Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-17
THERE ARE TRICKS
IN ALL TRADES.
Council Committee on Police Get
an Insight into Barber Business
AGAINST OFFICER HEMPEL
Paul Helm Tells His side of the story
and the Policeman Tells Ills
Ends In Draw.

"My friend, II we had to wait for peo-
pie to ask for extras, why, there would
never be a barber In the world said
one OF the tonsorial artists employed
at the Lincoln house. in reply to a ques-
ton propounded by Councilman j. J.
Thomas
The occasion was a meeting Of the
Council committee on police and prison,
and the question under consideration
was the complaint OF Paul Helm who at
last Tuesday evenings meeting. charged
Police officer John Hempel with unbe-
coming conduct.
Mr.. Helm and two Of his BARRIERS were
present at the meeting, as also was
officer Hempel. Mr. Helms manager
Richard Camp, related how the police
officer came into the barber shop while
the place was full OF customers, and In
a rude and boisterous manner called
the tonsorial artists robbers and thieves
and at the same time threatened to
throw them all In jail If he heard any
more complaints.
Mr.. Hempel in his own defense stated
that while walking his beat one after
noon last week he was aCcosted by a
man evidently from the country, who
told him that he had gone into the
no -. Oh fs o. shaved and was
forced 70 put up a dollar for IT, The
man. Mr. Hempel said. was a Swede,
and could scarcely speak a word OF
English. From the story told him he
came TO the conclusion the foreigner
had been imposed on and he went and
informed the BARRIERS what he thought
Of them.
Mr.. Camp said the man referred TO
got a shave. hair cut. SINCE Council
man Robertson. who was taking notes,
wrote It "cinek), shampoo and his
mustache dyed.
1t was true that when the customer
| got into the chair he merely requested
"a shave, please" but after that DELI
! cate operation had been successfully
performed, he was told his hair was
! long and ragged around the edges, and
! TIE Uul Nti dEhfA MN ~ HN NWhlLh AAhN
It trimmed up little
The customer assented by saying
Yah" Then the scissors were brought
into requisition, and soon the Swedish
! mans locks commenced 10 fly. While
the haircuttlng was In progress, the
! barber between ships, took occasion
TO inform the patron that his hair was
lawfully thin" and that II he didn't
i Il l,r fuk 80 h
come baldheaded within week.
Shall ! SINCE your hair, sir? Yesl
Alright, sir. Reuben, bring me a wax
taper"
In a minute or two there was an
odor Of burnt hair about the barber
shop, and the man from Sweden real
lied that he was being singed for the
first time in his life,
After this performance the barber In
formed the customer that his head was
dirty, and that he needed a shampoo
besides he could not AFFORD 10 go among
his friends with burnt hair for they
would think he had "nits"
Shall / wash your head, sir? Yes
Thank you, SIR. Reuben, get the hot
water ready"
In an instant the customers head was
one mass of lather, and the next Trims
seen Of him was when he stood over Z
stand with head In BASIN and beau.
tifu spray Of water playing on his
Uranium. Then his head was rubbed
dry with brand clean towel, and HI
was told that washing the hair aftel
singing" II had to a certain extent de.
stroyed the good effect Of the latter, but
little hair tonic would counterac
the evil, and also remove any offensive
smell that might be left. The hail
tonic was applied and the tonsoria
artist noticed that his customers mus
tache did not correspond with the colol
OF his hair. Light brown or colder
red mustaches, he explained. were GU
Of date they belonged 70 the antedilu.
Wan age: what every "up-to-date'
youth tried TO cultivate was a nice
black upper lip; II gave a man mor'
digniied appearance, and besides very
much pleased and ''tickled" the oppo
site sex. The customers mustache wai
dyed" and he nearly died himself
when. stepping out Of the chair, he wa:
Informed the price was only dollai
and half. sir" He told the barber HI
considered il an outrage TO be charged
$3.50 when all he had asked for was
Is cents worth Heated words followed
and compromise price agreed on. The
barber said he accepted 81, because tn,
customer claimed that was all th'
money he had with him. 1t was herr
Councilman Thomas inquired If tn,
customer asked FOR these extras. wheT
the barber replied in the language cred
tied him above Continuing he saiC
the work In MIR. Hartensteln's shoI
would have cost all the way from SIS
20 g. "We never" he said. give Z
man any more than he asks for, unless
he consents 20 taking what we ask hin
TO have" That was business: but no
policeman's business. The customer
first went TO Officer Randolph and thai
: officer came In and spoke Ike a perfect
gentleman" officer Hempel followed
and talked TO the BARRIERS as though
they were hlchwaymen. He did no.
question the policeman's right 10 inves.
tIgate. What he objected 10 was IN,
abuse He was willing 10 be arrested
when he had violated the law, but h,
did not propose TO be bullied by po'
lice officer or any one else.
Councilman Hartenstein, not wishing
60 unduly criticse Mr. Hempel, thought
the officer had exceeded his authority
There was right and a wrong way tC
do everything and his opinion was th'
policeman IN this case had gone littlC
TOO far. The matter here dropped
Chairman Cottrel informing ths par.
ties that a further investigation would
be made. but the chances are the In.
cldent viii never be referred 10 again.