THE OMAIIA DAILY I1EE: TUEPDAY.' XOVKMnER 1, WW.
TWO 'PHONES IN COLUMBUS
Experience of Ohat'i Capital Citj with the
. Duplicate Berries.
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ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
tons I.essoaa to Be IJraara front i
tar of roeta'ftlona Prndner r
Attempted Telephone Com.
petition.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 30-(Speclal. After
four years of competition, the telephone
situation kt Columbus may te summed up
ui follows:
First-Th" D"ll rstts are the name be
fore competition.
erond-Thc Bell exchange now haa 6.905
latlona. whereas it had only 8,407 whan
competition began.
Third The Independent eirhnnge haa d.5U
stations, Including extensions nnd farmera'
line.
Fourth The double telephone nuisance la
In 1,077 buplneaa places nnd 418 residences.
Fifth Mllea of uaphalt paving have been
ruined In placing; the Independent conduits.
flxth An advance In the ratrs of the In
dependent company Is Inevitable; otherwise
the Income of the company will ba Inade
quate to cover the proper charges again!
the business.
Seventh Tha business men of Columbus
have about liiOfl.OOO of their money Invented
In tha Independent's common stock with
out any prospect for fair dividends on the
stock.
. Tha Independent concern la known as the
Columbus Cltlsens' Telephone company, and
It began paid strvlt'e August 1, 1900. It
switchboard eapaclty Is 1,3)0 malr line tel
ephones, and for soma month the com
pany haa been operating at full capacity.
It Is now arranging to Install a new auto
matic switchboard, so that It may Increase
the number of Its subscribers The rates
of the Columbus -Oltlsens' company ara $
for business service and 1-4 for residence
service, there being but very few party
lines. Ralph Reamer, the cashier of tha
. company, was asked If tha rates were suf
ficient to make tho builnem profitable, and
replied:
"Our rates were fUed In the theory that
the number of stations In the exchange
would pot exceed f.OWl. and so long as that
waa tha extent of the service the rates
produced a good profit. As the number of
statlona Increased our profits diminished,
and I should say that the rates are Insuf
ficient for tha servci we are now giving.
We will have to advance our rates as the
service grow." '
"But," asked the writer, "are your rates
rot fixed by your franchise ordinance?"
"Yes," replied M. Reamer, "but the su
preme court of Ohio has decided that a
city council has no right to fix telephone
rates."
Comparison of Rates,
'The rates of tho Bell company at Colum
bus are as follows:
....... ' Business. Residence.
Individual line 173 tsD
Two-party line ,... 42 24
four-party line 30 15
; The Independent cuncern, li order to
cover Its expenses and depreciation charges
and earn a fair profit on the capital In
vested, must necessarily -Increase Its ratea
to the level of the Bell company's schedule.
The Bell company has not only been able
to maintain lt rates In tn face of cheap
competition, but (t has succeeded In more
than doubling the number of its local sta
tions, as rU be ahown In this table;
Number of
, . , . . Bell Stations.
August 1, IttOO , g 407
September iiu, lflou, , :3 m
December 31, 19ot) , ; 3 jl
June 80, 1801 , gi
September 30, 1904., e,9D5
The "double" telephqno Is in 1,077 business
places and 418 residences, which-means that
Just that many telephone users In the city
of Columbus are paying for two services,
and the aggregate yearly additional ex
pense to them amounts to $3,112.
" An analysis of a statement recently Is
sued by the Columbus Cltlsens' company In
dicates clearly that the Independent con
cern must advance its rates In order to
make Its business safe and profitable for
the Investors In It. And If the rates are
to be advanced ultimately, what will the
Columbus public have gained for having
Its streets torn and encumbered by a sec
ond telephone company, and what will bo
the compensation for the telephone users
who are paying a total of over $68,000 a
year for double telephone service?
Statement of Independents.
The Columbus Cttlxens' Telephone com
pany has recently Issued a, typewritten
tat mien t of Its business for the- purpose
f Inducing investment In $300,000 of Its pre
ferred stoci;. ant $100,000. of its bonds, the
prooeeds to go toward 'the, new work ne
cessary for the Installation of I hi auto.
matlg (n plaoe of the manual system. This
statement, which,. la carefully guarded by
the company's brokers, Is remarkable both
for the amount of misleading Information
It contains, and for the amount of Impor
tant Information (t omits.
' Earning and ' Expense.
' The statement Issued by the Columbus
Citizens' Telcphono company contains a
table shuwt.ig Its earnings and expenses
for the firs) seven months of 1904, followed
by these estimates on the business for the
whole yea i :
INCOME.
Telephone rentals. 1J months, at
$16.8cUI !! month $183,699.48
Toll earning on Um1 of months. 4,908. 8
Itent nf duct ,., 78.60
Total ,.'..,,.,..,....
EXPENSES.
Operating expenses ,,,
Maintenance expenses
Sentiral exjiensos,
,.l68,u31.5ti
. .$ 34 sno.75
.. 84.971 W
.. 1S.S17.M
VeiyX'Jcalthy
In search of quality in
everything, drinK
'Cook?---
- .i f xm i, errr"-
Champagne because It Is
tho best Irrespective of
prico...But It might interest
you to Know that it costs
one-hall as much as foreign
champagnes, since It pays
no duty or ocean freight'
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PERMANENCE OF CURB
The Chief Merit.
Msny so-called pile remedies will afford
tha user slight temporary relief, and the
majority of sufferers do not expect more
than this. Women especially, after having
tried every preparation recommended for
the cure of Pllea. have come to the con
clusion, that there la no cure exceft by sn
operation. This Is rightfully viewed with
dried, because of the shock to the delicate
nervous system of women, and many of
those afTllcted, hsre resigned themselves
to the situation with never a thought that
there Is any help In sight for thm.
