The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
JOHN D, JR. ATTENDS A DANCE IN MINING
 CAMP SCHO0LH0USE
Multimillionaire Glides to Strains of sTipperary" With Supenintend-
 ent's Wife

Walsenburg. Col. September 23. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. tonight danced in little schoolhouse at the Cameron mine. 2ooo miles from Broadway.
 With Mrs. Charles Kaiser. the pretty wife of the mine superintendent, MT. Rockefeller glided over the none too smooth floor to the strains of Tip perary," lustily emitted by an orchestra 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 the coal diggers and mine officials
 Rockefeller himself arranged the dance. He attended an entertainment at the schoolhouse given in his honor by an organization of the miners Near the end of the entertainment Mir. Rock efeller made a speech. After referring jocularly to the manner in which he had packed the house" by bringing his numerous personal entourage and a still more numerous party of newspa- per correspondents he said:
 I've often danced to that tune the orchestra played little while ago. I've been wondering If, when this en- tertainment is over and the older peo- pie have gone home. we couldn't move these chairs out and have a dance. Don't you think we could arrange it?'
 There was unanimous assent.
 Orchestra Strikes Up
 In two minutes the chairs had dis appeared The orchestra launched forth. Two or three miners with their sweethearts were on the floor in a minute. Then w. L. Mackenzie King chose partner and sallied forth.
 Rockefeller hesitated no longer Rowing to Mrs Kaiser. who had been his hostess at dinner, he offered his arm. led her to the dancing floor and glided through the heterogeneous throng of coal diggers, mine officials and miners wives and daughters Rockefeller later danced with nearly every woman and girl in the room
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. continuing his tour of inspection of Colorado Fuel and Iron company mines. tonight reached Walsenburg. 45 miles north of Trinidad. The trip was made by motor car.
 At Rouse in conference with the miners grievance representatives Rockefeller declared the Colorado Fuel and Iron company does not oppose its employees belonging to unions
 Turns Down Pension Request
 As MT. Rockefeller was leaving the boarding house at Lester. where he had lunch, he was greeted by negro miner just from the pit.
 MT Rockefeller, this is Willis Hood" said B. P. Madison. assistant general manager of the company.
 Hood, after greeting Rockefeller, re- counted at some length that he had been an employe of the company 22 years and asked for the promise of pension when he had served 25 years.
 T think you and will go on pen- sion about the same time, said Rocke- feller.
 Just at the edge of Lester Rockefeller pointed out a clump of forbidding look ing adobe houses. Do you see that lot of shacks?" he asked
 "WeIl, a photograph of that place was printed recently and the houses accredited to the Colorado Fuel ana Iron company As matter of fact, onIy a few of the nearer are on our land at all and they were there when we bought the property. We are ar-
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