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CIVIL service commissioners under the municipal government
complain that they are not given sufficient money to enable
them to carry out the provisions of the. charter relative to
—~~f the application of the merit system to the
selection of eligibles for employment or, place
under the city the merit system the
lection of eligibles for employment or place
ider the city government. This excuse, of
course, lies on the surface. It is put forward
. in this instance only to disguise the true
reason for making a farce of the civil sen-ice rules in the charter.
The real and effective reason lying behind the practical nullifica
tion of the civil service rules is politics. If those rules were observed
the administration could not use the municipal patronage to make
votes for McCarthy. That is the reason; why the commission does
not get money enough to fulfill the provisions of the ; charter.
The result of all this is that city jobs are held by incompetents
by way of reward or pay for political S. service. So" long as they
continue to render such service it is of no consequence to them how
badly .their work for the city is done. The tax payers are made to
foot the bills for the administration campaign expenses. .
c The same policy of using the municipal commissions for politi
cal purposes is pursued in relation to the other branches of the
government under control of the mayor. It is not forgotten how
the election commission was dragooned into ordering that candidates'
names should be numbered on the ballots, although one of the com
missioners demonstrated in a written opinion, later confirmed by the
supreme court, that the position taken by the majority of the board
was untenable under the law. The condition of the civil service
commission and its enforced neglect of duty is merely another
example of corrupt politics. *
Doing Politics
With Civil*
Service Rules
LOUD noises are heard from the other side of the Canadian
border, but we can not get excited over the disturbance because
-/ we know it is mostly politics, which always, in a democratic
country, creates a local uproar that means
nothing. aSo far as the onlookers are. con
cerned the chief difficulty - arises . from the fact
that the political tumult serves to obscure
conditions and makes it difficult to appraise
A Sober View
of Canadian
Politics
the forces at work.
In that view it is worth while to consider the conclusions arrived
at by a man of sober judgment in touch with Canadian life and free
from prejudice on the question of reciprocity that now agitates the
dominion. , Such a man is Wilson W. Butler, vice president of'the
Canadian steel foundries and the? Canadian Car! and Foundry com- \
pany of . Montreal. Mr. Wilson does not attach any serious impor
tance to the fire eating talk of the Canadian tories. He predicts that
the liberals will carry the election notwithstanding that the Canadian
manufacturers are dead against recpirocity. He looks' for a majority
of more than 40 votes in the house of commons to support Sir Wilfrid
Laurier. Mr. Wilson adds:
We. have up there the Canadian Manufacturers' association, which is
fighting reciprocity, and is therefore aligned with the conservative party:
That fact carries considerable weight and influence, for the i association
represents many millions of dollars in ? capital.. The?,majority 0f.... the
farmers favor reciprocity, and in a "way,/ the fight is between the manu
facturers and \ the farmers. T don't? believe any, reasonable minded ft manu
facturer thinks ; for one \ instant he is going to be hurt iby reciprocity, ft but
many consider this as * a stepping stone' to'something else;* for instance,
to throwing down the tariff wall. It is similar to the funk manufacturers
get into over on this side of the border when there is talk of tariff reform.
Capital runs to cover and manufacturers are afraid t»-branch out or take
up new lines at such a time. - ~' .'-'■-■'•
* Of course, Mr. Wilson sizes up the loud talk in Canada about
the; danger of annexation as "mere political bluff." It is the same
old time worn metaphor that professes alarm over the intrusion of
"the thin end. of the wedge," but metaphor is not argument. So far
as this particular image may be distantly related to argument it is
based on the ? assumption that a ' little reciprocity would prove; so
profitable to Canada that its people would want as much more of it
as they could get: .-
AN association has been formed, with membership in California.
New Mexico and Arizona, whose?purpose is to 3promote the
project outlined in Senator CuHom's bill for national highways
■" ~ ~~~ | across the continent. The < plan .of which this
§? bill is a part looks to the construction of not
one but seven great national high ways* radiat
ing^ from? the capital- as the hub of the system:
.__. . J Two of the terminals proposed for this system
of roads are San Francisco "and j San Diego. * V
li is intended. by the association that the.local bodies interested
shall take-up the work as it touches their several interests. The
project is part of the great work of development to which the national
government is committed. Senator Newlands of Nevada is quoted:
I am in favor of a big;constructive policy by the United States? This
.' should include waterways and interstate roads, also co-operation between
the nation and the states in the highest degree for good roads and
navigable streams, and the development of the rivers for every useful
purpose, and the ; scientific^ arrangement of ft? the terminals and transfer ft^
facilities as to bring rail cars and- water boats into co-operative service.
