The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

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TOMORROW. P. City Which is correct.
,.romorrow is Monday or Tomorrow will be
In using the word tomorrow" the
speaker refers to something in the fu-
ture. therefore cannot correctly use the
present tense.
GREAT REGTsTER-J. B. c., City. Can
you state where there is copy OF the great
register Of San Francisco?
Direct your inquiry to the librarian
OF the State library, Sacramento, the
secretary of state, same city. the Ibrar-
ian of the Free library in San Jose, or
the one in Los. Angeles.
BOTH coRREcr-c C. l., City. Is it proper
TO say, ''William Fl. Taft succeeded Roosevelt
as president Of the United States or Roosevelt
the United Statesl"
Both correct.
RIGHT OF Way. T., City. What is the
plural Of right of wsy7
Right OF way is right to pass and
repass over the real property of
another If you obtain several rights
Of that kind, you have rights of way.
WIDOWS NAMES. V. F.. City woman
whose first or given name is Alice marries John
W. Gladeen. While he>is alive she has the right
TO call herself Mrs. John ". Gladden. but if she
becomes widow has she the right TO retain
that name, or must she call herself Mrs. Alice
Galdeen7
That is question that has given rise
10 much argument for. and against a
widow resuming her christian name
The general impression at this time
is that when woman takes her hus-
bands name she is entitled to retain
it as long as he lives. and to continue
in that name until she may change it
by another marriages. The reason for
| this is that woman has been known
for say 20 years as Mrs. John Galdeen;
If her husband dies, and she calls her
self by her given name, those who
knew her during that period would be
confused If they heard of her as Mrs.
Alice Galdeen.
AssEsSoR-B. J. B., Hayward, Cal. Does the
assessor Of San Francisco receive any percentage
for the collection of poll tax?
The law allows him, as II does all
other assessors, 10 per cent. The His
tory Of the Senate and of the Assem-
/ bly, Of the legislature of 190S-9 does
not show that there was any bill in
troduced to change this.
NoBLESSE oBLIGE-I. O. t. NJ, Alameda
Cal What is the meaning of noblesse oblige
and how did the expression originate?
This is French phrase used only
in the original, meaning in Littres
definition that whoever calls himself
noble should conduct himself nobly"
According to conte de Laborde in
notice of the meeting of the French
historical society in 1855. the mot"
was suggested by the due de Lewis in
1908, apropos of the establishment OF
the nobility OF the empire, as the best
maxim for both the old and the new
In substance, the thought had been
expressed by so ancient an author as
Euripides, 4s0-4 406 B. c.:
The nobly born must nohly meet
his fate
Matthew Arnold, well known
writer, says: ITO feel itself raised on
high, venerated, no doubt, stimulates a
fine nation to keep itself worthy to be
followed, venerated, raised on high:
hence that lofty maxim, Noblesse
oblige.'"
ocean higher than the Atlantie7 II SO, how
muehs
1t is not. The idea that such is the
case is the fact that at Panama the
tides are higher than at Colon; these
places form the extreme ends of what
Will be the Panama canal
QUITCLAIM-A. s., Etna Mills, CAL What
is quitclaim deed?
1t is a deed of release; an instrument
by which some right, title, interest or
claim which one person has, or is
supposed to have, in or to an estate
held by himself, or another, is released
or relinquished. the grantor generally
covenanting only against persons who
claim under himself. Such deed does
not warrant against adverse or para
mount titles.
MoRTGAGE-A. s., Etna Mills, CAL What
is the full force OF mortgagei Must the
amount be named in the document7
A mortgage is a grant or convey
ance of property for the security of
a debt, or other engagement, upon a
condition that il the debt or engage
ment shall be discharged according to
the contract. theS conveyance shall be
void, otherwise to become absolute
subject, however, to the right of re-
demption. The amount must be
named.
BATTLESHIPS-Subs City. Are the bat
tIeships now being built, to be built for the
United States navy, of the Dreadnought type7
Yes; one recently launched, the
North Dakota (Nov. 10, 190s) is of
that type; others will be of that type.
Brassey, the great naval authority,
says: "All the big gun armament for
the battleships now building for the
United States and Germany is of the
Dreadnought type"
ADDRESSES-To many correspon-
dents, city and country: This depart
ment will not print the addresses of the
rich people of the country. Such ques-
tions will be answered by mail when
! the writer incloses a self-addressed
and stamped envelope.
! FoUNDRIES-0. s., Santa Clara, CAL Which
are the three largest foundries in California?
The Union, Risdon and Enterprise.
That is, these are the ones employing
the greatest number of men the year
round.
BETTING-T. c.. City Can man bet on
two horses in race at the same time?
Yes, by betting on the stable
MEXICAN CLAIMS r. N, Fruitvale Cal
! What was the charge Of the Mexican govern
hent against Magon, yiiieraia Rivera and La
baria. arrested in Los Angeles a number Of
months ago?
The Mexican government sought to
have these men extradited. alleging that