The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20


been instructed to look up the official
record Of each member of the last
legislature OF the state and report its
findings at the earliest possible moment
10 the council.
The Vallejo trades and labor council
has notified the local central body that
the Starr -four mills have been placed
on the unfair list because they have
nonuuion millwrights and refuse to
unionize them.
The chauffeurs union reports that it
has opposition in a union of owners and
agents. which those who seek employ
ment must be members of before they
can be engaged
AT the last meeting of the council
delegate from the laundry workers
union asked il the BARRIERS union is still
ia need of financial aid.
Secretary Koch of that union in
formed the delegate that it is, as
number of men are out of employment
and there is considerable expense main
tanning the contest against unfair
shops. One of these. he said, has asked
for a weeks further time in which TO
conform TO union rules as to hours,
agreeing to do so should the pickets be
if the shop does not unionize within
the tine stated they Will be returned
10 duty The donkeys that are to be
placed in front of unfair shops Will
have saddlecloths on their backs on
which viii be painted, II know that I'm
only a donkey, but L work only six days
q week; others work seven"
The new agreement of the stationary
aremen, which gives the men an ad-
vance. is to be entered into for one
year and then continued indefinitely
until either one side or the other wants
p change, in which case either party
must give so days notice TO abe other.
The labor council approves of the
agreement with the understanding that
the executive committee shall be per-
mitted TO try to settle any dispute that
may arise between employer and en-
ploye
Action by the executive committee Of
The council in the case of the Dunn /
brothers. against whom a boycott has
been asked by the bar tenders, has been |
postponed on the representation that
the firm will discharge the Japanese in 1
its employ. The bar tenders were /
warned not 20 unionize the place until 4
every Asiatic shall have been dis |
charged.
Musicians union local No. 6, after a /
al 6S Haight street. has decided not TO |
move. The board of directors has voted |
to remodel the lower floor of the prem /
ises now occupied and convert it into /
suitable quarters for the members. /
This viii do away with the renting of /
lodge rooms on that floor.
president c. II. Cassassa has ap-
pointed J. A. Atkins, J. H. Cray, A /
Fiek. A J. Giacomini, A A Greenbaum, /
T. Heitmann. W. II. Lee. Harry Manke, /
H. Meyer. W. Nolting, O. Pinto, George /
Ruge, 2. SapirO, E H. Slissman, Z. /
Weisel and D. NJ Wright a committee 4
70 make arrangements for the annual I
picnic and musical festival of the local |
TO be given Thursday, July IS, at a /
place TO be selected by the committee. |
The board has made new price in
the case OF those who are solo players |
ia cafes, restaurants and hotels. The l
rate VIII hereafter be 81 week more 1
than the price set down in the sched- /
ule for a single player.
G; G. McGibney has retired from the |
local by withdrawal card.
Max f. LIGHT president of the inter- I
national union Of retail clerks. was /
assisted by officers of the grocery
clerks union and the retail shoe clerks
union Friday night in organizing the
clerks in what is known as the North |
beach district. The meeting was held |
in Lafayette hall at 1917 Stockton |
street and was well attended. 1t was
addressed by Rev Ernest /. Walk, pas
tor Of the Green street Congregational |
church, who has taken a deep interest
IN the movement that was started a
short time ago to have stores closed
Sundays, and by officers of the other
unions It developed during the even
ing that the majority of the store keep
ers in that district close their stores at
days, when all stores keep open until
late. All open Sunday, however. so the
clerks do not have a day Of rest in the |
week The trend Of the addresses was
in the interest Of having regulation
work hours and closing Sundays and |
holidays. Forty names were signed to
the charter list, and yesterday Presi-
dent LIGHT sent to the secretary's Office
in the east for a charter. At another
meeting TO be called Rev. Father Ter
renee Caraher of St. Francis church,
the editor of the North Beach Record, /
and the editors of the French and
Italian papers Will be present to speak
in favor of the organization.
President LIGHT viii visit San Mateo |
next week to organize the retail clerks
there.
There was meeting of French and
Italian cooks Friday night at 1913
cooks union, local No. Al. for the pur-
pose Of bringing into membership all /
cooks Of these nationalities who are
rot already members. About $50 at
tended the meeting. This included
quite a number who are already mem
bers of No. a. The assemblage was /
addressed in French by A Charter.
business agent of the union; Emil |
IIouart organizer for the French feder-
alton Of labor in Paris, who is here on
a visit; ID. Pernaud and others, after
which 3 Of those present signed appli-
cations to join. A number of Others
promised TO do so and these will be
looked after by the business agent The
officers of the union are confident that
in a short time all the cooks that be-
long to the Latin class will be in the
union.
Carpenters union No. 2e Friday
night. after voting to affiliate with the
SAN Francisco labor council, elected
the following as delegates: p H. Nc
Carthy. A. J. Hollis. j. J. Swanson
J. c. KIoos, T. J. Duffy. J. J. Tiernev'
Jesse May, W. w. Lauler and George
Newsom-
Two candidates were obligated at
st,a Friday pight meeting Of oa--