Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-11
JOHN 3. LIVES
 LIKE A HERMIT
Richest Man in the World No Longer Interested in Max
 ing Money.
CHIEF JOY IN PLAYING GOLF
Responsibility for the Future Care of the Rockefeller Fortune Is in the Hands of John D., Jr., and
 Selected Trustees.

New York.-The richest man in the world is no longer interested in mak- ing money.
 More than that, he is not overly concerned with what becomes of the greatest single fortune ever accumu- lated, although he hopes it may be used for good purposes.
 John D. Rockefeller, now travelling toward his eighty-second milestone of life, is a hermit Surrounded by a few faithful servants, the man who has piled up millions upon millions until today he is worth billion of dollars "a thousand millions-fnds no hap piness in money or the retention of it. His chief joy in life is playing golf and he indulges that pleasure from an hour and half to two hours every day the weather permits. Secluded in his Pocantico Hills (New Yerk) estate, with only a few intimate crOnies to chat with at infre- quent intervals, and never seeing casual caller, the man who was oil king-for he no longer wears the title has turned contemplative, philosoph- ical aud disinterested in worldly af- fairs
 No Longer Interested. He no longer devotes himself to the worries incidental to possessing such vast fortune-the responsibility to- day for the future care of the Rocke- feller fortune is upon the shoulders of John D., Jr and selected trustees.
 But this change In direction and control of the Rockefeller wealth is due in no sense to the age, mental or physical incapacity one might link with so aged a man as John D., ST.
 "Mr Rockefeller, Sr., is not senile," stated Ivy Lee, publicity director for the Rockefeller interests. His health is excellent. But he simply has with drawn from the world.
 "He does not care to see visitors.
 "Mr Rockefeller reads quite a bit and spends much of his time in refiec- tion. He has become philosophical, but his interest in things of the world has waned.
 Watches Requests. Naturally he is interested in his be quests to various projects he has fos- tered. such as the Rockefeller Founda- ton and other broad constructive work He is far more interested in that than in acquiring further money.
 But he is not so wrapped up in the details of his benefactions as you might imagine.
 For instance, members of the Rockefeller Education board, com- prsing fifteen of the most eminent ed ucators in America, held a meeting at Lakewood, N l., where MT Rocke- feller has a summer home. The edu- cators thought their benefactor might attend meeting, so extended him an Invitation. He ignored it. All he wished to know was whether the work was going ahead as intended and, realizing it was in capable hands, de- clared he was not interested in de- tails But he did invite a couple of the board members whom he had known personally for many years to a round of golf with him.
 "Mr Rockefeller shrinks from fur ther publicity. I just want to be left alone to my own thoughts he ex- plains. Why should the world bother about an old man like me?'
 Mir Rockefeller realizes he has only few more years to live, and he wants no luther trouble with any body"
 Old "John D." has had a quiet though enjoyable summer at Pocaptieo Hills, occasionally taking auto rdes with attendants He attends chrrch regularly every Sunday.