Show Y 0 I l ill ORE BROKERAGE r K SUSPEND OPERATIONS Scores es of Bucket Shop v Brokers Flee in Face of Detective Raids NEW NEWYORK YORK March 3 By the Associated Associated As- As Press The Press The whirlpool of ot misfortune continued to drag down brokerage houses today The failure of George W W. Kendrick Third Co of ot Philadelphia was was announced announced from the rostrum of ot the New York stock exchange and the Consolidated stock tock exchange ann announced the e suspension of Charles A A. A Bertrand of ot C. C A. A Bertrand Bertrand Bertrand Ber- Ber Co of ot this city An Involuntary bankruptcy petition against C C. A. A Bertrand Co was filed flied in do federal court No estimate was made of ot liabilities and assets I. I j I PHILADELPHIA March 3 Th suspension of George Goorge W. W Kendrick ck Third Co stock brokers was an announced announced announced an- an today The suspension was announced on the New York stock exchange al although although although al- al though the main office of ot the firm is in Philadelphia The concern concern also held membership in the Philadelphia I exchange The members of the firm are George W W. Kendrick Third who holds the New York seat scat and Clarence H. H Clark Claris Third The suspension was wag regarded in local financial circles as ason on one of the most Important of the series of failures among stock brokers that has hag ha occurred here In the last two weeks 0 An Involuntary petition in bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy bank bank- was filed In the United States district court today against L. L A A. Gerson Co stock brokers No statement of ot liabilities was filed but counsel for creditors said they would amount to and assets and assets to about NEW YORK March 3 United Two Press Press Two Two brokerage firms joined the long list of failures here today Scott Stump of ot 40 Exchange place went into involuntary bankruptcy and A. A J. J Deschamps formerly Friedman 1 Co whose members have hav been indicted for grand larceny made an assignment for the benefit of creditors Scott Stump were suspended from the Consolidated stock exchange yes yes- NEw NEW YORI YORK March h 3 United Press Press brokers are fleeing fleeIng fleeing flee flee- ing Wall street t by the score b before fore the storm of the district attorneys attorney's investigations it developed today Detectives es searching the financial district for men wanted on grand jury indictments have found only empty offices in most instances Of nearly fifty indictments to date dat only six arrests arrests arrests ar ar- ar- ar rests have been made Defaulting brokers brokers In Indicted In- In for grand larceny brokers whose have been protested protested protested pro pro- tested and brokers who have reason to tOt believe they may be protested protested all all have folded up their gold stock certificates certificates certificates and stolen away in the night Nearly one hundred detectives have been b en sent into Wall street to bring back brokers wanted for tor trial In connection Connection Con ion with the sweeping Investigations They have found empty offices with perhaps only a janitor or an unpaid office boy or maybe a ticker still tapping out the markets market's fluctuations The fleeing brokers have gone for forthe forthe the most part to Europe Ball Bail has been fixed at in a majority of cases where the have been apprehended A little trip abroad abroad- is cheaper than the premium on such ball balI I NEW NEW YORK March 3 The The Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese Stock and Rl Rice e exchanges at Tokio were closed on March 1 after the collapse of an attempted bull corner corner corner cor cor- cor- cor ner according to private cable advices advises received here today by Mitsui Cd CO importers The dispatch added that both exchanges had resumed opera opera- SAN i SA-LV SA SALVADOR ADOR Republic c of of- Salvador Salvador Sal Sal- vador March 3 The The American firm of Belanger's Inc at Bluefields Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicara Nicara- gua has failed says a dispatch received here The liabilities are placed at |