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‘ CLOTHING WORKERS | ON-REDUCED TIME U —>_——— , Baltimore Factory Locks Out Oper- FOR SAFE RETURN atives Who Refuse to Accept Ry | New Schedule. , OF COUGHLIN BABY ww sn thousand workers of the clothing fac- tory of Henry Sonneborn here are f gene idie under circumstances which Norristown Father Believes vyrycee rnc enters wat gt? « a oul e@ concern an- Letter Is Authentic and That { 43-Months’ Boy Is Well. nounced its “determination to put its NORRISTOWN, Pa, June 15.—"T |to accept the situation and when they! THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1920. te — mee reported for work they found @le-| the four had beaten him and then vators were not running, The business agent of the union sald the action was the result of a national crisis in the clothing manu- facturing industry, Clothing workers in the Jargest centres of the country, he said, have been forced to a part+ time basis, BEAT OWNER, THEN TAKE CAR] siz... drove tome vest Staten Island Man Taking Girl to Reuben Bernstein, N. real entate dealer, stepped out of 3. Wester- velt Avenue, New Brighton, 8. I, driven away in his car, He said he knew them very well, give their names to the polies, and swore out warrants charging them with assault and grand larceny, "I have been going with @ girl,” he Ld , They were the four who assaulted ., Last night she and I went to « ee Brooklyn Law School Commence- ment. Commencement exercises for the nis | Brooklyn Law School of St, Lawrence automobile in front of his home early| University will be held at 8.15 ‘o'clock to-day and encountered four men, An hour later, after his brutses had | Brooklyn: been dressed, he told the police that ‘this week. The operatives refused Signing himself ‘The Crank,’ demand- img $12,000, which 1 believe to bs ‘Buthentle. I am willing to negotiate . with him personally.” |. ‘This statement is made by George = Coughlin, father of thirteen- -old Blakely Coughlin, who _ ‘wes kidnapped from his crib om June 2. it was given to the news- pPepers with the request that it be ", _—s- hed Just as he dictated it, indicating > © Mat he was acting under instruc ‘Wons, - Mr. Coughlin said he would take Mobody into his confidence—the police, Felatives, friends or his lawyer, He ‘wants his baby back, he added, and ‘will run no risk of causing physical injury to the little fellow, The sup- Posed abductors are believed to have @omplied with the father’s demand that they/send a picture of the baby to gnow they really have him in cap- tivity. i _" From sources other ttfan the family | ‘Mt was learsed that Mr. Coughlin re- | ceived a letter demanding ransom from Atlantic City. This is believea = to be the one signed by “The Crank,” | but the kidnappers are not thought’ to be there now, The demand for $12,000 is in excess of what the father announced last week he would be’ able to pay. At that time he offered $4,000, all he could get together, he| , @aid. A letter was received last week from ‘The Crank,” it is said, and the one contained the proofs Cough- deemed necessary. The writer waid the baby had completely recov- ee Sryee Se eid Be Bag when aby Aucted.' DAVID FERGUSON, ‘ . REPORTER, DEAD ‘One of the Ablest Newspaper Men in Country Dies at Home in Milledgeville, Ga. Park Row learned with sorrow to- of the death of David Ferguson one of the ablest newspaper men that the Row has produced. He died at his home in Milledgeville, Ga. this morn- on his fifty-third birthday, was Ferguson who paved the way! he famous Hughes investigation of | inpurdnce scandals, It was Fergu- who, before any other newspaper made a descent in the Holland | rine, It was he who first chroni- the. “Remember the Maine” mes- of the Spanish American war. It, his story that Morning World read- read at the time of the Slocum dis- r. It was he—but the lst of his newspaper achievements would be tov) employees on part time beginning _ Bave received a jetter from u man 38th Street + , ‘ RECENT op- portunity of securing from a well-known manu- facturer his surplus stock of fine knitted pure silk four-in- hang enables us to offer these splendid ties at this remark- ably low price, 7 Ta Hy EaES¢ An 1910 he was selected to be super- visor of th City Record, and the first | thing he did wa to inaugurate new eco- None C, 0. D. Store Closes at 5 P. M, Lord & Taylor FIFTH AVENUE Telephone Orders Filled—Plone Fitzroy 1900-—Ask tor Telephone Order Desk A GREAT SALE Beginning Tomorrow, Wednesday _ Men’s Silk Knitted Four-in-Hands —. (A Manufacturer’s Surplus Stock) $1.85 _ Altogether these are the sort of scarfs you ° expect to get only at much higher prices. | ——Ground Floor No Returns this evening in the Academy of Music, rook!, Justice Cropsey of the Su- as Court will make the main ad- ress. 39th Street é ERE is a wide variety of weaves, and the color- ings range all the way from plain colors to heather mixtures and the fancy. cross- striped novelties so popular just now. Also plenty of the plain and fancy blacks so much in demand. ‘Wolf Bplewak of No. 1481 Washington Avenue, the Bronx, who was arrested last week in Johnstown, Pa., charged ‘with suspicion of having stolen $100,000 in @iamonds from a merchant in Nas- shu Street, was discharged yesterday trate Simms in Tombs Court idence, Spiewak was ar. | ited wi asleep in & vacant lot in Johnstown, At the time he im diamonds scwed In his undershirt. a 38th Street _ Mins Frasca on Child Welfare Board . Mayor Hylan to-day appointed Miss A. Frasca of No, 252 West 11th) Street a member of the Board of Child Weiltare for nine years boginning July The