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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15

Thirteen People in New
York in One Day.
A Score or More Overcome by the High
Temperature are Under Treat
ment in the Various Hos.
pitfalls.
(By the Associated Press

New York. July 13.-Thirteen
deaths attributed to the hot weather
were recorded in New York today.
In addition a score or more persons
were overcome by the heat and are
under treatment in the city hospitals.
Tonight a strong westerly breeze is
bringing a share of relief. The
high humidity. and the continuance
throughout the night of temperatures
varying only slightly from those of
the hottest hours of the day have
caused the heavy fatality attending
the present hot spell i'm this city
John McCerrOon, complaining of ILL
ness induced by the heat and sent to
his home i'm Third Avenue. lost con-
seriousness as he was ascending the
stairs and fell backward. breaking
his neck.
Stricken suddenly by the heat as he
was working on a roof in the Bronx.
Samuel Schultz. a painter. fell Ave
stories to the ground and was instantly
killed.
Many children were included in the
death list
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
Stock Advances 70 Per Cent Tuesday
July 1S.

If the present allotment is not all
sold before, refinery stock will advance
20 per cent on Tuesday, July 18th.
Now, don't delay one single minute in
sending your remittance for stock,
thinking you will have lots of time.
for there are over three thousand
stockholders in this company and all
are working for a grand success. This
company is advertised all over the Uni
ted States. The last allotment of stock
was over-subscribed $4,000 and the
present allotment Of stock will be over
subscribed more than that. You should
send in your remittance now and get
it here before the last few dayg, when
you may not be able to get il at all.
The company now has nearly one-half
of the pipe line to Kansas City on the
grounds and more pipe is being
shipped daily. The stock today is easily
worth rs cents per share, but the
present low price is offered 80 secure
a large amount of money ia the next
ten days, so that the line to Kansas
City can be completed Immediately.
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ALREADY AT WORK.
Investigation to be Be-
gun at Once.
Beach may have BuckIed Down to
Business in the Cotton Leak In
quiry Yesterday. The Savan.
nah Exchange.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, July 13.-The investi-
CATION by the United States District
Attorney into the cotton leak case
with the view of invoking sufficient
evidence upon which to secure an in
dictment or indictments will be be-
gun today or tomorrow. A room has
been set apart for his use in the De-
partment of Agriculture and the en-
ployes of the division of statistics
again will be put through rigid ex-
animation. District Attorney Beach
will be aided by officers of the secret
service. 1t is stated that at the pre-
vious investigat ton the employees of
this division. under the pledge of the
secretary of protection I'm their posi-
tons should they divulge any Informal
ton which would throw light on the
subject, talked freely and frankly.
The officials are feeling some concern
as to whether or not the New York
parties whose names already have
been published and others whose
names have not been made
known can be prevailed upon to speak
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
TO GOLDSBORO GIRLS.
These are Charmingly Entertained by
Their Hostess In Winston.

Winston Salem, July 1S.-In honor
of her guests, Misses Helen Kirby and
Ethel Pool of Goldsboro, a dellghtoul
morning porch party was given by
Miss Delphine Brown.
Six hand euchre at four tables was
played and the records were kept on
Japanese fans. The highest score was
made by Miss Ethel Pool, the bride
being a white gauze fan. Miss Nellie
Buford. second won a dainty sachet or
lace and channels, while the consola-
ton fell to Miss Frank Hanes,. this be-
ing a miniature Japanese fan.
Misses Annie and Elizabeth Pollard
gracefully served the elegant two
course luncheon after the game was
over. The decorations were lovely
and a unique feature of the occasion
was the flowers, which were placed on
the plate with the ices, nasturtiums
being effectively used on all of the
plates but those of honor guests, Miss
Pool receiving a long stemmed white
rose, Miss Kirby pink rose.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
Seaboard Air Line Railway Passenger
Department. Weekend and Sum
daX Excursion Rates.

