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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1913)
ti-D IkM UMAUA SUNDAY BEJS: SEPTEMBER 28, WW. HOW "FORDMLLY" GREW Hi Hobby Brought Him Tamo and an Unlimited Fortune. ' LOVER OF ANIMAL NATURE Xletrtirdy 11 Sentlmentnllr n4 Inrltta Wild Antmnla to Make Their Hone on 1IU Fsrrt by Bnllfl ln Them Honaea. lajhksen rears at upon th streets of Detroit occurred Uia first aulomotll nc cMwit In lh world. Tha ca.ue of the mishap wu not "Joy ridlnc." but the ohucjrlwt contraption Jeerinclr called "Ford's Folly" and driven by Honrr Ford hlrasftlf. At this time Mr. und Mrs. Ford wa niiltlne their usual erenl&K drlvs a-rald hundreds of curious and faaolnated dtl sens. Blcyclea were then the lateet and tnoat popular mode of traveling and scores of them were constantly "ahooed" away by Ford In order that he mlsfct accom plish the feat of turning around. This time something went wronc with tha brake. A bicycle rider wm knocked town and the wheela of the mechanical tract? paased half way crer the oyoUat. Althoush the man waa uninjured h da nuuided Aamatrea for the destruction of baa wheel, and Ford, after a Ions oonfar tooe, decided all bo could afford to pay TO flXO. Henry Ford, tha world'a rraat Bseohanlcal renlua and head of an Institu tion employing 15, workers, paya today the third Unrest Income tax of any man In tha world. Bom on a farm In Dearborn, Mich ilr miles from Detroit, and receiving; only a country school education. Ford early deserted school life and for several years drove a threahlnc machine. The koy waa fond of mechanical "dlelcerlnia" f all aorta. He built a waterwhael for his boy playmates, which waa a marvel us construction. Going to Detroit, owing to the removal f hla parents to that city, he waa em ployed aa assistant engineer at the Edi son Illuminating company. Ford ran a dynamo there and during hla leisure time made the first gasoline engine of which be had long dreamed. Following hla em ployment with the IWIson company Ford waa engineer for the Detroit Auto com pany, famous for the constructlbn of but one automobile, known as "999." This company existed but one year and waa a craplete failure. Undaunted by Oil a and encouraged by hla wife. Ford built his drat car tha following year. Early In Ufa Henry Ford waa married to Clara Bryant, a daughter of a fanner ef Reford, a hamlet near Dearborn, and to hla wife Ford gives much of the credit of hla aucceas In building the first gaao Una engine to take the place of the horse. He apeaka of hla wife as '"the believer," and aha la the one alwaya consulted when mr new plana are under way. nia First Mechanical Bncary, One Sunday morning more than twenty Or years ego Henry Ford announced to hla wife that he wanted to draw a plan of a maohantcat buggy, Mrs. Ford brought htm a sheet of paper, but thla proved too small and so on the back of a ptec of sheet muato Henry Ford sketched kloioat an exact representation of the Tei car on the market today. Thla was wren years before aa auto was built. The sheet music upon whtoh this ad tsjbm drawing was mad has bass lost Mrs. Ford Is oonataatly aearohlng for. It The dynamo and threshing machine Which figured so rnaatly, Is Ford's early Ufa have ben preserved. The threhlng Kaohlna was sold for junk by tha farmer wfeo owned It, traded In the local rear, he tor a new obo, aa after a long earch Ford traced It to a small town la Pennsylvania, Today he has as a proud possession on hla farm on the banks of tits River Rouge nearly all the parts of the original threshing machine. 'Within the last month Ford purchased the dynamo and engine which he ran at the Edison company. i Slight In build, weighing 150 pounds, quick, active and able to vault a fenoe like a boy, ho haa the appearance of being much, younger than hla fifty years would warrant. Close buslnera associates maintain that upon the hard, undaunted atsbborn discipline of this man haa da. pended the success of the Institution, Bet yet ten years old, which, dally turns ut 1.