** THE EVENING STAR The Montgomery Ward Battle ‘ , seize control of Montgomery Washlnotnn n C. i Ward Chicago firm.” Dissimilar Personalities By Aftsociotod Pr*»i 5. Purchase of $2 million th« Holders of Million worth of Ward stock by the Cen- : PARIS, Mar. 23.—A brother of In Wolfson-Avery Stock Duel tral States Welfare Fund, a fund the Shqh of Iran arrived in Paris straight-lipped crew, your of the AFL Teamsters' Union. today in search of his 7-year-old Ward SfPp&Mj By William Ferris its nephew. Shares Backing by The child vanished with Associated Press Staff Writer first wonder is, "Where’s the This union is headed David body?” Beck and is conducting an or- his French-born mother from CHICAGO, Mar. 23 —What ex- ganizing among Switzerland last Sunday. qualities necessary Mr. Wolfson announced his drive Ward was Him, Wolfson Says ecutive are to overthrowing workers. French police said there run great merchandising intention of Mr. boy, By th# Associated Press a firm? Avery’s of Ward’s last Both Mr. Beck and James A. no indication the Prince Ali Judging from the personalities control Patrick, his mother in NEW YORK. Mar. 23 —Finan- August, pointing toward the Hoffa. head of the fund, deny and are two key for an- ! cier Louis E. Wolfson told a big of the contestants nual stockholders meeting April there’s any connection between France. stockholders’ meeting yesterday This ambition has produced the Avery-Wolfson fight, the In thii, the second of (our articles, As- 22. that holders of a million shares IjjpLjKjPrXSlr rapidly becoming teamsters' union campaign and through a sociated Press Writer Ferris gives the what is the suction-cup micro- of Montgomery Ward & Co. biggest and bitterest financial the welfare fund purchases. They phone attached to the police- background of the two men fighting stock are now backing him in i battle in years. say the fund is just doing some man’s home telephone. for control of Montgomery Ward, old- investing. his fight for control of the mail ¦ These have been some of the ”1 asked him if he was at the est houses. : order house. About 6.7 million of the nation's mail-order ; most telling developments: However, the stock can be same location, at 539 Shepherd are‘outstanding. ruling by a at the annual stockholders N.W.,” Capt. shares Montgomery & 1. A Federal Cir- voted street Thoman his state- control of Ward ; judge Chicago meeting. At around SBO a share, Mr. Wolfson made ¦gs any pattern. J cuit in that said. “Slmkins stated that he to a Co., there isn’t Two electing buy 25,000 ment in answer sharehold- hardly Ward’s method of di- $2 million will shares was, and to look out for the question at a meeting of men could have more dis- illegal. stock. It a place; er's backgrounds. rectors is Out of a nine- of Ward’s common is that his wife was work- about 3.000 persons who gathered similar board of directors, three are sizable voting block in a com- ing in there and he didn’t want Sewell Avery, 81, Ward’s chair- man in the Hotel Sheraton Astor to elected each year. It’s known pany in which the average stock- get caught a man, has been a leading Chicago her to in raid. see Mr. Wolfson climax his ;as a "stagger system.” Ward’s holder owns less than 100 shares During the conversation he campaign his executive for the last half cen- appealed ruling Congress by coast-to-coast in tury. wealthy has this to the 6. Introduction in gave me SSOO in bills.” battle to unseat Ward's board The son of a Mich- Supreme Senator Capehart, Republican, of igan lumberman, got Illinois Court. Sewell Avery. he his first point extremely Indiana, of force persons Recording Played chairman. with a company. This is im- a bill to challenged Job gypsum portant seeking gain a Earlier, jury The stockholder gypsum to Mr. Wolfson. If the to control of cor- the heard what to explain it When several little stagger system upheld, poration by soliciting the Government says was a Mr. Wolfson how companies merged by P. is the stockholder only were J. : year get proxies a Capt. was that he listed control of Morgan best he can do this is to “make full disclosure recorded talk between 285,000 shares in proxy & Co. into United States on identity and Thoman and Winston last Au- his Gypsum around three members the nine-mem- of their associates.” just the turn of the gust 18, during police material mailed to stock- century, Avery an ber board. However, if he did The bill is aimed at Mr. Wolfson. which the holders. whereas last fall he Mr. became get three he would oust Mr among others. officer has testified Winston executive with the new company, | j claimed that he had the support " j Avery, who is one of the three Mr. Avery has criticized the handed him S6OO. * He was made president in 1905, of about 500.000 shares. ***** I up for re-election. efforts of outside groups to get Capt. Thoman said SIOO of the % IP" ¦*\ Says Listing •w."» 5 | QH Louisville Slugger Base- Rowling's Marty Marion (ase- asking *° * * Mr. Dulles also whether ball and Softball Bats, bolls. Reg. $125. QQc Bi the confidential stamp had been ¦ 1 r woven striped Sol * 08 removed from the papers at the ond sisol pod insulotion. Covered in tick- i mm 25% off list by makers the L—... —— time qn undisclosed source gave ing. Made to sell for much more the of | M 9 copy to the New York Times. "Restonic." 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