The Washington herald., 1910-07-08

New York. July News came from
Utica to-day that the Western Union
Telegraph Company has cut out the wires
running into two stock brokerage Offices
in that city, both branches of Baltimore
concerns. This is regarded as an attempt
by the Western Union. which is at pres
ent under Indictment as a company on
forty-two counts for alleged violations
of the bueket-shop law. to oversee
carefully stock brokerage houses into
which their wires lead. and to weed out
any wires they are doubtful about.
A representative of the company would
not deny that there was truth in the
story. but refused 10 state what signli-
canoe there was. It is supposed the
movement embraces the whole country.
but the Western Union officials, in view
of the local proceedings, refuse to dis
euss the matter.
War Against BucketshOps.
Indictments against the company were
returned on June 10 By the grand jury OF
the District of Columbia. and is the las,
move in the war the Attorney General
has been waging against bucketshops
The indictment against the Western
Union has been regarded as the govern
ment's really big move against bucket.
shops. The government figures 1t out that
the company has been clearing $500, ,00C
a year in furnishing these Illegal shops
with service.
Private Wire Taken Ont.
Middletown. \. Y. July THE Western
Union to-day cut out the private wire
supplying the brokerage firm OF Seaman
& Esherd stock quotations. The firm was
given no warning or explanation.
Discontinued In Buffalo.
Buffalo. July Acting under instruc-
tions from Attorney General Wicker.
sham. the Western Union to-day dfscon,
tinued leasing wires 10 the Rex Commits.
sion Company. All the local brokers' who
had dealings with this firm were without
a wire. The Rex Company formerly
maintained headquarters in Cleveland
Aftec being indicted as a buGketshop II
Ohio, they .Opened headquarters in Pitts,
burg. where business with out-of-,owr
points continued without interruption
The Rex Company has hfty offices II
Ohio. Pennsylvania. New York. Ontario
and Quebec
Enjoined by Baltimore Firm.
Baltimore. July THE Western Unior
was enjoined to-day by Judge Stock,
bridge from cutting out the wire serv
ice from the Offices Of z. Herford & Co.
stock brokers' The bill alleges that tbs
brokerage firm had paid the telegraph
company S,526 in advance for private
wire and ticker service for the month o.
July, and that the contract service wa.
given until yesterday. The injunction or
der gives the Western Union the righ
to make an application for resembling
of the injunction after the brokerag,
firm Is given five days notice
other Wires Taken Out.
Auburn. \. Y. July Manager ]. B
Wooster. OF the Western Union, wal
directed by the company to-day to dis
continue service to the stock brokers
offices conducted by Thomas D. Moonel
and Kennedy & Co. The wires were Gu
out at once. Mr.. Mooney is the agent fol
Ralph k. Rex, of Pittsburg. and Kenned!
& Co. represent Herford Company, O
Baltimore
Service Is Cut Ont.
Watertown. N Y, July 6-Loomis &
Godbaw, who for several years have con
Quoted a brokers' Office in this city ant
received their quotations over a Western
Union wire from Baltimore, had thei
service cut out this morning withou
warning
Out I'm other offices.
Rome, y. Y, July AT the time of tn,
opening of a brokerage Office here thi
morning A. B. Comas received informa
ton that his wire would be cut out. Th'
service came from Baltimore hous'
over the Western T-uiou