Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-23
fine FOR BUT ONE
STRIKING BARBER
Master Fails to Identify More,
So Case Against Them
Fails.

O.liy one OF tne quintet or Str1k1nB
BARRIERS who were arrested yesterday
were found guilty when arraigned in
the Fourth Precinct Police Court to-
day on technical charges of lettering.
The strikers were enga ged in picket
duty, and number of them descend
ed on shop owners along South Or
ange avenue and demanded the places
be closed in accordance with the
Sunday closing agreement advocated
by the union.
In one of the South Orange avenue
shops, the barber employer refused
to close, and, according to the tes-
timony given today, the argument
waxed so warm that a customer who
had been only half shaved jumped
from the chair and left the shop
The three strikers arrested here
after the reserves of the Fourth pre-
cinct arrived were; Thomas Padina,
of 1856 Bruce street; Joseph Massi of
II Mt Prospect avenue, and Vincenzo
Lombard. of 217 Hunterdon street.
They were arrested by Patrolmen Gill
day. Harms and Salter.
AS the proprietor of the shop could
not identify the two others, Lombardl
was the only one found guilty. He
was fined $40 Two other strikers
were also arrested on Belmont ave-
nue. yesterday. but as Joseph Palelino.
of 226 Belmont avenue. in front of
whose place they were arrested, did
not appear in court, the case was
adjourned until Thursday. The men
arrested were: Martis Feldman, of
274 Prince street. and Max Steine of
rs Monmouth street, Simon L. Fisch
appeared as attorney for the strikers.
HubbIe's Appearances PIeases Men.
William Hubble general organizer
of the union, appeared at the meet
ing of the strikers today. His arrival
encoura ged the local journeymen. who
were becoming peeved at the apparent
negligence of the international off,
GERS The strike was declared last
Wednesday,. and Immediately word
was dispatched to the president of the
union asking that an organizer be
sent here to take charge of the strike.
Organizer Hubble announced that he
had received .orders in Cleveland on
Saturday to proceed to Newark, and
that as he had only arrived on the
scene he could say very little about
the local situation
The meeting of the master BARRIERS
yesterday was largely attended. At
its conclusion q committee was
selected to visit the journeymen's
meeting at 66 South Orange avenue
and make known upon what basis
the employers were willing to settle.
The strikers were told that the boss
BARRIERS would agree to Sunday clos
ing, providing the Common Council
enacted an ordinance to this effect,
but insisted on longer working hours
during the week than the journey
men demanded.
This proposal was UNANIMOUSLY re-
jected by the strikers and when the
ultimatum of the bosses was again
discussed at the meeting today it was
again turned down. 1t was stated
by Organizer Hubble that the BARRIERS
of Cleveland had Just completed
successful strike and the conditions
there before the strike were not
nearly as bad as they are in Newark.
1t is apparent that many of the
employers are willing to agree to
Sunday closing but fear to take this
step until their competitors are COM
PEELED to do the same by law. For
this reason nearly 300 bosses who
attended the meeting signed the petit
ton asking the Common Council to
pass a Sunday closing law. Other
bosses will be asked to add their sig
natures Provision will be made 20
restrain any journeyman from shaw
ing customers in private on Sunday.
Masters Thank Police.
A committee of six members of the
Master Barbers' Association called
on Acting Chief of Police Ryan to-
day and expressed their appreciation
for the manner in which the police
had handled the BARRIERS strike. and
stated that while they did not antic.-
pate any further trouble from the
strikers they desired the same prompt
attention that their requests for po-
lice protection had been given in the
past. They were assured that their
request would be granted
According to the report made to-
day by the secretary, the total num-
ber of members affiliated with Local
319, Journeymen BARRIERS Interna-
tional Union of America, and the sis
ter local recently formed, is nearly
500. 1t is reported that about 250
employers have signed the ne< union
agreement.
A number of boss BARRIERS who
opened their shops yesterday and re-
fused to close upon notice of a
committee. had their union shop signs
confiscated These cards were re-
turned today when the bosses ap
peared at the strikers headquarters
and signed the agreement.