The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-18
FORD GR|LLED
ON THE STAND
BY LAWYERS

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. July II. -
Court had been in session nearly three
TODAY before Henry ORD. plaintiff In a
81. o00. 900 libel suit against thc'Chicaso
Daily Tribune. resumed the witness
stand. The opening hours were consum-
Cd with testimony by Kirkc r. McHand-
or and the reading CT a maEaz inc article
on Mr.. Ford by John Reed In 1910
'The article SAYS you live In mil,
lion dollar house" said Attorney Elliott
G. Stevenson. representing the Ch'cago
~-ihunc.
More than that. think.
~ million and a halrc
we'll | don't really know.
"Mayho YOU don't want 70 Know
"I told them not 10 tell me- said MT.
Ford laughing.
"Nr, Reed paints you as very demo-
cratic person VINO loves !" Sl' or
-oiShhor's hack porch and taik' l"
ncighhors don't sit on your back p"'Nn
do they: Guards keep them away ooh
they - :
h, ohicc,ion was sustained. Mr.. Ford
said that Reed Gathcrcd practically all
~ the statements in his story elsewhere
tba, from tho witness. Witness SuS-
rcstod that Reed borrowed som" or ~
from on article by Henry \. wise Noou
ah,ut disbelief IN national hounoaE'c'
and nrnposing a flag Of all people
Mr. Ford opposed III" US" or alcohoilc
drink AMI Mr. Reed pointed our tha' INC
Ccrnans thrrvcd on beer and the frehCh
on w!rc. =, ~,
causes Of the war" said Mr.. Ford.
How" asked tho lawyer. - oaoL
''IS, Kirk r. Alexander. an advertising
agent OF Detroit. testified. ,.,o-
In December. 1917. he said. nc Ihtu, tbo
viewed Mr.. Ford a. NJ ap"ii Lucking. Mr..
Ford.s attorney and a man named Smi'h
were present. 1operal
| conversation. said that ~ - nmd Eng
not invaded Belgium: France ana S"s
iand would" related the witness:
~ asked him if he thought Ger1nany
Was ready for peace and he salo Us,
| that the kaiser was. nc sac sata ,Td hin hut
| why he went over in the peace SHY. tuS
he was not allor'cd to see the kaiser;
Th witnesses said that the Fora piant
was selling motors TO thc goveT.it,vs's ,'.a 9
at that time but Mr. r1Io LOT "t $40 consider
Wv, munitions OF war. The convcrsa,
lion turned on the defeat or Hussia aIu 10
that poor people held many OF the oo'!os
and would Suncr. - ,hn Pol-
| According TO Mr.. Alexander 'nc io'
| lowing remarks followed:
Wr Ford-"Let them go TO WORK:
Mr. Lucking-"Perhaps many OF 'h'"'
are sick. go .,-, ,o, rvo,I-
: ~ ross examination by Attorney Al,
fred G. Mulford. the witness re- 49,
, that there WAS some furthcr IAN IAN 10
earning the peace efforts or the pope
. and Of Lord Lansdownc.
! On redirect examination II developer
i,bst Mr Alexander handled tho FAMOUS
! FORD advertisement headed concerning
Preparedness. , ,,,. q v,s
signed by Mr. Ford" said the witness,
IT went TO him to make sure ne hati IssN
B g. and reminded him that by MS sigma E
,nrc he WIS accepting full responsibility
for the sentiments expressed. lie Saio
hat nc undcrstood that. He SAID the
advertisement was printed In numoe,
Of prominent papers with corlIineo
CIRCULATION Of about 100000.
Mr.. Alexander said that II cost hf
Ford $50 nOO to publish Concerning IRE
mar, dness" Humanity and sanity
and ono other aGTe :tlsement. hrao'hE
Of tho Reed article was then resumed
Mr.. Ford testified yesterday that II,
know Reed, The latter. in the course ol
~. articlc. rccountcd that Mr.. Ford he
lonrcd TO mono Of tho exclusive Dcrrol'
clubs. but preferred pleasant cyenlnt
10 sit on a ncighnors back porcn ano
ralk things over. He has MIND or az
! Mailing simplicity" wrote Mr.. k"ed' ~
article was laudatory and the woru'
moor. ignorant Mr.. Ford" were used IL
on ,drnirinr wav, with reference to MT
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