The San Francisco call., 1906-09-25

board was deferred for one week The
final report Of the Labor day commit
tee viii then tbe made also. The fol-
lowing nominations for the examining
board were also made: c. E. Jackson,
". 5. Rush. J. E. Allen, G. A. Keetley,
II. Burnhardts B. G. Christie, G. Schu-
man. @. Russell. o. McCann, W. Law,
Ed OBrien, Walter Mcdonald. NJ.
Brown. z. w. Burchard. H. Wharfeld,
D. Alexander. J. Caldwell and H. Fish
er; delegates 10 the Building Trades
Council--W. Fl. Crmy, A E. Yoell, r. Z.
Haskell r c. Alexander. Walter Nc
Donald. J. Caldwell. A. Kempstbn, w
S. Rush, @. Russell and B. G. Christie:
trustees TO Organized Labor postponed;
executive board-R G. Alexander,
Walter Mcdonald, w. S. Rush, E. Bur-
chsrd, c. z. Jackson, d. Knapp, c.
Schuman, Wharfeld and s. G. Chris
tie; finance eommittee-A. Elkins, ].
caldwell, II. Wharfleld. E. Burchard, w.
Labachem and NJ Brown; statisticians-
E. ". Burchard. w. Labachem, A. Cohn
and ". Mcdonald. All nominees not in
good standing for six months will be
Ineligible TO go on the ballot. The
election will take place tomorrow night
at 677 McAllister street. Eight appli-
cations for membership were received.
one member was reinstated and four
seated on travelling cards.
Secretary Johnson Of the Walters
Union states that the custom of putting
signs in windows 10 obtain help by
certain restaurants should be discour-
aged by union members The best
means 10 counteract this habit, he says.
is TO engage help through the union
ONCE, 1875 Scott street. Some proprie-
tors, il is said, claim that they cannot
get help from the union office, while
the fact is they hardly ever send orders
in 10 the Office of the union Whom
they DO they want a crew at a mo-
ment's notice. This is especially so for
Sunday work Few orders come TO the
ofice, but the window signs calling for
help are most numerous and this ser
vice is necessarily Of the poorest
The Building Trades Council moved
into its new quarters yesterday at 2os
Guerrero street. The council will have
its headquarters here until the temple
is built
Secretary Gus Frankel visited Stock
ton last week and aided in having
Branch Of the Beer Drivers Union
No. 227 sign the agreement with the
three firms in that city The agree
ment runs until May 10, 1907.
Gas Workers Union No. $50 met on
Saturday night in Sheet Metal Work
ers' Hall. Seven candidates were OBJ
ligated and thirty applications for
membership are awaiting action BUSH
ness Agent George W. Bell reported
that he had visited San Jose and had
secured the eight-hour day for all men
working in the gas works Formerly
the hours were nine for outside men
and ten for those working inside the
plant The wages remain unchanSeo-
The union is planning high hnks
when it gets into the Labor Temple
which viii be at a date not far dis
tant.
Eighty-seven members of Carpenters
Union No. I5s OF Los Angeles have
taken out withdrawal cards within me
psst ten days and are now in this city
The conditions prevailing in this city
are having tendency to reconcile con-
tractors in Los Angeles with the wage
scale and there is very little objection
TO granting the Saturday half-holiday-
The Retail Clerks International Pro-
tective Association is celebrating the
fifteenth anniversary this month OF the
early closing movement There was no
organized effort until September, 1891,
, although there had been considerable
hard Individual work before that date.
In those days the retail clerks day was
from sun TO sun. Today over 100000
members enjoy the early-closing hours
and a holiday on Sunday, while IN many
places a half-holiday is given on sat
urdsy during the summer months In
commenting on the anniversary the
Retail Clerks Advocate in the current
number says:
The first years of education in Gre
sting a sentiment for early closing
were naturally the hardest. Many
thought that the organization cou5o
shopping at night, and that every mer-
chant who fell in with the idea woulo
be compelled TO close his doors at ali
hours Of the DAY for want OF custom
ers Nv the education of the public
10 daylight buying it was soon oemon- on
strated that instead OF losing business
for the merchant the men VINO to,,srs Mo0in in
his employ was the one VINO received
the largest trade, for the people De-
lieved these clerks should have rest
per day were enough for any OF them'
The silver anniversary of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jolners
is being held in Niagara Falls, \. T.
The organization was formed IN chi
cago in 1881 with twelve local unions
representing a total membership OF
z042. From 1881 to 1900 the brother
hood gained 66.421 members. In 1900
fhere were 1853 locals and the MEMBER
ship had increased to 161,2l7- IL mas 9
considerable following in Canada put
il was established there, not TO nx IN
ternational wages. although Canadlah
rates are less, but to prevent Canaolan
labor from lowering the wage scare 10
this country. for on the border the ten
dency would be to have the Canadian
rate prevail.
In the Southern States there are SIX
teen unions Of colored men. The orotn-
erhood claims Jurisdiction over jour
nevrnen carpenters or joiners, STAIR
builders, millwrights, planning mill
bench hands, cabinet-makers or men
running woodworking machinery The
Arnaleanaated Society Of Carpenters anc
Joiners. an English organization WITH
many branches in this country, ana the
Analxarnated Woodworkers have Juris-
dictional disputes with the brother-
hood and have been before the conven-
tions OF the American Federation o.
Labor. The enmity between the proth-
erhood and the Amalgamated society
was one OF the main causes OF the New ne"
York building trades strike IN lsOs
The American Federation has not yel
adjusted the dispute, but under com
promise they are working side oy sloe
snicably The Amalgamated Wood