The San Francisco call., 1910-09-29
owners VIOLATE
DRUG Store LAW
Act FOrbids Work by Clerks for
More Than Ten Hours
a Day
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

Labor Commits
CTfI5tsl1 ss2 rcssg1s-O sioner Mackenzies
EzS-ESz2s attention is called
not only in this city brit other parts
Of the state. the law in regard to the
hours of labor are being violated. To
quote the law:
Act. No. 1865. as amended by chapter 224.
acts of 1so7-'Hours Of Labor of Drug
Clerks.
Section As measure for the protection
Of public health. no person employed by any
person. nrm or corporation shall for more than
an average Of 10 hours a day or SO hours a
week Tor ssX consecutive calendar days per-
form the work Of selling drugs other medi-
cines or compromising physicians prescrip-
tons in any store. establishment or place of
business where and in which drugs or medi-
cines are sold at retail. and where and in
which physicians prescriptions are compound
ed Provided that the answering of and
lending 10 emergency calls shall not be con-
strued q violation Of this act
secIlon z-No person hrm or corporation
consists wholly OF in part OF selling at retail
drugs or medicines or Of compromising physi-
clans prescriptions in any store establish
nent or place Of business where or in which
medicines sold and where ana in which
physicians prescriptions are compounded shall
require permit said employed person 10 per-
form such work for more than an average Of
10 hours day. or 60 hours week Of six
Section 3-Any persen firm or corporation
violating any Of the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor ana
shall be punished therefor by g fine not less
than $50 nor more than $50. or by imprison-
ment for not exceeding go days. or by both
snch fine and Imprisonment. al the discretion
OF the court
Section 4-The commissioners Of the state
bureau Of labor statistics are (sic) hereby d.
recred. authorized and empowered to enforce
the provisions Of this act.
An attempt viii be made to lay the
foundation for state union labor
party at the Los Angeles convention OF
tie state federation of labor next
week. Those interested in the matter
admit that they viii have a difficult
task TO bring together on a common
platform the many political divergent
views of organized labor. Another
matter of Importance to claim atten-
tion viii be the organizing Of the un-
skilled migratory labor of the state.
The conference held yesterday be-
tween committees representing the
Furniture Dealers association and the
Upholsters' union came 80 naught. The
union men insisted on the new wage
scale and the dealers said that the
raise could not be granted. As re-
suit Of the meeting the contending
parties are as far apart as ever. Busi-
ness Agent B. B. Rosenthal in speak
ing of the meeting said: Nothing
whatever was accomplished toward a
settlement. The union will insist upon
its demands until they are granted
and from now on it will be a fight TO
a finish. The published reports that
other meetings are to be held and that
there are prospects OF a peacable set
tlement are false and DO not come
from me-"
Eugene A. Clancy of this city was
chosen vice president at the fourteenth
annual convention Of the international
association of bridge and structural
iron workers recently adjourned al
Rochester. y. Y. Milwaukee will be
the convention city for next year.
An allied printing trades council was
.orga nized Tuesday night in topographic
cal union headquarters with the election
of Fred Ewald president and Harry L
White secretary. The following COM
mittee was appointed to draft consti-
tuition and bylaws: F. J. bennington
Fred Ewald and II. L. White. The next
meeting viii be held Tuesday even
ing.
Joseph Valentine. international presi-
dent of the iron molders' union. and
James Wilson. international president
city tonight for Los Angeles. They
viii attend the convention of the state
federation Of labor next week