The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
BIG HATS DISTURB
LABOR DELEGATES
Legislative Committee Wants
Police TO Enforce Ordinance
in Moving Picture Theaters
Sailor Complains That Immense
Headgear 0bstructs His View
of Clergyman in Church

on recommendation of its law and
legislative committee. the san Fran
cisco labor council at its meeting las
night directed the secretary to draw
the attention Of Tire police department
10 the nat ordinance in the moving
picture theaters and request that The
law be enforced there the same as in
amy other theater
Delegate Liddy Of the sailors union
said il was about time something be
done with big hats. which are oh
struCtions i'm church as well as in tho
Iheaters
Why" said he. when I go TO church
sundays it is impossible to see tn,
clergyman ar the altar. and when
ride iu the cars some of these hats
which remind me Of a three foot buzz
saw. cut my ears. scratch my neck and
crdauger my eyes. I would like 10 see
the ordinance strictly enforced in
church and i'm cars
Upon the request of lodge No. a ot
machiufsts of Washington. u. c.. the
secretary was instructed to telegraph
TO United states senator Flint to bring
the bin for eight hours a day for all
employees Of the government out of the
committee room and report upon il to
the senate
The executive committee reported
that III had chosen X. !. Doyle as chair
man. A. J. Gallagher secretary and p
O'Brien sergeant 1T arms
The committee took up the complaint
against the laundry workers. but post
poned the matter for three weaks
pending an answer 10y the laundry
workers
A proposed employers liability law
was referred to the law and Legislative
committee with instructions to draw
up one that shall be submitted TO the
next legislature.
The council received letters from all
the California representatives. in con-
greSs on the subject of continuing the
Meyer system In the navy Yards. All
express themselves as favorable 10 the
system
The boot and shoe workers union
asked the council TO assist II in having
eypurged from the official journal Of
the boot and shoe workers list of
California firms that are published as
entitled 20 use the label Tt was stated
that while the factories employ union
men and women they have no right to
use the label as a stamp. The matter
was referred TO the executive commit
Tee for INVESTIGATION.
we have" said Delegate White Of
the STA blemen's union. "53 of our men
idIe. hope the council win see to it
ma kes change il viii give our
men q change. instead of giving places
to new comers who do not belong TO
the union"
The council declared its intention to
levy a boycott on the Mckenzie broom
factory and declared a boycott on the
American bakery. Tt was reported that
the proprietor of the bakery had de
clared that IL q boycott is prosecuted
those who place il viii have to go TO
Jail"
The hackmen's union requested the
council TO declare its intention on one
Of the local undertaking establishments
and the matter was referred to the ex-
ecutiVe committee.
A communication from the Good gov
ernment league asking the council to
send three delegates to a meeting to
consider number Cf amendments to
the city charter was read and filed
after q motion to comply with the re-
quest had been voted down.
Credentials We're received from the
following unions and the delegates
were seated: Garment cutters, pile
drivers and bridge builders.
The application Of the Alaska fisher
mems union with 1000 members. for
afiliation with the council was referred
10 the organizing committee.
The council was requested by NJ NJ
Murphy. superintendent Of police OF
Bay City Mich. to notify Samuel Han
son. boiler maker in San Fra ncisco.
that his city died in the city named.
The janitors' union has increased its
initiation fee from $3.50 to $3.50. to
take effect February 20.