The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-01
EDISON HAS
QUESTIONABLE
ON BIRTHDAY
Reported He Will Not
Vote for Ford for
President

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years old Saturday, receiving at
| his West Orange, n. j., home the
following congratulatory letter
from President Harding:
"My dear Mr.. Edison:-Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen has reminded
me of the fact that you are to
to celebrate your serenty-fifth
birthday anniversary on Feb. IL,
and | am taking this occasion to
send you my congratulations and
very best wishes. ! hope you will
have many more years of happy
| service to the world at large, such
as you have so generously given
in the past"
Mr.. Edison would not vote for
I Henry Ford for President, but
he would vote twice for him for
the office of director of manufae-
turcrs, if such an office existed
III our government, he told re-
p0rters.'
Light of step and bright of eye,
the greatest of inventors met the
newspapermen and photographers
at the West Orange laboratories
today, answered their queries
quickly, and happily, and posed
with good humor for the still and
motion cameras.
The reporters came with long
and carefully memorized question
| nalre.
"When do you expect to re-
tire" was the first.
sNa,,n,v ,,,oc ba ono. yn1. q 81 OF,
Mr. Edison had rubbed his head
thoughtfully.
"Who is the greatest man you
| ever knew"
81 never have known very many
men, he answered. 81 am al
ways in my laboratory and rarely
attend dinners He paused for a
moment then added" He paused
for a moment then added: 81
never saw Roosevelt but once,
and when | shook his hand"
"Why do you mention Roose-
velt??"
81 liked Teddy" he responded
in a tone which required no cele-
boration.
"Who is the most remarkable
woman you ever met"
Sarah Bernhardt", he answered
thougtfully, "was good, and is
still full Of pepper"
rs Henry Ford remarkable
man."
"ln one way, yes; in another
way, no"
"Would you vote for him for
President"
mo. 1t is out of his line, but |
if there were sue han office as
director of manufacturers | would |
vote for him twice
"Do you think Ford would |
make Il success of Muscle |
Shoals?"
Il do And | will help him if |
he gets it. do not think he
should go into it, however. He |
is too ambitious and his only OBJ
ject really is to help the farmer.
You know, he is down on Wall |
Street"
with reason?" asked the re-
porters.
an leave that to you"
"Do you think the Washington
conference accomplished its pur
pose?
at was good. Certainly it was
better than nothing at all, wasn't !
it? However, we should not |
cease preparations for war We |
should experiment with the dead
hest of gases and the biggest |
guns, not that we ever shall |
make use of them, but that we
may be prepared against the pos
sibility of rasculity by another ma
ton. All nations should be pre-
pared and war should be made |
so terrible tina it will destroy j.
SELF.
"What of the bonus?"
at should be put off until
more favorable moment. Let US
first get the money to pay our
debts"
"Do you believe that our
foreign loans should be refund i
ed?"
Il think they should be post
poned until Europe gets on its !
feet again. You can't get blood /
from stone
"Do you believe in light wines
and beer"
1--WE don't want any of that !
stuff. Every man with sense I
should sign pledge never to
touch it."
"What was the greatest adj /
vance in the electrical field in the
last year,"
"Thc radiophone. The ampli
fer is great invention. We will /
be able to hear ants talk, if they |
do talk, when it is perfected
"Will business revive soon?"
eyes, it is reviving. now; it is I
on the culVe."