The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-24
STOCK EXCHANGE
SUSpENDS BROKER
Dor, Percy f. Bonner of Pitts
burr for a Year in Bucket
shop Fight.
Is MEMBER OF BIG FIRM

rsrr, T. bonner. a member of the
s,ocS Exchange firm of Bonner, Childs
Wood vi rittsburg. was suspended
,os,eri,y from the exchange for n
,e,r The suspension was announced
.u,m the ros,rum at the opening of the
r,.rs,f Yesterday by IL. q. $. Noble,
,-cs,dsu, Of the stock Exchange. The
,.c,l,y inflicted on MIR. Bonner is the
,y.rpp which could be meted out for
KS d. .u, which fats under the fol-
loving claus" ut inc CONSTITUTION oi tue
sf.k Exchange:
.rh,f any member of his exchange
-. ID. Interested In. or associated with.
whose office is connected, directly
~. directly, by public or private wire
,uv other method or contrivance
w.t mi. vino transacts business with
NJ. ,.r ans organization. firm or In
,,tl,td engaged in the business of
,..l,rg I'M differences OF quotations
commonly called a bucket shop shall
a. conviction thereof. be deemed to
t,,. committed an act or acts deiri-
,.fH 20 the interests and welfare Of
L.. ,,HltN e" 4.
The urm OF Dogner, Childs 4 Wood
, -, largest and most prominent stock
,.. house in Pittsburg. Mem
h.. ID, ga. firm are understood to have
,.t,vv high social connections.
8. r. Bonner. the stock Exchange
r,.ru o. = % brother Of w. II. bonner,
,-...l.-t ~ tho Cambria steel Com
,.r, bonner has been "A member OF
a., stu.. Exchange since October II,
'.p4. .trI is said to have been present
a. ',c liuur OF the stool; Exchange con-
tl,r,n,y oC late.
rn, suspension OF Mr.. Bonner is the
e., wld. under he bucket shop rule
o. ''o' ,uo,
=. ,., stock Exchange as the hotbed for
,i..,t shop activities. The nnanclal
I.,r,t an that city is said to extend e
49,, ,Lnu, two blocks and the bucket
,.or. have their Offices m buildings in
' 'Uc legitimate exchange houses
,,. ..s.r offices. More than "A year ago
=, StpN Exchange laid before the GOV
EMO. AZ PENNSYLVANIA and the Legisla-
o., u. that state absolute proof mat
,g..,' shops were operating IN Ptts-
trg trI asked that some action he
taken 90 drive them out. IL any steps
, chat md were undertaken by Gov
rcre~ then the Pennsylvania ENecu-
ti,. ,r GON. lne piesth'
Executive. they nave not been brought
:, the notice OF the Stock
F. Tie last few years the Stock EN-
can.e has done its best ~ wage al
s.,Ne campaign against h bucket
shops. but in some States II has not re
ce.yei the cooperation which ii desires.
For several months the house of Don
rer. Chilis X Wood has been doing nj
extensive business. the greater part %
vlgh has been in odd lots. 1t con
,,cteI some of its operations in thi'
city through the big wire houses. ont
4 the Pittsburg bucket shops Will
which the firm of Bonner, Childs 4
Wood did business Is said to have a;
many ~ niuety-siX branches.
The meeting of the board Of governors
winch decided upon the suspension O
y bonner was one Of the longest eve
'.Il. Il began shortly after the close o
g.. mArhe, on Wednesday and 1t wa!
after ; o'clock when the governors o
tie ,Nghange arrived az their fnal de
cSou.
The firm of Bonner. Childs & Woo
h., no branches and all of its member
reside DO p.ttsburg.