The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE.

the wages OF the helpers are also ad-
vanced.
For the first time in many years the
boss photographers of St Louis donned
the uniforms Of the workingman, soiled
their hands and the other day succeed
ed in turning out a few rush orders.
The employers in st. Louis are doing
everything in their power 10 keep from
closing down and are securing the
country for non-union photographers
Thus far their efforts have not been
rewarded with any degree of success.
The picnic and family reunion of the
Garments Union of this city and Oak
land at IdoTa Park on Thursday was
one Of the greatest successes of the
year The day was pleasant and not
a dull moment was spent by any one of
the great throng that was in attend
ance
The Japanese and Korean Exclusion
League viii hold mass meeting in
the New Club Hail. Twenty first and
Howard streets, on Sunday afternoon.
August 26. Congressman Kahn and
Hayes will speak and there is every
evidence that this will be the greatest
gathering the city has ever seen in
the movement to restrict the aggres-
sion of the japanese.
The current number of the Tobacco
Workers International Journal has the
following:
The. Tobacco Workers have adopted
a trade mark or label as a guide for
the purpose of enabling union men and
friends of organized labor to distin-
union labor from those manufactured
by non-union men Whenever one sees
= ha1 ~ F11f plr c-H fCr or
on cigarettes 1t is an assurance that
IL has been made by union labor. All
union men and friends Of fair labor
can greatly assist the union tobacco
workers by the proper use of their
great power as purchasers through the
means OF the union label, which has
been fndorsed by the A F. of L. and
its affiliated bodies throughout the
country. The tobacco trust put away
$4,000 600 net profit last year. which
is evidence that ii must have made and
sold a big amount Of tobacco. Some
TO suppose that none of II was con-
sumed by any of the 10000 trades
unionists Of this country? 1t seems not.
Painters Union No. 19 will meet in
Eintracht Hall next Monday night. 1t is
on Twelfth street, near Folsom The
union was compelled to seek more
cOmmodious quarters. The confer
ence committee expects to be able to
make z report next Monday night. 1t
is thought the wage question will be
settled amicably. At the last meetig
President J. B. Flemming was elected
marshal for the parade. The union will
have in line over 1000. A band of
twenty pieces will accompany the
union. The local voted another 81 a
member for the proposed Building
Trades Labor Temple which makes
SO a member this union has paid for
this laudable purpose
E. L Nolan. a prominent member of
Bricklayers' Union No. 7, states that
business in his trade is very brisk
He has been trying TO get two first
class bricklayers for the Mendocino1 4
State Hospital for over two weeks. SO
great is the demand in this city for
mechanics in that branch of industry
that he has been unable to send them. /
Mr.. Nolan states that two or three
hundred hrst-class bricklayers could be
put to work right away in this and
surrounding country.
Carpenters Union No. 1910 became
affiliated with the Building Trades
Council at its meeting Thursday night.
A letter from Delegates NJ w. Coffey
and James Bowlan to the Chicag con-
vention Of the International Brother
hood OF Teamsters states that the
weather in the Windy City was suffo-
eating and a refugee tent in San
Francisco was far preferable to a man
sion there. The convention convened
the day the letter was written, and
the writer's predicted torrid times dur
ing the sessions, which have been full
filled by the daily telegraphic reports
Of the proceedings.
Rumors are rife that a big strike Of
engineers and 1remen is brewing on
Do
satisfaction with the scale Of wages
established in the electric zone from
Croton TO the Grand Central station in
New York is said to be the cause. Bull !
letins have been issued announcing that
engineers on the electric trains will be
paid 1915 for a day Of ten hours and
frenen 81. This is considerably less
than engineers and fremen on steam
engines are receiving, the former earn I
ing as high as 5000 a month and the
fremen half Of that, the amount de-
pending on overtime. 1t is expected
that the clash If it comes will involve
the entire New York Central system.
Twelve hundred hands were thrown
out OF employment by the shutdown Of
the Edwards Company Of Augusta, Me-, |
for an indefinite period. The men be-
long to the Mule Spinners' Union. The |
cause Of the trouble was the discharge
of men prominent in the union. The
payroll of the company has been $12,-
500 a week.
Carpenters Union No. s15 of Alameda
has elected J. B. Lewis to represent it |
at the national convention at Niagara
Falls next September.
Fifteen candidates were obligated at
the last meeting of Machinists' Lodge |
No. IS and ten applications are on file. |
l. Dreisberger was elected trustee and |
II. F. Grace conductor. Machinists are |
requested to keep away from Astoria, |
where there rs trouble.
The following propositions have been |
submitted to the afiliated unions of the |
District Council of Carpenters of Ala
media County for referendum vote: To |
raise the initiation fee from SIS to $40, |
monthly dues from rs cents to 81 and a /
minimum range of wages from 81 to /
$3.50 per day. with an increase of so /
cents per day IN all planning mills.