New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-19
MORE TROUBLE FOR THE PooLRooMS.


Some clouds still hang over the poolroom stu
alton, but it seems 10 be clearing. MI Clowrys
order, issued Tuesday afternoon ION his own
initiative" was a recognition of the Western
Union company's completely in the illegal bust
ness of the poolrooms and therefore it made
further step both morally and logically neces1
sary That order related only 10 this city, ana
the fact was at once noticed that in discontinu-
ing the delivery of racing reports it said moth
ing about their collection at the tracks by the
company's agents.
Yesterday Mr.. ClOwry, doubtless under IN
structiOns from the executive committee, which
held a meeting in the early afternoon, an
nounced TO the company's general superin-
tendents at New-YOrk, Chicago, San Francisco
and Atlanta that 1t had been decided to dis
continue forthwith 1.-The collection and distri-
button of horse race reports, and directed
them TO act accordingly. This supplementary
proceeding goes far TO discredit the belief which
had been somewhat generally expressed. which
the police authorities seemed 10 entertain ana
to which certain incidents gave color, that the
original order was subterfuge. Our own Opin-
ion was, as we made clear, that the known
views and intentions of influential directors
practically guaranteed the good faith of Mr..
Clowry's announcement. Mr.. Jesup, Mr. Schin
and Senator Depew are men who could not have
been exposed with impunity by subordinate
10 the charge of joining in a trick TO delude the
public and battle the police. All credit is due
10 them for the stand they took when the situa-
ton brought TO their attention. These d.
rectors speak, too, in the warmest terms of the
cordial way in which Mr.. George Gould has CO.
operated with them in their reformatory efforts.
The poolroom people, many OF whom appear
to have succeeded in supplying the demands of
their customers more or less satisfactorily on
Tuesday, will doubtless devote all their in
genuity to the task of procuring the facilities
which they require, and 1t is too soon TO predict
that they will be driven out OF business. But
If the telegraph company neither collects nor
delivers racetrack news in any part OF the coun-
try, and the telephone company does its prom
ised share in the work of isolation, 1t is hard
10 perceive by what means they can continue
their operations on a large and profitable scale.
In ordering the collection and delivery OF racing
reports TO he forthwith discontinued every
where, the president Of the Western Union en-
ploys explicit and comprehensive terms. A
message sent over private wire belonging 10
the company by an operator in the company's
service is Enthusiastically delivered" by the COM
pany, whatever route it takes. 4 message
transmitted in the usual course OF business and
carried by a messenger TO its destination would
be Of no use 10 BOOKSELLER
Heretofore Commissioner McAdoo has had
much the best Of the argument with President
Clowry. That he has exhausted the resources
of his department for the suppression OF the
poolrooms is not so certain. He has said re-
peatedly that he knew where they were and
jest what they were doing. He had little diff
Guilty In putting one Of them out OF business on
Tuesday afternoon. Having now obtained the
assistance for which he has convincingly ap-
pealed, he will be expected TO accomplish tba
results at which he has been aiming. He must
make good his declaration that an alliance with
the Western Union was indispensable to the
booksellers.