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man, and he is the one great employer
in the United States who has refused
to compromise his belief that the
wages Of his employees should be
raised from SO to S. a day, by split
ting the difference with his conscience.
and giving them 81. This amount
would no doubt have been Just as low
ously received as the larger sum of IS.
The voluntary partnership Henry Ford
has entered into with his laborers will
cost his concern more than 500. 600
600 this ytar. But he does not ask any
credit for it. Mr.. Ford talks a good
deal in short sentences, and is inclin-
ed to dismiss conversation on this sub
ject by declaring that lit pays"
When the Peace Ship crossed the
Atlantic, all of the people aboard were
anxious 10 establish personal ~acuuaint.
anceship with their host. Nearly all
the pilgrims" were strangers to each
other, and two or three days out from
New York the discovery was made
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stories of How Henry Ford impressed
Tom, Dick and Harry"
In h. II. Sothern's great play IF |
were King" emphasis is given TO the
line: "A man has come to Court" 1t
might be said in the cast of Henry
Ford that "A man has become a multi
millionaire, but he still remains a
man."
In n of the principal financial re-
views published in a New York maya
zine last month, there appeared an
article showing the great sums Henry
Ford might make If he would only put
the stock Of his company on the mar
and sell it to the public. as has
done by other manufacturers.
have watered their goods, and
drowned investors in motor stocks.
What Henry Ford thinks of all this is
illustrated by his Characterization OF
Wall Street: THE people are onto
he said-and let it go at that.
Henry Ford believes in the working
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90 RTAfTrNa
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WORLDS
WORK
tBy e jones'
Henry Ford, Doer Of Deeds

Henry Ford, Doer Of Deeds
The world does not care much be-.
cause Henry Ford is at the head of
the largest automobile MANUFACTURING
business ever created. Giants in in
dustrial achicytmcnt are of no lastin-
importance in the public mind, as is
evidenced by the lack Of concern over
the affairs of the Rockefellers the Du
Points, Morgan, Schwab. and a thou.-
and other heads of tremendous indus
trial and financial enterprises. Had
not Carnegie given away millions 70
erect public Libraries, his fame as tho
iron master" would be little more than
a remembrance by now. John d
Rockefeller is the richest man in the
world, but he could die and go some
where tomorrow. and his name would
not remain upon the lips of men, be
cause of his successes in industrial
life.
When n reads of the great wealth
Of Henry Ford, it sounds like the story
of Aladdin and his lamp. How he piled
up his Midas-like accumulations can
not be calculated by applying the yard.
stick OF modern business TO the PROB.
lem.
Last year the Ford Motor Company
made a profit of about $50. 900. 600.
What of it?
Henry Ford was a plain mechanic a
Few years ago, and pieced together his
hrst dinky, little automobile. There.
by he achieved responsibility as an in
Ventor. But that was not unusual.
The Ford organization may turn out
a million cars next year, or the year
1t will be a remarkable achieve.
nent. After all. it does not amount
o much in a country where the siaugh-
.ering and packing establishments
products valued at a billion and
/ half dollars a year; and where there
ire %foundries and machine shops that
viii turn out two billion dollars worth
II MANUFACTURED articles during 1916.
n a land that raises nearly $500, 900. ,
'oo worth Of tobacco annually, to be !
and smoked, any mere accom- f;
'llshments characterized in dollars i!
md cents, is not calculated TO startle /
ne popular imagination. The simple /
act is interesting, however, that !
ienry Ford does not use tobacco: and :
le hates booze. !
We are told that Mr.. Ford might :
ever nave been prominent at all. had
e not attained great wealth. Agreed, >
tut somehow, the public wants to l
now more about him, and the press,
ostile for a long time, has capitulat- "
Ii
when the famous Peace Ship cross n
d the ocean a year ago, the National +
lagaz.ne OF Boston. the Independent, n
nd the Survey of New York, were the II
My magazines of general circulation
the country to open their columns V
} accounts of the Ford trip. Many 2
lssy-footed church papers cooed the a
ander heaped on the Ford movement F
lat was intended to help restore the Il
rinciples that Christ taught. The k
nifty of Chicago, a non-sectarian pub b
cation, was a remarkable exception. "
Witness the change of front: The q
magazines in the United v
tates now have their star writer's IL
on Henry Ford's doorstep for v
.'portunities to get a PERSONAL word u
ON him, to incorporate in their
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that a long, lank. lean. hungry indi
yidual, who had occupied hours of Mr.
Ford's time, belonged to the broot
commonly known as "bOreS." Mr.
Ford stood for it uncomplainingly, but
when the truth was realized, there
were plenty of people to find ways t.
prevent a continuance of the impOai
ton. And Henry Ford's only comment
was: He seems to be a nice gentle
man" A stowaway on the same shiy
was sen below by the Captain, to
peel potatoes. Mr.. Ford looked up the
boy, paid his fare, and put him on a
pay roll. Quite frequently, Mr.. Ford
was missed at the regular meals serv-
ed in the dining cabin, and inquiry de-
veloped the fact that he was making a
practice of eating with the ~steerage
passengers because he liked them,
and their plain-cooked food.
recall one night a year ago-at the
time when the New York newspaper
men We're burning up the wireless
lying about the quarrel" on the Peace
Ship. We were considerably wrought
up that night, but there was at least
n man in the party whose mind
worked normally. That man was Mr..
Ford. l do not believe it any breach
of confidence TO relate an incident. Mr..
Ford's New York manager, CASTOR
Plaintiff, was standing at my side in
the press room, where many of the in
teresting events of the voyage were
pulled off. A messenger came in, ask
ing him to go at once to the Ford
cabin. The next time | met Mr.. Plain
tiff, he remarked: what do you sup
pose Mr.. Ford wanted me for?" | an
swered that | could not imagine the
reason. Well he replied, when |
reached him, Mr.. Ford said: 4 have
been thinking that it would be betttr
if we could make the main casting of
our new farm tractor i lone piece
thinking that it would be better if we
make the main casting of our
new farm tractor in one piece
Now, don't you see" suggested Mr..
Plaintiff to me at this time that Mr..
Ford's brain is a regular trip-hammer.
He has all his great business affairs
on his mind. At the same time, he is
intensely anxious about this expedi-
But, it's too much of a loaing
job for him, and | have an idea that
he is likely to be a sick man, as he
cannot stand this sort of a life. He
to go home" Sure enough. NJ.
Ford was in a serious condition before
ship reached Norway, and his bust
hess associates on the trip properly
insisted that he must return to De
roit.
On another occasion I met Mr.. Ford
IN deck, and he outlined his plan for a
model railroad. He declared that by
Using the highest quality of steel in
building of "a and equipment.
hat the cost of operation could be re-
.uced to such an extent that the rail
Ways would be enabled to make big
money on the present standard of
Evidently Henry Ford has a larger
apacity than the people who boast of
aving Single track" minds.
l have heard that while the Ford
arty was in Norway, hat Mr.. Ford
roke off an appointment to meet one
I the principal officials of the Govern
tent, simply because che didn't want
} be bothered that day" I do not
now whether this is true or not. but
sounds reasonable. From all ac-
'unts, he wouldn't go across the hall
see a king, prince or potentate, un-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-20
STEEI. HIGHWAY BRIDGE:
Al CAMDEN WASHED AWAY

