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COAL DEALERS RAISE CR
I'aciara Per D;eiv'.j78'.ern of Accounting f ?
Um Wcrr Bardfthip.
ASSERT IT MAY RAISE PRICE OF FUEL
HT Men Adopted by Railroads
Said to Tkrnn Harden from
I'nrmrr Onto tb
V ' "kipper, y
Toml coiil dea era, aa well a coal dealer
In Mher allies, have been hit hard by the
ter diem system of charging and account
ing for freight rara adopted by railroads
generally a few months ago- Instead tf the
old mileage system, and coal dealer there
fore assert that thin action of th railroads
mny nerve to promote the price of coal.
Under ths oM system car service was
computed by the number of mile which a
ear traveled while on a foreign line, but
this was changed by a mutual agreement
of the car accountants of all the rt'llroads
. no that at piesent the collection Is made by
the day. For Instance, under the old sys
tem If the Chicago Northwestern turned
over one of It cars to the Vnlon Faclllo
that road might hold It Indefinitely with
out cost to Itself so long as the car did not
make any mileage while In charge of the
I'nlon PncMc. If It did make mileage each
mile It traveled was paid for at an agreed
rale of from three-eighths of a cent to 1
cent )wr mile. V'nder the new method the
charge. Is so much per day while the car Is
In the possession of the Union Pacific, the
Um counting from noon of the day on
which It in turned over by the Northwestern
until noon of the day on which It Is deliv
er'.! back to the owners.
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alia Ike Railroads.
I'nder the mileage plan If the Union Pa
clllo received a car consigned to an Omaha
coal dealer loaded with coal It mattered not
to that road how long the dealer used eh
Car for storage purposes, and so long as
the lino ild not need the trackage room
which th car was taking up no complaint
was made, but under the uew system where
the expense begfns as soon aa a car Is
turned) over, of course the road In whose
posse.islon It Is Is anxious to have the, car
unlonded ao that It can be sent home, and
the. merchants who formerly used the cars
for stw-age 'purpose ar the losers Instead
of the railroads. '
It was formerly the custom for the
-wholesale coal dealer to order several
hundred ears of coal and keep them stand
Inn on the side track, so that orders could
b filled immediately after they were re
vived, but thta ia all changed, much to the
Uetrlment of 4be dealers. Since the
. new order went, into effect the dealer ia
aaf in ordering only so much coal as ho
feels sure of selling. There Is another
feature which cornea in here to make mat
ters worse for the coal man. In some cases
when coal In, ordered from the mines It ar
rives In three or four days and In other
oases It does not arrive for, perhaps, three
or four weeks, so that the dealer la al
ways at sea as to Just how he la going to
i come out. Of course, the unloading of the
fuel and holding It In the local yards Is not
to be thought of on wholesale business, as
the cost of taking the coal Out of the cars
and refolding U would consume all of the
proftt. .The dealer Is allowed two days' time
to dispose of a loaded car on reronslgn-
inent and Uhreo days In cases where the
car to to be unloaded. After that time has
spfred ho Is charged at the rate of II per
day for the use of the car. .
Hardship oo. Coal aei.
'"Of course,' the new ruling Is working a
hardship upon dealers In all Mnes who have
been In the habit of using freight cars for
- at orage . purposes, but the coal dealers
probably suffer most on account of the
buslner requiting a larger number of cars
to handle the truffle than almost any other
lino ' of trade," snld a local shipper.
Little complaint was made on the part. of
the coal men during the summer because
the trafflu was light, but since the oold
weather has come on and the shipments
iave begun to move freely the seeming in
justice of the proposition from the coal
man's point of view I beginning to be felt.
The railroads assert on their side that the
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A a iMtMtta a (W
garment with perfect shoulders
and free, graceful hang. Full back
held in by half-belt which may be
detached if desired.
Inquire ' for Kirschbaum over
coat (Warranted). At good Stores
everywhere.
Price is $12 to $30.
Identify by lines label inside breast pocket of coat.
For Sale in Omaha by
Berg, Swansoiv aiid Co,
.natter Is now adjusted as It should be,
as when they sgree to haul a loaded car a
distance for a certain price they do not
agree to furnish a warehouse for the man
who receives the goods at destination.