Mayor's appointment Increuses 4 membership of the Boafd from nine * jon members, Misa Frasca is the first representatives e Italian ence appointed to the board. She 2 college graduate and is author of “Democracy Through Imunigrant Nelgh- borhood ‘——— Gives $400,000 for Medion! Research in connection with the e of HH thy, Was announces toda, trustees of Ohio Sta’ tn 4 which Mr. Kettering, ts 6 joeopa' the board versity, member. Kumsi Kumsa Rayonette Radium None C, O, D. Pastel tints, brilliant colors, rich Shades, also white and black, in this collection. The Most Exceptional Offering of the Year ‘Store Closes at 5 P. M. Lord & Taylor FIFTH AVENUE Telephone Orders Filled—Phone Fitzroy 1900—Ask for Telephone Order Desk 4 Wonderful Values Offered For Today and ‘Tomorrow Women’s Silk Skirts At Less Than Manufacturers’ Cost—~— $15.00 Drapola Queen Anne Satin Tricolette Georgette Crepe Shantung Tussetine : Drop-Stitch Tricolette products of the loom in Sports Silks for the season of GS prose of the smarter sort, made of the 1920, also n, in Our Skirt Section, any elaborately embroidered and lace- braided Costume Shires for wear with the which we have secured in a large, special purchase at great price concessions—to the advantage of our customers! 39th Street beautiful new Overblouses, suiting Colored T HAT exquisite material street frocks; 36 inches wide, of the values we have in this de- partment, 38th Street ‘ One of the Favorites! Chi, dep $3.15 yara that women favor for summer evening and terials. The price is just another pfoof spiny Ground Floor Fashionable Fur Neckwear At Moderate Prices JHE Summer tail- leur is only com- pletely fascinating when the touch of fur around the neck is added. Variety and quality and price make the fol- lowing items most inter- esting. Natural Squirrel Scarfs. $39.50 Wolf imal Shaped Scaris, $25.30, $42'50 Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Stole Shaped Scarfs. .$42.50 Baum Marten one-skin Scarfs......0...02+s0e00% $49.50 Fox Animal Shaped Scarfs. Two-skin dyed Jap Marten@carfs The Enemy Moth! Perhaps the moth is the smallest enemy on earth, but he’s one of the most dangerous. Stor? your furs in our cold storage vaults. Full insurance agaihst fire, moth and dust. Repairs and remodelling at spe- cialized prices, Reasonably Priced Hosiery OR the woman who demands service com- bined with neatness, at little cost, we suggest’ fibre silk hose, and mention two particularly good items. Fibre Silk Hose $1.00 a pair Fibre Silk Hose, seamed Openwork Fibre Silk leg, lisle tops and soles; in Hose, in a popular pat- a Pe and varied assort- tern, seamed leg; lisle soles ment of desirable Sport and tops. Black, white, Mixtures. brown, navy and grey. Ground Floor ‘2 For Water Sprites at Summer Beaches New Bathing Suits Extra Values at $9.75 . Hier Silk Poplin Bathing Dresses at this low price are remarkable offerings to be appreciated by women who will vacation at the seashore or week-end at New York’s nearby beaches. Five straight-line models, with belts and sashes; some with yokes and touches of contrasting color; others tucked, with pockets and sashes—chic, becoming styles. ‘Third Floor’ Bathing Caps and Hats Z Unusually Priced Plain Skull Bath Caps, Rubber Sun Hats, bire's beskea rs Polka Dot Rubber ten, Children’s Bathi t ren s Bathing 450 ‘olka Vol ul $1 38 Satin Bandannas, Fancy Satin Hats, $2.75 $4.75 to $7.45 Daisy Bath Caps, $7.45 round Floor. Store Closes at 5 P. M. ‘ls Lord & Taylor. 4 —FIRTH AVENUE— Telephone Orders Filled—Phone Fitzroy 1900—Ask for Telephone Order Desk Excellent Opportunities In the Fabric Sections A Remnant Sale! Cotton Fabrics Reduced to Less Than Cost NNOUNCING a Sale of ali short lengths of white and colored cotton dress ma- One of those Sales you always remember for the good values, jecond Floor 39th Street ~ for Saving Tomorrow Inexpensive But Smart! Women’s Semi-made Skirts $4.75 | KIRTS almost completely made and+ready-to-wear. Skirts with the right lines; and of good quality. Either white cotton or striped gabardine, Pockets and separate belt. Just the thing for tennis. Second Fibor _ Big Sale of Misses’ Dainty Summer Dresses $10.50 $12.50° -: OW-PRICED, in- deed, for such prettiness are . these girlish and charm- ing little Frocks. Styles and colors in wide va- riety are offered, all in the season’s two most popular cottons— Voiles and Ginghams When you consider ‘the cost of materials and making, even thesim- plest of these Dresses is a splendid value at its featured price. Sizes to 18 years. Third Floor. Double Attractiveness in Sun-Rain Umbrellas $8.95 Ey agetrogs attractive because of their smart, service able styles, and the excellent value represénted, Fine quality Umbrella Silks, with woven tape edges, M-inch deep. Two sizes—22-inch, 1o-rib and 24- ifich, 8-rib-—both with either steel rods and stubs or wood " shanks, A variety of good looking handles, including silk loops, leather straps and Bakelite rings and trimmings, / All the Season's Street Shades ‘Tround Floor, For Summer Outings and Holiday Wear Girls’ Tub Skirts Extra Values at $4.25 ERE is an opportune offering for Junior Girls,—white Gabardine Skirts to wear with smocks, sweaters or sport blouses, Side pleated models or plain with gath back; fancy pockets and broad belts. tl Lengths 30, 32 and 33 inches, i a tt POO ees Manon Lescaut Powder For the Summer Girls’ Complexion $1.22 Includes Tax , Anew shipment, just received, of this much wanted im. ported toilet powder, a protection against the roughening effect of sun or wind. Bertha-Burkett’s Waterproof Rouge in waterproof pocket, 69c ‘