New-York tribune., 1913-08-06
MALT FIGHT RENEWED
New KeiteI Letter Likely to Re-
open Legal Battle.
TERM TRUST" INVOLVED
Ruling as to Use of Word by
Newspapers May Result
from Strife.

| Further legal proceedings are likely TO
be taken by the American Mailing Com
pany TO prevent letters being published
by the firm of Keitel & Co. OF No. 80
! Wall street, as a result OF the issuing
yesterday by Adoph Keitel of another
letter to the mailing trade The term
malt trust appears frequently in the
letter, which bears the caption;
mo statement herein is intended to re-
| fer directly or indirectly, 10 the Ameri-
| can Mailing Company. the American Malt
| Corporation or TO any of its officers or
directors as such. or 10 the management
! or business Of either of the said cor
| pOrauons."
This is in conformity with the restrain
| ing order issued Friday by Judge Julius
NJ. Mayer I'm the United States Circuit
| Court Judge Mayer held this caption
must be used in the letters In the letter.
| however is "A reference to Judge Mayer s
action in the case. in which the writer
says Judge Mayer ruled that "the greater
the truth the greater the libel"
Isaac II. Levy, attorney for the Ameri-
can Mailing Company. said yesterday:
81 don't think that will hold. There
| may be further action on that point. as 1
think it was understood that there would
be no mention OF Judge Mayer-merely
the caption statement"
Mr.. Levy said he did not know exactly
what action would be taken regarding
the letter.
Adolph Keitel intends to fight the ruling
of the court also.
II have instructed my attorneys" he
said. ITO appeal from the order issued by
Judge Mayer. because firmly believe that
on appeal the court viii hold that / was
within my rights in publishing the letter
I did. 1t has been impossible to enjoin
me from continuing my campaign, and 1t
will be carried on, as heretofore without
the slightest interruption"
Paul c. Wolf. OF No. q Nassau street.
attorney for Mr.. Keitel at the hearing on
the motion for an injunction, asserted he
was going 70 appeal from Judge Mayer 8
| decision.
'"rhe issue is just what use Of the word
| trust can be made" said MT. Woin.
| "There are a hundred other mating com
panies, any one OF which might come In
1
company. II is an important question. and
might involve the use OF the word by the
| newspapers as wei.
Adolph Keitel appears to have been at
odds with others interested In the mating
business for several years. He says ne
dates his animosity toward certain firms
prominent In the business from the time
! ne says he was forced out OF business III
| Chicago. many years ago.
| He came TO New York and began 10
snread broadcast circulars attacking the
methods of the malt trust He mann
| tained he was a friend of the consumer
and was hghting for lower prices by
which they would benefit.
Ke,tel was sentenced by Justice Page IN
the Criminal Branch Of the supreme
Court December 2 1911. to serve SIX
r,onths on Blackwells Island for attacN-
ing the American Mailing Company ana
oa,,e,pg libellous statements to be MADE
IIo admitted sending out thousands OF
letters. and said he spent about s|'0VS
month for their printing 49,.
The American Mailing Company IN ''s
recent complaint against keitei' chareeu
he once advised consumers VINO were uh-
dar contract 10 buy malt from the com
-, ,o refuse 10 accept shipments when
! ~, were delivered. The injunction pre-
! vents him from interfering with any coH-
tracts for the delivery OF malt between
,ne American Mailing Company and matt
! consumers