The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Ile league or property owners west
of Powell street has sent out a circular
letter to property owners in its district.
calling their attention TO the fact that
the retail stores will soon be opening g
shank and his carpenters, who quit
work at Siege, Contra Costa county.
has been settled by granting the men
permission TO work for 81 per day on
the job on which they were at work,
and which they quit because of a re-
fusal to pay the wages they demanded
1t was also agreed that the wage scale
shall not be raised without giving the
contractor so days notice
The San Francisco labor council has
been notified that 13 insurance COM
panies doing business in Hartford.
Conn. have large amounts of printing
done under nonunion conditions, some
running offices of their own and others
patronizing offices which refuse TO en-
ploy union printers This communi-
cation, from the Hartford typograph-
ical union, has been referred to the
official organ
The trouble between the bottle can
ers and the glass bottle factories was
in part settled yesterday afternoon A
satisfactory arrangement was reached
between the Pacific-Iiiinois company
and its former employees. and those who
were out on strike will return to work
tomorrow morning AS yet no settle
ment has been made with the Pacific
coast company.
w H Bemis, secretary of the build
ing trades temple association. a MEM
ber of carpenters branch. left yester-
day for Los Angeles upon an order
from William D. Huber OF Indianapolis.
general president of the united
brotherhood of carpenters and joiners
of America, TO settle a dispute existing
in that city. He viii be absent about
two weeks.
W. Lyle Slocum and j. ]. Chaudet of
the typographical union of this city
have been appointed members of the
entertainment committee. vice George
C. Thrasher and J. H Switzer, resigned.
The committee is actively at work COM
pleting the arrangements for the put
ing that IS to be held on Sunday, Sep
tember s.
Henry Dernham. on behalf OF the
Emporium. has offered a prize TO the
building trades council TO be awarded
on Labor day in such manner as the
coun,n shall decide.
Thomas McIlwain has been appointed
chairman of committee that is to
devise a plan to provide relief for the
sick and needy members of carpenters
union No. 1910
The following members of cement
workers union, local No. l.. who, at
the last meeting of the union were
placed in Nomination for the office of
representative 10 the convention OF the
American brotherhood of cement work
ers that is TO meet in Milwaukee. Wis.
September 2. will be voted f9r k next
Henry Uilner, l. Flaherty. Thomas
Doyle, e T. Tenant. Daniel Donovan
r. H Wunderlich. Peter c. Nihil, w.
a. Best and G. McDougal.
The garment workers union at its
last meeting voted not to amalgamate
with the cutters union. The latter was
at one time a part OF the first named
union, but decided TO be independent
taken back. and the vote shows that
the garment workers are satisfied to
remain as they have been since the
separation. Fifteen candidates Were
initiated.
Patent chimney builders union at its
last meeting appointed ]. Bulger man
ager OF its ball team that is TO make a
showing in the games arranged by the
building trades athletic association. The
form the team. Two applications for
membership We're presented and one
favorably passed upon candidate was
initiated.
Leather workers union. local No. 81
at its last meeting initiated 10 elected
candidates for membership. II received
eight applications.