The San Francisco call., 1909-11-15

t,orfnay p b.. city. Please define
legal holiday and national hollday- WsPse0 PioT.
ae vansrsf attached to ones country." " etc
r. seems 70 me that holiday that Is observed ~
Columbia and OF Alaska covers the expression
Irrational holiday yet | am toid mat SUE"
day Is not national holuaF-
Legal holidays are such days as are
so declared by the Legislature oil a
state or proclaimed by the governor Oh
q state for a special purpose. Every
state has set aside certain days as iegal
holidays. but these days are not nom
days in every state.
A national holiday is one that mas
been so declared by the highest law
making power of u nation congress
the highest law making power OF the
United States has never declared any
fav. not even the fourth of July, ma
tional holiday. In the broad sense OF
the word or phrase it may be SAID that
such a day as the fourth oI~Juiy -
national holiday. because 1T is observed
wherever the United states nag hodts
over American territory, but IL mas
never received Official sanction 10 deslS
nate if as national holiday. Prior 10
* vaars ago Independence day was not
recognized even as legal holiday in
some of the states. The president OF
the United States may declare Ihanks-
giving day a LEGAL holiday, but IL mas
no force or effect in the different states
unless each state by Legislative enact
ment or by proclamations of the gov
ernor so declare 1T.
poRTOIA- IA-Subscriber. City. In what year
was Don Gsspar de POrtola governor OF oSh-
forna? In what year did he give Salllorhls ~, !"
Spain: In what year dld MAJOR ShetUdh eaAS
California away from SPAIN
IT is quite clear that you have not
devoted much time TO history or TO
recent current events Portola was
governor of California from 1861 TO
I771 and lived in lower California until
1880. at which time he journeyed to
upper California, and in which year.
it is claimed he discovered San Fran
cisco bay. He was appointed governor
by Spain and did not give California 10
that country. There is no record that
Major Sherman ever took California
away from Spain.
DIVIDING A sTATE-A. s.. City. What
stems have TO be taken TO divide state OF the
American union and make two states OF IL!
The mode of procedure is to have
the legislature of the state propose to
amend the constitution so as to change
the territorial limits. If the proposed
amendment is carried by a two-thirds
vote Of the legislative body, The amend
ment will have to be submitted to the
vote of all the electors, and If carried.
appIication will then have to be made
to congress.
POLL, TAx-Subseriber. City. Who has to
nav poll tax? Under what conditions. il any,
must woman pay poll taxi
Section XII OF the constitution of the
state of California, and it is presumed
that your question refers to that state.
declares that .'the Legislature shall pro-
vide for the levy and collection of an
annual poll tax. of not less than ". on
every male inhabitant of this state over
Fl and under so years of age, except
naupers, idiots insane persons and In
1ians not taxed" Women are not re-
quired to pay poll tax.
MOTOR JOURNALS-A. C. R.. Red
Bluff. Cal Following are the places
in which the periodical journals named
in letter OF inquiry are published: Motto
Car Auto Magazine. Auto Review. Au-
tomobile Topics. Automobiles and
Flights and Motor World. in New York:
Auto Era Cleveland, o.; Motor Field,
Denver. Colo: Motor Vehicle Register,
Philadelphia. Pa.
rroATINCs ISLANDS. City. Can You give
me sny information about floating islanslss
There are floating islands in differ
ent parts of the world. Some have
been noted at the mouth OF the ANA
zon river One of the most interesting
is ono in lake in Idaho. which is In
one of the most picturesque bodies OF
water in that state. and said to be one
of the most remarkable in the world.