The New York herald., 1922-05-26
CONSPIRING BAKERS
BACKED BY $4,000
Lockwood Committee Hears
More About Union Driving
Men Out of Business.

The control exercised over the Jewish
labor leaders on the East Side. one of
whom Is known to several of the boss
bakers snly as Max the Rsvolutionist,"
was developed al yesterdays session of
the Lockwood Housing Committee. One
of the features of the hearing was the
disclosure of the existence of a poten-
tial war fund of $4,000 for use by the
bakers union in driving out of business
a master baker who sought to reduce
his overhead expenses by employing
fewer men and working harder himself
in order to meet changed business con-
ditions.
This phase of the investigation, in
tended to show the extent of labor
union abuses otuside the building trades
Will be used to provide a record upon
which District Attorney Banton may
press a charge of conspiracy against
certain officials of Local 100 of the
bakers union. 1t is the contention of
Samuel Untermyer. counsel to the COM
mittee. that the price of bread has been
kept two or three cents pound higher
than necessary as a result of the unions
activities.
The mysterious Max was identified
later by Morris Zeidweg as Max Do
brownosky, chairman of the executive
committee of the bakers union. Two
witnesses told of being summoned be-
fore him and of being fined and ex-
PEELED from the union for infractions of
minor regulations.
Expelled for Testifying.
Max Wiener, a boss baker who testi-
fed before the committee two weeks ago.
was summoned before Dobrownosky,
fined 500 and expelled from the union
because he obeyed summons Of the
Lockwood committee and appeared as a
witness.
Il was fined because appeared be-
fore the Lockwood committee" the wit
ness sobbed THE fine hangs over ne
and when I complained that l would
have to give up my business they tod
me to go to Untermyer." Wiener said
he showed his subpoena to Max as proof
that he was compelled to appear. They
just said go and get Untermyer to sup
port you" the witness added.
Dobrownosky was not at the hearing
A score or more witnesses were called
to tell of an alleged plot to drive Max
Schlesenger. a master baker of 29 Ave-
nue. C. out of business because he was
selling bread and rolls at less than the
union price. Abraham Goldstone, inter-
national organizer of the Bakers and
Confectioners' Union. testified that he
understood that bakery shop opened
some months ago next door to Schies
engers was operated by the union for
the sole purpose of putting Schlesenger
out of business. Other witnesses testi
fled that the union had collected fund
of $4,000 for the purpose and wa.
ready to subscribe as much more ir
Its war on Schlesenger IL necessary
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union officials, charged with managing
the retail store. refused to sign waivers
of immunity and were not examined
Photographs Put in Evidence.
Testimony was introduced through
Abraham Slatin,- editor of the Mediator.
official organ of the employing bakers,
regarding open air meeting held opposite
| Schlesenger's store under the suspices
of the union at which a boycott was
| urged against him and residents i'm
pressed that he was selling "scab bread. .
Photographs of the union shop doing a
hustling business alongside and o,
pickets disposed TO prevent Schlesenger's
customers from entering his place were
also put into the record.
Half dozen bakers in the vicinity OF
Schlesenger's place testified to the effect
the unions drive against him had.
David Dubner, 81 Avenue c, said his
receipts had fallen off SIS n day since
the union store began to sell bread and
rolls at below cost. He testified that
he was told by union officials that things
would "be all right again" as soon as
Schlesenger was disposed of and that
the union price would go up and he
would get his old trade back.
Abraham Goldstone, the internationa.
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fund OF $4,000. He admitted lie was
attacked in the Mediator for accepting
the gift Of house. He will continue
his testimony to-day.