The Washington herald., 1917-02-23


were injured and n man was shot
In the hand by n policeman.
New York, Feb. 22-Riots. including at
tacks on butcher shops. destruction Of
push-carts and boycotts on high-priced
foods we're continued by women in many
quarters OF Greater New York.
Housewives who attempted 10 buy
chicken. FISH, onions or potatoes we're at
tackled and their purchases destroyed.
Butcher shops and FISH markets were sur
! rounded by angry crowds who dared tie
owners TO come out Fifty arrests were
made, according TO the women's anti
! high price committee, while would-be
buyers and policemen were badly maUled.
| The disturbance began when butchers
J quoted kosher chickens at 2 cents as
! against 20 cents a pound few DAYS ago.
Despite the efforts Of reserves from every
available precinct the crowds surrounded
hundreds Of shops. Although potatoes
and onion dealers disappeared from the
: streets. push carts were everywhere
! searched for these "contrabsnd" veGct-
sbles. The instant return Of prices to IS
cents g pound for chicken did not stop
/ the rioting
| The Anti-High Price League, the most
powerful Of the three factions interested
in the food agitation, decided 10 take the
| children out of school on Monday, II the
! hoard of estimate refused 100000 for re-
: lief. They announced a monster demon
stration 10 be held on Saturday at .
O'Clock. when groups from every part
4 OF tie city will march TO Madison square.
Prom there they will march up Filth
avenue past the rich mems homes.
Counsel Moral Force.
! This faction. headed by prominent So
| ciaists CoUnselled moral pressure on the
| leg stature. The second element. led by
Mrs. Ida Harris. who msrshaled Tues
days descent upon City Hall, called for
| demonstrations and boycotts.
/ Open-air protests were held in Rutgers
| Square. Public School No. g. on Hester
street in Williamsburg and points in
! the Bronx
] The third and more sinister party's in
huence was felt in threats OF kerosene
throwing TO ruin grocer's produce. This
clement is being closely watched by the
police. who fear outrages OF a more
serious nature may result Affected dis
tricts are heavily Patrolled night and
day while efforts are being made TO break
up meetings where incendisry. speeches
are made.
\ hot bed OF rioting was the wholesale
market section at the foot Of Stanton
street and the East River \ crowd q
500 raided the shops Of David katz and
NJ. Sahn & Co. in spite OF police guards.
They marched up Stanton street waving
. fragments of chickens and destroying
, wares OF shops on their line Of march.
Mrs Rose Pasensky, OF Brooklyn, was
badly beaten when she attempted to take
q chicken from the shop at "a Pitt street.
IT Sc Pitt street the shop was rsidod.
Two women were imprisoned for almost
an hour at G. Pitt street, smother butcher
shop Fish dealers at Williamsburg
LridEo We're forced to close. not because
of their prices but because purchase oc
n.-h in the East Side means purchase OF
onions, q blacklisted vegetable.
Many shops suffer.
. Every shop on Rivington. Tenth, Pitt.
Columbia and Stanton streets suffered.
Butchers were advised TO kill no more
poultry by the Anti-High Price League.
although tomorrow is the customary mar
ketinE day
Mrs Molly Pickholz WAS fined S. for
leading a push cart raid Magistrate
Simms, before whom she was arrsigned.
said that he would send future offenders
to the work house.
In the Brownsville section OF Brooklyn
food riots resulted in twenty arrests.
Several persons were taken to the Brad
ford Street Hospital suffering from
bruises and shock. Mrs Celia Schwartz,
president OF the Brownsville Consumers
/ League, was locked up. cha rEed with dis
I orderly conduct Mrs. Schwartz started
campaign OF opeN-air meetings on
Pitkins avenue, Immediately upon her re-
lease. She called upon housewives TO boy
colt hiEh-priced foods and picket the
stores. Emma Goldman spoke at one OF
the meetings in this section tonight.
I Mother" Jores. the labor agitator, ar
rived I'm New York today prepared to do
all possible to aid the movement The
police said she would not be interfered
with. unless she incited riots.
To Bar Truancy.
William G. Wilcox. SInresident OF tn.
board OF education, said that attempts 20
take the children out OF school would be
opposed by the bureau OF attendance. He
said that truent officers would not be
detailed until charges OF malnutritiou
among the children had been invcsti-
gated.
J Mrs. Hannah Pastor. mother OF Rose Pas
| tor Stokes and member Of the Anti-High
Price League said that she had reports
ysgy cases .vN,ss-s children had fsinted
ssss2 -ood during the last
SEssSsssSss-ators from tn. de-
Isrtment Of charities. board OF health and
police department began a canvass TO
obtain Information on conditions. Fed
eral agents investigated sfor1es nv yor-