During January 1924, Kraus started a fight against Imre Békessy, publisher of the tabloid "Die Stunde" ("The Hour"), accusing him of extorting money from restaurant owners by threatening them with bad reviews unless they paid him. Békessy retaliated with a libel campaign against Kraus, who in turn launched an "Erledigung" with the catchphrase "Hinaus aus Wien mit dem Schuft!" ("Throw the scoundrel out of Vienna!"). In 1926, Békessy indeed fled Vienna to avoid arrest. Békessy achieved some later success when his novel "Barabbas" was the monthly selection of an American book club.