Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-27
n. Y. WORLDS PASS
TO SCRIPTS CHAIN
Evening Paper Merged With
TeIegram-Morning Edition
Dies Today.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27-The COM
bined New York Telegram, Evening
World and Morning World made its
first appearance today.
The first edition, on the streets early
this forenoon, carried the mastheads of
all three newspapers, thus signalling
the end of the World newspapers as
separately conducted by Joseph Pulitzer
and his heirs for almost half a century
and sold to the Scripps- Howard inter-
ests shortly after midnight.
In its news story of the change, the
combined World-Telegram announced
that the Morning World and the Sun
day World would not be published here
after.
New Edition Larger.
The World Telegram carried Asso-
ciated Press dispatches and carried
many of the departments that appeared
in the old World. These include certain
comics and the articles of some Of the
World special writer's.
The old Telegram ran about 80 pages.
The first edition of the WorId-Telegram
had A.
The final edition of the Morning
World was bringing a premium this
morning. Newsstand operators boosted
their prices to 10 or Is cents. One
dealer in the Grand Central area was
asking a dollar. Few copies were
available.
On the minute at midnight, surro-
gate James A. Foley decided that Jo-
three sons from dispoSing of their news
paper trust.
Less than two hours later, in a Wall
street office, the sale was contaminated
by the three Pulitzer brothers, Ralph,
Joseph, jr., and Herbert, and Roy w.
Howard, chairman of the board of the
ScrippS-Howard, for sum estimated at
$5,000,000.
100000 Cash Payment.
The contract provides for a cash pay
ment OF $500,o00, 100000 in notes.
100000 cash within go days and 81, O0O,-
900 more contingent upon the profits
OF the new enterprise. The physical
properties, such as building and machin-
cry, are not involved in the sale
The Pulitzer brothers issued a state
ment saying economic conditions had
made the sale "ineXorable" and that
100000 of the proceeds would be dis
tributed to employees.
The trustees cannot pretend that it
is anything but painful duty to pass
the World newspapers into other hands.
But there is fortunate mitigation in
the spirit of the new ownership which
is thoroughly hospitable to the World
tradition. May it carry on that tradi-
ton with the fullest measure of public
service and success"
Called Papers Re Birth.
Mr. Howard referred to the sale as
mot the death of the New York World,
but its re-birth."
Along with our pride in the staff of
the Telegram, whose successful efforts
over the past four years have paved
the way for this consolidation" he said,
lis deep sense of responsibility to
the loyal readers of the World.
I'VE realize that they will look to us
for continuation of the policy which
has made the World respected not only
in New York but throughout the Nation
in every quarter where liberality of
thought, independence and freedom
from entangling alliances are appre-
ciated as journalistic virtues"
Surrogate Foley ruled that he held
jurisdiction only over the legality, adj
visibility and necessity of dispoSing of
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