We Invite the attention of all such to the
experience of the lady whose address Is
given below.
"I feel it my duty to recommend the
Pyramid File Cure, for after suffering ten'
years with a most distressing form of Piles,
I am entirely cured, thanks to this remedy.
Anyone doubting this can write to Mar
garet Brady. 156 Whitman St., Cleveland,
Ohio."
Tin months later she writ-: "I am glad
to Bay that I am still perfectly free from
Pile, and have not had the slightest
trouble since I first used your remedy. I
am. well known In Cleveland and have
advertised Pyramid Pile Cure exten Ively
here. I take pleasure In doing so its It
saved me from an operation, which I al
ways dreaded, and you are assured the
remedy can have no firmer advocate
than I."
Testimony like this should convince the
most skeptical, that Pyramid Pile Cure not
only cures, but cures to stay cured. It Is
In the form of a suppository; can be ap
plied In the privacy of the home, directly
to the parts affected, and does lta work
Quickly and painlessly.
Druggists rell this famous remedy for
fifty cents a package, and we urge all
sufferers to buy a package now and give
It a trial tonight.. Accept no substitutes.
Write Pyramid Drug Co.. Marshall Mich.
fur thrjr little book on the cause and cure
of Piles, which is sent free for the asking.
Taxes
11,278.44
Total
.$ 99,51)8.50
.$18S.BK1.56
. 99.598.60
Total Income as above....
Total expenses as above ..
Net earnings
Interest on bonds
..$ 89,088.011
.. 82,500. 00
Available dividends $ 56,583.00
The balance of $66,583.06 on the year's
business may bo "available" for dividends,
as the statement says, but If it Is used
for dividends, what remains to secure the
principal of the stock and bonds? The
physical property, listed In the assets to
have cost $1,368,494, will not do. The stock
outstanding amounts to $750,000 and the
bonds to ftiBO.OOO, a total of $1,400,000, on
which the security le physical property that
cost l,i8,4M. The principal of tha bonds
Is payable In twenty years after date, and
are tha Investors to ruly upon the physical
property . being worth Its original cost
twenty years hence? The company already
admits that It will be lucky to realise fJo.ooo
on a prospective aula of a part of this
property that cost $200,000.
Cost of Expnnslon.
For Instance, figures are given to show
that the net earning of the company for
the" four years It has been in operation,
from August I,' 1900, to August 1, 1904,
amount to $190,387.40. The statement say
this "surplus of $190,387.40 is a little more
thsn I per cent per year, for the four
yea re, on the common stock," but it omits
to say that any dividends have really been
paid on the common stock, leaving the In
ference that the "surplus" Is now repre
sented In the assets of the company.
The assets of the company are stated at
a total of $1.613.1t.36-only $67,774.61 mora
than lta liabilities, it la evident, there
fore, that the "surplus" of $190,387.40 Is not
represented wholly In the present aasets.
The prospective Investor, noting that
among the asset Items are only $5.81147 ot
cash end tSOQ of sinking fund, naturally
wonders What has become of the major
part of the surplus. The writer asked the
officials of the company what dividends
had really been paid during the four years,
and they evaded a dlrept answer by saying
"the surplus earnings were sufficient to pay
6, per cent per year." From an outside
source the writer was Informed that tho
company had, during the four years, paid
3 per cent dividends on Its common stock.
If this is true, the total amount thus paid
would be $30,000, as the common stock
amounts to .$760.00. Here, then, Is $30,000
to add to the $61,774.61 of excess of assets
over liabilities, accounting for $97,774.61 of
the "surplus" of $190,387.40, and leaving the
prospective Investor over $100,000 to guess
about, lias this $100000 really been paid
out In dividends, or has It been put into
construction w rk and included In tho cost
if the plant, shown in the table of assets
at $1,363,40416? if it has boen Included In
the "cot of plant" Item, what expli nation
Is there for the difference between, the
amount ot that Item and the present cap
ItalHatlon of the plant? total cap-
ttaltsutlon is $1,400,000, .and "cost of plant"
Is given at $1,3(18, 494, If about $100,000 of the
"surplus" has been Included In "cost of
plant," thfn only about $!,. 000 waa real
ised from the original capitalisation 1 of
$1,400,000, It seems that a company, In
asking investors for $400,000 of their money,
ought to make a statement of dividend it
bus paid, or of what disposition has been
mad a of $190,000 of so-cajied "surplus" earn
ings, .
.Analysis of the Figures.
The statement of the Columbus Citizens'
Telephone company contains the following
tAhlu of figures to show the so-callej "sur
plus" of $190,387.40:
Total earnings and expenses of the com
pany from the commencement of paid
"""' UBUWfc , IMF, IU AllgUVl J, IWil
Rentals
aw...:. .10
Toll earnings
liMcellaneous
Operating expenses...
Maintenance expense.
General expense
Taxis
lo.m 48
207 9S
$C80,6a 76
.tl48,(Kl; 92
. 117,741 72
. 71.464 87
. 32.066 71
&a,262 22
Net earnings $S1l.8ti3 54
interest pn L.uids 120.976 14
"Surplus" $180.3S7 40
Then the statement prucet-ds to say "thin
surplus of $190,887.40 is a little more than
6 per cent per ear on the common Kt.iek"
-misleading the prospective Investor with
the Inference that C per cent dividends on
the common stock have either been paid
or could have been paid out of the surplus
earnings. The word "depreciation" does
not appear at all In tho company's state
ment and all tha figure on past, and prob.
able future, earnings are made without the
slightest consideration of the fact that
telephone property goes to the scrap heap
with remarkable rapidity. In Ignoring the
Important Item of depreciation In It state
ment to prospective Investors, does the
Columbus Citizens' Telephone company
show good faith? The very purpose of the
statement Is to raise money to make alter
ation and extensions of. the company's
plant, which necessitates the wast of
hundreds of thousands of dollars of Its
present assets..
