The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-21
ARBITRATION WINS AGAIN
BARRIERS VIII Settle Their Differences
Amicably with Bosses.
Decide so Close shops ut Noon on
Christmas Day-Price
of shave.

Many differences existing between the
journeymen BARRIERS and the boss BARRIERS
are expected TO be settled in the near
future New officers were elected by
local No. 23s (white), at the regular meet
ing Tuesday, and a new policy is TO be
inaugurated.
The election was holly contested and
was alive with politics. The old regime
stood for opposition 10 the boss BARRIERS
with war to the bitter death. The plat
form OF the new officers was arbitration,
peace. and liberal policy" The election
hinged on the question Of arbitration and
the result was an overthrow OF the old
policy A ". Phillips, president-eiect.
was made the unanimous choice. ali other
candidates Withdrawing. The election re
suited as follows: President, a ".
Phillips; vice president, Joseph F. Materi;
financial secretary. Carl L. Wilson: re-
cording secretary, Ernest Brown: treas
urer, Theodore Wetzel; inside guardian.
Charles Hamill.
Motion was made and unanimously car
ried that the question of closing hours on
holidays be taken up for reconsideration.
A committee of seven was appointed 10
meet the colored local and endeayOr TO
adjust matters satisfactorily to all con-
cerned. The meeting was held last night
and as a result ali shops will close at
noon on Christmas and New Years Day.
Agreement was reached on the half holt
day proposition, It being decided 70 have
half day on all holidays until further
notice.
It was stated last night that the cards
le 81 nrlnrf
on Thanksgiving Day would be returned.
That there was no particular grievance
against the boss BARRIERS, but rather
against the journeymen, II being pointed
out that had they walked out the shops
would have had to close. The journeymen
who were found working have been fined,
but have been granted a dispensation IN
til the question Is permanently settled by
arbitration
Arrangements are being made for a
meeting of both committees with the boss
BARRIERS to settle the half-holiday closing
and the greatly agitated question OF
prices amicably and agreeable TO ali con
cerned. II is expected that permanent
price list will be agreed upon at this meet
ing. Fifteen cents will probably be ac-
cepted as the price Of shave 1t was
stated that all concerned were coming to
feallZe LfidL AfliS NUhiu bt q D~AA~ttN-
The journeymen win get their share, as
the bosses will give them larger per-
centage.
The matter of tips will, it is understood,
not be brought up al the arbitration meet
ing. Ii Is believed that the custom would
die a natural death as the result Of the .
cents increase in the price Of a shave.
When man comes in. as a rule, he pre-
sents a quarter. When he receives the
Is cents change he does not mind giving
the barber the nickel. but when he re
ceives but dime I'm change he will prob
ably not do this" said one of the dele
gates.
At the meeting Tuesday evening a reso-
luton was passed indorsing the BARRIERS
sanitary law passed at the last session Of
Congress and thanking Health Officer
woodward for its rigid enforcement.