The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
SPECIAL TAX Is
LEVIED ON COOKS
Money to Be Devoted to CAM
paign Against Employment
of Asiatic Help
Edited BY o. M. BOYLE

rr Vice President Jo-
(ISzstI IEsggPS SsSIEsO seph Bader was in
zkHff61 the chair at the
Thursday night meeting Of cooks
union No. ~. Twenty members were
added 10 the roll An amendment to
the constitution was passed making 8
special rate OF dues for members more
than so years of age. having been con-
nected with the local for five years or
more. A special assessment was levied
OF rs cents a month for the purpose of
fighting houses in which Asiatics are
employed.
Mosaic workers union No. i held a
meeting Thursday night in Building
Trades Council temple The local will
give a dance Friday night, November
4. at Saratoga hall, Valencia street be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth. The
committee OF arrangements consists of
Emil Braids. Charles Robinson. Harry
Sutherland, William Blainey and Louis
r. Herbst.
Preparations are fast nearing COM
pletion for the bail to be given by
typographical union No. q at Dream
land rink Saturday evening October %.
The proceeds will be added to the fund
TO entertain the delegates to the inter
nstional convention TO be held in this
city next year. The committee OF ar
Tsngements follows: J. w. Kelly, Leo
Nicholson, A. J. Moore. L. O'Brien. Eu-
gene Donovan, E. f. Troxell and Harry
Tilley.
A special meeting of boiler makers
union No. 205 was held last night at
Polito hall Much business OF import
snce TO the membership was trans
acted.
A large crowd attended the evening
81 the Chutes last Wednesday under
the auspices of electrical workers
union No 6. While Business Agent
Elken is away from the city J. McGee
is acting in his stead
John G. Taylor, business agent for
railroad district No. IL. embracing the
territory from San Antonio, Tex, to
Portland, Ore. addressed the last meet
ing OF machinists' lodge No 6s. He
stated that the shops in his jurisdic-
ton were all working under union con-
ditions. international Vice President
William Harmon writes from Portland
that several firms in that city have
granted union conditions.
The trades and labor congress of
Canada at its recent meeting went on
record as opposed TO long hours of la
Dor, regardless Of the rate Of pay.
The brotherhood of locomotive fire
men and enginemen at its recent meet
ing decided TO hold it's next convention
fn Mobile, Ala, beginning the first
Monday in June, 1913.
International President ]. T. Kinsella
of steam filters union. recently arrived
from the east, addressed the last meet
ing of steam filters union No. 4e He
owelt upon the conditions prevailing in
the east and northwest He will leave
in few days for Los Angeles.
The controversy extending over sew
eral months between the Peninsula
1umbermen's association and the build
ing trades council will shortly end, so
~ is reported at labor headquarters
IT is understood that the meeting
called for next week will patch up a
peace agreement For some time there
have been one or two mills in the pen
insula running upon the open shop
plan.
The twenty-fifth anniversary OF bak-
ers' union No. "a will be celebrated to-
night al the headquarters by a smoker
and high Jinks. An elaborate program
has been arranged.
Since October 1909, the America n
federation of labor has issued 223 char
tere as compared with III for the cor
responding period of the previous year
OF the organizations receiving charters
. IS were new local unions, 65 federal
labor unions, So city central bodies, L
international union and 1 state branch
union. .