Qaeatlon of Deprm-lntlon.
R,alph Reames. cashier of the Columbus
Citizens' Telephone company, recently sub
to the writer: "In making this changu
frunt the manual to the automatic system
our company will sustain a very heavy
loss. The present switchboard and tele
phone, which Will be put out of service,
cost us $i,0uu, and we will be lucky If w
realise $25,000 In selling the property second
bunded. This In only one Item of the loss
we sustain In making tha change."
So, here we have an admission direct
from the company that on the item of
switchboard and telephones alone the de
preciation tu four ytars has amounted to
$l76,oou. Thl one Item, therefore, wipe,
out all but $lf,0o0 ef that su-vallvd surplus
of $190,0! for the four yesrs. And if we
deduct the cost of switchboard and tele
phones and allow depreciation of only 4
per cent on the remainder of the property
Which la said to have cost $l,lt,4M, the
amount for the four years will be $1K6.96,
Add to this the admitted depreciation on
switchboard and telephones and the total
for the four years Is $i;ki.. or $171,5t
more than the so-rnlbd surplus earning
When we take the figures from the state
ment of tle Columbus Citizens' Telephone
company and add the proper charges fur
depreciation we find that Instead of earn
Ing a surrlu of $190,887 In four years the
company haa sustained a lose of whatever
the depreciation of Its property amounta
to In excess of that "surplus." No one
will deny that the ownership of deprectat
Ing property Is an rxprnse, and a very
heavy expense, when It happens to be
telephone property.
It may be said that within the twenty
years the rroperty will be Improved and
extended: that at the present time the
company I arranging to Improve nnd ex
tend Its plant ot a cost of $495,000. This
is true, but at the same time the com
pany Is issuing $.1X.Ori0 of additional stock
nnd $100,000 of additional bonds and spend
ing nearly $100,noft of Its "quick ossrts"
or "surplus" enrninK". The present stock
and bondholders have nothing to gain from
tho Improvements nnd extensions to tbe
pl.int. for as Improvements nnd extensions
arc made new stock and bonds go out as
liabilities against them. The only seculty
enjoyed by the original Investors Is that
afforded by the original plant, and this
must necessarily depreciate In value.
Ordinarily a fair allowance for deprecia
tion Is. 4 per cent on tho cost of the plant,
and thl amount to $54,739 a year for the
present plant of Columbus Citizens' Tele
phone company. But in this case a de
preciation of $175,000 on a $200,000 part of
the plant Is probable within four years.
Without considering this special Item of
depreciation and charging only i per cent
on' tho whole plant we find tho' total de
preciation for a year amounts to $64,739,
or within $1,844 of the amount the com
pany estimates b as "available for divi
dends" In case no depreciation charge la
made.
In regnrd to probubln net earnings of
the rrconstructe 1 plant as proposed, the
statemcr.t of the Columbus Citizens' Tele
phone company is extremely optimistic,
entirely Ignoring the Important charge
that ought to be made against the busi
ness for depreciation and taking it for
granted that the averago earnings for the
additional 'phones to be fnstulled will
equal the average of the plant now In
operation. The stutement Buys the earn
ings at tha present time amount to $36
per year, per drop of switchboard occu
pied, and concludes from this that the
z.sop additional "drops" it hopes to Install
will average a revenue of $."6 per year
each. In all telephone history the ratio
of residence 'to business 'phones increases
us exchanges enlarge, and it Is only
fair to presume that this will be the case
in the enlargement of the Columbus Citi
zens' Tclephono company's exchange.
Therefore it Is not probable that tho
'phones to be added will bring as largo
an average Income us those already In
stalled. . But granting that tho average
Income per 'phone will be maintained nt
$36 per year In this case, the gross earn
ings from the propos-.d Installation of
8,000 'phones will amount to $2SS,000.
Martin of Possible Proflt.
The Columbus Cltizj company In Its
statement says tho expenses for mainte
nance, operation and taxes on Its present
Installation amount to 41.7 per cent of the
gross Income of the company. Although
this 41.7 per cent does not include the
general expenses of the present business,
the statement concludes that 42 per cent
of the grois earnings will cover all tho
expense, Including general expenses, of
the proposed new installation. It Is con
tended that the general expenses, which
amount to about $18,600 a year on the pres
ent ' business, will not Increase with the
addition of 8,800 'phones to the exchange.
To the experienced telephone man this is
Indeed a novel proposition, but for the
sake of argument we will grant that the
Columbus Citizens' Telephone company
can carry out its promise of Increasing
Its service without Increasing the general
expenses.
The statement of the Columbus Citizens'
company concedes the following to be
proper charges against the business of lis
proposed 8,000 main line exchange:
Expenses, operating, maintenance
and taxes, U per cent ot -&a,ouo....$120,S6)
Expenses, general, same as now.... ls.auo
Dividends on preferred stock, 6 per
cent on $30o,uiJ., 18,000
Interest on bonds, 6 pur cent on
iiu.oJU 37,500
wii ira.o
Deducting this total of 19o,2dO of esti
mated charges from the $28, (HO ut tatl.n.ue!
Incomo the balunc? Is ii2,740, which, the
statement says, becomes "net earninge for
common stock.'1 The inference Is that th
common stock, amounting to 1760, 000, will
draw annua; dividends of more than 12
per cent. .
