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same would be willing to give for it.
1t has no market value.
sTREEr-G. J, A.. City. Has corporation
any greater right to open street without a
permit than has private citizen?
If by opening you mean tearing ur
a street for the purpose of laying pipes
Taft receive majority of the popular vote cast
in November 1908?
The total popular vote was 1852
239- OF this Taft received 7,637,676.
BUsHELMAN--A. S., City. Why is man
employed as a repairer in a tailoring establish
ment called bushelman?
Bushelman is a localism in the United
States for what In England is known
as a busheler
date OF the death Of Rev. T. De Witt Talmage
clergyman and writer?
He died in Washington, D. c.. at the
age of 20, of pneumonia: April 12
1902.
day of the week did August 9, 1866, fall?
Sunday
SCHOOI-H., Alameda Cal What the
name OF the public school that on the north
side OF Broadway in San Francisco. east OF
montgomery, before the April fire Of 1902
1t was the Irving primary school.
NEW YORK GovERNoR-o. s.. Potrero. Did
New York ever have governor named Dineeni
The list of goxernors from 1928
down to the present does not disclose
any governor of that name.
CITY STREETS-A. c. r., City What is
the direction OF the following streets in San
francisco according to the compass? Valencia,
twenty fourth and Treat avenue.
Valencia runs very nearly due north
and south; Treat avenue has the same
course; Twenty-fourth street is due
east and west
DE STAEL-A. B. G.. Santa Rosa Cal. What
IS the correct pronunciation OF .'Mme de Stael:''
1t is pronounced as if written Stal
with the sound of as in arm, father,
palm.
CHOCOLATE. b.. City. What is the diff
ference between chocolate and cocoa
Cocoa is the product of the theo-
bronla cacao and is used in it's pure
state, while chocolate is the product
Of the same. with the addition of
pounded sugar and spices, such as Gin
namon, cloves. cardamom. vanilla, etc.
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Answers to Queries

