The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20

Retail Shoe Clerks Union No. 40 met
Monday night at 1922 Steiner street,
President Hennessy presiding. The
meeting was large and enthusiastic. 1t
has been decided to hold the annual
picnic this year at Martinez on the
second or third Sunday in June. The
local will attend tonight in a body the
institution of the New Oakland union,
as a compliment to the new organiza-
ton and also to the first vice presi-
dent of the international, Max E. LIGHT
who will install the officers. Local No.
40 is cooperating with No. 432 in the
early closing movement in the Mission
District. The boycott is still on against
the Brockton shoe store, Fillmore
street and is being vigorously prose-
cuted. Organized labor is requested
to ask all clerks for their monthly
working cards.
Bakers Union No. "a will hold its
Mayday festival this year at Sunset
Park The committee of arrangements
Joseph Puntigam, Emil Eisold, Ed
ward Hoffman,, E. Seligman and
Thomas Conway.
The union carpenters of Oakland are
banding together to build a labor
temple. Articles of Incorporation have
been filed by the Union Carpenters Hall
Association. The capital stock is $780,
600, and the incorporators are ]. o.
stocking, A B. Lewis, L. w. Newton,
Charles E. Maker, R. NJ Hamb, o. Maz-
urette and R. B. Harlon.
President Wishart was in the chair at
the last melting OF Branch 2, Anal
gamated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners, held IN Bent's Hall, Twenty
second and Folsom streets IL was 4e-
ported that many carpenters were iuIe.
Many are coming in and the outlook
is not the best for the craft. The local
voted to take SIS share in the proposed
Building Trades Council Temple for
each member of the organization.
The International Cigarmakers' Union
is Waglng an unrelenting war against
manufacturers and dealers fraudulent
ly using the label. A short time ago
Benjamin Meyer Of Chicago was fined
800 for putting union labels on cigars
made in nonunion factory. Since then
another Chicagoan, Albert Heyman, has
been fined 5000 for the same offense.
The Government has a case against
Meyer which has not yet been settled.
In addition to using the label unlaw-
fully he changed the number of his
factory so as to make the deception
more complete. The penalty for using
a false factory number is $50 a box, and
as the Government seized $50 boxes, the
maximum penalty would total $29,0 900.
All of which goes to prove that many
manufacturers know the value of the
union label, but are willing to take
chances in using it without authority.
The Labor Hospital to be erected by
organized labor will be an ornament to
the city of Eureka. It will be a three
story structure and will cost $4,000.
The building is to contain sevent3
rooms and two main operating rooms
patterned after those in the Presby
terian Hospital in New York City.
There will be maternity and children !.
wards.
Tt is reported that at the last meet
ing of the Eureka members of Long
shoremens Union action was taken te
protect the good name of the organ
ization from unjust censure that might
arise out of the examination of Frank
SideIinger and five others charged WITH
the murder of the jerks brothers some
time ago. It is said that in the cas-
of Frank Sidelinger an alibi can BE-
proved, as at the time Of the shootine
he was being shaved in a barber-shop
President Lattler was in the chair a
the last meeting of Millmen's Union
No. 422 Seven candidates were obli
gated and three members admitted b.
clearance cards. A donation of S5t
was made to a brother in distress. TIL,
sick committee reported favorably OF
three members and the usual acciden.
benefits were allowed. A number OF
saws left from the distribution of last
wear will be auctioned off at the next
meeting. Business was reported quiet
The Building Trades Council has re-
ouested Secretary Tyeitmoe to notify
all lumber dealers that the same con-