The San Francisco call., 1906-09-26


Drivers Union stAtes that he could en-
ploy few more good union men.
everything is reported TO be progress
ing nicely in the trade, the employers
harmony.
Orders have been issued to call a
strike OF the 5000 men EMPLOYED by the
Hahoalia Coal Company. near Terre
haute' Ind This company employs
spout one-hfth of the miners of In
Gie.la- i.e. me action was taken by the
alstrict officers of the United Mine
workers OF America, and was the re-
suit OF failure TO adjust differences
growing out Of the discharge of union
men The company controls thirty
mines In the State and all are shut
Robert Glockling, former secretary
OF the Ontario Labor Bureau, has re-
signed his position to accept the pres
,dency OF the International Brother
mood OF Bookbinders. Mr. Glockling
has been one of the most energetic and
Naluable men in the ranks of organ
lied labor in Canada, and his friends
say that the bookbinders made 40 mis-
take when they secured his services as
president.
= The Carpenters Union Of Waterbury.
Conn, which has been on strike for
more than two years. has decided to
return TO work at existing conditions.
The open shop is to prevail but the
contractors have promised not to dis
crlminate against any union man. The
sympathetic strike of the masons and
plumbers will be called of In the
agreement nothing was said about
wages and hours.
Fifty members signed the charter
roll the other evening at the formation
Of the Canmakers Machine Hands
Union. The second meeting will be
held next Sunday in Sheet Metal Work
ers' Hall The following temporary
officers were elected: President, James
Black; financial secretary, Robert Du-
gan; recording and corresponding sec
retary. George walcott. 1t mas been
decided to leave the charter open for 4
short time.
The action of the New Orleans Cen
tral Trades and Labor Council in ex-
pelling the delegates from the Musi-
clans Union has been reconsidered. 1t
was shown Fhat the union was not rep
resented at the meeting and had not
been given an opportunity TO defend
ever been preferred against it.
The following officers were chosen
at the last meeting of Sheet Metal
Workers Union No. 279: President,
Joseph Dennis; vice president, Joseph
Z. Murray; recording secretary, D. J.
Cavanaugh; financial secretary, George
McGraw; corresponding secretary. A. ].
Green; treasurer, George Engler; trus-
tee. Howard Castle; warden, William
Mcdonald; conductor, A. E. Green;
delegates to the Building Trades Coun-
cil-Philip Hammond. ]. Murray. D.
Cavanaugh and Joseph Dennis; dele
gates TO District Council of Sheet
Metal Workers-George Engler, John
O'Brien and A. Murphy; business agent
Joseph Dennis The union will soon
have permanent home of its own.
The quarterly meeting of the exec
utive council of the American Fedora
f ton of Labor is now being held in
F port for the eleven months of the fed
eration's fiscal year showed the re-
! ceipts to be $I92,s90; the remainder on
hand October 1, 1905, S114.265, making
a total of $3O7,15 The expenditures
( for the eleven months were s206,732
i leaving remainder on hand Septem-
Der ! of S100,425- By assessment, $51.-
7sS- has been raised and paid over tc
the international Typographical Union
to assist in its eight-nour fight.
| Secretary Morrison's report showed
that in 1906 charters were issued II
six international unions, four StatS
! branches, forty-nine central bodies and
] 22s federal labor unions and local tradt
unions, and increase of twenty char
tered bodies over 1905.
The Chicago Typothetae is making
strenuous efforts TO send five officer:
of Franklin Union No. 70 Jail. Ths
men are: John NJ. Shea, president o.
the union; Charles F. Woerner, sec
retary of the organization, and Mat
] Flannery, J. Coles and Henry Burns
members of the union The defendant.
were sentenced to Jail by Judge Hol
1 dom two years ago, but they applied
/ TO the Appellate Court where the or
ieinal decision was affirmed. Through
their attorneys the union men thel
/ arpezled to the Supreme Court, bu
4 they are said to have neglected to Sc
i cure writs of supersedeas Judg
Wright has been asked to have the de
PENDANTS taken into custody and sen
to jail. and the hearing has been sci
The Essex Trades Council Of New
ark. n. J., has made formal complain
to the State Labor Commissioner OF tn
unsanitary conditions of many bakeris
in that city. A thorough investigation
is promised
One of the topics sure to be thor
oughly discussed at the Niagara Falls
\. Y. convention of the Brotherhoo
of Carpenters and Joiners now in ses
. sion is the strike inaugurated in Pitts
! burg on May l. It is probable tha
, financial arrangements will be mad
to assist the men who are still out
citations have been issued by Judg
: Carpenter OF Chicago for officers
: the Chicago Federation of Musician
IN connection with contempt proceed
ines. The union officials are accuse
of having violated an injunction issue
several months ago in behalf of tn
Albanbra Theater, by carrying ban
Z n4rs in the Labor day parade bearin
I inscriptions said to be detrimental
the theater. The hearing will be hel
! this week
$3.50 to Buffalo and Return.
: A rare opportunity IS presented 10 those q
ssring 70 visit the East this fall. On Octoper
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