Iocal tosl men aseett that the new ruling
of the railroads is one of the principal
causes of the recent advance In the price
of fuel, and they also assert that In case a
general cold wave strikes the country
which ties tip the railroads that the price
of fuel Is liable to advance within a few
days to a very high figure, as there will be
but scanty stocks on hand at any time from
which to draw, and the tying up of the
lines will prevent those storks from being
replenished.
A new rate to apply on coal shipments
from this city to Colorado points over all
railroads will o Into effect the latter part
of this week. The new -rate will be M per
ton In carload lots, In place of a former
rate of MfO per ton. fnder this rate orders
have been taken by local dealers from
some of the largest coal operators In Colo
rado for soft coal, and some of these ship
ments are now on the road from the mines.
They will reach Omaha by the time the
rate is effective, so that they can go di
rectly through to the Colorado pnlnta. Ac
cording to the local coal dealers the low
rate Is put Into effect 'on account of the
coat strike situation In Colorado.
SUTTON'S VOTE IN DOUGLAS
South Omaha Man Claims Reread
rinre In Rare for His Fellovr
Cltlsea.
BOVTH OMAHA. Nov. ''-To the Editor
of The Bee: I not by 1 . Bee of Novem
ber 18 you gave the vote on district Judges
as tabulated by II. M. Waring, and your
paper stated A. In Button had but 12,113
votes and was the lowest among the re
publican candidate on the judicial ticket.
This I n mistake, as A. L. Button received
12.S94 votes, and Instead of being the lowest
candidate on the republican ticket, as
stated by your paper. Mr. Sutton Is next
to the highest. I might also add, Mr. But
ton carried South Omaha over the highest
democrat on the democratic Judicial ticket
by 206 votes and carried Sarpy county over
the .Jilghest candidate on the democratic
ticket by 65 votes, and the above figures
are verified by the official figures of the
secretary of state. I hope you will publish
this letter for Oie reason that the people
in the south end of tho Judicial district who
gave Mr. Sutton a majority on election day
do not care to have the report circulated
that he was the lowest man on the ticket.
JOSKPH KOUTSKY.
SANTEE INDIANS GO HOME
Testify la Boot legg la a; Cases Mad Op
Is Plaeed fader Boads for
Drunkenness.
Robert Johncon, a Santee Indian, was re
leaned on $600 bond yesterday by United
States Commissioner Anderson for his ap
pearance before the grand Jury to answer
fof giving liquor to some of his fellow
tribesmen In the federal building a few
days ago. John ton has been In the Doug
las county Jail since his arrest.
A big bunch of Santee Indians finished
their evidence as witnesses before the
grand Jury in the bootlegging cases and
were paid off and sent to their homes. ,)t
is mougni mat the b.-otlegglng cases
nil will be finished I fore the errand ;ury
this-week.
It has been rnnounced that there will be
no farther reports from the Jury until Its
tntlre labors are completed.
CONSTRUCTION WORK GOES ON
Balldlng All Over City
Reannied on
v Rise In the Temper
tare. Building operations were resumed all over
the city yesterday, according to As
sistant Building Inspector Falconer. The
moderation of tho temperature permitted
the bricklayers and other artisans to work
In the open air, and the contractors wers
not slow in getting construction under way.
A permit to erect two 11,601 frame cot
tage at 2872 Douglas Btreet has been Is
sued to Rev. K. Berg.
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AVE you tried on the
Kirschbaum Belt Coat?
A long, loose, generous
M'DOMD IS BOUND OVER
Held to Aciwtrin District Court en Cbsfga
of Gambling.
THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND IS GIVEN
A. H. fit I her I. Formerly Agent for
McDonald, flaya Latter Shared I
One-Msla la Cliff Cols
Place.
The trial of J. II. McDonald before Judge
VIoRonhaler on the charge of keeping and
operating gambling devices, came to a
closo last evening, when the defendant was
bound over to the district court In the
sum of 11.000 bail, which was furnished.
The first witness was A. II. Gil
bert, who said that he had been
hired by J. M. McDonald to look after his
Interests In what was known as Cliff Cole's
place on Douglas street. Gilbert said that
he was tending bar when McDonald came
to him In September, 1901, and asked him
to go to Cliff Cole's place and look after
his Interests; that he accepted the offer and
acted In the capacity of McDonald's busi
ness representative until February, 1903, at
which time the place was closed.
