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posed chiefly of working men. The
president Of the club introduced me
and closed his remarks by saying
"Now that you are no longer in the
employ of Henry Ford. tell us the
truth about him" The same lurking
suspicion. If only the truth were
told! If only those who know him
intimately would tell all they knew
well, if it did not take the halo from
his head it might, at least give it a
jocular slant. - ,-,i
Speaking Of halos, 1 am reminded
of row of saints which occupied
the inches above the altar in a GER
tain theological seminary. They were
made of marble. and each had upon
his head a halo, also of marble, and
resembling nothing so. much as a
large dinner plate. Winter had a
disastrous effect upon these halos.
The frost cracked them and they fell
off. Az sudden drop in temperature
during the night meant that one or
more of those blessed saints would
be minus a nimbus in the morning.
There are those who would like
to see what effect a frost would
have on the halo of Henry Ford.
They want to know the worst, not
to have it over" but to help put
it over" If there be such among
my readers they are going to be
more. or less disappointed. I was
accused not along ago by .promi-
nent labor leader of being more re-
sponsible than any other one man
for. creating the Ford halo. He
thought ought to try to take it on
But why waste ones. time? Once
a. kaIo is on, the 'wearerf Of it is
Evening star., 1922-11-26
CHAPTER II.
ART OF sELF.ADvERTIsING.

THE ordinary mortal is content to
i hitch his wagon to a star. This
is a sport too tame for Henry Ford.
He prefers to hang on to the tail of u
comet. 1t is less conventional, more
spt ctacular and furnishes more
thrills.
Mr.. Ford loves sensations. lives in
them and on them, is everlastingly
creating them. jumping from one to
another. And many of his sensa
tional acts and utterances are sc
clever that the world looks on with
something more than amusement. In
spite of the fact that he has come near
making a clown of himself on more
than one occasion, the audience. for
the most part. continues to watch
him with wonder and admiration. He
has been right SO many times in in
dustrial matters, done SO many ad-
mirable and worthwhile things. that
we are inclined to forget the times
he has been wrong or foolish.
l suppose that an acrobat with a
ISl Hiil thul iiS
would not take if he were looking
down on the bare hard earth. In like
manner. I suppose, the fact that one
has under him several hundred NIL
lions to fall back on renders him
more or less Indifferent to a tumble
He can afford to try stunts he would
otherwise hesitate to undertake. But
whatever the reason. Henry Ford is
drawn to the limelight as a moth to a
candle. If he comes out slightly
singed. as in the case of the peace
ship and the Tribune trial. he never
theless comes gayly and boldly bach
to flutter around Semitic or othel
candle. One cannot but marvel a
the continuance of the pubiic's pa
tience. interest and faith.
There 10 popular interes, in Henr!
Ford which is not difficult of explana-
ton. The worlds chief interest is, and
always has been. in successful men. Ii
does not matter much in what field theil
achievement lies, SO long as they have
achieved. Capt. Kidd. Jesse James
Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb, sullivan. Demp-
sey. Samson, Goliah Of Gath, Napoleon
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Viewing the Halo and Finding the Clay Ford World Fgu

US to mingle regret with our admir-
alton.
On the return journey from Europe
above referred to l found 1t necessary
to make a very frank criticism of GER
tain ideas advanced by Mr.. Ford. 1t
was to the effect that IL he stuck to
the things he knew and let those
alone about which his training had
not qualified him to venture an opin-
ion. he would avoid placing himself
in a foolish position. The criticism
stuck. I have heard him refer to it
many times since. The last time he
mentioned the matter in my pres
ence he added, "And / have come t."
the conclusion that the best friend
one has is the man who tells him the
truth" I hope he will receive the
critical portion of these pages in the
same spirit. They are meant to help.
for I would like to see that halo
stick.
But as for halos-they may be left
to the biting frosts of time. History.
in spite Of Mr. Ford's gibes at her.
will ultimately put him in the niche
in which he belongs, with or without
halo. according to his deserts.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
CHAPTER I.
THE FORD HALO.

7 HAVE known Henry Ford for
twenty years. For time he was
my parishioner. and then for a
time I was his -employe.
