The San Francisco call., 1910-08-25
MOLDERS GIVECASH
TO BURY A MEMBER
Donation of SI00 in Addition to
Death Benefit Voted TO
Widow by Union
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

Edited by o. NJ BOYLE
-15rE~, Molders' union No.
(7S15TS 5sNs92ss cogEeO I64 at the meeting
sz6-E51sf1 Tuesday night do
mated 500 to Mrs. Alquest to assist
her in taking the body Of her husband
10 Kansas City This contribution was
made in addition to the death benefit
already paid N. J. Roche and A T.
Wynn were appointed TO attend the
meeting Thursday, September l, of
stock holders OF the Result laundry, the
local holding stock in the concern. The
union made a donation of $500 to help
defray the expenses of buying the first
carload Of provisions and groceries to
be sent 10 Los Angeles
International President Joseph F.
Valentine sent q communication in ref
erence 10 the unionizing of the Bucks
stove company He suggested that or
ganized labor should do all in its power
70 increase the sale Of the output of
this company. Secretary Treasurer
Thomas F. Tracy of the union label
section of the American federation of
labor writes TO the union. saying that
IS per cent OF the tobacco used in this
country was the product of the tobacco
trust. He appealed to all trade union
lists to use only blue label tobacco.
Business Agent John I. Nolan has
been given q vacation on fun pay. He
was taken i'll while up north recently.
and it was deemed advisable by his
physician for him to take a prolonged
rest
tt is the intention of those who have
the matter in hand 10 have carload of
groceries and provisions in Los Angeles
the latter part of this week and he in
a position next week Ia begin selling
goods to the strikers at cost some
obstacles have been met in buying
goods, but they viii be overcome. Goods
viii be sold over the counter at cur
rent prices in Los Angeles, but TO the
strikers a rebate viii be given. Trades
uniOnists in the southern city who are
working viii be expected to patronize
the store and ii is thought that friends
of organized labor not Identified with
any union viii also become patrons.
At the last meeting Of gas and cleo
trio fixture hangers union. President
c II. McConaughy- was chosen mar
shal and his aids are Harry Hansen
and J. c. Grasser. The local subscribed
800 to the metal workers on strike
in Los Angeles and gave $50 to the
Labor day committee.
The committee appointed 10 pur-
chase the lot at Sixteenth and Capp
streets. upon which a labor temple viii
be built will not meet until after Labor
N-ofr fa4ATt NiiF blS pe1Idut Is a IUlnS
OF the past the committee will take
up the subject Of financing the labor
temple and push it rapidly.
There viii be mass meeting in the
Auditorium Of the building trades coun-
ell next sunday at p. m. TO review
the causes which led TO the strike of
the $1,000 cloak makers in New York.
Circulars are being sent to various la
Dor organizations to have representa-
tives at this meeting. Prominent
speakers viii address the gathering.
among them H Weinberg. organizer
of the cloak makers union of Phila-
delphia.
At recent meeting of varnishers'
and polishers' union No. 1884, r. Tobin
was chosen marshal of the Labor dav
parade and he has appointed the fol-
lowing aids; II. Cunningham. Will
liam Wolf. L. A Morelu, o. Radon. T.
Oakes, William OLeary, William NJ
4 Page and George CaHopy. The local
Is making arrangements for an ami
Nersary ball and entertainment and has
appointed the following committee of
arrangements: D. Canelo (chairman)
J. c. Patterson, J. Cunningham, T.
oakes. H. Lansfeld, L. A MoreIIi and
". NJ Page.
building trades council has notified the
labor council that Judge Hart Of Long
Beach, Los Angeles, dismissed all strik-
ers, 4S in number, charged with vio-
ladng the anti-picketing ordinance re-
Gently passed in the southern city.
Machine hands lodge No. 715. at its
last meeting, decided to parade Labor
day and will march with machinists'
lodge No. 6S.
An informal meeting was held Tues
Gay night IN typographical union
headquarters Of representatives of sew
eral unions in the printing craft. the
object being TO form an allied printing
trades council II was decided to have
another meeting about the middle of
September.
Stationary fremen's union displayed
its new banner at the meeting Tuesday
night It viii be carried in the Labor
day parade. The usual weekly Los
Angeles assessment was paid and SIS
was donated TO the commissary fund.
-Four candidates were obligated. After
the business meeting a smoker and
high jinks was held. The program was
greatly enjoyed.
Members Of upholsterers' union will
not know definitely until SATURDAY. what
the employers VIII DO about their de-
mand for increased pay. The men are
all At work, but pay day will reveal
the attitude Of certain employers. The
local is backed in its contention for
the increase Of SO cents day bv the
international organization
Structural iron workers union will
give a benefit Saturday evening in
Saratoga hall, Valencia street near
Duboce avenue. 10 aid a member who
is losing his eyesight. A large number
Of tickets have been sold.
movement has been started bv or
Sanized labor in Washington, d. c.. to
prevent the display of moving pictures
depicting scenes of strikes and strike
breakers The Washington central la
Dor union at a recent meeting passed
resolutions on the subject and the
American federation Of labor has been
asked to take the matter I'D. The
reason for objecting TO the pictures is
that they may put the labor movement
in false position.
Boiler makers union No. 2O5 at the
last meeting issued warning to all
members OF the craft TO remain awav
from southern California until the
trouble in Los Angeles is settled. IT
was stated that the report that the
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