The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-07-31
TRIBUNE CLOSES
AFTER SEVEN Weeks
Henry rcrds Lawyers Open .ns
RebuttAl In Million Dollar
Suit; Trial Il Drawing
70 a Close

NJ Clemens. Mich. Jas sl-rae
ch,ca-o Tribune has rested iis Do
tense In the 81 ocoeoo libel suit
brought against u By Henry Fcfd.
after seven ~veks Of lsssi battle.
The tribune introduced Ne nfsi ~n'
ness June 6 and closed ls case win
tho reading OF editorials and tho
article, on Henry rerd oa July -,
Hlmullsneously Alfred Laeklus.
chivf counsel ioF Mr. frd. announced
that ths pisintin would not ecnc-sa n
self whh the Mexican phase OF N.
,esllmon, offered By the Tribune n
has teen. the claim OF rord counsel
that nnsirs In Mexico have nc,hins 10
DO With the chsrse. which Ia that the
Tribune liheiled Mr. ford when "
called lin an anArclast Announce
msnt Was made TO the court, there
fore. that unless the Tribune rccpencd
tho Mexican matter IN va, which
insic Il sltsily important 10 the ease
that no time would ha wasted in com
batting the testimony risen on the
stand by the Witnesses who were
brought here from the border h5 the
defendant.
rhi, II IL expected will materially
ehoner the cane and the expectation
is now that the whole matter viii be
IN The hands Of the mr, Angus, iS
Ford counsel clened their rebutisl
testimony BY calling 10 the etarf
Frank l. klinsensmith. vice prsslden,
aud treasurer OF The Ford Motor Com
pany.
M Kiingenamith corroboraied
previous testimony concerning the war
work Of the company and Mr. lords
Iona settled determination 10 make no
pron,s out OF tho manufacture OF war
materials
OF principal interest. however was
Mr Klingcnsmith'n unedniyocsl declar
alton that he bad newer talked With
v W Williams. tho Chicago Tribuno's
Detroit correspondent, who sent tho
story which led 10 tho editorial on
which the case Is based.
MIR Williams has testified on the
stand for the Tribune thai he called
Mr. Klngensmlth up 10 ask what
preparations the Ford Motor Company
was making 10 care for the dependents
Of men called to tho border and what
Il would do about giving the mon Jobs
when they returned, lic said Mr.,
IKllngensmith told him that company
had done and would do nothing Tho
Chicago Tribune printed this editorial
and 10 commenting on II edltorially
said that MIR. Ford was an anarchist.
Mr.. klingensmi,h natry denied ever
hsyin. said anything OF the kind and
said that he could not have made
such an answer because The company
had a fxed policy for such cases. that
this policy was 10 care for dependents
and 10 hold employment open for -
mcn.
MIR. Klingcnsmish thsa commcntel
VII INV ttN'fu3bf VI SVuH - ssVbe"
wind. assistant managing editor Of thn
Free Press. who has stated on the
stand that he called up Mr., klingen.
smith at his home in Highland Park
to verify Mr.. williams story. and that
he gos the same answer Williams
testified he received. Dunnewind, the
witness said, could not have called
him In Highland Park since he was
not living there.
A deposition from Edward Marshall.
the writer. wss read into the record.
Mr. MarrhalI stated that an interview
which he wrote with Mr.. Ford was
not, In reality. secured from the manu-
faclurer. Mr.. Marshall said he talked
with Mr.. Ford's associates. got ideas
from them and attributed them to Mr..
Forl. This was usual thing to do.
he said. He stated also that II was
usual tor interyiewers 10 put thoughts
into the heads OF the men they went
TO Interview and 10 get them to talk
along these lines. and that this was
what lie did with My. Ford.