Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-14
RESEkTS HER UNCLE'S
RECENT IMPUTAT|ON
She AfflrmS Tdrbell Story and
Says Her UnCle'S Lack of Bus
mess Ability Is Cause of
Frank RoCkefeller's
Attack.

Harold Fowler A. Mccormick, the
daughter of John ID. Rockefeller,
has defended her father against the
Oil kings youngest bzrother, Frank
Rockefeller.
Jealousy" she said. Drought
about by my uncle's signal lack OF
business ability, is the cause OF the
vituperation he has heaped upon my
father. My father holds no malice
against him. 1t may not be consist
ent with the usual picture drawn Of
my father, but he holds malice
against no man.
MY uncle's failure to profit by
the fortune of my father. and his re-
peated failures in business have been
wormwood and gall to him. The
bitterness has grown from year to
year. 1t has taken for Us objective
point the brother who has prosper
ed"
Says Her Grandfather Lives.
Mrs. Mccormick says 1t is true
that her grandfather is alive.
Between my father and my grand
father there always existed the re-
spect and love that should prevail
between father and son. My grand
father watched with the keenest In
terest the successes of his son."
Mrs. Mccormick said that her
grandfather's health was responsible
Of range of the public eye.
Who the McCormick's Are.
Harold Mccormick and Miss Edith
Rockefeller, daughter of John ID.
Rockefeller, We're married in 1895.
Harold Mccormick Is the son of the
late Cyrus Mccormick the inventor
Of patent reaper which started the
fortunes of the Mccormick family In
the harvester business. Cyrus III.
Mccormick, the present head of the
international Harvester company, Is
the brother of Harold Mccormick.
The father of Harold Mccormick
died in 1884. Mrs. Mccormick is the
youngest of the three daughters Of
John ID. Rockefeller. One daughter.
Mrs. Strong, died recently in France.
Couldn't See Either Rockefeller.
New York, August 14.-Followins
statements which appeared concern
ing the search for John ID. Rockefel-
ler's father, a reporter was sent to
interview William Rockefeller and
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., concerning
the attitude of the various members
of the family. He proceeded to
Scarborough. N Y. with the object
of calling on William Rockefeller
first.
Mr.. Rockefeller had gone motor
ing and would not return until late.
The reporter accordingly drove to
John ID. Rockefeller's house at Po-
cantico Hills.
The carriage drove up to the front
door. The reporter alighted and was
about to ring the front door bell.
Before he could put his purpose into
execution a huge negro, armed with
a repeating rifle, advanced hurriedly
down the drive and the following
colloquy took place,
What are you doing?"
81 am going to ring the bell"
who do you want to see?''
''Mr. John ID. Rockefeller Jr. This
is where he lives, is ii not?'
Yes. but what do you want 10 see
him for, where do you come from
and who are you, anyway"
During his conversation the negro
held the rifle menacingly.
The negro peremptorily forbade
the reporter to ring the bell adding
that Mr.. Rockefeller did not want 20
see him, and, marching TO the horses
head. with brusqueness ordered the
reporter to get into the carriage ana
to at once leave the premises on
pain Of being shot. The reporter got
into the carriage, which was driven
Off and escorted several yards by the
negro and his rifle.