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...Hale, W. P. Hamilton, G. O. Hay, J. H. Herrick, J. F. P. Hill, N. E. Hunt, E. T. James, F. W. Jerome, N. A. Johnson, W. H. Johnson, J. W. Kaufmann, J. C. Kernan, D. F. Keyes, C. H. Klinck, Wm. C. Knox, T. P. Kohman, P. F. Larcom, J. P. Lee, Wm. Lee, Richard Lindenfelser, L. E. Marcus, H. W. Martin, G. von L. Meyer, R. M. Mitchell, P. G. Morris, C. L. Munn, J. F. Nee, John Nesmith, P. S. Oliver, D. F. Parry, Richard Parry, S. F. Peavey, M. J. Pollak, J. S. Radway...
...store promptly sank into the red again and Cousin Richard had to be recalled. Few weeks ago the Board of Directors threatened to drop Richard from office again. The violent personal quarrel, which was destined to become the first public break in the Gimbel clan, concerned one Arthur C. Kaufmann, whom President Bernard had hired from McCreery's in Pittsburgh to become merchandising manager. Mr. Kaufmann was given an office near Richard. Immediately they disagreed, Mr. Kaufmann wanting to bring in new men, Richard championing the men he had spent 15 years training...
...last week Richard summarily dismissed Mr. Kaufmann for "disloyalty and insubordination." Furious, President Bernard, on whose Manhattan office wall hangs the motto: "To be Right is Desirable, To Seem Right is Essential," seized pen, dispatched to Cousin Richard a telegram: "YOU ARE HEREBY SUSPENDED AS AN OFFICER AND EMPLOYE OF GIMBEL BROS. INC. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FORTHWITH LEAVE THE STORE. YOUR AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ANY ORDERS OR IN ANY WAY ACT FOR THE COMPANY IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN. YOUR UNAUTHORIZED ACTION . . . CONCERNING MR. KAUFMANN AT A TIME WHEN YOU KNEW DIRECTORS WERE CON- TEMPLATING NOT TO RE-ELECT...
...Gimbel would not stand any longer the slaughter by Mr. Kaufmann of efficient and loyal Philadelphia executives. Mr. Gimbel expects Wall Street experts, lawyers, bankers and accountants to combine in an effort to throw him out of the business, but he is confident that in the end the stockholders or bondholders or the courts will sustain his position...
When the Board of Directors met in Manhattan next day, four Gimbels (unnamed) were on Richard's side. But Cousin Bernard rounded up enough votes to confirm Richard's dismissal, appoint Mr. Kaufmann to succeed him. Again, Richard met the newshawks, told them the executives of other Gimbel stores were "scabs," then blurted menacingly: "If you boys are going to take sides, better choose the right side." Philadelphia newspapers saved themselves the trouble by discreetly ignoring the whole fight...