The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-31
SEVERAL MEN
BEING HELD BY.
AUTHORITIES
Charges Against Them Not
Revealed - Police Check
Their Whereabouts Sunday
FORD RESTING EASILY
Auto Magnate's Chest and
Back in Splints and He
Must Remain Quiet

Detroit. March 3l.--tRy--Numcrous
arrests have been made by depart
ment Of Justice agents investigating
what is believed to have been de-
liberatc attempt to assassinate Henry
Ford. the Detroit Free Press said TO-
day.
The susnccts are held on sccret
charges while the authorities check
up on their movements at about 8:3O
o'clock last Sunday night when a
large closed automobile dashed
against small coupe Of his ow,
manufacture in which Ford was
driving alone and forced it over q
l5-foot embankment along the river
Rouge
We are not saying it was IA DELHI
crate attempt upon Mr.. Ford's life"
said spokesman for Ford. accord
ing to the Free Press.
'The matter is being investigated
by many men and from many angles
he continued, land we believe that
the Studebaker car which followed
Mr.. Ford and forced him from the
road is known.
You can draw your own conclu-
siOns.'
Mast Have Complete Rest
The motor manufacturer. hailed in
some quarters AS Americas only
millionaire and the richest man in
the world, suffered. n slight con-
fusion. and slight hemorrhages from
the bladder and lungs but these con-
ditions have cleared up. said q bullc-
tin issued by DR.. K. d. Mcclure.
chief surgeon Of the Henry Ford hos
pital.
Severe cOntusions over the ribs
and back. with severe strain to the
back. led to fixation Of Mr.. Ford's
chest and back by splinting and he
must undergo complete rest for two
weeks.
The secontf- and iaSu bulletin sFtk4
night described Mr.. Ford's condition
az excellent" and added the optim-
istic observation that no complca-
tions had developed and none was
indicated.
HE is resting easily" read that
bulletin.
Mr.. Ford was rendered unconsrious
but soon recovered and was able to
make his WY to the nearby entrance
to his estate. where he made his
plight known to gateman. MRS.
Ford was called on the private line
between the Gateman's lodge and the
Ford home and ran several hundred
yards through driving rain and
slcct storm.
Taken to Hospital Monday
Mr.. Ford was placed in an auto-
mobile and taken to the house. His
condition did not improve as expect
ed and on Monday he was removed to
the hospital.
The usual extreme secrecy which
surrounds Ford's movements and
plans was applied strictly, and news
he had been injured did not leak out
until yesterday, and then only in the
form Of rumors that he had been
slightly injured.
Ford executives prepared state
ment that because of the 81 ,0O0, ,00O
libel suit of Aaron Sapiro against
Ford. and the unavoidable and nm
founded differences that may he
drawn" the facts were withheld from
the public, although communicated TO
the court Monday morning.
'There has been minor orera-
tion," read the statement. The hut
letin issued BY DR.. Mcclure said that
the fixation by splinting was the
operation referred to in the nrtss
statements"
Guards were stationed at the hos.
pital yesterday and only Mrs. Fnri
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Ford were
permitted to visit the injured manu-
facturer.
Thousands Deeply Interested
"The condition Of Ford is one oe
burning interest TO thousands Of
Detroiters in his employ because 1T
the peculiar nature Of his dom inant
position in the Ford Motor company.
in which he carries in his pocket
all the plans and destinies Of the
company" said the Free Press.
"Other firms directed by boards
do not feel the absence Of one man
so much. For that reason it was not
just one man who went over the
river Rouge embankment Sunday but
when that little coupe jumped the
| curb the livelihood and prospects Of
several hundred thousands in De-
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