The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
TYPOS WORK FOR
1911 CONVENTION
Local Union Seeks to Have Big
Gathering Meet in San
Francisco

1ERAN2 q is still actively at
work through its boom committee to
secure the 1911 convention of the in
| ternational union for San Francisco.
| Many communications from different
parts of the country have been received
giving assurance that the delegates 70
the international convention this year
viii boost for San Francisco.
The union, through its label commit
tee, is making an effort to draw the at
! tention of the people of this city to
the allied printing trades label.
1t is having the label displayed in
one of the local theaters and draws at
tention to the union printers home at
! Colorado Springs by showing pictures
of that institution on the screen at the
! theater.
The union has received an artistic
| II page brochure, II inches by 8, issued
| by the board of trustees of the union
| printers home issued to celebrate the
dedication of the library addition to
the home, Wednesday, February 10. 1t
| is printed in the best style OF the art
on fine paper and is illustrated with
/ clear photogravure views of the new
library, the remodeled assembly room,
! the new dining room and the new
! kitchen, store room and bakery. There
are also number of other views show
! ing recent changes and improvements
! that have been made al this place
maintained for the comfort of aged
printers and proclaimed by visitors who
! have viewed and investigated other
I homes as the model institution of its
! kind in the United States
The library is the result of an effort
! to erect monument to the memory of
! the late Amos j. Cummings. for many
years member of the international
| body and a congressman. Money was
collected to have a suitable memoriaI-
and when at the Boston convention it
was announced that there was $4,000
! In the fund the board of trustees of the
| home consisting of James NJ Lynch,
! Thomas McCaffery, J. w. Hays, Anna
{. Wilson, l.. c. Shepard, r. f. Crow
ley, I. d. Fennessy, with George p.
Nichols agent and Charles Deacon
superintendent was given control of
| the fund TO be used by the trustees
| IN such manner will appeal to their
! Judgment as being the most beneficial
! and nearest meeting the wishes of the
| donors of the magnificent sum raised"
! The Denver convention indorsed the
! plan Tor library and authorized the
/ Iurther collection of funds to increase
| the memorial
| Machinists' union No. 6S was ad
! dressed at considerable length last
( w edhesday night by William Hannah
/ of Dubuque, sixth vice president of tbe
]
/ he gave an interesting account of the
! trade In the international jurisdiction.
/ and spoke Of the work of orga nization
/ that is going on in various parts of
! the United States. He announced that
/ during his stay in California he will
/ devote considerable time and attention
! to organizing work
The union received notice Yesterday
/ that one of its members. r. I. TrevviclI
! was accidentally killed by railroad
train near Roseville Wednesday night
The Anti-Japanese league at its
| meeting in the Anglo bank building
! last night appointed Delegates ITitz-
/ gerald Kull and Bonner a committee
! to interview the officers of the Panama
! canal exposition to ascertain if they
| VIII permit Japanese to be employed
! IN the administrative buildings or in
! any OF the concession buildings except
! those to be occupied by Chinese or Jap
| anese. The league announced that it
/ faVorS the exposition provided that
| Asiatics shall not be employed there.
I Business Secretary Hurst was added to
/ the committee.
President SMcMahon was appointed
/ committee of one to attend a session of
I the executive council of the Compan-
! ions of the Forest of America in
Alameda, April 5, to interest it in the
crusade that the league is making
against Japanese laundries.
| Considerable satisfaction was ex-
/ pressed over the dispatch from Wash
! ington announcing that the house com
! mittee will favorably and unanimously
recommend the passage of the bill in
! troduced by Congressman HAYES TO
| exclude all Asiatics 1t was decided to
! assist other organiza tions in preparing
a memorial to the United States SEN
ate to favorably consider the Hayes
bill.
The business secretary was instruct
I ed 10 investigate a report that one of
! the theaters in the Mission district
! patronized principally by members of
labor unions, is giving souvenirs once
a week to female patrons and is pur-
chasing all such souvenirs from Jap
anese store. He will report at the next
! meeting.
/ James Wilson was appointed assist
ant outside agent, so that each Japanese
! laundry can be Investigated at least
once a month.
The business secretary reported that
J the fire committee of the supervisors
1 had granted Chinese laundrymen a per
I nit to open a laundry a 426 Fulton
street, but when a protest was pre-
sented the permit was recalled and II
will be refused. Since then two other
1 applications by Chinese for laundry
permits were denied.
lie also reported that the Sunset and
/ Golden Rule Japanese laundries are
1 losing trade every week and that be-
! fore long the latter will be out of bust
ness.
! During the last week $50 letters were
sent to laundries in different parts of
! the state calling attention to local
! supply house that is supplying Japan
/ ese concerns and asking the white
/ laundries not to patronize it. The fol-
lowing named have been appointed COM
mittees for the current term:
Audting-B- j. osulliyan. Lizzie Williams,
T. W. Center.
Finance. 4. Sprague, c. Lincger.
Law aud iegislative-P Parker NJ Carson
B. J. 0'sullivan, w. Leibrecht. D. j. German
The building. trades council at it's
meeting last night appointed William
Miskell of the marble cutters, D. Gra-
ham of the felt and composition roof
| ers. Joseph Vaughn Of the house
smiths, A. Morelli of the varnishers and
polishers and j. j. Morris of the team
sters a committee to represent the
council at the dedication of the labor
temple in Los Angeles February %
This committee. with about $50 others