjoined from transferring or in- in cumbering the company's assets that the ic defendants be ordered to appear in n Third district court on September 6 to show cause why John Johr M. M L Knight should hould ri riot t-be t be appointed receiver for forthe forthe the he company that a full audit of books and accounts be made and that thata a judgment be granted against Mr Merrill for al all accounts found owing the he company by him 4 s 5