The San Francisco call., 1908-08-02
Answers to Queries

TAXEST. D. City. Are taxes in
California paid for the calendar or fiscal
years
The fiscal year.
MOVING PICTURES a W. City.
Where are. the majority Of moving pic
tures made2
Many are made in France and a
number in the United states.
CALIFORNIA;. L. City. What is
the population Of California BY census
By census Of 1909. 1.4s5.o5s: by es-
innate January ], current year, 2,oo0,-
TIE FARALBONES-A Reader. Sa-
linss. Cal OF what county in Califor-
mia arc the Farailon islands a part2
60 About how many persons reside
there?
san Francisco % About ls-
THE PRoGREso-M T. Y city.
What was the date OF the explosion on
The Progreso al the Fulton iron works
and how many were killed?
December s. 1902. Eleven killed and
nine injured
LAND OFFICE. r. J.. City. Where
should application be made for posi-
ton in the United States land Office?
At that Office, where al information
viii be impaired.
SAVINGS BANK-Subscriber. Santa
Cruz. Cal Where can obtain infor1na-
ton as 10 the status OF the Peoples
Home savings bank2
Write 10 the bank commissioners san
Francisco.
HUMANE SOCIETy-N. y. Napa, Cal
What is the address OF the humane So
ciety in san Francisco that looks after
children
No II Jones street; NJ J. White. sec
retary.
THE FLAG-R F, City. Is Il proper
TO place more than IS stars at this time
on the blue deld OF the American flag?
10. Al this tine there are on the
flag g stars for the original states
and one for each OF the Ss added states.
CITIES-v. p and F. r. City. Which
Is the second largest city in California
81 this time2
II you mean population. the answer
Is, according 10 the latest figures given
out, Oakland; then comes Los Angeles.
RAILWAY DEPOTS-W. G. McC..
city Please name several Of the larg-
est railway depOts IN the world?
Union station. s. Louis. No; St La
zare, Paris, France: Waverly station,
Edinburgh Liverpool station.
REEDS. Alameda. Cal When was
Thomas 3. Reed speaker OF the house.
He was chosen speaker IA 1889. again
IN 1885 and IN 1897. but before the ex-
pira1icn OF that term he resigned from
congress 10 resume the practice Of Law
IN New York city
BIRDS AND EGGS-A r, City. To
whom should one who wants 10 MAKE
q collection OF live wild birds and eggs
IN California spply2
Communicate with the chief deputy
OF the California fish commission. Mer-
chants exchange building
NEGRO BLOOD-v. R. and F. r
Martinez. Cal Is there negro blood in
z creole?
In some. In Brazil natives OF that
country OF African descent are creoles
and IN the West Indies black. white or
mixed races, # natives. are creoles.
sOUP-w. z T. Oakland. Cal Which
IS proper. 10 eat soup" or to drink
soup?
Either expression is proper. A per
son eats soup when conveying i 10 the
mouth with z spoon and drinks it
consomme for instance-when taking Il
from cup without the use Of a spoon
ENvELOPES-C. w. City. Which is
correct, addressing envelopes" or "di-
recting envelopes
Both. Addressing an envelope is
writing upon Il the direction or super
Ecription, ard directing is 10 put q
direction or address upon II. Address
ing envelopes is the form most COM
monty used
TOBACCO - Subscriber. Kern City
Cal Does the use OF chewing tobacco
reduce the weight Of the user2
The use Of tobacco. except in a very
limited quantity. curbs the appetite fol
food and IN the sense OF reducing the
amount OF food the weight OF the TO-
bscco user does not Increase
BANKS-Subscriber Fruitvale. Cal
Do banks keep one or more books that
are not open 20 the directors2
Under the law all books OF bank. 4.
e corporation. are open 70 any stock
holder, and 70 be z director one must
be & stock holder. Possibly q bank
conducted on the Dalzell Brown plan
may keep private book or books
Subscriber, Alameda, Cal Is
there any decision on the subject OF the
right OF q gas company demanding g
deposit from q person who wishes 20
become q user OF gas2
There is q case IN the Wisconsin re-
ports which holds that such a demand
by & company Is one OF the regulations
and that L IS not an unreasonable one.
CRUEL EUSBAND-N. ". Nspa, Cal.
Can q woman leave her children and
husband = he has been cruel 10 her?
Is il against the iaw7
Il Is not against the law for e woman
70 leave her home and children II her
husband IS cruel 70 her But IN & case
OF desertion OF the children. and there
being no provision for their care. the
law would interfere.
vENUS-D- N. Lompoc. Cal. Why is
the planet Venus SO much brighter than
any other plsnet2
That IS matter that has puzzled
astronomers They have repeatedly at
tempted 70 ascertain the characteristic
and nature OF its surface. but its bright
ness is so dazzling as 70 render il i'm
possible 10 make observations TO tha'
end.