The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
WORK TO REMOVE
LAUNDRY BUNKS
Anti-Japanese League Would
Prevent Sleeping in Buildings
Used as WaShhOuSeS

At the meeting Of the Anti-Japanese
laundry league. 4SS Guerrero street. the
committee on ordinances was instruct
ed to present to the board of health
for its approval an amendment to
ordinance 144, governing laundries in
this city, to the effect that it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or cor
poration conducting a laundry bust
ness in this city and county to permit
any person to sleep or lodge in any
room, quarter or section of any build
ing used for laundry purposes. 1t pro-
vides penalty according to the laws
governing misdemeanors. If the
board of health indorses this, it will
then be presented to the board Of SUI
pervisors. The effect of the ordinance
is to eliminate the bunking system
that Is now in vogue in Chinese and
Japanese laundries, and in some others.
Secretary Hurst reported that during
the week he had sent out 70 special
communications. and had received nine
answers. report was made as to
the Golden Rule Japanese laundry
showing that during the last week it
| had lost 10 customers. The watcher
on the laundry reported that last Sat-
urday 26 white persons called at that
laundry for bundles Outside Agent
King reported that he had had a talk
with the proprietor of that laundry,
who asked him il it was not possible
for him to join the Anti-Japanese
league because his own countrymen
were running his business. The pro-
prietor said that before the fire there
were only three Japanese laundries in
San Francisco. and that at present
there were more than 90. He declared
that he was losing money every day
No action was taken upon his request
to join the league.
The following named have been
elected officers of the allied provision
trades for the ensuing term: Joseph
! Guinee of the beer bottlers, president:
Raymond Cook OF the pie bakers. vice
president; NJ E. Decker of the milk
wagon drivers, secretary treasurer; H.
Maginiss of the bar tenders, P. Potter
| field of the ice wagon drivers and P.
O'Brien of the brewers, trustees The
| council has decided to parade on Labor
day and at the next meeting will app
point the council marshal and his aids.
At the last meeting of the bar tend
ers' union. local No. Al. the treasurer
was ordered to pay sick benefits to the
amount of S42 to members on the sick
| list. The union received three applfca-
lions for membership and initiated
two who had been favorably reported
on.
The newspaper solicitors will be Of
| ficered by the following named for
the current term: R. w. Brooks. presi-
dent; w. T. Benson. vice president; V.
L. Cline, secretary; c.. l. Hazeltine.
| financial secretary; c. Harris. sergeant
at arms; r. Leitch and c. King, dele
gates to the labor council.
The BARRIERS union, local No. RS,
| is planning to have a state federation
| of BARRIERS in Sacramento during the
| time the state fair shall be held there,
with the idea of bringing about closer
and more uniform trade relations and
conditions all over the state. 1t is ex-
pected a call for such an assemblage
will be sent out shortly.
| At the last regular meeting of the
| hackmen's union it was announced that
stable on Valencia street, which had
not been complying with union rules.
had. since the previous meeting, COM
piled with those rules, and the name
was ordered stricken from the unfair
! list.
The finance committee of the Portola
festival has addressed a letter to the
| San Francisco labor council asking for
a donation to help defray the expenses
of the festival.
The council has been notified that
Charles Cordes has been elected dele
gate from carmen's union No. SIS, vice
Frederick Fay.
The secretary of the council has re-
cefved from amalgamated wood work
ers' unions No. and No. II a contri-
button to the local box makers on
strike.
| The painters union will, at its next
meeting, vote on a proposition to pa
rade in uniform on Labor day. At the
| last meeting four members were ad-
mitted by card and a like number of
candidates initiated.
| At the last meeting of the mattresses
union the announcement was made that
creased on August 1 from $2.50 to
double that amount. Laura Molleda,
Edith Reynolds, Cora Schade, Loretta
Anderson and Lulu Drake were named
as a committee to make arrangements
for parading on Labor day. Ten appIi-
cations for membership were presented
Carpenters union No. zSs has con
| tributed 500 to the Santa Clara build
ing trades council for the benefit of the
men locked out in Santa Clara valley.