New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-09
GREENHUT'S CASE
ADJOURNED A WEEK
Tribune Agrees to Postponement
in Stores Suit-Samuel Hop
kinS AdamS'S Comment.

The injunction application In the
suit Of Greenhut Company, Inc,
against the Tribune Association, which
was on the calendar of Mr.. Justice Co
halsn in the Special Term OF the Su-
preme Court Yesterday morning, was
adjourned by consent OF the attor-
neys. Messrs. Rose & Paskus. repre-
sentng plaintiff. and Messrs. Sack
EFT, Chapman & Stevens, representing
The Tribune, until Wednesday OF next
week. The temporary injunction which
forbade the publication of the article
by Samuel Hopkins Adams advertised
TO appear in last Sundays Tribune,
was continued IN the mean time.
These proceedings grew out OF tho
publication In The Tribune on Friday
of last week Of announcements that an
article by Mr. Adams would be pub
lished in last Sundays Tribune re-
garding the business and advertising
methods of the Greenhut department
store. The application for this tenn
porary injunction was made without
notice 20 the Tribune Association upon
a summons and complaint verified by
Benedict J. Greenhut, president or the
corporation, and upon aftidavits by him
and various employees. Annexed 10 the
complaint are the two announcements
published in The Tribune Of Friday,
February 4, which gave an indication
Of the nature of the Samuel Hopkins
Adams article that was promised for
the Sunday issue following.
The moving papers and the tenn
porsry order Of Nr. Justice NewburGer
were served upon The Tribune late on
last Friday evening, and on Saturday
morning The Tribune announced the
service Of such order, and that because
of it the proposed Adams article about
Greenhut's would not be published, but
In its place another article on advcr-
Using By Samuel Hopkins Adams.
BY the temporary injunction OF mr.
Justice Newburger 1t was ordered
that the defendant and each OF ITS
agents and employees be, and they here
by are, enjoined and restrained, unti
the further order Of this court, from
publishing in its newspaper, the sun
dav Tribune of February 6, 1916, or
any other issue Of the newspaper pub
lshed by it, the article written by
Samuel Hopkins Adams mentioned IN
the complaint herein, or any other ar
ticle or written matter charging tho
plaintiff with false or fraudulent ad-
vertisinc, or the false or fraudulent
sale Of merchandise or use Of labels
or with the false or fraudulent conduct
of sale Of merchandise -ormerly be-
longing to A. D. Matthews sons, lncp
or containing allegations alleging any
dishonesty or fraudulent conduct on
the part OF the plaintiff in the conduct
OF its business generally The order
went on TO provide that the defendant
show cause at Special Term of the Su-
preme Court yesterday morning why
an order should not be made continu-
ing the temporary injunction during
the tendency of the action.
Samuel Hopkins Adams, after the
adjournment yesterday. said: "Of
course, The Tribune will respect the
order Of the court. II may be some
time before its rights OF publication
are determined. Sooner or later, !
have confidence In the vindicstion Of
the principles for which The Tribune
is standing. DO not think that the
delay will prove OF any particular ben
/ EFT 10 Greenhut's."