For his services Mr. Gilbert stated that
he received the sum of $7.50 dally, regard
less of the fact as to whether the business
of the house for any particular day showed
either a gain or a loss. Gilbert stated that
McDonald was frequently present; that he
was In the saloon section of the building
where the gambling was negotiated on the
second floor dally, and that twice or three
times each week he was present on the
second floor where th gambling was being
carried on.
Regarding the nature of the gambling
devices Gilbert stated that they consisted
of roulette wheels, faro tables, Klondike
and dice games. When the place was first
opened up. It appeared from the testimony,
McDonald did not have any particular In
terest In It. Iater, when McDonald was
thought to have acquired a proprietary
Interest In it, ho went to Gilbert and said
that things were not being conducted at
Cole's place to suit him and that ho wanted
some one to go down there and look after
his Interests On this basis, Gilbert said,
he entered the Cole place.
Got Oae-glsth f Proata.
The fact was also testified to by Gilbert
that McDonald was Interested in the bust
ness at Cole's place to the extont of being
a sharer In one-sixth of the profits.
As to how the books were kept, Gilbert
did not know of any set of regular books.
He said that everything was done by the
"tab" system. At the close of each day's
business at 6 o'clock In the morning he
would count the cash and the receipt for
the day and make a memoranda of It and
put It on a bit of paper and file It In the
safe, together with the day's receipts. Be
fore doing this in each Instance, however,
It was Gilbert's custom to retain his dally
salary of $7.60. When the day shift came
on during the morning the memoranda slip
was taken from the safe, together with the
cash, and the business was again opened
up. And when the hour of 6 In the after
noon had again come around Gilbert re
ported for his day's, or night's, work, quit
ting again at 5 the next morning.
It was customary to make a settlement
of the business or a division of the profits
each month, and then th different parties
interested in the business In a proprietary
sense were present and participated In the
transaction and In the sharing of the
profit. At these sessions Gilbert says, that
McDonald was present.
News Mrs Test Ides.
H.' L. Fowler,' managing editor of the
News, was the next witness. Mr. Fowler's
testimony related to a purported Interview
he had with McDonald one afternoon and
which was given In the News the next day
to the extent of two columns. Fowler testi
fied that McDonald had said that If the
people of Omaha knew of the rotten state
of affairs In the city they would urely go
after the violators of the law. McDonald
had been reported as saying that there
wasn't a "square" gambling device In Cole's
place. The roulette wheels, according to
McDonald, were crooked and 'the dice were
loaded. In explaining the reasons for this
alleged condition of affairs, McDonald had
told Fowler that Dennlson, wJ;o was In
terested In the Cole place, had demanded
40 per cent of the business of the house for
'protection," and that in order to get this
um for Dennlson and still be able to do
profitable business It was necessary that
the gambling devices should be made unfair
in order that the winnings for the house
misht be larger.
Because of these alleged unfair and un
sportsmanlike conditions McDonald said he
had withdrawn from the Cole place. Soon
after this statement Mr. Fowler caused
some merriment in the room by putting th
following words into McDonald's mouth:
"I don't give a if people know I was
connected with the Cole place, as it has
been a good boost for my tailor shop."
BOASTS OF HER OWN PROWESS
Small Waanaa Declare Neighbor f
Ttto Haaa4 Paaada Caaaot
M hlp Her.
A neighborhood row In the vicinity of
Ohio and Fourteenth streets, Monday after
noon, resulted in Mr. Mollie Steven being
assaulted by Mrs. Lulu Vanderpole, who
used her right hand with telling effect on
Mrs. Stevens' mouth, according to the story
of the affray recited to Judge Berks by
Mrs. Stevens and eleven witnesses who saw
the fight. Mrs. Stevens carried the marks
of the battle on her face and alleged that
her aaaailant would have used a club two
feet long but for the fact that she stood
with her arms folded, faring her, and to use
fcer own word "looked her out ff coun
tenance." Mrs. Vanderpole. weeing that she
would not defend herself, laid down th
club and whipped a right across to the
mouth, which witness declared started the
blood.
"You bet sh didn't lick me," said Mrs
Vanderpole in reply to a question put by
City Prosecutor Lee, and Mrs. Vanderpole,
who is of slight build, tossed her head In
pride. "I don't care If she doea weigh close
to 200 pound, she can't run over me a aha
has the rest of the women in our block
for seventeen years."
