MEMORANDUM RE: Norris September 26, Several committees to Gesas -= H. Steckel Conversation 19247 weeks ago at the time the drive was on by sell season football tickets for the home various games of the Weber College Football Team, a young chap came into the office and asked Mr. Steckel if he could interest him in a seaso n ticket. Mr. Steckel remarked, "I wouldn't be interested; it's too rough a game for me." The fellow then inquired of each of us girls if we would be interested, and upon receiving a negative reply, he again turned to Mr. Steckel ana asked if he Mr. M.A.B. he was too would take to do so. Baxter and could see "the was the busy only to see one the Brownings." who was fellow Mr. in at the that Steckel office time, at but informed the time that he him and (Mr. that that Steckel) the matter up with Mr. Marriner when he had an opportunity The fellow then left and went across the hall to the Wells, Miller office, and the incident was considered closed. A short time later Mr. Steckel who had stepped over to Mr. Baxter's office returned and remarked that the fellow who had been in this office previously was Abe Glasmann's son-in-law, Norris Gesas; that while in Baxter's office he had remarked that he thought it was pretty small of the Brownings not to see him, a veteran who had gone to war and used the Browning Automatics to fight with and be shot at with so that they could to stay home. This morning Mr. Browning. see Mr. Gesas While returned I was to telling the him office, Mr. and again Browning was asked unable to see him, Mr. Steckel came into the office. Mr. Gesas then turned to Mr. Steckel and arrogantly inquired, "Aren't you. the gentleman I talked to when I was here before that said that football was too dangerous a game for the rough a Brownings?" Mr. Steckel game for him. Mr. Gesas Abe Glasmannts son-in-law with his father-in-law at game and that letter to the thought and the that fact replied that he had said it was too then informed Mr. Steckel that he was he had been, discussing and laughing that football was too dangerous a he would like Mr. Steckel's permission to quote him in a Newspaper Editor as saying the Brownine Automatic people football was too dangerous for them. Mr. Steckel replied that his remark did not repre sent the feelings of any of the members of the firm or the firm for that matter; that it was a personal observation and that he would sue them if they quoted . him as making the aforementioned statement as it would be a misauote and had no connection with the company. Mr. Steckel went on further to ask Mr. Gesas if he hadn't ever been "ribbed" before,