The National tribune., 1907-08-22

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head of the firm of which Stanford
White was a member. Mr.. McKim is 81
years old, and the President of the
American Institute of Architects. His
name stands at the head of architecture
in this country, and he is accorded much
honor abroad. having received a roya
gold medal from King Edward in 1903
/ The marriage will take place in London
some time in September. and after re.
turning to this country Mr.. and Mrs
McKim will reside in Yonkers. The
Stanford White residence in New York
City will be sold.
The father of John D. Rockefeller
sprang quite suddenly into the limelighi
last week, and unsuccessful efforts to
| locate him gave rise to several quite
sensational newspaper articles. AS far
as the public knows, John d. has not
mentioned his father for many moon
and it was generally supposed that, be-
| ing a person pretty well on in years
himself he had been deprived by the
cruel hand of Time of that blessing. a
father. However, 1t seems this is not
so, but that the author of his being still
lives, hearty. lusty old man of "a.
His present residence is "a mystery. In
the attempt to find him Frank Rookie
fellcr was applied to for Information,
and while silent on the subject of his
fathers whereabouts. expressed himself
most freely with regard to his brother
John. Frank is the third of old Will
| liam a. Rockefeller'S children, his
youngest son, and he lives near Cieve-
land, o. There is no love lost between
him and 'the richest man in the world" !"
in fact, he makes some very unpleasant
charges against his brother. For various
financial enterprises which have gone
all wrong Frank bames his brother
John, who, he says. in order to wreck
them. went out of his way. Frank says
John d. is a monster, merciless in his
greed, pitiless and cold in his attitude
! towards humanity. Believing himself
a sort of a god, he laughs at the rest of
the world behind his mask of piety and
kindness: that his wife, a devout Chris
tian woman, Withdrew herself from the
church where John worshiped because
she did not dare to kneel in prayer
under the same roof with such fypo-
| critic. Frank says he is writing the real
history of John DIS life, and when it is
published the world will be amazed at
the disclosures He refused to tell where
his father was. but insinuated that his
brother John was responsible for the
mystery. When pressed to say more he
refused on account of his brother Will
liam, who, he said, had always been
kind to him, and whose fortune was so
mixed up with Johns that anything
affecting the latter's finances would also
affect his. When the mask concealing
the true John Rockefeller should be
torn away he would no longer be able
to hold up certain schemes into which
| William had put his money, and Frank
wished. therefore, 20 give William a
chance to get out Of danger before maxi
! ing his great exposure. Frank said his
father was alive and welle aud not de-
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MS support. From other Quarters some
interesting facts were cleaned regard
ing the old gentleman, and Of the meth
| ods he employed in bringing up his
boys. 1t seems he was a sort of quack
doctor, and went around the country
treating cancer patients, trading horses.
picking up the dollars one way or an
other, Tor he was a natural horn money!
maker. In order to make his boys
sharp he would make some trade
with them and then cheat and skin
them; curious method. indeed, but IT
seemed to have the desired effect As
an Instance of this. Il year before John
was II his father offered to give him
| his time" for $40. Up to then John
had been handing over his earnings TO
ms father. who had fed and clothed
him: John accepted the offer. think
ing he would make something out of IL.
put continuing to live at home, soon
found that his father had beat him
after all by making him pay board.
however. when John was 81 his father
gave him $1,000, and it is said that
when little later he entered upon his
hrst business venture his father ad-
Vanced between $4,000 and 5000 to
enable him TO do so. The old gentle
man must have been an odd character
indeed. but seems to have been popula r
ior all that, great joker. always full
!
n crack shot. His last public appcar-
ahce WAS at family reunion in 1902
] arranged by John at his Forest Hill es-
late IN Cleveland. From all accounts
the Old gentleman was the life of the
gathering, but from that time he has
not Deen seen nor heard from How
much real truth there is in all this If is
impossible TO say This story is taken
from the newspaper accounts. and is
/ sensational enough to suit even those
VINO coniine their reading to Yellow
covered literature. Probably nothing
whatever Will come of II
Dr. Mark Twain is again among lis
as chipper as a cricket and as happy. he
/ says. as when cab pilot on the Mis-
sissippi. He had six weeks in I.ondnn
where Lords and Ladies tufnbled over
each other in their haste to do him hon
or, where King Edward and his Queen
! were most gracious to him. and
everything was generally lovely. He has
returned greatly improved in health. in
I inc best OF spirits and full of ideas
/ winch he Is anxious to work out AIfho
az next birthday Mr. Clemens saws be
never feels his age except when lie has
j a bad night and can't sleep. AT .
4 O'Clock in the morning, he saws. he
feels old and sinful,"- but at g n m
after good night, when he is shaving.
he feels young and ready to hunt
trouble"
Col viii S. Hays, whose death at
4 LOUISVILLE. KY, occurred the other dav
was. besides being editor and poet, one
OF the most popular song writer's this
country has ever produced His Molly
Darling and Nora O'Neill" are among
ms sweetest and best known songs and
have been sung in every land on the
globe almost Col Hays made very lii
tie money from his songs, popular rs
they were, $1,000 probably covering
what he earned during the last SO wears
IN that way. lie wrote them because h,
loved to do so, and he wrote them foi
the plain. everyday people, choosing
subjects familiar to them. Every one
of his songs had a raison d'etre, and
meant something. He was Southernci
, and the old-fashioned negro melodies
were to him Sweetcr and more soul.
, stirring than so-called classic compost.
: tions. He tried to reach the heart il
his songs. and tho not q religious mar
felt amply repaid for those which bro