Such a road as you 'speak of should; of course,, take its course t through
Nevada.. .-'. ';?;*/--'' '*. ; '."- ; -?.: .'.'*; ft-; ?_ j?ft??ftftft • -":■'-'.?' ::; '; " , *
It is proposed that a general conference on- the subject shall be
held this fall* at Clifton, Ariz., or some other convenient - place to
assemble delegations from California,* Arizona and New Mexico to
direct attention to the project. As a means of attracting automobile
tourist parties the Cullom plan has obvious advantages, but it means
far more than that in the economic sense. The development of the
" ,"'"'' ~" ' ~f'il 'I Bl Id I'llff II Jill
Senator Cul»
Ibms National
Highways Plan
DITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
IF THIS THING OF THE GOLDEN GATE CONTINUES,
SHIPS WILL HAVE TO COME INTO SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR
BY TROLLEY.
country's roads has come to be regarded as second only to the
extension of steam and trolley lines in the development of the
country itself. The Cullom scheme is the most ambitious yet offered.
It may result in such national, state and local co-operation as will
give the United States first place among the nations with respect
to roads. '.;. ?;- ■;.?■:':'-';-'?: :■.;?".'??-_ v-ftft'^
LOS ANGELES is the home of municipal i experiments, a sort
of i laboratory for political fads. If anything new is proposed
affecting the liberty or license of the citizen they try it on
~~| Los Angeles. ? The latest experiment of the
kind is the employment of a functionary—or,
one might f say, a *;> functionette—described as
"official ', flirt,": being a young woman of
__ .; attractive appearance engaged by - the city for
the discomfiture of the tribe of "mashers" who? are reputed 4 to infest
the city. The young person is attended i by . plain ? clothes men; who
keep discreetly in the background v until the game Jis trapped; It
costs the "mashers" $30 apiece and serves them right.
Another difficult matter? with which the Los Angeles municipal
highbrows are wrestling is the regulation of the Sunday ; thirst. It
is made lawful to allay that craving on condition of the simultaneous
consumption' of at least 15 cents worth of solid food. As to this the
Los Angeles Tribune remarks:
It is stipulated. further that the food ordered is to be eaten.'J; No .waiter/-^
--is empowered *" to choke it down ft the unwilling i patron. ; The ?eating is ■ left i ?
to the patrons-honor. : # .r
ft A very modest* portion of bread and? cheese would constitute a?tech-?%
nical sandwich. Place upon the sandwich a price of IS cents, and the law :
would seem to be", fulfilled. -'.' New York once went ~i into I the?; scheme 7 of .(■§
salvation by; sandwich. It did not work. The same sandwich did duty y'y
.. for countless customers, and none committed the faux pas of attempting
to devour it. It was placed on the table 'with- the first drink, and remained ": ?■
there until \ the last, a *:shield \ and buttress, while stein followed stein. A •
charge was made for the; sandwich, but this really was- for rental rather
than? for the acquiring of title. ' - • ".
I Municipal
'Experiments in
Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Sunday sandwich might profitably be var
nished, the better to resist the ravages of age. The New York
practice'was to make these inedibles *of india rubber.like-the deceitful
grasshopper of the same tough stuff with which the ingenious fisher
man strives to lure the foolish trout.
AUDIENCES that?attend a moving picture show are entitled to
the same protection that is provided for the people who buy
seats in the best theaters. The fact that admission-to the
■■'———■— 'former costs only 5 cents or 10 cents cuts no
figure in the matter. It is a question of human
life. In fact; allowing for the use of the ordi
nary precautions, the unavoidable dangers
I attendant on the employment of highly inflam
mable 'filmsft calls for the most rigid observance of preventive
measures. ' ._ _
? The recent loss of life in a Pennsylvania picture show suggests
these .comments to the Louisville Courier-Journal ./-
The Canonsburg horror calls attention to the danger that lies in per
. mitting picture shows to operate without suitable exits, such as are, more
or less rigidly, required of the regular? theaters:; There are' just as many
good reasons why a picture show should care for the safety of its patrons
■as why a theater charging $2 for the best seats should do so. It is true
that; the ireceipts for tickets are smaller, but human life is not to be
estimated ; upon a dollars and cents basis that admits of greater negligence
where profits are smaller than they are at the "first class" theaters.
