The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

council will be held Wednesday even
ing. All delegates are asked to be
present, as important matters will come
before the body.
AT the Friday night meeting of car
penters' union No. % a donation of s25
was given to the Father O'Grady poly
technic school fund. Five candidates
were initiated, three applications re-
ceived and one member admitted on
clearance card.
There is bill now before the Massa-
chusetts legislature aimed at organized
la Dor. By its provisions, If body of
men should strike, no matter for what
cause, before an investigation by the
state board of labor, a fine of $50 per
man may be imposed. A labor dispute
is defined as being an industrial con-
troversy involving 25 or more workers.
Any one who incites to a lockout or
strike before the state has made an in
vestigation is to be subject to a fine of
$1,000. Thirty days notice must be
given by either party of an intended
change affecting conditions. 1t is safe
to say that all the power of organized
labor In the old Bay state will be ar
rayed against this proposed measure.
In labor item recently published
relative to letter received by the Anti
Japanese laundry league, alleging that
certain members Of the Mattresses union
were patronizing Japanese laundries,
Secretary A. E. YoelI of the Japanese
exclusion league was credited with hav-
ing preferred the charges, which, as a
matter of fact, came through an anony-
nous letter to Yoell. He forwarded it
70 hnA Atati T,rN L.,
positive information as to the truth of
the statement has yet been secuped
The matter, however, is being investi-
gated by the officers of the laundry
league.
j. Green having resigned as a mem
Der of the board of directors of local
No. of the musicians mutual pro-
tective union, A. j. Haywood has been
elected to fill the vScancy.
The board of directors has fixed the
price for members who may be called
out of the jurisdiction for the fourth of
| next July. For those who are to leave
the city on the morning of that day for
underlined work and to play for dane
ing not later than o'clock the next
morning, it will be $40 per man and all
expenses, and double for the leader.
1t was reported that the committee
on municipal music had visited the
board of supervisors in relation to the
appropriation of $4,000 for music in
the various parks in this city, and that
the matter had been referred to the
finance committee. The committee add
ed further that there is every indica-
ton that the supervisors committee
viii present favorable report.
The committee on musical festival
and picnic by the local reported to the
directors that at present the indications
are that the prospects for the event.
which will be at Shell Mound Park,
July 21. are that the affair will be far
superior to the one held last year.
The board has reinstated to mem
bership j. w. Frank. w. j. Mccoy, F.
NJ. Schnlitz and G.. c. st. John. B. E.
Garfield of local No. 1872, Mrs J. M.
Fernald of 20, A. E. Oracle of 149,
Henry Hughes of 101. Ralph Leonard
of 30 and Don Stewart of 210 were
admitted to membership on transfer.
Harry K. Bellgardt was admitted on a
condition card.
At the last meeting of carpenters
union No. 1882. two candidates were
initiated, three applications received
and one member seated on a clearance
card. A committee was appointed to
make arrangements for a benefit, the
proceeds to be given to David Graham,
member, who was seriously injured