Given freedom to create a man will
reveal himself in what he produces
,he painter in his picture, the sculp-
tor in his marble. the writer in his
book. the musician in his compost
ZION, and the mechanic i'm his ma
done in steel-and other things. Not
a thing of art and beauty. but of
utility and strength-super-s
power and endurance in engine and
chassis. but somewhat ephemeral in
it's upper works. With top torn, body
dented, upholstery gone. tenders rat
ling, and curtains Tapping in the
wind, you admire the old thing and
speak softly and, affectionately of 1t.
because under the little hood the en-
gine-occasionally on four. sometimes
weary. expiring gasp fall to pieces
on three. frequently on two. and now
and then on one-keeps rhythmically
chugging along keeps going. when by
all the laws Of internal combustible
things it ought to stop and with one
and mingle with the mire it's few re-
naming grains of rust. But it keeps
going, just as he keeps going. con-
txary to all the laws of labor, COM
merce and high finance.
Some years ago I sat in the Office
of a Ford executive discussing with
him a certain thing the "chief' had
ordered done Its a fool thing. an
impossible thing" said the executive
but, he has accomplished so many
lmpossible things that / have learned
to defer judgment and wait the out
come. Take the Ford engine. for ex-
ample: according to all the laws OF
mechanics the damned thing ought
not to run, but it does"
AS in the Ford engine. so in Henry
Ford there are things that by all the
laws of ordinary and industrial life
should queer him. put him out Of
the running, but he keeps going.
He is an extraordinary man, a per-
sonality in the sense that he is diff
ferent from other people. quite diff
ferent, for that matter, from what he
is popularly supposed to be.
But. however unlike the rest of us
Henry Ford may be in some respects,
he falls under the classification of or
binary mortals in this-he is not sat-
isfied with what he has and is.
He is one of the richest men on
earth. He is the most widely known
Evening star., 1922-11-26
nv YERE gettin' to be tn
gr-reatest sportin' nation
" " in tn wurruld." said Mr..
1,-bn ho6

~ I gr-reatest sportin' nation
" " in tn wurruld." said Mr..
w Hennessy, who had been
laboring through pages of athletic
intelligence which he could not un-
derstand.
"Oh. so we ar-re," said Mr.. Dooley.
"An' l wondher does it do US amy
good 'Tis imported firm TIL English.
They have a sayin' over there that TIL
jock iv Wellinton said first or some
body said FIR him that tn battle iv
Watherloo was won on tn playin'
fields iv Eton, that bein' school
where tn youth iv England is sint f'r
idjication. 1t was not.
"Th' battle iv Waterloo was won
on TIL potato fields iv Wexford an tn
bog patches iv Connack, that's where
I twas won.
"Th' Fr'rinch ar-re a good fightin'
people an a Fr-rinchman cudden't hit
baseball with a scoop shovel. Th'
Germans is a hardy race an they
thrain on Wesphalyan ham an Bood-
weiser an tn on'y exercise they have
is howlin' at a sangerfest an trund-
lin home their wages in a cart.
Are we amy betther, tell me, FIR
bein, TIL. high tinnis experts. tn in
| therprfsiri' rowsmen. TIL champeen
yachtefs iy tn wurruld thin we were
on:y tf' ;champeen puddlers, mixers.
jploughers, an sewin' machine agents!
Why is England losin' her su-
preemacy,, Hinnissy? Because Eng
lishmeh get down to their jobs at
ilfven, o'clock figurin' goluf scoor on
their cuffs an lave at a quarther to
twelve on a bicycle. We bate thin
because t was tn habit iv our joynt
iv commerce f'r to. be up with tn
cock an down to tn daulper befure
-th' cashier come: an in his Office all
day :. long In. his shirt sleeves an
settin', ON tn safe till tn last man
had zone ~, = -, ~ q:
"Now, if We call up wan iv these
captains iv industhree at wan o'clock
iv Saturday afthernoon,. th' office
+ boy answers tn tillyphone:s Th' Titan
iv Commerce is out in a set iv green
and blue knee breeches. batin' a hole
in a sand pile an cur-rsin'f tn evil
fate, that made him miilyionaire
whin nature intinded him FIR a goluf
charnpeen. So
"Ye caf, It; keep ye'er eye on tn ball
an on the money at tn same time.
.Ye've. got to be wan thing or another
in this: wurrnld. niver knew good
card player or a crack sportsman
that.eud, do much iv anything else.
"They used to tell me that Napoleon
Bonyparte, th' imp'ror iv tn Frinch.
was a champeen chess player. but
Hogan says he was on'y good because
anybody that bate him might as
well go down an be measured fr his
bali an chain. A rale high class
chess player, without room fr amy
thing else in his head. cud close his
eyes am but tn drinks on Napoleon
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with tears that l think ar-re grief
| but she knows diff'rent. An give in
But I've won. just tn same. FL
down in me heart I'm sayin':
; Susette. if I were not gentle.
man that ,wud scorn to smash a lady
they'd be but wan endin' to thi.
fracas. TIL right to tn pint iv tn
| jaw. Susette.'
