The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06

the paper. We made the same arrange ment as regards the facts concerning us published in the Industrial Edition, and had a bill for $55 sent in. We do not intend to pay it and the paper will have a sorry time making collection. Their game was one of the slickest I ever saw.
 NJ. HERMANN. OF THE FIRM OF HERMANN & COMPANY, I'M PORTERS AND DEALERS IN WHOLESALE GROCERIES, 104 FRONT STREET, was informed by the solicitor that the write-up would cost us nothing and signed a contract for an ad. with the understanding that it was not to exceed five or six dollars. in a bill for s39 for the statement pub lished regarding the firm. We are will ing to pay what we agreed, not to eX- ceed s6, and that is all.
 HAMILTON PAGE OF THE INDI- ANAPOLIS FURNITURE COMPANY, on Mission street, between Third and Fourth, was fortunate enough to es- cape the bunko men. When the proof of the 'write-up' was forwarded me to O K," said Page yesterday afternoon, T telephoned the Bulletin to inquire the cost. knew that the Bulletin was not giving reading notice and cut of our building without expecting SOIHelnlnS III TeIurn. A representative of the paper called on me and told me what it would cost. I made him a much lower offer and he accepted it. The ad. was published and paid what l promised"
 R. l.. LILIENTHAL, SECRETARY OF THE BERNHARD MATTRESS COMPANY, Is anxious to meet the so licitor who called on him. T was busy at the time," said Lilienthal, "and told hir11 hnr 1nf t0 ida He assured me that the Bulletin was getting up a trade edition for the ben eft of its patrons and that a write up and cut of the building would not cost anything. I gave him a catalogue of our house to get rid of him, telling him at the same time that he could get all the data he desired from 1t. He handed me some kind of a printed pa per and asked me to put the address of the firm on 1t, so that there would not be any mistake. l stamped the paper without reading 1t. A few days later l received a proof with a request that I O K it if it were satisfactory I did so, and thought nothing more of the matter until collector came around with a bill for S35. I told him that the firm had not contracted for any advertisement. He then informed me that I had signed a contract and that he would send around the man who secured IL. l answered him that it would afford me great pleasure to meet him and kick him into the street There is one thing certain, we will not pay a cent. I told the collector that 1t was skin game, and I guess he knew what 1 said was true, for I haven't heard from him since"
 BERNARD ROSENBERG, SECRE- FAIRY OF WILMERDING, LOEWE &, l CO, was presented with bill for s27 'The solicitor came into the store, ,' said Rosenberg. land asked for some data as the Bulletin wanted to give the house gratuitous write-up. I gave him some particulars. and he left after assuring me that the advertisement would not cost anything. He said that all that would be expected of us would be to buy some copies of the issue to distribute among our customers. A | proof was sent us but we did not re- turn it. You can say that the $27 bill will never be paid by the firm as we never contracted for the advertise ment."
 HORN & CO, TOBACCONISTS at POS Battery street, are among the vic | tins of the swindle. We were elected by the Bulletin" said one of the firm yesterday, and feel very sore over it. We do not care, however. to so into details"