WIDOW GETS THE INSURANCE
Awarded Verdict far Fire Taoasaad
Aaalaat the Artaa Ufa
C'aaspaay. (
The federal petit jury yesterday re
turned a verdict for B.SI.M in favor of
th plaintiff In the rase of Louis E. Dunn
against the Aetna Life Insurance company
of Hartford.
Suit was brought to recover on an arcl
dent Insurance policy taken out by the
bust nd (now deceased) of the plaintiff.
The claim was resisted because of the In
sured party changing his vocation and en
tertng the one which exposed him to i
greater liability to accident. When In
sured the claimant was a druggist, which
at that time was considered a preferred
risk. He afterwards removed to Okla
noma, took up a claim with th evident In
tendon of farming, and during this period
met with an accident which resulted In his
death.
Tb plaintiff claims teat her husband was
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not engaged In active farming at the time
of his accident s,nd death, but that his
acquirement of the homestead was merely
an Incident, and ' 'that he had gone ' to
Oklahoma1 to re-engage In the drug busi
ness, and that If 'was rhlle looking for a
location and traycrslng th country col
lecting bill owing Mm that he met with
the fatal 'accident! .' "
A 'lately gaggeetlaa. -
This Is the neason of the year when th
prudent and careful housewife replenishes
her supply of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. It Is certain to be needed before the
winter Is over, and results are much more
prompt tind ratlsfactory when it !s V.ept at
hand andt given a soon ss th cold is con
tracted and before it ha become Settled
In the system. In almost every Instance
a severe cold may be warded off by taking
this remedy freely as soon as the first In
dication of the cold appears. There Is no
danger In "Ivlng It to children, for it con
tains no harmful substance. It Is pleasant
to take both adults and children like It,
Buy it and you will get the best. It always
cures. .
Rain Coat, VM Rain coats have become
so general as to be counted among the
necessities of life. This on Is smart at
the same time that it serves its purpose
well, and Is suited to all of the many
waterproof materials in vogue. Aa shown,
however, it Is made of Oxford cravenelte,
stitched, and is trimmed with straps of
the same, held by bone buttons. The
coat is loose and ample at the same time
that it is shapely, and Includes sleeves
that can be slipped on and off with case.
Tli j shoulder cape means warmth as well
as stylo and the titled collar provides both
comfort and protection. . To make th
coat for a woman of medium siae will be
required 6t yards of 44 or I yards 62 liirhes
wide. A May Manlon pattern, No. 4&41,
alxea to 40, will be mailed to any address
by the Pattern Department of this paper
on receipt of 10 cents. ,
For the accommodation of The Be
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from '& to bo cents, will be furnished at
a nominal prtt-e, 10 cents, which covers all
expense. In order to get a pattern enc'oea
10 ci.t. giv number and nam of sitttra.
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Mist Frances Guaiok Beoomet flustcdian
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NO ADMINISTRATOR
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APPOINTED
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Urea to Her.
The Cusick case, which has been argued
for the last three days In the coanty court,
came to an end yesterday, when Judge
Vtnsonhaler appointed Mlas Frances Cusick
as guardjun and custodian of the two chil
dren. When he died two months ago James
Cusick, a member of the local police force,
left two children, a wife and a policy of
insurance for .',000 His wife had pre
viously deserted the home, and during. th
two year she was absent she seemed to
have entirely forgot her children, who had
been cared for by Miss Frances Cusick, a
sister to the father of the children.
Upon learning of the death of James
Cusick. her husband, Mrs. Cusick at once
came to this city from Denver and asked
to be n&mod as executrix of the estate of
her husband and to be appointed the guar
dian and have the custody of her two chil
dren. When he died James Cusick loft a
signed statement in which he gave the cus
tcdy of the children to hi sister, Miss
Francea.Cuslck, and alleged thut Mrs. Kate
Cusick, the mother of the children, was
not a suitable person to take care of them.
In passing upon the case Judge Vtnson
haler observed that It was rather a peculiar
thing on the part of the mother that she
denied herself to her children during the
period of more than two years;, that she
seemed to have forgot them utterly, not
even sending them so much as a Christmas i
or New Tear's token of remembrance.
Tries to -Do flight.
Some
testimony was introduced which
Multitudes every year lose health
of ordinary intelligence
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Vou will not only enjoy it but be greatly benefitted by it,as it is the food that contains all the substances
which strengthen and help to make rich, red blood.
