The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
PATERSON GOES UNSH0RN.
,FsuLr or THE ENFORCEMENT OF
INN LAWS IN NEW JERSEY.

1..n,, revived tho Mouidy Regulations.
p,-v,sos n j., Aug. 20. This city was dis
- ~ another blue Sunday to-day IL
- tho third that tho citizens have hao 70 en-
a.. aimee the spasm OF virtue struck town.
- ,.u moro may result In wholesale crop
o,,ns,ni,v cases, II any moro OF the loneior-
... l.v. on the statute books are dug up
"a mt into operation. A man couloht Ret
.h.ve in this city to-day Tor any money no
son,dn't get q cake OF Ice II he onereo o'ocs
-, .tock In one OF the local silk mills forit ana
ol ~ hrtchers and groccrs irowned on GUS
even w. no came 10 their places during the
enr,y morning to lay In supplies
ponIo waiked on the streets for fear that
-.,.roacopic examination OF the ancient paroh-
ant. in the City Hall had revealed 10 the
agar aearchers some ordinance against run
80 7, is n fact that tho city archives are
t.Ine r,nsacke ed for obsolete laws into which
,hs elxir OF life may be infused 80 the priVheRes
~ citizens mag be curtailed. The city mas GOT
a had." and the only people VINO seem 10 10
nro0tlng by it all are the justices OF the peace
- Zoos are running up on account OF the
tn,,.osed demand for old brands OF justice.
nj, c-,, NJ tbe blue laws to be enforced was
ding ont by men whose motives were seinsh.
rh.v sre the BARRIERS. the boss BARRIERS. not the
,ourn.vmen They wanted to take Sunday OH.
hrt didn't SEQ how they could so long as any OF
th.ir neighbors OF tho same calling Kept opeh.
Thcrc arc $50 BARRIERS in Paterson ana all but
agility belong to the BARRIERS Association.
nhaso cpbty could not be induced to close up
,orthe benefit OF the members OF the associa-
zion 40 the latter took the means TO prlng
them to terms that has since converted Pater-
.nn from city of normal license to Puritani-
cal town.
Tbs Association BARRIERS found a law against
ghpps SUNDAY, and
thev sprans it the following Sunday on I'M
t,-tunnte Antonio Mauro. whose case has al
ro,dv beon chronicled in The Sun. Having
settled Mauro the BARRIERS went to Elizabeth
md saw a ball game. The saying. HOW'D
vou like to be the ice MANI" became among
sunday varblers in Paterson: How'd you
Ike to he the barberW Then 1t was the ice
man. who either from motives OF Jealousy or
onruinc desire to get rest ench Sabbath sent
ont an expedition to tunnel the City Hall In
,eorch Of a law to give tn am the relief that the
barbers had found They unearthed the law
thew were after. and showed it under the
MAYORS nose with the result that Ice Is no
longer on salo in Paterson on sundays.
The tficult les OF successful organization.
when the question OF personal gain Is involved.
we're never better illustrated than In the case OF
Nh q BARRIERS on the second Sunday OF the OPERA
ton Of the law that they resuscitated. Having
subdusd the defiant Mauro tho members OF
the association felt that all was well. In the
evening they held a meeting at which one
member remarked
Ludwig has gone out OF town. met him
this morning carrying his bag"
"Imet Cantoni with bag" said another.
and he told me he was going out OF town."
Five other members rememb ered meeting
members Of the association with bags
during the morning. and as each had told
tho same tale. suspicion was aroused
Investigation revealed the fact that number
bf the members had gone to the houses OF their
customers to shave them. They were dis
ciplined and promised never to do II again
To-days sun rose on as determined Be t G
BARRIERS and icemen as ever worked bunco
game on city. 1t was resolved that not face
would be scraped unless II was scraped by Its
owner In the privacy OF his own house
and that no Toe should be sold under any dir
cumstances.
The police looked out for the interests Of the
ice men because they had been ordered to dc
90 by the Mayor. but tho BARRIERS had to 20 /,
alone. Five constaDles were sent out. but there
wasn't an nrrest. although the constabloe
worked conscientiously to ind some shop open
and doing business. They didn't even find 6
barber with a satchel who was going on "A lit
tie vacation" so that tonight the BARRIERS say
they have succeeded In tying things UP. ant
are satisfied.
There was a rush Of the unshorn from thil
city to Passaic. and the BARRIERS In that towr
were kept pretty busy. The Patersonites wer'
delighted to find relief 30 close at hand and OK
pressed themselves freely on the subject. bu
TO their dismay they were informed that ate
Sept, II there would be no Sunday shaves II
Passaic,
nd w nv M ~ thup6nrad rifi1an ~ PAT
erson. who has to have shave every day.
Well" said his barber, those Paterson
BARRIERS amt any better than we are. gues
II they can lay OF on Sunday we can. too. Any
way we're going to do it,"
With Passaic shut OF there II nothing lei
for Paterson folks but Newark. and the rumo
tonight is that the BARRIERS there are going t
follow the example Of those here next Sunday
The freeze-out Of the icemen Ia not SO seriou
because folks can buy ice on satu rday night
last over Sunday. but they can't Law in shaver
The loudest wall about the Sunday closln
movement OF the BARRIERS has come, strangel
enough. from two citizens who shave them
selves. Their grievance is a queer one an
worthy OF study by reformers, They are Lou
Bird and John Jones. brothers-in-law. OF
Godwin street. Having an extra room or tw
In their house they rented apartments to
barber and his wife. Tho barber had a she
on River street. He defed the BARRIERS WI
wanted to close on Sundays. and felt well alb
to do so in view OF the fact that the fine for h
offcnse was only 81. about a quarter OF VIII
he was able to make by keeping open. La
Sunday when he was arrested. and In additiC
to paying 81 fine. he was obliged to har
over 1913 for costs.
Deciding that Paterson was no place for
man OF his trade. he departed with his viii
$40 worth OF clothing belonging 20 Bird al
Jones' and an unpaid board bill A warra
was issued for him. but no hasn't been caugl
Bird and Jones blame the Sunday closing ba
beers for the loss OF theIrSunday clothes. sayil
that their barber never would have quit Pate
son II he hadn't been obliged TO close up /
shop on Sundays.
The next blue law that Is to be enforced
that against profanity. Believing that the bt
berS and icemen are working In the cause
religion. instead Of for a Sunday OF pleasu
some church folks have seized the opportun
TO spring tho old anti-swearing ordinance
the people. and they will demand OF MAJ