The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-27
A DUTCH PATRIOT
GIVEN THE BOOT
Man Who Wanted to Drain
Zuyder Zee RepuIsed at
Rockefeller Mansion.
DASHED PAST THE GUARDS
At THE GATE OF THE OIL KINGS
VAST ESTATE, IN AN AUTO, BUT
THE BUTLER PROVED TO BE
HIS UNDOING.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. ga young
man from Holland. who signs himself
Count De Vries and dresses with i'm
maculate taste, has made three furious
but futile attempts to see John D.
Rockefeller at Forest HILL
Once yesterday in an automobile he
dashed past the guards at the entrance
to the Rockefeller estate at the rate of
60 miles an hour. He was shot at, but
not hit, and managed to reach the
Rockefeller front door. He opened
the door and walked in, but was met
by the butler, who. aided by guards.
thrust him out. Then he was forci-
bly, elected from the grounds
This automobile sally followed two
other attempts, one earlier in the day
and one on Thanksgiving Day. The
Count, who is stopping at one of the
best hotels, has come all the way from
Holland to interest Mr.. Rockefeller in
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turn its present bed into smiling land
of gardens and homes.
Will Stick 1t Out.
The count said last night that he
would stay here until he gets an audi
ence with the oil king If he doesn't
get chance here he intends to follow
the magnate to New York.
The Count. who arrived on Monday.
did not make an attempt to see Mr..
Rockefeller until Thursday, when he
thought the rich man would be in a
mellow mood. following his Thanks
giving Day dinner.
He found the gatekeeper, however. a
rock in his path. Though he explain
ed to Pat Lynch. who has been on the
Forest Hill gate for 10 years, his mis-
sion, Lynch was not impressed and
the count was forced to turn back with
out getting within gunshot of the oil
mans mansion.
Yesterday afternoon he renewed the
attempt. Again he was turned back
by the gatekeeper. Count de Vries
then played his best card Going
away for a few minutes he suddenly
returned in his auto at high speed and
rushed past the gatekeeper before
Lynch was aware of his approach.
Lynch shouted at him.
The guards. hearing the gatekeeper's
cries, ran out and tried to stop the au-
to, but the car was going too fast. Then
one of them fired his revolver, but the
bullet hit the ground just behind the
speeding auto.
Elected From House.
The nobleman reached the steps.
burst into the front door and had gone
almost to the Rockefeller dining room
when the guards, warned by telephone
rushed to the buffers aid and threw
the Count into the driveway. He was
pushed into the auto and one of the
guards taking the steering wheel. ran
the auto into the street But the
Count, not worried over his rebuff, says
he will try again.
Seen at his hotel last night the
Count was not dOwncast. Twirling his
wee mustache and complacently smok-
ing his pipe. he sat Eliminating The
project of making the Holland sea dry
is still feasible: it is still practica BILE
1t will require. a great deal of money,
but at Forest Hill and at Pocantico
there is great deal of money.
Mr.. Rockefeller didn't know any
thing about the scrimmage until long
after it was over. as he was playing
golf at the time. Had the count
known this he could have driven his
auto to the links and perhaps got to
the rich man, whose wealth he wishes
to utilize for Hollands good.