The new theaters in San Francisco are all built so as to permit
the immediate opening of an ample number of exits in case of emer
gency. The same precautions should be required of the nickelodeons,
because, owing to their usually flimsy construction, they are in most
instances peculiarly susceptible to attack by fire. The fact is that
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no wooden buildings should be permitted for use in this business,
but if such .construction is tolerated ait all there is all the more reason
for providing an adequate number of readily opened exits.
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Equal Protection
for Nickelodeons
and Theaters
Great Scheme
"Mrs? ?Goodbodyipays her children a
cent a dozen for swatting the flies that
get into the house." •??;;. .V-ft' :.r;£
"How does the plan work?" ???J, ; ??;'?
"Nobly! When their mother is 'away
the little boy holds the? screenr door open'
and lets in the flies, while I his I sisters
slay them with | neatness and dispatch.
Sometimes, when the good lady is ab
sent for an hour or so. the dear children
manage to assassinate a sufficient; num
ber of i the pestiferous insects to enable
them to pay their way into the moving
picture ? show that very blessed night."
-Puck.
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Ambiguous
"Say, ma, does God see everything we
do?"
' "Yes. my child." . .■*•»<£--iL;
"Even the little § things'! around the
house?* ma—in the hall and dining room
and all around?"
"Yes, my child, everywhere."'
Yk After a? moment's | sympathetic con
templation in profound | sllenc«:^^pSMß
"Gee, I wouldn't like to be pa!"—-
Lippincott's.
Just the Other Way
■ Arctic Hunterl think if your wife
should wash her face it would improve
her appearance.- . ~.. - -3:"
Eskimo—Ugh! You never seen her
face! —Puck.
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Abe Martin
You kin excuse a good many things
in a feller that pays hie bills. Lost
opportunities are never returned by th'
finder.
TRANSPORTATION
MEN IN LONG HIKE
Trip From San Gregorio??to
Santa Cruz Proves Some
Men Are Poor " Westerns''
THE hike to Santa" Crux ; under ) the
ft; auspice* .. of ; the ?• Transportation
' club - proved * that a*• good ? many
railroad men can do ?"? better in a 1
Pullman car than on the ties. Of the
dozen or more who left ft San ? Gregorlo
at 5 o'clock Sunday morning, only five
reached Santa Cruz inside the time limit.
Some < of the starters still are to be
heard from. - . . ?.-"?■; -?.,-?- ;'-?/" "' ■?
jr" The going was rougher than had been
anticipated. ? Instead of, a well worn
path ? between San Gregorio and ? Santa
Crux > there was heavy sand, some stiff
wind, tough mountain slopes and * some
uncharted chaparral. Also the distance
was beyond the calculations of the pe
destrians.
fti Despite all the■ disadvantages five !of
the party entered *, Santa Cruz In good :
time. ? For? at least three of them
trophies will be forthcoming.
;ft'; Three "of the hikers * presented them
selves at the Southern Pacific depot In
Santa Cruz at 4:15 in the i afternoon.
They ;*had walked ?. steadily from 5
o'clock In' the morning. They were W.
E. "•■'. Ringwood .of _ Harron, Rickard ; &
McCone; Albert W. Potts of Charles C.
Moore & Co., and George Nave of the
Chicago ?; and Northwestern. Twenty
minutes later Thomas Settle? and ;Dr. A.
W. ! McAntee shit ft the ? beach." -*£-' >ft;Vi
The limit "-. had ft* been! set fat?; 5 > o'clock
in 'i the afternoon. Only the; five came
within these conditions. ""' • ft
The Gould lines are making; extensive
preparations to handle a large colonist
business ft? to the coast; this fall. 'Last
spring these roads brought 20,058 pas-?
sengers under the colonist rates. They,
expect Itbftj handle a much larger busi
ness ? during] September and ; October. ?
