The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
Answers to Queries


II Answers to Queries
BACK DATE $; 7, ,,1, On what day Of the
week did July 1S, ISL, fan!
Thursday.
CITY HAHN D.: City; How Ions did is
take to complete the efty hall in san Francisco:
Nearly 2s years
PANAMA IoBs-s chico. Is there amy one
Panama canal aDfhorized to engage men IN any
capacity?
The Isthmian canal commission.
Washington. D. C.
CITIZENSHIP Reader. woodland. Your re-
guest for information as 70 your right 70 become
citizen Is not sufficiently clear
Francisco recog,i. Of marriage licenses issued in
1872 destroyed BY the IRE Of April 1906?
Yes.
MARRIAGE LICENSE-A Reader. city
note with much pleasure the answer to ny
query sent short time since. The reply pub
Iished gave me more Information than 1 eould
have obtained by cali at the county clerk
license issued in San Francisco be used ANY
@ T4ers sc5 n snli s1se @ ea s sssa %
before it Is issued? (s) Must the female appu-
cant be present at the time the license is an
Piled for (4l Can a license be obtained
month or SO before the date nxed for marriage:
~ II IL Is case where party has secured a
divorce VII the clerk require view OF tne
decree and VIII be hls il?
Q) A marriage license is valid only
in the county in which il is issued.
(2) There is no law requiring such a
fling. CD The law does not require
the female applicant to be present.
90 Yes 1t may be used at any time
after issuance. (5) III either party is
a divorcee the clerk in order to sat
isfy himself, may ask that copy of
the decree be presented He is not re-
quired TO hle it
sraINs-cc;;. f. Ross Is there any prepsara.
stone fireplace or wash To clean cement
stains?
These questions can be answered by
tile setter or a cement worker upon
examination of the fireplace or cement
work
AMBER BEADSLC J.. City. How may
amber beads be polished:
BY rubbing with whiting and water
or oil and finished with brisk friction
with a flannel cloth. Care must be
taken. for during this process the
beads become very hot and electTiaed
and NAV break An anna teur is likely
70 spoil a fine set of beads in the
cleaning.
IRISH-ANIERICAN-F C.. Alameda A says
that an Irish-American is one who becomes a
citizen of the United states; while B says u Is
parents Which is right:
Both are right.
wATERED sTOCK-w. f. r., City. What is
meant by ''watered stock?
In the language OF the stock brokers
it means an increase Of the nominal
capital of a corporation by the issu-
ance of shares of stock without cor
responding increase Of capital
violin ever dramatized9 is Jessie Fothergin,
the author Of that book, stin living:
The published list of dramas does
not show any by that name. the
author died in London, July 80, 1871
HEW To THE IINE-Subscriber City. This
| correspondent wants to- know who was the su %
| thor Of the expression. -Hew to the me ie' '"e
chips fall where they may.
THE GIRL WHO wROTE-M. c. n. Chico
Has The Girl Who Wrote. published I'D serlai
form in The Call several years ago. ever oeeh
published in book form? Who was the author
1t has been published in book form.
A. j. Cohen, author.
FOOIING-Subscriber. Berkeley. Who was the
of the people all she time. you can fool some OF
the people some Of the time. but you can not fol
all the people all of the time?
1t has been generally supposed that
these words We're used by Abrahanf
Lincoln. but this is doubted by those
who have made a close search of his
savings writings and biographies. In
none of these does the expression aP-
pear. Nor has any yet discovered who
originally used the phrase.
XEROPLANES- Subscriber. PrcsidO. How
obtain books on aeroplaness
Any book seller in the city will
procure for you books on that subject.
wHITEwAsH-J. d. C.. city. Please pub
lish recipe for whitewash for fences
To half a bucketful of lime Stacked
with boiling water until it is of the
consistency of cream add two handfuls
The lime with these ingredients added
should be Stacked slowly. stirring all
the time. This will make about two
bucketfuls of wash. and it is said by
| the agricultural department. of Queens
| land Australia. which furnishes this
recipe. that it possesses the properties
of being strongly adhesive and not
! affected by rain.
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FARALLONES-J. n. NJ. Martinez. Were the
Farallone islands ever blown up by dynamite:
GUAAI-B. ]. W. Mission district Where eau
find information about the island Of Gusmg
In books and government publications
| to be seen in the free public library in
Hayes street near Franklin.
ARMY OFFICER-Subseriber City. VIII the
/ United States government furnish information
about an army officer? Whom should address?
Z Address the secretary of war. Wash
/ ington. ID. c. If the inquiry is such
that it can be answered the information
( will be sent to you.
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