The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-15
RAISE CASH in
KOSHER MEAT
RUMPUS
Newark Butchers Help Out
Paterson Strikers With
Carload Of Beef.

PATERSON, Nov. 15.-over 1000 He
brew men and women attended a mass
meeting in Turn Hall, last night when
an appea; was made for funds to start
a cooperative butcher shop, the latest
move in the kosher meat war. and in
less than half an hour $51O.47 was sub
seribed.
With this sun In hand, and with
more cash in sight, it is certain that
the bitter struggle against the regular
kosher butchers will be of long dura-
ton. With a store of their own, the
strikers" will be enabled to secure
what supplies they need, and at the
same time they hope to be in a position
to make war against the dealers who
have given them offense.
Mrs. LefkowitZ, an aggressive and
pretty little woman, called the meeting
to order, explained the purpose of the
meeting, told of how meat prices had
been gradually jumped by the dealers
and added hat affairs had come to
such a pass that workers could no
longer afford to pay prices which she
deemed to be exorbitant. She contin-
ued by stating that in the event of con-
sumers agreeing to the present raise in
prices, the dealers would order adj
anc from time to time.
"If the butchers do not settle we
will continue this strike for weeks
she said. land at the end of a month
we will open a cooperative shop"
There was loud applause.
The speaker of the evening was Louis
Luirie, organizer of the New York
Cloak Makers Union. He declared
that the present movement was one
of necessity. He denied that strikers
had entered a score of homes during
the morning and destroyed meat pre-
pared for breakfasts. In the first place
orthodox Hebrews do not eat meat in
the mornings. The speaker went on to
say that this movement would be a
warning to other tradesmen and teach
them to act fairly with consumers. He
pleaded with his hearers to continue
the strike, terming the action of the
butchers "capitalistic oppression" The
proper rebuke was to open a coopera-
tive shop. If this action was not taken
the butchers would continue to raise
prices.
Before an appeal for funds was made
Mrs. Lefkowitz said the object of the
people was not only to demand lower
prices, but to compel the butchers to
keep their shops in a more clearly and
sanitary condition. She sale the GUS
TONERS wanted to see clean benches,
clean floors and clean windows. mas
much as the health officials have COM
planned against several of the kosher
butchers in the past, 1t would appear
that the strikers have some cause
for complaint in this direction.
Those who subscribed money at the
close Of the meeting were given re-
ceipts for the amount handed over.
They do not expect any profits from
the Investment but are satisfied that
their money goes to a good cause.
There were not many actual skir-
mishes yesterday. Samuel. Berkman, a
butcher, was seized by his whiskers and
pulled about the street by Sarah Hal
man, of 122 River street. Mrs. Haiman
asserted afterward that the mar had
struck her first. Friends interferred
and the scrap was brought to an end.
Samuel Mendel got into an argument
with Sarah Ruhlback. Mr.. Mendel was
leaving a butcher shop after making a
purchase, when the woman commanded
him to drop the package. He refused,
and the woman, so it is asserted, drew
a knife and attempted to carve Mendel,
cutting hin across the face and hands.
He today entered a complaint before
the recorder.
Newark kosher butchers have come
to the rescue of the local Strikers"
Today a carload of beef was received
here, and most of the families will have
no difficulty in securing their Saturday
supplies.
A New York rabbi has been secured
to do all the slaughtering for the strik-
ers, and the rabbi has guaranteed to
kill all the chickens that are brought to
him.