Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-22
GREAT SECRECY IS
HELD over CAMPING
TRIP OF Mr., FORD
Advance Agent like A Clam
When Questioned.

A Hagerstown newspaper man
yesterday tried to find out some de-
tails of the impending visit by Hen
~ Ford to the Potomac River as a
camper; and this is the result:
The camping trip OF Henry Ford
Is surrounded by as much cere-
monious secrecy as a political jour
ney of any powerful potentate of
ancient times, Solomon in ell his
glory was not SO obscure or mac
cessible as the automobile king, or
even the Kings Prime Minister, A.
w. Isler, by the way, seems to have
been chosen chiefly for his ability
not to know anything at all"
1t was given out that Mr.. Isler
was III charge of the camp parapher-
MALTA sent here for the Ford trip.
When Mr.. Ford goes In for the SIM
pie life, it must be understood that
he travels with corps of chefs,
Chinese and Japanese, and all the
Injuries of a private car and hand
somely fitted up camping automo-
biles. "Roughing IT. means trans
ferring the comforts OF his own
mansion to the wild and woolly
banks of the Potomac.
Although he Is in charge OF the
preliminary arrangements for the
trip, Mr.. Isler really doesn't know
the first thing about it." He EN-.
phatically denied all knowledge of
the date Mr.. Ford will arrive, how
many friends will be in the party,
or who they might be. In fact, If
we had persisted just few sec
onds longer in questioning. 1t Is al.
most certain that Mr.. Ieler would
have been forced to deny the &C
quaintance of Mr. Ford, and even
any hear-say knowledge about the
celebrated money maker. Mr.. Isler
is an expert at denying everything
and knowing nothing.
1t seems that he has come here to
prepare for camping party in the
dim and distant future for a hazy
and elusive gentleman known as
Henry Ford Mr.. Isler and his corps
Of assistants, including German
chef, George Fisher, who Is hired to
cook sauerlraut and weiners prop
erly over the blazing camp fire, and
two Japanese Wallets or court testers
Or whatnot, Thomas Satrow and G.,
S. Mijajima, are getting ready for
the arrival of the royal family and
their noblemen acquaintances. They
may have to wait here until Deem
her SHOWS are falling, FOR Mr.. Ford
evidently has no intention of divul-
ging his plans to Mr.. Isler. And
again, altho Mr.. Tsler 10 preparing
for the party and should, by all
Justice have some idea as to whe-
Their he must order honey dew mel
ons and canvas back duck for fif-
teen persons or five hundred, he is
not told, and is left to grope blind
w and FOLLOW his nose or his In
etinct and Just give a guess as to
what Henry will spring on him,
and when he will spring 1t. Poor
Mr.. Isler. He's got ticklish job.
The mysteriousness which envel-
ones the whole affair naturally
arouses curiosity at to the real
meaning OF the camping trip. Is
Ford going to begin manufacturing
canal boats on the banks OF the Po-
tomac. or steam launches within
the reach Of everybody's pocket
book? He is selecting the Potomac
because it is near the capital, and
Is there a goose to cook in the cap
ital kitchen? viii he himself, or
his rotund Minister Of State, or the
CHER chef be relegated to prepare
said goose? Does the international
asDect Of the advance guard have
any more important meaning than
that Mr.. Ford prefers his rice pre-
pared in true Oriental style, and his
sauer kraut after the original Ger
man recipe?
The above battling c.. drums
NAV or may not be unravelled in
due season. Probably may not, II
Ford and the rest Of them have Mr.
TsIor's cIamlike characteristics.