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United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

or employ union firms when needing
work done in the building or other lines
Since the publication OF this organ in
newspaper form. mailing rights have
been secured from the yostoffice depart
ment and the paper has a large outside
circulation in addition 10 its city patron
age. the result of which is that the Den
yer Plan" of label leagues is now known
all over the North American Continent
and many leagues on its plan have been
organized in numerous cities. The
leagues in the different cities have been
numbered when organized and each kept
in close touch with the parent league,
thus Pueblo is No. .. and so on. 1t was
expected and planned n get a charter
from the American Federation OF Labor.
hold a national convention of represen-
tatives from the various leagues and
have systematized way of disseminat.
ing label information Dy electing a set
of officers and maintaining a headquar-
ters on the same lines as the various ma
tional craft unions are run; but the re-
quest for charter from the American
Federation of Labor was not granted,
and in place of this the A. F. of L. has
established a label department with
headquarters at Washington whose duty
is to send out information on label mat
ters to the general labor union public.
Although no charter was granted by
the A. F. of l.. it formally went on rec
ord at its Minneapolis convention as en-
dorsing the Denver Flan of Label
Leagues.
A charter was granted by the Colo
rado State Federation OF Labor. ranking
the league as a central body. and George
Allen and r. E. Croskey were the first
delegates from the league to be seated
in State Federation oi Labor conven-
ton. being seated in the 1906 conven-
tion at Colorado Springs. Since this time
the league has been represented at each
succeeding convention of that body. hav-
ing one of its delegates chosen as the
OF the State Fedora
ton at the 1907 and 1908 conventions
There has not been an international
officer of any organization who has Wis
tied Colorado since the formation Of the
Union Label League of Denver who has
not given as their opinion that it is the
most practical proposition to boost
label goods and firms that they have yet
seen. and has unreservedly endorsed 1t.
At the convention of the international
typographical union convention. held at
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17
cleARMAkERs UNION.
Transact Important Business at a Lengthy
Session.

Transact Important Business at = Lengthy
Session.
Cigarmakers' Union held quite a long
session Tuesday evening A committee
from lie Pressmen's Union was received
and a motion was passed that the cigar
makers lend them the moral support of
the entire organization in their fight with
the News. Republican and Post until such
time as their trouble is settled.
Tickets to the Boilermakers' dance to
be given at Caldwell hall, Nov 18th, for
the benefit of their members on strike
in Los Angeles, Calf. were purchased
The cigarmakers will levy s4.00 as
sessment at the next meeting on all
members. which viii bring in about ST.
500. for the Tampa cigarmakers who
have been on strike for the past 20
weeks. They have sent them so far. $500.
and will continue to send them 500 a
week until the strike is settled.
A fine of $500 was placed on any OF
the members caught patronizing nom
union restaurants
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

While the publishers claim that they
are willing to settle on any reasonable
basis they insist on the open shop, as
is explained further in this article.
The publishers ask TO have the seven
hour night and eight-hour day arbitrated-
The publishers ask that the foreman
be a non-union man.
The publishers ask that the strike
breakers be taken into the union.
Following is the proposed contract, as
offered by the publishers and printed in
the Denver Post OF Sunday. and by this
very document the publishers are con-
victed in the minds of every thinking
union man in America:
Uj That the publishers would en-
ploy none but union pressmen. including
the foreman
q, That the wage scale adopted on
Jan. l. 1910. should continue in force
until Sept. 30. 1913.
t3) That the number of men on presses
and the number of hours TO constitute
n days or nights work teight hours for
day and seven hours for night should
continue as under said contract except
that at any time after Jan l. 1911. either
party might have both these matters sub
mitted to arbitration
III That forcmep shonid have the
right TO employ and discharge all help
except that no member OF the union
should be discharged for upholding union
principles
90. That foremen should direct all
wor< that they might assign the vari-
Gus crews to operate the presses as the
necessities OF the business might re-
qulre. but no press was to be run short
handed. and that Journeymen and all
others should perform all work pertain
ing to presswork that the foremen might
direct during reeular hours without ex-
ira charge. and that foremen should not
be disciplined by the union for epfore-
ing the terms OF the agreement
(Gi That the men employed TO take
the places OF the strikers should be re-
tained and join the union within thirty
days.
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17
Union Label League;
What IL Stands For
Tho "DeMvsr F8sm Label Lssgue Us Being Universally
AdopGsd---Tbs BuIDsam Ghe Life OF GAe Organization

to first start an intelligent. active and
systematized plan of organization of cen
trail bodies or label leagues. which II was
hoped would be adopted throughout the
nation.
women's label leagues and womens
auxiliaries have been al d are valuable
adjuncts to the progress OF the labor
movement. but the sphere of such organ
izations is limited. They lack facilities
for securing the needed Information, and
also lack ways and means OF bringing
to the attention of the organized labor
ers such Information OF where to pur-
chase union goods: and to the merchants
the various factories that are unionized
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

