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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
CALIFORNIA MEN
AT TARIFF HEARING
Citrus Fruit and Lumber Inter-
ests Represented Before
Committee
Southern Truckers Want Golden
State to Join in Keeping
Up the Rates
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-Representa-
tives of California's citrus fruit truck
ing, lumber and other interests are here
waiting to appear before the ways and
means committee in support of the
present tariff schedules on their prod
ucts.
NJ F. Tarpey of Fresno, A. C. Kendall
and B. D. Woodward of Los Angeles,
Roding of Fresno and d. E. Skinner of
San Francisco, the latter representing
the lumber interests, are scheduled for
speeches. Representative Smith of
Bakersfield arrived today and will ap-
pear before the committee The south
ern democrats engaged in fruit farming
and trucking are trying to get the Cali
fornians to join hands with them in
keeping up tariff rates Much good
natured joshing of these free trade"
democrats is. indulged in by the Cali
fornians. The democrats say that they
are free traders on principle, but pro-
tectionists by practice. They base their
demands for protection on the urgent
need of the government for revenue.
They feel the competition of Mexico and
West Indian fruit and truck producers,
and are afraid their tariff reduction de-
mands of the last congress will not be
taken seriously.
The ways and means hearings are not
regarded as very important by leading
members of congress, who know how
tariff bills are made The representa-
tives of various industries speaking be-
fore the ways and means committee are
very much in earnest, but there is
every indication that the tariff making
machinery is in the grip of the old
hands, and that no radical change will
be made in the Dingley law. There is
certainly no tendency to revise the tar
if downward.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
EXPLOSION OF TIRES
CAUSES AUTOIST'S DEATH
Emile Stricken Killed and Leon
BarrOws Seriously Hurt in
Effort to Lower Record

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 17.-FOrc-
ing his Renault car to a speed OF more
than so miles an hour in an effort to
lower the "a hour automobile record.
Emile Stricken was killed early today
on the fair grounds track here. Leon
BarrOws of this city. who was in the
car with Stricken. was seriously though
not fatally injured.
At o'clock last night Louis Strang
and Emile Stricken began the effort
to lower the "a hour record. Strang be-
ing relieved by Stricken in the Renault
car at 1880 this morning.. Stricken be-
gan a terrific pace. The track was
poorly lighted. and when the car dashed
around the curve at the west end at
more than so miles an hour a tire ex-
ploded followed quickly by the eXplo-
sion by another and in an instant the
car was a total wreck
Stricken died before medical aid
reached him He was a native Of
Alsace-LOrraine, Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
new ORDER AIDS
STATE GROWERS
Revenue Regulations Amended
in Accordance With Desire
of Wine Men

Information came by wire from
Washington yesterday that the internal
revenue regulations had been amended
in accordance with the desires of the
sweet wine men of California. The
news reached San Francisco in the
form of a telegram to P. c. Rossi of
the Italian-Swiss colony, from William
r. Wheeler, assistant secretary of COM
merce and labor. The effect of the
change III the regulations is to permit
the use OF fortified or sweet wines as
components of proprietary medicines.
The telegram from Wheeler was as fol-
lows:
Commissioner of internal revenue
today issued order which has been ap-
proved by the secretary of the treasury
suspending indefinitely the use of for
titled wines in proprietary medicines"
The effect of this ruling will be
the opening of new and large market
for California wines. Heretofore the
use of the sweet wines has not been
permitted as ingredients OF proprietary
medicines. This has worked to the
disadvantage of California, as foreign
sweet wines could be brought into
the country and used without the pay
ment of the internal revenue.
WHEELER SECURES RELIEF
The matter was first taken up by the
trans Mississippi congress, which held
its annual meeting in San Francisco.
Resolutions were adopted at this gath
ering and forwarded to Washington
In addition, the situation was explained
to Assistant Secretary Wheeler, who
gave the matter his close attention.
This comes of having a friend at
court" said Rossi yesterday. Wheeler
is Californian and understands our
needs. 1t is a fortunate thing for us
that he came to San Francisco as the
personal representative of the presi-
dent at the trans Mississippi congress.
This decision viii mean a great deal
to the wine industry of California. 1t
will widen our market and improve
conditions generally. There Is no di-
vision on the subject. It has the ap-
proval of the dry and the sweet wine
men and will rebound to the benefit of
both. We are especially pleased at the
promp5 attention that Mr.. Wheeler has
given this matter as well as by his per-
sistency in securing definite, favor
able ruling
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
TAFT'S HURRIED TRIP
TO VISIT SICK NIECE
Real Reason of the Visit of the
President Elect to Cin-
cinuati
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE real
reason for President Elect Taft's hur-
ried trip TO Cincinnati was because of
the extreme illness of a daughter of
Charles P. Taft. This daughter was
suddenly stricken and her father was
nearly heart broken.
1t is generally believed that while in
Cincinnati Judge Taft will urge his
brother to abandon his ambition to sit
In the senate. The domestic affiction
that has come upon Charles P. Taft, and
the embarrassments that would arise if
he should be in the senate. to say Moth
ing of the bitterness of campaign
against Foraker, are expected to have
their effect in causing Taft's with
drawal from the race
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
USE OF PURE FOOD LABELS
is UNDER INVESTIGATION
Government Will Not Vouch for
Purity of Goods Bearing
Guarantee Mark