The Seaboard announces commence
ing June 1st., they will sell weekend
ticket from all points to mountain re-
sorts in Western North Carolina, in
Guiding Lincolnton, Shelby. Ruther-
fordton, Hickory. Lenoir, Blowing
Rock and Chimney Rock.
From all points in North Carolina
tickets will be sold for all trains Sat
urday and for Sunday forenoon trains.
good returning Monday following date
of sale, except tickets to Blowing ROCK
and Chimney Rock, which will be SOLD
for Friday and Saturday trains, GOOD
returning up to and including TUESDAY
following date of sale.
Tickets from Wilmington. N. e., TO
Cliffs, Hickory Lenoir and Lincolnton
will be sold Friday and Saturday, gooo
returning following Monday.
Tickets will be withdrawn from sale
after Sunday, September 10Th.
For rates and timetables Gpply 10
any agent or ,,a
CHAS. H. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. c.
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Financial Condition of the Company

The Uncle Sam company own and
control over $4,000 acres of oil and
gas lands. on which are rs oilers, four
pumping plants, and drills now at
work. bringing in additional producers.
The company has room on practically
proved grounds for six thousand oilers
end has miles of laternal pipe lines
connecting the larger portion of the
Cherryvillc field. The main trunk pipe
line will go through an oil district fol-
over sixty miles and reach some fee ids
that have never had any pipe line.
Company has thousands of barrels CT
oil in storage and is securing more
every hour. 1t has valuable fran
Chises for 179 miles of pipe line clear
through to the water front. where it
owns s., acres of land for a Kansas
City tank farm and refinery No. 2.
The authorized capitalization of the
Uncle Sam company is $4,000, 900.
Par value of the stock is s1.00. The
stock is on-assessable. Four million
shares, or nearly one-half of the stock,
is still in the treasury and will be sold
at from o to 80 cents per share. poss.-
bly, higher. By the time the stock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
EVERY DOLLAR DISHONESTY
That Is HOW Lawson Says Rockefeller
Got His $500, O0O, 900.
(By the Associated Press.)

Minneapolis, Mimi, July ID
Thomas w. Lawson, of Boston, was
the guest of the Minneapolis Com
mercial Club today. Mr.. Lawson
spoke before 800 members of the club
after luncheon. He said in part:
Il have several millions myself and
| wronged the American people in get
ting 1t. But | did not know it at the
time. When the time comes | viii
give that money back to them.
John d. Rockefeller is worth
$500. 100000 and / can sit down ano
show you in a weeks time how he got
every penny of 1t. There is no secret
about it. Every dollar that John ID.
Rockefeller has he got dishonesty.
IF l live I'm going to make the
American people sell every dollars
worth of stock they have, and by that
time they'll know better than 20 buy
back
Mr.. Lawson scored the Equitable
Life Assurance Society heavily.
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company steady inflow of cash of
close to ONE THOUSAND DOLLAPS
per day, besides the income from the
refined oil it will soon be selling So
you see this is a pretty strong Imam
cial concern and it is growing stronger
every hour. 1t makes no debts but
PAYS AS 1T GOES, which is another
fact that every investor should bear
in mind.
The Uncle Sam refinery now owns
and controls over twenty mine thous-
and acres of oil and gas lands and ad-
ditional properties are being secured
daily. Refinery No. / is now in opera
ton and it is but a question of few
days until the company will commence
to receive great profits from the sales
of the refined oil. When you invest
in the stock of the Uncle Sam company
you secure property that will grow in
value while you sleep. Figure for
yourself what a main trunk pipe line
of 179 miles. running through the
richest fields of Kansas. with Connec-
tons every ten miles to let out the
fuel oil along the line to the farmers
who nave been paying from five to
seven dollars per ton for coal, means.
Then at Refinery No. 2, on the banks
of navigabe waters. the Uncle Sam
company will refine and ship machine
and iubricating oil which will bring
from three to five dollars per barrel
at such manufacturing centers as Kan
sas City. St. Louis and other big cities
that can be reached by water az very
little expense to the company in our
own steel barges and steamboats,.
Think this matter over, and remember
that the time Is limited when you can
buy stock in this great indepenie tent
enterprise at the present price.
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excursion Rates to the Pacific Coast.

