The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
LABOR COUNCIL
VOTES HOLIDAYS
Memorial, July 4, Labor Day,
Admission Day, Thanks
giving and Christmas
Charles Fish Elected Presi-
dent of Santa Clara County
Building Council

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elected the following as its principal
officers for the ensuing term: Charles
Fish president; W. P. Powers and j.
Boes, vice presidents; Walter g.
Mathewson. recording and correspond
ing secretary; o. Headstron, financial
secretary; William Reinhold, treasurer;
HI. Bioomhuf, sergeant at arms; Oscar
Martin. conductor, and John F. Neck
lem. D. F. Roberts, S. Samson, F. F.
Johnson and Harry Lawrence, trustees.
The council has adopted Memorial
day, July 4, Labor day, Admission day,
Thanksgiving day and Christmas as
nonworking days in the trades.
Local No 22S of the Cigar Makers
union on last Thursday night Endorsed
the proposition to Issue bonds for the
extension OF municipal railroads and
indorsed the strike against the Sperry
flour mills. The local decided to re-
quest international President G. w.
Perkins to write to the representatives
in congress from California asking
them to vote against the proposition
to admit free of duty any cigars from
the Philippine islands.
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The San Jose Central Labor body
has elected as its officers for the cur
rent term: George A. Bachelor, presi-
dent: f. Hack, vice president: S. w.
Smith, financial secretary; N. E. Man
ming. treasurer: D. s. Thompson. guide
Michael ]. O'Brien, sergeant at arms
Richard Schwartig, II. J. Young and E.
Fl. Lincoln. trustees. and J. d. Downie,
George Eklund. w. H. O'Neil F. c.
Rodgers, Charles Roumasset, L. w.
Webber and H. ]. Young, executive
committee.
The death of members of labor or
ganizations were reported as follows
during the last week: Albert Anderson
of the pile drivers. John Brennan of
the riggers and stevedores, Michael
Taylor of the hod carriers, James
Whyte of the teamsters, John Wesley
Carlson and Frank veyoda, of the Sail
ors' Union of the Pacific. Thomas
Brown of the marine engineers. Arthur
d. Phelps of the undertakers and
Thomas Healy of the hod carriers.
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AT the regular meeting of the board
of directors of local No. of the Mu-
sicians' union, H. Auerbach, P. f.
Bruhn, r. w. Hinckley and ]. z. Nc
Clel1an were reinstated to membership.
II. T. Beite1 and B. E. Puyans were ad-
mitted to full membership, and ]. A.
Bruno of New Orleans, La. and II. E.
Fremstad of Livingston, Mont, were
admitted on deposit of transfer cards.
The Typographical union of Sacra-
mento has signed an agreement with
the newspaper publishers of that city
to run for five years. which provides
an increase of so cents per day, bring
ing the weekly scale to $3.50 for day
The Building Trades council has re-
ceiyed from the Metal Trades council
of Erie, Pa list of manufacturing
firms that are unfair to labor. with a
request that the council use its inf1u-
ence to have members of unions not
to handle any of the products of these
firms.
Local No. 616. Stair Builders, of the
U. B. of c. and J. of A. is to give ball
September 20 in Mission Turn halle, to
assist John r. Como, one of its mem
bers. who was recently seriously in
jured while at work.
The San Francisco Typographical
union No. 21 will elect delegates to
the State Federation of Labor at its
meeting on the last Sunday in the cur
rent month.
The Building Trades Temple associa-
tion has filed it's annual report. which
shows that the assets represent a valu-
alton of s137.so0 and the liabilities are
$4,000.
Stanley p. Wilson of Los Angeles,
editor of the Citizen, will speak to
workingmen in Jefferson Square hall
this evening on topics affecting labor.
will give a picnic at Schuetzen park
next Sunday, with game and gate
prizes.
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A new union of the Sacramento river
fishermen has been organized by the
Sacramento Federated Trades council.