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large village of Indians. They were no longer
on the war path; but new arrivals from over
seas were not too sure of that, and it was sew
eral years before they felt comfortable with
their savage neighbors.
The first time Alice Ford saw the Indians
they had been skinning deer which they had
slain in the nearby forests, and their hands
were red with blood Mrs. Ford took one look
at them and tainted. She told her children,
wears later, that she thought they were on a
scaIping party and had come to kill all the
whites in the vicinity.
However if Mrs. Ford tainted at the sight Of
the Indians, that is the only occasion on record
when she showed any weakness. Mercy to en-
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and when it was finished he rode into Detroit
on horseback, leading another horse ON which
Alice Ford rode back with him to their new
home. Shortly thereafter, John Ford joined
the others, settling on a farm not far away.
A THOUGH the name Ford" was later to
n to become a synonym for :hes these
pioneer farmers lived under conditions of real
poverty George Ford had to cut down the
trees of which he built his house, and after it
had been erected his young wife gathered moss
and chinked in the spaces between the logs to
make it weatherproof.
Not far from the Fords' homes there was
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little while; but George and Samuel, hearing
of fortunes to be made on the rich, unclaimed
farm lands across the United States border,
made Detroit their goal, and set out at once.
Travelling to Detroit from Quebec called for
real enterprise then. The two brothers had
to walk all the way to Rochester, N. Y, seek
ing shelter at night in the rude farm houses
along the way sleeping out in the open,
making their way through forests where hostile
Indians had roamed within the memory Of
living men.
At Rochester they waited for while; and
there they met Alice Goode, who, with her
relatives, had also come down from Quebec
afoot. The details of the romance that fol-
lowed have not been preserved, but it must
have been case of love at first sight, for a
short time later Alice Goode became the wife
of George Ford.
From Rochester they proceeded to Detroit,
travelling by boat through the Erie Canal-then
newly opened-and Lake Erie.
Arriving in Detroit, George and Alice Ford
took up their residence on Jefferson avenue,
while Samuel Ford took plot of 80 acres of
Government land outside of town.
little later George Ford took a similar
tract of land adjoining Samuel's. He imme-
diately set to work to build q log cabin there,
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attention

family'S early history has not so lar
been given a great deal of public
attention.
Every schooboy can tell how the motor king
passed his youth farm, experimental for
years with his automobile, and finally became
the worlds leading automobile magnate.
Few however, know of the adventures Of the
Ford family before that date Where the FordS
came from, and how, is not generally known.
But the early history of the family is fully
as interesting the story of Henry Ford's rise
to greatness 1t is a chapter out OF the great
American pioneer epic and it is made up
chiefly of "reminiscences handed down to her
daughter by Alice GQode Ford, great-aunt OF
Henry Ford, who crossed the ocean in an i'm
migrant ship nearly century ago and who
lived through the early struggles Of the Ford
family in the days when Detroit was an outpost
in the wilderness.
Alice Goode Ford has been dead for several
years now. But her daughter, Alice Ford Ken
nedy died only recently, and before her death
she retold many of the tales her mother had
told her. giving the background to the story
of Detroit's famous motor king
h IEARLY a century ago three brothers
Y George, Samuel and John Ford-were lv-
ing near Cork, Ireland; near the spot by the
way where the great Ford factory now looms
as of the greatest industrial plants in Ire
land.
Times were hard in Ireland then. and-like
many of their fellowship three Fords decided
to try their luck in America. John Ford was
married and had son, small boy named
William. When the three brothers set sail,
John Fords wife and his son went along
Not far from the Ford's home near Cork lived
the Goode family Alice Goode it hap
pened, then girl of II, joined the migration to
America at about the same time that the Fords
did-although she did not at that time know
the Fords.
The trip to America long and arduous.
Immigrants in those days travelled below decks
stuffy sailing vessels. Their quarters were
bare, cold, damp and fearfully overcrowded.
Many passengers died because of the rigors of
the trip; and among those who never reached
the new world was the wife of John Ford
At the time of her death the ship happened
to be passing little island; and because the
passengers knew that most Of the bodies thrown
into the sea were destroyed by sharks they
prevailed on the captain to stop and give Mrs
Fords body Christian burial on the dry land
few years ago, it is said, Henry Ford man
aged to find this little island. He made every
effort to locate the grave of the young Irish
woman who had been buried therefor she
was his grandmother-but he failed.
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A FTER a trip of
~ more t h a n five
weeks, the ship reached
Quebec, where the Ford
brothers landed. John
Ford and his son, Will
liam, who was later to
be the father of Henry
Ford. tarried there a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
SANTA CLAUS
WILL Be BACK
ON SATURDAY
Rice and Ahlers Arrange
Affair at Capitol and
Moose in Hall