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-According
to a sweeping decision by the commits
sioner of patents any label bearing the
inscription guaranteed under the pure
food and drug acts, June 80, 1906" where
such inscription is intended to imply
that the government is responsible for
the purity of the goods, will be refused
registration. 1t is claimed that hum
dreds of packers and others throughout
the country are so printing labels as
to give this impression, whereas it is
held by the officials that the govern
ment simply accepts the assertion of
the manufacturer that the goods are
pure and then investigates his bust
ness. Upon proof that the pure food
and drugs act is being violated the
goods are confiscated and the manufac-
turer punished.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Mother Says Case Closed

ALAMEDA. Nov. 17.-Mrs. Anita Y.
Mack, mother of Edna Clark, whose
disappearance was a mystery for sew
eral days, has returned to her own
home, at 91S Chestnut street, after a
weeks stay with her aunt, Mrs. l.. C.
Yates of 1855 Central avenue. Mrs.
Mack repeated today her declaration of
yesterday that she was entirely too i'll
to consider whether she should go to
Chicago to join her daughter. $50 far
as the public is concerned said Mrs.
Mack, Il consider that my daughters
disclosure of her whereabouts closes
the matter"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Means Much to State

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Interna-
tional Revenue Commissioner Capers
today issued an order suspending the
regulations prohibiting the use of do
mestic sweet wines in the manufac-
ture of medicines, je1lies, etc. This
is a great victory for California wine
producers, who succeeded in convincing
the treasury officials that the law did
not specifically prohibit such use Of for
titled wines. The promise was given to
the treasury that every effort would be
made at the coming session of congress
to obtain legislation making the mean
ing of the law plain, and placing do
mestic wines on the same basis as for
eign wines.
Today's order means that $4,000, 900
worth of California wines will be ad-
mitted to new home markets previously
closed to them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
AMERICAN ADMITTED
TO SCOTTISH PEERAGE
Albert Kirby Fairfax's Claim
Approved, but He Is Not Given
Seat in House of Lords

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE committee on
privileges of the house of lords today
declared the right of Albert Kirby Fair
fax, who is native of Virginia, and
has been described as the only Ameri-
can. bearing an English title, to the
Cameron in the Scottish peerage.
The committee heard evidence on this
matter for two hours J. A. Barrett,
Lord Fairfax's attorney, presented the
Fairfax family bible and much docu-
mentary evidence to prove his clients
descent The attorney general for the
government and the lord advocate of
Scotland expressed themselves as satis-
fed regarding the validity of the claim.
and Lord Alverstone, lord chief justice,
pronounced the decision of the COM
mittee
This decision does not give Lord Fair
fax a seat in the house of lords. Only a
limited number of Scottish peers, elect
ed by the lords, sit in the house.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
INVOLVES RICH DELTA LAND
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

STOCKTON, Nov. 17.-Charles s.
NeiIl. former manager of the Fair es-
tate, and Congressman Joseph r.
KnOwland, with six attorneys from San
Francisco, were in Stockton today par
ticipating in the trial of the Mercan-
tile trust company OF San Francisco
against the Victoria Island company OF
acres of the richest delta land in this
section. and the sum of 100000 OF
bonded Indebtedness. The purpose of
the action is to secure payment of
400 bonds with a par value of $1,000
each. The action was tried and sub
mitted before Judge Frank Fl. Smith OF
the superior court of this county.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
YALE FooTRALI. Man rs MARRIEn