, j An; Indication?^ the number of - peo
ple [dependent f for f the whole Jor a part
of their Incomes upon the J prosperity
of«railroads is afforded by the compila
tion just completed of; the holdings of
Pennsylvania, railroad stock on August
6,^ 1911, the * date of ? recordS for the
■Augustsdividend; which £ amounts to
$6,764,810.75. The total outstanding
capital!stock of *? the company on that
date $4was TJ 450,974:060,% divided into
9,019,481 shares, r ft;* These shares were
held by 69,760 persons, the largest
number of ; stock j holders in the history
of the company. -* The average holding
of | each of fi these g persons was 129.29
of a par value of $6,464.50.
The figures made public by the rail
: road company disclose the fact that
on August 11 1 15.65 per ? cent ft of * the en
tire capital I stock was held abroad by
10,000 share holders, with average hold
ings of 141 shares each. In this coun
try there were on the same date 21,545
'share f holders • located in the state of
Pennsylvania, with average 'Individual
ft holdings! of JlOBl shares. In New York
'state there were 12,006 share holders,'
The -number of women share holders
was 32,801.' ._■'■"
?! In order to; expedite the : settlement
of freight claims the St. Louis and
San Francisco : will, effective : Septem
ber 15, abolish "the 3 office ft of '< freight
claim agent and arrange for ; the de
partment creating the claim to inves
tigate and carry it through to a con
cl on. In a ] Joint ' circular signed by
W. B. Biddle, vice president- in charge
of | the 'traffic; W. C. | Nixon, vice presi
dent In charge of operation, and A.
■ Douglas,rfe.vlce £ president and || general
auditor, it is announced that claims
for loss, damage or delay will be
handled, investigated and settled by the
operating department, and correspond
ence with relation thereto, should be
: addressed to the superintendent of
freight loss and damage claims, with
ft headquarters at Springfield. Claims fot
overcharge in rate, weight, switching,
reconsignment and elevation trill be
! handled, investigated > and settled by the
accounting department and correspond
ence with relation I thereto f should §be
addressed to the first assistant audi
tor of freight accounts/ with ! headquar
ters at St. Louis.
•^_W_%mmmmmmmj_9sr=jm.
It Seems to Be
Misstt—What do you j suppose |Is the
great attraction 'about these aero meets?
—The attraction of gravitation.
—Boston Transcript.
A Law of Optics
I;^AH^ lver, dollars are theftaameftalze.
I All silver dollars are the same size,
but the farther you get away from one '■
f the bigger It looks. ~ j
Uncle Walt THE POET
PHILOSOPHER
Doc Wiley's, called on to .decide the pregnant
question: "What is beer?" He^^^^Qsubject
»——»—•• open wide and hand a verdict
down this year. He might con
sult some dreary bum who has a
dark and mournful tale of how
from affluence he's come to oc
cupy a cell in jail. " Beer is a good
and harmless drink if you but let the stuff alone;
while bottled up, like purple ink, it never caused a
sigh or groan. But if you pour it down your throat,
one bottle ft clamors for its .mate; it starts right: in to
get your goatTandftit'will get it, soon or late. This
drink ■in which such virtue lies will : fill ,your head ju n, , ,
with aches and pains,: and give you puffed,and crimson eyes, and
scatter, cobwebs through your brains. On energy it puts the crape; in
useful ; work you hate to launch; it puts new outlines on your shape
until it leaves you mostly;paunch. % It : spoils your appetite for food
beer, beer alone, is all you beg—the good old' brew, from glass or
wooduntil you are a human keg. And when your love for beer you
lose, because it fails to hit the spot, you fondly turn to stronger booze
WHAT IS »
BEER?
and drink it till your insides rot. .^wri**, wo. **
wwatS* mmtib.-t idwi
ANSWERS TO QUERIES
-OFFICE HOURS—Subscriber. City. Is the of
fice of the playgrounds commission a public office
audi as such is it not required to be open during
certain i hours lof | the I day ? m Have I called ; there a
number; of. times on ft business ■ connected •-. with: the
commission, ;* butft\ have not C found anybody "ft in
charge.--: ; ■-:--..--" ■- ■■:•■'• ,-■ -; .':--*-,*r: -.-*•;
ft. The ¥ playgrounds ??.- commission; is as
much-is,*; public office \ as \ the' police com
mission, civil service vf commission or.
