The San Francisco call., 1906-06-20
EDITED BY O. NJ. BOYLE.


meeting Of Bartenders' League No. IL.
The committee on bylaws and consti-
tuition viii make its report al the next
meeting The election of officers for
the league takes place tomorrow at the
headquarters. Polls will open at 10 a.
m and close at 6 p. m. Installation of
ofncers viii be held next Monday This
meeting viii be called at l p. m, and
after the business is transacted the
members viii be treated 10 light re-
freshments and programme sure to
please viii be rendered.
labor war in the building Industry
IN Jersey City. which If not speedily
settled. may grow TO large proportions.
IS in progress. About 1000 union car
penters We're recently locked out by
the Hudson County Master Carpen-
ters' Association, which declared for
the open shop. This means that the
ng-threatened war between the mas
ters and men in the building line in
that city is now on. The difficulty
promises to involve all union mechan-
les in every one of the building in
dustries-
The Cotton Manufacturers Assooia-
tiOn Of FAN River. Mass. representing
practically all the cotton mill interests
in that city, has. in a letter TO the
Textile Council offered to guarantee
the mill operatives a proht-sharing
dividend of not less than per cent
This offer, which il is thought will not
be accepted, was made in response to a
request from the Textile Council that
the wage scale paid before the general
reduction of 1215 per cent in 1904 be
restored.
Plumbers and Gashtters' Helpers
Union No held its first meeting Stree
the great fire the other evening at
Duveneck Hall, Twenty fourth and
Church streets. Twelve candidates
were initiated. The next meeting will
be held Friday night at the same hall.
At the last meeting of Bakers
Union No. p the following nominations
Were made for the ensuing term: For
president. Henry Braunagel and Anton
Wahl; vice president George Winter
rowd and H. Wollmer: financial and
corresponding secretary, Dick Schwartz
ing; treasurer, Emil Eisold: trustees
(three TO be elected. E. Hoffman. The
odOre Linquist. Martin Kneiss, Joseph
Puntigan. Emil Rougk and St Beh-
mann; sergeant at arms. Frank Duffy
and William Wright; executive board
fnine TO be elected), Anton Wahl, H.
Wollmer, Theodore Linquist, St Leh-
mann. Marcel Willie, Dick Schwarting
Hugh McCabe and Henry Braunagel:
delegates TO the Labor Council the AL
lied Provision Trades Council and the
joint executive board (six to be elect
ed. E Hoffman. Anton Wahl, Dick
Schwarting. George Winterrowd. Mar
eel Willie and H Wollmer. Louis Loeb
was appointed chairman of the election
board. The election will be held Sat
urday- July Z, at the headquarters of
the union. 2570 Geary street. The tele-
phone number is West $500
The following officers were elected
a the last meeting of the Amalgamat-
ed Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Branch 1. at Bent's Hall: President
Charles A. Nelson; vice president E.
Graham; secretary. r. II. Bell: treas
urer, B. NJ. Uglow; money steward. W
Smith: check steward. NJ. Tyler; door
keeper. r. Morgan; branch committee
Charles A Nelson 1president), A Moore,
J. Hood. T Maxwell, 6. Coming P.
Ridden and r. H Bell (secretary).
The Federation of Women's Clubs,
which recently adjourned in St Paul,
has declared itself unequivocalIy for
the eiRht-hour day 1t called on ALI
champion the eight-hour day and prac-
tically pledged all the clubs compris-
ing the federation 10 work tireIessly
TO secure not only the shorter work
day for working girls, but also to in
fiuence the passage OF laws in forty
seven States defining the kinds of oc-
cupation at which omen may be en-
ployed and the conditions under which
they may work.
The eighteenth annual convention of
the International Pressmen and Assist
ants Union Of North America opened
in Pittsburg on Monday with 200 dele
gates representing all parts of the
country.
At the last meeting of Janitors'
Union No. 10,367. the following officers
We're elected: President, John r. |
Matheson; vice president, H. Brockow- |
sky; financial secretary, B. Stowe; re-
cording secretary. c. A. ShuttIewerth: |
guide, S. Wall; guardian, j. Coleman; |
treasurer, J. W. Spencer; trustees,T. A |
Meyers, ]. J. Reardon and Michael Hen |
~; delegates to the labor council J. /
w Spencer and John r. Matheson The |
next meeting viii be held at the Durant /
School next Sunday.
Mayor Timanus of Baltimore has
made the announcement that in the fu-
ture all departments of that municipal /
government must live up to the law re- I
quiring all laborers to be registered |
voters OF the city On this subject the
Mo- NA oosS' ~ boS touit 70 my knOWl- |
edge that number of laborers en-
ployed by the various city departments
are not registered voters. some not /
even being naturalized citizens of the
United States The law is very en- |
phatie in stating that all laborers shall
be registered voters of the city of Bal
timore, and for that reason it is hereby
ordered that all unregistered laborers
be discharged"
A strike, which at one time promised
TO be of some moment in the Building
Trades of Indianapolis, happily has
come 10 an end Union carpenters re-
fused TO work on building where
nom union men We're employed, and a
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