The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17

meets at Sheet Metal Workers Hall to-
night and it is claimed that all those
in the power-houses known as shop
men will be'in line with the union.
The following officers have been
elected by Journeymen Marble Cutters
and Finishers' Union; President, J. e.
McDougald; vice president, Thomas Al
len; recording and corresponding sec,
retary, Edward T. Kinuean; financial
secretary, ]. A. Rutherford treasurer.
George NJ Miller; sergeant at arms,
Frank Carmody; board of directors, NJ
]. Flaherty. Thomas Allen, William Col
Inns, A. z. Weisenhurger and John
Miskel.
The executive board OF the Japanese
and Korean Exclusion League met Sat-
urday night 1t was stated that Jap
anese capitalists were preparing to
dump 5000 laborers into San Francisco.
The matter was placed in President
TYeitmee's hands for investigation. The
first of the series of mass meetings to
be held by the league will be at San
Jose July 2s, and the executive board
will attend. The following speakers
will be present: Congressman E. A.
Hayes. P. H. Mccarthy. o. A Tveit-
moe. Frank MCGOWAN, Walter Macar-
thur and Andrew Furuseth.
At the last meeting of Cooks Union
No. "A IL was decided to reduce the in
itiation fee from $40 TO IS. Secretary
Balslow was reported so far improved
that he was out of the hospital He
will rusticate in the country for sew
eral weeks. Recording Secretary II. B.
Myers has resigned, owing to pressing
private business engagements, and Ste
phen Drake was appointed to I'LL out
the term.
The Vallejo Labor Council is looking
into a decision of Paymaster Potter Of
Mare Island based on a ruling of the
Comptroller OF the Treasury that an
employe of the navy yard who is abb
sent the day before and the day follow
ing a national holiday is not entitled
to pay for the holiday. Much criticism
has been aimed at the department for
such a ruling, and the Vallejo labor
Council has laid the matter before Sen
ators Perkins and Flint and Congress
man Knowland. The labor organiza-
tion claims ii is a reversal of long es-
tablished custom.
The following officers have been
chosen by the Sailors Union for the
ensuing term: Treasurer. Edward An
derson; secretary, A Furuseth; assist
ant secretary, Edward Ellison; first
patrolman, W. A. Erickson; second pa
trolman. H @. Lundberg; third patrol
man. R. Tunnell. janitor, o. Hanson;
Tacoma agent. H. L. Peterson; Seattle
agent, P. B. Gill; Seattle patrolman,
Joseph Hendrickson; Port Townsend
agent, William Thorbeck; Aberdeen
agent, c. f Hammarin; Portland agent,
D. w. Paul; Eureka agent, c. Sorensen;
San Pedro agent, Hans Ohlsen; Homo
lulu agent, c. w. Coldin; editor Coast
Seamen's Journal. Walter Macarthur;
business agent, Paul Scharrenberg.
Laborers' Protective Union No. ss4I
met Sunday night in Sheet Metal Work
ers' Hall and received twenty candi-
mittee still has number of applica-
tions for assistance. Probably more
members of this union suffered from
the great fire than Of any other. Most
OF the members lived IN the burned
district A committee consisting of
President John Murphy, Treasurer p.
J. Tierney and William Meakin was
appointed to wait upon the general re-
lief committee to secure aid for mem
bers. The union appointed this com
mittee so that none not deserving could
get help. All who want aid must go
before this committee and prove their
case. Business Agent NJ OLeary re-
signed. and William Meakin was elect
ed TO I'LL the position. All members
being sent from the Building Trades
Council are being put TO work at $3.50
for a day OF eight hours Conditions
are improving.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
Union Printers Mutual Aid Society held
Sunday. July is, the following officers
were elected and installed for the en-
suing year:
President. o. ]. Treat; first vice
president. F. S. Carmona; second vice
president, J. J. Chaudet; recording sec
retary, n. W. Dunbar; financial seere-
tary. George II. Branch; treasurer, G.
E. Mitchell; marshal, ]. D. Laing; guar
dian, r. B. OReiliy; board Of directors
j. W. Kelly, J. A. Smell, Robert Sleeth,
R. H Hamshar and o. J. Treat.
Reports were read from the various
officers, and show the society and its
funds TO be in a hourishing condition
there being a total in bank to its
credit of $sl63.52. During the past
six months s57o was paid out in sick
BENEFITS. 1885 in medicines and to
physicians s1s7.30. In addition to the
above dues have been remitted for
FIVE months ard additional relief ex-
tended to members sent to the springs
and hospitals during the late catas-