The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-10
NO COLUMBIAN CASH RAISED
NOVEMBER MAGAZINE PARTLY
PRINTED AND No MORE PAPER.

Conference Of Lawyers Yesterday Had
Negative Results Mr.. MOnett Docs
Not Know Where Columbian Oflicers
Are whom Subppnas Won't Reach
After long conference in the offices
Of Kellogg 4 Emery between lawyers
representing the creditors Of Hdmp mpton' 8
Magazine and of the Columbian-Sterling
company. which took over Hampton
and the legal adviser of the Columbian
Sterling Company it was announced
yesterday by one Of the lawyers for
the creditors that no agreement had
been reached whereby the AFFAIRS OF the
publishing company could be Strengthened
out. Though negotiations are not yet
abandoned the lawyer who acted as
spokesman for the creditors interests
said that there was little hope that the
Columbian-Sterling company could be
kept out Of bankruptcy.
In order that the Hampton Columbian
Magazine and other periodicals.. which
are the property Of the Columbian-Ster-
ling company through recent acquisition
and which as living magazines are ap-
praised by magazine men at something
like 81, ,OOO, 900. may continue publication
tUt CTtultOIS anu eIOthIolueiS VI "Idt
was Hampton's. Incorporated have de-
manded that $50. 600 necessary to tide the
publishing company over temporary
period of stress, should be put up by
somebody other than the creditors. and 1t
appears that 40 far nobody has volun-
teered to produce that amount
1t was hoped before Robert Leslie
Moffett. the attorney for the Columbian
Sterling company. returned from abroad
on Saturday that he would be able to get
in touch with two men who were behind
the old Columbian MGgosinc before its
amalgamaton with Hdmp pton's and who
now cannot. be found by the servers of
subppnas issued by Federal District
Attorney Wise AT the instance Of the
post Office Inspectors. In fact as soon
as Mr.. Moffett landed il was suggested
to him that from one or both OF these TWO
former officers Of the Columbian Mdgd-
,in, he might be able to collect the money
necessary to continue the Columbian
Sterling concern in operation.
Though Mr.. Moffett would ma Ike no
statement after the conference yester.
| day one of the lawyers who had attended
| the meeting said that Mr.. Moffett had de-
clared that an in justice had been done him
| by the assumption that he knew of the
wherea bouts of the missing Columbian
men and had denied that he was in posi-
ton TO Obtain money from them.
| unless the DTeSSpt SIaTl tp-nlkut,
the creditors representative at the meet
ing said. the November number OF the
| Ham pton- Columbian magazine will not
appear on time The presses cannot
start Tonight or any other night without
money. and there il no money forth
coming so far. Unless something very
positive develops tomorrow creditors
| petition in bank ruptCy will hc filed"
| At the business Office of the Columbian
Sterling Company in the Marbridge
Building. al Thirty-fourth street and
Broadway President Frank Orff was not in
secretary and treasurer, the typist who
| answers questions said MIR. Sidweil
is not with Us any more, you know.
She did not know when he had c eased
TO be with them, however.
On the floor above deputy sheriff
| sat in the visitors Rnteroom of the
editorial department waiting for Mr.
Orff or any other officer of the company
to appear. The deputy sheriff said that
he wanted to serve an attachment upon
the Office furniture or anything else
valuable in the Offices of the magazine
II was for $3.50. and it was granted to
Marshall W. Tagcart, who had been
manager of one branch of the publish
ing Ncompanys business and who COM
planned that four weeks salary and eX-
pense money due nm from the hrn
had not been paid,
Ray Long the acting editor of the Hdmp p
ton { Coiumbidn since Ben jamin Hampton
retired. said that he was afraid that
the November number of the magazine
would not appear on time. A part OF il
was already of the presses. but because
of financial stringency and the refusal
Of the paper company to give up any
more paper on credit the rest of the ma ga
, zine could not be run Off II was due &c
appear on October %, Mr., Long said, but
il some money was raised somewhere
before tomorrow the magazine might
be put on the street two days late