Several persons received injuries Sunday morning when a bomb exploded in the home of Joseph Hosenprats, 920 uDmont Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn. Hosenprats, who is a dealer in kosher ## his wife, his nine year old daughter Bertha, his neighbor, Abraham Herscher, and the neighbor’s daughter Clara, were the victims of the explosion which destroyed the walls, of the two-story house, doing much damage to the property and furniture.
Hosenprats declared to the police that he was certain the bomb was placed by agents of the kosher chicken trust, because of his opposition to the trust. A warning to this effect was given to him some time ago. The trust was said to be ## to keep prices on kosher chickens high.
The incident has attracted wide attention to the conditions now prevailing in the New York kosher chicken market, in which the Federal authorities intervened several days ago. Walter L. Rice, Assistant United States Attorney General, who is now in Philadelphia, is investigating the charges that, a conspiracy against the retail kosher chicken dealers exists and that gangs are at work to “moke out” those dealers who oppose the dictatorship of the trust and its high prices.
DEMOCRATS MAY CHOOSE COL. LEHMAN FOR GOVERNOR
The name of Col. Herbert H. Lehman, director of finance of the Democratic National Committee, is being mentioned as gubernatorial candidate in New York State.
Col. Lehman has been prominent in Jewish charitable work, both in this country and abroad. He is a Vice Chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, a trustee of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Orphan Asylum, the Henry Street Settlemnt, and other welfare organiztions. His contributions have been generous.
Col. Lehman is fifty years old. He was graduated from Williams College in 1899. Recently he donated $50,000 to his Alma Mater. He is a member of the firm of Lehman Brothers, investment bankers.
In 1912 Col. Lehman was appointed a member of the State Banking Commission, which revised the banking laws. At the outbreak of the World War he was commissioned a Captain. He rose through the grades to the rank of Colonel. He was attached to Gen. Pershing’s staff overseas.
Four years ago he was appointed by Gov. Smith as a member of the Governor’s commission to study the cloak and suit industry and settle existing disputes. More recently Mayor Walker made him chairman of a sub-committee on finance to examine the city’s business organization.
The Democratic State Committee will meet in Rochester Oct. 1.
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