The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01
FEDERATION AIDS
POLITICAL FRIENDS
Executive Committee of Organi-
zation Urges Labor Council
to Assist in Work
International Union of Brewery
Workers Gives Report of Ex-
penses for Two Years

iiTa1oEs r,Isos ysso2S coINsI-l received letter
saE f66NcssS yesterday from the
executive committee
of the American federation of labor in
which is set forth that. the committee
appointed to carry out the idea of the
Norfolk convention In relation to hav-
ing friends of organized labor reward
ed and enemies thereof punished has
been actively at work. The letter says
that many candidates who have in the
past proved themselves anita gonistic to
the cause of labor have been defeated
for denomination. The letter asks that
the attention of the labor council be
drawn to what has already been done,
and that an appeal be made to the or
ganizations under the direction of the
council Ito aid in the duty of the
hour"
Bar tenders union, local No. Al, at
its meeting last Monday night adopted
resolution exoncrating Joseph e.
Vera, financial secretary, of all charges
that had been made in connection with
his books. The accusation that had
been preferred against him In the po-
lice court was dismissed. The local
received three applications and paid
S21 in benefits to sick members.
Local No. $50 of the international
brotherhood of electrical workers,
located in San Jose, has elected Rev
j. Wilmer Gresham. rector of Trinity
church. an honorary member of the
local and presented him a gold en-
blematic lapel emblem of the order.
This was done upon the request of a
number of the prominent members of
the local as token of appreciation of
his good will and services rendered in
the past to the membership of the local
Journeymen tailors' union, local No.
2, will give its second annual picnic at
the Bicker-Russi gardens, on the Mis-
sion road, next Sunday. The commit
tee on arrangements has scheduled a
number of bowling games for prizes.
The Mattresses union at Its meeting
on Monday initiated eight candidates
and expelled one member for working
in an unfair house after being notified
not to do SO. The union heard a pro-
gressive report about the ball that is
to be given October "a The meeting
next Monday Will be one of the most
important held in months.
The district council of carpenters, at
It's meeting last night, received a tele-
gram announcing that San Francisco
lost as the place for the next conyen-
ton of the. united brotherhood of car
convention will go to Des Moines.
P. H. Mccarthy was elected dele
gate TO the national building trades
convention that is to meet in Denver
in December.
Electricians union No 13 had but
very small attendance last night, as
every member who arrived was rushed
down to the Emporium to help finish
the installation of the $500 lights in
that building.
A report received in this city by the
brewery organizations from the office
of the international union of united
some interesting figures, which show
how much 1t costs to maintain a large
labor organization.
The receipts for the two years ending
August 81. 1908, were S390.370, expendi-
lures S2S2,147. The international body
at the date named had 100000 invest
expenditures during the two years
was $21,263 for salaries to International
officers and for office help; ,s23.77s was
expended to run the official organ and
distribute the same; S44.143 for agita-
ton purposes; s118,332 for strike bene- !
fits; 50, 40 for advertising the brewers
organizations in need. OF this latter |
amount $2.2S7 was to the fund for the |
defense of the MoyerH Haywood Petit |
bone case.
Journeyman tailors' union No. 2 of |
this city has been advised from the !
general Office of the journeyman tailors
of America that under instructions !
from that office all general organizers
are required to submit quarterly re- |
ports, including the number of mem !
bers secured, unions organized and in i
stituted, unions saved from dissolution. |
strikes avoided, lockouts prevented or |
settled, wages and such information as |
may keep the general Office, and |
through it the subordinates. In touch |
with conditions all over the country. |
The first reports will cover the three
months preceding August 81.
DR.. Harry NJ. Sherman of the San |
Francisco Society for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis, having
been informed that the San Francisco |
labor council Will listen to a lecture by !
him on the aims of the society," will |
appear before the council Friday, Oc-
tober ..
BOTH STABBED IN BRAwL
During a drunken brawl last night |