Figarlug Is Misleading,
But here again the statement - falls to
consider the Important and Inevitable i.em
of depreciation. The company, in Improv
ing and extending Its plant, proposes to
spend 8195,410, and this amount udded to
the original amount Invested will make
the total cost of the plant tl,8u3,9iK, ac
cording to tha company's statement. This
plunt, costing Sl,fcti3,904, Is to stanl for a
capitalisation of H.SuO.OOO. of whlcU I750.CW
will be In bonds, 8750.000 In common stock
and 3jO,000 hi preferred stock. To protect
this Invested capital It will be necessary
to allow for tho depreciation of the phy
sical properly In which It is Invested. It
Is Impossible, to fix a standard rate for de
preciation on telephone property, but ex
perts will a tree that i per cent Is a vry
low rate, especially on a plant with auto
matic equipment If 4 per cent Is allowed
for depreciation on the proposed recon
structed plant of the Columbus Citizens'
company the annual charge, under thut
head will amount to S74,jti. and if this Is
deducted from the estlmuteJ net earnings
of 192,740 only I18.1M remains ''for the com
mon stock." This redueta the probable
annual dividends on the common stock
from 12 to less than ti per cent. -
It may be said that it is unfair to ueauct
ubuut $75,000 a year from the earnings tor
depreciation, because If that amount should
be laid aside each year for twenty-nva
years the total of the principal and In
terest would amount to a great deul more
than the original cost of the plunt. But
it should be borne In mind that the de
preciation of telephone property a con
stant, making It necessary to replace
wornout and obsolete property almost ev
ery year and preventing the accumulation
of the depreciation fund with (merest
eurnlngs. ' '
The foregoing eaiimaUs of the net earn
ings of the reconstructed plunt of the Co.
lumbus Citizens' Telephune cumpupy hate
been made on the basis of the figures given
In the company's own statement to repre
sent the average Income per telephone,
Mild the oiierating, maintenance and gen
rul expenses, although these figures !
peur to be unreasonable. As before slated,
the average Income per 'phone Is not at al'
likely to be as high on the additional In
stallation as It Is on the present or initial
Installation. As to expenses, It Is a well
estubltshed fact that the cost of furnish
ing telephone service per subscriber In
creasus as the volume of the service in
creases. It is folly for any company te
assert that It can give a subscriber service
with I.UM) uther subscribers at tha sums
coet It can give hint service with only
(,100 ether subscribers. 11 U a business
of furnishing telephone service, and not
h routing of telephone Instruments. -
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JOE CANS WINS OX A FOUL
Tight for the Lightwefght Championship
Endi in Fifth Round.
GREAT CROWD IS BADLY DISAPPOINTED
Brltt Shows Marvrlnna JMrennth nnd
Qnlckneaa and Has Much the
Best of It When He
Loses Ills Hend.
HAS FRAXCISCO.'bct. 31.-Jlmmy Brltt
of California lost the lightweight champion
ship of the world tonight when he fouled
Joe Guns. He had sent Uans to his knees
In the fifth round, and then, losing his head,
gave him a vicious pun1'"- Rteree
Oraney promptly awarded the fight to Qans
on a foul. 'The same thing had happened
In the fourth round. - Guns hud dropped to
his knees to escape a .blow that did not
land, iiiilt struck at him, but Urnney
would not allow the foul. In the next
round, however, CTraney very promptly
recognized the foul fibting. It looked al
most from the aturt as If It were Britt's
tight. He actually out (Mixed Guns and
landed blow ufter blow. In tho fourth
round It was apparent that Gans waa
scared, and, barring a foul, the tight was
Itrltt's to a certainty. While no excuse can
be made for Hritt losing his head, It cer
tainly seemed that Guns Invited a foul.
The decision! was a'-'greut shock to the
biggest crowd that ever filled the pavilion,
but fair minded men agreed thut Uraney'z
Judgment was Just.
Referee Graney said after the fight: "I
really should have given Gans the decision
In the fourth round, when Brltt fouled him,
but as Gans was not hurt I overlooked It,
though Brltt himself admitted thut I could
have called a foul at thut time. The second
offenso In the fifth round was so palpuble,
however, thut 1 was forced to give Gans
the decision."
The fifth round lusted but thirty-eight
seconds, when the foul -was declared.
fr'lKht li Hounds.
The fight by roundti:
Ituuna i in tu went once Into his fa-
V'orue croiKiuu hum Hon and tuey spurred
lor some lime, unit shut nis leu twice
UicK succession to Uuns body, but
tuey were nut lorcihle. Alter some mure
suairina mat liooaeU nls jell to the body
fcgulu and luUowci 11 with a right to lue
Head. Both tnen missed lefts lor the
Head. Brut slim his lett to thu body and
missed a rlKht tor the head. Uuns .ainmr-
enuy sizing up hiitt's reacn. Uuns missed
a straight Tor tne head.-1 Brltt was snort
wun R-u lor tne booy and missed a lett
lor thu head as the liell tang, i lie work
i.i this round wus light,' Butt having a
slight advantage. Oatis permitted Isiitt
to do most ot the work. Hull a blowe
were ot a light nature and did no harm.
Hound 2 hiritt missed left and r aht for
the body una they went to a clinch. Britt
liiiiKed his left to - the head and then
tuought il to the body. Gans continued
to follow Britt around the' ring and they
came to a clinch without result. Brltt
inittied a left hook for th body and then
sent a straight left to Clans' nose, Uans
retaliating with a left hook to the body.
unit drove Uuns back with a left swing
to the body. Urltt bored In, scoring with
left and rlKht to ihe wind. In the mix
both -exchanged rights . una, lefts to the
fare. Brltt missed a vicious left .for the
body. They came together agHlnl Brltt
missing riaht for the body, A rally In the
center of the ring followed, Britt landing
right and left or, the face as the bell rung,
hut not before he hud .received a straight
left to the head Brltt jid most of the
leading In this round. .The honors were
about even, however. ., '.'.'