~ may niver use il. d. We mind
We may go on livin' together an mt
! losin' a battle ivry day FIR fifty year
| But l always know tits there. an III.
knowledge makes me proud an
, naughty man. l feel me arm as / &C
! out TO lock tn woodsi,ed again. an
l say to mesilf: Oh woman. if i've,
4, cut loose that awful right"
An she knows il. too. If she
didn't. she wudden't waste her tears
! TIL sinse of her physical infeery.
ority makes her weep. She must weer
or she must fight. Most amy woman
wud rather do battle thin cry. bui
! they know it's no use.
x* * x :.
"DCT now how is it, l go home al
- night an I'm met at tn dure bt
female joynt. Me wife's tn cham.
peen lady guluferess iv tn Ivy Leaf
goluf club: TIL finest oarslady on tl'
canal: tinnis player that none can
raysist without injury. She can ride
a horse an / cudden't stay on a
; merry -go-round without clothespir
She can box good welter weight an
! she's got medals f'r tn broad jump.
"Th' on'y spoorts she isn't good al
is cookin' an washin'.
This large lady, little peevish
because she's off her dhrive. meets me
at TIL dure an begins issuin ordhers
befure ! have me shoes of. 'Tis just
tn same as if was back on tn hoist
She doesn't argy, she doesn't ween
She just says: Say. YOU an I'm of
on tn bound. look her over an say
1 to mesilf: What's TIL good? ]
! cudden't cross that guard an me
reign is ended. I'm back to tn ranks
iv tn prolitory.
"It won't do. Hinnissy. It's blow
at good govermint. It will disrupt TIL
, home Our fathers was fright. They
didn't risk their lives an limbs bs
marryin' these female Dempseys
| What they wanted was a lady that
they'd find settin' at home whin they
arrived tired firm tn chase, that
played tn harp to thin an got their
! wampum away firm tiiim more like
a church fair thin l;Ec "a safe blower.
"In tn next eighty or ninety years
jif :-cake up me mind to lave this
boistherous life an settle down, TIL
lady that I'll rayquist to double me
| rent an divide me borrowin' capac-
/ ity will wear no m .dals for athletic
spoorts. FIR. Hinn3ssy, Tn afraid ]
| cud not love a woman I might lose
| q fight to-
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Washington, Grant, Foch. Lincoln
Homer. Shakespeare. Michelangelc
Wagner, Charlie Chaplin, Rockefeller
Morgan, Schwab. Carnegie. Edison. For
pirates. outlaws. four-base hitters
prizefighters, soldiers, statesmen. wri.
ers, painters. composers. movie stars
financiers. inventors--we are interests
in them, If only they are successful
And we want to know all there is 4
know about them.
Henry Ford is among the top
notchers in the field of achievement
along industrial lines. He is in thi
class of highly successful men, ant
he shares in the interest which thu
world gives to this class as whole
But moro of popular interest az
taches to Mr. Ford than to any othe!
man of his class He is the mos
w'dely known. the most talked-of
aEd-amcng the masscs-thc mos
popular man in private life today
and has been for the last ten years
How account for it?
went to the Ford Motor COMPANY
with the conviction that it pays II
industry in the long run 10 do thu
thing that is right. just and humane
7 left the company with that confic'
tion more firmly fixed in my minf
than ever This universe is one. and
the laws in one sphere of life are
not in conflict with those of another
What is wrong out of business cana
not he right within it.
There was a time when / smiled
skeptically at the Old Testamen
teaching that the reward of right
eousness is milk and honey and the
recompense of the Cod fearing mar
is sheep and camels. 1t did no
seem to me, so far as my observa'
ton went. TO work out that way
But l have lived long enough to sea
that i, does work out that way il
the end.
Wealth is created by society. ant
belongs to- and is meant to he en-.
joyed by society. The tendency il
always in the direction of the re.
distribution Of wealth unjustly &C.
Guired and held AS an individua
possession. In the heart of ever.
selfishly made and selfishly con
trolled fortune there us concealed
the seed of social and industria
revolution. 1t may be an ugly fac
to face. but it is fact nevertheless
borne out by the history of cen.
turies. The day of reckoning ma!
, he postponed but il comes. Dimly
society is beginning to see this. ant
slowly. but surely. the time is com
ing-in fact. il is now here-wher
individuals will be permitted to pos
sess great wealth only on the con.
dition that they regard themselvc:
as the stewards of it. and not own
ers.
