The San Francisco call., 1910-04-05
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

ing for the union label, and do not
think that because the proprietor of
an establishment knows you buy union
label goods that you need not ask for
them
No matter when and where you buy.
} ask for the label. It is good adver-
tisins and does not cost you anything.
The united brotherhood of carpen-
ters will celebrate the twenty ninth
anniversary of its Institution in every
Jurisdiction next August. Each juris-
dition Is expected to provide an enter
tainment and speakers who will eX-
plain to strangers who may be present
how the organization has grown and
what it is doing for the betterment of
conditions in the labor world.
The housesmiths and architectural
iron workers union No. IS is to be rep
resented in the San Francisco labor
council by F. Schnepple, J. w. Hogan,
z. A. Clancy, John Hoffman. T. w.
Carson, J. Vaughn, William Richard
son. T. Soahin, E. Hague and S. Nor
rison.
A Chinese has been admitted to mem
bership in the Boston union Of sta
tionary firemen. 1t is said that he Ia
the first Of his nationality to be ad-
mitted into a labor organization in the
United States
The cigar makers union, which in
cludes all the locals of the United
States and Canada. pays annually, in
| round numbers, 100000 TO members
| on the sick list.
John I. Nolan of the molders union
viii leave for Cincinnati tomorrow to
attend a session of the executive board
of the international body AS chair
man of the joint Hetch Hetchy water
committee he will draw the attention
OF the board to the attitude of Secre-
tary BRllinger on the water question
and to his endeavor to have the per-
nit granted to San Francisco with
drawn. He will use his best endeavors
to have the members of the board use
their influence with their congressman
to induce them to advocate measures
that will secure pure water for this
city.
The several subcommittee of the
Joint water committee were out last
night visiting all the labor unions in
session to interest the members in the
direction of working individually for
the water proposition. In all they COW
cred Is meetings. Those who were on
this mission were: J. J. O'Connell, H.
Gildea, j. J. Field, c. Koyne. ]. Leary,
T. Crystal, c. T. Crosby. F. Schnepple
j. ]. McTiernan and G. Brewer
w. II. Urmy. secretary of the joint
committee, and two other members
went to Oakland, where they addressed
the labor meetings there and distrib-
uted letters and circulars to be sent
| TO congressman and friends in the east
j. Edward Morgan, representing the
western federation of miners, visited
the riggers' and stevedores' union at
| its meeting and made an appeal in
behalf of the locked out miners at the
| Homestake mine. which was responded
to by a donation of s525. He also
visited electrical workers No. 1s1 on
a similar mission and received a dona-
ton of $50 for the cause.
The photo engravers' union has in
dorsed the action of the joint committee
of the labor and building trades coun-
ellis in the matter of working for the
Hetch Hetchy water proposition, and
the secretary was instructed TO notify
the California congressman of the
unions action.
The brewery workers have been ad-
| vised that the international organiza-
| ton has approved of the new wage
! scale.
The social committee of the several
| branches of the amalgamated society Of
| carpenters and joiners will have a
social night in the Building Trades
temple Tuesday, April 10, and a whist
party the following Friday.
Branch of the amalgamated
society Of carpenters and joiners at it's
meeting last night which was attended
| by large number of members, unani-
mously indorsed the action of the joint
! committee on the Hetch Hetchy water
| proposition and the members pledged
themselves to send individual letters
to friends in the east with a request
| that each do what he can to have the
1 rights of San Francisco to the water
of the valley preserved.
The branch admitted two members
! by card.
Painters union No. 10, in session in
! the building trades temple last night
/ discussed at some length proposed
amendments to the bylaws. but no
! action was taken. Four candidates
were initiated and five applications
presented. The committee on enter
| tainment to be given Saturday, April
! 16, reported that all arrangements for
that event are completed