Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-08-27
JOHN D. ENIGMA
TO- NEICHBORS
Richest Man Rarely Seen in Tar
rytown and is Guarded From
All QueStiOners,
GIVES CAMERAMEN A CHANCE
Recently He Let Photographers Shoot
Him to Hearts Content, but Re-
porters Still Are Barred
Stories About Dimes.

Tarrytown, n. Y.-Is John d. Rookie
Teller, passing the Indian summer OF
his life on his vast estate in the Po-
cantico hills, al last letting down the
barriers he has always raised against
photographers and reporters!
This is a question which has been
interesting the newspaper profession
ever since the worlds richest man, on
a recent Sunday, permitted camera
men to snap him 70 their hearts com
tent after they had consented to tol-
low him into church for service.
Mr.. Rockefeller who bears the repu-
tation of being one Of the most cam
era-Shy men in America may be be- |
coming more lenent in his attitude
toward photographers. but as yet he
has given no indication of taking re-
porters into his confidence.
An effort to interview Mr.. Rookie
Teller on the recent occasion of his
eighty-fourth birthday anniversary
made, as usual through a third party
representing the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
the response "ImposSble.' As no re-
porters as yet have succeeded in
storming the wen-guarded gates of the
Rockefeller home, the modern CroesuS
goes uninterviewed.
Enigma to Fellow Townsmen.
Even to his townSmen the little
man. slight Of frame, who appears in
midsummer in leather waistcoat over
coat and muffler, is very much of an
enigma.
Tarrytown points ont to each visi-
tor the home Of John d. Rockefeller
urges the visitor to 60 up and see
where Rockefeller lives, talks CON
8tantly about ROGkeReller-51t rarely
sees him itself.
Very seldom do TnrrytOWnPF8 set
inside the gates which guard the big
home back in the hills. Once in a
while they see John d. come down
town and sit in his machine while Il
chauffeur goes into bank or a store
but Tarrytown almost never talks to
its richest citizen. He comes and
goeS-thore - excitement while he is
downtown and discussion afterward.
And that is all Of Tarrytown's claim
on its most famous citizen.
Ever since the oil king celebrated
his rgth-fourth anniversary larry
town has been Seething over the ques-
tion of who j., its Oldest citizen. There
* M onps+jor a. to The most famous.
An ancient who sirs in front Of the
big hardware store 'us, around the
corner from the station comedies first
Mace to Jcbp i. The ancient admits
he is onIv rignry-rlrcc. But IN Italian
has asserted his grandfather is eighty
eight and there j. FARMER who lays
claim, TO- ninety. SIN. even in the
face of odds Parrytown stands Loyalty
behind its prominent citizen and an
nounces to the world that its oldeSl
citizen today "a none other than thC
man who made oil famous.
But the town maintains that mfr
Rockefeller is still a youngster in
Shirt.
"Any man who plays golf as Ere
uuently as he does" began one citi
zen. when he was interrupted with {
Guestfon MS te whether John Dis pri
yate links were regular size.
"Certainly, but John u. goes arOunt
slowly" replied the citizen. hut an
other Tarrytowner broke in with
denial.
at is not. II is only about fOu
holes of normal course. And JOIN
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