Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07

was driving alone at night from the
Dearborn engineering laboratories to
his home when large closed car con-
talning two men crashed into his
coupe. forced It over a 15-foot en-
bankment and drove on rapidly. Mr..
Ford was rendered unconscious, but
recovered and made his way to gate
way Of his estate where help was OBJ
tanned. He was taken to the hospital
suffering from Commissions and slight
hemorrhages. but within a few days
was said to be on the road to COM
plete recovery. Department Of Jus
tice agents took hold Of the case and
number Of suspects were arrested.
This supposed attempt on the billion
aires life came In the midst OF the
trial of Adam Sapiro's million-dollar
libel suit against him. and also at a
time when he Is said to have aroused
considerable Ill feeling among mer-
chants because he opened cut-rate re-
tail stores.
a MERICA, France and England
a were all threatened In the trag-
edy In the Care du Nord. Paris, when
Countess de jane, estranged wife of
Frenchman, shot Raymond " de
Trafford, scion of prominent British
family, and then put bullet through
her own body. The countess was Alice
Silverthorne of Chicago, cousin of J.
Ogden Armour and well-known In
American social circles. Her rela-
lions with De Trafford recently led her
husband to file suit for divorce. For
several days after the shooting 1t was
believed both the countess and De
Trafford would die, but latest reports
are that they are out of danger.
VX/HILE Mrs Coolidge was trying
| w to learn from White House aides
| where the President intended to
spend his summer vacation, news
| came down from Wisconsin that the
| Chief Executive had selected that
| state and would spend the hot months
up among the muslSie lakes and trout
! streams The exact location Of the
summer capital was said to be unde-
| termined, hut the G. Il. Heinemann
estate on Trout lake was reported to
be favorably considered. 1t is about
seventy-five miles from Lake Superior
| and Is a pretentious establishment In
fine natural surroundings, with a
score Of small lakes nearby. It was
stated In Washington that the Presi-
| dent would not go to the Far West
| for his vacation because the situations
in foreign lands and other matters
| might make 1t advisable for him to
return to Washington hurriedly.
FIVE well-known Americans were
appointed by President Coolidge
to represent the United States at the
| international economic conference In
Geneva. They are: Henry NJ. Rob.
inson of Los Angeles, one of the
! trainers Of the Dawes plan; Norman
II. Douglas, New York financier; John
| w. O'Leary Of Chicago, president OF
| the National Chamber Of Commerce
Prof. Alonzo f. Taylor Of Stanford
university, and DR.. Julius Klein, d.
rector Of the federal bureau of for
| eign and domestic commerce.
| LARRY f. SINCLAIR, oil mag
l 1 nate, seemingly must go to jail
| for contempt of the senate. Justice
Hitz of the District Of Columbia Su-
preme court denied him a new trial,
and then heard arguments as to
whether the verdict Of guilty returned
by the trial jury should carry punish
ment for one offense or for four, one
| for each count In the Indictment. Both
jail sentence and fine are manda-
! tory, Imprisonment being for not less
than one month nor more more than
| twelve.
Two well-known citizens were on
1 the death list Of the week. VIII
H. Dig, founder and former president
Of the Izaak Walton League Of Amer
| lea, passed away In Washington
where he took up his residence year
ago. Perry s. Heath, known as the
father" Of the rural free delivery
service. also died in Washington. Be
sides his work In the Post Office de-
| partment he was prominent as a
newspaper publisher and was identl-
fed with the framing Of the constitu-
lions Of North and South Dakota.
MAJ H. O. SEGRAvE, am English
lNA man, established world record
at Daytona Beach, Fla, when he
drove his racing car Sunbeam over
| the sand course at the terrific speed
l-of 20S.70 miles nm hour.