The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06

NATIONAL. ARR. E., City. What is the
American national air?
BY some it is asserted that America"
is, by others that 1t is the star
Spangled Banner" and still others that
it is Yankee Doodle. In the absence
of any law on this subject designating
any air as the national one of America,
it may be said that the star Spangled
Banner is the one that has been Sc
lected by the army and navy.
for the. regulations declare that when
the flag is lowered in the latter part
of the afternoon, the band will play
the Star Spangled Banner. Another
regulation of the army says When
ever the Star Spangled Banner is
played by the band on a formal oc-
casion at a military station, or at any
place where persons belonging to the
military service are present in their
official capacity, all officers and enlisted
men present will stand at attention
such position being retained until the
last note is played. The same respect
will be observed toward the national
air of any other country when it is
played, as a compliment to official rep
resentatives of such country" 1t is
said that as star spangled banner is
the popular name for the national en-
sign, it is only just and proper that
the hymn that pays homage to it,
should be the national air.
COMMUNITY PRoPERTY-A. G.. City If
deed for community property is made to g. B..
is he the sole owner. without the property being
administered upon in case Of the wife's death,
or does part go 10 the children?
AS to community property in case of
the death of the wife, section 1401 of
the civil code Of California says; Upon
the death of the wife the entire COM
munity property, without administra-
tion, belongs to the surviving husband,
except such portion thereof as may
have been set apart by judicial decree,
or may have been set aside for her
support and maintenance, which por-
ton is subject to her testamentary
disposition and in the absence of such
disposition goes to her descendants or
heirs exclusive of her husband"
PHILIPPINE DoLLAR-M, City. How
many grains Of silver are there in the dollar
coined by the United States for the Philippines
The number of grains varies in the
coins issued for the islands according
to the law of March 2, 1903, and that of
June %, 1906. The following shows
the changes:
March 2. June %, Fine
Pesos cgraips, 1890 1879 10000 dsosi 9ess- 9es
So Gee centavos 80 2os.oo 1880 1880 3SO 3SO
20 centavos -. 1910 61.72S $50
10 centavos 4l:o5 Se.Se4 $50
TRAcKAcE-A NJ. San Jose. Cal. What i.
the trackage of the different lines of the United
railroads in San Francisco?
24S.72 miles, of which 1871 is
electric, 52.20 cable and 3.41 horse.
These are the figures given in Poor
manual of railroads for the current
year
PLUMES-J. p, Fruitvale. CAL What IS
the duty ostrich plumes from South Africa
The United States tariff on feathers
of all kinds, made up, ETC., is Is per
cent ad va1orem. On ornamental feath-
ers the duty is so per cent ad valorem.
WEATHER BUREAU Reader. Crows
Landing Cal. What is the salary paid tc
Meade. the chief forecaster at the weather
bureau!
The salary of A. G. McAdie at San
Francisco is $4,000 a year.
PRoPERTY-A. s.. City. If married
woman who owned valuable property before
marriage dies without having made a will what
portion will the surviving husband come In
possession Of?
The law of this state says that THE