The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

sIszss ssssg2ss((ssgEsI3 No. % met Friday
EaAhsas night and elected
the following delegates to the conven-
tion of the brotherhood of carpenters
to be held in Des Moines, Ia, begin
ming September 13: p. II. Mccarthy.
George r. Newsom, L. B. Regan and
Fred Melville. There will be a called
meeting next Friday to decide upon the
uniform to be used in the Labor day
parade. The union is paying it's weekly
assessment to the Los Angeles strikers.
The matter of the assessment will be
subject of discussion at the next
meeting.
The committee appointed by the
labor council to Investigate the plan
advocated by the Commonwealth club
TO form board of arbitration to settle
labor disputes has reported that in it's
opinion the scheme is worth a trial.
The board is to be composed of an
equal number from the labor nuions
and from the employers. When differ
ences arise the union and employer in
the dispute may select from the board
three men to try the case. 1t is stip-
ulated that the decision of the ar
biters must be concurred in by the
contending partiesl
Installation of officers took place
Friday night at the meeting of car
penters' union No. 1882 The 25 cent
assessment for the Los Angeles strik-
ers was decided upon. The local will
parade on Labor day. Following is
the committee to make arrangements:
w. Snelgrove, G. A Nelson. Frank
Stradling, G. M. Henry and j. B. Chase.
Cigar makers union No 22S has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, F. Perry; vice president, Fred
bittleton; financial secretary, I. Nc
Kinney; recording secretary, Robert
Kicker; treasurer, Charles Gleisner;
delegates to labor council, H. Knobel,
John A. Raymond, Robert Kicker and
W. Appleield The local has changed
It's headquarters from the Labor tenn
pie to 1886 Mission street, near Fiji
teenth.
President Cassasa was in the chair at
the last meeting of musicians union No.
.. The regular monthly meeting of the
branch will be held at the headquarters
in Oakland next Thursday at Il a. M
Business of Importance will be trans
acted. Members accepting marching
engagements and not engaged for La
Dor day and Admission day should for
ward their names to the secretary's s
off1ce In order that some record can be
had of the members available for those
| dates. Strike assessments amountin g
to 10 cents are now payable to A. S.
Morey, financial secretary. Word was
received that Elmer Tubbs recently met
with serious accident at Albany, Ore.
j. 0. Walsh. chairman of the organ
izing committee of the labor council,
has received letter from the secretary
n aArf.a 90 II
stating that before charter can be
issued to the patent chimney builders
all jurisdictional questions must be set
tied between allied unions.
The joint executive council of team
instead of Monday. Members are re-
quested to make a note of this. The
meeting will be held 4t teamsters'
Headquarters, $50 Bryant street.
Bay and river steamboatmen's union
has presented its new wage scale to
steamboat owners, who have refused to
agree to the new schedule The men
want SO cents an hour for Sunday and
holiday work. At present the wage is
$45 per month, with $3.50 added to the
monthly wage for each Sunday worked.
The conference held recently resulted
in nothing. The steamboat owners as
sociatfon, it is said, is willing to con-
tinue the present scale.
The district council of painters has
formed a w. II. Bemiss boosters club,
consisting of SO members. The secre-
tary will communicate with all paint
ers' unions in the state and request that
they organize clubs to aid Bemiss in his
ambition to become clerk of the su-
preme court. The following officers
were elected: President, Joseph Tuite;
vice presidents, A. E. Smith, NJ. Morton,
A. Craig; secretary, w. j. Gilday; treas
urer, H. H. Belts; sergeant at arms.
William Driscoll: executive board, f..
III. Pratt president, w. M. Page secre-
tary.
The first annual picnic of the Contra
Costa building trades council tomor-
row promises to be largely attended.
Invitations have been sent to all unions
in the bay cities. Charles b. Swartout
is president of the general commit
tee, and o. J. Dahl is secretary. Fol-
lowing are the speakers of fthe day:
c. A. Divine, president of the master
plumbers association; John Burns,
president of the bay counties district
council of carpenters; j. II. Banker,
president of the Alameda county build
ing trades council: Edward Mcguire,
vice president of the bay counties dis
ITlCL COuiiSli VI ptitSiS, anu IleN.
ID. W. CaIfee of Point Richmond An
extensive and interesting program has
been arranged. Following is the COM
mittee of arrangements r. M. Dickey,
Levi Boswell, J. WEIGH, w. Galligan,
r. c. Daggett, Charles Walker, William
Lane. P. Pederazzini and several
others.
An agreement has been made be-
tween the united brewery workers
union of Boston and the United States
brewers association by which the en-
ployers will submit to the union for
consideration a plan for liability in
surance for the workmen. 1t is the
first plan of the kind between an en-
ployers' association and the union of
employees.
The labor council has passed reso-
luton condemning all trades unionists
who purchase products not made under
union conditions. Delegate Seaman in
troduced the resolution and made a
brief speech in its behalf.
The labor council has advised the
cracker bakers to continue working
under the schedule of last year.
The following officers have been
elected by electrical workers union
No. 151: President, E. S. Hurley; vice
president, E. r. Ford; recording secre-
tary, A. r. Blue; foreman, Joseph Jack