The proposed law will provide that all
work done for the city shall be done di-
rectly by the city, and not through the
medium of contractors 1T will include a
provision that union men shall be en-
ployed wherever possible and that eight
hours shall constitute days work on
all city jobs. The direct legislation
amendments to the city charter become
effective six months after their adoption,
which makes them effective this week.
The committee is also instructed to
take up the local telephone situation
and to prepare an ordinance under which
the telephone company will be COM
PEELED to pay the city for the use of the
streets and to observe certain regula-
tions with reference to erecting poles on
the streets and alleys.
Several of the speakers charged that
the contractors who obtain the work un-
der the present system are parts of the
city hall machine and that they obtain
large 'rakeoffs" on all their contracts as
a reward for their support of the ma
chine. The names of two or three of
these contractors were mentioned, and
it was charged that they have amassed
fortunes at the expense of the taxpayers
and the wo-kmen they employ. paying
the latter less for their work than it is
worth and charging the former more for
public Improvements than they would
cost if done under fair competitive con-
ditions.
In discussing the proposed ordinance
it was stated that contractors on city
public improvement work under the
present system work their men more
than eight hours and pay them much
smaller wages than union workmen re-
ceive. and that the work costs the tax
payers fully as much as it would cost
were it done under the direction of the
city. with workmen observing union
hours and receiving union wages.
Mum. in introducing the matter. took
considerable credit to himself for the
success of the direct legislation amend
ments to the city charter. Considerable
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

Colorado Springs during the month OF
August. 1906, a resolution was adopted
endorsing the Denver Plan" OF label
agitation. and urging all local unions to
take up the matter of organizing similar
leagues in their respective localities.
The State Federation OF Labor OF Col
orado has repeatedly endorsed the work
of the league and as a result OF these en-
dorsements a league was organized At
Pueblo in 1906. 1t adopted the constitu-
tion of the Denver League and also H.
sued Bulletin patterned after Denver.
This Bulletin" has since developed into
a weekly paper know mas The Colorado
Industrial Review" II is recognized a.
one of the best labor newspapers pub
lished in the entire West
Since the organization OF the league In
Pueblo the demand for label goods In
that city has increased immensely, and
merchants OF that town are now fully In
formed as to what factories and firms
are fair and where 10 be found.
The emblem OF the league Il blue
cross on white ground exactly ressm-
bling the Geneva Red Cross. with the
exception Of the colorihg Of the cross.
This has been made into stick pins nni
their distribution by George Allen 10 the
Continued on Page ~
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

tain. Machinists, and ]. Moody of Car
penters No. 55.
In visiting the various organizations a
special request was made for active del
egates to be sent to the organization
meeting which was called for January
5th, 1906. at Carpenters union hall.
About forty lnions were represented at
this meeting. and it would have been
difficult to have selected a more enthusi-
astic and active representation of the or
ganized crafts OF the city The delegates
were unanimously in favor of forming a
permanent organization. and proceeded
to elect officers.
The Union Label League of Denver
now having taken definite form. the next
matter considered was the means of get
ting information on unton-made articles
and stores that Kept them before the
union public. A monthly publication.
known as the Union Label Bulletin was
decided upon and its first issue under
March date was published about the mid.
die of February. This contained sixteen
pages, and was enlarged in the April
and May issues TO twenty-four pages and
again In June TO thirty-two pages. ex-
elusive of cover Ed Close was its first
editor and was succeeded by George Al
len. who held the position for over two
years. being succeeded b.; VIM. Tobin of
the Cigarmakers. who held the position
for one term and gave way to Henderson
of the same union. Under the admins
tration Of Henderson Il was deemed ad-
visable to change The Bulletin to a
weekly labor paper and issue 1t in news
paper form. The name Of the paper was
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17
PUBLISHERS DESIRE
CONTROL OF UNION
Denver Newspaper Publishers Want Strikebreakers
Taken Into the PreSSmen's Unon---0ffer the
open Shop When Pressmen Askf0r Set
tIement.- Get Paper with the Label