The Seaboard Air Line announces
that on account of Lewis and Clark
Centennial Exposition and other oc
casions to be held on the Pacific Coast
season 1905, they will sell round trip
tickets from principal points at the
following rates to Portland, oregon
and return, going via any regular d.
rect route and returning via that or
any other regular direct route. $71.5O;
going via San Francisco and Los An
geles, $3.50. These tickets will De
sold practically every day until Sep
TENDER goth and bear final return
limit of ninety days from date of sale.
and, will permit of stop-over at. and
west of Colorado common points.
Cheyenne, Trinidad Fort Worth, San
Antonio and west Of st. Paul and
Chicago.
For further information as to
schedules and rates to the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, apply to agents, or
c. III. GATTIS,
T. p. A, Raleigh, N. G.
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Sam company has closed a three-year
contract with Mr.. Hunter. He built
the Cherryvale plant and he will build
two more for the Uncle sam company
and also build the pipe line To naviga-
bic waters. You can look into the I'm
Gle Sam company from every stand
point and you will find 1t on practical
grounds, pursuing its work with bull
dog determination in good faith The
stock cannot help but advance and
you will be cheating your children
out of a future income If you fail to
take advantage of the stock offered
herein which will advance 20 per cent
on or before July Is.
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Contract with Samuel Hunter for
Three Years.

Everyone who knows anything
about the Pure Oil company Of Penn
sylvania. knows that it is the greatest
independent oil company in the world
They also know that ii has success
fuzzy fought the oil thieves for the
last twenty-five years, and won. and
is still going ahead and occupies
grounds that no gang of thieving CON
spirators can interfere with. Mr.. Tar
bell. brother of Ida Tarbell. tn.
great historian of the oil trust and its
robber managers. is one of the lead
ing lights in the Pure Oil company. II
you wish to know who Mr. Hunter is
write them and you will find out that
the Uncle Sam company has one OF
the best refinery men and superintend-
ents in the United States. The Uncle
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
GERMANY AND SWEDEN.
The Kaiser is Not Averse to an Al.
lance, IL is Said.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Stockholm. July 13.-The Associat.
ed Press is able to state on good au-
thority that a German-Swedish al
lance is seriously contemplated
The question, ii is said, was discuss
ed at conferences between Emperor
William and King Oscar on board the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern at Gefle
today. The conferences lasted from
two to three hours.
King Oscar and his party will re-
main with Emperor William until he
departs from Gefie Friday afternoon
Besides Emperor Williams personal
visit, Germany will soon make the
greatest naval demonstration in its
history i'm Swedish waters. On July
90 6 battleships will arrive at Goth
enburg and eight cruisers at Uddeval.
la, while ON August 3, seven battle
ships, ten cruisers and torpedo boat
squadron is due at Stockholm anG
Norrwoeping and five battleships a,
Karlskrona.
The government has granted these
squadrons permission to enter war
ports.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
All Kansas RaIlying to the Support of
the Uncle Sam Company.

While the oil thieves have apparent
ly won temporary victory in their
fight on the State oil refinery before
the Kansas Supreme court, and while
their hirelings and mud singers are
rejoicing and ridiculing the friends of
the people, they have also practically
rallied over nine-Ienths o. the honest
people in the State to the support
of the Uncle Sam company. 1t leaves
the Kansas field to the great Uncle
Sam independent retinocies.
The Uncle Sam company vii; have
refined oil on the markets in two weeks
and the oil thieves can not pillage the
consumer with the same arrogance
as in the past, for the Uncle Sam COM
pany can soon supply half of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15

is all placed and the plans of the
management completed. the company
will have three refneries over 400
miles of pipe lines. $4,000 acres of
oil and gas lands with over 500 produc-
ing wells and will be drilling more.
On a conservative basis it will have
properties worth close to S10,0O0.Co0.
or nearly par for the stock that you
can now buy for one-tenth of its par
value Now we don't care who you
are. be you banker, merchant. stock
man, farmer or professional man, the
Uncle Sam company is on a solid
basis is a winner, and it is pursuing
a safe and practical course. 1t is going
into business to stay and a few dol
lars invested in the stock will net you
handsome returns.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
HAMPTON NEGRO CONFERENCE.
The Ninth Annual Session Begins
With Large Attendance
CBy the Associated Press.)