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., City. i read in your
answer about the word Mizpah and the meaning
you gave Of the word . as taken from , the oioie.
If you had looked in the bible you
would have discovered that Mizpah and
Mizpeh mean generally watch tower.
Mizpeh (masculine), expresses rather
the town; AIizpah (feminine) the dis
trict. The inscription on rings when
exchanged between those who are
about to separate for time is Mizpah,
and the meaning you will find in Cen
esis 4S, 40, So.
What department in Washington. D. c., has the
care of stuffed animalsf
The United States national museum.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE Subscriber, Collinsville.
Cal What states in the union grant women
suffrage?
Women vote upon equal terms with
men in Wyoming, Colorado. Utah and
Idaho. They are entitled to vote for
any office.
INHERITED PRoPERTY--A. R. I. c.. Ala
media Cal A wife inherits sum OF money and
purchases a farm During. the transaction the
husband signs his name to deed Of farm together
would that property 90 to the husband? Has
the wife the right to win the property to her
children?
The money that wife receives dur
ing couverture as inheritance is her
separate money and she can do what
she pleases with it. If she purchases
property with the money 1t is her
separate property and she has perfect
right to will 1t as she sees fit. This
department can not advise you as to
that portion of the question which re-
lates to the deed of the farm being
signed by both husband and wife, as
it can not understand why they should
sign a deed made to them by the
grantor of the farm.
FAIRS DEATHS Subscriber. Oakland. Gal.
When did Charles L. Fair and his wife meet
their deaths in France?
They were killed in an automobile
accident near Evreux, France, August
II. 1902.
BLAINE. NJ, Concord. Cal. Was James
G. Blaine again candidate for the presidency
OF the United States after his defeat before the
people in 1882
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
the republican nomination in 1892.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER. e. H.. City. What
is the value of an autograph letter OF JEFFERSON
Davis. written in 1851?
Just whatever q person desiring the
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in Mill Valley since the hre. expects
to leave early in January for six
weeks stay in New York
Miss Amy Brewer and Miss Lenors
Brewer will entertain Sunday after
noon at an informal tea to be given at
their San Mateo home when most OF
the guests will be neighborhood friends.
Among those who will enjoy the In
formal holiday affair will be:
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Miss Marie Christine Do
vicomte and vieOmtess Frederick NickersOn
MISS Frances frances Howard EDWARD eiVs Tobtn
Miss Aileen Fin0esan william Jackson
Mrs E NJ. Reeve. wife of Captain
Reeve L. s. A, who returned from the
Philippines recently with her little son.
Parker is staying at The Pines in
San Rafael.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick n. Woods
with their daughters will enjoy a fam
lily reunion today and the usual holiday
festivity at their home in California
street Miss Mildred Pierce of San Jose
has been a guest this week at the hos
pitable home
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Danforth with
Miss Fanny Danforth viii leave to-
morrow for Santa Barbara, where they
Will remain until after New Years
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter MacGavin with
Miss Dolly MacGavin viii be at home
today at their residence in California
street. DrummOnd MacGavin leaves
tomorrow for Shasta county for an
indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Jones with
Helen Jones are entertaining a family
party today at their home in Buchanan
street.
DIR. and Mrs. Samuel Hardy, formerly
Miss Sylvia Harris. who have made
their home in Nevada since their mar
riage, are here for the holidays and
have been entertained by friends IN the
city and also in Berkeley.
Mrs. Robin Dunsmuir, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. J.. E. Schoo-
bert in Sausalito. left recently for tho
east and viii join Mr.. Dunsmuir in
New York.
Millen Griffith has arrived from the
east. where he is attending college.
and will pass the holidays at the
Griffith home in Ross valley.
Henry Macondray will leave about
the first OF the year for a trip to Homo
lulu and South America and will visit
the canal and other places OF interest
before his return.
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price of OIL but oil here than Los Angeles If 80
profitable there IS in San Francisco where residences
concentrated should be like coming money.
The truth that gas seeking recoup
by the fire the the notwithstanding the
courts opinion that the plant potentially unmpaired by the
disaster.
In fne Judge Van Fleets judgment based the assumption
that the plant potentially and
before fire therefore should
be great the total market OF its stocks and bonds that
period Now the stock sold within 10 of value three
months before the earthquake the have been doing
business the then force Investors do
such prices for stock doing losing business and
If IS profitable that time should be ample
Notwithstanding slight the of production
This suit would probably have been instituted it
that the corporation seeks saddle its losses by leakage
the Those losses due impairment of plant
by the earthquake and fire. Notwithstanding Judge Van Fleets
opinion that the producing capacity of the property potentially
the three years ago. The judgment
tally holds San Francisco liability for losses by
the fire
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lmpertinent Question No. 83
WHATS fhe Biggest HoIdup?

For the most original wthes to this questonbe
briefer the beter-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLAR
For the next hive answers The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Pnze winning answers will be printed D-x,
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at MI
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTIT
CARD to
lMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
Winning Answers Chrltmaxsv
H Dennes. Rversr SAINT,
It's good excuse,
81 prize to W. 8 Kerr P D. aklaud.
The r. S. " p" Of Christendom
81 prize to Alpha West sss asteetsan
The day give somebody sonethino tha,, -.
because were afraid they'll give us sometb;-- ~ xan.
= -'~'N w don't
u prize TO Louise Heriek e7sO street, Berkeley
time for giving and forgving gifts
81 prize = 81 street..
a day and o and then "a fo-c.. -
u prize to Al. Tt Bedford osk1na s''e
grouchy - - ''s s'ooeh Tor the
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IA Daferential
on Raw
Materials

In that it is distinctly unfair the metal trades operating
California charge them pound for pound high for
freight their materials that which the finished product
which they compete charged The railroads charging
than the traffic materials for the metal trades will
bear They denying and setting aside the law that they them
selves have made.
The railroads they please out this industry Appa
emily they have the tax without unless the
and take the 1t question
the railroads consider whether their interest build
against themselves powerful commercial organization engaged
supplying the needs of the Pacific slope by the
Assredy the policy which they appear have laid will
have that result well others that will help
the railroads. They will make profit out Of injustice
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REGULATING PRICE OF PEARIs