COLUMBIA. s G., July is.-Thc
crest of the Watcree River flood was
reached last night, washing away the
steel highway bridge at Camden, S.
C.. according to the local Weather
Bureau, and demolishinE the steel
trcstle Of the Atlantic Coast Line near
Eastovcr. s G, breaking tho only di-
rect rail line from Columbia to the
North and East. local Atlantic Coast
Line officials reported
The Weather Bureau reports that
tho Watcree is rapidly falling to-day.
The Broad River at Camden has
fallen to thirty-eight feet from Il crest
of iS.a feet and the ConEarce River,
at Columbia, to o2.3 feet from crest
Monday night of S15 feet. The Broad
River at Columbia shows n corrc-
spending decrease
Through service 10 the North has
been discontinued by the Southern and
Seaboard Air Line Railways. and the
Atlantic Coast Line has discontinued
its trains between Charleston and Co
lumbia. The service of the Southern
between this city and Augusta, Sa-
vannah and Charleston is being main
tanned.
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LITTLE HOPE FOR
TRANSFER OF CAMP

CONTINUED from FIRST PascD
ters At T'ctcrsburc Territory, Coun-
ties Of Prince Edward. Amelia. MOTTO
way. Lunenhure. Mccklenburc.. Ches-
terfcld. pinwiddic and Prince George
Captain j. l.. Mitchell. headquarters
ut Roanoke. Territory, Counties OF
Pulaski Montgomery. Craig. Allcghnny
Bath. Rockbridsc and Botctourt
First Battalion. Field Artillcry-
FIRST Lieutenant Blair Wilson, head
quarters at Norfolk. Territory. Coun-
ties of Princess Anne. Norfolk Isle OF
Wight. Elizabeth city. James City.
New Kent Surry and York and Charles
City.
First Squadron or Cavairy-First
Lieutenant r. c. Kent. Jr., hcadouar-
ters At Wythevillc Territory. Coun
ties OF Giles. Caroline. Wythe. Bland
Floyd, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell and
Buchanan.
Field Hospital Company No. First
Lieutenant T.. II. Eondurant hcadquar-
ters at Bristol. Territory. Counties Of
Washington, Russell, Dickinson. Wise,
Scott and Lee.
Type D. Field Company, Signal
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LOSES LIFE ~ TRYING
TO SAVE. BALI. OF COTTON