Santa Claus will be back. He
is coming to Juneau again Sat-
urday. For one of his parties that
day, he has leased the Capitol
Theatre and at l o'clock in the
afternoon he will give free show
at which he wants all boys and
girls on Gastineau Channel to be
present
Good things to eat will be pro-
vided. The Rice and Ahlers Com
pany, which knows all about the
party, is sure everybody will have
fine time.
Santa Claus will be at the Moose
Hall at o'clock Saturday even
ing. After a program of enter
tainment, he will distribute presents
from a Christmas tree to all chill
dren. For the enjoyment of grown
folks dance has been arranged.
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YULET|DE TREES
CL 0W TONIGHT
FOR CHILDREN
Public Parties This Even
ing, Home Celebra-
tons in Morning

Most of Juneau's Christmas
parties will be held this evening
and in the early hours before day
light tomorrow.
Public celebrations will start with
Santa Claus in attendance at
George Brothers Grocery store, at
7 o'clock this evening
To this event all boys and girls
on Gastineau Channel are invited.
There will be present Tor every
one of them.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will have its Christmas tree party
in the Presbyterian Church be-
ginning at 7:30 this evening. Santa
Claus will have gifts for the Sun
day School children.
Indian Boys and Girls
The Government Indian school,
the Alaska Native Brotherhood and
the Alaska Native Sisterhood will
cooperate in a Christmas tree fes-
tival to be held in the Alaska
Brotherhood hall on Willoughby
Avenue. Santa Claus will enter the
hall at Z o'clock to start the dis
tribution of presents among the In
dian children.
The great majority of Christmas
tree celebrations will begin in the
hcmes of the city before daylight
tomorrow morning.
Stumble in Darkness
Little boys and little girls in
their nightclothes will crawl quietly
out of bed and stumble in the
darkness sto places where stockings
had been hung. Shouts OF JOY and
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is SHOT DOWN
IN ROBBERY IN
SEATTLEST0
One Bandit Is F a ally
Wounded Second Man
Escapes with Cash

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-One Of two
men who held-up drug store
last night, was killed afer he had
ordered Mrs. Elmer j. KnausS to
get away from the cash register.
Knauss, who was in rear room
of the drug store, began firing as
as robbers left with 500. One of
the robbers was wounded low in
the body He staggered to an
automobile outside, got in and
drove away. The car was wrecked
a short distance from the drug
store. The wounded man was found
in the car and was being rushed
to a hospital when he died en-
route.
The second robber had the money
and he made his escape.
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peals of laughter will rouse tired
sleepy parents long before their ris-
ing hours, and compel them to
come forth to see what Santa
Claus has brought down the CHM
neV
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to give thanks to the
M B Coffee Co., the Star Bak-
cry and to all the merchants and
ladies contributing towards our So
cial at the Odd Fellows Hail.
December 22nd.
MEMBER OF THE FIRST
adv. SPIRITUAL SOCIETY.
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Alaskan

A. NJ McDougall, Fairbanks; R.
w. Terrell, Ben Gum, Cordova; c.
Bebeau, Taku.
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lynda

Carl Nelson, Juneau.
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Horses we're buried with men in
Ajjul tornbs, Palestine.
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AT THE HOTELS
GaStineau

GaStineau
B. P. Johnston, J. w. johnson
H. s. Asten, Juneau.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
IS
THIRD To
FINISH

FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILA-
DELPHIA, April 24.-Fred Klauer,
of Colgate, an added starter in
the Decathlon, feature of today's
program at the thirty-seventh
annual Pennsylvania relay carni-
val, took a decided lead on the
field of all-around performers by
winning the 100-meter dash in
the good time of 0:11.2, with Bar
ney Berlinger, of Pennsylvania,
favored as the ultimate victor, in
third place.
Klauer was awarded 857. 20
points for his effort, while the
best Berlinger could do was
1890. o. B. Schoenfeld, of Cor
nell, was second, with 762.00.
A biting spring wind that
whirled through the empty
stands at Franklin Field made
for slow performances.
Summaries in the decathlon at
the Pennsylvania relays follow:
100-meter dash-Won by Fed
Klauer, Colgate, 857.20 points;
second, o. B. Schoenfeld, Cornell,
762.00; third, Barney Berlinger,
Pennsylvania, 1890; fourth, G,
A. Munger, Pennsylvania, 1890;
fifth, T. H. Swartz, Gettysburg,
714.4O; sixth, James Deering,
Yale, 666.80; seventh. Walter
Hutchinson, Gettysburg, 524.00.
Winning time-11.2 .(ties relay
record made in 1928 by r. Lloyd,
United States Naval Academy.
Berlinger came back, however,
to take the second event, the
broad jump, with a creditable
leap of % feet ga inches. Sum-
maries:
Running broad jump-Won by
Berlinger, 838.416; second, Klauer,
760. .446;- third; Munger, 698.418:
fourth, Swartz, 641O58; fifth,
Deering, $4,000; sixth, Hutchin-
son, 559.778; seventh, Schoen-
field, 526.14. Winning jump-22
feet ga inches.
With a mighty Snrug OF 40 1eeC
93s inches Berlinger went into
the lead in the decathlon by cap
turing the shot put. His point
total for this event of 892.5875
also set a new relay record, dis
placing the mark of 868.00. made
by this same enterprising athlete
last year. Klauer fell far back by
showing out the brass ball only
SO odd feet for 536.635 points.
16-pound hot-put-Won by Ber-
linger, 892.5875; second, Schoen-
field, 811.00; third, Hutchinson,
661.3175; fourth, Klauer, 586.635;
fifth. Deering, 584.73; sixth, Mum
ger, 580.0475; Swartz, $4,000. Win
ming distance, As feet IS inches
(breaks relay record of $4,000
points made by Berlinger in 1880 E.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

A baseball fan has theories Of
his own and sometimes likes to
advance them for the considera-
ton of others. J. F. Finerty,
jr., writes that when Sam
West is ready to play ball,
it is not Harry Rice who will
have to worry, but more likely
Sam Rice or Heinie Manush.
Finerty likes the send-off Wash
ington gave Muddy Ruel and
believes the city did a just
thing for a deserving player
and a man of the highest
characte4.
The correspondent would not
pick the Griffs to cop, nor, for
that matter pick any team to
win the pennant so early in the
season. He believes, however.
the Griffs are a shade better
than the AS. And so it goes.
And another fan takes issue
with Clark Griffith in saying
that only Shanks and Peckin-
paugh, of the men who have
gone forth from the Washing
ton club, rated the kind of
tribute Washington paid Ruel.
The fan would add the name of
Goslin. Would you?
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
{. v. NET TEAM
DEFEATED

The George Washington Uni
versity tennis team was routed
by Virginia University in their
match at Charlottesville, Va, the
Cavaliers winning, 81. Alphonso
Smith, captain of the Virginia
team, won in straight sets from
Bob Considine, No. l player of
the Colonials. Summaries:
Singles-Smith (Virginial defeated
Considine George Washington), 6--1,
6-4; Delafield (Virgina) defeated
Neale George Washington. "a. 6-4;
Newell (Virginia) defeated Sable
George Washingtonl. -, 60. 60;
Burnett Virginia) defeated Ogus George
Washington), 6-3, s.; Staubly George
Wash ngtOn) defeated Martin (Virgnia),
3-6, 6-3. 6-3; Dame (Virginia) de-
feated Goldsmith George Washington,
2-6. IS. 6-3.
Doubles-Smith and Martin CVirginia)
defeated Consdine and Stauhy George
Washngtonl, 6-4, 3-6. 6--3 Newell
and Delafield (vrginia) defeated Gold
smith and Neale George Washington,
81, fl: Dame and Burnett (Nir-
ginia) defeated r. Sherry and L.
Sherry George Washington), 6-3, SIS.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
COLLEGE [
ATHLETES BUSY