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE wedding
of Miss Helen Hall. daughter of Mrs
John r. Hall of this city and the late
President Hall of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad to John
Ellsworth Owsley, Yale 1905, of Chi
cagO, took place here this afternoon
Owsley is related by marriage to the
Carter Harrfsons OF Chicago and is a
well known former Yale football player
Mr.. and Mrs. Owsley will make their
home in Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
INCREASE NAVY YARD paw

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Letters are
being sent out by the navy department
to 1000 employees of navy Yards
throughout the United States notifying
them of an increase in salaries ranging
from to 10 per cent. These employes
include craftsmen. clerks and assist
ant inspectors. The increase in COM
pensation is provided for by the lump
appropriations for the various classes
of work in the several yards. The
effect is to bring the rate of pay up to
that of similar kinds of work in the
other branches OF the government
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
SHOOTS PISTOL WILDLY
AND THREATENS WORKER
Napa Man Escapes to Hills
After Menacing Lives of
LabOrers
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

NAPA, Nov. 17.-H. Agnews, who is
employed at the Stanley place near this
city, created much excitement by shoot
ing revolver in all directions. He
purchased the weapon in Napa and then
returned to the Stanley place. He
fired several shots in the air and then
covered the workmen with the gun.
After driving all outside the milk
house and threatening to kill them he
left the place and made for the hills
Officers from Napa were soon in pur-
suit
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
AGED MINISTER TO MARRy

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Rev. f. s.
Williams of Saratoga, Cal, who gave
his age as 20 years, today procured a
license a. the city hail marriage bureau
to marry Miss Helen Nav Fellows Of
this city, Miss Fellows age is given
at 45 Years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
CHECK MoNAsTERY,s REOPENING

LEMANS. France. Nov. 1.-THE po-
lice today searched five houses and
secured evidence proving that there
was a movement on foot to reorganize
a Capuchin monastery in the nefghbor-
hood which had been closed for some
time
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
DEATH CLAIMS STATE TREASURER

CLEVELAND. o., Nov. 17-WiIliam
S. McKinnon. state treasurer. died at
his home at Ashtabula, o., early today
in i'll health for more than a year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
TRUST CORNERS OUTPUT

Spreckels was interrogated by Chair
man Payne Of the committee regard
ing the effect of the free entry Of
sugar. Spreckels said that his concern
is compelled to buy its sugar in Java,
Porto Rico and Cuba, as the sugar
trust" has the output of Louisiana and
the Hawaiian islands contracted for
Upon being questioned by other mem
bers Of the committee, he said the con-
sumers would get the benefit of the re-
duction in the tariff.
Spreckels claimed that those sugar
manufacturers who are making sugar
at IA cents per pound were not ap-
pearing before the committee to give
information about the cheapness of
manufacturing beet sugar. He said
that % per cent of the sugar beets
produced in this country is raised by
Asiatic labor. That the American su-
gar refining company, or his own COM
pany. needs no tariff protection, was
asserted by Spreckels. He admitted
that he had bought sugar lands in
Cuba as a speculation, hoping that the
island would some time become an
nexed to the United States and that
as a result the value of those lands
would be doubled.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Gas Consumers. Attention

For a small monthly charge for use
Of our automatic regulator your gas
bills reduced to a minimum amount for
the light and heat required. For par
ticulars:
Gas Consumers Association
Phone Park 846- 345 Haight st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
The Modern House Keepers Exchange

Wedding Cake IMrs. ]. Fl. Cogan,
442 Delmas avenue, San Jose)-Four
three pounds of butter, 40 eggs, 1--WE
pounds of stoned raisins. three pounds
Of currants, one pound of chopped
citron, one ounce of mace, half an ounce
of nutmeg, six teaspoonfuls of rose
water, one tablespoonful of oil of
lemon, four teaspoonfuls baking pow
der. or two ounces of ammonia, well
dissolved Beat the butter and sugar
to a cream; whisk the whites and yolks
separately, then mix and add the flour
gradually; last the spices, fruit and
ammonia. Beat well and bake six
hours.
Frosting for Wedding Cake-Three
and a half pounds of double refined
sugar, whites of II eggs beaten to a
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Some Don'ts

Don't kiss person with cough or
cold.
Don't work in rooms where there is
no fresh air.
Don't sleep in rooms where there is
Don't eat without washing your
hands
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18