CHARLOTTE, y. c.. July la.--News
reached here to-day or tho drowning
near Beattic's Ford, on tho Catawba
River. north of Charlotte. Of William
Srotherton. Jr., while trying to salvage
~ bale OF cotton flowing down the
river.
The body OF II. f. Griffin or Char
lotte roadway supervisor OF the South
rrn Railway. was brought TO Charlotte
late this afternoon, having been found
to-day floating in an eddy OF tho Ca.
tawba River short distance below
where tho Belmont bridge Of the
southern was washed away on Sunda '
afternoon. taking Griffin and mum
her Of other bridge workers with Il
This leaves nine bridge victims still
unaccountcd for. \ telegram from,
Chief OF Police j. T.. Orr, of Lancaatcr.
:. e., this afternoon stated that parties
coming into that town from the "a
ia"h1 River, near LanCa stcr, reported
having seen three men 90 by on RATS
on MONDAY afternoon, and that one
fired two pistol shots. They could not
be rescued. as the river vas too high
IL would have required just about
tWenty-four hours 10 float down TO the
Lancaster section from Belmont. the
Nme element thus partly corroboratiuc
this report. Thus far however. there
has been no further Information as IL
these men.
The southern Railway to-nigh, sent
large number Of passengers on 7pc-
Ella! cars from Salisbury bound for
\sho'illc. Via Lynchburs and Morris
Town. They had been held w since
sunday. The highway bridge across
The Nadkin River AT Spencer was r.,
OPENED for traffic this afternoon. The
Carolina and Northwestern Railway
announced to-day that trains would
again be running through from Chcs
ter, : Ci."to iiithory, y. C., by SUNDAY
or Monial The roads bridge Owe,
the Cataw ha north ~ Hickory is CONC
and Lemon and IdSomonl viii bc c,!,
off from railroad traffic for a, least
Two weeks. Kerry service over IN.
ratawha at Mount Holly and Rc,mon,
has been inaururated To connect char
lotte with Gastcnia. Telegraph an,
telephone lines were stretched .cr,,s,
tho river to-day, restoring wire COW,
mnnication west ~ tho river.
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FotH or SEVEN VICTIMS
HAVE BEEN IDENTIIrIJ:n

WINSToN-sALEM. y C.. July IA
Four. the seven neo,ls ,,I
cabins near FONDA nave been ide rto
'en "s Mr. ana MrS. Candle aud Two
chiiofen' who lived on Reddies River,
a tributary Of the Yadhin River. III.
teen miles above rho n,,.c =, ,,,;,,
they were found. Tho house and f,,,,,,.
were seen passing rlkin. nyc r,i,:y
aboy. Rand. o.-,, c q
T,o o,,a,, """' 'ns'
i"oI.'' 1t man ana Two
"o.'en' are uh'a.n'lhen.
\ DELAYED communication received
from North N'ilkcsbo=o TODAY. MON
ciaby estimates tho daina.n >, ann 400
the lar-cs, los h,ir.. -,
Tanncry ,s,i,,..d '''ot
49, ~ '''''"""' Nn"Nt
~ ""'' were cut OF At Tho
HhhcFE on SATURDAY afternoon ana
spent the night on stack or tan bark
with the GOOD crashing about tb,r
and carving ava, almost o,.,y.l,;..
near cxcept thril ,l.cc .,
The dama-c w,,.
csrim,,e1 ,o,r, '""'
90 non oon '' '''n fi"""'""o -
o,;, NJ CANA Business in North
Inc smno, = =. cotton TO 100000 to
f,A
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TINE: LIVES ARU: LOST
vt llNN IiI.E. FALLS

