Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
LABOR NEWS

GhzbE9 yss2e eelcoQEclI and lumber OF other
<ez SNdEILs union labor men were
very busy yesterday at the Union LABOR
bureau on San Pedro street selling tickets
for the picnic to be held today at seal
Gardens.
The picnic has been the all-absorbing
topic of interest for the past week or more
at the headquarters of the Building
Trades council. 1t was planned by the
young men of the Labor Union bureau
for the purpose of entertaining their
many friends and the wives and children
of the union men of Los Angeles.
The gates will be thrown open at a.
m. and from that hour on there will be
nothing but fun and feasting. In the
early part of the day all sorts of sports
will be INDUCED in by the merrymakers
and number of prizes given away to
successful contestants.
| There will be running races for the
men and also for the women, jumping con-
| tests, driving the nail quickest" con-
test and any number of other athletic
sports.
Joe Romero, who Is also known as
| the wizard of the Barbecue" has full
charge of the cooking department, and has
promised faithfully to do his best work
| for the occasion, so that everyone can
| rest assured what will be forthcoming
from. lunc-- point of view.
Hundreds of poor children have been
invited by Stanley B. Wilson, who is In
| charge of the affair, and it Is the wisl'
of the union men that they shall expert
ence the time of their lives.
In the afternoon there will be dancing
An excellent orchestra has been selected
for the occasion.
AS early as 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon 1000 tickets had been sold and Mr..
| Wilson said that before the close of the
day he would sell the 500 remaining tick
| cts. From the way things were moving
at the time he spoke his conjecture seemed
| almost certain and later on 1t proved to
| be SO. When the Uion Labor bureau
closed its doors last night every ticket
was sold. The money will be added u
i swell the general fund of the Building
Trades council and be devoted to help
paying off the expense of the new labor
| temple in course of erection on Maple
avenue, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
| The Carpenters union of Los Angeles
| held the most successful meeting or the
year the past week. Twenty-one new
members were initiated and about as
many applications Of admission were filed
| During the meeting 1924 was paid out In
sick, accident and death benefits, which
were made payable within the past thirty
days.
| A. T. Pierson, member of the union
who fell into an open manhole in front
of a local hotel, recently brought suit
against the hotel company and has re-
ceived $4,000 damages by the jury who
| tried the case.
The Building Trades council of this city
has taken n deep interest in the Mexican
( case of the alleged conspirators, Villareal
and Magon and not long ago wrote a
| message to the governor asking that ne
refuse to extradite the men. Yesterday
the bureau received word from the gov
ernor that he had complied with their re-
quest.
j The union labor men have read with
great interest dispatch from Washing
ton regarding the eight-hoT law beine
enforced by the war department, whicf
Is calculated to put an end to the long
drawn-out controversies between organ
: lied labor and the army engineers owe
, the question of enforcing ap eight-hou
day on all government work.
New regulation will apply to all rive
and harbor work and public building
erected under supervision of army engt
neers. No mention of lne Panama canal
however, is made in tie amended regu
lations.
Next Saturday night will be the even
of the month for the striking telegraphers
There is to be a grand theatrical beneht
in their honor to aid them in their pres
ent need and the prosecution of the strike.
The best talent of all the theaters in
the city has been secured for the enter
tainment, which is to take place in the
Auditorium, corner Fifth and Hope
| streets.
| All union labor men of the city arc
earnestly requested to be present.