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02, North American Newspaper Aritain, ents} | Mr. ne world, A CHAPTER XI. ‘a who wi ordinary channels of ehar-} >" ity and philanthropy. Such ty other membors of the family. To] was @ solution better for all concer: : than the pension. the Red Cross, the Community Fund, © people destitute on account of sick- ness or the infirmity of years, and to nany charitable institutions Mrs. Mord and Edsel give generously. Thousands of people. high and low, -reat and small, known and unknown, ' nake pilgrimages to Detroit to obtain offect eivable object under the sun. Many | fare and postage wasted. ‘je out to get money from Mr. Ford, ind who insist that either 1 put their use up to Him, or obtain for them n interview in order that they may ‘lead their own causé, As a matter f curiosity I kept for a time a record f the sums thus sought. The total ‘am close to $4,000,000 2 year. The requests for money coming ato his own office average, so | have heen informed. over $6,000,000 a smonth. One bishop wrote asking that two arloads of rinabouts be sent to him ut once. He had in his diocese a large vumber of missionaries; give each of shem a runabout and their work conld e quadrupled Mr. Ford seldom places a gift in the y of money In a manner that puts t beyond his personal Interest and di- ection. He took over a hospital at time when it was in financial dim-| ulties. He put millions into it, but vefore doing so he paid back to others vho had previously put moncy into he Sarees their contributions in ull, /“1f T am to support that hospi- . then Tam going to control it,’’ he aN to me. As to the manner of using his wioney for the benefit of others, Henry Ford has his own ideas, They sre not of the conventional sort. Few of his ideas are, His theory that wealth should be amassed in a way that will not ereate poverty, and #0 toake charity necessary; that the profits of industry are not so much of private and personal affair as to justify any one man in making even philanthropic distribution of them; hat the proper disposition of such ofits 1s to put them back into indus- for the benefit of labor, ts a theory » near fundamentally sound that 1 an not see much to justify the critt- ism that is made of it. Its weakness, + appears to me, is that It overlooks the fact that we have not yet reached ‘he industrial millennium in which there ts work for all all the time; that eeldent or old age may render even Ford employee helpless in the strug- je for existance; that there are jousands of people in this world now, nd thousands more will yet be born, eines week. hi nee ~ nentaiiy and physically unequal to do} - wnything that will give them adequate} ved. support, ‘ come of double One thousand seven hundred crip- was at sles were In the employ of the com any at the outbreale of the war, In dition to these, some four or five housand more men, dixabled more or cas by disease, who for that rea- <n would be rejected by industry, were on its pay roll, After the war rhe company agreed to take a thou and handicapped men as fast as they me out of hospitals stitut They Let no one suppose that all this was done as a charity in the ordinary sehse of that word The company prided itself on the fact that it could vlace these men so that they could wn the wage paid them. Cripple paris! ran th weause of the difficulty they oxperi- }am sure nee in getting a job, as a rule show cir appreciation by doing well the] was, york given them. By way of dlus- [ wi ation I recall the case of « blind] them nan hired in and put to work. A few] shureh: lays later his foreman brought two] t nen with rfiect vision and sound ¢ such yy to the employment manager. Here,” said the foreman, “take thes: nen and transfer them to some other Jind man you gave me the other day | the “Uf 4 doing their work and his, too, and |t ow they are only in his way And what's more, Le keeps singing all tl time be is wo! s plano tuner. He came to my oft mo his story He had been maxe enough money to ony friends or family ad to om time te time in the elp ou natter of clothes and room rent, He wor! like a chance to make his owal of the And Le made good. Mr, Word lifted to the level of selt-| neon upport hundreds of people who other-| tricnds of wise would have been tiving on tho] tiurted business charity of others, The Employees ill and in hospitals, with] scrapheap their