Hound 3 They mixed U . fiercely at close
quarters, both doing somevery clever box.
Ing. Gang got In a good .rjght to the body,
but Britt retaliated with' .straight left hard
straight to stomach. Thuy.,puxed It again,
Brltt putting Jeft and fight to the body.
An ineffectual mix followed1 Britt caught
Gans a terrific right to fhe Jaw, dazing the
colored man. He' followed '.the advantage
witn a right and lert s.wltr to the head,
forcing Cans to a clinchaolMritt rushed In.
llKbtltiif wildly. -He bombarded 'Gnne' faoe
and body with right and- reft swings and
put some punishing righta-over the heart.
Britt, - at close wartertv distressed Gans
with a fearful 1 right oif'the body. Gans
clung desperuteiy to BrIU to avoid punish
ment and the gong found, 'tkem in this ppsl
tion. It was Britt's round. ,
Hound 4 Brltt waded in fiercely, rushing
Gans to the ropes with . heavy left over
the heart,. He then mtstied right and left
swings for the body. Brltt kept himself
well covered and was a .pvxzle to Guns.
Brltt sent (Jans back with a succession of
rlKhts and lefts to the fare and a left to
the body. Jimmy then shot a straight right
to the body and followed it with right
swing to tha body. At close quarters Brltt
landed some heavy blows Guns suddenly
shot his left hard to Britt's Jaw, but In
return Brltt put In body blow that sent
Uans to his knees. After a mix up Britt
sent Gans to the floor with a left to the
jaw. Guns rose, but wus again floored with
right and lefts to the face. There was
fearful confusion and the bell was1 not
heard. In this round Brltt hit Gans occl-
rif nt i. I! v t&rhllA fiuna u- u u (tAwn lint u I'lufm
1 or foul was disallowed, uans was in aid-
Gans w
tress and tho gong saved him.
Round 5 They mixed fiercely. Brltt went
after Guns like a whirlwind. Brltt sent
Gans to the floor with a sho'cesslon of rights
and lefts to the Jaw. As Guns was attempt
ing to rise, Brltt met him with a desperate
right to the Jaw. ' Eddie Graney quickly
disqualified Britt and awarded the decision
to Uans. The excitement was terrific.
Brltt rushed at Graney like a madman and
fought him to the ropes. A squad of po
lice immediately JumpmlHnto the ring and
It looked us If there would be a general
fight.
The house gave vent to lis disappoint
ment by tremendous hooting and wildly
cheered Brltt as he went to the center of
the ring.
HYKNTS ' OS 7'HK Kl'SXiM HACKi
Raring; Men sun Kqdi na Chicago and
. Mt. Louis Trnuks.
XKW'YORK. Oct. 31. Dick Bernard, 15
to 1, eusily won the Richmond handicap
today, six furlongs, at Jamaica, defeating
a giwiU Held. He muue the tasi inne ui
1:1. Ascension was second una Ji.im
burg Bell, the fuvorllell third. Tuscan an4
Mainle north were .the pacemakers to
the stretch, where Bernard came up 011
the outside and wun liy three lengths. Two
favoits won. Weather oulu, Wtt-ti fust.
Results:
First race, six furlonga: Rose nen (a u
6) won, Crown Prince eecond, Rapid aier
third, 'lime: 1:18.
Second race, nilla nml seventy 'yards,
SelliiiK: Pallutte (2 to 1 won, King Pep
per second, Tol Sun third. Time: l:4u.
Third luce, five and ent'-half furl.mgs:
Thirty-third (8 tq 5t won. Fnoy Praia
second. Belligerent third. Time: 1:07.
Fourth luce, the Richmond handicap,
six furlongs; Dick licii.ard (15 to I) won,
Ascension second, liuuiliurt Belle . third.
Time: 1:12.
Fifth race," five and 'one-half furlongs:
Trapper (4 to It vtnn, Diamond second,
Jim Beattie third. Time: 1:07'.
ttixtn race, nine and a sixteeuin, seumg;
Sir Ship (8 to It won, Arietta second, Bou-vf-r
third. Time; :W.
CHICAGO, Oct, sUThe racing season
closed in Chicago . toduy, Results:
First race, mile and seventy yards: Rlan
(18 10 5) wn (Viockoyottjf second, Belie
Dodson third. Time: 1:47 ft.
Second race, mile wnd a sixteenth: Chan,
trellu (Jli tu 5) won, Br Mint second,
Roland M third. Time: I:4V
Third - race.- mile; Orlaud stakes: New
Mown Hay '8 to ! wmi. Mna Mullah seo-
onil. Ananias third. Time: 1:41.
Fourth race, six furlongs.: Optional (18 to
is the starting: point of disease. It can be easily removed
by taking:, on arising, half a glass of the
Natural Laxative Water,
Tor your own rotcctioa ik lot ft by ih$ full name, HUNYAPI jAnOS,
' SUBSTITUTES ARE WORTHLESS AND HARMFUL.
13
1 won. Tarn ri'Shsnter second. Mansard
third Time; 1MJV
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth: Faler
nlan (13' to 1 won. Beraeimore second.
Bran New third. Time: 1:4"V
Hixth race; mile ami seventy yards:
Arab (7 to 2) won; Harney second, Flaunt
third. Time; 1;4V
ST. IM'IH. Oft. 31. -Today was getawsy
day at lielmar and the closing of the racing
season on 8t. Iiuls tracks. Hesults:
First rare, mile and a sixteenth, selling-:
l.eenja won. KlngsUlle aeoond, Bradley
BUI third. Time: 1:49V
Second race, seven furlongs, selling:
Wakeful won. Byplay second, Tartan third.
