The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-07
JOHN D. YOUNG
DESPITE YEARS
Greatest Financier Of the
Age Is Found to BE
Physically Fit
HE HOARDS HIS WORDS
Talks but Little and Gives
Few Opinions in Inter-
view at Ormond Home
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DUNDNY BEACH, EIu, ApIIl o..
40 Es John D.. Rockefeller iH siIll on
the Job. Iuaf taw 'he master ot
tho worlds greatest business nnd
talked with him.
Tho aged s'andord Oil magnato
has been iulDpoHIulo TO Inter
Viewers
In company with Ur Frank J..
CprHuau OF ClrNo aud. ohio. iuat
returned from tour of South Amer
ic1 made iu behalf Of the American
college OF Surgeons. ! spent an ovc-
ming with him ana had q rare "closo-
up OF John u. Rockefeller. human
hclug
Although past four score In years.
he has lost mono Of his mental
Ngur.
He's Physically Iit
Physically no i8 fit--surroundcd
by every attention, he loks god Tor
years TO come. iiis hnndCnsp ~
strong. hia voice is clear heard
- slnr the doxology In robust tones.
Al s3 he Keeps I'm active toucn
with tho gigantic business that has
made his name synonymous with
riches tho world over.
Ito is optimistic about tho buI-
ness outlook--thia man of vast
wealth and mighty power.
Reminded that dark clouds hover
over tho world; that events ana
conditions Eivo llttlo ground Tor
chcor, he said:
Don't worry. The darkness ~
only temporary. Tho world Is COM
Ing out ot II all right."
Tho man Of millions Is thrifty NJ
speech Ila volunteered fow opin-
ions during the evening. Most NJ
his comments. brought out by tho
conversation, shed llght on his
views.
once when tho business depression
was mentioned he said
"Wo can only watch events"
An opinion expressed by Corrl-
gan no supplemented with tho re-
mark:
yes. that's truc-wo need re-
turn 20 the role of common sense
II was suggested that tho coal
strike would not turn out TO be a
strike OF Importance.
Millions In Cuni.
"You cant tell" said the man
who has millions invested In coal
mines. To tho opinion that IT was
n good time 10 strike from the
standpoint Of industries, with all
hard hit by tho depression and a
large part closed down." he said:
"Yes, Il would seem so"
Doctor Corrigan expressed the be-
lief that tho Russian failure had
been an object lesson to the rest OF
tho world" referring 10 the soviet
government. "Yea, that is true,
said the oil flnancier.
IN had
come 10 Ormond Just across tho
road from his winter homo to call
on Doctor CorrlRan and incidentally
10 hear the closing sunday night
concert OF the hotel orchestra.
He was accompanied bv the two
devoted women members OF bis
household Evans, his niece.
and Mrs worlcy another relative
his grandson. John ID. III, son or
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.. and the
young mans tutor.
The famous rich man listened with
deep interest as the young Glove
land surgeon, an assistant NJ hia Old
physician and friend. pr. Hiram
Birrar, described tho wonderful
progress Of medical science In South
America aud the results accom-
pllshcd there Ivy the Rockefeller
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financicr has made the great work
Of his old age.
Picked Right Men.
That's pleasant news" he said
with qualification, NJ tho phyalclar
declared tho Rockefeller founda %
tion had done more Tor world peace
than go Carnegie peace founda
tlons" could have done.
once, after praise of the founda
tlou's work In South American coun
tries. he said:
I'VE have been fortunate In th'
selCCtio Of men,
Tho physician. relating how
''clean-up" OF disease conters ha'
raised real estate values in man!
towns and stimulated building ac
tivitlos, said:
III has proved beneficial, not onl
from the standpoint of health, hu
also from that OF business II
good business"
IT'S also simple, n they coul
only soc it," said tho Standard Oi
magnate.
He agreed WITH the view that N