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Two important items OF John D.
Rockefeller's fortune are frequently
overlooked in making computations of
his wealth. These are his holdings of
real estate and mortgages and of GOV
eminent and municipal bonds Both are
so vast that If we undertook to follow
out the threads that lead to them they
would take US to every part of the Unit
ed States and across the Atlantic
While Mr.. Roekefeller's real estate
holdings would amount to probably
$10,oo0.0 900, such investment does not
prove very attractive venture for the
astute fnaneier. He prefers to let the
other fellow own the real estate and he
hold the mortgage. The city of Cleve-
land is an example of this He owns
valuable property there-Forest Hills
and his Tarrytown IN. W estate Is
truly baronial in its magnificent proper
lions, but these are nothing in COM
parison to his mortgage holdings. IN
Cleveland he holds 100000 mortgage
on the principal hotel, a mortgage for
a like amount on large wholesale bust
ness. and banking and street railway
holdings which would bring the total to
SIS, 060, 900 in the Ohio city alone.
But Cleveland is not the only city in
the United States that is doing a good
part of its business on John D. Rookie
feller,s money and paying him well for
the privilege. New York, Chicago, Pitts
burg and Buffalo are cases in point.
Will Be Worlds First Bi11ionaire.
Of Mr.. Roekefeller's holdings in gov.
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,,,,s;ng diversion, to have in time
ar,,shad all opposition and forced the
reanla and the state into submission
! { Yasnn Rockefeller has been laugh
tna mn his sleeve and serenely waiting
r., r. nass=anlused him to read in the pa
- +s,at the Kansas legislature had
20. .,,.,nTiafed $4,000 for the estab-
8 s.yasrsa.,f of a state refinery to buck
- s a.sst ,,is $3.50 900 900 company. He
- ,asss.t1 I,san annoyed, perhaps, at the ef-
f a,, 10 NEEDLE with his pipe lines but
- hae felt confident that the end
- oon,e in victory for him and the
w s,s1isfnlent Of his company IN the
9 e.tsss IN frner basis than ever before.
~ 51e's5 bas mapped out q campaign Of
~ 80 This great flnancier, this
e @ssI aoo 600 money bags, can AFFORD to
s,ss;f for his dollars WORK WINE ne
60 ana he can keep busy banking
ssssss ca 0e0, 900 yearly income from MS
Tue Y. s..,onts while the poor Kansans
- se heir $4,000 refinery sink hole
- -. sn5as, ID pour the wealth Of the
8 1tto 80 the independent producers
ssss,s brought to state OF sub
1a .a, where they will be willing to
nll u.s. neace at Roekefeller,s own
naKs and md if reports are to be credited
sss s. ~. terms are never generous
hoe g. il the interests Of Rockefeller
s !. assaaIf Is never satisfied, it is
n'sa apYless he can buy at rninousIy
s sac, , ai., and sell At figures which
lom k he's story Of fair CD profit Of
se.. hundred per cent.
ssss, kansas Fires the First Gun.
aas seems 10 be always doing
nss..s.s zvhich other states are afraid
Inlns7 Pr never think Of doing. and she
e g., ssad the first sun in this tre-
nas aa,,s VA. and, as Lincolnss call
menus nus in 81 was met by the cry
s. an ne different states; We are.
IT, Father Abraham, loo,ooe
CONN q Tie sound Of Kansas, first.
ssroas. lie oil octopus has aroused
: ST.. .s .,s and On every nand, anu
tne hasl ypestad directions reinforce
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| ments are coming to the aid Of plucky
Kansas.
The Government to Use It's Probe.
The most important OF ali develop
ments in this fight has been the action
of congress in ordering the department
of commerce and labor to begin In
vestigation Of the business of the
Standard Oil company and as az evil
dence of the thoroughness with which
the work will be done, the note OF
President Roosevelt to Mr.. James r.
Garfield may be quoted. It is terse. and
businesslike: Act vigorously on the
resolution at once" And il the way
in which Mr.. Garfield's department
! has handled the beef trust inyestiga-
ton, and brought matters and condi-
tons before the interstate commerce
commission, which promise i'll for the
beef trust, is any indication of the
spirit and tkoroughness with which
the Investigation of the Standard Oil
business will be conducted, Mr.. Rookie
Teller may well begin to f1dget in his
chair and recall unpleasant memories
of how Frank S. Monnett, the attor-
ney general of Ohio. forced the
Standard to abandon its trust form
Of organization, leave the state and
take refuge in its present form of a
New Jersey corporation.
Monnett Deals Standard Blow.
This will not be the first time the
Standard has been Investigated. Three
times the trust has been up before leg
islatiye commissions and has once
been taken before the courts. The
legislature of New York delved into
the affairs Of the monopoly IN 1897,
with the Hepburn committee Con
gress tackled it in 1888 with the
Bacon committee. and again in 1890
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with the industrial commission. But
the most severe shaking up it has re-
ceived IN its history was that given it
by Monnett, and though it was a bit
ter pill for the Standard to swallow,
it had the grim satisfaction at the next
election of defeating Monnettfor reelec-
ton as attorney general, and forcing
him into private life.
Monnett is as familiar with the
Standard Oil business as anyone out
side of the company itself. and Kan
sas has turned to the one man who
has given Standard black eye.
The Ohio man is now at Topeka and
will aid in the fight. He will assist
the Kansas Oil Producers association
ID preparing data to be submitted to
Commissioner Garfield
Lawson, eager to get. into the fight.
has sent word that to help the 1nvestl-
gators he viii go to Washington bare
foot in the snow, if necessary.
At New York, District Attorney
Jerome is preparing to bring proceed
ings against the directors Of the
Standard in an effort to indiet them
for conspiracy as defined in section
16S Of the penal code.
Secretary Hitchcock, head of the in
terror department, and ex-secretary
Hoke Smith are being drawn into the
fight. too, through the blanket lease OF
100000 acres of oil lands in Indian
territory granted to the Standard for
ten years by Smith in 1886 Mr..
Hitchcock says this deal is public
scandal, and Mr.. Smith replies that
the. field had not been tested and that
there was little hope Of finding oil
But the upshot of it all may be that
the Standard may lose part or all OF
its valuable Usage leases.
Even Paul Morton may not escape
the Investigation Of Standard Oil
methods in Kansas. Charges have
been filed against the Atehison. To-
peka 6 Santa Fe Railroad company
alleging that this company, by raising
rates until they we're prohIhitIFe, $
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while he is a recognized factor in the
affairs of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company.
Very much the same story as his
profitable investments in iron-ore lands
could be told of his connection with the
lead and zinc mines which were trans
ferred to the trust at q profit that ran
into millions.
Other industrial companies in which
he is largely concerned are the Ameri-
can Linseed Oil company, two of the big
express companies. the sugar trust and
the various organizations known colIec-
lively as the tobacco trust.
Not Railway Man, But
John D. Rockefeller is not known as
a railway man. While there are Van
derbiIt, Hill. Morgan and Hartman
systems, there is no combination of
roads known as the Rockefeller system.
Nevertheless Mr.. Rockefeller is the Iarg-
est individual holder of railroad securi-
ties in the country. He is heavily inter
ested in the Gould roads-Missouri Pa
cifie, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Texas
his backing and assistance that George
Gould has been able to fight his way
successfully against the powerful COM
bination Of railway interests in bringing
his lines eastward toward the Atlantic
seaboard But in addition to this he is
a heavy holder of the stocks and bonds,
more particularly the bonds, of almost
every one of the big eastern lines, as
well as of Northern Securities and Of
half a dozen of the big roads running
out of Chicago. Probably not less than
S50.0o0.000 of his wealth is invested in
railways. And it should be borne in
mind that practically all these holdings
were bought when their market rating
was much less than it is to-day.
The solidity and power that come from
the backing OF unlimited millions are
valuable assets for a bank or trust COM
pany. A number of the most important
of these institutions in New York and
other cities have prospered through the
magic of connection with the Rookie
Teller name. Certain of these. like the
National City and Hanover banks, of
New York, the First national Of CHI
cage and the two largest banks in Cleye-
land, are known as Rockefeller institu-
tons
The Country's Richest Banker.
These are by no means the measure
Of Mr.. Rockefeller's banking interests.
A wel1-informed Wall street fnancier
showed me a list recently of 50 banks
and trust companies, all of which arc
reputed to be more or less undsf the
Rockefeller influence. Il John D. Rock
efeIler had nothing but his bank hold
ings he would be known as the coun-
try's richest banker and would have
fortune equa1ed by few in the United
States.
Oil, steel, railroads, banks and trust
companies have not been equal to the
task Of providing oecupation-sufheient
for all the multiplying Rockefeller
millions. Within the past ten years
especially a great many Of them have
gone into a particularly lucrative form
OF inEestment-cIty lighting and trac-
ton companies. Whether SO ,060, 600 or
$4,000, 600 more nearly represents John
D Roekefeller's investments Of this sort
in and about New York it is impossible
to say, but the amount is likely TO be
near the latter fIgure. while he has other
large sums similarly invested in New.
england and the central vest
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The Worlds Greatest I