ment IN neal
Bueti in
the POST New and
asrefused they
SCALE but that
union
their he d,~thth
The publish srefuse to arbnr
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

merrfment was aroused when Miss Nc
Manus. a delegate from the Garment
Workers union. called attention to the
part he took in relation to these meas
ures at the spring election. She ex-
planned that she did not wish to be un-
derstood as opposing the proposed meas
ure, but that she did not want Mum to
deceive himself into believing that the
people had forgotten the stand he took
last spring.
The proposition has great merit and
should receive careful consideration. The
legislative committee is composed OF
men that can be absolutely depended
upon to carry the work the assembly
has undertaken to fruition. and the dele
gates should be awake to the possibili-
ties of unreliable delegates getting con-
troll of the assembly at the next election.
which is near at hand. A repetition of
the water scandal must not occur.
United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17
The TRADES ASSEMBLY
TO INITIATE ORDINANCE
The Assembly Instructs Legislature Committee 10
Prepare Ordinances and Submit Them to
the Assembly, Miss mChanus Takes
Fling" at Promoter Num-


by
of
the ue
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
|. STANLEY LOGAN
WILL TAKE wife
Daughter of German Consul at
Tahiti Will Be Married
June |

One of the weddings of the first day
of June will be that of Miss Sophie
MeueI and I. Stanley Logan, which Will
be celebrated at the Swedenborgian
church. There will be a small company
of friends at the pretty ceremony and
afterward there will be an informal
wedding breakfast for the guests at
one of the local hotels. The bride elect
has recently arrived here from Tahiti
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Meuel. The engagement of the couple
was announced last season while Miss
Meuel was the guest of Mrs. Edward
de Witt Taylor at the home Of the lat
ter in Pacific avenue.
Miss Meuel is a charming girl and
has made many friends during her fire.
quent visits in this city. Her father,
Herman Meuel, holds the office of Ger
man consul at Tahiti The young g
couple will spend their honeymoon In
the southern part of the state and will
make their home at Riverside.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
ASSISTANT Agent
QUITS POSITION
Prominent Local RaiIroadman
Resigns From Southern
Pacific Company

Cnusual surprise was created in loca
rallroad circles yesterday when ii be-
came known that Charles ]. Jones. as
slstant general freight agent of the
southern Pacific company, had resigned
10 accept service with the Guggenheim
transportation lines. Jones resigna-
tlon was handed in Saturday night. He
aid not wait for it to be accepted. but
TOOK an evening train for Seattle. 1t
is SAID that he will become traffic man
ager OF the Guggenheim transportation
companies in the northwest
=. ). Jones began his railroad career
IN the east with the Muscatine North
ana South railway. His first railroad
work on the Pacific coast was as agent
OF the southern Pacific at stockton He
later became district freight agent of
the Southern Pacific at Sacramento. and
py hard work and strict attention TO
business was promoted to be senior as
slstant general freight agent.
At the recent election at the Trans
portation club the successful directors
surprised the membership by electing
Jones president.
Following close upon the sigma ton
OF Jones yesterday came the announce
ment OF the appointment of J. M Davis,
general superintendent of the Oregon
Short Line and the Southern Pacific
lines east of Sparks, to be general su-
perintendent of the northern district of
the Southern Pacific, with Offices in this
city. Davis succeeds ]. Fl. Young, re-
Gently resigned. to become an executive
official of the Guggenheim railroad and
steamship companies
Davis has been superintendent of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
RED BRANCH KNIGHTS
PLAN ANNUAL PICNIC
Lodge Will Make Merry at Shell
Mound Monday. MAY 20

