The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
WESTERN UNION STOPS
 SERVICE TO POOLROOMS
UNEXPECTED CONCESSION TO
 PUBLIC OPINION.


 Takes Initiative on His own RespOn- sibIIity-By His Order New York is the Only City Affected-Statement by Rev. pr. smyth.
 New York, May 1.-The Western Union Telegraph company made the unexpected and surprising announce ament this afternoon that hereafter it would deliver no more reports of horse traces in the city of New York. The of fcial announcement stated that this order would apply to all classes of subscribers, and that it had already zone into effect.
 This was taken to mean that the tick hr service and the poolroom service had both been stopped peremptorily. The Official communication on the subject vas sent out by Colonel Robert c. Elowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph company, and reads as fol- ows:
 T have on my own initiative, directed she discontinuance of the delivery of re- Rorts of horse races to all classes of Subscribers in the city of New York, lnd the reports have been discontin- Med. Robert c. Clowry, President and General Manager Vest ern Union Telegraph Company" Colonel Clowry refused himself to he large number of reporters who ame to his office as soon as his bull etin announcing the discontinuance of ne delivery of reports of horse races K Fad been sent out. His secretary, how Ever. said that he had authority to zpeak for Colonel Clowry, and answer ! q all questions that did not contain a eference to bedrooms. He was asked: What is meant by the word 'sub- $ribers' in Colonel Clowry's state Aent?'
 Persons he replied, "who get daily Aports from race tracks from the tele- aph company's employees" a'sWill this new order prevent news Apers from receiving reports of horse sces?"
 Mot if the message is addressed to ae newspaper office and signed by one it's own representatives"
 If, for example, a bulletin is sent to- lnmy Considine at IT West Forty cond street, say, giving the result of race. how would it be delivered?" Just as message you might send your wife, saying that you would not home for dinner. It would be re- ved at the track at the public office, lid for at the Usual commercial rates, ivered in New York at the branch ice closest to the address, and taken I'm there to the house by an A. D. T. assenger boy"
 EDo you mean that the Western Un- Telegraph company will no longer Id operators to presumably private ases to receive racetrack reports di- t from the track?"
 That is exactly what I mean. Re- ts of horse races will be received at public office of the company at the ck just as any other message might received, and will follow the same rse in their delivery"
 When will this order of Colonel wry's go into effect?"
 1t went into effect at o'clock this ming. We are not giving any ser to subscribers from the track this Prnoon."
 This order virtually means the clos of all the poolrooms in New York, it not?"
 We don't know anything about pool ms. I suppose there will be pool ns in New York as long as there are horse racing. That is matter which we have nothing to. do. l not see what effect this order will e on the poolrooms."
 strict Attorney Jerome will com ce tomorrow morning proceedings n inquiry into the Western Union ng news matter.
 this connection to-day he had be- him Captain F. Norton Goddard of Anti-Policy society, Superintendent ke os the same society, and a man ed Jones. Burke and Jones, 1t is ed, told of arrangements made with srs. Dealy and Mitchell of the tern Union company to place a hg wire in Burke's house. Assistant rict Attorneys Iselin and Cans
 closeted with the three men for time and admitted that they had n dispositions from them.
 der the Bowling bill, known as the field law" it is stated that MT. me has the same power in connec- with the Western Union matter as he Jesse Lewisohn or Richard A. ield case.
 Not Yet in Operation?
 e effect os the order of Colonel ry was not apparent in at least of the poolrooms of this city this noon for request for permission sten to the usual description of it granted, and it was stated that the
 was being received from the race $ as usual.
 onel Clowry said that the news shut off at o'clock this morning that the messages would have tc Ent by messenger, but it was, ac- ng to the watcher at the room
 received over the wires at the
 as usual, and as the race was
 run. It is possible, however, that
 oolroom people would not be anx-
 to spread the news that they were
 Eetting information.
 poolrooms here went on doing
 ess to-day after the Western
 Telegraph company discontinued
 elivery of reports of horse races tc
 bbscribers in this city. In many
 the delay in receiving reports did