14S WQT10sS GTGdLGSL 5e0EenLaLG.
From the purely financial point OF
view, however, Mr.. Rockefeller is easily
the world S greatest potentate. The
czar Of Russia enjoys an annual income
of about $12,000,000: Emperor William,
as king of Prussia, receives little less
than S., 900 600; the emperor of Austria
Hungary, So. STE. 600; King Edward. s.
225,0o0, and the king of Spain, s., 900, 900.
In the expressive phrase of Wall street,
King John. as emperor of oil, king OF
steel, banking and railroads, and
prince of several lesser dominions,
could buy and sell them all. If he had
TO earn his present wealth at the rate
OF two dollars a day. which many OF his
employees receive, 1t would take him
something more than 10000 years to
accomplish the task. or considerably
longer than we have any record of in
human history It is not merely the
number of John d. RockefeIler's mil
Hocs, astounding as is their total. that
is most impressive. It is the power
which they convey. By reason OF his
ability to reward and punish, to make
and unmake values. to bestoW riches or
ruin, he is almost absolute master not
only of those enterprises in which be
holds a major monetary interest, but in
all those to which he cares to turn his
attention in any way The enterprises
in which he holds investments aggre-
gate capitalization of over $1,000
00o,00o. Though he owns outright but
tenth OF this, he can sway the destinies
of every company involved II he SO de-
sires
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WOMEN SHOULD
BEWARE OF
CONTRACTING cATARRh.

