New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Butcher Profteer
Refuses to Pay Fine
To Help Red Gross
Franz Michel VIII Close
Shop for Two Weeks for
Breaking Price Rules

The Federal Food Board here, in its
campaign to eliminate profitecring in
meats, yesterday fulfilled its threat to
close for two weeks the shops Of
butchers who refuse to accept the pen
alties imposed by the boards exam
ncrs.
Franz Joseph Michel of 1857 Am
sterdam Avenue, refused to contribute
S100 to the American Red Cross when
offered that alternative by Examiner J.
l.. Lindner. Michel was found guilty
of ovcrcharging from twelve and q half
cents pound on loin lamb chops to
two and half cents on stew lamb con-
tinuing to overcharge on chops even
after the inspectors visit. Michel was
then ordered to close his shop for two
weeks.
Twenty-nine other offending butch
ers agreed to contribute amounts rang
ing from SO to $50 to the Red Cross.
to refund ovcrcharges and TO post
signs advertising their violations.
Soldier Proves a Patriot
Charges against three butchers were
dismissed. Max Braun, 1925 Amster-
dam Avenue, at first refused to pay
500 to the Red Cross, but brother,
Frederick, who is in the current draft.
loaned him the money, after remarking
that he refused TO go to France to fight
with a stigma on the family name.
Signs were sent by the board yes
terday to the butchers who have been
convicted of overcharging. They must
be displayed for one week. Reports to
the board showed that they were being
conspicuously displayed without pro-
test.
The hearings on the charges against
the remaining ciehty-tive of the 234
butchers summoned before the board
will be taken up to-day. Those who
accepted the voluntary penalty imposed
by the boards examiners yesterday fol
low:
Manhattan-Albert Metzger. $50 Am.
sterdam Avenue; Bernard Hely, 5O3
Amsterdam Avenue; Elvidio Capobi-
anaca, 495 and $50 Amsterdam Avenue
NJ. Lowenstein, 30A and 505 Amster-
dam Avenue; NJ. Klein, $40 Amsterdam
Avenue: Bartholomew Stoll. 1912 Am
sterdam Avenue; +. Bosco, $50 Ninth
Avenue; Nincenzo Baldo. S54 Second
Avenue; Bernard Mayer, 6Si. Thirc
Avenue; Manhattan Butcher Company
Max Bauer, proprietor. 1882 Secont
Avenue; Tony Ferro, 500 Second Ave
nue; Toney Buccoli, SIT Second Ave
nue.; N. Utter, $50 Ans sterdam Avenue
Henry Laeyens, $40 Eighth Avenue
Edgemere Market, Samuel Moses, pro
prietor, 40 Amsterdam Avenue; Harry
Schoanfclf, 121 Ninth Avenue; L. Roof
11S Ninth Avenue; T. Bush, 1OS Ninth
Avenue; Alex Stoll. 81 Ninth Avenue
and Frank Heller, 725 Third Avenue.
Bronx Cases
Dronx-Suhway Market, Joseph Van
pelmacher, proprietor. 452 East 149tf
Street. Adolph Bredenbach, 1874 West
chester Avenue; Carlo Rago, 357 Willis
Avenue; Leonardo Domino, $50 Court
landt Avenue, and c. Weinstock, Al,
Brook Avenue.
Brooklyn : The Saratoga Market
455'a Fifth Avenue. Ruch & Wcgand
proprietors; John 7; scherif, 4Sl Fiftf
Avenue; Dunn's Market, Catherine
nue.. and Rosenberg Brothers, $40;
Fifth Avenue.
Arthur Williams, Federal Food Ad
ministrator for New York City. an
nounced that the Investigators Of the
board are observing fruit handlers who
are reported to have unreasonably in
creased the price of oranges ane
lemons, due to their wide use in com
batting influenza.
eve have not regulated the price o,
fruits" Mr.. Williams said, "but wher
the overcharging is obvious by com
parison of the wholesale and retail
prices W can take steps TO elimi
nate il"
The Childs Restaurant Company
whose prices are at present under in
vostlgsVion by the Federal Food Boar(
AS result Of numerous complaints Of
oyercharging, placed q charge of fiy,
cents for bread and butter Yesterday
A printed slip containing the followinl
appeared on all menus:
"New regulations, by the Unitee
States Food Administration reuuir
hat bread and butter be served oni,
n request. Henceforth charge of iiv,
! cents Will be made for bread service.