The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
Answers to Queries

a presentation of the facts at the PEN
sion agency in this city you can obtain
the answer you desire
SOToYOME-w. r. PhiIo. gen.
tleman- who is well versed in the Span
ish language told me in reply to a
question that SOtoyome. a California
Indian name. Is Spanish and means
the land Of flowers. or the land OF
violeIs." Is that correct?
Your question was referred to the
Smithsonian Institution, bureau OF
American ethnOlOgy, and the reply was
that the SOtoyOme Indians are the
same as the Wappo tribe OF Northern
California WappO is from the Span
ish name guapO (brave)- This is a
small detached portion of the YUkian
family of northern California. More
definite information can be furnished
by DIR. A. l.. KrOeber of the Affiliated
colleges. San Francisco"
The following is the information fur
nished by DR.. KrOeber:
'-SotoyOme is derived from the name
of an Indian chief formerly living near
Healdsburg. He was called by the
Spaniards Santiago or Manteca Cfat).
His Indian name was Soto. The ending
yome means the home of. SOtOyOme
Is therefore the home of Soto and was
applied to the village or rancheria in
habited by him and his people An
OlNeE and more usual name OF LnlS
rancheria in the Indian language was
WotOkkatOn. and it was situated on
what is now the Luce ranch. less than
two miles from Healdsburg. about a
mile above the Healdsburg cemetery, e.
but on the opposite side OF the river.
The Indians who inhabited this and
the surrounding villages belong to the
PomO stock. and the words given are in
the southern or GallinOmero dialect OF
that language"
TURK. J.. City. Why does the
United States refuse to issue a pass
port to naturalized Turk? (2) Is IL a
fact that a naturalized person from any
country cannot have the prOtectiop OF
the United States If he goes TO his
mother country7
The secretary Of state at Washing
ton, d. c.. is the only one who could
answer the first question He is the
only official authorized to issue pass
ports and he may in his discretion re-
fuse to issue such. CD Such is not the
fact.
FOREIGN BONDS-Miss E B.. City.
If an American citizen should inherit
foreign bonds, could such be trans
ferred TO this city and could the divi-
dends be collected by bank?
The bonds could be transferred as
any other personal property can be.
The matter OF collection OF dividends
will be attended to by any bank that.
has correspondent at the place where
the dividends are payable.
SIGNATURES. A, City. Suppose
Mary Brown is asked TO sign her name,
should it be Mary Brown or Miss Mary
Brown2
to sign a legal document she would
have 10 sign Mary Brown. If writing
to a stranger she should sign Miss
Mary Brown IL writing to friends she
should sign Mary Brown.
LONGWORTH-L. s.. Oakland. What
was the date OF the marriage OF Alice
Roosevelt to Congressman Nicholas
Longworth?
They were married in the white
House, Washington, ID. c., February II,
1906.
UNITED STATES LAND-R. ]. F..
Alameda. Cal What public lands will
be open to settlement this year,
For information on that subject ad-
dress communication to the general
land Office Washington. D. c.
FORESTERS- RS-Subscriber. CITY. What
is the pay Of a United States forester?
supervisors are paid from 81 zoo TO
5000 a year. assistants from $500 to
sl.4OO. and rangers from s72O to s1.OSO.
LIGHTNING RODS-w E. W. Do
scientists believe that lightning rods
AFFORD protection?
Yes; if properly attached to a build
ing.
THE CENTURY,. II. NJ. In what
century are we living. the nineteenth
or twentieth?
The twentieth.
AN OLD Data. o. s. City. On
what day of the week did October 13,
1869. fall2
Wednesday,