Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-05
SUNDAY SHAVING.
Only Eight Barber Shops Open Yesters
day.
WHAT Is SAID BY THE VARIOUS PARTIES IN.
TEREsTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE QUEsTIoN.

WHAT is SAID BY THE VARIOUS PARTIES IN.
TEREsTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OF EsTIoN.
"The order of the Commissioners closing the
barber shops yesterday was pretty generally
observed" SAID Maj. Dye TO a STAR reporter
this morning. Nearly all the shops were
closed. The reports made by the licutenants
this morning show that only eight shops were
open throughout the city-three of them being
in hotels" AS to the prosecution OF these cases
the major was unable TO give any information
further than that the matter was In the hands
OF the district attorney.
Col. Corkhill counsel for the hotel BARRIERS il
anxious for a case to be brought against one OF
his clients, In order to have the question as TO
the validity. of the law settled.
WHAT MEMBER OF THE BARRIERS UNION
SAYS.
A member OF the BARRIERS union said this
morning that the union was perfectly satisfied
with the prospects for the success OF the move
ment, as there were very few shops kept open.
In those shops, he said, there were no union
men at work. In one shop, he said, the propriep
tors two SONS, who were members of the union,
refused TO work with their father. In the
hotels, he said, the regular hands refused 10
work. and in one shop the bootblack took Q
chair and performed the duties OF a barber.
TROUBLE IN GETTING HANDS.
Some Of the hotel barber shops that were
closed yesterday were closed because the bosses
could not get journeymen to work. In the
hotels where the shops were kept open the
bosses had difficulty in running the shop. A
committee OF the BARRIERS assembly and police
officers visited the different hotels and made
note of the shops that defed the order OF the
major OF police and the knights OF Labor. The
offending bosses expect that warrants viii be
served upon them.
Al TEST CASE FOR HOTEL BARBERs.
The hotel BARRIERS have made an agreement
that Mr.. Curry, the proprietor OF the Metropol-
ftan shop shall represent them in q test case.
He will be arrested, charged with violating the
Sunday law admit the facts and appeal to the
Court in General Term for decision on the
law.
At to-night's meeting OF the BARRIERS assem-.
bly, 1t is probable that several members OF the
union who worked yesterday VIII be suspended
"scabbed." In case they are 'scabbed," no
journcyman barber belonging to assembly
can work with them. Mr.. Carter A. Stewart
proprietor of Willard hotel shop. and mem.
Der of the BARRIERS union, was one Of those who
kept his shop open yesterday. He is liable, &c
is stated, TO fine OF $50, according TO the rules
OF the assembly.
WHAT MIR. STEWART SAYS.
Mr.. Stewart said to a STAR reporter to-day
that the assembly might impose q fine upon
him, but that would amount to nothing, as 10
was not obliged to remain as q member OF that
body. He said he had gone into the union and
paid the expenses of some OF his Journeymen TO
go into it because he thought Il would be VI
posed to enforce the Sunday law he had
announced that they could count him out
1t was absurd and impossible, SO far as the
hotels concerned. "If cannot get my men
to work" he continued, 81 will discharge them
and get men who will work 1t Il ss ridiculous
as IL would be TO say that the walters at tho
hotel table should not be allowed 10 work %
Sunday. The bosses some time ago hello q
meeting and agreed to close their shops ut =
O'Clock during tire week and let Two men on
every sunday, alternating from week 70 week,
but this was not satisfactory"
REJECTED PROPOSITION.
On the 18th OF March the proprieton Of The
shops at Willard's, Wormley's, the National
and st James hotel, and the Hamilton and
the Harris house addressed o communication
TO the Barbers' Assembly, in which they they
proposed 20 keep their shops closed on sun.
day provided they were allowed, during The
the recess one barber 70 wait on registered
guests OF the hotels In their rooms. This pgops
0oitton was rejected.