The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
Answers to Queries

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Presidio Have served
| ~ the United States army for 20 years, but
get second papers without taking out drst
papers? Where should apply for naturaliza-
ZION! What is the law in regard to soldiers?
Section 2l66 of the revised statutes
says: ANY alien of the age of 81 and
upward, who has enlisted or may enlist
in the armies of the United States,
either the regular or the volunteer
FORCES, and has been or may be here
! after honorably discharged, shall be
admitted to become a citizen of the
united States upon his petition, with
out previous declaration of intention
10 become such; and he shall not be
required to prove more than one years
residence within the United States pre-
Vlous to his application to become such
citlzen; the court admitting such alien
snall, In addition to such proof of resi-
dence and good moral character, as
now provided by law, be satisfied by
competent proof of such person having
been honorably discharged from the
service of the United States" To be
naturalized, apply to a superior or fed
eral court.
OLIVE OII.-subscriber. Santa Clara. How
is olive oil clarified in California:
On this subject Ellwood Cooper of
santa Barbara says: The common
method is to have a series of FIVE or
six boxes, one above the other, each
with cotton batting in the bottom.
The oil passing the sixth will be beau
tifully clear and ready for the market
use cylindrical tin vessels holding
about three gallons each in tiers of
three. with fine wire sieves in the bot
tom of each. On these sieves 1 place
two or three layers of cotton batting
Inc oil is passed from one tier to the
other until clear. The clarifying can
be done by sunlight; also the oil can
be bleaclied and made much lighter in
color, but not without injuring it,"
LORRAINE GLASS - Subscriber. Oakland.
What is Lorraine glass?
That is the name given to tinted
glass, supposed to give the coloring of
Claude Lorraine, the famous artists
| landscapes to objects viewed through
1t. The term is applied by opticians to
a glass plate peculiarly ground and
coated with a polished black compost
tion, and so mounted as to reflect
landscape which can then be depicted
from the image in the glass.
motion Is made by A to rescind reconsider
an action taken at previous meeting. makes
motion TO amend AS motion and rises to
point of order which the president rules out Of
order Is it IN order to amend motion to
reconsider or rescind? Was out Of order?
motion to rescind is not subject to
amendment, as the purpose of the mo-
tion is only to place the matter before
the meeting again, before action was
| taken. A had right to rise to
point of order.
STEAMER DAY-Subscriber City. When was
steamer day" discontinued in San Francisco?
Steamer day, which was the day on
which merchants made their collections
In order to send money east by steamer
Via the isthmus of Panama, was dis
continued in May, 1869. after the omen i
ing OF the Central Pacific railroad in
May, 1859. Steamer day was super-
seeded by what is now called collection
day
RUN--D. s., Alameda. In a game Of crib
page ! plays 4. follows witt. another 4. A
4. Is he entitled to It?
He is, as by the last play the cards
VIII count 3. 4. 5, s. in sequence.
DREAM. H.. City. What is the interpre-
quet? odn-
1t signifies change of residence.
OPERA s. D., City. What is the classih-
cation of Martha as an opera, grand stand
ard. light or comic?
Grand.
FIRE-R. c. B.. City. was the Ere in San
known? NJ
Yes.
| PARK CoMMISSIONERS-R. C. B.. City. Do
the park commissioners Of San Francisco receive
| compensation for their services?
No.
| NORMAL SCHOOLS, City. Can one who
has not attended high school take normal
school examination?
No.
ENRoLLMENT-H W.. CITY. what is the en-
rollment Of the girls high school in san Fran
COZ.
GEARY ACT. W. L.. Berkeley. In what
passed.
In 1892.
HOFFMAN Subscriber City. when was John
T. Hoffman mayor of New York city!
1S66-eS.
BRAzIL--sunday Reader. Oakland. What is
! the area OF Brazil In square miles?
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