RALEIGH. y e.. July IA special
from iii,n"g% Tonight saws five lives
Wcrc lost ., iiuvillc Falls. two being
children of Walter Mc,icc. name. Of
others no, learned.
iiarion rs without light and water.
aud is III Hccd OF food supplies
= r. McarS. arriving a, Marion on
foot from Mitchell County, IN the eN-
trcm. western part OF the State. saws
the property loss in that section is
appalling. over iG0 homes were Swcrt
away and eleven deaths reported The
entire Clinchfcld I;ailwaN, between So
Nicr AMI Huntsville, viii have Ia l..
Rebuilt. Guests ~ Alta Pass Inn and
Little switzerland arc Unbalanced
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CAPTAIN AND FOUR MEN
ERNN HNII:E All. RIrST.ItIrI

CHARLESTON, S. G.. July 1a-word
has been received from McClcllanville
that captain Jensen and four men
from the barge Northwest are safe at
cape Romain. which they reached from
their barge floating on pieces Of
wrcckaPe.
The Santce Club Waterman found
tho body OF white man on AIurphy's
Island Yesterday above Cape Roman
Anothor body was found nearby on
cedar Island. These men arc believed
10 have been on the barge Southwest
wrecked off Bulls Island
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MtUOONED PASSENGERS
Ri.stl ED ny sol THEIR \

SPARTANRuHG. :. G., july I9-Thc
Southern hallway to-day rescued the
remainder Of its marooucd ~ ssencors
on TIC AShcvillc division thirty miles
north Of SpartauburE Tho tracks
w"r" repaired, and the scvcu slccrors
ana day coaches pulled hack 10 rryoii.
There were in the ears only twenty
hNc pcrS"mS who had remained since
last saturday They we're old pcori.
ana smail children. All were tal.cu
TO hotels ~ rrNou Two hundred and
hiiN passengers who had been ina =
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RUSSIANS TlInEATEN REAR
OF AUSTRALIANS IN MOUNTAIN!

LONDON. July ls.-Thc Russians
have crossed the Carpathiams. and have
penetrated a days march into Hun
gary. according to dispatch to the
Star from PetroGrad.
Tho dispatch says tho Russians arc
threatening the Austrian rear in tho
mountains.
The advance is being made, according
to this information. by the armies OF
General Lccthitzky. which are again
on the move. after an interval Of quiet
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GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS
ALONG: THE SOMNE. f.t,O

BERLIN, July 10 tvia Londonl.-The
recaDturc by German troops OF the vii
laGe of LonEueval and Of Delville wood
was announced to-day by the War Of
flee.
In addition to these successes along
IN" Sommc front, the French were re-
pulsed In their continued attempts TO
gain ground i'll the Froi de Tcrrc ridge g.
In the Ncrdun region.
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MAss-MEETiNG CALLED
TO CONSIDER ltI:IIEE'

NOZZLE. ALA. July ia special
from Tuscaloosa says 4 mass-mcctine
o' ci'iHchs OF Tuscaloosa County. Ma,
VIII he held in Tuscaloosa on Se,ur-
day AT 10 y. NJ. to consider what re.
lieI can be extended TO food sufferers
Relief 10 negro farmers is MANNED
by tho county giving them work in
putting the roads in shape
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DISCUSS PENDING WEBB BILL
Chairman Hurley and w. J. Harris, OF
Federal Trade Comnission, Con-
fer With President.

WASHINGTON, July 1a.-Edward y.
Hurley. chairman Of the Federal Trade
Commission, and William j. Harris. a
member OF the commission. discussed
with President Wilson to-day the pond
ing Webb bill, which would allow
American corporations in the export
trade TO maintain common selling
agencies abroad. The President is
ANXIOUS To have the measure passed.
during tho present session OF Congress-
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NINETN-sIN FAMILIES
tUSOIITEI.N DESTITlJJ:

MONTGOMERY. ALA. Tulv la-Tel-
ephone connection with Lower Peach
tree al noon to-day SAID that ninety
sin families. sin Of whom are white.
arc absolutely destitute a. q result Of
the hoods. The foods carried away
all that these people had and list
is being prepared by tho Wilcox Coun-
" officials vino VIII provide temporary
relief. AS the waters reCcdc and COM
munication is restored with the small
towns the extent OF damage done in
tho bottoms is increased
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construed rude cotlins In which 10 bury

them.
y landslide on the Brushy Mountain.
near Wilkcsboro. almos, completely
covered mans house. and II is re-
ported that two of his children were
buried under the earth, houlders and
trees.
\ report reached North Wilkcsboro
on Tuesday afternoon that young
travelling man. unidentified. in the
Myrtle Inn, at Elkm, had refused to
leave when the other guests left TO
avoid the rising water. and lie has not
boon accounted for.
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less TO change tho executive program
agreed upon by the Democratic caucu.
last week, placing childlabor lcsisla-
ton in secondary position, where II
has little chance of coming up by An.
gust 10, the date agreed on for adjourn.
ment. Tho committee will meet again
on Friday to SGT date for anotbcr
caucus.
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NEW ADVANCE FOR ITALIANS
IN UPPER POSINi VALE,

