The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-03

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period.
What 10 the proper way to salute the
fiag7 What 10 the significance of ths
cofors, tho red, the white and the blue?
Strike the attitude Of attention, raise
the right hand to level with the eyes,
palm down, with the hat removed. The
colors of the flag are significant, the
red, of the life Of the nation, typifying
blood; the white stands for purity and
is significant Of the honor of the ma
ton, while the blue stands for loyalty,
true blue" so it means patriotism"
What libraries in America contain
over million books?
The largest is the Library of Con"
gress at Washington. At the beginning
of 1916 1t listed In all 2,363,873
books and pamphlets and an immense
number Of manuscripts and maps.
Other large libraries are: Harvard uni
versity, 1860 volumes; New York
Public library, 100000; Boston Pub.
lie library, 100000; Yale university,
100000; Brooklyn Public library, 1885,.
900. The World Almanac for 1916
gives the five largest libraries in the
world in this order: Paris, London,
Petrograd, Library Of Congress, New
York Public library.
Who was the first circumnavigato Of
the gIobe2
Ferdinand Magellan, though he did
not survive to return home with his
ship, well deserves the title Of the
FIRST circumnavigator." He discovered
the strait which now bears his name
Oct. 20, 1920, the day dedicated in the
! Catholic calendar to st. Ursula and her
I 1000 virgins; hence he called it "the
Strait of the Eleven Thousand Vir-
gins"
The strait was passed Nov. %, and
though he had not quite reached the
! Spice islands when he fell in conflict
with the people of the isle of Matan
April q, 1921, his task was virtually
| accomplished, as he had before been as
( far east as the Spice islands The ex-
| petition, reduced from five ships and
| 236 men to one vessel and eighteen
| men, reached San Lucar, Spain, Sept.
| 6, 1922, after an absence of three years.
lacking fourteen days, under the guild
ance of Juan Sebastian del Cano. This
vessel, the Vittoria, was the first to
make the circuit Of the globe. AS a
reward Cano was ennobled with the
globe on his coat of arms and the mot
to "Primus circumdedisti me-"
/ What is the origin Of the expression
"Hobson's choiceN
"Hobson's choice" means choice
without an alternative. It is said to
have had its origin in the name Of To
bias Hobson, who kept livery stable
at Cambridge, England, In the time OF
Charles I. He kept stable of forty
good horses, and when man came for
one he was led to the stable where
there was apparently great choice, but
he was obliged to take the horse near.
est the door In this way no favorit'
ism was shown, all customers being
served alike accor ding to chance.
When will Major General Leonard
Wood of the United States army go on
the retired list? Also General Funston
and General w. H. Carter? What is
/ the age or law of retirement from ac-
tive service2
The conditions Of retirement are
First, IL an officer has had thirty years
service and makes an application fol
retirement or If he has reached the agt
Of sixty-two he may be placed on thu
retired list; second, If an officer has
been borne on the army register fol
forty years and makes application fo
retirement or If he has reached the agt
of sixty-four he shall be relieved from
active service (under the condition las
named retirement is compulsory. Gen
eral Wood will come under the re
tirement law Oct. 9, 1924; General Fun
ston Nov. 8, 1929; General Carter Nov
II, 1915.
Kindly state what is meant by al
order in council7 How does it dffeI
: from other orders?
In the British government 1t meani
an order issued by the king on the ad
vice Of his privy council or Of certain
: members thereof and, therefore, imply
| ing careful consideration, Theoretical
} ly the privy council includes the head
of departments which we call cabine
| members, and also the speaker Of tn
house Of commons, the archbishops o
4 the Church of England, certain judge
and the lord mayor of London ex off
, clio. In practice 1t means as many o
these as the king chooses to consult
: An order in council is an executiv
proclamation with the force of law, bu
must conform to the constitution an,
not establish new law. 1t may com
: directly from the king or be issued b.
; the head of department by his au
th0rity.
Who is General Villa7
General Villa ia q Mexican who n