Palatablo Hulrilisus Easy of Digestion and Ready to Eat
Mr algaatoro mm
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Dr. Price, the creator of Dr. Price'g Cream Baking- Powder and DoUcloog Flavoring- Eitractg.
A aaok ok asaUlaUf Tt aaMlloat reoelpta lor salag tha Faoo iaalW Iroa ta aajr aadresa.
Prtpand byt"!CE CEREAL FCCD CO., Foci V.'Zi, CATTLE CHEEK, tUCM., lh!n Cfflces, CK!C:3
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seemed to show that Mrs. Cuslck's personal
life since she left home had been first
class, and that she was naw In other titles
trying to make a living. Judge Vlnson
haler said hi was glad to hear of this and
would be pleased to continue to hear good
reports from the mother. It was his be
lief, however, that It was Mrs. Cusick'
intention to make her residence elsewhere,
and for that reason It was held that the
court should name some one whose resi
dence In this state would be permanent
In order that the local courts might con
tinue to look after the Interests of the
.hildren and that they might continue. to
have jurisdiction In this matter.
It was clss ctated that the' children, at
least ths girl, would. In two years, reach
that age where the law would permit her
to make her own choice of a guardian.
Upon hearing the decision of the court
Mrs. Cusick was greatly affected and
burst Into sobs. Many women were pre
sent and pone of those left the court room
without tears In their eyes, including Miss
Frances Cusick.
Judge Vlnsonhaler said It was one of
the hardest cases to decide satisfactorily
that had ever been before him.
Relative to the matter of a guardian for
the children's estate, which consists prin
cipally of tho 12,000, which Is to become
their' by reason of the Insurance which
their father carried, the court did not
came an administrator. This matter was
taken under udvlsemont until Saturday
morning. Tho proposition which provided
far Miss Frances Cusick also being ap
pointed as a person to look after the
money which Is to become the property of
the children, was bitterly fought by the
cttorneys for Mrs. Cusick.
Taeaday, Xovember Tweaty-Foarlh.
Frisco Syitem has arranged with con
necting lines throughout Iowa and Ne
braska to sell round trip ticket to many
point In Oklahoma, Indian Territory and
Texas on the above date at a much lower
rate than the regtilnr homeseeker' rate.
Tickets good for twenty-one day, with
liberal stopover privilege. Address pas
senger agent. 1M6 South 14th street, Omaha,
for full particulars.
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and life by inattention to little things, winch a wuuiuwv... ..v.
guard against, uoni eat wnen you
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nHEAT FLAKE CELERY
IF
WANT TQ LOCATE IN OMAHA
Maaafaetarers Writ far I
aatloa as to Pot.sle.lo la
dneeaseats to Taess.
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The Commercial club I In receipt of vari
ous communication from persons ar.f firms
thinking of locating In thl city. Many of
thee letters are Inspired by th recent
advertising of Omaha through tha discus
sion of the grain exchange. 1
C. C. Crabtree, who la ongaged In th
wholesale wool business in the west, has
written to see if he can Interest capital in
such a business if It should ba located In
this city. lie has some capital and wishes
additional money to start on a larger scale.
It ia pointed out that such a business here
would need houses for sorting wool and
similar prooesses preparatory to ths mar
kets, and that a very large amount of
wool passes through Omaha, but none of It
is now handled here.
Another communication is from. Johns
town, N. Y., wher an expert tanner and
processor of sheep skin wishes to know
what Inducements this city offers for an
enterprise in bis line. He make a spe
cialty of fine sheep skin coats and gloves.
A third letter, the details of which are
withheld, la said to com from a factory
which would like to locate here, if twenty
to forty acres of suitable land could le
purchused for it at satisfactory rate.
What They Deaaaaa.
Headache, liver complaints, bowel dis
orders demand Dr. King's New Llf Pill.
They ar gentle, but cur or no pay. Ki
For sale by Kuhn c Co-
Card of Taaake.
We desire to thank the many kind friend
and neighbors for their kindness and sym
pathy, especially Kev. K. H. Jenks, First
Presbyterian church, V. W. C. A. and Mlsa
Welker. In ths loss of our beloved son and
brother, who was killed by falling from IM
Pierce street bridge.
Mrs. H. P. Johnson. Margaret JohhsoaV
Robert Johnson. Mrs. G. A. Dolan, Mr. H.
Wlckenlerg. .
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