(100 finished autos. Tfce Ford plant today Includes the larg. at machine shop In the world. The fa aoHs Krupp plant at Easen, Germany, la Mt so extensive, nor does' It employ so aaaay men, although Krupp has mast of j governments of Europe as cuatomera. jBoeaoray of construction Is the main Idea. aWffne casings are alt cast Into a bel wawra lony-nvo boles are bored In the aaatac at once, the whole operation tak ( Very little more than one minute. TVs machine cost 112.000 and the workman raeetves II oenta an hour, although one smb and one machine are doing the work C lerty-flve men and doing It with so. curacy. There has never been a strike mm the demand for wnrv k .n.n .. la .constant. In the neighborhood of 1T.0M -p.v,i u- on me jrord payroll. The Melneaa la to ti m i ...... . . Contracts have been lat kiui- . tm.e additions, each 1,000 feet long and 900 IT . . . mc engine, the largest of Its kind In h .m i. . . - . ,m iu nave a win helper, and so the Western Pittsburgh " oitjw until it haa passed U, beyond the limits of the preaent ate. t,-r uuwa cane" Ifati -sur.A a. . . - vi. yory moaeat t?nl:' far ng la concenaT Te " "oxlatad with him state L" MW t0 furth" the aucctw " " way aa when I was started. Salaitmn,. v. .. . . a M ineu' weir Dtt to offer suggeaUona to chanc . tt e appearance ot th8 Ford car, bu? aW a on tt. Ford car? " aeoo Ford la an extremw v.. -,r . -v ,uTr or na ture. He believes John Burrougha the at.t natursJUt the world h W known. Ford ha, ad everj-thln" Bu" ropgh, ha. written and wilt often starMe "J. you remember -"v?1 ml0 on W W of vol ume ur Next to Burrougha in the e.ti. T " cura cornea Thomas Edison, " "oiiovea 10 io the greatest vector the world haa ,r Last eprtnr Ford had mm i.i. - kinds sent to him fmm w Jr.. the IntanUon of building an Immense """J en n uearoorn farm. When birds arrived they T ----- hw stsiuvu U Tord a homesick took. That night when vaa coating Between l0 and $100), we held prisoners on the ftlrer Rouge ann, waa a night of torture to Ford, and wmnj w we morning, at sunrise to xajt, JTord arose auletlr. iltnn.i tlM bouse and liberated all tha bint. Hot long ago he saw one of his rare ssag jsn JrK on the farm. During the spring plowing season Ford, wwnjng a nuge tractor march ma jeaucaiiy across a field on the K0- In All though nothing else could be done but to send out a wlreleaa call for help Ford stepped UP. nicked UD two nlecea nf nliwt and In fifteen minutes bad the repaira made. The chief engineer, standing near, aaldt " TVaU, by hack. It's stronger now than It was when It was new.' " Henry Ford knows the Ford machine from its birth, and that he is Droud nf It Is shown by tho fact that today he aiwaya drivee his own machine, there being no chauffeur In the Ford hou. hold. There la one Bon, EdseU 1J, known at tn Ford plant as "Ford's right hand man." Edsel Is a very qulot boy, haa a desk In hla father's office and la fa miliar with every department in tho huge concern. Ford's latest Idea Is the Installment o a complete moving picture outfit direct from Germany for the purpose ot per petuating for all time every process In the making of tho Ford car. TROUBLE FDR YOUNG DOCTOR Problem of Telling; the Truth, Flb- ( bins; or DodtTlnff the Question. Whether to tell a patient or the mem bers of his family Juat what is the matter with him la one of the most pux sllng problems the young medical prac titioner baa to face. Very often he haa to He about It Sometimes he does not get found out. "When I began tha practice of medi cine I was located In the heart of old Greenwich Village, and the diphtheria antitoxin had not been discovered," said one physician. "Parents aa well as physicians were much exercised when a child had an at tack ot diphtheria. In the Immediate nelghborhoo when the news got about that a child was stricken with the dis ease there was almost . a panic. I was called on a case one bitter cold ancf stormy night, and found tha child well advanced In the disease and suffering from neglect. The mother was very young, It was htr first child, and she waa so worried over the condition of the little one that In order to calm her I assured her It was net a case of diph theria, only an aggravated form of ton sil Itlo sore throat. 