The San Francisco call., 1910-01-24
Answers to Queries

AltSWSIS III QuSI lCS
GrARANTY- Subscriber. city. What is the
law recently passed in Kansas for the guarantee
OF deposits I'm state banks?
The act requires each bank taking
advantage of the provisions OF the law
to deposit with the state treasurer
bonds to the amount of $500 in value
subject to the order of the state bank
amount of $500 for every 100000 of
deposits or fraction thereof In addi-
tion to these sums each bank must pay
Into guarantee fund. to be kept by
the state treasurer and subject to the
|order of the bank commissioner, one
twentieth of ! per cent of it's average
deposits In case of failure of any
bank this fund is to be resorted to
for the purpose of meeting any def
Iciency, after appropriating its assets to
the payment of its liabilities.
Barr A. B.. City. What is meant by
"a bar the San Francisco bar, the Eureka
bar, in photography, is bank
opposite the mouth of a river or the
entrance to a strait. which obstructs
or bars the entrance of vessels The
bar is formed where the rush of the
stream or tide is arrested by the
water of larger body of water and
the sand and mud suspended in mid
water in the contact drop and are de-
posted on previous deposits.
4 STATE NANE-B. II. f.. Alameda What
is the meaning OF Ohio and why are the people
of that state called buckeyes
The name is Indian and means beau
tiful river" The state is called the
buckeye" state because of the buck
eye tree, species of the horse chest
nut, which abounds in profusfon and it
is from this popular name that the in
habitants are called buckeyes"
COLLECTIONS Subscriber Sonora. Can a
commercial traveller. who makes collections for
his house while touring his district be made TO
accept anything hut cash.
The law says that commercial
traveller who makes collections for his
house can not. without special author
ity from the house. accept anything but
money from the debtor.
FIREMAN.: F. B., Bangor. Where will
have TO apply for job fireman for one of
the railroad companies in this state?
Send your application to the COM
pany's general office and ii will reach
the proper department.
SITTING BUIL-N. y. City. Was Sitting
Bull chief? Who was chief of the Sioux
Indians at the time of the massacre of General
Custer and his command at Little Big Horn in
sitting Bull was chief OF the Sioux
Indians at the time named.
SPOTS-A- r.. Fort Bragg. How can spots he
removed from vanished dining room table.
that have been produced by a blanket used TO
protect the table from hot dishes?
If CASTLE soap and lukewarm water
VIII not take them out the table will
have to vanished or polished anew.
made and by what process?
BY the process of distillation from
malt or unmalted barley or other
grain 1t is then rectifed and favored
with juniper berries.
DIyoRCE-subscriber. Sacramento Can
person who obtains an interlocutory divorce in
California go to Wisconsin and marry there?
In Wisconsin 1t is unlawful for
divorced person to marry within one
year after final decree of divorce.
was the date of the memorable fight in San
Francisco between Thomas ]. Sharkey and Rob
Sharkey the decision foul?
December 2, 1896
TRUTH Mrs. A. p X. Oakland Who Is
the author OF Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again; the eternal years of God are hers" and
in what poem?
William Cullen Bryant in '"The Bat
tlefeld.
RUNNING TURF-Subscriber CITY What ia
the record for quarter Of a mile on the run-
ming turf horse, place and time?
Bob Wade, years old. Butte. Mont.
August 20, 1890; time, .21A
TRACkAGE-R. City What is the traekare
of the Rock Island system. and that Of the Penn
sylvania system?
Rock Island. 1888 miles; Pennsyl-
vania, 11,oS1 miles.
THE STATE-Subscriber. City What is ths
estimated population OF California at this time
On December 1 OF last year IL was
estimated at 2.150o00
WILL. Fl. A.. City. RepubIsh in the query
department Hsrriman's last win.
You will find this in The Call of Sep
tember IL.
HURRAH-c. r. H.. Sonora. When vas
.'Hnrrah for the Next One That Dies published
in The Call.
It was not published in The Call
CENT PIECES subscriber city. How manv
cent pieces, can be legally rendered in pay
ment OF bill?
twenty-five.