New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Pay or Get Out,
Court Tells 168
Rent Strikers
Brownsville Tenants Who
Oppose Gouging of Land
lords Have Till Tues
day to Obey the Order
Oh, Man!

The rent strike in Brownsville is
spreading. Landlords are striking
back by demanding and securing the
eviction Of many strikers.
One hundred and sixty-eight dis
possess proceedings were before Justice
Cornelius Furgueson, in the Seventh
District Municipal Court, Pennsylvania
Avenue and Fulton Street, yesterday.
The cases were mostly those of strikers
who have refused to pay rent until
they obtain the 10 per cent decrease
they have demanded
Landlords. lawyers, tenants and
spectators mingled all day in the court
room and adjoining corridors, while
scores of baby carriages were parked
outside. The court decided in favor of
the landlords in all cases, ordering the
tenants to pay their rent before next
Tuesday or get out. A number of SIM
liar cases were heard by Justice Bogen-
schultz in Part II of the same court.
Nine evictions that were to have
taken place in Brownsville yesterday
were halted until Monday through the
Intervention of Mayor Hylan. The
tenants concerned live at 534 and $40
Powell Street. The houses are owned
by Maine Sidman.
On Strike Two Weeks
The nine tenants have been on strike
two weeks, claiming exorbitant rent in
creases have been demanded Of them
A number of the latter were evicted
last week. Sidman asserts his tenants
have played the Sabotage" game on
him and have caused thousands of dol
lars damage to his properties.
As the nine tenants we're to have
been evicted Captain Charles A. Gold
smith. Of the Mayors Housing Com
Goldberg, City Marshal The eviction
was halted when word came that the
'schleppers" were on strike, the
"schleppers" being the men who actu-
ally carry the furniture into the street.
Captain Goldsmith also informed the
zine tenants that the Mayor had inter
eeded in their behalf. He said they
day, and then they will be given
refuge. If necessary, at the Will
iams Avenue NJ +. Church. WIZ;
ians and Atlantic avenues The Rev.
Roy 4. Name is pastor of the church.
Army to Furnish Cots
Captain Goldsmith said that thirty
army cots will be provided for the
tenants from the State Arsenal, Thirty
sixth street and Seventh Avenue. and
that all they would have to provide
would bc sheets and pillows. One wom-
an, the mother OF three children, ac-
sspted the offer on the spot. She is
vino may also accept the offer, and the
number of their children are:
Ars; Nathan poisner, four children !;
Mrs. Nathan Wancker, four children.
5irs. Harry Fisher, one child; Mrs
DAVID Coldstein, two children, Mrs
Benlaman Mark, ono child; Mrs
BENJAMIN Mark. one child, and Mrs
Jsks Leyein, two children, and Mrs
Satnan LieDn1n, two children
Leo Dittiin, Of 4Gs Junius Street
Who represents the Workmen's Con
fumers' League. one Of the organiza-
tions responsible for the strike Of ten
snts in Brownsville, said that many OF
the evicted tenants will refuse to ac-
espt refuge in the church He said
they will store their furniture and
double up with other families In the
houses from which they are eycted
Prepare 10 Extend Strike
The other organization that is be.
mind the striking tenants, the Brook.
lyn Tcnants' Union. is preparing TO cy.
tend the strike. The orgaaization is
IN charge Of three Socialist leaders
former AssembIyrnan Abraham /. Ship.
3scoN, Assenbiyman Charles Solomon
ard Alderman Barnet Wolf,
Brownsyilie police ere preparing foi
possible trouble next week, when man5
eyictions arc expected. Captain Gold
smith said 800 more army cots are ts
be distributed among the Methodist
Episcopal churches ~ Manhattan and
The bronx next vSek, The Herkimc,