New-York tribune., 1901-01-03
HEBREW BAKERS AGGRESSIVE.
THE STRIKERS ENGAGE IN FIGHTS WITH
BOSSES AND NON-UNIoN MEN

delegation of thirty forty of the striking
East Side Hebrew bakers called on President
Murphy of the Health Board yesterday to present
list of the East Side bakeries where they al
legged that the sanitary laws violated. PresI-
delt Murphy after glancng over the list of bake
shops presented, asked the spokesman why the
list a more complete one The latter could
make no satisfactory reply.
President Murphy declared afterward that some
OF the shops had been found by his inspectors all
right. and others dirty and badly ventilated. The
bakeshop employees themselves responsible
for much of the uncleanness however, and they
as We'll the employers needed TO mend their
Physical force entered into the battle between
the bosses and the bakers yesterday, and number
of conflicts occurred between strikers and
union men who sought take their places in the
bakeries. NJ. Gottfried. who bakeshop at
No. 14s Essex-st., had been told that his place
TO be cleaned OUT and that he to have his
whiskers disjonted, and be otherwise mall
treated. He armed himself with number of clubs
and calmly awaited the coming OF the enemy. 1t
came at an early hour yesterday morning, headed
by Harris Goodman, of No. 1O9 Goerck-st but Il
did not conquer according TO the story told by the
neighbors and the police. There a big fight
In the shop. and the air full of breadpans.
pudding sticks and other furniture. Finally the
invading army came flying out through the door
of the bakeshop head first feet foremost. The
features of the defeated army bore a look of
mingled pain, disappointment and surprise. The
members Of the army cOnfded to their brother
strikers that they had been cruelty deceived by
Boss Gottfried Instead of being alone and un-
protected in his shop he should have been, he
had a lot of non-uniOn bakers lying in wait behind
the -four barrels. armed with crOwbars and other
weapons And, of all. Goodman. the general
of the defeated army. was arrested and taken to
the Essex Market Court. On account of his bruised
and woebegone appearance, he was let off with a
fine of 81.
Hyman Anfang and a companion picket came
into the strikers headquarters in Liberty Hall,
East Houston-st., with many bandages about
their heads and faces that people to whom they
owed money would have failed to recognize them.
They explained that they had just had a spirited
argument with some non-union bakers in Schon-
STEMS bakeshop. at No. 1856 Clinton-st.
Samuel Fuchs. a striker. engaged in a passage
arms with Wolf There sharp and
rapid exchange of Yiddsh repartee. which seemed
10 be greatly enjoyed by the large crowd that
quickly gathered. Policeman Muligan did not see
the humOr OF the thing. so he arrested Fucfs. Inc
latter discharged in court.
Selig Gruber into PechtOn's bakeShop. at
Pitt and Rivington SITS, to try to make the ooss
the of his ways, but Pechton would not
have il Gruber arrested and held Tor ex-
animation in the Essex Market Court.
committee from the Hebrew Church Association
called at the strikers headquarters TO persuade
them to refuse TO work on saturday. which Is the
Jewish Sabbath hereafter. The strikers promised
do II the association would aid them in their
efforts settle the strike