Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
WHERE'S JOHN DIS DAD
Frank Rockefeller Said to Have
Given Hot Hints.
BROTHER is A "M0NSTER"
But Now He Denies That He Said a
Blamed Word.
MRS. MCCORMICK IN DEFENSE
Asserts That Frank Is Jealous and
Envious and Has No Bust
ness Ability.
RS. MCCORMICK IN DEFENSE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 12-Frank Rookie
Teller, youngest brother of John d. Rookie
Teller denies that he ever gave an inter-
view to the New York World denouncing
John D. as a monster" and stating that
when the truth concerning his father be-
came known the head of the Standard OIL
would be stoned in the streets of every
American city In which he set foot. The
original interview published in the World
contained many other pleasant and cordial
references to John d. Rockefeller pur-
porting to have been made by his brother
Frank, and indicates that the mystery SUP
rounding the ninety four year-old head Of
the Rockefeller line, who Is supposed to
be in hiding. deep, dark and awful
This morning the World published an
other interview with Frank Rockefeller,
which is in part as follows:
Doesn't Deny the Roast.
Mr.. Rockefeller was seen by reporter for
the World at Lakeland, his beautiful coun-
try home, about twenty miles out from
Cleveland. He had recently returned from
his ranch In Kansas. Mr.. Rockefeller was
seated on a veranda when the World repre-
sentative arrived. When told of the pub
LEGATION he did not look surprised and asked
to see the synopsis.
This he read carefully and then asked
that 1t be read aloud to him. When this
was done he rocked to and fro in his chair
for several minutes, after which he said de-
liberately:
Il did not give that interview to the
World, and anybody that says 1 did tells a
id lie. l did not give that interview
to anybody. and the World therefore pub
fishes 1t on its responsibility"
He rocked in silence for another minute
Does the interview express your senti-
ments. Mr.. Rockefeller. no matter how they
were obtained?
There was another period Of silence, after
which Mr.. Rockefeller looked his visitor
square in the face
Il will not discuss that phase of the inter-
view he answered slowly.
"Will any condition arise which will in
spire you to speak?''
That 1 will not discuss now" and there
was marked emphasis on the last word Of
the sentence. Il will not discuss the mat
ter pro or con now, he repeated.
'When?' he was asked again.
Il can only say to you. sir, that I will not
discuss this matter any further with you
now"
There We're several more questions which
were not answered, and at last Mr.. Rookie
Teller turned to his visitor
Il tell you. do not want any publicity
do not want to have my name in print
the direction of Forest Hill, the home Of
John D. Rockefeller-"let him have it all
do not want It,"
Thereafter Mr.. Rockefeller fatty declined
to allude to the subject.
Defense Of John D.
CHICAGO. August 12.-Mrs. Harold
Fowler Mccormick. the daughter Of John
D. Rockefeller. yesterday defended her
father against the Oil kings youngest broth
er. Frank Rockefeller.
Jealousy she said brought 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 consistent with the usual
picture drawn of my father, but he holds
malice against no man.
MY uncle's failure to profit by the for
tune of my fatheI and his repeated fail
ures in business have been NORWOOD
and gall to him. The bitterness has grown
from year to year. 1t has taken for its
objective point the brother who has pros
pered."
Mrs Mccormick says it is true that her
grandfather Is alive.
Between my father and my grandfather
there always existed the respect and love
that should prevail between father and
son. My grandfather watched with the
keenest interest the successes Of his son."
Mrs Mccormick said that her grand
ia theirs health was responsible in a large
degree for his being out of range Of the
public eye.