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Nutrition in a Nut Shell-The basis
6f nutrition, whether in childhood or In
the adult, in sickness or in GONZALES
cence, requires the administra ton of
the proper-auantity of proteid and of
energy containing fats and carbohy-
drates and the preparation of this food
in a palatable form.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18

See the Page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears reg
ularly in the magazine of The
Sunday Call. Cash prizes are given
each week for best household ideas
and kitchen recipes. Send in your
choicest ones to Modern House
Keeper Page" The San Francisco
Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18

stiff frOth, then add the sugar, add a
little potato starch gradually; add the
juice of one lemon. Beat well; spread
with knife. Ornaments may be made
of the frosting by putting a little into
a paper funnel and squeezing it through
in design upon the cake after the plain
coat has well set
Thanksgiving MInce Pies Miss May
E. Joice, Dutch Flat)-Take a pound
of the undreSsed undercut of a sirloin
of beef; boil and mince it fine. Drain
off the fat from it thoroughly and mix
in two ounces of fresh butter, half an
ounce OF finely ground allSpice. four
large apples, pared, cored and chopped
fine: half pound of seeded raisins
chopped fine, half pound of currants
well washed, three tablespoonfuls of
moist sugar, three ounces of candied
orange peeling (not lemon). Mix the
whole of these ingredients we'll to-
gether, then place a half pound pre-
serve jar of raspberry jam in boiling
water and let 1t remain without uncov-
ering the jar until the jam is dissolved; !;
then strain the jam over the in
gradients, taking care not to let the
slightest portion of the seeds escape !;
mix well. Make paste and bake in a
very quick oven. When the pies are
nearly cold, lift the corner of each and
pour over the mincemeat small GUAM
tity of brandy These will keep good
for three weeks The popularity of
these pies is that no suet is used The
Juice of the raspberries gives them an
indescribable but delicious flavor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
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The Dinner Menu

flashed Potatoes, With Cream, Baked
Roast Duck
Lettuce Salad
Apple Dumplings, Butter Sauce
q q q q
The B0udOir
For Chapped Lips-Spermaceti oint-
ment treated in some way with perfume
or cOloring matter is the basis for most
lip salves, and because the ointment is
soothing and healing it is a valuable
toilet article. For instance if this To-
when the lips are dry and predisposed
to crack they can be kept in a compare
lively healthy condition. Or if a so
called fever blister is in process of ma
terializing and this grease is put on
Immediately and renewed as soon as
the fever spot absorbs it, it will prevent
the sore from developing. For this pur-
pose a combination Of 15 grains of
oxide of zinc and quarter of an ounce
of spermaceti ointment, perfumed with
a drop of ottar of rose, is a splendid
remedy. Both ointments should be
softened by putting them into a china
cup that can be left In warm place
until they soften. AS soon as they are
liquid the two must be beaten together
with silver fork. and then placed in
a glass or china box and covered to
harden. If wished the fraction Of a
grain OF powdered carmine may be
beaten in during the mixing This will
color the salve pink, but if the appli-
cation is to be made for a sore it is
best not to add any coloring matter.
If there is no abrasion of the skin the
and so is better for use during the day.
1t Is not a bad plan to have both the
colored and white ointments to use
o q q .
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
WOULD REDUCE PRICE

Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, asked Atkins:
If you get the reduction in tariff on
sugar that you seek, would there be
any reduction to the consumer"
There would be reduction in the
retail price of about half a cent,
I should say" was the reply.
How do you know that the sugar
trust won't grab up that half cent?"
If they could I would join them.'
An advocate for the free entry of
sugar was c. A. SpreckeIs, president
of the Federal sugar refining company,
an independent" concern of New York.
I would be perfectly satisfied if you
should finally decide to agree upon
free trade" said Spreckels, who was
formerly connected with the American
sugar refining company. known as the
sugar trust" in both raw and refined
sugar.
4 think we are entitled to mod
crate protection on refined sugar, but
would prefer absolute free trade to
the present scale under which the sugar
trust is the principal beneficiary and
enabled to enact special privileges and
conditions on sugars produced in Lou
isiana and the Hawaiian islands. 1t
is evident that the country desires a
revision of the tariff and expects q
reduction of duty whenever it can be
shown to be reasonable, feasible and
advantageous.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18

mans look is the work of years;
it is stamped on his countenance, the
events of his whole life. by the hand
of nature, and is not to be got rid OF
easiIy.-Hazlitt
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
CUBAN SUGAR MEN
SEEK Low TARIFF
Free Entry of Product Urged by
Planters Before Ways and
Means Committee
Taft Believed to Favor Free
Trade With Philippines for
Tobacco and Sugar

