New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-27
Reserves Called to Halt
Disturbances in Tene-
ment Districts
MOB HELD AT BAY BY
DEALERS PISTOL
Suffering Mothers OF
Williamsburg" Hunt
Boycotted Wares

Rioting continued yesterday in the
tenement districts of the city, and a
score of women were arrested, five OF
them being sentenced to short terms IN
Jail. Policemen who attempted to pla-
cate ar control the rioters were at'
tackled and forced to call for reserves.
Isaac Rosenzweig, a wholesale prod
uce merchant, drove to his store, at
Third Avenue and 122d Street, in the
afternoon in large farm wagon filled
with barrels Of onions and potatoes.
Throw the stuff away" cried num-
Der of women. "Pour kerosene on it,"
The covering was pulled from the tor
Of the vehicle, and the women started
to scatter the vegetables about the
street. The women snatched off Ro.
senzweigs coat and hat, scratched his
face and pounded him with their fists.
The merchant jumped TO the seat OF
the wagon and drew revolver.
Held Women at Bay
"Stand back or I'll shoot" he is said
to have shouted.
Rosenzweig held nearly 500 women
at bay with the weapon. Then Detec-
tives Quaine and Caputo pushed their
way through the crowd and arrested
him, Just as patrolmen from the East
l26th Street station arrived. They kept
the women away from the detectives
and their prisoner. Mrs. Gussie Luoer,
of 70 East 10th Street, was locked up
on a charge OF disorderly conduct.
There was another demonstration
when the detectives went with their
prisoners from the Sd Branch Bureau
to Harlem Court. By this time the
crowd had increased 20 several thou-
sand angry women. In response TO a
telephone call. reserves from the East
l26th Street station arrived as the MOB
was attempting to force an entrance
TO the court building. They were
driven back. but the police were I'M
able to clear the street.
Rosenzweig showed a permit to carry
a revolver when arraigned before Mag
istrate Simms. In answer 70 Mrs. LII
ber's assertion that Rosenzwelg had
pointed the revolver at her and threat
ened TO kill her, the produce merchant
said that the woman had struck him
and seemed to be the ringleader OF the
mob The hearing was put over until
tomorrow, and RosenZweig was accom-
panied by detectives to his store.
A riot in which garbage, stones ana
ashcans were used as weapons termi-
mated with the arrangement before
Magistrate Nolan, in Essex Market
Court, of five women, charged with as
orderly conduct. The trouble took
place in Riyington Street.
Five Women Sentenced
The women were Mrs. Bella Abramo
witt. of Willett Street, and Mrs
Rosa Rofalsky, Of 3iS Houston Street.
both of whom were sentenced TO ten
days in prison; Mrs. Sarah Fielder, o.
246 Rivington Street, who received two
DAYS; Mrs. Clara Ringelman, Of 25l
Stanton Street, and Mrs. Fannie
Schleiner, of llS Sheriff Street, who
were fined 81 each.
Two thousand women, calling them
selves the suffering Mothers of Will
iamsburg," paraded through its push
cart district yesterday afternoon and
made sure that the pedlers didn't sell
potatoes or onions. Many wheeled baby
carriages and hundreds carried chill
dren in their arms.
Dozens of arrests were made through
out greater New York during the day,
but most of the women were released
after reprimand. The women of the
East Side especially did not relinquish
their watch over the grocery stores and
butcher shops. Their complete boycott
closed most Of them.
Professional agitators, who are al
legged to have melted people in the
T oorer districts to join riots, wilb be
prevented from repeating their acts If
an arrangement made by Joseph Harti-
gan, Commissioner of Weights and
Measures, and Rabbi Herbert 5. Gold
stein, of the Congregation Kehilath
Jeshurun, proves effective. Rabbi Gold
stein told Mr.. Hartigan that through
about 700 other rabbis he would be
able to reach 100000 persons, who
would be advised not to listen to ags-
tators.