The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17

AUTOMOBILES FOR
BUSINESS AGENTS
Housesmiths' Union Asks
Building Trades Coun-
Gil for Three
Fresno Hotel Loses Head
quarters-Other News of
Labor Unions

s,.s{xnsa, che Buildin g
GffIfs9f fs56uEslD Trades council has
l67E indorsed the plan OF
the city and county treasurer. issuing
hospital. school and railroad bonds in
$1,000 lots.
A letter was received from the
Shreveport. La. Central Labor body
to the effect that it had received a
letter from the Light and Power coun-
ell Of San Francisco asking for as
slstance In its strike against the Pa
cihc Gas and Electric company and
that 1T had refused to comply with the
request on the ground that the coun-
ell IS helping local not recognized
by the A. F. l.
A request from ]. J.. Whan OF the
!, Housesmiths' union that the council
purchase three automobiles for the use
. OF the three business agents in order
, TO get over the territory was passed
to the executive board.
The council placed the Ross Con-
struction company on the unfair list
for not living up to union rules.
A. Tosco. l. R. French and the Pa
q cific Concrete and Mosaic company hav-
ing signed agreements their names
were stricken from the unfair list.
Andrew Furuseth has by letter In
formed the Sailors Union of the Pa
scific that he will not be able to go
to London, Eng, to attend the con-
yention of the international Transport
Workers federation, as the situation
on the seaman's bill before congress
demands his presence in Washington.
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Because the management of the new
Sequoia hotel in Fresno. selected as
headquarters for the State Federation
of Labor next October. refused to pay
ethe union scale to Its mattresses, the
committee of arrangements has turned
down the place and selected the Full
ton-Grand Central hotel
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.o o. A Tveitmoe has been elected a
delegate TO the annual convention of
the American Brotherhood of Cement
Workers in Springfield, Ill, septem-
ber 9.
The Asiatic Exclusion league will
ahold it's regular meeting in the Labor
temple this afternoon at 2:So
. X
Lodge No. % of the Boiler Makers
has elected M. J. MCGUIRE representa-
five 10 the State Federation of Labor
1t paid S96 in BENEFITS TO members on
the sick list and $50 in strike benefits.
A communication from the Toledo
;'Metal Trades council asking that the
local indorse craft unionism" was
turned down.
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Local 16s OF the shop and Ma
chine Smiths union has unanimously
Endorsed the municipal railroad bond
proposition.
The board OF directors of the Musi-
clans union has admitted William
Christensen to membership. F. Creetz.
r Hansen. W. Isaacs and Z. McCor-
mack were reinstated: Mrs ]. Lom-
bard of Victoria, l. H. Jones of Seattle
and r. E. Wagner of Chicago were
admitted on transfer. and Frank Balma
and George Hagestrom were permitted
to withdraw their transfers.
The members of the union were noti-
fed that they must not enter into any
engagements for the Native Sons cele-
bration without the sanction of the
q board of directors.
Deaths in labor circles were reported
as follows during the last week: Henry
Stewart of the Riggers and Stevedores;
Bert Dougherty, international Brother
hood OF Electrical Workers; Patrick
Horan and Burg Odland, Sailors union;
NJ Zebra of the Musicians