The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
WANT HOME TALENT
ENGAGED IN BANDS
Musicians Send Delegation TO
Employers of Eastern Players
at Amusement Park
Sacramento Street Car Opera
tors Negotiate With Company
for Higher Wages

for Higher Wages
At the last regular meeting of the
board Of directors of the musicians
union. local No 6, the following mem
bers were reinstated on payment of
financial obligations: B. Amsterdam,
5. L Bovo, Miss T. Burgess. J. c. Dris-
COLI. c. ". Fuhrerer. + Y. Garcia. }. G.
Gould. L. Inglis, NJ s. Karp, =. Marino,
A Masino. ". J. Mccoy. H. Overlook,
Z. Roger. p. Sammann and c. G. Sabas-
tien.
II. r Espinosa and Miss r. Ledgette
were admitted to full membership. r.
Newmsster was granted withdrawal
card.
committee appointed by President
c. H. Cassasa was instructed to inter
view the mana cement of Idora park in
Oakland on the subject Of favoring
home industry IT was stated that the
management had employed eastern mu-
sicians. but turned dOwned California
talent. Although union men We're en-
gagged the committee viii try to induce
the management to patronize local mu-
sicians.
The following. who were delinquent
for dues and assessments and fines for
more than a year, were stricken from
the roll. p. Diaz. W. Jones, o. Mans
field. H. b. Pasmore, H NJ Prince q.
r. Schaffer, @. Sottera, J. Stengle, r.
Tarbourne, G. Taylor, G. /. Turner and
c. II. Weldon.
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the employ Of the Sacramento street
cars controlled By the electric, gas and
railway company have been negotiating
with the officials for an increase in
wages. The company has submitted
two propositions with request that
the platform men accept either. The
first calls for an increase in wages OF
. cents an hour, with a five year
contract The second is for a raise
with no time limit. The local has for
warded both propositions to the inter
national president for consideration. At
the present time the carmen receive p
cents an hour for the first year, %
cents an hour for the second year, %
cents an hour for the third year, and
80 cents per hour for the fourth year
and thereafter. The average working
day is gIa hours. The majority Of the
men are ia favor OF the , cent straig ght
increase.
The garment workers union has
elected the following members as off,
GERS for the ensuing term:
Sarah \ Hasan, president (re-elect-
edD: Jennie WalmsleH. vice president;
Mary Fentom, secretary, May +. Fen
ton. financial secretary and business
agent. Anna CulDertson, guide Anne
Ballet. sergeant at arms; Anna N ilson.
Kate Granville and Margaret Seaman,
trustees; Mrs. +. Hamill, Mrs. j. Dill
.anarnn
Mary Bulman, Ma f. Cummings with
Narga ret Seaman as chairman, eNecu-
tive board: Sarah ;. Hagan, May E.
CumingS. Anaa CulbertSon. Margaret
Seaman and Mamie Miers, delegates to
THE san Francisco labor council
The marble workers union al its last
meeting indorsed the Panama Pacific
exposition and the suggestion that the
fair be held i'm the vicinity Of Ingleside.
The union gave +. T. McGlade, who
served as president for six years, sill
yer loving cup as token of its appre
citation Of his services. In order to en-
courage the purchase Of homes by mar
ricd members the union has decided to
give each buyer so toward the price
The laundry drivers union wiz in
stall its new officers in Van Ness hall
"Wednesday night The meeting win be
Followed by q high jinks and smoker
with program by professional talent.
There viii also be several boxing
matches. The affair viii be under the
direction OF J. Morrison, Edward E.
lIrsgen. y. Mosterett. Q. Anderson and
Paul :. Parker
The walters union viii move 10 its
ncw headquarters at 81 Turk street
tomorrow from Larl6in hall NJ. Borren
has been elected superintendent of the
new place after o'clock each after
noon and he viii be held responsible
Tor the enforcement of the rules.
During Thursday February 10. every
chapel Of printers in this country and
Canada viii vote by referendum on a
proposition to increase the existing
mortuary benefits. as suggested by a
resolution adopted at the last session
of the international typographical
union.
The san Francisco labor council has
indorsed the petition to congress. pre-
pared by the Vallejo trades and labor
council, asking that the present system
at the Mare island navy yard. known as
the Won Meyer system. be continued.
Based on the amount Of per capita
tax paid into the American federation
Of labor during December il appears
that the aggregate membership of
printers under the jurisdiction Of the
International typographical union is
sS.4l7.
Carpenters union No. $50 of Sacra-
meDto enfOrces discipline by fining
members who do not obey its laws. AT
the last regular meeting three members
who refused TO be called off a job by
the business agent were fined $40 each.
FORMER TAX COLLECTOR