The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
SHOE CLERKS RFVFL
IN NEW QUARTERS
Celebrate Removal With Smoker
and House Warming in
Associated Building
Labor Leaders Address Union
Men on Plan to Close Stores
at 6 O'clock


t-sA9ss s--ss2s SogasT1 union. local No.
SEssSs 40. held a smoker
and house warming
- re associated clerks building at
s-- Van Ness avenue. last night 10
marx the removal from the old quarters
~ steiner street 10 the new. There
was large attendance OF members Of
l.ie local and OF members of other retail
S-erks unions that meet in the same
Aa- After an address OF welcome TO
tAe visitors BY Max +. Licht. vice pres
t4ent OF the retail clerks international
union there were talks along labor
lllles by J. W Sweeney. president OF the
san Francisco labor council; P. H. Nc
earthy, president Of the building trades
council. and Andrew J. Gallagher. sec
retary ot the labor council a number
OF others had a few words to say in re-
-ation 10 the efforts OF the clerks 10
BRING about the closing Of all retail
stores at S o'clock on week days. except
saturday. In addition TO speaking,
there was an interesting program of
music and song and the serving OF a
collation. and smokes"
The two locals Of this city. hand
coopers and machine coopers, have
been Officially advised that the refer
enQum vote on the proposition 10 abOl-
lsh annual conventions was defeated
nE q vote OF 1912 to SCI. that the
Sates 10 the conventions by assess
-lent was also defeated. the vote being
~ Tor and 1851 against The vote
= 70 Wnlen Monday IN august OF each
year should be selected for the holding
OF Ine convention was in favor of the
1olrun- therefore the next convention
VIII be held on August "A at Cosmo-
po-ltan hall. Cincinnati O.
~ l-ilam PrlglitZ OF local No. 131.
-ac4lAe coopers- reports that the cali
Iornla barrel company, which employs
about IS slack barrel coopers, has re-
ceiEeo a lot Of slack barrel machinery
ana VIII hereafter make its packages
by machinery he suggests that those
who expect hand coopering in that line
need not come to this city
The executive committee Of the VAL
le1O trades and labor council is TO take
steps 10 secure a legal decision that
VIII prove Of the greatest interest TO
all laboring men who are employed by
contractors The nrm OF Dunlevy &
Lynch. contractors. are doing work on
Georgia street and II is claimed that
they are unfair in that they compel
the men TO work nine instead Of eight
hours day, as the rule is under the
law Il is charged that after working
the men eight hours on the street job,
the contractors set them 10 work for
an extra hour on concrete work on a
foundation for the Collins apartment
house The contractors claim that they
have not violated any law, as the men
who are working on the city job are
not kept al work longer than the time
stipulated IN the law. The council at
its next meeting viii engage an attor-
ney 10 bring q test case so that II may
be known II contractors have the right
70 make men work on Two jobs.
Secretary Gallagher OF the san Fran
cisco labor council was in consultation
yesterday with The police authorities
in relation 10 police arrangements for
the Labor day parade II was decided
that Market street from the line OF
MonIgOmerv 70 Van Ness avenue and
along the avenue 10 Washington street
VIII be ropeo IN and that All cars OF
the Market street system and all cross
town lines viii stop running at 9-l5
o'clock in the morning and keep at
standstin until the procession is at an
end. No automobiles or advertising
schemes VIII be permitted in the pa
rade Chief Of Police Biggy VIII take
personal charge Of the police arrange
nonts.
George " Bell secretary Of the
california state federation OF labor,
sent circulars OF information yester-
day 10 all unions affiliated with that
BODY in relation 10 the convention Of
the federation which Is TO meet in San
Jose during the week commencing Mon
day October 5. The local committee
that VIII receive and entertain the dele
gates has secured American Foresters'
hall IS the place IN which the conven-
rion IS 70 be held Arrangements have
been made with the Southern Pacific
railroad for a one and one-third rate
round trip tickets for delegates
Grocery clerks union. local No. CAS-
has arranged for an open meeting in
retail clerks hail AT Van Ness avenue
and Fulton street next Thursday night
Every clerk in the grocery line has
been invited 70 attend. There is 10 be
a program OF entertainment and the
serving OF q collation..
Joseph Guinee Of the beer bottlers'
union has been elected TO represent his
union st the session Of the brewery
workers union 10 be held IN New York
next month He viii also represent
the beer wal gOn drivers union OF this
city in the convention
c. J. White has been selected by fur
nirure handlers union No. / TO serve
as the marshal for the Labor day pa
rade- c. J. Burrows and z T. Crosby
have been named as his aids The
uHion intends 10 reach out for one OF
the prizes Offered
Grand President Walter Price OF the
International union OF marble cutters
Is IA this city from New York on an
Official tour OF visits TO the various To-
Gals in the state.