savings exhausted, had their] pe equal to hulf pay, was given the y. I have known hospital in some instances over a period of wore than two years. Just so long as} The the physician stated the man had a hance to recover and return to work| man n® Was regarded as a Ford man and] find himself in vag taken care of. In all cases where]are still carrying * Was possible, however, some mem-| cessful ways, ver of the family of a sick employee] periences work until the employee}and understa was given himself wv able te return, and no a4-| Mord a Ss arecenanste eRcal HENRY Drie GENIUS OF INDUSTRY ~ MAN OF ee iu bas ae AFTER 5” YEARS (Gopsrignt, alted Minton and Great ditional financtal ald was teiven untes D OF FORD WELFARE DEPARTMENT ARTIN nest: Dis astride and they joined the others the overhanging elephant rock. A blast of hot, sulphur-tainted air of the opening. salled by atrange sounds, like the wailing of souls in torment. It was @ 4olorous whistling that in- creased to @ shrill acreoch, then ded away In a Bob. Then a heavy, ominous rambling » out of the black depths. And auddenly the hard, packed sand be- gan to crawl beneath his feet, things swayed dizaily before his eyes and a sharp nausea attacked the pit of his fected they found themselves on the level floor in the entrance to another cave. This entrance was not wide, and] by horror. there was room for but four, huddled together the lin two sailor stayed on the sloping ledge Grasping the tackle. The remaining] era blowing off. man held to his position at the far} Steam! He had {t! ‘The live heart end of the tackle, the rope wrapped about him. “Ah—it I our looking “The code says ‘aloft,’ '’ answered] ror—but he still grasped the hauling| cave. Martin. “‘Look for a hole in the root,| part of the tackle, leaning backwanl| The clang of a bell camo over th@ leading up to a dry cave. and holding the saving strain on the|water—soven strokes. Martin felt Moto's fingers resting} rope. Upon him depended the lives| ‘Seven bells!" exclaimed Little lghtly upon his shoulder, But he alse felt the hard outline of the gun in Ichi’s coat pocket, against his | ‘Thoy were crowded closely together in the cave entrance, Icht chattered an order and the] ‘'Now, the quake!"’ thought Martin.] ‘Ry Jove—I'vi sailor picked up the lantern and held] There commenced another great{T'll bet it it over his head. opening, a crack in the ceiling. nerve-wracking roar of the steam. It} chest! Ichi poitted and erled out excitedly, | was rather a mighty rumble that came while his features contorted with tri-| fem an immense distance. The moun- umphant greed. tain shook. Martin glanced at Moto. He, also,] Suddenly appeared light, a palo had his eyes upon the opening, The | green. careless moment had come! Martin,| Martin's heart skipped a beat, then with a slight, convulsive jerk, freed|taced furiously, while cold chills of his right wrist of the handouff. Then, before he could straighten his arm, Ichi turned and grinned up into his face, “Ah—so it was with truthfulness you spoke! We have, then, perhaps, no further needfulness'"— So far he got, and then ho stiffened, his mouth sagged, ervelty and en-| human pidity left his eyes and terror crept in The cause lay in the depths of tho chasm behind them. For the Voice of the Pit had suddenly increased in vol- ume; in a second tt had become an appalling roar, and a very gale of| The yellow sailor all at once sensed} crew. Crashing rifles finished what heated air smote their back, as it] the fearsome presence by his side. He gushed forth trom the depths. The group in the cave entrance were held motionless fon an instant, The terrifying roaring was growing; 1 seemed to be a tangible thing that was approaching them Now!" thought Martin exultantly. The sailor threw his lantern down and then flung himself down beside tt, burying his face in his arms in an abandon of terror. Moto was staring, wide-eyed, Into the pit. Martin suddenly reached out and gathered the transfixed Ichi into his arms. He had rehearsed in movements. He pressed the Jap to him with his left arm, from the wrist of which the irons still dangled, while] ¢¢PU-LY! Billy!’ You?" hone absolutely necessary. ord, ER elghts Ford doeg not believe His substitute for th , as for all other forms of charity, The Ford Charities. work-—work with, better R, FORD has no use for the} or © daughter, 1 assume the care of the id to continue on the job 2 surprise to me i matters are taken care of] jiow, in the majority of instances, this t ' { pensions. oF some ne or some near swirled out 1 matter of T have had old men on pension from other industries come, into my office begging for work pension 4g! to meet thelr von them was not sufficient 3 and had had the of which they had formerly different to their fat Me Nord tor every con. | stance that illustrates the working out paper arene Me of the Ford plan: I received a report from one of th | houxands more write letters asking n f , ret. tf te eaflrond| branches of the company that it hil } nis financial suppo ' th tite: enioloy | A grent deal of my time, before 1] feventy years of age j vent with the Ford Motor Company] blind and, nd since, has been taken up by peo-| Frags, was in danger of being killed : Tt would Le better tu per ‘The tour Japanese sailors and Moto were plainly terrified. self in hand, but his mouth sagged. “Always comes the strange noise, and then the shake,’ There was the hint of a quaver “Out of the deep place come—like the struggles of Evil Ichi held him- porter pnat he said to Mar- He was going in his votee. ey injured. He broke off to speak sharply to his men, bracing them with words. “They are of much ignorance,’ he continued to Martin, They know “They have a silly story thelr mottiers have told them about Hvil Ones calling from the deep Me chattered peremptory words to the sailors picked up a lantern, Moto stepped be- hind Martin and Ichi litted the other lantern and stepped toward the cave HENRY FORD ANG Miss RECEN KELLER DISTINGUISHED VISITORS WHO HAVE LISTENED TO MR. FORD'S STORY OF HIS WORK AND SuCc- walked first, Moto next, trailed behind, the last man carrying the second lantern. Martin was sensible of a sharp rise There was a strong draft right in the passageway, and the hot, smelly air blew in his ¢ace and ruffled the hair on his bare head. He was also conscious of the low, sound that came out of the heart of the darkness ahead then Martin, the grim » referred to their contribution to tho company elsewhere in these pages. Tho next to fold his tent and depart A. Hawkins, who had mpany in 1907 as com- or in reality as man- It was he who estab- lished and developed to a great extent policlestof the company and he foundations of the most thor- world-wide sales organization in of temperature. merctal manager, ager of sales. Fe LORD. NORTMCLIFET: 5 THE SECRETS BRODLE TION ate OF Bs, USAANTT ITY ie the exodus of 1920-1921. who migrated under 8 pressure at that time is Mention will be They passed a dark opening but it was on the left hand. The whaleman's directions were tn : “4 starboard—windy cave.” ‘That must mean that the fourth open- ing on the right hand led to the windy sion him and send him home for a fuller report on the back a statement that contained little additional information. man from the home office who know His report was that osophy not taught in the a fraternal order, in whien there 1 4 Klingensmith at the time what to look for. the man was past seventy; was going | home practically wife was much younger than her hus- and willing to work: that the house could accommodate number of roomers as several rooms were not stepson about working in President and] ‘They passed a cave opening on the Word and Edsel He had entered anization in 1905 as Were seven men in the that he had a good ean tell when a new bunch of can- Martin saw in front of him the yawning mouth of the cave of the wind It was not the length or breadth of “windy cave” that fastened Ma: tin's startled regard, at his very in the lantern of Ichi's reference, the 83 hole’? of Winter's log. was a crack in the floor, in the gloom. was but a foot or two inside the cave The surroundings were wet Ichi stopped. band and « volver. Ichi sereamed at the fascinated Moto, but not a eyllable sounded above the mighty roaring that filled] yignt, Martin?” It was the depth. you will discover that not one ef them s associated with bin in the handling of determining finances of the company, teeth in Murtin’s forearm till they met. the son. I asked him how he Like a job at $6 that he gi to his parents. Then we helped fili up the house with a good class of roomors We went further old father a ight job as n janitor in small flat a few doors from where » Kot through the 1 general managerial capacity, its width and y tablishing of « policies of the company y on condition ea certain weekly amount pain of the bite thrilled him, He hurled Ichi violently from him and raised the w Ichi spun around from the’ power of the thrust Martin had given, He crashed heavily against the Moto, clutched him, and the feet of] wprignt, hey? It finished him both men lost hold on the slippery underfooting. They fell together off and entrusted to him much schooling of Edsel Ford along as a waxed floor. » was a floor along the | a ledge about t > that extended from the wall to We procured the Butannaing years he was with the] Martin saw Klingensmith secretargto was on talking whole night ccumulated mail of Mr. hh filled three w mail had been erved in the 2 most treacherous foot- Js of the code were-- port—aloft,’’ y must travel that danger- ous path till they reached the 5 opening in the wall. wall of the dangerous ledge, stretched a lifeline, Ichi set his lantern down beside the man holding the line, shining, and what it had been and everybody The gitt and a § that sloped to the chasm edge. Their} sombre curtain. Had that dead sailor momentum very geod sub There, along the ing wildly at the wet, glass-like sur- ; & face of the ledge. Dend—he wad the last! The} In his free hand, Carew held ‘They seemed to hang motionless] others—down there, whence came that found company and per- duplicates of Mr. Fe what N’ among other 1 check for $70 in payment of Then he looked attempt to Their requests yaried little a and the reason they usually s for thelt one chic be. One mouths were wide open with hor-dnhe had beon thetr prisoner, fearing for foundation in fe perilous crossing zied faces, half seen in the gloom, NS dlaaas MOUNTAIN a= =~ N onMa SPRINGER le of Mystery, Zteasure, Love and the Sea, haloed by wreathing white vapors. Then they were gone. For ® moment Martin stood rooted not only knock us over with the rifles but Carew will know that something has happened to Ichi, There aro only nine of them left—and ten of our fel- lows in the hold. We mustn't Kilt’ the chance for a surprise.’” Chilled, exhausted and, when the @ fog lifted in the morning, prevented by the tide from swimming out again to the Cohasset, the hunchback waited on the island until he saw Ichi and voller and the chasm was the safety|his crew start out in the whale boats here that we commence} valve. Then he hid himself. His was the exclaimed Ichi. ‘The remaining Jap: stony with ter-|ghostly face Martin had seen in the He thought, ‘This te death!’ Then, the sailor who had strung| instantly, his mind asked, “Why the Ichi, Martin and Moto. The] sound? What ts it?’’ The noise was like a thousand boil- of the volcano was a tremendous of the other two; saw Martin, If he|Billy. "A half-hour more and they /i@ should slacken that rope .. . tackle the soup with Charley Bo Yip'e OF ‘The roaring died away to the whist-| ‘physic!’ "’ ling, rhythmic wail that had preceded| “What do you think the ‘dope’ ist® the outburst. asked Blake. ve just been thinkingy is chloral. There w. Overhead was an|nolse. It was not like the shattering,| small bottle of it in the meicing It's regular knock-out stuff."* Seven men were visible on the declt of the brig. Two were in the cabin, Martin belleved—Carew, who had been Preparing to sléep, and the guard sta= tloned before the Captain's door, Martin was breathing rapidly wittf excitement. terror crawled down his back. “ : ‘ For suddenly materialized beside tuelelrabt On wiley ae the rope holding Jap was another!" Charley Bo Yip hundey cut th Qgure. The unholy light painted {| messkits to the men on the deck. sd with its unearthly, greenish hue Something was happening to the Haggard faco and gleaming eyes.| feasting crew. The “physic was humped body, the ghastly ght, all] working. combined to make him horrible, un-| — +Goox Lord, what is it?"’ cried Mare 5 lora! would not act Ife ‘The apparition crouched as if about] that! Look!" Br: to leap. A glittering something was visible In its hand, and {t stared fix- edly at the living anchor of the life- line. Then around the forward corner of the house appeared the giant boat swain, leaping swiftly aft, and behind him came others of the Cohasset the “physic? had begun, leaped as ff released by a spring,| Martin reckoned up swiftly, Severe threw from him the Ife-saving rope,} men! Seven of them gone. Ther, flung up his hands before his face. | there were but two of