The San Francisco call., 1909-04-22
BOX MAKERS ARE
IN NEED OF FUNDS
Members of Union on Strike
Appeal for Financial AS
sistance in Fight

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{TREoTs sffsgso2sstc tcolEST1 union at its meet
>SzQ s5zSc1Ss0 ing in the labor
temple Tuesday
night donated $25 to the united hat
ters on strike. The union was ad-
dressed by a committee from the
box makers on strike asking for finan-
cial assistance. The matter will be
taken up at the next meeting. The
picnic committee OF the union will meet
Sunday next TO adopt plan for a pic
mic to be given in Shell Mound park
Sunday, June 20.
The special committee of the labor
council Will meet tonight to discuss the
subject submitted to it, The Trades
Schools" Samuel Gompers, John F.
national officers, viii be written TO for
their views on such schools.
Secretary Gallagher reports that an
investigation of the charge by the min
eral water bottlers that the Eggers
company employs a Japanese in its
business is correct, and that the mat
ter will be brought before the council
tomorrow night.
The labor council has received from
Grant Hamilton. special agent. a de-
tailed report on the controversy be-
tween the two factions of the electri-
cal workers. This will be presented to
the council tomorrow night.
The committee on home industry
week" of the labor council meet in a
few days with the Portola committee
to arrange for week of industry dur
ing the Portola festival
Samuel Tarback has been elected a
delegate to the labor council from the
walters union. vice T. Geister.
The elevator conductors and starters
union, at its meeting last night. re-
ceived a report from the business
agent to the effect that business is
hourishing and that the most cordial
relations exist between employers and
employees. Nine applicants for member
ship were initiated and four applica-
tions were presented.
Butchers union No. / was visited last
night by delegation from the union in
San Rafael, which extended an invita-
tion to the local union to attend a
meeting oR May II, at which time the
the. California federation of butchers
The invitation was accepted.
The union was also visited by a com
mittee from the box makers, who made
matter viii be taken up at the next
meeting.
This union is to have picnic at
Fairfax park June 81.
At the meeting of local No. 7s of the
housesmiths and architectural iron
workers last night it was reported that
trade conditions are steadily improy-
ing and that few members are idle The
local will give a ladies' night" dance
Saturday Edward F. Perry will be
the floor manager. with B. McGuirk~and
w. Fl. Richardson as assistants. The
following committee will have charge
OF the ahalr; Frank Schnepple. John
NJ Hogan. Thomas +. Carsons, William
Cassidy. Charles Artell and ]. stade
Business Agent Edward Talbot of
district lodge. No. IL. international as
ISOLATION of machinists, which includes
the men working for the Union pa
cifc and Southern Pacific systems, has
accept more remunerative position
with the Western Pacific railway com
pany at Stockton.
The laundry workers at their meet
ing Monday voted to give s25 a week
for four weeks TO the box makers on
strike in this city At the next meet
ing the union will take up the request
for assistance for the united hatters
= Bakers union local No "a will give
its twenty-third annual excursion to
and picnic at Fernbrook park Wednes-
DAY. May >. An active committee has
been appointed to make arrangemenfs
for an affair on large scale.
The local union of biacksmiths re-
ports great deal of activity al this
time and every member is at worE
with prospects of continuing for some
time: The other iron trades are Ali
picking up.
A letter has been written to tba
United States civil Service commission
asking for ruling on the foIlowing.
Are employees at the navy yard, Mare
Island. permitted to run for a public
oflce IL there is no salary attached
to the same?'
Stationary engineers union No. e8 at
Its last meeting returned to the men,
bers one-third of the amount each con-
tributed TO the fund in aid of the last
car strike in this city. The total amount
paid by the union TO that fund was
s11, 600.
The sugar workers union at its
last meeting elected Christopber
Bralye Jr. a delegate to the labor
council. vice Frederick Luden 1t was
decided that the union will parade ON
Labor day with a float and a band.