The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
UNION APPLAUDS
COURT DECISION
Ruling of Judge Trout in In
junction Suit Read Before
Musicians Local
Riggers and Stevedores Elect
Officers; Vote to Join In=
ternationaI Union

III OlhVh
The decision of Judge Trout in the
case of the union musicians, who were
charged with violating section No. $40
OF the penal code by playing within
ths vestibule of a Market street thea
ter, was read and received with much
applause at the }ast meeting of the
musicians union The judge found
that the musicians were not playing in
violation of the section quoted and en-
joined the chief of police and his Of
icers from interfering with the musi-
clans there while following their vo-
cation.
The riggers and stevedores' associa-
tion has elected the following officers
for the ensuing term:
r. n. Doyle, president; James MuIvihil and
Andrew Erickson, vice presidents; John II.
psolan; recording see5et9ry John .: Mahonsy'
I. Doyle, business agent; Michael Hogan, ser
geant st arms; P. G. Green, T. R. Nerring.
Frank McKenna, Thomas Myrtle and c. 81.
Wise, trustees; Eugene Hayes, superintendent
Of hall; Thomas F. Bryant Michael 7. Doyle
and John D; Mshoney, delegates TO the city
front federation.
The association voted to affiliate with
the international and to take steps to
seizure lot and build a hall thereon.
This local has admitted TO member
ship the following on transfer: G. NJ
Edwards Of Chicago. C. F. Watson of
Los Angeles. e. Foster of Victoria, B.
c. f. E. Bone and F. C. Boyer of Santa
Barbara, j. A. Martin of Chicago and
A. W. Preston of Joplin. Mo. A. w.
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to membership.
The members of the local have been
notified that until further notice they
must not accept or play any engage
ments at two Stockton theaters.
At the meeting of the union TO be
held next Thursday there will be pre-
sented the report OF the board of direc-
tors; a report from the committee
named to select new headquarters; the
report Of the election board; installa-
lion OF officers for the ensuing term
and the consideration of the appeal Of
A. Wise from the decision of the board
of directors.
George A. Tracy spent several days
in Sacramento last week assisting the
local union of typographers there in
adjusting the newspaper scale. which
had been under consideration for six
months. The new scale was adopted
and under its provisions, which are
binding for three years. the floor and
al men who were receiving s21 a week
viii be paid $3.50 on evening and
$3.50 on morning papers. The pay of
operators on all papers was increased
s1.50 week. The signing of the con-
tracts gives the men back pay from
June of last year.
ex+ Sas 81 n nf
the international union OF steam engi-
neers Will give a ball in the audi
torium of the building trades temple
for the purpose OF raising funds for the
relief of members on the sick and dis
tressed list. This will be under the
George Hayes, c. Landgren and
Charles Lagrange.
The officers of the cooks union, local
No. ~, were installed at the last regu-
lar meeting and the event was fol-
lowed by a jinks and smoker. The
routine business was postponed until
the next meeting.
At the last meeting OF the longshore
iumbermen's association the following
communication from the local building
trades council in regard to the dispute
the union has with the lumber clerks
association was taken up and dis
cussed at length:
The jurisdiction board recommends
that the longshore lumbermen shall
have the loading of all cars, scows or
vessels of any description, after being
tailed by members of the lumber
clerks association: that in the repiling
of lumber the employer shall have the
right to employ members of either or
both organizations and that the coun-
ell take such action as it may deem
proper TO have the lumber clerks ANAL
gamate with the longshore lumbermen
to the end that the council may have a
more thorough control of the lumber
yards and less friction with the lum-
Der companies"
At the close of a lengthy debate a
committee was appointed to visit the
lumber clerks at their next meeting to
effect such amalgamation and to carry
out the wishes of the council
The bakery goods salesmens union
at its meeting in the labor temple last
night installed the following officers:
Louis Basenbacb. president; Charles Schil.
ling. vice president: Joseph Hess nnsnelsi
C. H Swimmer. assistant financial secretary;
NJ. Gueckie, assistant recording secretary; j. j.
Mshoney. treasurer; Edward Goethe. George Ell
sholz and Charles O'Connor, trustees; William
Broemmer sergeant at arms: Charles 0'Con-
nor business agent: Charles O'Connor and Louis
Baeenbacb delegates to the labor council; J. J.
delegates 70 joint executive board: Charles
schiIling, r. V. Wesley, C. II. Swimmer, James
McQuade. r. Hilderbrand, A. KiImsrtiH and
Joseph Hess, executive board
The installation was followed by a
smoker.