their enemtes} They were gone in another second, | left—Carew and the cabin guard. the three of them. For. when the] “Yes, two ef them left,” said Lite sailor dropped the line, the strain on ‘but they are in the cabin an@® the tackle was released. The two men|—Ruth {ts with them!" clutching the bight fell backward and] Martin sensed that something was slid down the fatal Incline. happening about the cabin, some- The quake rumble ceased. Above] thing that held the boatswain and the the simmering moan of the steam,|crew transfixed. What was it? Was Martin heard the trio's death cry. a|{t Ruth? wild, hideous shriek that grew fainter] He saw and the sight aroused hine and fainter, farther away, and|to wild fury. For three figures sud- merged into the other sound. denly appeared at the rail, at the mma his| And Martin saw standing in the|spot where the Jacob's ladder hung entrance Little Billy. down the side. The first was the cee e last Jap. He held a rifle upon the group forward but did not fire, The second was Carew, and the third was Ruth. : « The Jap suddenly yaulted the rail and dropped into the dingey. Caray. keeping Ruth between his body and the men, descended into the boat. Little Billy stepped upon the pros-| The Jap gave way and the boat trate body of the only Japanese left.|dropped astern and headed for the , “Who is it?" crled he, beach, Carew kneeling, facing Ruth, rtin had the gun. ‘The sharp right. That noise—the hole—/and Ruth huddled in the stermsheets, they believed it is spirits," answered] The boatswain leaped upon the raif Martin, “Flung himself down, fright-land raised a rifle. But he did not* ened, not dead. shoot. But even as he spoke, staring down at the huddled figure, he knew his words were short of the truth, ight land dove for Ichi’s re- Almost in the same instant Little Billy came to life, and his voice mingled with Martin's: “Martin! Yes,* yes—are you all caverns, Then Ichi sunk his apon, ready to shoot. “#8 ARTIN never remembered muclt M about his second, and headlong, passage of the caves On the beach when he reached $% were Carew, the girl and the Jap, carried them on. TheYlgeen something — something that| Carew still held Ruth in an en down the six-foot slope, clutch: |snocked the life out of him, that froze} Circling grasp, her body ohteldinsay him. frozen commented Little Billy, What fearsome presence lurked in el surface on to the incline /¢he depths of the cave behind that that awful look upon his face? naked knife. a wecond at the edge. Theirfeurious moaning! Six men—in a| “You shall never have her!’ ha 8 were lifted to Martin; thelr}twinkiing. Six! Ten moments ago|®houted to Martin Martin shot. Carew coughed slight« ly and pitched forward upon his face’ on the sand soundless screams; their fren- his Ufe. . 8 * other « parish house, chial schoo! another a paro. proceeded to forg Klingensmith and generous his handling of men. and stand ready to leave on transfer. 18 ar Ford is has not salary check 4 e knew how to lead. They gave him the Eagle Knudson, lke the executive tor no lack of ability « 1911, During his last years with the organization he was in charge of pro- duetion in the branch houses and along production lines increased the efficiency of the branches to a pt r beyond what it had ever been be- erect this tuilding.” the one given fare 0: “forgotten all about when coal was tit is hetter that th . Charles A, Brownell, was affectionate! , Not—permit me to hasten to say—on account the noble army Brownell he Still others went at that time,|oceurred to him. A among them eight or ten of the mai agers of the branches, men who had should do it for them Labor man who is lepartment. TF don't need them, That | Hf" work evand and glorious ‘feeling to get your snl attention to details in business was not Mr, distinguishing of martyrs on Dec. 3 9 He was hired into the company as advertising the company ceased to run pald Following that nell found his relation th Mr y much like that Moses—spokesman, through the columns page of new Ford ideas, policies and Rrownell has been the interpreter of many cryptic utter- service to the company. Oth elder Leland and his son, formerly of the Lincoln Motors. . The Ford Executive Alumni Asso- ciation is always open for business, | basset. Wagers on who will be the next to be admitted are forbidden. The only thing sure to happen is the unex- pected. ind look out for