catarrhal arrangements. Few women
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eminent and municipal bonds it were
idle to speculate His benefcent atten-
tons have been bestowed on other fields.
too. that are not included in any of the
above classifcations, such as that OF
the big insurance companies, steamship
and telegraph and building corporations
and other things, as the department
store advertisements say, too numerous
to mention.
Taking into account all these wide
spread interests, it Is not difficult to
figure out that John D. Rockefeller is
already possessed of upward of $780,
100000. or that, with the power which
his vast wealth gives him of buying
cheaply when prices are at rock bot
tom and when financial stress compels
the holders of particular properties to
let them go, ne will become full
fedged Millionaire within another ten
years, if he lives SO long. Indeed, the
accumulation of his yearly income OF
s50.000,000 OF thereabouts, will carry
him to that point without any allowance
for the appreciation OF the properties in
which his money is invested such as ls
certain to occur.
Il one were to construct a table show
ing chronologieally the growth of Mr.
Rockefeller's fortune it would read about
as follows:
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Pe-ru-na contains no Nareotics.


One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in SO many homes is that
it contains no narcotic of any kind. Pa~
runa is perfectly harmless. It can be
used any length of time without acquir-
ing a drug habit. Peruna does not pro-
duee temporary results. It is perma-
nent in its effect.
1t has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-
moving the cause of eatarrh. There are
a multitude of homes where Peruna has
been used off and on for twenty years.
Such a thing could not be possible il
cote nature.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
All correspondence held strictly con.
fidential.
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writes
o ache aHdf
although
me- at
had threw
andh heafth
ati fuF
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-01
Hurnor

Some persons are SO dry that gou
might soak them in a joke for a month
and It would not go through their skin.
Henry Ward Beecher.
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escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. Itfortifes
the system against colds and catarrh.
Pe-ru-na for Colds and catarrh.
The following interesting letter gives
one young woman's experience with
Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing, popular society
woman Of Crown Point, Ind, writes:
:" Recently took a long drive in the
country, and being too thin1y clad I
caught a bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which / could not seem to
shake off I had heard a great deal of
Peruna for colds and catarrh and [
bought a bottle to try. I am pleased
that did, forsit brought speedy relief.
It only took about two bottles, and I
consider this money well spent.
you have a firm friend in me, and 1
not only advise its use to my friends.
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q D--E
H. As HUI . EI1

but have purchased several bottles to
wherever it has been used. Rose
Gerbing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
STRIKE BEGINS
THROUGH POLAND
AS Protest Against Disregard of Poles
In Scheme of National
Representation.
(By Associated pr,ss \

