The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-20

fish book on my fathers mon
strous life.' have no doubt that
the book would be monstrous-that
1t would portray my father in a
mOnstrous manner-but / believe
that the American people, or any
other, would see the real motive
back of such a work and be dis.
gusted with the brother, rather
than enraged at the principal char
acter."
The whole trouble with Frank
Rockefeller, she further declares, is
that he Is extremely jealous of his
brothers unprecedented financial
success.
Have you seen the purported in
terview given by your niece, Mrs.
Harold F. Mccormick, relating to
yourself?" was asked of Frank
Rockefeller, at his Office here.
Eyes"
do you care to make reply to
it?"
"Oh, no."
at was she who recently stated
in an interview that her father
lived up in the clouds with his
money OF his God or something OF
that sort, wasn't it," asked one of
Frank Rockefeller's friends, who
was present.
81 don't know. That is what the
papers said. Edith was very
sweet girl. l have seen her but a
couple of times since her marriage,
but understand she has been quite
Ill during the past year, and is
probably nervous and naturally If
ritated at comments made by the
press about ner father. It's per-
fectly reasonable she would be.
Edith does not mean to do me
any harm at all, believe, and il
these delusions comfort her at all,
| am glad, because she knows one
side only and can cheerfully stand
for it, for her comfort. But | guess
we will have to leave the clouds
and get down on mother earth
again if we save anything for flu
ture use"
He was asked to explain what he
meant by Mrs. McCormick's "delu-
sions," and by the phrase, save
anything for future USE" but de-
| clined.
| Frank Rockefeller's friends say
that each of the IL years he was
vice president of the Standard Oil
Co. showed a big gain over its
predecessor, and that if his bust
ness ability were as poor as his
niece puts it, the Standard would
have discovered it while he was
still on friendly terms with his
brother John.
Both Frank and John d. Rookie
Teller are spending the summer
here. All Cleveland knows that
they despise each other. Frank
Rockefeller has told many friends
that his brother ohm had used his
| great power to keep his brothers
several business ventures from sue
! ceeding.
| The story of this business war
between the brothers is twice
told tale. Frank is said now to be
worth perhaps 100000. If he had
been permitted by John to stick to
the Standard he would be worth
| millions today.
Frank is very fond of his old
father. John, on the other hand, is
not proud Of his ancestor, for the
| reasons stated above.
The statement of DR.. Biggar that
old Rockefeller is in poor health is
doubted here. There is one story
that the old man, during a visit
| here in 1902, when John d arranged
a .eunion OF friends and neighbors.
behaved in such manner that his
| religious son-in-law left his pres
| ence. His stories, it Is said, were
not of an order that would interest
| the conventional bible class.
The last time old VIM. Rockefel-
Ter visited his old New York state
home he wandered away. and a
| posse of half a dozen men spent 2
days searching for him. He was
finally located In the woods, half
dead from exposure, 1t was said
at that time that the old man was
a senile wreck mentally, though he
was still strong Of body.
That there is much more to the
fight than Is known to the public
is the belief of Cleveland friends of
the brothers. Every effort is be-
ing made to defeat the purposes of
! inquiring reporters.