The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
WILL PATRONIzE NO
JAPANESE LAUNDRY

uEngEgr Janitors union No
TRADE S slco0EcTN 1O,367 at its last
SdN F5ENclsS meeting adopted a
resolution to fine
any member So for patronizing a Jap
anese laundry. The committee ap-
pointed to wait on the finance commit
tee Of the board of supervisors re-
ported that after presenting It's protest
against permitting police officers and
TRUSTEES to do janitor work in police
stations, it was told to lay its griev-
ance before the board OF public works.
This will be done next week. 1t was
also stated that Chief of Police Biggy
had declared himself against using the
members of the police force for any but
police business. The union initiated
three candidates and received two ap-
plications.
The recent ruling from Washington,
d. c., that has for its purpose the pro-
hibiting of all employees at navy yards,
no matter what position they occupy
from mixing in politics, was the cause
of much protest at the last meeting
of the trade and labor council of VAL
lejo. number of the delegates were
of the opinion that by such action some
of their rights as citizens are being
taken from them. The expressed
opinion was that a united protest
should be sent to the United States
senators and representatives from Cali
fornia. with a request that they make
an appeal to the department to rescind
the ruling.
Bar tenders union. local No. Al, at
its meeting Monday night initiated
candidates and received several appIi-
cations, after which there was a high
jinks with musical and literary pro-
gramme. There were addresses for the
good of the order by President Bert
Lane. Recording Secretary A. thinner
mann. Financial Secretary Joseph E.
Vera, Z. T. Leamon and Business
Agent D. Reagan. So successful was
the jinks that ii was decided to have
another on the night OF Monday, July
27
Next Tuesday the cement workers
will elect delegates to the united
brotherhood of cement workers, which
will shortly hold its convention in Mil
waukee. This union is arranging a
game Of baseball to be played for the
benefit of two of it's members who
were recently injured while at work in
building.
Information has been received here
to the effect that Charles Volts, at
one time employed in San Francisco
newspaper composition rooms. but for
twenty-five years an employe of the
government printing office at Wash
ington, d. c., recently resigned to
settle down on farm at West Airing
ton, VT
The laundry workers union has
elected Financial Secretary Carrie Par
mar and Charles Linegar as delegates
to the International union. that is to
meet in Indianapolis, September 29
Painters union No. 10 will hold a
special meeting next Monday to dis
cuss amendments to the constitution
and to consider the proposition to pa
rade in uniform on Labor day.
At a meeting OF excavators. steel
concrete and asphalt workers un-
ion No. So a report was pre-
sented showing that during the quarter
ending June 30 the union has done well
and that 1t is now in fiourishinE con-
dition. Five candidates were initiated
Marble cutters helpers union has ap-
pointed Lee Lydon, G.. N Wright. ].
Kemp, j. X. Harrison, F. McGlade. E.
Curley, w. Cole and A Kugelberg a
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