The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8§, 1904 . 3 LEADING QUESTI ONS ANNOY WITNESS CHARLES SCHWAB Ex-President of the United St ates Steel Corporation, Testi- fving in the Shipyards Trust Hearing, Refuses to An- swer Many Interrogations - —Charles M of the United hearing to make m- though he | ry interest | con- th the steel in- FALLING OFF IN DEMAND. E nsid: 1 the leading ex- | you not?” was | at honor to myselt,” | | ste | the been a period of in- | with which I Shipbuilding Com- still retained shipbuild- | ked about #he state- | in his nam suit was begun 1ling the charge o g confidence in the | said that 4 ¥ under She n gr nt Schwab admitted statement was inaccurate, be- | amount of | the inac- | on of " STOCK. the ex- | DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS. OVERTAXED. Mundreds of San Prancisco Readers it in many aches and ache, sideache., headache. symptoms of kidney ilis, troubles, diabetes, Bright's Francisco citizen tells here a | . Crogzer of 237 Precita | had pain in my back and | ung to me persistentl hs. It was more pro on any previous occasion a loss to know what to do | hen I read an account of | Pills being a specific for toms as I had. The use | rly proved that what has t them is not over-esti- | vely that they are by far I ever used. My daugh- | pleased with the results | 11 dealers. Price 50 cents. | Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole e United States. the name, Doan’s, and take _— Uniform price and quality make them easy to buy, and monevback makes them safi — Schilling’s Best — at you: grocers. ration, took the,* - i repurchased all but $4 . | Nnow the owner of $9.5 - | clined to answer tha s during the | D e | RESENTS COUNSEL'S QUESTION. | with this indust h- | to build an armor plant holdings of | § | ment alleging br: S | with the appointr cat Hastings, Nebr., p - | to-day until a point was re; of .Counsel for Bondholders| poration. The arrangement was, he senting the profit in the trans- action, were to be shared among the e | associates proportionately to the amount of money contributed by each to the pool, and the allotment of the 000,000 bonds had already been | made on this basis. The allotment of | ks he said, was never made, /ing been postponed until the ex- ,000, being 000 worth of the $10,000,000 bond issue. Schwab said he was not a defend- ant in the present suit, but that he had netained counsel personally. “Mr. Guthrie is my person coun- NES TO GIVE ANSWERS. Untermyer asked if the sale of the| steel properties to the corporation at that time had any effect upon the values of steel properties; but, follow- ing the advice of Guthrie, Schwab de- question or to make any statement regarding alleged irflation of the value of the Bethle- hem plant. Schwab testified that at the time the Bethlehem plant was in competition | with subsidiary plants of the United States Steel Corporation in the manu- facture of armor, but in no other re- | spect, the bulk of Bethlehem'’s business cor pla projectiles, guns and gun forg- ings, etc During a series of objections over a tion about the amount of steel held by Schwab, Untermyer said intention in asking this line s was to show that the isting of the manufacture of armor ms d be certified to the court. ned to state the amount nd bonds he now held ing that he did not h an investization iness by Untermyer ccepted Guthrie's in regard to a long s ring upon his knowledge of properties in 1901 and 1902 b s asked if he had not been the organiza rwriter, in the foun and that he could 1 as to whether the val- olants were inflated at the , Schwab any of gistered no doubt was registered in the me of Oliver Wrenn of his office, but e of the shipbuilding company | and other industrial enterprises, large parts of this stock were not carried in me of his employes. He sald he actual beneficial ownership, r as stock liability was concerned. was his. POOL ON ARMOR PLATE. s said he had known president of the United pbuilding Company, for a socially and in a business re the shipbuilding consoli- i ) acquaintance was slight know that the Government, when it asked the Carn Company two to compete for con faith?” Untermver asked Schwab. No, the Governmen b answered. saying that the nding with the Government 0 companies were to | share the work at a vprice understood by the Government before the bids were submitted. TO-TRY SENATOR OMAHA, Jan. 7.