The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
.MAChINISTS ARE TO
CALL CONVENTION
Referendum Vote for Interna-
tional Assembly Carries by a
Majority of Forty-four
Movement to Discourage Pur=
chase of Meat From Butchers
in Chinese Quarter

~<aIH EsIHnsa San Francisco lodge
fIsA9E syysss9lss yssls ceyssJLLs No. 6S, international
GfHANs association of ma
chinists, at its meet
ing last Wednesday night, was in
formed that the proposition to hold a
convention in Denver, Colo, in Septem-
ber, submitted to a referendum vote.
carried by majority of A. The nomi-
nations for international officers were
opened and will be continued for two
weeks, when the vote for choice will be
taken. Ten candidates were initiated.
The lodge, after listening to an address
by Organizer Fay on behalf of the
carmen voted to support the movement
to establish a new union in this city.
Ten candidates We're initiated.
At the last meeting of butchers
union No. l Business Agent u. j. Muir
ray reported that he has secured the
names of the white restaurant keepers
who are making purchase of meat from
Chinese butchers, that these will be
waited on and asked to desist from
such practice. and IL they do not that
their names viii be published. 1t was
decided to invite all sausage makers
to attend the next meeting with a
view to reorganize them into a union,
as since the fire in 1906 they have not
H..
delegates to the labor council We're in
structed to vote against the proposed
ordinance TO put stop to free lunches
in saloons.
The walters union daylight meeting
last Wednesday was we'll attended The
subject of the proposed ordinance to
eliminate free lunches from saloons as
means of cutting out Japanese cooks
was broached, but it was decided not
to discuss the matter. as it is now
before the labor council. Four candi-
dates were admitted by initiation.
The resolution from the iron trades
council that all days proclaimed by the
governor as legal holidays shall be
recognized as are statutory holidays
was indorsed by the blacksmiths' help
ers' union at its meeting last Wednes-
day night. This union will give a high
jinks in the Labor temple April "a.
President Mccarthy and Secretary
Tveitmoe of the building trades council
have been invited to attend the ma
in Chicago, May 3. Both have signified
their intention of attending if condi-
tions will permit them to leave this
city at that time.
The building trades temple associa-
ton of Alameda county has in the last
six weeks increased $50 in member
ship. 1t is reported that there is in
creased dctlVlty IN the Dulldlng interest
In every part of the county.
William Muller, Frank Miller and A.
NJ. Lawson have resigned from the d.
rectorate. of the building trades temple
association.
A much disputed point of overtime
between the seamen's union and the
Ship owners association was won
Wednesday by the union in the United
States district court when judgment for
$40 overtime" was given Roy b.
Goodwin by Judge de Haven. Goodwin
lost, however. certain part of his
regular wages for quitting the steamer
Olympic, the vessel in which he shipped
as second assistant engineer, before the
time of his employment had expired.
The E. K. Wood lumber company own
ers of the Olympic, was the defendant
In the case.
The committee on ladies night" re-
ported to the housesmiths and archi-
tectural iron workers union last night
that 1T had completed it's program FOR
the entertainment to be given Satur-
day, April "a. Among the features will
be an Irish jig by Business Agent 70.
A. Clancy and Professor Mcmahon. spe-
cialttes by several members and a box
ing bout between p. Vaughn and HI. g.
Meyer.