The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10
CURB ON TUCKER.
Court Asked to Stop His Ad-
Vertisements.
Would Also Enj0in Publication
in Newspapers.
-CASHNOTTURNEDOVER
Say That Receiver Morse Doesn't
Get Money.
Asked That Court Order the
Funds Turned Over.
-CASHNOTTURNEDOVER

\ IN the funOS Oh n. h tucker, JT., anu
his continued exploitation of the
Uncle Sam Oil company was made
Thursday afternoon when Allen and
Allen. attorneys for F. J. Green of
Straight Greek, and W. c. A Meseke
of Alta Vista, filed an intervening pc
tition in the Uncle Sam Oil company
| bankruptcy matters asking that H. H
Tucker, jr., secretary and treasurer,
and ]. H. Ritchie, vice president, be re-
strained from further advertising for
contributions for the company, from
| issuing circulars calling for the above
contributions. or from having adYer-
tisements printed in the newspapers
asking for the above.
Agents and newSpa perS are also
asked to be restrained from printing
the advertisements of Tucker and
from circulating them.
It is an attempt TO keep Tucker from
raising any more funds to fight his way
against the attempt to place him in
bankruptcy and is aimed to keep him
from communicating with sympathiz-
ing stockholders in this manner. The
United States has tied up fuckers mail
and the promoter of the Uncle Sam Oil
company then proceeded to get busy
advertising in the newspapers and
through the instrumentality of cir
culars issued to put his case before
his friends and solicit help.
The petition also claims that money
that is being received from these ad-
vertisements by Tucker is not being
turned over to ]. c. o. Morse. receiver.
It is asked that all the funds. money
credits and property of the company
be turned over to the receiver and that
money received in response to the ad-
vertisements and circulars be returned
to the parties contributing
The case brought by Allen and Allen
is in behalf of two stockholders. 1t is
also claimed that the Indebtedness of
the company Is being increased by the
advertising bills that are being incur
red by the officers of the Uncle Sam
OF company, Tucker and Ritchie. In
return for these contributions to be
received in response to the advertise
ments and circulars Tucker and Ritch-
company.
Tucker On the stand.
The hearing in the application for
the discharge OF the receiver of the
Uncle Sam Oil company was opened
this morning at 10 O'Clock before
Judge ]. c. Pollock in the United
States district court with indications
that the hearing will consume all of
today and continue until tomorrow
morning
1t is very probable that Judge Pol
lock will take the matter under ad-
visemeut following the presentation of
the case and in that event his decision
upon the application viii not be
known for several days yet.
The cross examination has not pro-
ceeded far enough along to develop
any new or startling features. The
large part of the testimony when
thrashed out does not indicate any
thing particularly new up and above
that brought out in the multitude of
petitions which have been filed in the
case.
treasurer of the company about
whom the action revolves was placed
on the stand as a witness Immediately
by his attorneys upon the opening of
the case this morning.
Albert L. Wilson, one of fuckers
attorneys. commenced the examfna-
ton of his client His line of oues-
tions was intended to reveal the con-
spiracy charges. that the Standard Oil
company is backing the prosecution of
not dwell long on anything which
might tend to show the solvency of
the Uncle Sam Oil company
What is the business of the Uncle
Sam Oil company" queried Wilson
ITO fight the oil trust in thirtv-
eight counties of the state" answered
Tucker, throwing his head back and
closing his eyes.
who is the oil trust ." asked Will
son.
The Standard OIL" answered
Tucker, raising his voice and whip-
ping out his answer.
Lower Prices for Oil
In reply to a question as to what the
company had succeeded in doing in the
way of lowering prices for oil Tucker
stated that in Jewell county the price
of oil had been cut down from Is cents
to cents a gallon This was cited as
an example to show what the co-npetf-
ton induced by the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany had brought about.
As an example of the way the stock
holders were scattered Tucker stated
that out of 5000 stockholders ], 400 were
in Missouri, 500 in Ohio. loo in New
York, 700 in Pennsylvania. $50 in Cali
fornia and 755 each in Florida and Can
ada with three in the Philippines. OF
all this number Tucker claimed to be
acquainted with about 200. He stated
that J. H. Ritchie, vice president and
himself had done all the worrying, as
sumed all OF the risks and were re-
spOnSible for whatever success the COM
pany had achieved since its organiza-
ton On the 18th Of April Monday
of. a member of the law firm of Karnes.
New & Krauthof of Kansas City, ara
that at that time ii was suggested that
a receiver for he Uncle Sam Oil COM
parly be applied for in either the Neosho
or Atcfison county courts and in this
transferred out OF the United States
court and into a state court The mat
ter of reorganization was discussed
saws Tucker. and 1t was suggested that
some big bank be selected and that the
stockholders be induced to assign their
suggested in this capacity Tucker said
he discovered that StiHweu was dirsc-
tor of the Pioneer Trust company and
as StiIlwell was a Standard Oil man he
dropped this scheme of reorganization.
Anyway he didn't think that the people