The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-23

Socialists, counseled moral pressure
on the legislature. The second ele-
ment, led by Mrs. Ida Harris. who
marshalled Tuesdays descent upon
City Hall, called for demonstrations
and boycotts. Open air protests were
held in Rutgers Square. public school
No. So on Hester street in Williams
burg and points In the Bronx.
Use Kerosene on GrOccrs' Stocks.
The third and more sinister parts
influence was felt in threats of kero-
sene throwings to ruin grocers' pro-
duce. This element is being closely
watched by the police, who fear out
RACES of a more serious nature may
result. Affected districts are heavily
patrolled night and day while efforts
are being made to break up meetings
where incenjiary speeches are mace
hotbed of rioting was .he whole
sale section at the foot OF stanton
street and the East river. A crowd
of 500 raided the shops of David Kan
and M. Sahn and company in spite
of police guards. They marched NJ
Stanton street waving fragments of
chickens and destroying wares of
shops in their line of march.
Mrs. Rose Pasensky, of Brooklyn
was badly beaten when she attempted
to take chicken from the shop at
shop was raided. Two women were
imprisoned for almost an hour at 6S
Pitt street another butcher shop.
Fish dealers at Williamsburg bridge
were force" TO close. not because OF
their prices hut because purchase OF
fish on the East Side means purchase
of onions. a blacklisted vegetable.
Every shop on Rivington, Tenth,
Pitt, Columbia and Stanton streets
8nh u
kin no more poultry by the Anti-FIigh
Price league although tomorrow IL
the customary marketing day.
Mrs. Molly PiCkholz was fined So
for leading pushcart raid Magis-
trate Simms. before whSm she was
arraiened said that he would send
future offenders to the workhonse.
In the Brownsville section of Brook
lvn food riots resulted in twenty ar
rests Several persons were taken to
the Bradford Street hospital suffering
from bruises and shock. Mrs. Celia
Schwartz. president of the Browns
Vile Consumers league, was locked
up charged with disorderly conduct
Mrs Schwartz started a campaign OF
open-air meetings on PitkiNs avenue
upon her release. She
called upon housewives to boycott
high priced foods and picket the
ST ores Emma Goldman spoke AZ one
Of the meetings in this section TO. ,
night.
"Mothcr" Jones Arrive.
Mother Jones. the labor agitator
arrived in New York today prepared
all possible TO Aid the-raoye=-
ment. The police said she would not
he interfcred with unless she melted
riots
William G. Wilcox. president OF
the board Of education. said that at
tempts TO take the children out OF
school would he opposed by the bu-
reau Of attendance. He said that
through necessity officers would not
be detailed until charges OF malnutri-
ton among the children had been In.
vest'eated Mrs. Hannah Pastor.
mother Of Ross Pastor stokes and
member of the Anfi-High Price
league, said that she had reports OF
many cases where children had faint
ed in class from lack of food during
the last two DAYS,
Hundreds OF investigators from the
department Of charities board OF
health and police department began
a canvass to obtain information on
conditions. Federal agents invest
gated stories by foreign governments.
but the results were not made public.