The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-09
THE CALLS QUERY COLUMN
No Penalty for Defacing the
American Flag.
Water Consumers and Advance Payments
The Electoral Vote of Michigan in 1853.
Salaries of Postmasters.

DEFAcISG THE FLAG-U. l.. Club City.
There is no law against defacng the Amerl-
can flag or displaying it as an advertising
medium, but the latter proceeding Is en-
tirely repugnant to patriotism and gooo
taste and should be prohibited by law. AS
to the act of defaeipg the flag, 1t is to be
supposed that Ellsworth has left some OF
his patriotic spirit TO his compatrlots oil The
present generation. and that an open insult
would be as promptly resented as a retty
sligbt TO the banner would be despised and
tqnored. 1t is an unlawful and severely
punishable act to make an efhgy oil Uhlleu
States coin for any purpose, ana the nag
shonld be surrounded with the same pro-
lection
SpprNG VALLEY WATER - A Sufferer,
CITY. ID The Spring Valley Water Com
many claims the right by law 10 collect
water bills in advance under section 13 Of
the water-Tates clause, approved by the
Board Of Supervisors March 7, 1892. The
section SAYS: ''Al water rates. except
meter rates and city and county rates, are
due and payable monthly in advance. and
when not so paid shall be subject to an ad-
ditlon Of per cent" (2l This last ite u: an
swers your second question in the 81: re-
tive. kOJ 1Hc Claiiio lliO isut "
shut off the water from the premises OF con-
sumeTs who fail TO keep up tie advance
payments. The right has been affirmed by
the Supreme Court of the United states.
INDIA INK-J. C. W, City, India-ink
stains on the skin may be readily washed
off with strong potash or soda I've or with
alcohol and ammonia. But il the India ink
has been tattoOed or introduced into the
frua q N tbn Qppniptp ramOVat OnlV bp
accomplished by the removal OF the skin
itself. 1t is for this reason that tattoo
marks are such valuable evidence OF identi-
fcation in a court OF law.
READ THE NEws-Subseriber. San Ra-
fael. % II you are a subscriber to THE
CALL. and have read the recent expose of
Chinese frauds and the threats of the Six
| Companies, YOU must have discovered that
| General John McComb. formerly Warden
at San Quentin, is not dead but very
| lively official Of the United States Govern
ment in this city. (2) At the Custom house.
LEADING FIRMS 3 Subscriber. Modesto,
Cal. II is standing rule in all newspaper
query columns that enquiries for the names
| of leading firms in any line of business
| cannot be recognized The answer would
| be an advertisement pure and simple Con-
| suit a directory OF San Francisco city and
county, in which you Will find the trades
classified.
FALLING BoDIEs-TwO Subscribers, City.
Tie different weight of the bodies would
not cut figure in the fall, but their form
| and the amount of superficial resistance ex-
| posed TO the air would make all the differ
| ence in the world. II is only an old ques-
ton pnt in q new shape. a pound OF lead
weighs no more than pound OF feathers.
TAMALEs-M. W. Healdsburg. You will
find a recipe for making tamales in almost
any modern cookery-book. As sold on the
streets they appear to consist of chickens,
| or seaguls, steamed with tomatoes, highly
seasoned and wrapped in corn husk. AS
! sam Weller remarked OF the kitten pies,
ITS the seasoning as does 1t.
ELECTORAL VoTE OF MIcHIGAN-Sub-
scrber, City. In 1883 Harrison received
go, $50 and Cleveland 2l3. 44i votes in Michi-
gan HaTrisOn's majority was o, $50 The
new States admitted are Montana the two
DakOtas, Idaho and Wyoming. Their ad
mission strengthens the Republican column
NATURAIIzATIoN-A Reader, City.
is necessary for all persons born on foreigI
soil TO: take out naturalization papers.
man cannot be n citizen Of two countries
| He is citizen Of the country in which b.
was born, and lie becomes United State
citizen only by tie exercise OF his Own will
. HEN TEMPERATURES Mel, City
shade temperature of 100 degrees has FIRE
qnently been recorded in the interior towns
| of the State, but never, so far as we ar
aware, in San Francisco. Last year a shade
temperature of % deg. was recorded here
but even that is very exceptional figure.
THE LAST WoRD-Rev. IL. p D.. City
1t is presumed that the custom of giving TIL
defense in court of la " the closing speech
springs from recognition OF the fact tina
the defense is the weaker cause and from
spirit Of fair play. There is something il
having the last word.
PosTMAsTERs-A. f. H., City. The Post
master of San francisco is Samuel w
Baekus; salary $1,000; holds Office till MAJ
| 81 1894. The Postmaster OF Oakland is A
| w. Bishop; salary S3200 holds office til
| 1893 The office is tenable for four years In
each case.
MINORS IN LIQUOR SToBEs-D. A.. City
a. A minor under IS years of age may no
be employed in a bar where liquors are
| sold. q The same objection would apply
10 bis delivering liquor to customers g
| Yes, there is heavy fine for violation o.
the law.
| STATES INDEBTEDNESS - Subscriber
City. The amount OF the States present
indebtedness, il any, and the way in which
| IL was created, can only be obtained from
the State Treasurer at Sacramento. Write
| him.
PRISON CREDITs-Subscrlber City. The
term of Imprisonment you refer to can bt
be shortened by credits to thirty-five wears
10 the case you mention 1t is practically
| life sentence
NATURAL GAs-J, L., City. The play
Natural Gas was written by Phila-
delpha journalist and playwright named
| Donnelly, and was first produced in this
| city in 1889.
Torn GBEENBAcKs-H. E. f., City. a.
| II green back is torn, but not defaced il
will pass urrent almost anywhere. ~ A
| broker Will cash it for a nominal discount.
| WINTER GARDENs-C. A, City. The
Winter Gardens at the corner OF Post and
| Stockton streets was burned down on the
! night of August 4, 1883.
| |
BEGGARS In MALTA.
They Swarm Everywhere aud Greatly
Annoy Foreigners.
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