The sun., 1916-08-23
BALDHEADS LAUGH
AT HAIRY BROTHERS
Wigmakers Settle With Strik-
ing Workers Just as 5000
BARRIERS Quit Work.
"CHIN POLIsHERs" UNITED
Pushcart Men Of Lower East
Side UnmOvcd by Gather
ing Labor Clouds.

II was the baldheaded mans day yes
terday. Not only did nan OF the hui
man hair shops effert settlements with
their striking workers. thus insuring a
constant flow in the supply Of wigs. but
he whose pate chronlcally forces him to
sit In the front rows at the theatre can
now turn around and laugh hoarsely
and coarsely at his hairy brothers.
For 5000 ba! her 'a'd 4 'co'S
OF their trade yesterday and followed to
the streets the reckoning finger Of ~"
committees sent out by the chin pol
ishers' union Ten thousand more are
to quit work to-day. and by nightfall
to. morrow the $4,000 union BARRIERS OF
the city will he on strike.
Those called out yesterday were, 1000
NJ them. employed In shops or the lower
East Side. and the rest In Harlem. The
loudest wall on the lower East Side went
up from the younger element OF citizens (:
the older. or pushcart set. regarded the
situation without alarm.
Forty committees, composed for
safety's sake Of twenty-five men each,
summoned the razor wielders from their
shops. Regardless OF whether the man
called out was then inficting a hair
s'nge. facial massage. half shingle or
"'"''i' ~ ulioii DdIDtT 4 nis Nus-
toner Nat.
nd e13 for six Day Week.
The BARRIERS want a uniform rate of
$13 n week, an s +. NJ. quitting hour
five days a week. $3.50 on Saturdays and
! J.. NJ. on sundays. one day a week
on Their brethren In Jersey City also
struck.
The Broadway and upper West SIDE
districts will be invaded by the union
officials before the end OF the week, they
say.
officials Of the human hair workers
now on strike said that mos, Of the en-
ployers had effected settlements with the
union and that the col OF this strike is
In sisht.
Another choice hi. ~ labor news came
from the Travelling Goods and Leather
Workers Union. whose organizer. Ben
Becker. said the members have voted e.
strike next Monday. This strike Will
AFFECT 10000 men and women and l1J
shops.
\ committee representing the 5000
striking paper box girls complained to
Commissioner Woods yesterday that
some OF them have been attacked by
thugs hired by the employers. William
karlin, attorney for the strikers. sent Il
similar complaint TO District Attorne!
Swami.
strike Breakers In a Fight.
There was a figh; with lots OF actor
in II last night at 6 o'clock IN Twenty,
seventh street. near Sixth avenue wher
strike breakers employed by an embroid
cry Arm left the factory. Strike picket:
and other strikers met them blows fol
lowed angry words. and then cam.
shr!cks from girls on both sides as the!,
hats and tresscs were torn from the.l
heads. while the men on both side,
struck the men and girls opposed to then
with their fists.
Police reserves came from the IVES
Twentieth street station and let every
boy 20 free except Mamie Kyman. ..
years. 166 Second street. and Bernar,
Serin. SO years. $50 Madison street
They were charged with disorderly con
duct.
The leaders of the striking PrudentIa
Insurance Company agents said yest"r
day that a conference will soon be ca,lcc
for settlement of the controversy. Mayo
Mark NJ Pagan and Insurance Comm.s
sioner Norton will take part In the con
ference and will Try to conciliate both
eiJae