The San Francisco call., 1909-04-07
SALOON FREELUNCH
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Various Matters to Come Before
Labor Council Committee
Meeting Tonight
Report on the Working OF New
Pension System of the
Typographical Union
Report on the Working OF New

fTSI6F otlc6fssT1 committee OF the
]aFSSzNSls labor council will
hold a meeting this
evening for the purpose OF consider
Ing several matters affecting the sew
erar unions which are affiliated with
the American federation OF labor.
The law and legislative committee
of the council win also meet this
evening to take up the question Of
the ordinance that is intended to elini-
nate the free lunch counters from the
saloons. The committee has invited
A. E. Yoell and number of persons
interested in opposition to the the
measure proposed to address the coun-
Gil.
The directors of the labor temple
association are to hold a meeting to-
night to receive the reports. Of the
officers.
George A. Tracy. president OF San
Francisco typographical union No. 21.
has received from the international
union q statement OF the working of
the new pension system of the inter-
national. This shows that the average
age of the 566 applicants is SIS years.
10 years of age; 202 are septuagena-
rians, 27 are octogenarians and is a
nonagenarian- One applicant is Miss E.
Louise Bryant, So years old. of New
Haven. Conn. who for 50 consecutive
years has been a member of the inter-
national union.
The Mattresses union has reduced
its charter fes- to 81 for the purpose
OF increasing the membership.
The cigar makers union of sacra-
mento intends to make appIica ton to
| be admitted to membership in the
chamber of commerce of that city.
At the last meeting of the BARRIERS
union it was reported that in the pre-
kceding 30 days there had been paid $3.50
TO the sick. Six petitioners for MEM
bership were admitted by initiation and
ten applications were presented.
AS a result of the recent reduction of
the initiation fee TO 81 by the retail
clerks union, so individuals were ad-
mitted to membership. T. F. ThuIin was
elected secretary, vice A. L. Post, re-
signed
The steam laundry workers union
1,4o0 members 3 per cent for the pur-
pose of assisting the hatters on strike.
| Charles HALEY was elected business
agent. vice Ewing, resigned
The retail clerks of Vallejo have been
informed that a number of the busi
nessmen are behind a movement to
abrogate the s o'clock closing. With
view to Offset that movement the
clerks will Mold a special meeting this
evening.
General Organizer Frank Holt of this
city was in Sacramento last week
where he instituted cooks, walters and
mattresses union No. S93.
The district council of teamsters at
It's last meeting voted to assist the
stablemen's union to unionize all the
the milk drivers association were ad-
mitted - the council
J. r. Matherson. business agent of
the janitors' union. has rendered his
resignation as business agent to accept
a position on the police force
meeting paid $50 in benefits TO men,
bers on the sick list, initiated two can
didates and received seven petitions for
membership.
E. Mcdonald OF boiler makers, union
No. 20 has been appointed boiler In
spector for this city
Stationary firemens union at its
meeting last night indorsed the book
\ binders union label and agreed with
the iron trades council concerning hol-
| idays including all special holidays
/ proclaimed by the governor as those
on which no work shall be performed.
| Walters union No. so will hold a
/ daylight meeting in the Eddy street
/ headquarters to enable members who
work at night. to attend the session
! WASHINGTON. April 6.-Arguments
1 upon the appeal taken from the deci-
/ sion of Judge Wright. adjudging sam
uel Gompers. Frank Morrison and
John Mitchell in contempt for their al
l legged violation of the injunction
granted against them upon the petit
| ton of the Buck Stove and Range COM
pany of St. Louis, will begin April 19
before the district court of appeals
Printers Appeal Presented
INDIANAPOLIS, April 6.-The arbi-
tration board of the American news
paper publishers association is in the
/ city meeting with President Lynch of
the international typographical union
and his associates to determine sew
eral controversies that have come up
on appeal from different cities. The
! cases under consideration to-day in
| clude one from San Francisco.
/ Personal RrevitiaS