Time: 1:2V
Third race, six and onc-hslf furlongs:
Follies Bergres won. Ingolthrlft second,
Anne Davis third. Time: 1;2H.
Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap:
Kdith May won, Bradtn second, Malster
third Time: 1:141.
Hflh race, mile and one-eighth, handi
cap: Mainspring won. Bam Craig second,
Footlights Favorite third. Time: 1:54.
oixm race, six ruriunKS, selling: St. Uan-
iei won. Htm iar second Ou.kon third.
Time: 1:15.
Seventh rare, mile and one-sixteenth,
selling: Amberlta won, Mlndora second,
Frank Rice third. Time: 1:49.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 31 Results ut La
ton'a :
First race, six furlongs) Showman (fi to
1J won, Determination second, 1-em Reed
third. Time: 1:14.
Second rare, five furlongs: Monnet (5 to
1) won, Ethel Day second, St. Bonnie third.
Time: l:iM.
Third race, Kaav Trndo (9 to R) won
Santa Luna second. Kilmnrle third. Time:
1:41V
Fourth rare, steeplechase handicap, short
course: Thornhedxe (13 to 5), won Red
Car second, rirktime third. Time: 3:O0H.
Fifth rare, six furlongs: Walnamolnen
(9 to 6) won. Comrade second, Sir Gallant
third. Time: 1:14.
Sixth race, mile and a quarter; Prof.
Neville (H to 5) won, Varro second, Prism
third. Time; 1:56.
WITH THE BOWI.KH.
On the nmn.hu Bowling association's al
leys lust evening the Waverleys won two
pamca of the three played with the Krug
I'ark team. The lust year's champions aro
getting back to their old-time form. Score:
WAVKHl.KYS.
1st. 2d.
3d. Total.
Hodges ...
Griffiths ..
Molyneaux
I .eh man ..
Reed
ITS
232
1M
Hli
204
16
1X1
152
180
204
23
17H
lfcl
226
Totals.
.957 k))3
KRVQ PARKS
1st. . 2d.
213 212
1X5 Utt
17!i 212
359 197
155 175
9bfl 2,809
3d. Total.
Clay
175
IMS
144
is
172
.itzman
French .
Bengele .
Berger ..
52-1
HIS
514
502
Totals...
8111
975 874 8.740
The I'nlon stock yards team won two out
of three games played with the Woodmen
of the World on the association alleys.
Score.
UNION STOCK YARDS
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Gllchrest 181 211 177 59
Potter 1 1W 2i , 570
Brunke , 154 170 232 558
Francisco 178 153 lti2 50.1
Denniun 174 15 19 5W
Totals S5B 9(J8 942 2,708
WOODMEN.
1st. !d. Rd. Total.
McKelvy 2C6 181 148 535
Stiles 1H4 ISO 133 457
1-awler ., 151 153 154 45S
Brink 2'H l'.ll 2"2 597
Stupenhorst' 168 113 177 518
Totals 883 M8 814 2,5
Vnnkton . Defeats MornlnKslde,
SlOl'X CITY. Ia.. Oct. 31. (Soerlal Tele
gram.) Yankton college, 10; Morning Side
coiicire, 0.
Coin pels Hoy to gnmke.
SIOUX CITY, la., Oct. 31.-(Speclal Tele
gram) The mother of Arthur Wvermore,
aged 12 years, of Cprrectlonvillo has filed
with County Attorney Whitney a, com
plaint against Prof. R. R. Thomas, super
intendent: nf the nrhnoli of Correction
vllle, for. facing the boy to smoke cigar
ettes, as a result of which he became
deathly sick and was hardly strong enough
to walk away front the school. Thomas
explains that he caught the boy on the
grounds smoking and to break him of the
habit and for the Influence It might have
had on the other pupils, he made him
smoke .some cigarettes In the presence of
the' school and then some more after
school. ; .'.''" '
Cetton Mills Resume.
PROVIDENCE. R. I., Oct. 31. The mills
nf the Hope company In the villages of
Hope and Phenlx went on a full time basis
today. They have about 600 employes, who
for four months have been working only
four days eaoh week because of a dull cot
ton goods market. The Oriental mills of
this city which have been closed for a
year, will resume next Thursday.
Ames Jury Attain Plsastrers.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 31. The fourth trial
of former Mayor A. A. Amen, churged With
grafting, has resulted In disagreement. It
Is likely that all the Indictments will be
no! led. '.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today nnd Tomorrow In
kraika, Iowa and Kan-
e-
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sl.-Forecast of the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Da
kota, Colorad.0 and Wyoming Fair Tues
day and Wednesday.
For Missouri Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day; fresh southwest winds.
For Montana Fair Tuesday; cooler;
Wednesday, fair.
Erfical Record.
OFFICE OF THU WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Oct. bl. OIHciul I'ucurd 01 lam
perature nnd precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of ihe last threj
years: - U04. 19 8. 19u2. 11M.
Maximum temperature 0 67 69 t.
Minimum temperuture.... 46 48 55 4.
Mean temperature 68 52 67 6ii
precipitation. M -3 1"
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day since March 1, ISi.:
Normal temperature 4u
ICxcess for the day K
Tutul deficiency alnoe March 1 13-
Normal preulpitutiun 0t Inch
liertclejicV for the day flA Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 34.09 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 4-Uj in. lir
Fxcess for cor. period. 1U03 t. 91 Inche
Deficiency for cor. period, 1903.... 2.0lucht
Reports from ktatloua at T ft. nu
I H 6C r
yV 9 3 ?
f?i
2; TO) .(
twii 701 .1
60 68 .1.'
