The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
PEOOLERS' ] N|ON
CANS |SAD0RE.
MELlEN
MEMBERS SAY PRESIDENT SOLD
THEM OUT ON 6oTTLE.OEALiNG
PROPOSITION - MAKE OTHER
CHARGES, TOO.

High finance in the bottle-selling
OF lsadore Mellen. or Mellenor. for
merly president OF the Hebrew Ped
dlers Protective union, In promoting
a combination OF the bottle-dealers or
the Hastings-st. region, has started a
flood OF rumors along Hastings-st. The
peddlers met In executive session Sat
urday night to consider charges
against Mellen and the statement was
given out after the meeting that he
had been expelled from the union.
Mellen has long been power
among the Hebrews in the Hastings-st.
district Through his position as heal
of the peddlers' union he acquired
prestige. political pull. city Jon
and. finally. saloon. From time 10
time he also acquired numerous enc
mies and these are now rejoicing over
his downfall.
He sold out the union" is the cry
that his opponents raise, but Mellen
enters a stout defense.
What | did was for the good OF the
peddlers," he says 1T used TO be
bottles OF the brewers and pop deal
ers Peddlers had to take them IN
buying bottles but they could not sell
them and they used To break them up
The brewers had detective VINO went
around and took the bottles where ne
found them. Ii was bad business.
Then Max Jacobs made deal VIII
the brewers and pop dealers by which
he should have the privilege to buy
their bottles from the peddlers and sell
them back 10 the brewers. All the
peddlers had to go to him to sell those
bottles and then he would buy their
other bottles too. He had a big trade
Then five OF the other bottle dealers
got together and came TO me.
They said Here. Mellen. II you
can fix this up so we can get the
same privilege Jacobs has. we Will
give YOU 800 | saw Jacobs. got them
together SO they We're friends again.
and fixed il up so that they can buy
the bottles OF the peddleis now on
his privilege | got 500 for IT, That
is true All the rest they say Is lies.
Those peddlers will be sorry IF
they have expelled me. do not know
II they have. They are ignorant and
Il needs someone like me 20 look out
for them Twenty-eight years | have
been in Detroit and there Is not Z
black spot on me. have fought their
battles when they used 10 he snow
balled and molested. | fought their
cases in court when they were ar
rested and now this Is what they
would do. They are cattle"
Jake Muscowitz. one OF the smaI
bottle dealers, confirm Mellen's story
OF the trust merger in bottles.
1--WE all buy bottles now at the
same price Max Jacobs does" he said.
1T Ia better so Mellen fixed IL up.
I did not pay him anything. The brew
ers used To- have a detective TO come
around but now they don't any more. ;"
Peddlers say they get only % cents
a hundred for their bottles now. where
they used to get 40 cents The fea-
ture OF the matter that has infiamed
the peddlers Is the charge that Mellen
fixed the whole deal up for his OWE
benefit while acting as II for the
benefit OF the peddlers. They say
that he appointed committee of
Is" 10 investigate and reach settle
ment all arranged at the time. Other
charges are made that Mellen profited
by his activity in behalf OF the ped
dlers who were arrested.
During w. c. Maybury's campaigns.
Mellen was a staunch hcnchman Of
the mayor and his speeches In behalf
OF Maybury are still repeated as gem9
81 a peculiar kind of eloquence. He
hints that he has a big surprise com
Ing for his enemies which he VIII
.prinp M tho proppr timp