The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
MAY
ANNOUNCE BOYCOTT
Dispute of Janitors and Hall
Owners Involves Musicians
and Walters

GRA1Is lDsssa22ssjcogNclLl Joseph Gallagner OF
I'm Ts7T.ysS0 the San Francisco
labor council has
been trying for some time to adjust
the differences between the janitors
and the proprietors of Lyric hall. The
union claims that the proprfetors are
unfair to organized labor, and the pro-
prietors, on the other hand, deny the
charge. The indications at this time
are that if there is not an amicable
settlement in a few days the council
will announce its intention of declaring
a boycott on the place. If that is done
union musicians will refuse to play in
place declared unfair and walters
and bar tenders will not work in it.
B. B. Rosenthal of the upholsterers'
union has volunteered to decorate San
Fourteenth street near Mission with
tricolored bunting in honor of the COM
ing of the fleet.
The smoker given by stationary fire.
mems union No. Sc in celebration of
the changes that have taken place in
this city since the memorable April Is.
1906, was we'll attended by members
of the union and friends. A. Beaver,
secretary of the union, was the master
of ceremonies and during the evening
he introduced Walter Macarthur of the
Coast Seaman's Journal. who spoke on
the danger to labor organizations by
injunction proceedings and the neces-
sity for change in the laws of the
country. George Benham spoke upon
the necessity of those who compose or
ganized labor combining and urging
congress to pass a law that shall ex-
clude the Japanese, as it does the Chi
nese. Then followed music, recitations,
vocal solos, boxing bouts and the serv-
Ing of refreshments, corncob pipes and
tobacco.
Laundry workers union at its semi
monthly meeting last Monday night
appointed a committee to work along
the line of the anti-Japanese laundry
league, the purpose of which Is to dis
courage people from having their
laundry work done up by Asiatics. The
members are: Nellie Victor Frederick
Graham, Charles Linegar, D. J. Cor
man, Garrirt Godren, Mrs. L. C. Wal
dron, James Linegar, G. F. Thurber,
George Byrne, Mrs. A. Donovan, Tillie
Olson, j. Olvera, George Macklie, D.
McGaranaghan and George O'Brien
The union levied a special assessment
to pay for the expenses of this com
mittee.
Painters union No. 10 had a referen-
to the general constitution. The one
increasing the death benefits from 5000
to $500 was carried, but the one pro-
posing change in the disability bene-
fits was defeated. Six petitions for
membership were received. The union
will move into the Building Trades
temple on the first Monday in May. 1t
was decided to attena the opening
ceremonies at the Temple in a body N
Smith was appointed on the reception
committee and J. Gorf and A. E. Smith
ushers for that occasion.
Plasterers union No. sc at its meet
ing last Monday night decided to move
from it's present quarters in Duboce
hall to the Building Trades temple The
first meeting will be held there Monday
May 4. J. E. Hawkey, for some time
one of the trustees of the union and
press reporter, retired from these two
positions. He will leave next Sunday
for Sierra City, in Sierra county, to as
sumo a position with one Of the large
mining corporations.
Bertha Cooper, at the meeting of the
mattresses union last Monday, was
elected president of that organization,
vice Estelle Forrest, who has removed
from the city. The union, after initiat-
ing five candidates, appointed Bertha
Cooper, Louise Larue, Bessie Blodget,
Libby Price and May Norton a commit
tee to report at the next meeting
plan of entertainment. The union has
changed its meeting place from Council
to Occidental hall in the Jefferson
Square building.
Iron molders' auxiliary No. 1, at
meeting last Monday night, completed
arrangements for it's first annual pic
mic, that will be held at Louchen gar
den, Colma, Sunday. May 8. at which
there will be games. dancing and races.
The riggers' and stevedores' associa-
ton Will give complimentary enter
tainment and ball in Lyric hall next
Saturday night. The committee in
charge has arranged program of mu-
sical and literary numbers
A report received at the headquar-
ters of the hod carriers association
from the international body show that
at this time there are 292 branches Of
the association distributed in the
United States and Canada.