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FORD TARGET OF
TRIBUNE, CLAIM
ATTORNEYS CROSS EXAMINE
CITY EDITOR OF PAPER TO
DRAW OUT FACTS CONCERN
ING ATTACK WHICH ENDED
IN ALLEGED LIBEL.
FORD AND SON TO TESTIFY
Manufacturer is Called by Newspaper
and is Expected to Testify Next
Week-Seventh Week of Case.
Month More in Sight.

Mt. Clemens, Mich.-ln an attempt
to show that the Chicago Tribune
singles out Henry Ford for attack. be
cause of his stand against its cam
paign for intervention in Mexico, coun-
sci for Mr.. Ford recalled Perly A.
Boone, former city editor of the Fri
bune, to the witness stand.
Mr.. Boone had testified concerning
the campaign which the Tribune
launched during the time United
States troops were being sent to the
Mexican border, in which the news
paper sought to persuade employers to
continue the payment of wages to their
men who were called into service.
mo one had the nerve to refuse,
said the witness.
"How about the Illinois Steel COM
panyy" asked counsel.
II do not know"
"HoW about the nine big railroads
running out of Chicago; how about
Swift & Co., and how about the big
Chicago hotels?"
81 don't know"
isn't it a fact that no concern out
side of Chicago was queried except
the Ford Motor companyW
"That was the only case / knew"
Ford Target OF Tribune.
A search of the Tribune files fail
ed to reveal any continuance of the
wage campaign after the day the Ford
Motor company was stigD1atized as
unpatriotic. The point which counsel
for Mr.. Ford is striving to bring Out
is that Henry Ford was the special
target of the Tribune because he was
it's chief opponent in the campaign
to declare war on Mexico.
Newspaper men in attendance at the
trial are enjoying the remarkable SEN
sation of seeing their city editors and
managing editors withstanding the
cross-fire of examination which has
hitherto been a punishment reserved
for mere reporters.
More Detroit newspaper men have
been called by the Tribune to testify
to interviews with Mr. Ford and to
telephone conversations with Off
Gals of the Ford Motor company re-
garding aid for soldiers families.
S. A. Erwin, Detroit lawyer, who
remained behind when his regiment
left for the border, testified that he
gave assistance to large number of
soldiers families, among whom were
relatives of men employed in the Ford
factories.
On cross-examination Mr.. Erwin adj
mitted that he had been asked by the
Ford company, late in July, for list
of Ford employees who were with the
national guard, but had been unable
to furnish it. He testified that officials
of the Ford educational department
told him many Of the men had left
hurriedly, forgetting to turn in their
badges or to get their Identification
tags, which would Immediately admit
them to the factory and unemployment
upon their return and that the com
pany was having trouble in determin-
ing whether men who were absent
were serving their country or had left
work for some other reason.
Elliott G. Stevenson, chief counsel
for the Chicago Tribune, 1t was an
nounced in the court room, had been
injured in an automobile accident.
Counsel for both the Tribune and Mr..
Ford thereupon Joined in asking the
court to permit recess until Monday.
At which time it is hoped Mr.. Steven
son will be able to renew his work on
the case.
With the adjournment of court the
seventh week of the trial closed with
the Chicago Tribune in the third week
of its defense and still calling wit
nesses.
Ford and Son to Testify.
It is expected that next week will
see both Henry Ford and his son Ed
sci Ford on the stand. Both have
been subpoenaed by the Chicago Trib-
une as witnesses.
The belief was that they would be
called this week, but the injury to Mr.