characteriste CHAPTER Xi! He had beon| The Ford Executive Serap-Heap or and herald accumulated would seem to bear out tn part correctnoss of distinevion of Mayor's ob- | achtevernents p-heap. Dr. Marq sh correspondence much Ls ‘ the headings, delicate handling. a good execu- organization, F ad great ability, of whose services to the in the world. It was given him. | eimracter didn't take couldn't see just I understand grew thinner. FE. Hartman was the general attorney and had rendered it a service of great value, not only in the manner in which he managed ita legal relations with the outside world, he condyeted those cases which had to do with the claims of employees against the company for injury and the like. Hartman left. HELD 8 DAYS FOR HERRIN JURY, REFUSED,GETS SORE Challenged by Prosecution After wssovlates Aor of the company, Knudsen came to and hit the tw » is considered one of the in this country on 1 stamptme and drawings of ma- formation uf this haps Nn vapital bills paid by the company and] ce nsos y 4 addition to this a weekly allowance, | air inte: MARION, Ml, Noy. 2b.—Berry Deatty, # farmer who had been tentatively ac- cepted as a juror for the first of the Herrin trials, was peremptorily chal- lenged by the prosecution yesterday, He had been sitting in « stuffy court nee to draw ths was not ¢ fart that the expense of the company to extend] until arter action, which added as time company’s reputation for deal- chanical instal- a phenomena 1 installed pracKeat- saving: equipment fo: ix such as to lend Resides this, room for ¢ inravel the legal complexities spun by squabbling lawyers, Whi was In recognition © less energy. Mtation of gatting things done, him they wouldn's need him ufter all,| “They won't eat until after ight stamped out apfuttering with rage Rell , Can't we get on board and —n— pe ontoereg iis help Of 182 talesmen exe Bonner was told to sell bis house _. I was afterward that they learned: that Charley Bo Yip in addition: to putting chloral in the souj here, quick!"? he exclaimed, |had, in his insatiable hatred of the “Which way? The cavo—then you|Japanese, put strychnine in. thei found Winters's cave?” answerea| Coes. Then he had died tn tha Cieeetanta battle on the deck And it was afterward that Little Martin nodded. ‘The dry cave; that| Billy, leading the searchers to the was it! He did not relish recrossing| Place where old John Winters had the ledge at that moment, and also, nar Ris Sreanuire, MUOdRDIY Golam Winters's description of the dry cayo E wheeled upon Little Dilly. "Come! Let us get out of sold his house, but the transfer at come through, He entered employ of the company about ‘I've found it Martin! Here it ts, regiment of kegs! Tons off "Yes—up there! he directed, and|®tmbergris! Thousands and thousands pointed to the opening overhead, et cones: They Ruth was beside Martin, her hand hey climbed and made their way|{n his, her head against his shoulder tthrough a tunnel. as the Cohgsset's crew cante running’ up. “Ow _ swig! me, lads! Here's our million,” roared the boatswain “And, ‘ere, bless-ed little mate, your dowry! THE END, (Copyright 1922. by the Bell Syndicate, ine.y en years of faithful and efficient have gone sincé, notably the A moment later the two overlooked the sun-sparkled waters, and the Co- Lounging over the taffrail and stur- ing beachward was a bow-legged Japanese mate The Japs still had her Cherley Bo Yip stepped out of tho galley. Then the note! Martin sud- denly remembered He fumbled in his hip pocket, his fingers closing wpon a folded piece of paper, Martin, Deer Sir, Have joined the hands and hiding out; the chink iy a good scout and the lass has give him some physic from the medersin chest and he will put it in the soup for dinnor and when the Japs all got the beloyake we come up when he knocks on hateh, Respectfully yours, BOSUN, The hunchback took the note from Martin's hand and reread it. “Phyaic in the grub!" he amused, next article will cover “The Ford Indebted- s"' and ‘Industrial Scavengers.” ee mesorene A Fascinating Story of Romance, Mystery and Intrig In British India GUNS oF THE GODS By Talbot Mundy Tei tive Acceptance, A Tale That F Beery Minute’s Reading Makes More Worth While Begins Monday, Nov. 27 weary days trying to they told N returned Martin. "If wo ehow ourselyen on the beach, they'll THE EVENING WORLD ined to#date four have been chosen se jurors.