Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
LOCAL PRICE OF SHAVE
MASTER BARRIERS TO ADVANCE
PRICE sEPTEMBER 1.
Sharp Controversy on Between Pro-
prietors and Journeymen - Con-
hict Over the New Schedule.

local barber shops Ii assured. and then may
come strife between the master BARRIERS and
the journeymen. September 1. SATURDAY
next. is the date set by the master BARRIERS
for the going into effect Of the new schedule
of prices. chef Of which will be a charge OF
fifteen cents for each shave instead OF ten
cents. This increase was determined some
time ago at a meeting of the Master Bar
bers' Association. the reason advanced be-
Ing that the requirements Of the District
Health Departments new regulations anent
barber shop sanitation made shaving at
ten cents per capita no longer profitable.
Some time after the master BARRIERS pro-
nouncement local unions No. 239 and 300 of
the Journeymen BARRIERS International
Union of America held a series Of meetings,
the sense Of which was formally COMMUNE
two ago, when the unions posted In each
shop q circular stating that ten cents
should be the price Of q plain shave, but
that frills, such as one or two hot towels.
or a neck shave should be paid for at the
rate Of five cents per frill. incidentally the
man who might have the habit of growing
an adjunct to his moustache from his nose
would be required to separate himself from
an additional ten cents for each nostril hair
cut.
Observance Of Holidays.
Again the unions declared that legal hon-
days Of the future which do not fall on
Saturdays shall be observed as full holi-
days. but when legal holiday falls upon
a Saturday the unions made the concession
that "a shop shall be allowed to keep open
during the morning hours. and shall close
at IL o'clock noon" In heavy black-face
type the circular announcement was made
that the first legal holiday to be observed
as a full holiday would be Labor day. Mon
day. September 8, 1905
While the master BARRIERS were closely in
formed Of the trend OF events. they took no
decisive action until the circular was issued.
but Immediately after receipt Of the formal
notice with its specification that any en-
ploying barber violating the rules would
break the sho card contract, and would be
punished by having his shop card removed
from the premises. the master BARRIERS sat
UP and began to take notice. Incidentally
they held meeting and the nat went forth
that Labor day. Monday, September 3, would
not be observed as full holiday Several
master BARRIERS said this morning that the
reason for declaring against full holiday
on Labor day. or on any other Monday was
that the shops were operated in the inter-
ests Of their customers, and that many men
would greatly need the BARRIERS ministra-
tons after necessarily passing Sunday
without such attention. Word was passed
around this morning that the executive
committees Of both local unions met last
evening and decided to withdraw the rule
on the circulars that Labor day should be
q full holiday"
The Issue Joined.
Notwithstanding this partial compromise
in their demands y the unions issues
may be sharply drawn when the shops open
for business Saturday, for the unanimous
decision by the master BARRIERS is that their
own price list shall obtain, the unions to
the contrary Notwithstanding. In other
words, the price for a shave, with every
thing that has heretofore accompanied 1t,
shall be Is cents, this rate to be in effect
in all shops in the downtown section In
the southwest. southeast and other sec
tons. where the BARRIERS do not think an
shave would be advisable that particular
tonsorial service will hereafter cost 10
cents, with an additional cents for hot
towels, and cents for neck shave, these
attentions being added at each customers
option
Another point on which the master bar
bers and the unions do not agree is the
price for shaving over-ripe boards. The
unions would make such boards a luxury
removing whiskers that have grown luxuri-
antly for more than one week. The master
BARRIERS declare that a. shave Is a shave,
and that Is cents shall be the tariff.
The menace Of the constitution hangs
over any union barber who does not obey
the new rules of Locals No. 239 and 3O5,
for 1t is written: ANY member Of either
local violating the new rules shall be dealt
with according to that instrument" In
cidentally that barber who may not agree
to carry out the wishes of his employer
may lose his job. Figuratively. the manipu-
lator OF the razor and shears Is between
the horns of q distressing dilemma.