4X 5S
(2 58! .!-
62i 6ti X
Ml 72 .''
4li 64 .
581 62 .0
( SH .H,
62 W .(
61 Si' .'
64 73 .'
48 63 . 00
50 (4 .00
tu S .00
70 73 .00
CONDITION OF TUB
WEATHER.
Omaha, cleur
Valentine, dear
North Platte, clear..,
Cheyenne, clear
Salt lke City; cleur
Rapid City, clear
Huron, clear
Wllllston, clear
Chlcugo, clear....,..,
BL laiuls, clear..-
St. Paul, clear ,
Davenport, clear
Kansas City, clear
Havre, part cloudy
Helena, clear..;....,
Bismarck, clear
Ualveston, cleur
I A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
LAND AGENT IS ARRESTED
A. I.. Battna of pTrw Held to An.
'"re of srlllna; Anoth
r'a Farm.
SEWARD, Neh., oTTj, -SpP(.al )-A. U
Hutton a as arrested hrre at a o'clock
Friday night upon the complaint of Jo
seph flchlenter cftnraecl with selllne; land
without a title. The ;ln(ls consist 0f WO
acres situated I41 Antelope county, Ne
braska. The price to he paid hy Sch'enter
waa J5.200. Button received $1,( and a
note for ll.SOO, which he Immediately sold.
The balance of tho purchase money whs
to be secured by a mortgage on the land.
The title "of the land Is Mh g.-d to he In
C. I.. Wattles of Nellgh. Neh. who. It Is
said, knew nothing of the contemplated
sale. Mr. Schlenter Is a prominent tier
man farmer living" a couple of miles east
cf Seward. Mr. Hutton resides nt Plain
view, Neb., aftd Is the head of the Hutton
Land company, with, offices In several Ne
braska towns. They have conducted n
branch office In Seward for some months
and Mr. Button has made freqnent visits
to this city. A large number of sales of
town and furm lands have been effected
by thin office. Many Reward county peo
ple have purchased farms around Plain
view. The defendant was placed under
Sl.fsa) bonds to appear before County Judge
l.eavens on November 2R, at which time the I
preliminary hearing will be held.
Barrymnre ot Dying.
NKW YORK, Oct. HI. The report that
Maurice Barrymore, the actor, is dying Is
denied liy the authorities at the Long
Island home, of which he t an Inmate.
That there Is no hope of his recovery has
long neen understood, uur tils conoiuon at
present Is the samu as it has been for
months.
Archbishop's Condition Inch snared
CINCINNATI. Oct. "1. There was no
rhango tor the better In the condition of
.VrcriuiFnop f.ldcr toiiay. ills ueatn may
occur nt any moment.
Or. Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a century
PREPARED BY
takni the place of
v your dallv labors
you no longer enjoy your dally labors
n.nu.n 1111 . gHBMjaj-aW wmMmam-i 'um am m s aiju 11 Mtat.Mi amifrs
DOCTORS' .SEsfl
lreshmg and e ith murnl g you awaken again to the chte.less le iliatloii
our pny.lcal imptdiments ,ni weaknesses, and you have neither thu umlil
nor the power to maintain you position among your f.l.ow men. d ag
unreires
Of your
throuih a mVaeTabli exl7ten. e cfTen
tgh a miserable exUteme onen wisuing tor ueain m ruu -.
lapy cases eelf-abuse, night losses and day drains are the rau e ulyuui
lion, while in Oihcra it la some secret disease. Ounorrhoea or t.on.af,lus
1 Holson, or frequently ;ha r.ault of neglected or Improperly .treiitod pi 1
dlseases. which e.uxe . trlc.ture, Varlcooele. I'rotatlc, Iv.dney and J
lliease. These disiaies ( ir symptoms of disease) cannot b cured until
In mapy cases elf.abuse, night losses and day drains are tne ";,''""'
pnndition. while in others It la some secret disease. Ounorrhoea or (..on.af,laus
Blood
vate
nei aneajfea. 1 iiwphj miviro 11 n i.i. ...... a . ... ..... ,
first their cause Is removed and cured, which lici In the clup nervous find
physical centers. MEN. HON'T VKLAY. Don't give i.p If others have failed
you. Iielays are always d ineeroos-tomorrow may be too late. Como too ' y
the MKN'S TKL'E SPECIAMSTS and learn your true condition, (let the ngtlt
treatment first and be cur d quickly, safely and thoroughly. e euro .
Stricture, Varicocele, Emissions, Nervo-Sexual Debility,
Impotency. Mood Poison (Syphilis), Rectal, Kidney
f and Urinary Disease, .
nd all diseases and weaknesses of men due to Inheritance, evil habits, self
abuse, exctsseH or the result of ppaclflo or private diseases, , ; .
rata an titiali hipp If vou
ItfrtaULIAI I HLL ottlce Hours 8 a. m. to 8p. m. Sundaya, 10 to 1 only.
STATE X1EDSCAL INSTITUTE
JOM frnm St.. Bt. I3fh and 14th Stt.. Smalta, a.
LARGE
For gome time, it haa been very difficult tu bccuio InrK" (illlivti, in a
pood building, In Oniuba. 'Jlie uoi'th ami cast bides of tint bUUi
floor of '
The, Bee
Are belnm rcurraiigiKi. ' By luuklng uiiplluation, nt onco, tvp will
divide the sjiace Jnto oflk'es of uny size, to Ktilt your rciiininpnttf. '
Tlicrft! otflct's are particularly deslmtilo. on account of luivlnii splciuliil
light and will be nnlsliwl In rtardwoott throughout, Make your njpll
cutioiiB at once. . ' tv " .
r ; iIl'C."!Eeers Co.,
' ' '' , , RENT 41, .AGENTS. .
