The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
LABOR BODY fAVORS
A DIRECT PRIMARY
State Federation Prepares
Measures for Submission
to the Legislature
Child Labor and Employers LA
biIity Are Other Import
ant Items

1gu sEETc> The law and legis
FTFz5ss pMoNl lcoUSc11 lative committee of
~<aN S5TSSJss5 the state federation
of labor is getting
into shape a number of propositions
for submission to the state legislature.
Among the measures are a bill for the
direct primary, along the lines of the
one prepared by the direct primary
league; a child labor law, framed upon
the best now in operation; a law to
regulate weights and measures; en-
ployers liability law; one calling for
the initiative, referendum and recall,
and several others in the interest of
labor.
! shiinglers' union No. /, at the close
of its last meeting, had an old fash
ioned Jinks and smoker in it's hall.
There was lengthy program of music
and songs and several boxing bouts.
were c. Ewing and H. Gill; Charles
Burton and s. Little; S. II. Cain and
10y 10y Kratzer, and James and Ross
Ewing Refreshments were served.
Branch No. 3, Amalgamated society
of carpenters. rendered reception last
night to Past President Thomas Max
well, who recently returned to the
meetings after a long illness. following
a fail In building in which he was at
work: The branch decided to organize
a debating society to take up trade
subjects. ". B. Moss was elected one
of the auditors vice j. T. Yeary, who
resigned to go to Honolulu.
Carpenters union No % will send it's
baseball team to the Recreation grounds
next Sunday at 10 o'clock to meet the
team of Plumbers union. No. 442, to
play a game. Sam Mertes of the New
York Giants and Charley Gagus will
umpire the game.
f. w. Hunt. business agent of the
District council of carpenters. and
We're married Saturday. Miss Archibald
came to this city from her home to
meet her present husband.
Acting Secretary John 1. Nolan of
the San Francisco labor council has re-
ceived dispatch from Secretary A. j.
Gallagher "a at Denver in the following
without opposition"
Bakers and confectioners' union No
"a, at its last meeting. elected E.
pired term of E. Fritsch, resigned
fhe union reaffiliated with the allied
provision trades council and will send
delegates to that body. The organizer
reported that he is meeting with sue
cess in unionizing French, Italian and
Greek bakers, and the charter was re-
opened for so days to admit eligibles
VI lICSc dl IL IeQuCcQ rate.
The committee on ball reported that
a considerable sum had been realized
for the sick and funeral fund.
The Vallejo trades and labor coun-
Gil has sent very complimentary let
ter to VIII ]. French. editor of the
Labor Clarion, the official organ of the
San Francisco labor council and state
federation OF labor. commencing the
paper and announcing that it will
use its influence to have the paper in
every union affiliated with the council.
Fl. L. White. ex-secretary of the San
Francisco typographical union who for
some time has been living near Calls
toga, has come to this city for the
winter.
The Anti-Japanese Laundry league
at its last meeting received a letter
announcing that the laundry proPrie-
tors of San Mateo and Santa Clara
counties have organized under the name
of the Peninsula Anti-Japanese Laun-
dry league" with f. T. Miller as presi-
dent and Jacques Chanteloup as secre-
tary. The letter announced that the
new organization adopted emphatic
resolutions expressing a determination
Ito use every honorable means to crush
this. Asiatic invasion into the laundry
business.
The league is completing it's ar
rahgements for the convention to be
held in this city December 6.
Brick layers union of Sacramento
with only 20 members, at a recent
meeting voted to subscribe 300 shares
of the stock of the new building trades
temple to be erected in this city. That
is on the basis OF 10 shares for each
member. At it's meeting last week 1t
subscribed for 800 more shares. so that
now 80 shares stand in the name of
each member. Not so bad for small
union. This union has elected William
Day to represent it at the next state
conference of the trade, to be held
in the city of Los Angeles.
From a report recently issued by
President Alpine of the international
union of painters. it appears that dur
ing the is months preceding June 80
last. s47.360 was paid for sick benefits
$14, 900 for funeral benefits and SS1,0S4
for strike benefits.
The cigar makers of Sacramento have
indorsed a proposition by the union
of Seattle to levy a 10 cent assessment
on each member who pays either 10.
Is, or so cents dues, for the purpose
of creating a fund to advertise the
union cigar makers label at the
Alaska Yukon exposition.