The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
Answers toQueries


GRAND ARMY MAN. H. ". Is veteran
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic exempt from
me psyment OF q business license In a city Of
the sixth class in California?
There is no general law on the sub
1ect 1t is a matter OF local regula-
tion.
DIVORCE DECREE. G. W. City. If in
divorce case one obtains an interlocutory decree.
the fnal decree. and how can such be obtained.
The attorney in the case who knows
all the circumstances is the proper
person to consult in matter of this
kind
r.Il'. IkWIN-s q. Subscriber. City. How old is May
She was born In 1852
l. ! ascertain ,sel II there is any premium on coins
OF 1907 without the motto I'm God We Trust:'
From any OF the money brokers
GULF STREAM Reader Berkeley win the
opening OF the Panama canal divert the course
1t is said that as the canal is to be
locked and will not be open water from
end to end. it will not interfere with
the course of the gulf stream
is it fattening?
Buttermilk is that form OF milk
from which the butter or oily matter
has been abstracted. IT contains caseine.
sugar and salts of ordinary milk, and
is deficient only in oily matters 1t is
wherefore nutritious. As to fattening il
produces that effect on some and on
others it does not.
REVOLUTIONARY. F. H.. Ceres. where
ai lixt re tnn
enlisted for the revolutionary war? Were the
survircrs granted pension?
The list is in the archives of the war
department Al Washington, d. C. They
were granted a pension.
PENSIONS Santa Monica. Has
there been sny general increase of pensions to
soidisrs IN the last nve years:
No general legislation since 1908. The
only pension increased was that of
veterans who through army service
became incapacitsted wholly for any
kind of manual labor. This was in
creased to $40.
such aoor reoSiIe SNhksE E c. CITY there
The hoop snake" is small snake
OF the South Atlantic states which, the
negroes say. takes its tail in it's mouth,
stiffens and rolls like q hoop.
BILL OF LADING-C. s.. city What is
bill of ladinc in the commercial sense? Is
IL negotiable
1T is written instrument issued by
common carrier, reciting that he has
received certain goods. which he agrees
to transport from one place to an
other, and deliver to designated per-
sons or assigns on conditions as are
stated therein. Bills Of lading. though
usually c1assed as commercial paper
are not negotiable, nor do they possess
the characteristics OF bills of exchange
or other instruments of like nature
Such bill represents property, not
money; II is negotiable only in the
sense that it's true owner may transfer
1t by Endorsement or assignment so as
to vest the legal title in the indorsee.
GENERAL SCOTT. Fl. t. CITY Was
General Winfield Scott In congress and did he
make speech against the annexation OF
He was not in congress. and this de-
partnent has not been able to find any
record of his making speech in op-
position to the annexation of Mexico.
LAscA.-H: d. O.. City. Where can see
copy OF .Iasca,' poem?
''Lasca," by Frank Durivage is to be
found in the forty-second volume of
London Society" You will probably
find the poem in some book of poems
in the free library.
PRINCE OF wALES-H. S. NJ Santa Cruz
When did the late King Edward VII as prince
Of Wales visit the United States:
He landed at ST.. Johns, N. B., July
"a, 1850. He remained in the queens
domain for several weeks. and then
visited Chicago. st. Louis, New York.
Boston. Washington and other cities in
the United States. then returned home
by way of Canada.
+ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Give short sketch
Of Maurei. the opera singer.
Victor MaureI was born in Marseilles.
France. He received his musical edu-
cation in the Conservatoire de Paris
under Faure- He created Iago in Yer
dis ''Othello." He is married.
AMPHITHEATER-E. A. W. Elmhurst What
Is the seating capacity of the amphitheater in
Berkeley?
) The seating capacity is about 1000.