1t pays to give all one can out ol
business and still keep SAT.
margin on which to continue oper.
ations. Because Henry Ford ha.
done this--and it must be conceded
that he has done 1.-THE is about thu
only man in this country today OF
great wealth of whom the masse:
are not critical and envious and to
whom they would willingly intrus
still greater wealth. Not only woult
they give him Muscle Shoals. but
they would throw in the mines anc
railroads of the country. He ha:
demonstrated something worth tn.
tCpntlnued on Second Page)
Evening star., 1922-11-26
MIR. DOOLEY ON ATHLETICS
BY FINLEY PETER DUNNE.

Bonnyparte in three moves.
Did ye iver hear iv Grant wearin'
amy medals FIR hundred yard
dash? Did annywan iver tell ye iv
til number iv base hits made be
Abraham Lincoln. Is there amy
record iv George Wash'nton doin' a
turn on a thrapese or Thomas Jiffer-
hammer?
"IN me younger days twas not con-
/ sidhered rayspictable FIR to be an
athlete. An athlete was always a
man that was not sthrong, enough FIR
wurruk. Fractions dhruv him firm
school an TIL vagrancy laws dhruv
him to base ball. We used to go out
to tn ball game to see him sweat an
to throw pop bottles at tn empire. but
none iv his family was iver proud iv
him except his younger brother.
"a good seat on th' bleachers. bot
tie handy FIR a neefaryous decision at
first base an. a bag iv crackerjack k
was as far as iver I got tow'rd bein'
a spoortin' charkacter an look at me
now! Ye can't have ye'er strenth an
use it, too. Hinnissy. 1 gredge TIL
power / waste in walkin' upstairs or
putin on me specs"
But tits good fr TIL women" said
Mr.. Hennessy.
rs 1t, faith" said Mr.. Dooley. well.
it may be. but it's no good FIR TIL
women or tn men. I don't know
anything that cud be more demoral-
izin' thin to be marrid to a woman
that cud give me a sthroke a shtick
at goluf.
I "Tis goin' to be th' room. iv family
life. Twill break up tn happy home.
Suppose I'm a man that's downtown
firm tn arly mornin' bendin' over a
ledger an thryin' to to thrap dol
lar or two to keep tn landlord firm
tn dure. I despise athletes. I see
that all TIL men that have metallic
rattle whin they get on a movin'
sthreet car are pounds overweight an
wud blow up if they logged around tn
corner.
well, l come nome AT nlght an no
matther how I've been 'here-you-d'
all day, feel in me heart that I'm
the big thing there. What makes me
feel that way. says ye? 'Tis tn sinse
iv physical supeeryority.
me wife Is smarter thin 1 am.
She's had nawthin' to do all day but
tn housewurruk an putin in TIL
coal an stydyin' how she can make
me do something don't want to do
that N wud want to do if she didn't
want me to do it. She's thrained to
TIL minyit in havin' her own way.
Her minds clearer. mine bein' full iv
bills iv ladin: she can talk betther
an more frequent: she can throw me
family in me face, an whin har-rd
put TO il, her starry eyes can CLEAN
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more intimately this man, who val
doesn't put it just this way-in a
-world-exodus into a new era of peace
and prosperity. Having made him.
self a world figure, or persisting in
being reckoned as one, the world
insists. and properly SO. on knowing
all there is to know about him. It
is the price every man must pay for
aspiring to such an exalted position.
Tell me now in confidence, is
Henry Ford as great a. man as the
people generally believe him to be-?
Is he the brains of the organization
which bears his name? Is its sue
cess due to him, or to the men he
has gathered about him? Is he any
thing more than mechan. al
genius? Is it true that he cannot read
and write? Is he a financier? Does
he keep in touch with the details of
his business? Is he a hard worker?
Is he sincere, or a self-advertiser?
These are some Of the questions peo-
pie keep asking you If you chance to
have a fairly intimate acquaintance
with Henry Ford. :,
*s**
THE "tell-me-now-in-co confidence :"
i phrase is significant. It means
that the questioner has a lurking
suspicion that the popular idol of
Dearborn is not all gold. There must
be some clay in his makeup. 1t would
be great satisfaction to have a well
authenticated sample of the clay.
Not long ago delivered ain address
on-the Ford way OF handling labor.
The membership of the Organization
ITO which was speaking was COIN
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man in the industrial world. But
He has other ambitions. For exam
pie. he not only has the Willingness.
but has shown a rather strong desire
to assume national political responSi-
bilities. And on one occasion he vol
unfairly took upon himself thu task
Of settling the problems of world
at war. His ability to do in other
than the industrial sphere ma; be
commensurate with his will. but his
efforts in other directions have not
been such as to inspire confid ance.