' ALL DISEASES OF flEff
' By our system of making a .careful exaiulnatloii; uur many
years of experience (U yeuis In Otnatiu),i llic many ihuusanUa of
thu worst caaes perfectly and peruiaiit-iuly cured ot all tot ins of
dlaeases of men. makes us prollcleiit, certain, uccuiiitu, M. ii tuk.
no ohancrs In coming to us. We use our own- riaiiie unfl you knoMT
wlm iliu are doing liuipi s Willi. Who ever heurd of U g..od Ooc
tor that ; would not use lus name IN II (S UCSlNESa? We charu'i
nothing for exaininutlon und consnliatloii. If wc cannot cuin
Vou we honestly tell you so. We Invlie all men and women thai
heed the survives of a thoroughly ccinpctent and honest BtK
riALlST. to call at our ottlce ur write us and we will gladly ex.
.,i .,,, unvtliinii you may
TR4 CHARGE FOR MEDIC'IM':- vve posiTiveiy go
Rlonff Dnltas' cured, for life.
oon every
vivvv i wievH
..i. uuuir.liiril
(sores on
body. In ni"
utli, tongue, throat? hair and
Hug euti dlsapiwur comiilelely
eyebrows fal
forever.
i.i..,. from exhaustion, waa'
VYIIK, HBriOUS Wun (,,g Weakness, nervous
debility, eurly decline, lu.k of vigor H
slrunglb. -
ciiAunns t-(w-HOAtr: tuuatmunt.
DR. SEARLES & SEARLES
N. E. Cor, 14th and Dougflas
Cured of
After Year of Terrible Suffering.
Mary Josephine; rrry, Floyd Knob, Ind.,
writes: "AfUT suffering untold ftgcnlM
for 33 .years from Asthrra, I was cured by
Sehlllniniin's Asthma Curv 1 11300) to bosi
bail that I could not move without help, but
I can now do a!l my t v n wnrU-.'' 'Another
writes: "My litth -hoy 7 ye.in old ba
boen a suiToror for kwral year, some
times so bad Oil that we c.mM n it hoM him
la bod, exporting any moment for him tit
breatho bis last. Doctor riU Mm no piod
and we1 bad almost, friven In despair,
when through nee'det we heard of Nt'hiff
matin's Asthma Oi:r tried it and It
almost Instantly rflicYcrf lilm." Mrs. 1). &
Harris, F.Ilmw 1 O.. V.v
Sold by all druqftlsU it 50c at) 1 f l.oo.
Ours LssM T2m All Ottur
DR.
CVlcCREVV
SPECIALIST.
Treats all ieiate el
DISEASES OF
MEN ONLY
A Medical Espert
! Veers' BsperUncs
II Years In Omsha
a a .. .
v,-r' acartr M.OCS Cjim Cuf:
ete. Hydroeste, Blood fiJutn. strU-tur.
, Narraut DbtlUr. Vo f fltrauxtk a4 VIUIUJ
aai sll fenaa ef chranlfl Sibpum.
Tiwtoiaat kr nU. Call w writs. taj
near M a. lata (w iaa, Mas.
Every Ximm
InlaimaLaMl And ftli'iitlit kniv
ft Ikm It tin- wi ilirfiil
MARYTL W)irlinj Spray
Tt IWW iit1mI p-frli". 'tyro
7t"N- Hf'- SX'
-Mut (Mi-.rnifMiW
llMnkfa lie ta.nll.ta
eOirr. ba semi aiAinp fo
llliistr&lrrt h.H.k-nn(a I'. gives
..ll nirllonl.T. Mill llll Wl I lll 111
VnllliOile tu lille MtHIHtO,
il raraiwwi swau
For s;iie by .
ECU AEFER'S UKL'O BipRER lfilh an
Chicago sts. ; 80 Omaha. 24 th and N sis.;
Council Bluffs. 6th and Main ts.
KUHN &. CO.. 15th and Douaias street
WEHWDWOMfWi
(a Big fnr onnaturas
dinrhsrKaa iDaanimattuuiV,
Irrllktiuoa .v uloaiauiiaj
of muooua maaibraoM.
PalllaX, aad net aalrio
gant or eo'wnoiis
aztolal by OraagistaV
m w mMnr In nliaifl Wrantien
hi 3 f rea, irarnln, far
tl 00. or t !"(! a fJ.H.
Cixuuiu nu " tk1
w ...
TattsM
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kraardranMlkrlt. st,
ll li.'miii'iaHl'l'i tlio V '.,v,
aiSKl IlI. m eant no NLV
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M la I to s irAfl
M Onarantora )j
UJT aat la tlrlBlara.
WS rraatoi ec-.toptaa.
sV?TliH(EtNaCHEWioKCa
Many of you are suffer!h from physical weakness and
loss of sexual vigor, your nervoiM system Is being .epl"te-i
and vour mind weakened and in paired. l.lfe In not what
1. i,;,. ,1.1 1 a ii...,,i,ionev unri ifloomv forehoduigs .-iiavo
blight prospects and happy ambition.
or duties, your nights aie restless una
wishing for death to end your, troubles.
cannot call write for symptom b'.snk.
OFFICES
Building
wish to know
We never make an EX-
arantee (If tumble) tn ulire:
Varicosa Vilns, Hydrocols VLTJfd
knotty veins cured without culling,' pain
or loa of time. Never fails, (juickcat cuix
In tiio world.
Kldn-y, Bladder and Pile. i. R?h'L:i
diseases dlfftirs from ull olliera, und nuvrf
, suriuisst-d In results.
8ts.
OMAHA, NED.