New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21

"Come and help us make the Mayor
give us our rights!"
Mrs. Klein didn't want TO go. Her
husband rushed 20 her assistance
Right there the mob halted for a pre-
liminary battle for principle. ne
Kleins were saved from obliteration by
police reserves from the Clinton street
station.
So little secrecy was attempted re-
garding the plans Of the mob that those
in the City Hall had ample warning.
The women swarmed up the steps, 10
find the iron gates in place. and then
the police went TO work at WORD
from Inspectors Dryer and O'Brien.
When the steps had been cleared
Lieutenant Kennel, Mayor Mitche's
bodvguard. appeared in the visitors
wicket and announced that the Mayor
was not in his Office and would not be
downtown AT any time during the day.
But give us bread" the women
shouted That's what we came for"
you ought to know we haven't any
bread here" said the lieutenant. But
| promise the Mayor will do what he
can for you
Takes Their Names
Kennel took the names OF a hall
dozen of the leaders and said the Mayor
either would receive them as com
mittee or would send a representative
to see if something could not be done
to lower prices of foodstuffs.
Sweet Marie" claimed the vantage
ground of the steps after Kennel had
disappeared. She was violently urg-
ing the women to "stand up for their
rights when she was placed under ar,
rest and taken into the traffic squad
station in the City Hall basement. :,
Marie tried to argue her way out OF
the difficulty. but when she saw 1t was
a hopeless task she called back from
the disappearing patrol; ., =,
"1'm willing to go to jail, sisters. NO
mind. But there won't be any munger
strike for me this time!"
/, The removal of Sweet Marie" who
was found guilty Of disorderly conduct
in the Tombs court and released on
SUSPENDED sentence, was followed by
the dispersal of the mob, which
marched north in Centre Street. Al
Police Headquarters another halt was
made. After an appeal had been taken
TO DEPUTY Police Commissioner Dun
ham, and he had promised to see what
he could do to bring back food prices
within the reach of the slender purses
of the Ghetto, the women broke forma-
ton and proceeded on their individual
ways. $500,
The riot at Rivington and Willett
Streets began when Mrs. Sophie Silver
man and her daughter, Mrs. Annie Frel-
", both of whom live at 27O Delaney
Street, made strident objection to pay
ing 10 cents pound for potatoes.
Other women came to back them up,
and the cart of the accused extortion-
ist was upset Meyer Gronervitter
ducked into his cellar produce sales
room on the corner and started to close
up.
The women, who held him in some way
accountable for high PRICES, were too
quick for him. Gronervitter had been
badly beaten before the police arrived.
Mrs. Silverman and her daughter were
fined 81 each in Essex Market Court.
Not having the money. they were locked
up. After they had been arrested the
riotinR continued, and more than hum
dred pushcarts in the neighborhood
were upset and despoiled.
The rioting in upper Park Avenue
and in The Bronx grew out of boy
colt unoficially declared by house
wives on potatoes and onions. Two
hundred women played havoc with
pushcarts lining Park Avenue. between
102d and 103d streets, which offered
the banned articles for sale. Mrs. Mol
lie Pickolz, Of 307 East Ninety-ffth
Street, was arrested. In Harlem Court
Magistrate Simms found her guilty Of
disorderly conduct and held her with
out bail for sentence on Thursday.
81 am not unsympathetic," he said,
"but the law must be upheld. In fut-
ure l shall send all persons brought
before me on similar charges to the
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