New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
TO EVICT MISS LIEBS0N.
{ RIOT BARELY AVERTED.
East Siders Rally TO Aid Their
"Joan" Against Landlord.

e Anrered because Of the important part she
eas taken in the fight against the increased
rents II. Rosenburg. the landlord Of the tene-
l-neut house in which Miss Bertha Liebson and
her family have two rooms, has served dis
possess notice on them. There was a turnul-
tuous time when he served It. The young
woman denounced Il as an outrage. and in
weighed against landlords who wanted exor-
Infant rents Rosenburg became angry, and
was advancing on the girl with brandished
umbrella when her brother interfered. Hearing
she loud. angry words. a crowd Of the eXcitable
East Side Jews gathered, and Rosenburg, fear
ing considerable trouble II he stayed around
went home
IN the front room the Iiebsons have a little
kailor shop. A small rear room is living room in
general for the family. The rent has been $50
D month. The landlord demanded SO, which
would be practically impossible for them to
nav They viii move IN three days II they can
IND place.
This raising Of the rent for the little East
side shops is one OF the phases Of the rent
situation which has caused most suffering. From
me OF these places the profit IS hardly enough
Tor q bare living When an increase OF $40
month Is demanded. as happened TO a widow
with q large family who kept a little shop at
1So Forsyth-st.. the only result is to drive the
people cut OF business
-
One OF the most p8tiable instances OF the rent
raising campaign came to light yesterday
Through the quick action and eloquent plead
sng OF Miss Mary Ebstein. seventeen-year-old
sfrI. AIRS. Louis Ebstein. almost dead with con-
sumption was saved from being turned into the
xtreet. Mrs. Ebstein has had consumption for
sears. and recently the physician said the only
zhing TO prolOng her life was 6 trip TO Colorado.
Her husband is a tailor The monthly rent, SO
was q bag load fer him; 10 save extra for the
"Trip TO Colorado was almost impossible; the rent
zsll behind. and dispOssess notice was served,
with 81 q warning that II the family stayed
abe rent would go UP 81 a month
Yesterday came the rnarshals Mary Ebstein
WAS nursing her mother. She pleaded with the
tnen, but they began 10 remove The little furni-
ture Then the girl ran 10 Justice Sanders's
court He was at the funeral OF Tim" Camp
bell To HE home went Mary, and. crying Bit
kerly. told Mrs Sanders the story. The Justices
wife telephoned to the court and arranged for &
days grace.
1 while the police reserves were ready for ener-
Yencies there was little trouble yesterday. In
ksot. their little eviction. Many OF the fam
tlies which have been served with dispossess
notices have moved, taking advantage Of the
notices 20 leave unpaid rent bill, the land
sords say. Many others VIII stay, paying the
Increased rents.
In the Fourth District Municipal Court there
kvere eighty-five new rent cases yesterday. OF
the six hundred which held over from last week
there about a dozen IN which the land
lords applied for warrants: In the Fifth Dis
trict all the cases were laid over until Wednes-
nay and Thursday.
One OF the Tnarshals said yesterday that there
was less eviction now than usual at this
season. There had been an increase Of rents eli
over town, he declared, and IN Harlem the con-
nitions were worse than on the East Side. He
had not served half a dozen warrants IN the
nay he went on. Some Of the people were NOV
ing without trouble others stayed