The San Francisco call., 1907-06-26
UNIONS PAY LARGE SUM
TO SUPPORT STRIKERS
About $4,000 a Week Given
to Defray Expenses of
Labor Fights
OPERATORS ARE FIRM
Telephone Girls Say They
Are Sure to Be Recog-
nized by Company
OPERATORS ARE FIRM
secretarv Mccahs

e., following as the Of
nclal number Of strikers out at this
Iime; Carmen. 1880; telephone oper-
Tors $40; linemen and electrical
workers, PA; stationary firemen. 80:
olacksmiths, 80; total. 3,I4s.
Ihese are now on the payroll OF the
0afnFla1 gn committee OF the labor coun-
cn, building trades council and car
men union They are paid at the
rate OF s. to married Individuals ana
$ 70 single ones. The secretary stated
that as soon as all the unions paw in
the amount weekly which they are to
raise by assessment the amount Of nav
VIII probably be increased. The amount
required at the present rate is about
$4,000 week Il is reported that the
several unions are meeting pavments
10 the strike fund promptly.
The telephone operators held a meet
ing yesterday in the labor temple Ac-
eoroing 70 statement made by Nav
~ Mneeler, business agent, the members
leel conhoent that the telephone com
pany VIII yet recognize the union She
also stated that a number of the girls
were IN the country on vacation.
which they have not had for a long
uIle' and that under the present con-
cltions the students were receiving
more from the strike fund than they
received from the company.
Painters union No Is at its meeting
tast Monday night elected the follow
ing as officers for the current term
ana they were installed by Past Presi-
dent H D. Beig: A E. Smith, presi-
dent; P. Kiley, vice president: Will
IAN Blake, reading clerk; c H. Moore,
conductor; J. Thomas, warden; J.
Gort, J. Foley and J. B. Fleming
trustees; W C. Walsh and J. P. Doo-
1ey, business agents H Wilson, G.
Bowen, W. Reed, n Eastman. H
Kirby, L H. Hamilton and Al Park
executive board; A. Z. Smith, trustee
20 Organized Labor; 7. Linton, trustee
OF the Progressive planning mill COM
pany; l. H Hamilton. Z. Field, A
Barrett, J. A Fitzpatrick, c. H. Moore
A Hunter, A E. Smith, J. Gorf, J. B.
Fleming. ". Walsh J. p Dooney. H
Williams, NJ Eastman, H T. Sheehan,
j. P. Monthey. ". Morelock. J. Camp
bell, E. Schafer. J. Lawrence and J.
Thomas. delegates 10 the building
trades council. A E. Smith, J. P
Dooney, J. Stranshan. F. Davis. +.
Johnson. A Barrett, J. Fitzpatrick. w.
l. Reed, II. Sheehan, r H. Welt
knecht J. - Rorke, ". Gilday. J.
Gorf T. Schafer. J. Campbell G.
5snr wen. H. McBain. A. Hunter J. Fin
san. " Morelock, H Kerby. F.
collin. J. Monthey. E. Field. L H.
hamilton. NJ Eastman. w Tott, G.
r. Bayliss ". Walsh. z. F. Roy, J.
Lawrence. J. Gunderson. A Shell. A
Park. II. Rogers. J. Foley. II. Will
iams. J. Dennis and J. Robinson, dele
gates to district council Of painters.
The union has organized a ball team
and is ready TO meet the team of any
other union to play a game for the
benefit OF the strike fund. This team
viii play with the team Of No. 127 Of
Oakland at the picnic Of the district
council in san Jose July 2L
Bar tenders local No Il elected the
following officers Monday night: VIII
liam y. Battersby, president (re-elect-
ed, James E. Foley, second vice pres
fdent: A. J. Foley, second vice pres
ident: August zimmerman. recording
secretary; Thomas NJ. Scully, financial
secretary; P. L Hof, treasurer; Peter
TulIy, inspector; E. Schmidt and Joseph
Condrotte, guards; P. L Hon, business
agent: Bert Rogers, August thinner
mann William y. Battersby, trustees;
Thomas O'Brien, Peter Tuily, Joseph
Condrotte, A zimmerman and A
J. Foley. executive board; Charles
Ehlert Charles Bensaner, P. L. Hof,
Joseph E Vera, Thomas NJ Scully, local
foint executive board; p. L. HOff, J. E.
Vera A J. Foley, John Franklin and
o. Donlsn, delegates TO labor council
and allied provision trades council
These officers Will be installed next
FERRIS after which there viii be a
aigh jinks.
Brick LAYERS. union No. 7 has elected
the following officers: James Ring
rose. president; John Kiernan, vice
president: r. A. Hartley, recording sec
retary: F c. FTamill, treasurer and cor
responding secretary; Thomas Smith,
sergeant at arms; Ernest Wheeler, con-
ductor: E. J. Dillon, Charles Wallace,
John Hannifn, trustees; James Mazzo,
Harry Heenan. Edward Nowlan, arbi-
tration board: E Nowlan, J. hiernan'
George Kelly, Frank Lindsey, James
Barry James Brady, James Ingham,
John Brant, william Coughlin, James
Craig. A. Davis and Joseph Duff. dele
gates TO the building trades council;
william Seeley. business agent. Three
hundred and eighty-seven votes were
cast
Mattresses union No. IS at its meet
ing last Monday night elected the fol-
loving ohicers, TO be installed Monday
night: Ella McKenny. president; Ella
Lyons, vice president; Celia Rowe,
treasurer: Louisa La Rue. recording
secretary: Cora Schade, financial sec
retarv: Edith Reynolds. business agent.
MAY Norton. Kittie Bischon and Mamie
saucedo, trustees; Kittie Bischof and
Louisa La Rue. delegates TO the labor
council; Cora Schade. Louisa La Rue,
Nav Norton, delegates 10 joint board;
Ffttie Bischoff, May Norton, Mamie
Saucedo. Mamie Mossman, Lucy Smith
and Marie Price, executive board.
kate Schultz was convicted of riding
on a nonunion car, fined $50 and given
20 DAYS in which TO pay the fine or be
expelled from the union Seven ne"
-1s...&e ware initiated and the mem :
berS were assessed 50 cents month,
rom July 4. in aid Of the strike fund.
THE new business agent was elected by
= large majority.
The retail shoe clerks at their meet
10 last Monday initiated hye apph-
rs1+s whose petitions were favorably
,aSsed upon. -Four applications were
received and referred 10 the coInmittee
on investigation.
Next Friday night the hod carriers