The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25
JURISDICTION IS
FINALLY SETTLED
Trade Dispute Between Brick
Layers and 'Plasterers Is
Brought to Conclusion
POstOffice Clerks Plan for La
dies Night to Be Given
Wednesday Next

At the last regular meeting OF brick
layers union No held in Lily han.
with E. L. Nolan presiding. the state
conference committee consisting OF
Charles Noonan and Thomas Ryan and
the arbitration board Of No. Z. and the
president. f. L. Nolan. reported hav-
ing settled trades jurisdiction dis
pute between the plasterers' union OF
san Rafael and the brick layers OF this
city in favor .Of the latter. Five mem
oers We're initiated from the plasterers
union INTO the local in accordance with
the national Agreement.
I Retiring president. Richard Sims. was
presented with handsome gold watch
ana chain in appreciation OF his work
| curing the last term. A committee was
appointed TO revise the constitution and
by laws.
The pOstoflce clerks union. local No.
\ :, will give a ladies night" at Maple
hall. California and Polk streets. We'd
nesday evening, July 2S. feature
VIII be a stereppticOn lecture Of n
camping trip Of postal clerks to the
Yosemite valley. This lecture. which
promises to be both interesting and
instructive. viii be delivered by Thomas
Z a o
/ party. The committee in charge is
Robert e. SAKE. chairman; Joseph
Freetehel. John Madden, Walter Han-
| cock. Charles Quedens.
During the evening there will be a.
short address by Walter Macarthur,
4 dancing and a collation.
/ The printers of Minneapolis. Minn.
/ intend to' make a strong fight AT the
international typographical convention
to be held in st. Joseph Mo-. next
month. to secure the convention for
/ 1910. A large committee has been ap-
pointed to boost that city. and It will
/ be provided with an official badge to
/ be distributed to the delegates. Ii is
a banner shaped emblem on which is
inscribed what may be seen in Mime
apolts and a string at the top. when
pulled, releases a shutter. when there
is presented view of the lake dis
trict
+
/ General Organizer ]. o. Walsh has
succeeded in reOrganizing local No. 55
of the Oakland steam laundry workers
and new set Of officers has been
elected for the current term
I The proposition to have the seam
stresses withdraw from the steam
/ laundry international and join the gar
ment workers was carried by a large
1
/ In the. local union of steam laundry
! workers at the last meeting. This
union viii give a ball July 81
/ At the last meeting of the teamsters'
union of this city the members were
addressed by Porter Burke. inter-
national vice president. He stated that
/ by the recent amalgamation of the
teamsters of America with the inter-
national brotherhood the numerical
membership had been greatly increased,
there being an addition of nearly 5000
from New York city alone.
The board of directors OF the musi-
I clans union. local No. s. at its last
meeting reinstated to membership in
good standing IT. Keeing. Mrs T..
/ O'Hallarhan, E Dinslage and b. Am
sterdam. The directors dropped from
the roll of membership z. Perdirat be-
cause of failure to pay fine OF $50
imposed during the early part OF the
month.
The cooks union is at this time en-
I deavOring to induce the owners of a
/ restaurant in LeidesdOrf street and
those of a lunch kitchen in CONNER
cial street to observe the six day rule.
The union has made an appeal to all
unions afhhated with the San Fran
Z
/ ing about such a result
/ The last quarterly report issued
/ from the international association OF
machinists shows that during the pre-
ceding three months the funds in the
international increased by $25.OO0
There were at the close Of the report a
large number of men on the unem-
I ployed list During the quarter $4,000
was paid in death benefits.
/ President A. NJ Thompson of the state
/ federation of labor has been occupied
for some time in unionizing the Napa.
Valley electric road. and when he shall
have completed that job he will devote
his attention to bringing the cement
workers at Napa junction into the
union fold.
/ The sugar workers union of this city
! is making arrangements for an outing
and family reunion in park in COlma.
August %. The social committee has
been instructed to arrange all the de-
tails and make a report at the next
meeting.
/ The meeting of the various branches
of the amalgamated carpenters and
toiners. which was announced for last
night. for the purpose OF electing =
managing committee for the ensuing
term, has been postponed until next
Saturday night.
The next session of the international
union of jOurneymen BARRIERS will be
/ held in Milwaukee during the early
part of October. 1t will be the first
meeting of that body for many years.
The san, Francisco local will be repre-
sented in that convention by five dele
I gates.
Steam Filters in Trouble
/ SPOKANE. Wash. July 24.-As re-
suit of its efforts to organize the locals
in Spokane, Syracuse. n. Y, and Salt
Lake city. the International steam ht-
ters union has been notified TO show
cause why it should not be suspended
from membership in the building
trades department Of the American fed
Grafton of labor.
The organization of these locals was
contrary TO the decision OF the execu-
tive council of the building trades.
/ The federation requires that the