any other commission |? existing under
the f city ; and county % charter. - and that
document ? says, t after ? prescribing,?! the
hours ? when "\ the i treasurer's i office ? shall
remain open: "Except where' otherwise
provided ; for by law, '• or by this charter, 1
all other ■• public r? offices sshall be kept
open f for business H every i day, except
legal holidays, from 8:80 o'clock in the
forenoon i until 5 * o'clock ?in the ;: after
noon." ;It is -not^'otherwise provided
for by law, or by this charter," that the
office ft- of the '-*- playgrounds commission
shall not remain open during the hours
named. " . "
NUISANCE—P.. City. Is it lawful for a neigh
bor to keep a' parrot suspended \ln a cage Just a
few feet from your windows,.the bird making an
awful racket for hours every nice day and making
life really miserable? .- ,
If the bird is annoying sto the extent
that •it becomes ? a nuisance and? a dis
turber of > your I peace, make complaint
to the prosecuting attorney. - "•'
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v SOCIALISTS—A ft subscriber. City.- Are the
socialists | and - the anarchists I the I same kind of
disturbing '- people ? Were i they s both the - cause
of the Hayraarket riot which occurred in Chicago
a number of years ago? _.';.'-*?'■- -
'-!-? Socialists are not anarchists. The
anarchists created the > riot 1 in Chicago.
»* SALOON-AND SCHOOL—Ar F. S.. Sierravllle.
I* there any law In San Francisco that provide*
that! no, liquor saloon shall be established within
a certain distance of a public school? y_
% -No saloon r may; be established •In that
city within 150 feet of any; public
school. 1 ' ' * v - '-- 'ft-;
MIDWINTER FAIR—A- ? Subscriber. City.
Please let' me know what . surplus, if > any. there
was from the Mid winter, fair. *-•
?It was \ reported at the close of the
fair that the surplus 'amounted, to more
than $200,000. ■*, -A *
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• EVENING SCHOOLS—A. E. E., City. What
public : evening a schools ;In i, San Francisco S give
mechanical and *** architectural drawing for • me
chanic* who work during the day?;; ;j -v.
? The ? Humboldt evening *] school : and
the Washington <evening, school.
ft ' '--?.' .?-, ' " ''ft,*' ? '-"'•■■.' . * -ft
fti SOLANO—T. 0.. Bay Point; When did the
schooner i Solano ran I ashore ft at; Shoalwater, bay,
Washington ?;.; -""*■ ft*
At 4 J o'clock a; m., February 5, ? 1907,
five * miles south of Willopl - harbor. - ft.
- v. - * *-*** » *Kag <iJSBSS • jfegaSJSJg&g?^gk
EARTHQUAKE—R. 1,.. Oakland. What was
the - day. date,.' time and duration of the . earth
quake of ? 1868 in? San Francisco? v ft; ?;
Wednesday. 'October*2l."'; at ; about 8
o'clock In the morning and the' duration
wafts 42 - seconds.' -V ■ y *?"*• ft.- ;; £•?<:
;...-,-. /, , *->~;y "' •,y ;'.'• , '-'_' • *.-.' ;■.;■•■
**? RESlDENCE—Subscriber, City.'- If a? man has
served two years' »imprisonment -in San Quentin,
and j has subsequently l become : a=* bona • fide ; resi
dent tin any • portion i of: this; state.** foe ft aft period
of; two years, ;is. he »entitled to rote?- ; <
Not unless he has been pardoned.
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ft- •;* FERRY—H. M. C, Tarleek. Is there a ? ferry
between ft Benicia . and - Martinez?
? There %is 1 no? ferry between * the two
points named,* but .there' is one between
Benicia?* and? Port ? Costa. ? ?
ft? LEGACY —Subscriber. « City. Is a legacy» to a
married ft woman lin California -. regarded as sepa
rate property ?„>._..,.** , >" ~- -X- ,
;.i^ Any legacy or Inheritance to a mar
ried woman Is her separate property.
.V.-?• 'ft?-.?. ".-- ft? *'?-';*:??? i»:-;il*.";?-vV.? 'ft'?;-? -'ft
TAY - BRIDGE '. DISASTER— ..- McG. >*' San
Jose. ; What '. was '; the day« and : date -. of ■■ the Tay
bridge disaster 'in Scotland 1
;f Sunday,'December^; 28, 1879.;;
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.? SMOKING—R. S.. City. Please' inform me ' if,
as a .. rule, in ; smoking, the person inhales the
smoke?'-;- '^^mtfiWHsfHWßßffflsffi
i * COUSINS—M. % R. ? M.**. I City. ..When was: the
law « prohibiting ft* the t marriage of ' first i cousins
passed ; in California?
if There Is no such law. ,-,*
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i-- DRINKERS—C. 8.. I City^ L ;'"*- Are I the t Japanese
and ■ the Chinese 5 as ** aft class - addicted : to: strong
drink?