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-That the
opinions that had been expressed by
Secretary of War Wright in favor of
free trade with the Philippines for to-
bacco and sugar are the views of Pres
ident-elect Taft was the freely ex-
pressed belief among those present in
the ways and means committee room
OF the house today at the hearing on
the sugar schedule of the tariff. Sec
retary Wrights familiarity with the
situation in the American Asiatic in
sular possessions leads to the belief
that he will disclose some interesting
facts when he appears before the COM
mittee later.
Edwin F. Atkins of Boston, a large
sugar plantation owner in Cuba, told
the committee today that the reci-
procity treaty with Cuba, by which its
products enjoy 20 per cent differen-
tial in the sugar duties, expires next
month. He produced two cablegrams
from Cuban sugar and tobacco growers
asking the committee to defer action
on these articles. Atkins urged that
the tariff on sugar be reduced and that
Cuba be given the existing differential
on this lower rate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
STILLINGS GETS CUP
AS FRIENDS TRIBUTE

with the announcement that Public
Printer StEEngs had rendered his resig-
nation 10 the President, to take feet
Immediately. and that the President
had accepted it, the friends in he Of
fee Of the retiring Public Printer met
informally 70 take action expressive Of
their confidence in and appreciation OF
the many acts Of consideration shown
them by MI Stillings.
The loyalty Of the former Public
Printers friends took form in the pre-
sentatiOn to him last Thursday OF a
solid silver loving cup. a masterpiece
OF the siIveTsmith's art. The cup bore
the initials &C. A s.: on the reverse
side. 1905" and, in the middle was in
scribed the simple but beautiful senti-
ment, ITO 2. Friend from Friends
No comm! ,tee was appointed to pre-
sent the cup. but instead 1t was sent by
a messenger 10 Mr.. Stilling's home at
the Ontario. Accompanying the cup was
a testimonial conveying best wishes for
his success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
COOKING THE OBJECT
OF GERMAN MUSEUM

FRANKFORT. March 21.-The corner
stone for the new Museum for the Art
OF Cooking has been laid.
The museum will be divided into ten
sections. Tle first section-the Cuisine
Of the Ancients-shows how the old He
brews, Greeks. Romans, TeutOns,
Norsemer, etc. concocted their meals
from the most primitive attempts at
cooking to the highest flights Of CASTRO
UOmic art.
Noted historians have furnished the
data for reproducing everything con-
nected with the cooking Of all nations
and peoples in days gone by.
The sections devoted 10 modern cui-
sine will show the dinner tables OF
many kings and queens. and the chief
dishes Of such great chefs as Careme,
Dubois. Bernard. etc. There will also
be sections devoted to kitchen chemis-
try. table linen. kitchen architecture.
kitchen hygiene. and hospital kitchens.
Fin ally there viii be a kitchen library.
and a section reproducing the kitchens
of the Car, the Kaiser, the King OF
England, the President of France, the
White House, etc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
BUSINESS LOOKS GOOD.
SAYS KRUPP WORKS NAN

ESSEN, March 2.-Baron Won Bohlen.
the husband Of the former Miss Bertha
krupp and manager Of the great gun
works. Is authority for the statement
that the trade in war material is not as
brisk as II used to be. In a speech ad-
dressed 10 ZIJ wOrEmen, who have been
continuously employed by the Krupps
for twenty-five years. he gave the fol
lowing interesting figures.
AT the end Of the seventies we en-
plOyed 5000 men; twenty-five years ago
10 900 men were on our pay rolls. At the
end of the eighties the increase in our
business necessttated the employment Of
5000 men. Still later the trade IN war
material became larger ana larger every
year and the new century found 25,O00
men on our pay rolls.
Then came the industrial depression,
Forcing US 10 dispense with the services
OF number of men. In 1893 We eng
ployed only 21,OO0.- But soon business be-
came good again. In 1895 we distributed
1850 pay envelopes every week. Today
we have only 200 men regularly en-
ployed' and il is our aim to keep them
employed, or employ more II possible.
Just at present the outlook for the bust
ness In war material Is good.