Hampton. Wa, July 13.-'fhe ninth
annual session of the Hampton negro
conference began here today with a
large attendance of colored men and
women from all sections of the coun-
try, the bulk of the representation,
however, being from the Southern
States The subject of 'city schools
for colored children was discussed by
w. T. b. Williams. of Hampton, the
school visitor for the general educa.
tional board. He mentioned a num-
her of places which. he said. were de-
linquent in the matter of adequate
school room accommodations for the
Colored people. Nevertheless. he add
ed, neither poverty nor the indiffer-
ence of school officials is altogether
the cause in every instance of poor
school facilities The coored people
themselves are sometimes at fault
Other topics discussed were the pub
lie and private support of negro
schools, land problems and tubercu-
loSis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
Write or Telegraph the Company to
Send Stock to Your Bank with Sigha
Draft Attached.

AS before stated stock will be adj
vanced 20 per cent Tuesday at mid
night. July 18th. However, bear in
mind the present allotment may all
be sold in the next five days, but by
sending check, draft, money or express
order at once you can secure stock
as follows: 100 shares. $1,000; 20U
shares. $500: 500 shares. $4,000; L.
900 shares. 10000; 5000 shares
$4,000 10000 shares $4,000; 20.-
900 shares, s1,940.0O.
Iinstallment offers 100 shares. $2.5
cash, and five monthly payments oi
$500 each; $50 shares, $500 cash and
five monthly payments of $500 each,
500 shares, $1,000 cash. five monthly
payments Of $500 each; 1000 shares
$500 cash, five monthly payments ot
$1,000 each; 5000 shares, $4,000 cash
five monthly payments of $4,000 each
10000 shares, 500 cash, five monthly
payments OF 100000 each. Make al
drafts. checks and money orders tC
The Uncle Sam Company or III. II
Tucker, Jr., secretary. and your stock
will be forwarded by return mail.
If 1t is not convenient to send re-
mittances by mail write or telegraph
the company, or it's secretary, to send
stock with sight draft ON your bank
attached and the same will he attend
ed to promptly. In this space 1t is
impossible to tell the many strong
points of the Uncle Sam company. Il
you are not satisfied to invest in the
stock with this information come tc
Cherryvale and sec for yourself Ref-
erences Cherryvale State bank. Mont
gomery County National bank and the
Peoples National bank of Cherryvale
Officers of the company. James niger
soil. President. j. II. Richie, Vice
President, H. H. Tucker, Jr.' secretary
and Treasurer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
WHAT'S IN n NAME.
Sullivan Knocks the Steam out of
Blink.
lBv the Associated Press.)

Providence, r. l., July 13.-Peter
Sullivan, of Fall River, was given the
decision over Blink McCloskey OF
Philadelphia in the eighth round of
a scheduled fifteen round bout before
the Rhode Island Athletic Club at
Thornton Tonight.
stiff upper cut to the jaw broke
the false teeth plate in McCloskey's
mouth and drove a sharp OF the plate
into the roof of the mouth. McCloS-
key was unable TO go into the ring
when time was called for the eighth
round. Up to that time the bout had
been uncertain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
Still More Assets.

In addition to the above mentioned
properties and assets of the Uncle sam
company we have one great refinery
completed at Cherryvale, which is
worth to the company over QUAR-
TER of MILLION dollars and 1t is
PAID FOR and also have thousands
of dollars in the treasury and over
G11o, 100000 ONE HUNDRED and
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS sub
scribed on gilt edge installnent con-
tracts which will all be paid in during
the next four months. This gives the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
A BIT or GALLO VIVACITY.
R-Reptile!' R-rips Out NJ. Lasies
Speaking of General Andre.
(By the Associated PresS.)

Wy tIIt NSSUCIdttu L TVSo'I
Paris, July 13-Parliament adjourn
ed for the summer recess tonight af-
ter an exciting scene in the Chamber
of Deputies over the clause in the am
nesty bill reinstatng those convicted
of drawing up secret reports concern
ing the conduct of army officers. dur
ing which NJ Lasies (anti-Semite) VIC.
lently attacked General Andre, former
Minister of War calling him a rep
tile"
The sitting was suspended and at an
impromptu ministerial council it was
decided to withdraw the bill.
On the resumption of the sitting
Premier Rouvier announced the prop
ogation of tho chamber thus annulling
the amnesty bill.
The amnestes will be granted by
presidential DEGREES.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
JEROME THOUGHT 1T "FUNNY."
That He Couldn't Get Copy OF Evil
dence the Newspapers Had Sc
cured and Printed.
(By the Associated Pres