'That b relived her that I was not sorry that I had lied to her. The case yielded to treament so readily that when 1 called In the early morning ot the next day the child was well on the way to recovery., "My He would nover have been dis covered, nnd no harm would havo been done had It not been for an Intermed dling old grandmother who put In an. ap pearance about an hour after I had left tho house. She was sure there had been diphtheria, and hustled .off to her family physician, who waa In those days' at the head of the medical profession here. "He had no scrupjes about telling the truth about tho esse. He tried to calm the mother by telling, her that no one could have done 'better with the case and that I had probably saved the child's Ufa "When I called at the house In the afternoon there was a storm of which I waa the center. I was not allowed to see the baby. "But I did see the mother, and what she said was good and plenty. I pleaded In extenuation of my prevarication that I had saved the child's life, had done no Injury to anyone, and had spared her a lot of needless worry and anxiety, "That availed nothing. She discharged me after paying me my fee.. "Two months later 1 was sorry I had lied about the case. That mother told all the neighbors In the bolck, and they told all tho Test of Greenwich Village that I 'didn't know a cose of diphtheria whon I saw one!' "That settled mo. I lost every patient I had in the vlotnlty. Bo I moved away uptown and started In all over again, and for ten years lived In fear that the lis and Its effects would follow me to my new location. But It never caught up with me. "Since that experience I have always evaded direct replies as to tho nature of a disease I was called on to diagnose, unless I had to ileal with a strong, hard headed man. I tell such a ono the truth as nearly as I can. He can tell tho members of his family whatever he' likes." New Tork Times. The Persistent and Judicious Vs of Newspaper Advertising Is tho Road to Business Success. OILED BP UHMIR as. Visitors Welcome While' attending the Ak-Sar-Ben, visit us and examine this Feather Mattress, which has proved perfection In keeping one warm and Is most sanitary and makes tho bed look nlcft. Wo also make Down Covers, renovate feathers and make tnattreasee of all kinds. OMAHA PILLOW CO. Tel. D. 3407. 1721 Cuming St TD3NRT W. FORD. acre farm, was horrified to see the wheels about to crush a robin's neat containing four little blue egga. With a cry Ford atopped the machine and there It remained for ten days until the birds wore hatched and had left the nest. No urging or debating with Harry Ford waa able to change his mind, for the mother robin had a "scniattoi'a" right and It waa going to be reapected. Wild animate of all aorta are very welcome on the Ford farm. Two thousand bird houses havo been placed at Inviting spots for birds to make themselves at home and great numbers of red, black and flying aqulrrela are there. Lives Modestly. Mr. and Mrs. Ford live In a most mod est bungalow and only recently have had two servants. The other afternoon Mrs. Ford informed a caller that aha "had spent the whole afternoon darning." xra is always snoken of aa a man who "does rocd that no one ever knows about," and aa an example Is given y alley farm, a portion of the Dearborn farm, on which are living at present thirteen boys. These lads have been taken off the streets of Detroit by Ford. During the winter these waifs, ranging in age from to 16, attend the district school and are clothed and fed by Ford. They are In charge of a man and In the summer work on the farm. In the winter there are at least twenty-five boys at Valley farm. One of hla Intimate friend In attempt ing to tell the aecret of Ford's success said: "He will not be sidetracked when he thinks he Is right, and to this fact is largely due the success of the Ford ma chine. He waa returning from a trip to Duluth a week or two ago and while In the middle of Lake Erie something hap pened to the machinery ot the boat Nine expert engineers worked unsuccess fully for forty-five minutes endeavoring to repair the damage. Ford stood a! lently watching and whan It seemed aa Omaha's Best Medium Priced Hotel 12S Outiide Rooms Firm Prmof and Modern New Hotel Savey H. WEINER, Prop. EUROPEAN Newly refurnished, hot and cold running water and telepbona la each room, free shower bath on each floor, electric ele vator. Near all theaters. Direct car line to South Omaha. KOFFET AND CAFE) IN CONNECTION STEAM HEAT Corner IBUe and Jackson Streets ( Take Harney Street Oar from Depots and Walk Two Blocks South.i Telephone Douglas 8117 Hotel Rex 16th and California Under Same Management Health and Beauty Answers BT MRS. MAE MAUTYN V. M. Though your flesh worries you, do no take chances with violent exercise and exaggerated dieting. You had