WARSAW. RUSSIAN POLAND
Aug. PA general strike has. been
proclaimed throughout Poland as a
protest against the disregard of the
right OF the Poles in the scheme Of
representation in the national assem-.
bly The strike began here today.
Employees of the Yistula railway quit
work and many trains were left stand,
Ing mt intermediate stations.
Eighty Socialists, carrying arms
while attempting to enter the city
were opposed by Il detachment of Cos.
sacks Eight of the Socialists wcre
Killed and the others arrested.
Employees of the factories at LODI.
warsaw and Pobiancc. have Joined
the strike. Besides the ,Vistula rail.
way, the Tercshol line and The light
railways have been compelled to sus.
pend service.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Bids are w;lntod by the School Board
Tor supplies to be used during the com.
ing session. These supplies consist III
stationery. printing hardware and
chemical supplies. Parties wishing to
bid nr same will cali on G. &. helms.
NO 23lI Washington avenue. to. get
list of articles wanted
Also bids arc wanted for furnishing
the city schuUis with wood for the
coming season, All bids must hc in
the hands oil the chairman of building,
and supply committee on or before
AUGUST 18th. 1909.
EDWIN PHILLIPS. Chairman
I:uildins ana Supply Committee
S-lT-I0.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
DAY AT RACES.
Canteen, to I Shot, Wins the Am.
terdam at Saratoga.
By Associated Prcss.)

C'y Associated Prcss)
SARATOGA, \. Y, Aug. 2l.-On a
fast track today, Cantccn, a > To ]
shot, won the stake race. the Amstcr-
dam, under hustling ride by a length
The finish III The stccplcchasc was
very close, Charawind closing with u
rush and getting the decision by a
head.
First race. e MISUNDERSTANDING Pep
per. won; by Ways, second; Druid
third. Time. 1926 %
Second race, tstccplcchasc handicap
short cOnrsc) Charawind, won !;
Ruths lsattler. second; Knight of Ilar
lem. third. Time, i:2i.
Third race. Olandicap, furlongs)-
Ncroncss, won; Andync. second; Sid
ncy T., third. Time, i:li.
Fourth race. tthc Amsterdam, one
mile -Cantccn, won; Fustian sec.
ond; D'Arllc, third. Time. 30 Is.
Fifth race. thandicup, milo and a
fnrlUng)-llumpo. Won; Monsieur
I,caucairc, second; Won Tromp, third
Time. l:53 As.
Sixth race. 6 II furlongs Sir Ca
ruihcrs. won: Minta. second; I,cming-
ton. third Time, 1908
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Ready For Primary.

MI arrangements have been com
plctcd fer the primary here tomorrow
The judges will he Mcssrs. A. J.
Barnes. j. H. Seymour and X. Il. Done
gan. The only local interest is the
fight between Mr.. r. II. Gcddy, incum
bent. and Sheriff w. Walker Ware
Tor nomination for circuit clerk. II
looks now like Gcddy will he an easy
winner he having made Il most OK
ccllcnt clerk for the past twelve
years. and is said by Judge d. G. Tyler
To he one of the best clerks in his cir
cult.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Personal Mention.

Mr.. and hrs. i. d. Spencer. of New
YORK; Mr. and Mrs. a. C. Pcachy. of
Newport News; Miss Pcachy, of Wash.
inSton, and Mrs. Dinford. OF Rich.
ihcnd, were among those from ou of
Town VINO attended the funeral of Mrs.
john Spencer here yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. James II. Stone have
gone To Culpepcr to visit the formcr'.;
relatives.
Mr. W. Spencer Henley and Mr.. and
AIRS. Frank Henley. of Newport News.
spent yesterday here.
Mcssrs. J. w. Rogers and George II
Bryan, of Yorktown. were here today
ON business
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Funeral of Mrs. J.B.C. Spencer an
Impressive Ceremony.
LARGE cONcOURSE OF FRIENDS
Yorktown Lad Accidentally Shoots
Himself Through the Hand-Wound
Not neutrality-suspicious. For the
Primary Are Complete.


Especial tn tho Daily Prcss.)
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Aug. I'll
The funeral of Yrs. J. Is. G. Spencer
took place yesterday from the resi-.
dcnce, and WAS largely attended by
friends from this city and county MS
well rs from distance. The scr.
vices were imprcssivcly conducted
by Rev. Is. ID. Tucker, d. d., of Norfolk
and special choir sang several IA
voritc hymns of the deceased
The ilural tributes were beautiful
an especially pretty design coming
from the Order of the Eastern Star Of
which Mrs. Spencer was Il member
The procession to the cemetery was
the largest seen here in years. Tic
intcrmcnt WAS in Cedar Grove ccmc
tory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
State Female Normal School
EARMYIILE. VA.

