Five Cents For A Neck Shave

Slight Increase in Cost of a Hair Cut

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BY BARBER'S UNION

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Discussing the Closing of Non-Union Shops at the Union Hour

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Neck shaving has gone up five cents at the decree of the Boss Barbers, who met Tuesday night in the Trades Council hall, at the invitation of the Barbers' Union.

This is in compensation for higher wages they pay their men. "From nothing to five cents a neck," said a campus barber, "makes this little margin on a Saturday's work in Ypsilanti pay for a porter and ten cents to boot. That is, it is a gain of $2.60. The other towns and villages have a price, and why shall we not do like our neighbors 'round about us?"

This, however, was not the primary object of the meeting, but to make a final decision upon the closing of the shops at 8 o'clock. This has been observed by the union barbers, but non-unionists have kept open their doors after that hour. Several of these were present at the meeting last night to see what would be done about it. They will be persuaded into the union or close their doors at 8 o'clock, or lose the patronage of the other union men.