beeter uae thla simple but etfeotlvc flesh re ducer, which you can make at home, and about which hundreds have written to praise Its rapid and etfecUve action. Buy four ounces of pamotls from any drug gist, dissolve in 1H Pints boiling water. Allow to cool, strain and take a table spoonful batore each meal.,, Continue the course until you reach normal weight. Annie Ik Powdered delatone la the most effective thing of which I know for removing atubborn hairy growths. Oct an original package aud mix enough powder with water to cover the hairs not wanted. Apply and In two or three min utes remove, wash the akin and the hairs are gone. Thla la a quick, harmless method and seldom needs repeating. Be euro It la delatone you get. J. A. H. No, I would hardly crltlelte you for your lack of ambition. It is due to Impure blood and Its sluggish action, the natural result of the summer's heat. Vour appetite and energy can be regained oy taking, before each meal a tablespoon4 Cut ot a mixture composed of one ounce ot kardene, dissolved in a half pint ot alcohol, to which Is added half a cup of sugar and hot water to make a full quart It will cleanse the blood and as sist new tissue to develop and will affect your complexion by lending the glow of health to your cheeks. This will make you feel like n new person and look aa you feL Delia: I use a lotion Instead ot a face powder. This home made spurmax lo tion wilt tone and clear the akin, over come coarseness and wrinkles and act aa a protection against sun and wind. It la cheap and In every way equal to tha expensive liquid face, powders. Get 4 ounces of spurmax from your drug gist and dissolve In a halt pint of hot water. To this add two teaapooufula of aiyrerine and your lotion Is ccmplete. Apply freely after washing and thorough ly drying the face, neck and arme. The result wilt please you, for the lotion dcs quickly, aeema a part of the skin and gives a velvety texture to the face. Mlaa K.: Your hair tonic Is worthless. Experience prompts me to recommend quinzoln hair tonlo to you, because It has done wonders for mycelf and a host Of Hnr1 Tit.. . into H pint alcohoirnpinrw? ? and your tonic is ready. ThU qumsolS la a naturalhalr tonic and stimulant "hlch stops the Itching and burnfng ali hit.hlvnBi,.n,l)'' and makM th? head so r??!bZ il 8V,PW" dandruff and cor rects excess olllness. When this Is done eniof.brtUn5rcs, of brtiiiint. even! colored hair la oertaln to follov7. ffi L. No- not the best thins- with which to remove dandruff, i never use animal matter on my hair, as It forma a sort of; film on both acilp-and hair. Your dandruff can be entirely re movedremoved and the hair made bril liant, aoft and fluffy by the use of thla lnxpenalve home prepared ahampoo, which Is superior to any I have ever been able to buy. Dissolve a teasponful of can throx, which you can get at any drug store, In a cup of hot water. This, rubbed ntp the scalp, creates a rich, smooth lather, whloh thoroughly cleanses both hair and acalp. An- occasional shampoo with thla mixture, followed by a thorough rinsing, will rid you of both Itching and dandruff, beautify your hair, and make your head feel especially good. 8. U US Yea her face must took ten years younger without tha wrinkles and yours will show the same Improvement if you use my recelpo for this vegetable' Jelly, which you can prepare very cheap ly at home. It cured my wrinkles very quickly and I still uae It as a preveS live. Get an ounce of almoxoln at your drugglsta, dissolve It In half pint cold water and add two teasponfuls glycerine. It ahould be used often and worked well Into the pores. It proteota the akin against tan and frecklos, while acting as a fod In rounding out hollows. Constanoe: You are very foolish to take chancee by ualng belladonna In your eyes. Ita affect la only temporary. You CJ. beautify and atrengthen them with thla almple tonic, whloh coata al most nothing -'id can be made up at borne. Put 1 o oe cryatoa in 1 pint cold clear water and drop 1 or i drop in each eye a few tlmea dolly. Thla simple tonic la very aothlng and atrengthenlng to smarting, weak eyes and Ita uao frequent, ly overcomes the need for gtassea It should be kept handy, as tt la fine for granulated lids and to remove foreign particles. Bead Mrs. Martyn's book. "Beauty ti Ad vcrtlacment. 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