No- • . .
ROBERTS-»H. R. r R-. City. v Was Florence
Roberts ever the ' wife of ; Louis R. ; Stock well,
• No. , *" -.V ' -
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NEW MEXlCO—Subscriber, .City.- * Is New
Mexico at present a state or a" territory? .*; *-'
. A state.
PERSONS IN THE NEWS
C. C. BXECKAM, a banker, of Jacksonville,\Ore.,
|1 ill at | the St.* Francis with Mrs. Beecbam and
fl Miss ? Beecbam. Ha is a pioneer of Oregon and
;v once was a [candidate; for governor/£ IJppteann
fi Sachs, tbej well ? known * local ] merchant, knew:
*-him in Oregon in; 1858. This old friendship ft
was renewed yesterday, when Sachs showed
the party through the elt; by automobile.
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HAMILTON HOLT, managing editor of the Inde
pendent, is here from New York. He ; Intends
to spend a vacation period in the ori?^t.
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JOHN I^^WILKIE.'f chief lof ? the; secret; serrlce i
J and * special "agent of the customs : service, is,
staying at the Palace.--;:.: ' -
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E. c. HAMILTON, who is \ Interested in the beet
sugar industry at Hamilton ? City, Is at tbe
Manx with his family ; ; - ■ / .
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JT. C ARTHUR editor' and , proprietor of the
Courier of Is staying at the Mans.
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FLORENCE J. O'BRIEN, a trustee of normal I
school at ft Cblco. is stay tag at * the St. Francs.
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ASSEMBLYMAN- J. H. HAMILTON of
Is among tbe receat arrivals at the Manx.
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CHARLES A? FOWEBS, a rope manufacturer of {
Boston, is registered at the Argonaut.
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DR; AND MBS. THOMAS J. OBIBON of Los
? ""Angeles ' are guests at tbe St. Francis.
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MAJOR 0. a HILL of tbe United States mar:no
corps, is staying at the St. Francis.
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HENRY OLMSTED, a b«ker^^Ov^^Jys«li]
at 'the Turpin with. Mrs. oimrted^^^^
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SEPTEMBER 5i?191L
QUITTING EMPLOY— A. G., Banta Clara.
What *Is ; the j law of "California»ln I regard: to a
man quitting his employment before. the • end of
the; month? * - -;-:'ft-- : *
The law reads: : "An employe .who
quits ; the .service?ft? of his employer for
good cause is entitled ft to such propor
tion ;of the [compensation as ; would; be
come due in the course of full perform
ance ;as ? the; service I which '* he i has al
ready rendered * bears to the service
which he was to render as full per
formance." • * ■'^SBmmmmm^mmmmß%WMmmS3^
"^ TRADE WlNDS—Subscriber. City. What fis
the duration *of the trade - winds -in and around*
San -: Francisco •, bay, and *- also ; along ft the - Pacific
coast7ft>--;Vft'ft -.-•-• .*?»-:..: *'*•,'■.>"
ft?? There are no -trade winds In or
around ! San ; Francisco ) bay and ft none on
the ; Pacific coast.*- from Alaska to San
Diego. There ft* is. however, what ;? Is
known fas <■ the westerly-wind, the dura
tion of .which:is; from June to October.
SEAPORTS City. Which are the three
largest seaports In the world? How does Chicago
rang as a seaport?; .-1' "
?:",The?? three largest ports are Liver
pool, New York and Amsterdam. Chi
cago is not ranked as a seaport in the
sense In i which t that word -', is y usually
employed, the ? water ;traffic yat f that
point being with the lake * vessel*.
CENSUS—B. E. M.. City. Please give the
number of. towns In the United States that; have
a population of, over 2.500? Also the number. of
those that have a population of over 5,000?
As the census report of 1910 is not
yet complete, It is imposible to furnish
the information.
ft; PRACTICING MEDICIJfE—C. ; 0.. Kingsbury.
