The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
Hebrews May Fight
For Seat of Mayor
New York Contest Likely to Be Between
Nathan Shaus and AdoIph Lewissohn
By c. c. Carlton
[speeiaI Di.paLeh o a. CaNI


ties. Of which she is president
The Washington headquarters Will
be at 1923 II street. NV. The head
quarters in the Martha Washington
hotel in New York city will not be
closed, but will continue as a per-
manent headquarters for the suffrage
cause in this city.
Almost every state in the union is
now working on the petition, SAID
Mrs. Gait today, "the only exception
being q few states where special leg
islative work is being pushed.
a special effort is now being made
to obtain the signatures of authors
and college presidents and professors.
Among the authors who have signed
the petition are William Dean Howells,
Mark Twain, Edwin Markham, Booth
Harrington, Frances HodgSon Burnett
and Hamlin Garland
NJ. Carey Thomas, president of Bryn
Mawr, was the first person in the
United states to sign the petition. She
has been followed by David Starr Jor-
dan, president of Leland Stanford Jr.
university: Frey c. Kerr, president
Palmer college, Iowa; Z. E. Reed,
president Lenox Hopkinton college,
Iowa; william Fielder, president
Fort Worth university; James E. Har-
Ian. president. and William F. King,
president emeritus. Cornell college,
Iowa.
President Walter T.. Hildreth of the
American wine growers association
says that we import less champagne
from France, and consequently the
government derives less revenue from
this source than it did before the duty
was reduced from IS to s6.
The champagne Importation to this
country in the last year has been from
30 to so per cent less than a year ago.
our champagne sales for the last year
have decreased only about ~ per
cent. while the French producers suf-
fered to the extent of so per cent and
that under a reduced duty
Furthermore" said Hildreth. "our
wine is sold by the manufacturers with
all discounts off, or rather net to the
manufacturer, with all discounts off,
from $40 to S12 per case, In round num-
bers. In those figures we include our
cost of selling anG profit. Add to that
the old duty of IS per case and you
have still our American wine at $40
per case under the selling price of
the importer in this country.
In other words. the duties are not
an absolute protection to this country.
as the selling price of our wines, with
the duties added, makes the wine from
IS TO $40 per case less than the French
wines. This difference is used by the
importer to boom and push his wine in
competition with others, and in late
years 1 may say. in competition with
the American producers.
The executive committee of the
American wine growers association at
its meeting here adopted a resolution
favoring an increase of duty on cham
pagne Hildreth offered the measure,
which provided that Mr. Sbarboro. who
has been investigating the wine In
dustry In Europe, in the event of his
appearing before the ways and means
committee in Washington, should rec
ommend the grading of duties on still
wines according to their alcoholic
strength making the duty on wines up
to IA per cent 40 cents a gallon, and
on all wines above that 60 cents a
gallon. up to the legal standard.
Sbarboro also was directed to urge
the restoration of the Old duty of So a
case on champa gne in lieu of the pres
ent duty of Sc under the reciprocity
treaty.
In an Interesting account of his visit
to the wine districts of Europe Sbar-
boro spoke of the great increase of
drunkenness in America, which ac-
counted for prohibition sweeping the
country.
The American people" he said,
must become accustomed to the use
Of the health giving beverage of wine
at their meals. This will help diges-
ton and do away with the evils of
drunkenness by satisfying the craving
for stimulants with light wine"
Ned Townsend, the author OF Chin
mie Fadden," well remembered in San
Francisco as a former newspaperman,
who was recently defeated for con-
gress in a New Jersey district imme-
diately across the Hudson from New
York, has written a new book en-
titled The Climbing Courvatels." The
story was suggested to him in France.
with few other Americans he went
from Paris by way of the Seine to a
"charmingly absurd little resort on the
bank of the river Marine, where they
had lunch on the lawn" Then came
to them an itinerant sleight of hand
performer. One member of the party,
who was much more skilled in leger-
demain than the professional, turned
the tables on the man with tricks
that he could not approach. This
brought forth tales of many who had
followed the calling and of some who
had afterward become members of Sc
date society.
A Paris cable announces that Irving
p. Dudley of San Diego. the American
ambassador to Brazil. is in Paris at
the Hotel Majestic. and intends remain
ing there for several weeks before
going to London. He expects to re-
turn to Brazil in March.