The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-26
BARRIERS At H CAPITOL.
THE STATE ASSOCIATION HELD IT'S
THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION
HsTERDAT
GOV. LIND ADDRESSED THEM
D. J. frisco Elected President and
G. Rogentin Vice President
The TonsorIal Artists
busy Day.

sentatives of the Minnesota State Bar
bers' association. held its third annual
convention in st. Paul yesterday at the
state capitol.
In one b REF day was the work and
deliberations OF the convention crowded,
but it was one Of profit and pleasure,
homes last night satisfied that it was one
of the best in the history of the organi-
zation.
Last evenings session was given over
to the hearing of addresses, principal
among which were short talks by
Gov. Lind, DR.. Ohage, Rev. David Nor
gan and Wv. Erwin.
] President F. w. Martin, of the ST Paul
association, presided, and at the conclu-
sion OF brief Introductory speech in
| PRODUCED the various speakers
The distinguished guest of the evening
was Gov. Lind and his appearance on the
platform was received with much enthu-
siasm by the delegates He said:
1T is pleasant to greet you here. l
did not really come to speak, but more
to listen, as 1t is not always that I am
accorded the honor of hearing barber
talk. 1t is a novelty l assure you.
have tried farming, the legal profession,
and, lastly, politics, in all of which 1
have been partly successful. must
4 even admit to having tried your profess
/ sion, but 1 am afraid razor in my
hands was an instrument of torture
| rather than one of relief L believe
| that organization in art and trade tends
to better the future of those interested.
1t creates PRIDE tends to better work
| and later brings success. One forms an
impression ofCa strange town from It's
| barber shops. He may forgive and for
get its hotels, if they be poor, but it's
! barber shops, never. 1 must say there
has been decided Improvement in bar
Der shops in the past fifteen years; they
| are better kept and smell sWeeter. The
| Improvement think is due to organiza-
ton. In this age anything that will
tend to the sanitation and morals of
! the profession is greatly desired, and Z
/ assure you, gentlemen, that any legisla-
ton required to bring about this end [
will be glad to assist you in securing
Ar. Ohage of ST. Paul, who followed,
| directed his remarks to impressing upon
the delega tes the necessity of cleanli-
ness and the use. of proper sanitary APP
planes in their work.
In olden times,,s said the doctor, "yeur
profession was allied to mine in as far
! as the barber was a third-grade physi-
clan, he bleeding the sick IN addition to
doing his work of barbering. For that
! reason / am interested in your work.
/ This is an advanced age and the art of
barbering should keep apace. BARRIERS
itch which, 1 am glad to say, Minnesota
BARRIERS are ever on the alert for, is
! some thing that is easily contracted
/! through the medium of razor and brush,
@s,,s0 -los@
| sterilize his tools. A solution Of mer-
curry carried in your shop and the tools
| dipped in it will free your place from the
| spread OF contagious disease and make
I your shop one in which no one need fear
I to enter. Never use a sponge. Use the
| simplest of sanitary precautions, and
| your profession VIII be second to none in
the land. Another thing I would adj
rnonish you tossdo, and that is to stop
out of hair. They only irritate, and do
not cure. When a customer says his
beard is falling out, send him to a ply
sician" ~ ~
j. S. Mead, who has been acting for
the association in its fight against the
Moller Barber colleges, branches Of which
/ have been established at Minneapolis and
/ other cities in the state, gave an inter-
esting description of his work, and the
fact that the fight was nearly won.
Nearly twenty-five actions for fraud
/ were pending against the company, one
of which had been carried to the supreme
court A decision was expected in a few
months, and he thought it would settle
the fate of the company. He said the
| company had offered to get out of the
state under certain conditions, but ar I'M
! conditional surrender only would be &C
cepted.
One Of the interesting speakers of the
! evening was eRex. David Morgan, who
spoke on Shorter Hours" He said he
was glad that the BARRIERS were being
| upheld by the, Law in observing Sunday
! and admonished them to even gre4tel
work 10 the end of reducing their house
of labor during the week.
D. J. frisco, IF 0watonna, the newly
elected president of the organization
spoke briefly. He was proud of the wori
| being accomplished, and hoped the new
| year would bring more reforms.
G. B. Gibson, of Duluth, and E. M
| Murray Of ST. Paul, president and secre-
| tary of the State BARRIERS Board of Elk.
| aminers, addressed the delegates al
| length, their remarks being along the
lines of needed reform and the securing
| of a standard for the profession, which
all would have to attain before being
allowed a license.
Short talks were made by number OF
| the state officers, including Charles Ehl-
ers, of Minneapolis, and F. w. Martin
after which the officers elected during
| the afternoon were installed. The officers
installed were as follows:
President. D. ]. frisco, Owatonna; flrsi
! vice president, George Rogentin, Still.
! water; second vice president, Lou Bla1s'
dell, Albert Lea; secretary, F. w. Mar.
tin, ST. Paul; treasurer. c. A. Ehlers
| MINNEAPOLIS; organizer, NJ. E. Murray st
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| trustee, Victor Baker, Owatonna.
The opening session which began yes
| terday morning at the state capitol, wa:
| devoted principally to the annual repor
of F. w. Miller, president of the organ
| ization, and q spirited discussion on thu
same.
! The report recommended the selection
| Of q. committee Of five to revise the con
| stitution, the appointment Of com
| nittee to secure needed legislation. ant
the association under the laws of thu
state.
state Organizer Murray also furnished
an interesting report He said that from
| present prospects the cities Of Duluth
| ST. Cloud, Yyiilu1ar and Rochester woult
shortly be added to the organized list.
The afternoon session was given over t.
routine business and the selection OF u
| r. Murray, f. w. Martin, St. Paul; D. j.
| frisco, OwatonnaS c.. E. Ehlers, Mime
apolis, and J. B., Gibson, Duluth, to re
| wise the constitution, and to secure need
ed legislation.
/ The most radical changes IN the consti
tuition will be an increase IN the price
| of a local charter from 50 to S., and {
| doubling Of the per capita tax.
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i Must Pay Fine Today.
1 Bert Lynch9ocharged with non-suppert
| was in court yesterday, and on promisins
to pay his wife $50 he was only fined SIC
| He was given until today to pay the