To whom should one apply for a license to prac
tice a* a cancer doctor in this state, . and what
will -be 'the cost J .
":> Address \ the • board ; of .medical exam
iners of the state ; of - California, • San
Francisco. ? ;,
DESERTER—■-• Sausalito. If a - man de
serted | th* I United | States revenue I cutter service
15 years ago on account of ill health, would that
disqualify him from , obtaining a United : States
position snder • the civil service rules? ;
He could not be appointed unless par
doned by the president. ~';r r- -.*. . *':
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL— IN. R-. City..
Who was It that swam the English channel, and *
bow long was taken to accomplish the feat?
Matthew Webb, August 24, 1875, In
31 hours. ft - '- ?:'
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. WHITE£ Housekeeper. City. What
will : remove - white ** stains *. from : a dining , table, ft
produced by placing hot dishes upon It?
?; Try s rubbing 'with i a cloth ; moistened
with; chloroform.
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JEWISH POPULATION—C. R.. City. What
is the Jewish population of San Francisco?
\ That question can not be j. answered "
until the figures of the census of 1910
on creeds are published.
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CIVIL WAR? SONGS—W. O. J., Oakland.
Where can *■■ I ; obtain * the old -time .> civil war
songs. "Just ''- Before "ft the ■; Battle, Mother,"-' 1' and
•'After, the; Battle"?
ft Any music ; dealer will procure them
for you. -
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-.yy LOTTERY— L. I*.? Sacramento.
This department does not publish in
formation concerning lotteries.
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'*. LIQUOR SELLING—A. F. S., RierraTille. Can
liquor be sold in a. building in which there is a
post office? " • ' * *" * ' ft*
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. DUKE OF ARGYLL— R., Playto. Has the duke
of Argyll any children? SSBRHBBK^* •'""-'-
No.
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STATES— M. J. M., City. ' How. many states
are .there, in - the union l^^^^^^^^^^_^^^
Forty-eight.
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MONTANA LAW—A. S. G.. City.' In what ?
length ]of : time does 'an '■ open . account outlaw; In'
Montana?.;.? ; •■:.: . "y. ■, ' '_ ; ■ ':?-•;<./
? Five ; years.; '_.._-_ ■'.' :■*.'■.-.'.
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His Picnic
"Well," ?f Bluff, i did •: you V have?; a "ft; good
time?*! £ asked I the country dog, i whose
lame leg had kept him at home.
"You betcha!" grinned the other dog,
who had been permitted ,to accompany
his 4 master to the I village. "I caught
'leven . o'? them fresh town dogs with
their ; muzzles * on!"— Puck.
A Good Tip
A young man shouldn't .believe every
thing? a flirt doesn't I say.^-LJppineott'a.
DR. A. *F. :■ BCKAFER, * famed \as the 'discoverer
ft of a serum that will cure typhoid pneumonia,
?f;; is up from Bakerslleld and la registered at the
■-St. Francis. -ft*:;.,'- "'.?:"■' ■:: • -
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X. GARCIA, a merchant of Mexico City; Mrs. '«-
Garcia. J. 6'ortesa. an ?attorney,, and; A. B.
Mono* of London have apartments at ft the
'•Palace. * ~„ - "«'-.■ *
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J. C. FORD,; president of the Pacific' Coast Steam
? ship company, is among recent a rrivala at?,"'
- the Palace.
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ALEXANDER GORDON, a railroad commissioner.
Is down from Sacramento and is registered at
the Palace.
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9. 8. N. BIDWELL of Shanghai is at the
Stewart with Mrs.' Bidwell.
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'-• F. iC. * LXKINB.I a real estate ; operator of Seattle,:,
is registered 'at the TurplD.
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D. E. SFENCE and H. J. Robinson cVorhjnd
? are guests at Argonaut. . --ft-^ ' ,
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18. L. MACK, an oil, operator lof ' Los f Angeles,' 1 ia:
ataying rat tbe St. Francis. < *:;.:-:ft''-*ftft:.> *-,-.
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W. M. RTI881XL? of ; Mississippi la at-the Fair
mont with Mrs. Russell.
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JOHN 8. CRAIG.; a banker of Woodland.' Is r«g
istered at the Stewart.
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L. GRAY, a banker of Marrsvllle. is a guest at
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MAJOR M. 0. BUCKET. U. 8. A., U a guest a
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