New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-19
ENDS POOLROOM SERVICE.
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had sent a representative 10 him when the pool
campaign opened with the City Club
charges, and had assured him Of its co-opera-
tion. The directors Of the New-York Telephone
Company
Charles T. Cutler. George J. Gould,
John H CahiI, Edward J. han,
Union N Bethel, James MerriheW.
Thomas +. Clarke, Charles steele,
Robert G. ClCwry, John h. van livery,
Joseph p Davis, VIM. II WolVerton.
Frederick p. Fish,
Messrs Clowry Gould and Van Every are also
directors of the Western Union company. Mr..
McAdoo said he had been told that these, how
ever held only small minority in the stock.
There is no doubt that the poorooms were
genuinely and seriously disconnected by the
Western Unions order. although certain pool
room syndcates in many cases stepped into the
breach and furnished some kind Of service. At
a meeting OF poolroom men in the afternoon it
was announced that racetrack service would
be run as usual from to-day forward. The
handbook men, who rely largely on the ticker
service, which was uninterrupted. reaped
golden harvest, despite the fact that they were
often handicapped by being unable to learn the
odds from the poolrooms in advance.
Commissioner McAdoo declined TO discuss the
order contenting himself with saying:
Il hope it's true"
IN GOOD FAITH. JEROME BELIEVES.
Captain Goddard when told Of the Western
Union, said:
have positive information from at least three
poolrooms that they running as usual
The horses and odds We're sent in up TO the last
second of starting, and a full description was
sent Of the progress Of the race. Whether the
news was received by leased wire or transmit
ted from exchange il could not have come
from any sources outside the Western Union
! feel that the company, at least. owes an eX-
PLANTATION, and may be able TO give one. II the
order IS issued in good faith let the Western
Union disband its organization at the race
track and divorce itself from any sale OF its
interests. Let il, moreover, lease its wires 10
all Corners without discrimination II looks 10
me as If some of the directors are striving 10
do what is right and the officers and employees
are trying to wage internal warfare
1t was said that fully three thousand tele-
graph operators were laid of yesterday.
District Attorney Jerome took dinner with
Commissioner AcAdoo last night They dis
cussed plans for further action in the tight
against poolrooms. What these plans were the
District Attorney would not say. Those who
talked with Mr.. Jerome gathered the impression
that any court proceedings that had been con-
templated would temporarily be suspended. As
sistant District Attorney Iselin said that beyond
the examination of the instruments and other
furnishings seized at the raid in East Forty
second-st nothing would be done at present.
Earlier in the day District Attorney Jerome
gave out a statement in which he commended
the second order issued by Colonel CloWry, and
showed by his comments that he believed that
the Western Union directors had acted in good
faith in issuing il. He said:
An order OF this kind impresses me as high
evidence of good faith on the part of the dlrec-
tors Of the Western Union, and. in view OF me
character Of a number Of those directors mink
II would be unfair TO assume the order dld moi
intend 10 do just what, on its face, II pCfports
20 DO; at least SO long as there IS no evidence 10
/ am personally satisfied that so far the
directors of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany are concerned this action Is fair and non
ora be and is intended TO accomplish what the
authorities Of this city would have been proha-
bly, unable to accomplish without their action.
The contention has been that the pooroom bust
ness, at present conducted, could not De car
ried on without the assistance Of the Western
Union.
The Western Union has apparently come for
ward and done even more than il could have
been reasonably asked 10 do to test the accuracy
OF this position and if it be sound, to prevent
the conduct Of this business IL the way that II Is
at present conducted.
If a great corporation is willing to sacrifice
large profits which il perhaps could continue TO
make without being amenable TO law, because
10 make such profits would be an immoral thing,
we have had an illustration Of corporate moral
ity entirely unexpected and the influence for
good Of which may be incalculable
Later, at the Civil Service Reform dinner, Mr..
Jerome spoke somewhat systematically on the
Western Union order, saying:
These are DAYS of great fundamental moral
principles; these days when you see a great
S10G,OO00O0 corporation getting down to moral
virtue. Now, / mean TO get down to funda-
mental principles, TO get down even lower than
that sub-cellar, where, ! informed. the
Western Union people put in two hundred tele-
phones last night 10 give their racing news
What man would have said a week ago that
a SlOO05ON0 corporation would forego a large
profit because il thought il was right 10? Would
any one have believed IL? Now. | don't want
10 seem TO doubt the good faith Of the Western
Union directorate. I believe what they did
done because they believed it was right and
perception Of right dictated their action. I may
be doomed To bitter disappointment, and mean
70 keep tabs and find out. We have had an
agitation and IL has brought forward a prin-
ciple and q result has been accomplished which
seemed impossible.
Justice Wyatt asked if he had issued any
Eubpenas or summonses for persons 10 ap-
pear at investigation, but he said the ques-
ton was unfair and would not answer it.