The San Francisco call., 1910-10-29
LABOR FEDERATION
Will END DISPUTE
Water Workers and Plumbers
to Have Hearing in St.
Louis November Ii
Edited by o. NJ. BOYLE

Secretary Morrison
(TfEbls z .sss92s lrcovEsO OF the American
EI1EH federation OF labor
has notified the water workers union
that its dispute with the plumbers will
be heard in St. Louis November IL. The
water workers union recently merged
With the gas workers union. Business
Agent George W. Bell of the latter
union is a delegate to the American
federation Of labor convention. and he
viii leave here in time to attend the
meeting OF the executive council and
appear for the water workers.
At the last meeting Of electrical
workers union No. 151 an Illustrated
lecture was givep by two members of
the cigar makers union. The object of
the lecture was TO create a demand for
union labeled goods. These lectures
are under the auspices Of the label sec
tion and it Is the intention to visit
every labor union in the city and
vicinity.
Walter Macarthur addressed the ma
rine engineers beneficial association at
its last meeting after the business of
the evening had been transa cted. An
drew FurUseth and J. J. Searcy also
spoke urging the election Of Macarthur
10 congress from the fourth district
A committee has been appointed by
the building trades council TO visit la
Dor unions and solicit funds for a con-
tinuance Of the struggle in Los Ange-
les. Following is the committee: w.
H. Urmy. G. S. Brown, Walter f. O'Con-
Crane, John Bell. J. ]. Swanson, T. Z.
Maxwell and Albert z. Cohn.
special meeting Of millmen's union
No. 422 will be held Tuesday evening.
November IS, TO discuss and act upon
the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution OF the united brotherhood Of
carpenters and joiners of America.
The silver jubilee of bakers union
No. p viii be celebrated by a bail and
entertainment Saturday evening, No
venber u, IN the Auditorium, Page and
Fillmore streets. The following COM
mittee has charge of the arrangements:
Martin hneiss. chairman; William NJ.
Wright, Emil Eisold, Paul Yuderley.
Emil Schaerer. Adolph Leibrich, Anton
Wohl and Paul Klein
1t viii be gratifying TO organized la
hNl 10 AtdLu lual al the instance and
cooperation Of the J. p. Morgan COM
pany Of New York more than a score
Of industrial and kindred corporations
have adopted a plan of profit sharing z
with employees. The United States mo-
tor company is one Of the corporations
10 adopt the plan, based largely on that
employed by the United States steel
corporation. Many properties con-
trolled by the Morgan interests have
made the profit sharing proposition a
success.
The twenty-three amendments to the
international constitution are being
voted upon by the various unions
throughout the country affiliated with
the international book binders union.
One Of the most important Of these is
the proposed increa sc of the death ben
ne from $50 TO SIS. Another PROPOSE
ton Of Importance is changing to the
stamp system Of paying dues. 1t will
he some time before the vote is an
nounced.
Walter Macarthur was indorsed for
congress from the fourth district by the
cracker bakers union No. I25 at its
last meeting. A fine was voted upon
all members who failed to ask for the
union card when making purchases