ROME, July ~ (via London)- now
advance for the Italians in the upper
Posira Valley. where they succeeded in
ca pturinE positions on Corno del Cos
ton. was announced o-day by the War
Once, y strong attack by the Aus
TRANS on the Italian lines in the
Pasubio sector was rcpulscd
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TWO MES AnE kILIEp
WHEN tJ'I"nJ,n rams

GREENNlLLE, w, luI. l0-LaTry
Dean Lark. twcnty -rne. and y Go,rc
KAY. tvcnty-seNon, wcro Killed near
here to-day in the collapse ~ q scat
fold bull, preparatory to erection Of
concrete picrs for a Southern Railway
trestlo. II was thought The recent hi-n
waters had softcned the foundation
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uARD FIGHTING Still.
IN PROGRESS, SAYS LONDON

LONDON. July lo.-Thc British
troops have yccaptured in the village
OF LonSueval and Delville wood most
OF the ground taken by the Germans
on Tuesday night according to tho
British official communication issued
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ANOTHER RAINFALL.
ADDS TO HEAVY NAMAE Is

GREENNILLE, s. C.. July I?.-An-
other heavy rainfall IN this section
last night added 10 damage already
done by tho floods. /, was confined
largely 10 railroad property, and did
not affect cotton mills here.
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BERLIN RErORTs FAILURE
OF RUSSIAN ATTEMPTS

BERLIN. July ~ (via London). The
Russians have been strongly re-
enforced along the front south and
southwest OF Riga, at the northern end
Of the Russian line. and have been
heavily attacking Field Marshal Won
Ilindenburs's forces there. the War or
flee announced to-day. The assaults.
however, all failed. tho Russians SUI
fcrinS unusually severe losses.
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RICHMOND RUSHE:S SUPPLIES
TO ELOOD-SMEI,N REI:InSs

The Tredegar Iron Works continued
Yesterday its work on the rush order
OF the Southern Railway for spikes
ana bolts for repair work in the flood
arch. Three carloads were delivered
To the road last night. These cars. In
addition 10 other materials and sun
plieS assembled during the day in Rich
mond. were sent shortly before II
O'Clock last night to the inundated dis
tricts. Tho special train was composed
oil t"cntH-four cars. OF which fourteen
VIII DC used on the Asheville division
ana ten on the Winston Salem section.
Tie South Richmond shops of tho
Southern. which were put to work on
tuesday making supplies. completed
about l.S00 drift bolts Yesterday. and
these were dispatched 10 North Caro-
INA on a passenger train last night
Local officials expected that the Char
lottc-Atlanta line Of the road would
be opened by saturday. but thought
that several days would clapse before
the AshcNille division would be bacl,
in service.
The road is still detourins its trains
over other lines and in this way ha $
been able 10 handle large part OF
Its through business from the North
and South.
The Scaboa"d dctoured it's trains Nos.
and b. way OF the Atlantic Coast
Lihe from savannah 10 sumter. Its
through train. No =. was made -,
in Hamlet, y. G.. last night. as was
done TUESDAY. The Atlantic Goa #
Lines local Offices said last night that
lis main line WAS omen. and was han
dlinc unusually heavy business because
of tho perishahle ira flic il is carving
Tor tho southern and Scaboard roads
rho Western Union Telegraph Com
panN likewise was able Yesterday to
,1.a1. t'..t. ~
building OF it, lines. and telegraph
service is bcinc rapidly restored TO
he isolated sections. The company OK
poets To have practically it's entire
rstem back in operation by tho latter
part OF the week
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DEMOCRATS TO CAUCUS
win Meet on Tuesday 10 Consider VII
son Requcst for Action on
Child nhnr Hill.

WASHINGTON. July 1o.-Prcsidcnt
Wilson'S request that the child labor
bill be passed by the Senate before
adjournment OF Congress will be sub
mitted TO a caucus OF Senate Democrats
to he held probab bly, next Tuesday night.
The Democratic steering committee
held ~ short session to-day to consider
the request. but decided II was power
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tonight. Hard lighting Is still in
progress in this region.
GERMANS RECAPTURE
rAItT Or DELNlILE MOOD

LONDON. July l9.--Tho Germans
have rccapturcd portion OF Delville
wood aud obtained footing In the
northern outskirts OF LonEueval. tho
War ONCE announced to-day,