REGUL LATING PRICE OF PEARLS
Consul General William Fl. Michael
been set on foot to regulate the Indian
pearl market and to prevent a repeti-
tfon of the disastrous experience OF
last year on account Of the money
crisis in the United States. An agency
is TO be formed in India with several
branches and a head Office at Bombay
to the London market at a fixed price.
but subject to offers. Against these
parcels a small advance will be given
cabled for to London The promoters
OF the scheme say that there Is a great
fuIure IN store for the Indian pearl
The syndicate intends to extend ia
operation to the Australian Fisheries.
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LTHoUGH Addison Miner has made
Countess Onfwiffed
by Addison Miner

"A his me IN Nev
thought
and made him the subject OF
ana
at abode the French
and by her rank the always served m She Wond
Louie, plate plate for chicken
Marie and counesses gwen or
collection
including Addison He accepted
and then rebeled Hall in his chair as the
applied
particularly tempting bit OF
French This is
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The Insiider

Tells members of the voracious nobility IN French no'
gobbed up all the chicken dinner until baked oy
Californian
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Grave Ques-
lions Raised by.
GOmpers Case.

dsobedence Injunction forbddng of boycott
and the language of the opinion might suggest doubtless mistaken
belief that the injured feelings of the Judge had weight than
the disobedience OF the labor leaders.
All that OF minor The really grave
how far injunction be used abrdge the freedom
Of speech and the liberty print The laws of the several
limitations those rights So know there
federal the subject other than the constitutional
prohibition abridged congress
1t question whether libel oense under the federal
but that IS the question here.
The national constitution congress shall make abridg
ing speech press injunction
law applied particular may
may behind it, but this there appears
be such because of the constitutional prohibition quoted
But if valid has the force OF law enacted and administered
by the law making This conjunction su
ceny grave situation without reference the main of
abridgment OF the liberty print.
Congress expressly forbidden make any law that will
abrdgc the freedom OF the press Has the judiciary the power
expressly prohibited congress-
reserved the states by the national constitution. Is within
the of the federal judiciary infringe limit those
by injunction? In word what the limits, there
limits to the injunction powers OF the federal Judiciary?
These dangerous and vital questions that
beyond the limits of the present and affect whole national
codefendans We that they be discussed settled
calmly and without passion i'll the higher tribunals although this
have been of Judge Wright But they
the of whole system of government and they
have been offensive the and if that wrong
but the punishment inflicted for that Gompers and
his codefendan punished for disobediene injunction
which obd the exercise OF right which congress forbidden
to abridge
There kinds OF contempt of One arises
language action dspecu to the The other
from dsobedene of injunction In the present the
appears have been inflicted for disregard injunction
which may may be valid but is certainly the
power forbidden the legislative department of government
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should have the benefit Of the rule. Thi;
rule or principle is sometimes quoted agains
the railroads, but it is, in fact, the only
businesslike basis of adjustment 1t supplies
the principle on which all classihcations O
freight are made
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25

T if the called science of determining
road is based what the traffic will bear
such that the manufacturers of steel products this
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
Judge Van
Fleet s
Decision

The plant as whole says Judge Van Fleet not potentially
injured by the fire earthquake The testimony great
continuing leakage admitted by witnesses corporation
appears have been forgotten ignored In the
property have steadily appreciated notwhstand-
ing msoune which should be gratifying testimony
rancco powers ability burdens
Judge Van Fleet thinks in millions difference S10OOOOOO
estimates of value made by competent
judgment If there any doubt corporation gets full
bene take what is
Fleet dwels the that
before the $50 share Now of course
price stock based earning capacity and as
The that time IS cents fixed by law and the
potentially the according the cent
rate should be profitable then.
Judge Van Fleet his judgment expresses implicit
the of Engineer Jones and President Brton
company He attaches Importance whatever estimates
Engineer Engineer Dole yet built the greater
Angeles found profitable sell gas cents
The commercial conditions the
except city of Los Angeles than
therefore requires
pipes and Judge Van Fleet dwelt the the
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to ignore and discredit the whole body of
testimony offered on behalf of the rate payers
and the city. The evidence of the very COM
petent engineer who constructed the major
part of the plant and the most competent
part as it stands was ignored or discredited.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
Walters Ins0Ience
Drives Party Away

have The San Francisco OF ordering
business
who we'll the clubs and OF the long established
spender disgusted
He there evening
children dinner having been urged
After
complete dinner Bring soup and salad Tor
dishes will be orders do three with four
laughed aloud Orders Tor
and laughed He continued to-
laugh while gentleman walked calmly prob
ably moi thanth felt, from the place
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OF an angry ndn and might md us Place m
a stump speech without being out of char
acter. There appears to be some confusion
in the mind OF the jurist on the point whether
the defendants were to be punished by sum
mary process for libel on the court or for
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25

