The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
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LETTER wRITING-E. B. c.. Oakland In
commencing conn , letter is it proper to capitalize
Yes.
OFF TIBET. r. s.. Lompoc. Is the use OF
or and of correct in the following: They
have agreed to keep their hands of of Tibet?
or is superfuous.
AssocIATIoN-C. ]. c.. City. Are Catholics
permitted to join the Young Mems Christisn as
ISOLATION?
Yes.
BOoK-M. L. B.. Berkeley. What steps must
be taken to have a book published? Does the au-
thor dispose of his rights in the book to the
publisher?
It is a matter of arrangement with a
publishing house. Or you may have
the book published on your own ac-
count and preserve all of your rights.
SOME ONE ELSE. B., GAINESVILLE. Which
is the correct phrase. Some else's book
or some ones else book?
The former.
sALARY-H. R. O.. Niles Can laborer
Il
months salary If discharged before the end
of the month?
1t has been held that if discharged
without cause, he can.
SON AND MoTHER-C. F.. J.. City. Is son
required by law to support his mother?
He is.
GOING UP-C. F. j.. City. Did the present
high price of the necessaries of life occur be-
fore or after the wages Of laboring men were
increased?
The reason for demand for an in
crease of wages was the increased cost
of living.
SINGLE taxi. G., willows. What is sin
gle tax?
1t is a scheme of raising all public
revenues for national, state and county
and municipal purposes by a single tax
upon land values, irrespective of i'm
provements
PANAMA CANALS, City. When will the
Panama canal be completed?
1t is expected that it will be COM
pleted January Is, 1915.
PEACE AND ARBITRAT1oN-what is the
American peace and arbitration league? Who is
the secretary and where are the headquarters.
The corporate purposes of this or
ganization favor adequate armament
and effective arbitration as correlative
agencies for national and for interna
tional peace and Justice" The general
secretary is Andrew B. Humphrey, with
headquarters at 81 Nassau street, New
York city, N. Y.
PoEM-L. H.. City. Has the committee in
charge of the Panama canal exposition offered
prize for commemorative ode?
The committee has favored such an
ode. but as yet no prize has been Of
fered.
Is there more than one polar star?
There is but one recognized in as
tronomy.
SOUTH POLES. H., Lowry Tehama county
Has the south pole been located? Where Is it,
The south magnetic pole is in about
latitude 70 degrees south. longitude
lat east.
NAVIGATORS-S. H.. Lowry. Tehama county
There being two magnetic poles, which do navi-
gators use?
The northern.
APPLEs-subscriber San Lorenzo Do apples
grow and thrive in a warm climate?
Apples grow we'll in warm climates,
but come to greater perfection in
places where there is some frost in the
winter months.
ELEcNRIc RoAD---G. C.. City. When was
the first electric surface railroad started in the
United States, and where?
The first electric street railway in
America was started September, l, 1885,
between Baltimore and Hampden, Md,
a distance of two miles
IR0NS-w. f., City,. Is the use of irons as
q means Of punishment in the United States
navy permitted?
BY the act of May IS. 1908, "the use of
irons, single or double. as a form of
in the navy of the United
States is hereby abolished, except for
the purpose of the safe custody of an
individual or when part of sentence
imposed by a general court martial is
to be carried out.
.isco?
July Z, 1897.
OIL AND Subscriber CITY. Do
erals?
Under the laws of California netro-
leum, natural gas and asphaltum are
held to be mineral and may be located
as placer claims. Whether public land
IN which petroleum was found could
be located under the mining laws was
settled in congress by the adontion of
the following law: ANY person an
Lhorized to enter lands under the min
ing laws of the United States NAV enter
Dr. obtain patent to lands containinp
petroleum or other mineral oil ana
chiefly valuable therefore. under the
provisions OF the laws relating to
placer and mineral claims