New-York tribune., 1903-04-12

ror1pensinE the commissioner and shut up the
shops Of al BARRIERS who are drunk six months
e the year. The independents say such g Ia"
sau deprive the barber OF his fundamental liberty
and that the commissioners may go so far as 10
p-ohitit talking 10 customers taking tips
What has irritated the 'Unionists' most OF ali
has been the fact that their enemies DO not
.s5e them seriously. The -Unionists.' for exam
t,s say all BARRIERS should unite in preventing ur-
riss-I!nees in barber shops and unsanitary condi-
to7s Clean towels should be used. Razors
should be sTerilized after shaving q diseased skin-
Brushes should be washed OUT and ster1lizec, II
Necessary. and for The reason that there are TOO
many ba-bers for each 10 mind the business OF all
.he ree+ these reforms should be carried out by d
Etste Board with the help Of subordinate o1llclds
roat-erc6 throughout the State
The proposition when first mace seemed 70 De hu-
rnsra and cornrrendable, but the Independents
-, ,e,,e47e5 Some Of them said that the Union
les" would use the bill step 20 restore the
ba-ber's vocation its ancient poslIon oI
HIg7f-v They said that their antagonists "eI0
- content 70 be BARRIERS; they wanted 10
= - --,-o@aeso-s and artists They wanted
A. ta -il-a the BARRIERS Of classic Greece ano
eo-e men whose intelligence was appre-
rated who might vie with the surgeon OF liie
,-=.~,.-, .- the esteem OF society. and whose
tbors would be the rendezvous Of the sage ana 'le
sHr These independents" on the other hano'
maintained that al the present time baroeTing was
merely & trade. commercial and not an etiilca1
Hcriyity OF tho mind. business and not Pl0
session- ~
others OF the independents went 10 Albany
e few weeks ago and made the starting state
tre-r before the Committee on General Laws
that the bin contained d Joker or as
barber expressed Il. "an ingroWn hSH'
p soon as the bill became q l-w' "ouiu
80 eo-a. THE irgrown hair" so the story
ran Vas sir7rlv q scheme 10 compel every pafoe'
r. the state 10 put in patent sterlzer "nlcn
owned by one of the foremost WORKERS III Die ~
tf the I-niortsrsr Although the commission &c
sFC
master hs-rers and two tourneymen, appolhted Os
lie Governor nevertheless these ''lnoepehoeH's
Jared TO say that the promoters OF the O1-i 49,
pee 70 {. that their own men were cl0seA ~ ~
patent s1eriIzer introduced
The salary of the commissioners Is 10 DC ~ "
each dav they sit in council Or in other ways PEI
formed their duties and they are 10 get three -
nile when they travel on ofncia4 business Ooas 80
money Is 70 be paid out OF the sums fe - -
TIE issuing Of certificates. one oo4iaIs AS ~
tharged every barber now practising MS trace anu
& IS the fee for all applicants TO the par
business who succeed il passing an eA91ii r. =
framed ana conducted by the corlInisSi o-ie
sut-exsrrfre-s who are 20 assist the coIi1iSs
a. &c - -ef,-e the same salary as the coIIlfIls-
siore-s for The tine they work, and are 70 u
statiorea in the different cities and to"hS % a.
STATE The number OF sUb-eKerniners Is 70 Oe N
gi6ed or she commission -, -.
e-a-e commission Furthermore has power 10 re-
roke The certificate Of q barber anc put MN W
80 .,-~f~.e. on fo,7~ grounds which are the con-
rs,-s,- 60 a felony hatttuaI drunkenness for FIX
tnorrbs gross incompetence or the use OF uhCieoi
-ovyeis The business of barbertng, accoiol4is "
he hfu IS 80 shave trim the beard or cu' tHe
hair Of s,rv person for hire or reward reoe-'0 -
the person performing such service. OF any 0''-N
person -. r-zsr ~
IT, hill was gfvea in the lower house TO EDWARD
r. F7frob 2 resident of Washington Square anu
essegrhlvraan from the exclusive Fth DlsI'Io' - -
tbs S.-s-e - vas introduced by Senator James o
EcE.u-ar of Albany Both Ir- Finch and AaF- ~ -Ac.
Evsn .vere told that the bill was backed by 1L'VV
ts-he-s and onlv opposed BY ntne and that II 'iey
sec,,re5 irs massage they would not only be cAelp
from ,sps N }arber shops but would OBTAIN = :
;scie1 massage free shamp0os. q generous spiI'N
lrR of scrfaI hair tonic instead Of diluted REQ li
~ couls have -efr hair singed as often as 'ie'
desired merely as tokens OF the grauluue " '-
tarbers. ,.-. e,v,ec
Re good fortune OF Mr. Finch ana AI - x-T+r
.xceDt Assemblyrnan George Ruehl' from t'ie -
s1ls+-s-. ~ Es,,fTaio MI Ruehl is barber aho
se has introduced several generations oi D -
bis himself When Mr.. Ruehl was asAed s ~"
had permitted Mr. Finch TO get ahead o. ii1 .
cs-rv az rl,e bcnars ard the free hair slhses' ~
8ueh1 said sorroWfuly: handle
The barber bin Is like a razor "lthoul " =,
+ cuts any cne who iskes IL up. ny fipof "a -,
ehink ha ,e going 20 pass the bill ana VII.
barber vote OF the State. hut he VIII NM " =.
seainst q stiff beard. Just "aiI ne
bhaved against the grain yet -.,,.. !
look at ny own experience loi a,t 49,
Snsroduoed z barber bin last SESSION ,t h,r
ase, g., ,,, bv the master BARRIERS Inc "a.
sooked in print smooth an Al -. ,rtse
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