Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-23
BLUE LAWS.

Paterson On. j. Cor. New York Sun:
The blue laws that. helped the mosquito
to give New Jersey its first claims tC
fame are undergoing a revival in this
city. When those laws We're all enforced
1t was somewhat difficult for many people
to discover their good points. The recog-
milton of their usefulness is late. But tbs
new enforcement is marked by peculiari-
ties. The laws that prohibit a man from
driving about on Sunday or from doing
many of the other things that every ma
is likely to 10 at times. are to be en-
forced against John Brown and not
against JOIN Smith: against the iceman
and the barber but not against most
other tradesnen. They are moreover to
be enforced at the request Of these gentle
men themselves for the purpose of con-
straining themselves ard their fellows tc
follow the recognized paths Of righteous
ness.
The iceman i~raugurated the plan by
calling upon Mayor Hinchliffe and max
ing the astounding request that he order
the police to arrest any of their numbe.
who might appear on a wagon in the
public streets on the following sunday
They explained that it was their our
pose to place a ban upon Sabbath work
but that they could not do so While any
Of their number continued to work. Ii
they matte IL Siliiflt AL tSitltlll nv
themselves some Of their number Would
be certain to seek an advantage BY
breaking it. SO they wanted to have tbs
law enforce the agreement. 1t was point
ed out that authority for such arrests
lay in the old blue laws. and Mayor
Hinchliffe instructed the police to enforce
them as far as the icemen We're concern
ed. The result was that not an lcemar
made deliveries on the following sunday
The nlan worked so We'll that the pro-
p]rietor; of the barber shops of the city
decided to follow the tactics of he ice
men. The BARRIERS yesterday hired q
CORPS of constables, and at the same time
agreed to act themselves as detectives,
They spent the day in visiting the shops
of their fellows to make certain thai eacn
was closed and not doing business. So
thorough was the campaign that ever
those most opposed to the movement tooR
warning and only one barber was touho
who a the temerity to open ms shop'
Philip Hubschmidt. a leader OF the OAR
ber's union, today went betofe 'ustices
Van H~ovenberg. simon ana james Mno
sat together for the purpose of receiving
con,nlaints, and formally made accusa-
tion that on the thirteenth day of August,
,e9o. thai day being the DAY
Antonio Mauro, of Crooks avenue, IN the
ciry of Paterson, did shave one George
NcInernv. thereby acting against the
laws and peace of the state. Mclnerhy
viii be called as a witness, as Will Joseph
Alter and several others alleged to nave
been shaved by the wicked barber.
All three justices will sit in
the BARRIERS being anxious that no mis-
take be made in the proceedings as tnty
a. not want to be set back by a reversal
IN tho higher court to when Mauro
nro,,;aas to appeal the case should II pc
5acided gains him. 1t is thought highly
ohab that Mauro will object to the
Whole proceedings against him on the The
aro,,nd that Justice Simon one or his
imSaas is himself a barber. and therefore
;nao,nnetent 10 act. In the meantime the
BARRIERS have decided to renew their vlSiis
On sunday next and on every SUNDAY
thereafter until the great evil OF saooat'
shaving is abolished in the city.