The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

-c1lE1 kEEnr> The joint commit
elsAgEa sse9gseI1 tee on unskilled
EHzE labor met Saturday
afternoon in the Labor Council temple
Two organizers were appointed to be-
gin work in Alameda county. The ap-
pointees are j. B. Dale of Vallejo and
Ed Thompson of carpenters union No.
So of Oakland. These men are both
experienced In the trade union move
ment
Building material teamsters' union
No. 2l6 met Saturday night in Build
ing Trades temple with President Nc
Hugh in the chair Six candidates were
initiated and six applications await ac-
ton. Business Agent Duryea reported
business good. At the first meeting in
June the question of subscribing for
stock for the Panama-Paciflc exposition
will be taken up and voted upon. All
members are requested to attend this
meeting.
Some time since the bay counties dis
trict council of carpenters voted on
several changes in the bylaws A let
ter has been received by Secretary
Maxwell of the council stating that all
the changes agreed upon by the coun-
ell have been approved by General
President William d. Huber of the
united brotherhood of carpenters and
joiners.
The label committee of typographical
union No. 81 states that the contest
for the seven prizes will close June Is.
The member who brings in the largest
number Of nonlabel pieces of printing
gets the first prize.
Secretary Frank Maxwell has replied
TO the communication from the asso-
ciated general building contractors and
has asked the conference committee
to visit the bay counties district coun-
ell of carpenters next Wednesday night.
In his letter he says:
The carpenters council will / know, rem
der all assistance in its power to promote
closer bond between the building contractors
and the journeymen, which is. ! believe,
Of the intentions of your organization.
The appellate division of the supreme
court of New York has denied an ap-
peal of the typothetae suspending
sentence of 20 days imprisonment
passed upon II. Mccormick and Vim
cent J. Costello, former president and
organizer of typographical union No.
g. These men were convicted of con-
tempt of court in disobeying an in
junction granted to the typothetae. The
men were sentenced to pay a fine of
$3.50 each, as well as serve 20 days in
jail. When the court was asked to
carry out the judgment 1t was decided
that the case was one in which the
judge had a right to extend clemency,
and the prison sentence was suspended.
The typothetae appealed on the ground
that the prison sentence was part of
the judgment of the court of appeals
and the lower court had no right to
interfere with it.
Chauffeurs' union met last Saturday
with President Selig in the chair. Seven
candidates were obligated and three
applications received. A special meet
ing will be held next Saturday at II
o'clock a. m Polls will open at a. m.
and close at 8 p. m. to take vote on
questions of vital Importance to the
pected to be present at the meeting and
register his vote.
Stablemen's union No. 4o4 will hold
a special meeting tonight at the hall,
3e5 Franklin street One subject to be
discussed will be the amount of bonds
TO be taken to help the big fair for
1915. 1t is announced that the firm of
Helbush & Co. is stabling its horses
with an unfair concern. The labor
council will be asked to help the stable
men straighten this firm out.
Two charters have been sent for by
Chairman Walsh of the organizing
committee of the labor council. The
locals are the united labofers of San
Francisco and the furniture handlers
union.
The first meeting of the joint Labor
day committee was held last Saturday
in Building Trades temple. A tenn
porary organization was effected by
the election of o. A. Tveitmoe chair
man and A. J. Gallagher secretary. The
next meeting will be held June 4, when