New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-22
BARRIERS STRIKE AGAIN
Leaders Advice Against VlO-
IenCe FaiIS-TWO Arrests.
BOTTLES FLY IN FIGHT
Patrons, Half Shaved, Flee
from Shop During Uproar-
$4,000 to Quit, 'Tis Said.

| The BARRIERS started another strike yes
terday. with all the best intentions in the
world so far as the words Of the union
| leaders go. that there should be no vlo-
lence such as took place during the last
] fight with their bosses. However. before
! the end Of the day Dominick Scilo. one OF
| those who responded 10 the strike order.
| did so with such vigor that both he and
| his boss landed IN the Charles street
police station, each with an odd assort-
ment OF cuts and bruises and charge Cf
| disorderly conduct hanging over them.
Dominick laid down his razor at o clock
and asked his employer for his weeks
pay. leaving Harry h. Stowell. deputy
customs appraiser. Of No. 257 West sd
street. sitting in the chair. with one side
Of his face shaved and the other well
lathered with soap.
What's the matter with YOU? de-
manded Emile Guerrier his employer,
who runs shop at No. AZ Christopher
street Dominick replied that I was a
strike and he wanted his Si weeks pay
right away because he wasn't going TO
work any more.
IN give YOU nothing Guerrier replied
I'm not going to have my business
spoiled again by these I. W. W. agitatorS.
Get OUT
He started toward Dominick TO accel-
crate his exit. but instead Of running
Dominick grabbed bay rum bottle AMI
struck Emile on the head Emile then
grabbed a seafoam bottle and tapped
Dominick on his head
There were four customers In the chairs
at the time. but they decided they had as
close "a shave as they wanted. ana the\
ran out. By this time the uproar in the
shop had attracted Patrolman GulaseI l.
| of the Charles street station ana ne
slipped into the vacuum created by the
departure OF the half-shaved patrons.
lie found Dominick and Emile rolling
around the floor. with blood streaming
| from their faces. and no end Of the strlKe
! in sight. Acting as an emergency board
| OF mediation and Cancellation. the pohce-
man took the fighters to the police STA
/ ton
Along peaceful lines. IL was announced
| last night at the strikers headquarters
/ No. 348 Third avenue. eight thousand bar
/ bers had quit work during the day IN
response to the call. There would be at
| least eighteen thousand In all out to-day.
/ il was said.
! The present strike came about, IT was
| EXPLAINED. on account Of hours. As a
| result Of the last strike the boss bar
/ bers had agreed to open their shops az
! 1870 and close them at $50 O'CLOCK win
| an hour off at noon on week days "hHe
| on Saturdays they were 10 remain open
until 70 p. H.. with a half hour off. They
were TO be closed at / o'clock on sun
! DAYS and holidays. and there was to be a
| half day off each week for the men.
The men, however. later decided they
wanted a fun day off each week no
work on Sundays and holidays after L
/ o'clock. and week day working hours from
! until S 0 clock. Last Friday they mace
/ tins d, ma ID. but the boss BARRIERS turned
il down. with the result that yesterday
strike was called
I'VE won't give them anything Out the
| existing hours" said Giuseppe PRO, OF
No 1853 Mulberry street president OF the
| general boss BARRIERS organization, last
| night
This strike is all a bluff Hardly any
men quit to-day. but If the strike grows
we will hold meeting next TUESDAY
maybe TO consider the situation
Joseph Ettor. the !. w. w organizer VINO
! is leading the strike, addressed "A mass
meeting Of journeymen BARRIERS last night
AT 40. 63l Morris avenue, The Bronx, ana
called upon them TO stand together and
Danish all tonsorial activities from the
CITY until the bosses granted everything
! they wanted.