The San Francisco call., 1908-09-04
ELECTRICIANS HEAR
HIGH OFFICER TALK
Charles McCOnaughy, Grand
Vice President, Addresses
Union Meeting
House Keepers Are Warned That
Meat Shops Will Close on
Labor Day

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1cHb Mnrr, Electrical work
GN55a DsssG2sslaSgEsD ers' union local No.
SSn s5z5cIs 1S was addressed
by Charles H. Nc
Conaug1y, grand vice president of the
third district of the international
brotherhood of electrical workers, last
Wednesday night along trade lines in
the district. The local issued warrants
to the amount of $76 in payment of
benefits to members on the sick list.
The union has issued challenge to the
ball team Of bridge and structural iron
workers union No. 81 to meet the cleo
trical team Sunday, September 13, to
play game for "a stack Of 500
plunks's No. 81, itNis said, will accept.
communication from the state
board of health was read in the build
ing trades council last night. This
sets forth that during the past year
4.607 deaths occurred in this state
from tuberculosis and that the ma
jority of the decedents were wage
earners in the prime of life. It asked
the council to assist the board in an
effort to battle with the white plague.
The council voted to assist, and in
structed Secretary Tveitmoe to take
action.
1t was announced that since report,
made some time since by the business
agent Of the stablemen's union,
MeKennas stable, at-which many mar
shals of the council had secured horses
for Labor day, has been unionized and
that conditions are fair.
The pile drivers. bridge and struc-
tural workers made application for ad-
mission in the council. The matter
was referred to the organizing COM
mittee.
cit may be interesting to know"
said Business Agent D. j. Murray of
butchers union No. lis. particularly
to house keepers, so they may make
provision in time, that on Mon
day next, Labor day, all meat mar
kets will close at noon; that they will
remain open until s o'clock in the
evening of Tuesday, and that on
Wednesday, Admission day, they will
not open at ALL"
Two handsomely designed and elab-
orately engraved silver loving cups
will be the incentive to excel this year
in Labor days parade. One will be
given to the most representative union
in the labor council, and the other will
be donated to the best appearing body
in the building trades council, which
the officially appointed judges decide
upon as making the most attractive
showing in the great pageant on Labor
day. They are prizes that it is well
worth exercising every effort to ac-
quire, as they are splendid examples of
the silversmith's handicraft.
Prayers, always alive to the interests
of the great body of union men in San
Francisco, are the donors. 1t will be
remembered that this we'll known con-
cern made a donation of beautiful
silk flag, which was awarded last year
to the electrical workers union. These
cups may be seen in the show windows
Of Prayers, Market and Jones streets.
At the meeting of the retail grocers'
union last night class of candidates
for membership were admitted by in
itiation. This union has opened an
employment bureau at headquarters, in
retail clerks hall, in Van Ness avenue
at Fulton street This is in charge of
A. L Post.
At the meeting of the walters union
last Wednesday. night it received
proposition to Increase the initiation
fee. The matter was laid over for fur
ther consideration.
The executive committee of the
building trades Labor day general COM
mittee of arrangements has decided to
impose monetary penalty upon any
man in line on Labor day who may
misbehave.
Secretary Joseph Guinee of the bot
tiers union will leave for New York
next Sunday to attend the session of
the international organization, which
is to convene in that city September 1s.
The elevator conductors and starters.
union at its meeting Wednesday night
decided TO join with the elevator con-
structors' union on Labor day. 1t will
appear in line with new banner.
The government of the city of Liege,
Belgium, not only does all it can to
prevent idleness, but 1t ENCOURAGES the
working class to secure homes instead
of wasting their earnings United
States Consul Henry ALBERT Johnson,
stationed at that place. in a lengthy re-
port to the department of commerce
and labor, after telling how the gov
ernment in 1866 commenced to con-
struct houses for workfngmen, SELL
ing them at minimum cost on the in
stallment plan, says:
The maximum amount loaned to anyone indi-
vidual is fixed at $500 francs (s1. .255), inciud-
ing all legal charges in connection with effecting
The city agrees 10 lend the money for a pc.
riod Of maximum duration of &C years, with the
obligation the part of The borrower TO take
out what is known a mixed insurance on his
life Of not less than 1000 francs $780, payable
to himself upon reaching the age OF 90, go or 85
years, to his heirs In of his death The
rate of interest such loan is 31h per cent
when taken for SO years: IL taken for a less Pc
riod the interest Is proportions tey increased.
Upon examining the question from all points of
view the society decided that 66 years was
preferable to shorter period, provided that at
the same time insurance is taken out in ex-
cess OF the 1000 francs ($193) required by the
city
An example will suffice to demonstrate the ad-
vantages Of such method. Take, for instance
a workingman 30 years old, who takes loan of
1000 francs ($1,16Sl. To secure such loan for
a period of &c years he must pay interest at the
rate Of 4.65 per cent, and the government life
insurance department will at the rate of francs
f3S cents) per month guarantee him sum of
002 francs tS1e3.39) to be paid to him on reach
ing the age Of SO years. or In Of his death
TO his heirs. In this manner the workman Is
Obliged to pay 20 francs ($4.SD per month
or 303 francs (S5S.4S annually.
BY monthly payments of % francs {S4.S2), pre-
MUM on insurance included, the workingman Of
80 years Of age obtain, in making the loan
payable in SO years. capital Of S,756 francs
t<725), guaranteed to his heirs in case of DEATH
In this case the premium his insurance will
amount to 7.50 francs (s1 .45) per month and the
interest on the loan win amount to l750 francs
(s3.3s) per MONTH