The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-16
HIS FATHER Is ALIVE
Frank Rockefeller Now Pre-
pairing a "Real History"
REPORTED TO HAVE HORRIBLE TALE
Brother Declares the United states
VIII he Too Warm For Its Rich
est Citizen when All Facts
Are known.

est Citizen when All iach
Are known.
NEW YORK, Aug. l3-Tho World as
serts that John ID. Rockefellers father
IS alive IL states that for eighteen
months 10 has hunted the country FOR
him ia vain and concludes he is IN
hiding When the article by Miss Ida
Tarhcll ON John D.s father appeared
IN McCmre's Magazine a year and q
half ago. Frank Rockefeller. accord
ing 10 the World told a World report
er that the story was an outrageous
libel and that be wanted the papers
"to leave his father alone"
Mr.. Rockefeller WAS assured that #
he would consent TO reveal the where
abouts Of his father the story should
be published IN his own words.
III l consent 20 give the facts 20 the
World for publication when the right
time comes. VIII the World agree 20
publish nothing until that time| De
asked.
The promise was given with an add
ed provision that when the time
should come 10 publish the facts the
proof sheets Of the article should be
submitted TO Mr. Rockefeller for final
approval.
These terms and conditions were re-
ported TO the World Office that night
and were at once ratified in q letter
to Mr. Rockefeller.
Now. the World alleges, Frank Rock
efelier has broken the contract by de-
nylng the existence OF il and by
threatening If his interview was pub
llshed TO brand II as q lie" Accord
ingiy the World considers Itself ab-
solved from its promise 20 Mr.. Rock
efeiler and publishes an interview oh
tained from him IN Cleveland. II
claims. eighteen months ago The iu-
terview follows:
MY father IS alive and WE'LL" said
Mr.. Rockefeller ~IIe IS dependent
upon no man. He would scorn the
proaer OF financial aid from John ID.
and would not take it from me. lie
hns means OF his own. ample for al
his needs But there is a reason why
I cannot az this time tell you where
he IS. In a few weeks or months l
will be ready to tell a story that VIII
amaze and horrify the whole world.
mo one yet knows that I am writ
Ing the story. the real history Of John
D.'s life. I finished It secretly here
In my office several months ago. but
there were imperfcctions in tho work
and am doing Il OH over again. Rest
assured that Il VIII bo right this time
When ! make John D's true life his
tory public and explain the facts about
father, this country VIII be too warm
for It's richost citizen.
go ask John d. where our father
Is; tell him that I sent YOU and that !
dare him 10 answer But tho time win
soon come when I can safely speak
Then Il will not be safe FOR John d.
to appear upon the streets Of any
American city. He would be stoned
by the people Nothing but flight
from the country 10 some foreign land
will save his life when the whole
monstrous truth IS known. Strange
talk for a brother, isn't itf" asked
Frank Rockefeller pauslng. Terrible
talk from one brother about another,
but what say is literally true. John
d. Is not a human being. lie IS
monster, merciless IN his greed, piu-
less IN bis cold, inhuman passions.
Behind his mask Of piety and kind
ness be laughs at all humanity. he
Is literally a madman who believes
that he Is a god who cannot SIM
Mrs Harold r. Mccormick, daughter
Harold Fowler Mccormick, daughter
Of John d. Rockefeller IN an Inter
view hore defended her father against
tho criticism Of Frank Rockefeller,
who charged that the president Of the
Standard OIL company bad maliciously
wrecked his business career.
Jealousy" said Mrs. Mccormick,
brought about by my uncle's signal
lack Of business ability, Is the cause Of
the vltuperatlon he has heaped upon
my father.
"My father holds no malice against
him. II may not be consistent with
the usual picture drawn Of my father
but no holds malice against no man.
MY unclo's failure to profit by the
fortune Of my father and his repeated
failures in business have been worm
wood and gall 10 him. Tho bitterness
has grown from year 20 year. II has
taken for lts objective point the broth
or who has prospered."
Mrs. Mccormick declares Il Is true
that her grandfather Is alive.