TT is not only the absence of certain
l. qualifications. but the presence Of
others that make US doubt his fitness
for the field of politics. If our gov
ernment were an absolute monarchy.
a one-man affair. Henry Ford would
be the logical man for the throne. AS
President. and he seems to have as
pirations in that direction. he would
be able to give us very economical
administration, for 4 cabinet and
Congress would be entirely superflu-
Gus il he were in the White House
The chances are that he would run
the government. or try to do so. as
he runs his industry, having had ex-
perience along no other lines. The
Ford organization would be transfer
red to Washington. That would not
be SO difficult matter as 1t might
appear to the uninitiated. 1t could be
accomplished in a single section of
a Pullman car-with one in the upper
and two in the lower berth. I agree
with Mr.. Edsion. who was recently
reported as saying of Mr.. Ford. HE
is remarkable man in one sense. and
in another he is not. 1 would not
vote for him for President. but as a
director Of manufacturing or indus
trial enterprises I'd vote for him
twice.
But 1 doubt if the spark Of political
ambition in him ever would have
burst into flame had it been left to
itself. There are those near him.
however, who never cease to blow
upon it and fan it. being themselves
ambitious to sit in the light of the
political fire which by chance may be
kindled in this way. They seem to
entertain no doubt of their ability to
run any office for him from that of
the presidency down.
But Henry Ford has left upon me
the impression that his chief ambi-
ton is to be known as a thinker Of
an original kind. He has the not un-
common conviction among mortals
that he haa a real message for the
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Contrary FnPo of Great
Whom Would Willingly
n Moesty Conducted Home
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-24

GEORGE b. JONES.

George Edward Jones. -1 years
old. and 90 years resident OF s0uta
Bend died at his home. 5l1 p. south
ST.. az 7-35 O'Clock las- night follow
ing Jn attack of apopIeXy lie was
born 81 Plymouth. Ind. Jan 1s. 1s45.
and came from LakevIe 20 this
e.iy lie leaves "a large number OF
relatives
M Jones is survived hy hts wife
AIRS Anna Jones. and the following
children Airs John D1dd Mrs.
Freeman. Harry Jones George Jones.
AIRS. Wesley Daniels. NIishaWs lss.
and AIRS Elmer Appleman 90 Girard.
il lie leaves the following brothers
and sisters. AIRS Winddeld ForsL
Charles Jones. ~ T.. Airs Alher
Frcneure Chicago. and Nrs.
Richard Sche~menberget % N.sha-
wvka- Several stepsons. rrandchl.-
dren and great grandchldren survive
him He was q veteran 90 The Civ
war and a member OF the a.. a. r.
Funeral services viii be held a.
the home al $50 O'Clock Tuesds
afternoon. Rev. William Kersch VIII
omclate Burial viii be In Bowman
cemetery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-24

untrue. Previous intimations had
been that the professor and his wife
had been reunited in a common
bond, that their fight their common
interest against the man whom they
charge with invading their home,
destroying their peace and happi-
ness had caused each 10 forge. and
forgive. Not so Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Herman and / will separate
as soon as the preliminary hearing
has been held said Mr.. Tiernan.
1t is true that we were united to a
common end that of forcing Harry
Poulin TO bear his share OF the re-
sponsibility for this child.
1T so. happens" he continued,
shat the issue In this case Is to de-
termine the paternity Of this child.
Our domestic affairs are purely col
lateral matter. Originally I stated
that Mrs. Tiernan and / would sep
arate. No other agreement than
that now exists"
81 should like 70 have a recon-
citation said Mrs Herman Satur-
day afternoon. But Mr. Herman
and J VIII not discuss the matter un-
dl the hearing is over Then. and
then" she repeated musingly. there
will be plenty of time to consider
this phase OF the situation"
My conference with DR.. Albert
Abrams at the Blackstone wednes-
day is in preparation for the higher
court trial" declared Prof. Herman
in discussing the blood tests decided
upon 10 establish who is the father
If the baby
can YOU compel Harry Poulin TO
submit TO blood test?" Prof.
Tiernan was asked
Very likely not" said the pro-
fessor. but I am making prepare
lions 70 have my blood tested and
that will show whether or not the
child is mine. I wired DR. Abra ms
in connection with this case several
weeks ago. and his return message
informed me he would confer with
me in Chicago on Wednesday.
one of the surprises of Saturday
mornings hearing was the first
authentic information given as 10
Harry Poulin's age Poulin dapper
and neatly dressed looked the part
OF a man about 30 Hence. when
his sister Mrs. Joseph McCaffery.
told .on the stand that her brother
was 30, il elected much surprise.