New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-05
". L. WILL. COOPERATE
NR. CLOWRY'S SETTLEMENT
Says Lac Compels Sending Of Al
Decently Coached Messages.

preston OF DDOT0CfnS. ms PROMISE u "
operation Is coupled with the statement that the
company IS bound by law TO transmit all mes
sages couched In decent language. and cannot
be expected 10 enforce one law by breaking ar
other.
In reply 70 an inquiry to what he intended
20 do IN aiding the authorities TO suppress the
poolroOrns Colonel Ciowry said:
It has always been the policy Of the l We os s
nl0h IeesI"pss ~ - ,,a1H, &c MOI con
scious OF having pursued any dlfereht pollSN "a
and delivered reports OF sporting events and II
continues 10 transmit and deliver 20 any suoscGloet
demanding the service news concerning horseiace'
boat races. bicycle races. automobile races, base
bah games. football games and al other sporting
events, and such Information mas peen gwen I, -
the daily papers to the prlneipal hoIeIs Siu 5
nanded the service.
such has been tho practice Is Il ILLEGAL? So
render such service 10 persons Who ceInahc II Is
'They ten me that the courts have declared that it
is the legal duty Of the telegraPh company 20 1b,
are presented il for transmission; thar puOhc
service wf sas no rsh 70 be censoT
OF public private morals that being the function
pany have al times refused 10 receive messages
which appeared TO them 10 be for obviously I'M
In view Of recent occurrences have TO say that
pose that the western Union Telegraph Company
would willingly become party 10 any SIIii ~
tho attitude OF passing upon the morals OF ne
people IOf &nOm We lrailsfillA tISSS"e - -
whom We lease wires. We are cutie ready TO CO.
operate with the constituted authorities in their
EFFORTS 10 suppress crime. and We will go Just as
loT ~ ms 81 s-s Terr3tted by law to go Surely
counsel WE HS Pt ms 70 enforce one law nv
breaking another law. If the authorities win give
need have no fear that we WIN not aid them
Whenever those charged with the enforcement OF
.he law VIII furnish this company in writing with
the names Of persons who are engaged IN Keeping
e poooOs are oaied and state that they have
decided 70 take action TO close them up II they
mission Of intelligence 10 such places we VIII
n5em a gfBcrties should prove 10 be mistaken
and the telegraph company be thereby involved in
litigation and liability.
District Attorney Jerome read Colonel Glow
rvs statement last evening and declined TO make
any comment on g. Recently. after Captain f.
Norton Goddard made his report TO the City
Club that he had obtained proof that the West
ern Union made contracts for supplying infor-
nation direct from the racetracks TO the pool
rooms. Mr. Jerome declared that the directors OF
the Western Union were morally responsible
for the continued operation Of the poolrooms.
since il would he impossible for the poolrooms
20 operate If the Western Union service was
withdrawn. Mr. Jerome said yesterday that he
had reason 10 expect communication from the
Western Union, giving information as 10 what
the company would do i'm the way Of aiding the
authorities to suppress the pOolrooms. In the
mean time. he said. he not willing TO say
more than he had said already about the use
Of the company's wires by the booksellers.
Police officials said that no telegraph instru-
ments had been found in poolrooms at which
raids had been made recently, but that in almost
every case a telephone was found in use, show
ing that telephones were being used 70 transmit
The messages from the racetracks 10 most OF the
poolrooms. Charles. +. Cutler. president Of the
Aew-YorlI Telephone Company, declined to talk
on the subject last evening, but il was ascer-
lained that il has been the custom recently for
the propretors OF poolrooms 20 use telephones
in combination with the telegraph.
Frequently a dozen or more poolrooms are
run under one management In such q case the
service OF only one Western Union wire Is neces-
saTy for the entire dozen rooms. The messages
which come over the wire are received at 2 cen
Iral Office, IN which there IS telephone con-
nected on one circuit with telephones in all the
poolrooms in the system As fast as the mes
sages are received over the telegraph wire they
are transmitted to the poOlroOms by telephone.
The telegraph wire costs the booksellers S25
or $50 day, and the telephone costs each pool
room only S. a day. It is therefore a saving
To use telephones. There is also less risk for the
telegraph operators il the messages are sent TO
central Office instead Of 10 the poolrOoms d.
rect. In some Of the poolrooms there are de-
vices by which pocket telephones can be at
hastily In case Of a police raid.
GODDARD THINKS IT EVASION.
The Western Union is not going to be judged
by what it says" said Captain Goddard last
night, but by what il does II now stands con-
demned in the public view for what fl has done
II can be rehabilitated only by taking action
which the public viii recognize as thorough
honest and sincere" He continued:
4 was the first man 20 express confidence that the
directors OF the Western Union would do the right
issued after weeks delay and cogtation By Mr.
tlowry. II seems 10 me 10 palter in double sense
western Union viii 60 as far - itl a51 I,dt EIs
ADVISE, II Is perhaps sufficient that
ways in which the directors may do what they
doing the things the directors may not Wish to Do
Incidentally Il may be pointed that Mr.
basis OF the present public discussion. The West
srn 1nlon Ss9nl acted 10 furnish racing news TO
agreement that was entered into between Mr.
IDEALLY. representing the Western Union and the
men representing The City Club who asked for a
tracted 70 furnish a man. whose duty II should be
70 assist IN running a poolroom Mr.. Clowry as
DC lorNaLoeo by the western Onion, attempting
70 argue that the poolrOom service must be ham
Qieo t1e enurey oFerlooks the fact that the pool
room news service originates with the Western
Union. and is sold broadcast all over the United
no has It's operaSoTs there in dea hs western e b
:. The main point 10 be noticed. however is that
officials who CO not intend 20 do what their duty
calls upon them % do. He puts 4 up 10 some one
what every one else IN the Western Onion knows.
sna ~hat thousancs OUTSIDE that corporation
IN the Western Union Building exists In detailed
be calls upon the public officials 10 furnish WHICH
t1yeTy Western l linen eoniE2et with pooroom
Union inspector shall have free entrance TO every
poolrOOm al any time and 10 stay as long as he
pleases ] do not that this is necessarily a
part OF written contract but IL is so well under
weeks ago by various poolrooms in this city the
kfestern Union al once shut of their news SER
vice. Mr. Cl3Wry,s subordinates knew whore 10
md the offending poolrOoms al that time. The in