Local college athletes will be
extremely busy today and tomor-
row.
Most attention will, undoubted-
ly, be directed to Georgetown's
performances in the Penn Relays
at Philadelphia and Maryland's
lacrosse engagement with Syra-
cuse at Syracuse, N. Y, tomor-
row.
John d. O'ReiIly, veteran
coach of the Georgetown track
forces, expects to score in sew
eral of the relay events at the
Penn games.
AS for the Maryland lacrosse
team, the Syracuse game marks
the first test for the Old Liners
this year, and Coach Jack Faber
is wondering in what manner his
charges will stand the gaff. Here
is the college sports program:
TODAY $4,000
Maryland VS.. Washington and Lee
(base6aiD. at College Park. 4 p. m.
American VS.. st. Johns (tennis), ct
Annapolis, Md.
George Washington VS.. Pittsburgh
(EOlf). at Indian Spring Club.
George Washington vs.. Hampden-
Sidney (tennis). at Hampden- Sidney, Va.
Georgetown in Penn Relays, at Phila-
delphia.
Maryland vs.. v. P. 1. baseball. dou-
BILE header). at College Park. $3.50 p. m.
Georgetown vs.. Pittsburgh (gOlf), at
Manor Club.
TOMORROW
Maryland VS.. Syracuse QacrOsse). at
SyraCrse. n. Y.
Maryland VS.. Western Maryland (ten-
nis), at Westminster, Md.
George Washington We. Duke (tennis) 4,
at Durham, n. c.
Georgetown In Penn Relays, at PhiIa-
delphia.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
LOndOs Defeats
"Stdn" ZbuSzkO

ETROIT, April 24.-Two
straight falls, the second coming
in a minute and A seconds, last
night won for Jim LondoS, worlds
heavyweight wrestling champion,
a decision over Stanislaus zbys-
zko.
The first fall came after q
minutes and % seconds of pull
ing. Londos twirled the old fel-
low and slammed him to the mat.
The blow dislocated Zbyszko's
shoulder and when the two re-
turned to the ring after the rest
period the Greek god took ad.
vantage Of the injury and quickly
pinned Stan to the floor with
an arm lock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
MD. P|NMEN GO
To 0R|CHMOND

The bowling team of Forest
Glen Council, No. 2169, Knights of
Columbus, of Montgomery county,
rolls the Richmond Knights of
Columbus team at Richmond, Va,
tomorrow night.
Last year the Forest Glen Coun-
Gil defeated the Richmond team in
that city, but the Virginians won
in the return match OF Silver
Spring.
The members of the Forest Glen
team are Jack Reed, Louis Al
berti, Gene Rupert. Oscar Peter,
Charlie Moulden and Douglas
Wade.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

ders shove over, on a rather
straight line, instead Of turn
ing. Then your left shoulder
gets in your way and you can
hardly see the ball. You then
make jump for it, swinging
forward, body moving with your
swing and, of course, turning to
the left. If you stand normally
to the ball and then, putting
the control of your swing large
ly in your left arm, using .
firm left-hand grip, you may ap-
proach the right golfing action
by making your left arm shove
directly back and then straight
forward.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
Hits for Extra Bases

From Vosmik's bat, during
the first 10 days of the sea-
son, have rung singles, doubles
and triples in profusion and
100000 fans saw the Indians
during their first home stay
of the season, largely because
of the attraction he proved.
There is some mistake about
Vosmik graduating Immediately
from the sandlots of Cleveland
to berth on the major league
club sporting its colors. In
an effort to build glamo
about Vosmik's case, some writ
ers have found it convenient to
say he jumped straight from
the amateur ranks to his home
town major entry. This is far
from so.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

The Forest City has gone
quite mad about their latest
find. His is one Of the COM
paratively few cases in pres
ent-day baseball where home
town boys are getting a chance
to make good in local livery.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
1900 AT NIGHT TILT

q SAN FRANCISCO, April "a.
Twelve-thousand fans turned out
last night to watch the first night
game of baseball played in San
Francisco. The San Francisco
Seals defeated Sacramento by a
score of 5 to !.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

Babe r u t n
goes, so go
the Yankees.
So 1t look s
IKE they are
ticketed or
the crippleS'
W a r d. And
M &C a rthy'S
chances for
a pennant are
on a trip
around t h e
world.
The YankS
were DIN &
good, too. Of
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

away from a
verticle axis
in the back
swing. If you
weave over to
the right as
you b a c X
S W n 6 t h e
chances a r e
ur h e a d
will lift and
m o v e S i d E.
ways. This at
o n c e causes
your Shoul-
derS to lift
too, so that
Your Shoul.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

Inc rule IN
b a S e b a | ! S
Hall of Fame
is t h a t a
prophet is
not without
honor save in
hi o W n
realm" "
Gle v Gland
fans, in view
ing the SEN
Sational early
season work
of VoSnik de-
clare he is
a n o t h e r
ToiAia q ~ n
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
TEAM COUNTS
UPON HIS
SERVICES
By JOE HOLMAN

