The San Francisco call., 1910-11-01
Answers to Queries

ANTIOCH RAILWAYS Subscriber. City. In
the grant for the Antioch franchise Is there
any specified time as to when the cars shall be
put: into. operation and when the road shall be
completely
In answer to this question, submitted
to: John P. Cook. county clerk of Ala
media county, he writes: The board
of. supervisors of Alameda county,
California, did on June 1, 1909, pass and
adopt a resolution, granting a right of
way to the Oakland and Antioch rail-
way, a corporation. same being q per-
NIT to use that part of the tunnel be-
tween Alameda and Contra Costa
counties, lying within Alameda county,
also, 800 feet of the road in Alameda
county leading to said tunnel for a
commercial railroad. Said permit is to
expire January /, 1884. Work on the
construction of said road Is to be COM
menced within one year, and completed
within three years from date of grant
ing of said permit. Two trains shall
be operated during each "a hours"
OSCAR VITA Fan. City. What is the age
of oscar Witt. third baseman Of the san Fran
cisco team. and what team did he play with
before coming to San Francisco2
Witt is % years old and he played
with Salinas before coming to this
city.
. I QUITTING NAIIS-p. L. r.. oakland. What
is the superstition about the cutting OF finger
nails on the Sabbath?
1t is based upon story of a wea lthy
and a poor farmer. The wealthy one
gave the poor one sum of money on
his promise that within a stated time
he would tell him of what the devil
made his chalice. or give his head to
low within few days of the ap-
pointed time had not discovered the
secret he began to fear for his head
and decided to ascertain if possible
from the witches that which he wished
to know. He. concealed himself near
the crossroads and heard one of the
witches say, You know that our old.
friend. the farmer. has sold his head
to the devil and I am afraid he will
lose it for he can not find out of what
the devil makes his ehalice." Another
witch said, He could save his head if
he only knew that he makes it of the
parings of finger nails that are cut on
sunday" The old farmer gave the an
swer and saved his head.
Folklore has it that "A man had bet
ter neer been born than have his nails
on a Sunday shorn.'
,, RAzzLE DAzzbE,A dazzIs s. city In shaking
shakes aces Which wins?
In this game, five aces beat five
skies.
EASTER SUNDAYASan Jose Subscriber. What
will be the date of, Easter Sunday in 1912?
April 7.
PRUNEs- Subscriber city. Which is the
largest prune orchard in Santa Clara valley?
It is claimed that Fellows orchard is.
COPY g; B.. Bsrteley Is william F.
Cody. the original Idian scout, still living?
Yes.
THE sPEAKER-L C. s.. City. Who is the
speaker of the house of representatives.?
Joseph G. Cannon.
THE .GoRDIAN KNoT-Subscriher. civ
What. is the origin of ITO cut the Gordian
knot?'
The traditional origin of this phrase
is that the Phrygians, seeking a king.
were informed by the oracle at Delphi
that they were to choose the first per-
son they met riding in an oxeart to-
ward the temple OF Zeus- That person
was Gordius. a poor peasant who ac-
cordingly was elected king. He after
ward dedicated his car and yoke to-
Zeus, in the acropo1is of Gordium "a
city named after shimseIf) and tied the
knot of the yoke in SO skilled a manner
THAI an oracle declared that whatsoever
should unloose the knot would be the