New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-13
UP IN COURT
..;.,I Error in New York Re-
A'' ",siiyership Is RectIfIed.
y 70 AVOID BANKRUPTCY
onerators Sleep in Bat
''''i '.,v Park, Counsel Tells
rustice Cohalan.

o1airs Of the United Wireless
.ps company were again IN court
ss 'ar rarity for the rec'iacauon of a
sasTaA' .r = in the proceedings for the
r.sl'S' ~ the New York receivers
80 'ii," ,or the more important pur-
4 pr INSTALLING one element in the
= FAIRS from having an ancillary
sp'n' bankruptcy appointed in this
p clements in the affairs Of the
:''sls ,,.,.a,sss have complicated matters
SO nav as 10 threaten many inter
50" - one Of the lawyers in the case
$ N- oo cohalan. some Of the oper-
.he Atlantic Coast stations have
= because they could not collect
= w.. .s a result Of the mix-up, and
y vac slsening in Battery Park The
" -. went on strike for their wages.
= '.h-icalitv in the case that had TO
.5le6 was 10 serve the states Attor-
Z 80 in the receivership proceed
/ &c, ter which had been overlooked.
p ton in the company which OPP
-. orpointment Of receivers in this
r. "a Consequently had a receiver in
p -..v appointed in Maine, where the
a,,y was incorporated and where there
levers already appointed by the
.,p-, sought 20 have the receiver
p .,olptments here declared null and
''a.rse the Attorney General had not
y served.
a.etifes TeehnicaIity.
..r.- on the application Of John
p. .,rnseI for Robert r. bowling and
- gar-.s. the receivers appointed by
-. COaalan. the court issued a nunc
-. order Yesterday permitting service
!. Attorney General and reappointing
Sag and Harris. When Justice CO.
s,s, appointed bowling and Harris
=. charge Of the company's affairs
y enioined the lawyers in the case
,-oceed.ng in any other court for
/. ,,,o,r,ment Of other receivers.
4, 4 developed in the argument before
y. Cohalan. former Congressman
-. Z Iltrlefeld and Saul s Myers.
,.-,-,svs for the members of the United
- corpany who opposed the New
=. -sceivership. went TO Maine. and
!. obtained the appointment Of a re-
- in bankruptcy, although IL was
- .5e company was entirely solvent.
,4.,s.srs Of $4,000 and debts Of $4,000.
ovit Is purposed 70 have Selden Bacon
i. hsrs As anciUarv receiver in bank
--~ and take charge Of the company's
--s-ty and affairs, which bowling and
,-s have already done. Bacon made
Uni on the state receivers for the prop
n bat they refused 20 surrender any
r9f. Justice Cohalan also gave them
.-ss.ion Yesterday 90 resist the efforts Of
IA ..,
sssr Foster represenung the petition
Es-,ckhOisrs who had the receivers ap-
riss here said boz court that the busi-
= u the company was seriously threat
: ~ the action in having the bank
~ receiver appointed for which, ne
here was no reason. Re said II was
-17s 10 throw the company into bank
r. Foster said the company had
81 contracts On ill.,
lrs Necessary than Lighthouses.
emphasized the Importance OF the
u,sry's business by declaring that the
rzass system was now recognized 10 be
|r,ster necessity 90 shipping than light
~ Foster said about the move for
snkruptcy receivership that there were
ssals who made their lair in the Post
b Building" who waited for Just sucn
'ssor,un.ty
Issn- Quinn. counsel for the New York /
|xysg. said n tie bankruptcy proceed
, Esre permitted 20 20 ahead IL would
liy benefit the Marconi and other Wire
} concerns. He did not charge, he
that ans money was paid 20 bring
81 the bankruptcy proceedings. but the
~ would favor the rival companies
"a activity Of Bacon with the Office of
I Attorney General was also the subject
| zile discussion. Selden Bacon Is
1- O. Henry Selden Bacon. Deputy Al
~ General Robert =. Boyer, another
.,ant represented the office N court
-1ay
ron told Bever that II he would. call
- oilce he would receive instructions
~ tor an adjournment of the proceed
neyer instead told the court that ne
! e objection OBJ The motion TO have the
'ney General served. and that the fail
2 have him served before was only
'1cslty
Avn explained later that he had COM
ate with DIS cousin. the Deputy At
GENERAL only 90 tell him that II
% better for him not % appear in
'1 % account of their relationship.