New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-08
'CUTS OFF BUCKET SHOPS
Western Union Shuts Out Many
Small Brokers in East.
MOVE FOLLOWS INDICTMENT
Company Said to Have Been IN
Conference Recently with
Federal Officials.

Throughout this state, Pennsylvania ana
several other states east of the mississippi
River the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany cut off yesterday its special service
to unconnected brokers. The action was
taken without warning. Few of the places
cut off were openly run as bucket shops
They sailed under the guse Of brokerage
houses and maintained tickers and the
usual paraphernalia of the legitimate offices
in this city.
The sudden step of the company was said
to be the outgrowth of a conference held
at Washington recently between govern
ment officials and Western Union man
ayers and directors. The company was In
dicted on June 10 for alleged violation of
the bucket shop laws of the District or
Columbia In the indictment were men
toned forty-two overt acts. distinct
charges of violations of the law. 1t was
said that the conference resulted In de-
termination to make an immediate house
cleaning.
In the finding of the federal grand jury
the company was connected with the opera
tions of the men charged in other indlct-
ments with keeping bucket shops In VIOLA
ton of the law. The Cellas and Samuel
Adler are among the number, men who are
said to have been connected with the
bucket shops in this city, Jersey City and
throughout the East.
The first definite step against the Western
Union was taken by the government AFTER
the raid on April 80 that put the Marin
service, which was the bucket shop feeder,
out of business It was found that this
service was obtained by Marin from the
Western Union company 1t was at thae
raid that the large bucket shops through
cut the East were put out of business Tor
the time being. It was said that recently
in some MYSTERIOUS way the service was
continued, and there was supposition that
there was overlapping somewhere
Since the indictment the company has
issued no statement. When some OF the
alleged bucket shop hackers were hghtlns
extradition last week the government Sc
cret Service men were at work in this city.
tracing the source of the quotations OBJ
tanned by so-called reputable out-of-toWn
brokerage houses. These agents have been
busy ever since They have been in Wash
ington for the last few days
Utica. n. Y, July THE Western Union
Telegraph manager In this city was oil
rected today by the, company TO discon-
offices in this city and the wires were cut
cut. Both of these brokers are agents for
a. Baltimore company and have been doing
a large business There is no explanation
as to why the service was cut Off
Auburn N Y, July The Western
Union deprived two Of three local brokers
of their order wires to-day. No explana-
tons are forthcoming. The ticker service
is in operation as usual.
Gloversville. n Y, July IA local stock
brokerage office was deprived of wire ser
vice to-day. The move was made by the
local Western Union manager, on instruc-
tions received this morning. No reasons are
given.
Rome. N Y, July 7.-On orders from
HEADQUARTERS to-day the local stock broker
age Office was deprived of Western Union
wire service No reason is given for the
action
Watertown, n Y. July IA local broker
age office was without wire service here to-
day owing to the cutoff of the Western
Union No explanation given, and
business was transacted by telephone.
ithaca. n Y. July Wire service to
the local brokers' office was severed to-day
by the Western Union company without
explanation.
Syracuse, July THE local Western
Union manager to-day cut off service TO
one broker here. In Cortland one broker
was deprived of wire service.