All arrangements are now completed
for the forty-first annual picnic and
athletic games of the knights of the
Red Branch to be held at Shell Mound
Sunday, May 29- A grand program of
athletic games under the P. A. A rules
has been prepared. Gaelic dancing viii
form a special feature Of the days out
ing. In addition to the contest dane
ing there will be special exhibition of
Irish jigs and reels by the best dan
GERS of the coast, in costume This
exhibition will take place as will the
children's dancing, in a specially ar
ranged platform in the rotunda Of the
park.
Following are the general commit
tees:
P. J. Kelleher. chairman; P ]. Reilly, secre-
tary; William NinehsD, Captain Thomas Nc
Nabos. John Waters J. Brodie, T. l.. Mahoney,
nor J. O'Sullivan, ]. f. Ryan. J. J. Rogerson,
John Fay. Edward Lawton and P. Tamony.
Press and printing Captain Thomas McNaboe,
p j. Kelleher and John waters.
Gsnes-T. L. NshOney, chairman: willam
Minehan, J. J: Leonard. ]. o'Sullivau, ]. ].
Rogerson, Frank Dugan and j. j.. Grosnan.
Fioor-Captsin Thomas McNaboe, manager
Daniel Harnedy. John Waters, Thomas Moyniban,
r. j. Shea Eugene McAulfe, Matt Murphy,
John r. Ryan, John Muicsirn
Gaelic dancing 5udges-John o,conpsll, @ chair
Order committee-John Brode, chairman; p.
B. Mahoney, John Murphy. p ]. Kenny, Declan
Hurton, Con osLeary, P Dggins. 81. Liston, !.
King. b. o'SulliTan. Dan Cofter. ]. Mccarthy,
NJ. Brady, NJ. Ross and James Mcdonnell.
Reception committee-Thomas Desmond, chair
man; Colonel ]. c. 0'Connor, Michael Casey, NJ.
Gaui, P. ]. Toner, James 0'Byrne, Richard Cor.
bett. j. J. Csnnine, r. J. Collins, Hugh Donohue,
william Coleman. George Ryan. william d. Hud.
son. James McArdle, P. Mannion. ?: Flanagan,
Thomas Crowley, James Wren, E. o'Shea, James
Smith and James Dwyer.
Foley's band will furnish the music
for dancing at the main pavilion and
special Irish music will be furnished
for the Gaelic dancing by Prof. Will
liam Mcmahon
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
MAUD ALLAN THANKED
FOR BENEFIT DANCES
Praise and Gratitude From Tu-
bercuIosiS Association

Letters of thanks and appreciation
have been sent by the relief commit
rec OF the San Francisco association
FOR the study and prevention OF tuber-
cclosis 10 Miss Maud Allan and her
manager, R. T. Johnston, acquajnting
them with the feet that fully $4,000
was realized AT the benefit perform
snce given by the dancer at the st.
Francis hotel last Tuesday.
Flowers sold before the dance began
netted $50. the picture of Miss Allan
was disposed of for S210, and tickets
sold amounted to s2,700. Beside these
sums there are several dollars out
standing which the association will be
able TO collect. and bring the total well
over the $4,000 mark.
Your art has completely capttvated
Us" Hettie Hecht Sloss, of the tuber-
culosis association, writes 20 Miss Al
Ian. in thanking her for the benefit.
and coupled with your unselfsh gen
erosity. we have much that is pleasant
70 remember when you leave for fur
ther triumphs."
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
BELL TO ring
AROUND WORLD
Pastor, Who Thinks Age OF
BrotherIy Love Has Come,
TO Circle Globe

Rev j. w Van Kirk. the 'plaSterer
evangelist" viii ring his bell of
fraternity through san Francisco's
streets today while on his way to the
Pacific Mail dock. where he will board
the liner Mongolia. and sail for Homo
lulu. Japan. Palestine, Europe, and
finally the eastern United states. Dur
inc his Journey the pastor will pro
claim what he terms the spirit OF THIS
age-an age of brotherly love.-the Se
OF strife and factional differences oe-
ing over
Van Kirk comes from Youngstown n.
O. where he resigned his psstorats
of the Methodist Episcopal church 20
begin his world pilgrimage among
mankind. He was educated at HaF-
ward
Banners bearing the evangelist :
texts viii be carried with him throps,l
the streets and to the Mongolia ana
attention attracted TO them by the
ringing of the fraternity bell, which
is a miniature reproduction OF the he-
erty bell.
Van Kirk win ring his bell. dlsplaN
his banners and speak wherever ne
goes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
$4,000 DONATED
FOR AQUARIUM
lgnatz Steinhart Makes Contri-
button to City for Himself
and Dead Brother


