The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-01
FINDS SUPERVISORS
FOLLOWED CHARTER
Labor Council Committee Re-
ports on Acquisition of the
Geary Street Road
Employees Of Standard Box
Factory Will Go on
Strike Today

fTs16T lcoSEsHs OF the san fran-
90 SsSISIsSo cisco labor council
last night the exec
utive committee reported that it had in
vestigated the charge that the ordi
street road was not in accordance with
law, but it appeared that the super
visors had followed the charter strictly
in the matter; that the matter of the
proposed election for s10,S5o bonds for
civic purposes was laid over for one
week to allow Michael Casey to present
his views as to why the bonds should
not be issued; that it favored the prop
osition of having the free libary trus
| tees appointed for four years.
The report was approved.
The Labor day committee reported
that it had selected w. r. Heggerty
chairman and A. j. Gallagher secretary
treasurer. 1t recommended parade
and literary program and favored a
suggestion for joint celebration with
the building trades council.
The musicians union reported having
made a second donation of $50 to the
united hatters on strike; having union
lied the Silver Palace theater and
adopted neat uniform for bands.
The teamsters reported having do
mated $500 to the box makers on strike.
sOULE NOT A MEMBER
The cooks union reported that an
investigation of the membership roll of
the union showed that Soule, who is
under arrest for attempt to blackmail
Rudolph Spreckels, was not member
of that organization.
The box makers union reported that
ffn nd ord I.1xr e.
reced fro mits intention to reduce
wages so and 0 cents a day, and the
men working there would go on strike
this morning.
The tobacco workers central body of
Louisville reported that the f. R. Penn
company manufacturers of Gold
Crumbs" had had the union label taken
from it because it had TONED the
American trust company.
MAY BOYCOTT PARK
Bay and river steamboatmen an
nounced that the Monticello company
was running it's steamers with non
work IL hours a day; that the company
had taken lease of Ell Campo as a
pleasure ground for 10 years and ex-
pected to have many labor unions pat
ronize. the. place. A request TO have
this place put on the unfair list was
referred to the executive committee.
convention of the Anti-Japanese Laun-
dry league. This was accepted. and
Delegates Foster. Walsh and Kahn
were appointed to attend to the con-
Vention.
The figgers' protective union noti-
fed the council that Smith, Rice & Co.
unto non wrecks outside of the port of
San Francisco The matter was re-
ferred to the executive committee.
Stablemens union No. IL reported
. 70 r.. ~
as president vice John O'Fallon, re-
signed. and that. the secretary had been
instructed TO send to each labor union
a list of the fair stables in this city.
The request for a declaration of in
tent to place a boycott on Fernbrook
park was withdrawn, as the manage
ment had decided to employ union bar
tenders.
At the meeting of San Francisco
lodge No. IS, international association
night the following were selected. for
International officers: For president,
Geons ssfaT g
the official journal, b. Douglass viii
son; for first vice president. T. j.. Con-
lon. second. L. Deuloin; third. ]. d.
fifth, J. ]. Keller. sixth, w. Hamanda;
seventh. Thomas Van Lear; for MEM
bers of the executive committee, r. G:
Cook. e: Deran, p "A; ireland. J. A
gates from the international to the
american federation of labor, 7. w.
Buckley, J. ]. Cramer, J. II. Hanley.
J.. J. Keegan.
The lodge paid $50 in benefits to
members on the sick list, $40 to the
hatters on strike and like amount
to the box makers. Nine applications
were received and two candidates
initiated.
drivers union last Wednesday night
Frank B. McGoverns the business
agent, who was recently married, was
presented a Morris chair as wedding
matters and IS to the box makers on
strike.
Cooks union, local No. A, at its
meeting Thursday night decided TO per-
nit stephen P. Drake, its representa-
tive to the international convention. to
be held in Indianapolis. to go to that
body without instructions. He an
nounced that he would endeavor to
bring the convention of 1911 to San
Francisco. The local was visited by
Ernest L. Reguin and A. ]. Doyle in
behalf of the unemployed and Endorsed
the proposition to assist the men out
of work. Action on the request for
assistance for the united matters of
America, on strike, was laid over for
one week. Four candidates were init
ated.
Lake Seamen to Go on Strike
BUFFALO, N. Y. April S0.-one of
the greatest marine strikes in the his
tory of labor on the chain of great
lakes will begin tomorrow, when more
seamen's union, will leave the boats
controlled by the Lake Carriers asso-
citation.