ME decision OF Judge Van Fleet the
impress the impartial mind example of judicial wisdom
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25

NlIE excited of Judge Wrghs decision in the
of Gomper Mitchell and Morrison suggests prompt
ing personal feeling class grievance The rhetoric that
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25

Millen Griffith has arrived from the
east. where he is attending college.
and will pass the holidays at the
Griffith home in Ross valley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Danforth with
Miss Fanny Danforth viii leave to-
morrow for Santa Barbara, where they
will remain until after New Years.
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Mr. and Mrs Walter MacGavin with
Miss Dolly MacGavin will be at home
today at their residence In California
street Drummond MacGavin leaves
tomorrow for Shasta county for an
indefinite stay.
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DIR. and Mrs. Samuel Hardy, formerly
Miss Sylvia Harris. who have made
their home in Nevada since their mar
riage, are here for the holidays and
have been entertained by friends IN the
city and also in Berkeley.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Jones with
Helen Jones are entertaining a family
party today at their home in Buchanan
street.
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Mrs Robin Dunsmuir, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. j. E. Schoo-
bert in Sausalito. left recently for the
east and viii join Mr.. Dunsmuir in
New York.
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Henry Macondray will leave about
the first OF the year for trip to Homo
lulu and South America and will visit
the canal and other places OF interest
before his return
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his home m IVcW OK aIIu I1III OPc IO-
wears, those who have seen him say
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-24

on Wednesdays and Saturdays to my
home These lessons were however
rather unsuccessful especially after
he put the idea OF marriage into my
young head
That seemed to be the best fun
ever--to get married 10 that beautiful
uniform and live in a pretty little
home OF my own. So | made up my
mind 10 get married, and. after many
objections. won my parents consent.
School and fencing Immediately van
ished from my horizon, and | was
joined In wedlock 10 my soldier In my
dear old-fashioned Winthrop home
stead on the night OF April So 1900.
by Mr., Garden. the Episcopal rector
OF the town.
1T was in my new home that was
initiated into the third degree OF
army life. Peters first step towards
the completion of my education was
my introduction to the sedutive charm
of various cocktails and soothing eff
fects OF the lady-like cigarette.
THE first drink remember having
taken was a cocktail, the effects of
which he loved 10 watch on the unsus-
pectlng. Such was the beginning OF
my new education"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-24
DEFENSE SCORES
A STRONG POINT
FARMER IESTiFIES FAvORABLY
TO RAY MPHERE-TEETH
WE'RE IN MANS POCKET.

la PORTE, Ind, Nov 23-The de-
Tense in the trial Of Ray Lamphere
today began 10 conclude its case with
testimony corroborating details previ.
ously testified to by others. that Mrs.
Guinness is still alive.
Miss Louise Gaekle was the first
witness OF the day. She swore to
having seen large light-colored auto
mobile leave and disappear from the
fire Oh the Guinness farm.
III was abou: 3 o'clock in the morn.
ing of the fire." she said III was too
dark for me to distinguish how many
rode in the machine or their identity,
but | am fairly sure woman was one
OF the occupants. The machine drove
rapidly towards La Porte"
\ strong point in today's defense
was the testimony Of | Aldrevere, a
farmer, who described the first ap-
l. arance In the case OF the teeth,
Nhicn the state contended established
the identity of The headless woman @
body as that OF Mrs. Guinness
II assisted In screening the ashes
found around the body" he said. "A
man whose name do not know help
ed. After he worked at the screening
this stranger suddenly drew some
teeth from his pocket and said: Here
is what we are looking for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-24