—The trial of United Siates Sepator Dietrich on an indict- ry in connection of a postmaster witness for th oath apnd was not, therefore, a ted States Senator when the alleged bribery” occurred. This question was acknowledged by counsel for both sides to be a new one 2nd each had prepared arguments on e subject. The court will hand down an opinion to-morrow morning. The jury was completed at 11 o'clock | and is composed of one real estate dealer, three merchants, one mille: printer, two farmers, one bank c two railroad men and a harnessmal District Attorney Summers, in his | 3 | opening statement, said the evidence | ould show Senator Dietrich’s election United States Senator. He recited details of the alleged transaction, which the appointment of Post- r Fisher was made. The evidence would show, he said, that Dietrich re- quested William Dutton to notify Fisher that if the latter would pay for certain postoffice fixtures and turn them over to the Government and m topped the backache and | in addition thereto pay $800 in cash to | | him (Dietrich) Fisher would be ap-| course of the treatment | POiPted postmaster; that Dutton so no- | tified Fisher; that a conference fol- lowed between Fisher and Dietrich, ar- ranged by Dutton, during the course of which the terms of the appointment were agreed upon and that Fisher had admitted that the alleged transaction | had been closed between himseld and Senator Dietrich. ———— BROKEN RAIL WRECKS A NORTH SHORE TRAIN TOMALES, Jan. 7.— A passenger train on the North Shore Railroad was wrecked this afternoon at a place called St. Rest, between Hamlet and Marshals. The cause of the wreck was a broken rail. No one was hurt. The train was in charge of Engineer Danady, Fireman Baro and Cnnduclor] Murray Max Pam was on the list, but he de-| red to state whether the list in-| ded high officials of the steel cor-| that the shipbuilding securities, | ! nse of the transaction could be as-| | certained, and he still retained all of this and all other litigation,” he | ADVERTISEMENTS. Money for Mothers Sale of Boys’ Clothing This sale shows how carefully our stock is selected when we order our workshops to make up the goods. - Several lines :have been almost sold out—just a -few sizes remain in a limited number of patterns. These are all new, up-to-date goods, which sold for regular prices prior to New Year's. b As our stock has sold so well, we are ooing to reduce the few remaining lines to what may seem impossible prices. The reductions are large, but every suit has been marked down from its original price, just as we claim. Our merchandise and methods, which are responsible for our success, merit your faith in our statements. Here follows a description of some of the reduced goods: | | 1 Sailor Suits Sizes 3 to 8 Years Sailor suits in beautiful mixtures, made as pictured, with embroidered shield and star on collar, with a pretty silk tie: strictly all-wool goods, with a few serges among them; sizes 3 to 8 years; only a few sizes in each pattern; actual selling price formerly $2.50, sale price now | 51.70 Norfolk Suits Sizes 3,4 and 5 Years Norfolk suits in blue serges, blue cheviots and a few | mixtures, made up as pictured on the left; the sizes are only ! 3,4 and 5 years of age; the majority of the suits sold for/ . $4.00 and $5.00, but there are a few $6.00 garments amongl\ them; as only three sizes remain, the sale price will be . . 51.70 i Iks Sailor Suits SaS:le(»)or-*lHC?f)fegS Top CoatS Sizas 3, 4 and 5 years. Sailor Norfolks made of blue Selrge Sizes 3 to 13 Years Sa;lor dsv.gits made of, b‘.'tjxe‘ reld. and pretty Scotch mixtures, all richly p A = royal an rown serge, handsomely trimrpr’led:us pictured below; the only Top coats as .plctured on the lower right hand side, trimmed:; the only remaining sizes sizes left are 3, 4;!!&9) SdearS:st(?Oe made of blue cheviots and tan coverts: the ages are from ?}fle for bIO.\'S ),“4 and 5 .V:“‘Jrjfoftgige: er prices wer c G4 C s g orices former prices were $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, 34, 13 years: these coats were formerly $3.50 and $4.50; the regular selling prices of these $6.00, $6.50; as only three sizes are e suits were $3.50, $5.00, $6.00 and left the sale price is to sell them at once the price is now $6.50; the sale price will be | '$2.35 | $2.65 $2.35 ' Children’s Overcoats Sizes 235 to 8 Years_ Fine Kersey overcoats for little children, in sizes 2% to 8 years;these little coats come in red, blue, royal and brown; each elegantly trimmed and splendidly tailored; you must see them to really appreciate their unusual value: the former prices were $7.50, $8.50 and $10.00; as long as the gar- ments last they will be sold for $4.65. We urge every mother to attend this sale if she has boys to clothe. A glance in our windows will show that this is an actual money-saving sale for parents. Boys’ Wool Sweaters 50c Before the holidays many stores asked a dollar, for this very same syeater. The sizes are somewhat brof(en, but we can fit any boy from 9 to 16 years: the shades are: black and orange, navy and red, oxford and red, maroon and white. Babies’ sweaters which were formerly 75¢ will be sold for 50¢. The colors are navy and red, garnet and white, royal and orange; the ages are 2, 3 and 4 years only. Boys’ tennis flannel waists and blouses in light, medium and dark dolors: ages 4 to 12: sale price 25¢ each. ' < i | . Sailor caps in blue, tan,brown and red corduroy and cloth at 45¢ and 75¢. ) Yacht and automobile caps in cloth, leather and cordu- roy from 456 up. Golf caps in all colors at 20¢. 740 Market Street. Sketched trom Life Sketched from Life. 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