New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-24
JOHN DIR, TRIPS
TO "TPPERARY"
WITH WINE MAIDS
Spryly Does the Hesitation
with Girls in Calico
All Got a Chance.
PRESSED FOR TIME.
EATS UNWASHED
Dust of a Long. Hot Ride Still
on Him as He Lunches with
Crowd of Workers.

Wslsenburg. Col, Sept. 23.-John D.
Rockefeller, IT,, continuing his tour Of
inspection Of Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company mines, tonight reached Wal
senburg, forty-fve miles north Of Trim
idad. The trip was made b. motor car
end the coal mine owner jolted all day
over twisting roads through the hill
country of Las Animas and Huerfano
counties.
Tonight the former leader Of the
/ Bible class at the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church danced in little schoolhouse
a the Cameron mine. 1000 miles from
Broadway. with Mrs. Charles Kaiser,
the pretty wife Of the mine superin-
tendent. Mr.. Rockefeller glided over
the none too smooth floor to the strains
OF "Tipperary"
Mine Orchestra Was Lusty.
The music was Justify emitted BY an
orchestra consisting OF a snare drum, a
clarinet, a trombone and an ACCORDION.
W. L. Mackenzie King and other
members of the Rockefeller party also
participated in the dance, choosing their
partners from among the wives and
daughters of coal diggers and mine off
cials. /.
Mr.. Rockefeller himself arranged the
dance. He attended an entertainment
a; the schoolhouse, given in his honor
by the Cameron Club, an organization
of miners.
Near the end Of the entertainment
Mr.. Rockefeller made a speech. After
referring jocularly to the manner in
which he had packed the house" by
bringing his numerous personal en-
tourage and a still more numerous
party Of newspaper correspondents, he
said
'I've often danced to that tune the
orchestra played little while ago. rvc
, eeen wondering If when this entertain
ment Is over and the older people have
gone nome we couldn't move these
chairs out and have dance. Don't
you think we could arrange it >"
There was unanimous assent. A few
minutes later the master of cere-
monies. c. II. Hawksworth, announced
that the entertainment was at an end
and that the dance would follow.
All Wanted to Dance.
Those who want to dance may stay
here" he said. ANY who don't care to
dance we will make welcome at the
clubhouse" None went to the club
house. No miner elected TO miss the
chance Of seeing John ID. Rockefeller,
jr., the man who was supposed to own
about everything around these parts,
dancing in the Cameron schoolhouse.
In two minutes the chairs had disap-
peared. The. orchestra launched forth
Two or three miners with their sweet
hearts were on the floor in a trice
Then W. l.. Mackenzie King chose a
partner and sailed forth.
Mr.. Rockefeller hesitated no longer.
Bowing to Mrs. Kaiser, who had been
his hostess at dinner, he offered his
arm. led her to the dancing aoor and
glided gracefully through the hetero-
geneous throng of coal diggers, mine
officials and miners wives and daugh-
ters.
After his initial step with Mrs. Kais-
er, Mr.. Rockefeller danced with practi-
cally every woman and girl in the
room. officials wives and daughters
in graceful summer silks and coal dig
gers wives in calico all were included
in his invitations. Hesitation" waltz
essayed by the orchestra was negotiat-
ed By Mr.. Rockefeller with skill and
apparent experience.
In the course Of the journey Rookie
feller visited mining camps at Rouse,
Lester Ideal and Cameron. At Rouse,
In a conference with the miners griev-
ance representative, he went on record
with the unequivocal statement that
the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company did
not oppose its employees belonging to
unions.
As Mr.. Rockefeller was leaving the
boarding house at Lester where he had
lunched with a crowd of miners and
company officers without having taken
time to wash the accumulated dust Of
a long hot ride from his face. he was
greeted by negro miner just from the
pit.
"Mr. Rockefeller, this is Willis Hood"
said B. ]. Mattison, assistant general
manager Of the company.
Hood. after greeting Mr.. Rockefeller.
rccounted at some length that he had
been an employe OF the company twen-
ty-two years, and asked for the promise
Of p pension when he had served TWEEN
ty-fve years.
81 think you and | will go on pen
sion about the same time" said Mr.
Rockefeller.
Rebuilding Company Houses.
Later Hood met Mr.. Rockefeller
again and insisted upon making a
lengthy speech 20 him, couched in long
words and pounded home with vigorous
gestures. He was still talking when
the motor cars rolled out Of the camp.
Just at the edge Of Lester Mr. Rocke-