BY JOE HOLMAN
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April "a
Should Outfielder Sam Vests
left arm continue troubling him
he will be sent to a prominent
Chicago surgeon for a minor
operation shortly.
doc" Kruschner, who healed
Pitcher Red" Faber's ancient
salary whip several years ago, is
considered the logical man to
straighten out West in short
order. Faber, like Sam, suffered
q peculiar growth in his arm
And Kruschner removed it with
no apparent difficulty.
May Take Gamble
Rather than take chances with
Sans 1881 services Skipper John
son is prepared to gamble with
him. West, it is gathered should
really have undergone an opera
tion last winter. but such action.
somehow and in some way, was
overruled.
Following a siege of influenza
Sans whip is swollen. Fur.
fhermOre, it Is claimed, the
swelling will be enlarged If he
continues working out.
Obviously the best thing for
West under the circumstances is
to risk everything or accept the
inevitable operation involving no
drastic measures. Manager Wal
ter johnson, despite Vests set
back, still is banking nightly
on the youngsters services for
the current season. He says:
Before the season started l
honestly thought Sam would
hit $50 for us and I'm still
roofing for him. He's great
ballpIayer. And if that arm
comes around somehow he will
do us plenty of good"
Sam himself insists that his
arm feels fine now and is clamor-
ing for a chance to prove 1t.
Whether such a procedure would
be advisable, however, remalns
to be seen.
Fielding Is Missed
Despite Harry Rice's bang'up
performance afield, Vests speed
and accuracy on deep flies and
lines drives is badly missed.
Consequently. it can be seen
that at this early stage of the
race any steps calculated to quail
ify him for participation in Wash
ingtons lineup will be welcomed.
That Jimmy FoXX either will re-
turn to first base or be aVallaole
for a pinch hitting call against
Washington today was the pros
pect this morning.
Jimmy, who has been inactive
for several days, is generally
plain poison to Washington
singing. Therefore little cheer
ing was heard today when this
announcement was made.
General" Alvin Crowder's poor
1881 start has in no way bellttled
him in the eyes Of Manager Wal
ter Johnson.
Gal will keep right on work
ing his turn" Walter explains.
''FEe looked good enough to win
q ball game his last time out.
Experience has taught me it's
not the number of games you
win in the spring that counts.
It's the final reckoning about
October"
Crowder, incidentally, is getting
his stuff gradually. And. accord
ing to the General himself. he
should now be in trim to WIN him
self several ball games
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

Speaker rolled in one. They say
he will make AL Simmons look
like he belongs on the weak end
of the batting order and that he
is the man who will come into
full exposure in the baseball
heavens when Babe Ruth goes
into total eclipse-a day none
too far distant, according to
many.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
By Kirk Miller

It may just be that the to the otpropounded
queson-who will suppant Babe Ruth the big noise in
basebahas been found in the person of Joevosmik the
2year-od rookie eftieder of the Cleveland Indians who
hitting like wild fire and fielding well for Roger
Peck Tribe
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
Fans Have Their Say

Records show he was picked
up by the Indians a couple Of
years ago and first farmed for
a season to Frederick, Md, in
the Blue Ridge League, where
he led the league with a .383
batting average. Last season
saw Vosmik with the Terre
Haute, Three-Eye League club
where he also set the pace with
the bat for the circuit, hitting
for Just three points below
400.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

NICK ALTROCK course, most
Of their games they took from
the Red Sox, but it counts as
much in the box score whether
you took candy from a baby or
held up a full grown man.
Over in the National circuit,
Brooklyn and Cincinnati are
fighting SO hard. for the cellar
they may have to put in a sub
basement to accommodate both
teams.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
(AlI games called off account rain
and cold weather)
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at Brooklyn.
Philadelphia at New York.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at st. Louis
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
SAM WEST BOOKING

Sam West Insect nine wants
games. Call Manager TAFT at
Lincoln l0010 between and
8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

PHILADELPHIA, April "a.
Joe Mccarthy got a tough
break in Boston. They say as
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

Zauer Wins Dash to Take Lead in Penn Relays Decat01
GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON

One influence in your swing
that causes your body to weave
forward, is the result of getting
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
LAST LONG FIGHT

The last 2O-round championship
fight in the United States took
place on November 5, 1917, when
Pete Herman turned back
Frankie Burns in a battle for
the bantamweight title.