a $4,000 aquarium was offered to
the park commissioners yesterday by
lgnatz Steinhart of the Anglo and Lon
don Paris national bank and at a spe-
cial meeting called in the office of
W. FL. Metson, president of the commits
was formally accepted. When erected
on a site to be selected by the COM
missioners it will be known as the
Steinhart aquarium. Within short
time the donor will travel over Europe
for specimens with which to stock it.
OF the money donated $4,000 comes
| from the estate of the late Sigmund
Steinhart and the balance is contrib
uted by lgnatz, brother of the deced-
| ent. The aquarium is gift which
| the brothers had long contemplated
giving to the community in which they
have spent their lives and comes now
| on the death of Sigmund after being
| agreed upon by his brother, who is
executor of his estate
! The conditions of the gift call for
/ an advisory board of two professors,
one from the state university and one
! from Stanford. The offer, which was
received in the form OF letter, is as
! follows:
For some time past it has been
my intention and that OF my
| brother, Sigmund, recently de-
| ceased, both of us being old resi-
| dents of our city: to, give our as
| the beauty and usefulness OF the
| Golden Gate park. In considering
this matter with parties whose
opinion, we valued we arrived at
l
| would prove most instructive and
suitable addition, such as would
| please the people in our dear city,
young and old.
The recent demise of my brother
prompted me to make you the fol-
lowing proposition:
First am ready for the estate
of my brother, of which / am sole
| heir and executor, to contribute
$4,000 and TO add to same for my
own account the same amount.
| beginning for the erection of a
| suitable building in Golden Gate
park for an aquarium, provided
Second-A suitable site can be
and is designated by your board for
this purpose, not too remote. from
the old music stand.
/ Third-That said aquarium will
| be called the Steinhart aquarium
| Fourth-That your board and its
! successors provide for its main
tenance.
! Fifth-That as an advisory COM
mittee for said aquarium two pro-
fessors, one from the University of
| California and one from the Stan
ford university, are associated with
your honorable board and It's sue
| cessors.
/ may add that it is my intention
to further aid in the future so as
/ to cause this gift to show success
and benefit and pleasure to our
| people.
| have conferred with the fish
1
they are heartily in accord with
| said gift and proposition. for which
| 1 ask your kind and early reply.
/ shall next month proceed to the
! east and Europe to be absent four
| or five months, and in case my
| proposition meets with your favor
and approval / intend to inspect
| the various aquariums of many of
| the large cities in the east and
| Europe Yours respectfully,
JGNATZ STEINHART.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
ANNULMENT ASKED
BY YOUTHFUL BRIDE
Fraud and False Statements
Basis of Divorce Suit

Vivian Decker entered suit yesterday
Tor the snnulment Of her marriage
with Elmer E. Decker, alleging as the
ground that at the time OF the we'd
ding she was under the legal age of
consent. She says she was induced to
enter into the marriage through fraud
and false statements made TO her by
the defendant"
Suits for divorce were begun yester-
day by:
Mary J. Percivsl from Walter c. Percivai,
desertio1.
May 7. HsmliD against william HsmIin, VIII
fui neglect.
Frederick Robert against Julia Robert. de-
Msre soubirou against gean Louis soubirou.
cruelty.
Divorces were granted yesterday as
follows:
By Judge Van HostrsDd--Mrs A NJ wood
ward. from l. C Woodward. deEertiou
Mary Gperoron from Archie Gresoror crueltr.
neglect.
Grace christy from ". A. Cbristy. cruelty.
John j. Nelson from Emma Jane Nelson, de-
gertion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
BANKRUPT OCEAN. SHORE
ONCE MORE IN COURT
Hicks Locomotive Company Pc
titionS to Take 100 Cars

The Hicks locomotive and car works
applied TO the United States circuit
court yesterday, in the bankrupt pro-
ceedings of the Ocean Shore railway,
for the privilege of taking one hun
dred cars that the company had fur
nished the railway
The bond holders objected to the
court making such an order and Judge
William c. Van Fleet gave the bond
holders three days In which to file
their objections. The Hicks people
were given one day in which to an
swer the objection.
The application of the creditors to
have the Mercantile trust company
made part of the suit was continued
until next Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
ATTORNEY COOPER
i'll OF TYPHOID
Prominent Lawyer Is Seriously
Sick at His Home in
BurIingame

Oscar Cooper, the attorney, promi-
nent in social and club circles, lies
seriously III at his home in Burlingame
The sickness is pronounced to be
typhoid fever. Cooper was taken sud-
denly sick last Thursday afternoon
after an adjournment in court when he
represented the reorganization COM
mittee of the California safe deposit
and trust company. which opposed the
declaring of a dividend by Receiver
Frank Symmes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

IRON WORKER LOSES FINGERs-Johu Alex
snder a structural iron worker LIVING -
3S13 Army street lost two angers Of his lets
hand yesterday. The fingers were cruSnfd
while he assisting in removing some steer
beams being used I'm tho construction OF an
apartment house on the north side OF Sutter
street near Van Ness avenue. The fingers we're
amnntated at the central emergency bosnltal