Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-18

rights for $4,000. that this increased
Huher's interest and desire to get con-
troll of the business; that after Schnei-
Bile turned over control of the bust
ness to Huber, in consideration of
which Huber was TO pay Schneihle the
sum OF $4,000 a year. Greeley, acting
on instructions of Schneible, had
changed the bylaws of the company
so Huber could not lose control after
having acquired ii, and that Greeley
turned over April /. 1909, from Schnel,
BILE to Huber, in New York city, STA
200 of the capital stock in the COM
pany, completing the arrangement
which gave Huber control; that I'M
der Greeley's direction Huber after
ward bought out the only rival con-
Germ in the carbonating business, the
| Whittemann company of Buffalo, and
| thereby Huber did acquire absolute
! control of the carbonating system of
finishing beer in America
Talks With Old Friends.
! The corroborative evidence over
which Attorney Dietz is jubilant was
given by two personal friends of Mr..
Huber, one living in New York and
no conversation with each other re-
garding the matter. Testimony of the
two men is practically identical.
Sigmund Meyer, in his testimony
given in New York, said that he had
met Mr.. Huber in the Iroquois hotel
at Buffalo and that they had CONVEX
sation. This question was asked of
the witness:
You may state what that converse
ton was, detailing it as nearly as you
can, in the order that the conversation
was had.
A. | went TO the Iroquois hotel to
get my dinner, about 7:30 in the eve
ming. | met Mr.. Huber in the lobby He
greeted me by saying: Hello, Sig
what are you doing in LaTalo?" l an
swered him that l had been in Buffalo
several days: that l had seen him
that afternoon at the hearing of the
bankruptcy proceedings, but that he
had not seen me. He asked me had
had my dinner. ! answered no. He
said: Suppose we dine together,
which we did. After we had beer
seated for little while | started tc
tell Mr.. Huber how sorry | felt fol
the position that Joseph Schneible
was placed in at his time Of life
. practically having lost everything il
! the Schneible company. and that i
, would be pretty hard for Mr. Schnei
Bile, after having received such a blow
as this, to get back on his feet again
Mr.. Huber answered me: Why hi
said, 'Schneible is not near as bad of
as you think he is l said VIII,
what do you mean? Can a fellow Skt
Joe Schneible be any worse off thai
to have lost everything that he ha'
5 got and have been double crossed b.
: a lot Of supposed friends, whom h,
I helped to make Mr. Huber then an
< swered me that Schneible was al
: right, as he. Mr.. Huber. had PROMISE
= Mr.. Schneible that in consideration O
= Mr.. Schneible turning over the con
trolling interest in the Schneible com
e pany to Mr.. Huber, MIR Huber hat
= personally agreed to pay Mr.. Schnei
= Bile an income as long as he lived
n told Mr.. Huber, Well, that puts al
: entirely different aspect on the case.
t had never heard this side of the story
!. Mr.. Huber. l am very glad to know
S that Mr.. Schneible at least has on
e friend
T Control of Carbonating Business.
,, Q. Was there anything said there
= at that time, about reviving the Schnei
. bic company?
. A. There was
: Q. What was that?
Il A. | asked Mr.. Huber what his in
II tentlons Were-whether the SchneibI
II company would be reorganized-an
N Mr.. Huber told me that he couldn
exactly say what the outcome wouI
II be, but that in either case Mr.. Schnet
II BILE was we'll taken care OF.
II Eugene Goldman, who testified |
II Chicago last Saturday, said he me
II Mr.. Huber in New York in 1910, abou
H the time Huber bought the White
II mann company.
II What are you doing in New York
II he asked Huber.
II Huber replied, saying: Il hav
II bought the Whitteman company an
II now control the carbonating bushes
III in America"
H How about Schneible? How d
II you expect to run two companies
III asked Goldman
III Il am going to put Whittemann /
II charge of both concerns" Huber r,
II piled.
\! Then what in the world will b.
II come of Schneider" was Goldman
II next question.
II "Schneible doesn't need anyone
II worry about him. | have PERSONAL
II agreed to take care of him the r.
II mainder of his natural life"