The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-15
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., City. What is the
statute OF limitation as to prosecution for
escape from prison?
Escape from a state prison is a fell
ony. The law of California says that
limitation in cases of felony is three
years and misdemeanor one year. That
is, in any case of felony except murder,
embezzlement of public money and the
classification of public records an in
dictment or information must be filed
within three years, and in case of mis-
demeanor complaint must be filed
within one year. After a fling In
either case q prosecution may be COM
menced at any time.
The law also says that IL a person
arrested escapes or is rescued the per-
son from whose custody he escaped or
was rescued may Immediately pursue
and retake him at any time and in any
place within the state.
MUTnATING COINS. E. s.. City. What
is the law in regard TO defacing mutilating
United States coin?
The law says: "Any person who
fraudulently by any act, way or means.
defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes
falsifies, scales or 1ightens the gold or
silver coin which has been or which
may be coined at the minis of the
United States or any gold or silver
coins which are by law made current
or are in actual use or circulation as
money within the United States, shall
be imprisoned for not more than two
years and fined not more than $4,000"
This applies to coin that is debased in
any way and then offered as genuine
coin.
GOLD AND SILvER-SubscrIber City. When
was gold and silver first discovered? when were
these used as money?
There is no record of either discov-
cry. There is mention of gold in Cen
esis ii:11- Silver is one of the four met
ais, gold, silver, brass and iron, not
mentioned until after the deluge. It is
mentioned in Genesis xxiii:16, and Is
then spoken of as money, for 1t tells
of Abraham paying Ephron 400 shekels,
current money, for the cave of Mach
pelah. The invention OF coins is as
cribed to the LydianS, whose money
was gold and silver.
BEDBUGs-J. o., Cal. What is the best
method OF getting rid OF bedbugs?
Plug the crevices in which they 10
cate with brown soap in such a manner
as to smother them by depriving them
of air. Or you can kill them by in
jecting gasoline or benzine into the
crevices by means of a spring bottom
oiler. In using the latter great care
must be exercised with respect to open
fires or lights.
LOST wATcH-G. f. H. whitmcre, Cal.
Lost a gold watch with my initials thereon.
Has the finder a lawful right TO keep 1t can
compel the finder, provided discover him, to
restore 1T to mes
If the watch is worth more than $50
and the finder has not complied with
the law. you can recover it from him
by law with the assistance of a lawyer.
let me know how 10 proceed to apply for a posi-
tion in the mint or other United States govern
ment office.
Select the department to which you
wish to apply. then write a, letter to
the civil service clerk of that depart
ment and ask for an application blank.
ALIAs-o. s., City. when and under what
circumstances is an alias legal2
In law an alias. or assumed name, is
legal when the true name OF a party is
not known and it has to be inserted in
a document, as. for instance, John
Doe, real name unknown
NO RELIGIOUS TEsr-R. J. d.. CITY. please
state il a Catholic become president OF fbe
United States7 Has religion anything TO DO
with the question OF election to the presdencv
cItyf
There is no religious test for either.
FRANco-PRussIAN wAR-w. O.. c,tv
What was the date OF the Franco-P russian war ;.
War was resolved on by the French
government July Is. 1870, and the
formal declaration was delivered at
Berlin July 10 following. The treaty Of