New York, July 13.-District At
torney Jerome today made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to secure from the Of
flee of First Deputy Superintendent of
Insurance Robert Fl. Hunter, in this
city copy of the detailed evidence
on the affairs of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, taken before Su-
perintendent of Insurance Francis
Hendricks. This is the report which
already has been printed. and of which
Mr.. Jerome yesterday said 1t Was
funny that he could not obtain a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
ALEXANDER is VERY ILL.
Knocks Nothing of Recent Develop
ments in Connection With the
Equitable.
(Rv the A ssociated Press

New York, July lS-James w. AL
exander. former president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
continues very i'll. He is undergoing
treatment in a secluded place in Long
Island and it was said today that he
is in such a condition that all knowl-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
$4,000 Kernersville Graded School
Bonds.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Graded School Trustees until
IL o'clock, July Goth, for the purchase
of Four Thousand ($4000) 20 year
per cent Graded School Bonds Demon
nation $500 each; interest payable an
nually January 1st, at Bank OF
Kernersville
The right is reserved TO accept or
reject any, or all bids. For further
information apply to Board of School
Trustees. -
w. S. LINVILLE, Chairman.
d. w. HARMON, Secretary.
7-8-1w "a IAN&MM
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edge of the recent developments Ill
the society have been kept from nm
According to statements mace MI;
Alexander does not yet know that Paui
Morton is at the head of the EquluaDie'
Neither has he been informed Oh me
Ryan purchase and the mstailatl ,9I u
Messrs. Cleveland. O'Brien and West
inghouSe as trustees.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
A WOMAN MURDERED.
The Head of the Corpse Almost Sew
cred from the Body.
(By the Associated Press.)

Belmont, Mass, July 13.-The body
of a woman was found this afternoon
near the links of the Arlington Goif
Club. near Belmont. Her throat had
been cut, a deep, jagged wound hav-
ing almost severed the head from the
trunk. and as soon as the police au-
thorities saw the baby they declared
that murder had been committed. The
identity of the victim has not been
learned
The body was found beyond stone
wall and from the general appearance
of the ground in the vicinity it was
judged that the body had been drag
ged there sometime last night.
The victim was about 30 years OF
age.
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copy when a newspaper secured and
printed IL.
Mr.. Hunter refused to deliver 1t un-
less Mr.. Jerome agreed to return it,
but the latter said he would not
agree to return on demand to SUBJ
ordinate copy of evidence directed to
be furnished by the governor of the
State of New York"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Newport News, Va, July 13.-At
the closing session of the association
of 5. A. l.. Surgeons at Old Point Com
fort today officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, DR.. G.. A. Neuffer,
of Abbeville, S. c.; first vice. president,
DR.. w. F. Monroe, of Sanford Fla. !:
second vice-president, DIR. G.. c. Hol-
liday, of Portsmouth, Va; third vice
president. DR.. j. w. Palmer, of Airley,
Ga; chairman executive committee.
DIR. Southgate Leigh, of Norfolk. Va.
The association meets next year in
Ca.
Portland, Me-, July 13.--President
Carroll ID. Wright, of Clark College
and Prof Herbert E. Mills, of Vassa,
College. were the speakers at the clos
ing session tonight of the 18th annual
convention of the American Institute
OF Instruction. The selection of Wal.
ter e. Ranger, of Montpelier, VT. as
president OF the association, to sue
coed President Keyes, of Hartford
and the reelection of the other Off
GERS constituted the most important
business transacted today
Tampa, Fal.. July 13.-After a
habeas corpus hearing lasting five days
Circuit Judge Wall today admitted
samuel and Hopkins Wilder, charged
with the assassination of Oscar Bran
men. near Plant City on June 18th tc
pail in the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars each' which was promptly given
Annapolis, Mr.. July 13.-Theodorc
III. Winters. Of South Carolina. and
Francis w. Scanland, of Louisiana
have been admitted to the naval acad-
envy as midshipmen
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Little Dolores Improves.

Wilmington, N. c.. July 23.-The
Star says that little Dolores Holt was
resting exceedingly well yesterday. She
is cheerful and bright and has not
realized yet that she took the fright
full fall Sunday afternoon, though she