St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
THE MYSTERY
OF the Rockefeller Family
Frank ROCkf kfeIIer Says
will Soon be Out.
And John d. Rockefeller
Will Be Driven From
the Country.
The New York World says:

pas SIC1ou3 OE' DlSSCI1 Va OI0Fc
land, uttered the prediction a few
days ago that John ID. Rockefeller,
nov IS and actually husky, should
out.record his father, now "a,
These words of Mr.. Rockefeller
doctor without doub. definite
II establish the fact that William
A. Rockefeller, his father, is alive,
and the question arises where is
he? The only definite answer il
that William A. Rockefeller is in
hiding. For eighteen months the
World has conducted a thorough
search for the elder Rockefeller,
but without success. The report.
ers intrusted with the task have
been secretly aided by some OF
the closest friends of the Rockfel-
lers family. Only four persons
hold the secret of old William A.
Rocktellcr's place of eoncesIment,
his children, John d., William,
Franz and Mrs. Mary Rudd, who
absolutely refuse TO reveal it.
There is reason to believe that
many years ago William A. Rock.
felleF changed his name, turned his
back upon his wife and famiIy-and
established q new home In the
Middle West. In this place it is
certain that his identity as the ia.
ther of John D. Rockefeller is un-
suspected. Early in the search,
Frank Rockefeller, the youngest
brother, in an interview. stated
that his father was not only alive
but III good health; that his where
abouts was secret, and that there
were grave reasons why this Sc
cret must not now be divulged.
He spoke of a time coming when
he would make public sirnultane-
ously the true life history of his
brother John D., aud the secret of
his fathers condition and where
abouts.
Throughout the long interview
containing denunciatlons OF. John
D. and hints at mysterious reasons
for the concealment Of their aged
father, Frank Rockefeller kept these
two ideas closely linked-one was
that hidden evil in the life OF John
D. was alone responsible Tor the
condition that made the aged ia
ther fugitive, dreading discovery.
Hesald: $50 ask John D. where
our father is. Tell him that | sent
you and that | dare him to an.
swer."
In the next breath he added:
"But the time will soon come
when | can safely speak. Then it
will not be safe for John D. Rock.
feller to appear upon the streets of
any American city. He would be
stoned by the people. Nothing
but fight from this country to some
foreign land will save his life
when the whole monstrous truth is
known.
''Strange talk for brother isn't
1t? Terrible talk from one brother
about another; but what | say is
literally true. John d. is not a
human being; he is monster,
Merclless III his greed; pltlIess In
his cold inhuman passions. | have
been vastly amused by what you
have told ME of your hard search
Tor my father IN Cedar Valley. Let
me tell you fact. / have reason
to know that John D. himself in
splred the false trip that took you
to Iowa. From private sources of
information learn that he has
started several other misleading
clues in fathers case.
Why does he do it? Because
he is as mad for publicity as for
money. He knows that father Is
absolutely safe from discovery,
and be takes malicious pleasure in
playing with the public. Behind
his mask of pietY and kindness he
laughs at all humanity. He is lit.
orally mailman, who believes he
Is . god who cannot sin. This is III.
orally so and the world Will find IL
outs With The malice Of 8 fendI