The State offers free tuition for wor
thy young women who wish to prepare
themselves for teachers.
Libcrnl Courses In Language, Liter
ntnre, Science and Manual Arts.
Strong professional Course with Nor.
mnl Training. Y
Extensive improvements cmbodying
tho best features of
Modern Educational Equipment
arc To lie ready for the next session
The Faculty has been strengthened
by the appointment of several gradli.
ates from leading American Universe.
ties.
Session begins Sept 9Th Catalogues
sent on application.
tu-fri-sat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
CHEAP ADVERTISING,
CASH IN ADVANCE,
ONE CENT A WORD

Advertisements under classified
heads In this column will be inserted
at the uniform rate of one cent word
for each insertion. No advertisement,
however small, less than 25 cents for
the first insertion. Cash in advance
invariably. Special rates made on long
contracts. Orders for discontinuance
must be made in writing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Mary Mapcs Dodge is Dead.
(By Associatcd prcss.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Mrs. Mary
Mapes Dodge. poetcss. editor of st.
Nicholas Magazine aud author of sew.
cral stories for children. died at her
summer cottage in Ontcora Park, Tan.
nersville. N. Y. today. She had been
editor of ST. Nicholas since it's founda-
ton in 1873.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
A Generous conoessinn.

Count Cassint has now decided to
pcrmet Russia to say "a reasonable in
dcmnity for the purpose of securing
peace. This is Il concession on the
part of the count, for which the advO-
Gates OF peace should be profoundly
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Record; Icrald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Accidentally Shot Himself.

young son of Mr.. George e. Bryan,
of Yorktown, proprietor of the Swan
Tavern, accidentally shot himself
through the hand Saturday afternoon
ut the home of Mrs. j. +. Hubbard
where he was a visitor DR.. ID. ].
King was summoned and dressed the
wound, which Is not serious.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
To MY Friends,

I take pleasure in announcing that
| am now associated with the Old
Homestead Bakery, 223 Twcnty-eightE
street. where | would be glad to have
my friends call.
S-19-3t r. 2. SANINIONS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Oeserter Jumped From Car Window
By Associated Press

FAIRMONT. w. VA. Aug. 21.-
Everitt Ingram, an alleged dcserter,
who was captured here and was being
taken to Norfolk, Va, today escaped
near Terra Alta, by jumping through
II car window.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Leahy. Time. 1:17. Umpire, Bause.
wine. Attendance, 2.O2G.
Cincinnati, S; PhiIadeIphia, 1.

S'"Sinhaei, ~ FhIIadetphia, J..
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. Ill
Cincinnati baticd Nichols hard today.
Score: RIFE
Cincinnati ....010O2OO 2-51lO
Philadelphia ....001O0O0OO-1 7 .
Ewing and Schlci; Nichols and Doc.
i'll. Time, AS. Umpircs, EmsIic ana
Abbott. Attendance, 1920.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
nooton, /; St Louia q

BOSTON, MASS. Aug 2l--Two
ms, the second scratch. an ipf,e,n
ou' ana a passed ball gave Boston
inc only run made in today's game
Score:
81 Louis ......1 ooooooox-i 6 ! !
ST. Louis .......O00000o00-o r !,
1 Young and Moran; Brown ana
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22

WANTED-CLOTHES OF ANY DE.
scription to clean, press, scour or
dye. Our workmcn are the best. our
prices nrc lowest, and our work is
the best. THE HUB CLEANING
AND PRESSING CO. 1918 Washing.
ton avenue. city. Phone, BPS. S-S-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Spring and Mountain Resorts

On the Line Of the C. & o. nv.
summer excursion tickets with iii.
cral limits and stopovcr privileges IN
sale June /.
Low rate week and excursion tickets
tors. az,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Hocll Der kansasI

INC Kansas took water" at it's
christening from the governor of its
llaiieSake but ii will never take
water from a foc.-Ncw York Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American Leaaue.
SUNDAY GAMES.
Athletics Lose TWO.

At st. Louis Sunday afternoon the
philadelphia Athletics lost two games
game: St Louis. ); Athletics .. See
ond game: St Louis, 6; Athletics, i.