The Washington times., 1913-07-15
VIM, ROCKEFELLER
RECEIVERS RAPIDLY
Too III to Appear Before Puio
Committee Recently, Now
Better Than in Years.

NEW YORK. July 15-Less than six
months ago William Rockefeller. after
being hunted for months by process
servers of the Pujo Congress. onal com-
mittee, was excused from testityinS
after the committee had found and
gone TO his place of rest, on the ground
that he could neither talk nor write
ana that any excitement might cause
his death through suffocation.
Last Friday, Mr.. Rockefeller, look
ing better than he has in some years.
attended three-hour conference OF
the executive committee of the New
York, New Haven, and Hartford rail-
road, called to discuss the important
report of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on the mismsnagement of the
company.
He did his share of the talking and
went to his North Tarrytown home ap-
parently as fresh as eny of the younger
members of the committee, whose
health has at no time been the subject
of national discussion.
Apparently his rejuvenation is as re-
markable as that of his brother John
D., who after many years of trouble
with indigestion announced a few years
back that his dyspepsia had gone and
that he could once more eat anythi lg
he wished without distress.
Appearance Caused Surprise.
When the searchers of the Pujo COM
mittee finally succeeded in finding Mr..
Rockefeller, who was in the West In
dies, while dozens of detectives, believ-
home, were trying to serve him with a
| summons there, DR.. Walter F. Chappell.
his private physician and a specialist
on throat troubles. appeared before the
| committee and declared that for Mr..
Rockefeller to testify might be equiva-
lent to signing his death warrant.
| The committee was unwilling to accept
the word of Mr.. Rockefeller's physician
| as final, so it sent a physician of ITS
| own selection to examine him. choosing
| Dr. Charles ". Richardson, Of Wash
| ington, for the task. DR.. Richardson
| concurred in the opinion Of DR.. Chap
pell. This, however, did not satisfy the
committee. and as Mr.. Rockefeller
would not come to it, the committee
went TO him in his Florida retreat
The examination was very brief, last
ing but a few minutes, II being apparent
| that the millionaire was the sick man
the physicians said he was. and there
was much surprise expressed that under
the circumstances MT. Rockefeller had
not notified the committee of his condi,
ton and placed himself at its disposal
! before the inability of the committee to
| reach him had become scandal.
After that little was seen or heard o.
Mr.. Rockefeller in public. He cam'
| North to his Tarrytown estate anc
rarely came to the city. Great was tn
surprise. therefore, when he appeared
| at the offices of the New Haven. In TIT
Grand Central Terminal two weeks ago
to take part in the conference OF TIT
executive committee with the Meye
committee Of minority stockholders.
| II was the first board meeting he hat
| attended in many months, and thos
| who knew him in the old days when h
and II. II. Rogers were forming tn
| Amalgamated Copper Company re
marked that he was looking better thai
| he had in some years. That was a com
parati brief session. and he tool
| little part in the discussion
At Fridays meeting, however. II wal
another story. Mr.. Rockefeller had gon,
over the report OF the commission care
fully, and he had decided views on tn,
best thing to be done. More than that
he expressed them, according to th'
stories told of the meeting, and left a
its conclusion, showing no signs Of Ill
ness or any bad effect from sustained
effort
Friends OF Mr.. Rockefeller say tina
his recovery is due more to the outdoo
life he leads than TO any medical o.
surgical treatment He motors a grea
deal. and takes long walks about Iii
place every day that Is at all pleasant
and at all times keeps In close touch
with affairs in the financial district
though il is a long time since any move
ment of the stock market has been as
cribed TO his activities.
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