Absolutely all packet teas and most
bulk teas show the grocer larger pro-
fl than "Salada." but none give The
consumer as much satisfaction
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-24
HOW TO REDUCE FAT
PR0P0RTI0NATELY

Proportion is the thing. A fat wo-
man yearns TO reduce her abdomen, but
she doesn't want To produce "A sCraWny
neck. This fact condemns the dieting
method OF reducing. You can't starve
the fat on one place and not off an
other Simply impossible. But why
try dieting or even exercising when
there is better way OF reducing fat
than either
Try the following: One-half ounce
&armoIa. - ounce Fluid Extract Cas-
cara Aromatic n ounces Peppermint
Water. Any druggist viii MI the above
Chtuply. Take tcaspoonful after
meals and at bedtime ana see ~ In "A
Few weeks you are not losing about "a
pound OF fat day-not from places
where you are normally plump, but
from those that are overly fat. The
receipt works like a charm, | am told
and though ii produces delightfully.a
parent results. Yet IL rs perfectly harm
less Doesn't even cause wrinkles. they
say VINO have used II. nor Interference
with ones diet. which are two other
.e>ciuslve and important differences 10
possesses over all other lat reduccrs
eyer heard Of Instead OF being harm
full in fact. as 50 many Of the adver-
ttSed remedies are. ~ improves the
health and appetite and complexion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-24
Sabe This Recipe. 1t Makes
an Excellent Cough Remedy

by making up some of the remedy
described below and having IL in the
house ready for use. you can quickly
nip cold or cough in the bud and
avoid most OF the usual annoyance ana
possible suffering. At any rate, the
recipe Is worth saving, so that when
a cough or cold enters your home you
will know how To conquer II quickly
Although very simple and inexpensive,
this homemade remedy Is really su-
perior to any ready.made cough syrup
YOU can buy. Use:
Granulated Sugar Syrup 80. l3 l'2 o.
flneX ............... w W.
Put the Pinex in pint bottle and
fiji up the bottle with formulated Sug-
ar Syrup. made as follows: To one
pint OF Granulated Sugar add one'half
cup m water, stir and let boil just a
moment. Shake the mixture well and
take teaspoonful every one, two or
three hours as required.
Taken when the first symptoms APP
pear. this simple remedy will drive
away cough or cold almost imme-
diately. Even deep-seated, obstinate
coughs usually yield TO II inside OF
"a hours. II is also excellent for In
cipient consumption, bronchial trou-
bles. whooping cough. hoarseness and
similar ailments. Is equally good Tor
adults and children. The taste Is very
pleasant.
This prescription is effective for the
same reason that the air OF the pine
forests is SO effective in the cure or
tuberculosis and other membrane dis
eases Pinex Is the most valuable
concentrated compound OF Norway
White Pine Extract. and Is rich in gu
aiacol and other healing elements OF
the pine. The GRADUATED Sugar Syrup
is an excellent sedative.
In making this remedy do not ex-
pect good results by using any Of the
weaker pine oil or pine tar prepare
lions. Use the full strength Pinex II
your druggist does not have IL he will
be glad to get II for you II you ask
him TO do so.
The GRADUATED Sugar costs about
four cents and the Pinex about 80
cents. SO the cost is only about 81
cents for whole pint-enough to last
family for "A long time. II kept well
corked IL will never spoil.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-24
PONY CONTRACT FOR
BELLE ISLE IS LET

Pony rides on Belle Isle will remain
at five cents per ride until 1911, at
least The park department has en-
tered into a contract with Frank T..
Jor as, OF Ann Arbor, TO run the pony
livery for two years beginning April
| next. He will contribute s400 per
year to the city in return for this
privilege.
The pony service. which has been
a feature of Belle Isle almost since il
became public park, has been large
~ a family affair. G. A Watkins had
it for q number of years and. on his
death, his nephew Guy Watkins took
1t up. jones' another relative. was
the next applicant and he has been
running the ponies for several years.
At one time Pop" Virgins. the
Snowman. bid high for the privilege.
but he turned over the contract To
Watkins later and no one has ever
competed for II since.
The rates specified are so cents per
hour for double pony rigs 25 cents
per hour for single rigs and FIVE cents
Der ride for the boys and girls who
like 20 ride ponyback.