The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02

/ lu Jhy vorU-Nia urury rord--
about whom .hu people oi this cuun-
Try know Ir.- chan yI iuu any other
prominent Woman.
Every ..huuI.nII from Now York
. 90 California knows Ilnnry Ford. his
works. ambitions AND published
'huuHU'- Is u.U H. UI4 latest star
. tluE tHtuumi fHHi boz la worth
moro than $1,000. UU.Ouu.amoro
oven than John u. Io.k,.ylIur but
they know nothing ui tho duIk.py,d.
plainly dressed. rather plump, mid
dlc.HEcd woman who hls had more
io du with shaping Henry rurlH
mctrurn career than bias any other
person.
RACK u rhr carly ciahucs Clara
Bryant. u Greenfield. Mich. hrmyrs
daughter then 400 her early teens.
had uulv l.l chat uu Nuru 90.
lNsN. Hhr WI. to many the man. who
would iu 1872 hc looked nap tu ts the
worlds greatest business genius. co.
that rh" would ho Twins Boo Nprlt-
/ able palace iu Dearborn Mich, sur-
rounded hy a. 7Ouu.u,rH estate. with
servants uud rycry conceivable com.
Nruiuu,o thon not dreamed off, Bui
/ Horny Ford, who ut that Umo came
/ iu Detroit ug un engineer Tor the
Edison company returned, uud the
country pirl became Mrs. Ford. She
was then 30 ana Doc only %.
Partners iu BusiucsS ~ Iifc"
From that day fu this. aB Mrs
. Ford says, 'Ours has boon u very
happy marriage We have been part
/ uors iu the business OF NO. We have
,uuHultod ourh other ou an points
as one member of firm cuuaultH
another There is no boss IN our
| firm.
"Not thnt I always agree with my
| husband, No. no, II think he is
/ wrong ! tcll him so. That H. part
] ut every wifo'H duty ~ Is Included
/ iu the vow 10 love and honor. You
/ wouldn't love and honor 10 you en-
! rourUgrd a man to 80 ON lu course
. YOU Thought wrong. So. VI my hus-
band takes q wrong view in any mat
/ ter or one hat seems TO me wrong.
/ ! turn family occulist / cudeavor tn
I ronGaicntiouHly correct his angle OF
| vision"
While Of course ono Of the most
/ talked OF women In Detroit. Mrs
Ford is one of the least known. She
could walk down woodward avenue
and back again aud probably not two
[ people In hundred would recognize
her
Her main aim In llfc are keeping
/ house for Henry Ford" and doing
good for people In quiet way. In
/ fact "a quiet way dcsiguutos her
| whole personality She is quiet iu
/ her dress, her manners and her
speech. She be- seldom sccu In public
ana ls said to live only for her huq-
J band ana her son Edscl, who Us now
/ President of the Ford Motor COM
/ puny and It's active head
Mrs Fora, IL H. said, acts the part
/ Of any middlc-nEcd wife OF a pros
porous business man. Her clothes
arc dark and quiet Jewels she sell
/ dom wears and her friends say tho
only ornament she usually affects IL
her wedding ring. with. once IN a
whilo a string Of pearls
Rescue of Rival.
hut for an her quiet ways her
4 hand IN plainly to be seen I'm many OF
| Henry Ford's biggest and most
| philanthroplc works. Witness the
recent purchase Of the Lincoln Motor
company FOR ES,OO0,0OO. whom Henry
Ford saved "a rival automobile con-
corn from bankruptcy.
II is claimed that time and again
Henry Leland and his son Wllfrcd
appealed to Mr. Ford To snvo the
company for Old-time friendship
car producer and the pioneer OF tho
high-grade cars competing In the
market after years OF friendship. Mr.
Ford refused each time, snylng that
he had no use for the Lincoln car.
ns his Ford plant kept him busy all
the time.
FinNly the Lolands went, 10 tho
Ford homo aud again appealed for
aid. M's. Ford was IN the next room.
and she is said 20 have heard the
conyersntiOn. She called Edscl from
the conference ana asked him 10 ap-
peal TO his father To give them what
help ho could. They had plenty Of
money she argued, and II II was
simply n question OF that. then by all
means they should have access to the
Ford fortune to secure that aid.
Later she spoke to MIR. Ford himself.
the report says. ana stlll he refused.
However, he talked the matter over
with Edsel and found his son was
really enthusiastic at the prospect Of
| the Ford Interests taking "a hand IN
the high priced car game. Engineers
/ were called In and they backed Ed
ncls belief Ina the Lincoln, Therefore
I tho Lclands were given the necessary
iid TO remain In the automobile
I business.
] nc udy or the tdlc came, ana
/ while Henry Ford was To spend SS,-
| OOO,0 900 OF his fortune to satisfy n
| desire Of his wife ana his son. no ala
not even attend the sale: but Mrs.
/ Ford did, and others present say she
appeared as happy over the Lolunds'
victory as they did themselves. 10
meant the savings Of q lifetime t6
/ them.
/ "Profit Sharing l. Splendid"
Mrs Fords hand is also svon Goo
/ tho labor dealings her husband has
] had with hiH employees, called boo
/ some circles "thC most drastic ana
/ tur-roaChiuR ever attempted
~ entirely agree with my hus-
/ bands plan FOR pront-shlung with
/ employees and for making COnylcts
. honest citizens by giving them work
b with the hope OF better things" Mrs.
Ford has said. ~ am with him heart
and soul / consider 10 splendid
I project and / am proud 10 be- the
wife Of the man who conceived lt
~ have received many letters from
wives of employees telling what
prONt-sharing has done for them and
their children, / receive letters from
cities whore Mr Ford has branches
OF his busIues. Every one bears Wit
moss M the fact that the plan has
made for increased health and hap