New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
WOMEN RUIN KOSHER FOOD
Tear Fowl from Purchaser and
OrenCh It with Kerosene.
MARCH ON SHOPS EN- MASSE
Amazonian Boycott Brigade In
timidates Dozen Williamsburg
Butchers Into Closing.

Windows escaped smashing this time, but
the women's war upon the kosher shops IN
two Jewish sections Of Brooklyn was Wig
orously continued yesterday Scores OF
women in the Myrtle avenue section cam
vassed the neighborins meat shops ana
made more than a dozen butchers shuf
their doors.
Mrs. Eta Rosenberg, OF No. 22l Stockton
street. was waylaid by six neighbors OF her
sex while she was returning home with
fowl she had purchased from one of the
butcher shops The fowl was wrencheo
from her arms after a stubborn fight,
soaked with kerosene and thrown into the
gutter When the police arrived In answer
TO Mrs. Rosenberg's cries for help the six
women had vanished, but a collection OF
puffs and rats" on the sidewalk told OF
the intensity Of the battle.
Once around the nearest corner, most or
the crusaders continued on their real err
rand In front Of the butcher shop OF
Louis Rosen. at No. s2s Myrtle avenue
they met several women coming out with
packages Of meat under their arms the
meat was seized and destroyed in the same
manner as was Mrs. Rosenbergs Rosen,
the butcher. bolted his door for the day.
Hyman Epstein. at No. 1865 Myrtle ave-
nue.. and Jacob Rubin, Of No. so Sumner
avenue, also closed UP when the crusaders
approached.
Fully two thousand persons followed
the women boycotters. Scores OF patrol
men were also hotfoot on the trail TO pre-
vent violence
Later a group Of women gathered and
made visits 10 several shops in Myrtle and
De Kalb avenues, demanding that the meat
stores be shut up. They threatened Morris
Rothenstein. OF No. 1902 Myrtle avenue
with the destruction OF his whole stock, and
he was finally intimidated into closing
When VI Danndieer. who keeps the
butcher shop at Tompkins and Park ave.
nues, saw the women coming he telephoned
the Vernon avenue police station. AS soon
a the women entered his shop he engaged
in conversation with them until the police
arrived, and they were put out. Then he
went on sereney cutting up and weighing
out meat
Mrs. Fanny Rothman. of No. 935 De
Kalb avenue. who was arraigned yester'
day on the charge OF smashing the window
Of the shop Of Benjamin Diamond. at NO
924 De Kalb avenue during the initial riot
ing on Thursday. was placed under $500
bail until Monday.
At conference held yesterday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Mirabeau l.. Towns.
No "a Eighth avenue, Brooklyn, the
Housewives League decided to take no &C
ton i'm regard 10 the kosher riots. Mrs.
IF
journeyed over 10 the conference. and the
women called in to assist their delibera-
tons Mr.. Towns. the lawyer husband OF
their hostess. and another man. who Mrs.
Heath said was market authority, but
was modest to reveal his name.
The anonymous aid told the women the
prices Of meat in the sections Of the city
where the riotng took place were really
exorbi,an,. For example. the women were
obliged to pay IS cents a pound for chuck
beef that sold for IL cents in other sections
Of the city The prices were not the fault
Of the retail men. however. he assured the
housewives, but OF the slaughterers. The
meat for these sections has 20 be kosher
killed. and the saughterers charge more
for IT,
Mrs Heath wanted TO go to DeKalb ave-
nue. To talk 10 the women. TO exrlain "a
them that smashing windows was not going
10 lower the price OF meat. and that the
only way to accomplish that end was 10
give up the use Of meat and take TO fish.
She was Informed that the women under
stood only Yiddsh. and that IL she went
over and addressed them from a soapbox
In English. she might he instrumental in
IN. q rio
Mrs Heath says. however. that she hopes
to organize a Yiddish branch OF the House
wives League To incucate its principles OF
quiet and deliberative action and to encour-
age these women To go 10 the source Of the
trouble. instead OF furnishing those who
are not altogether 10 blame