The Washington times., 1919-11-03

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| Questions
The Bureau cannot atve adrice on
legal, medical, aud financial nsattera
10 does not attempt 10 settle domestss
troubles, nor TO undertake ezhas1st-
tpe research on any subject
Q.-what is the distance from Chr
cage. Ill, TO Bahia. Brazil. and what
is the fare3
JH
A-chicaso Is $3.50 mile. frons
Bahia One way rates between New
York and Bahia are First class. $50;
second class, $40: third class. SEQ.
Q.-Is influenza contagiousf
T. n
A.-The Public Health Service say,
that II may be caught from people
VINO sneeze and cough. from common
| drinking cups, or where people are
heroeo together. A new official flo
bulletin can be secured through our
Washington Information Bureau by
anyone who sends a 2-cent stamp foe
return postage, also give name and
address
} heavier? p
A-The Public Health Service says
to increase the growth Of eyebrowa
pure olive oil should be rubbed in
regularly each night.
o.-what is the present value Of q
German mark in American money!
B. Z. L.
A-The mark has Deprecated from
the value of 23.s cents. it's value be-
/ fore the war. TO about 4 cents
o.%s Il true that owing TO q
strange grouping Of six mighty plan
cts next December, the United states
viii be swept by a most terrific
weather cataclysm7 VA
A-The Naval Observatory ssys
that planets and the grouping Of
planets have nothing whatever TO 40
the world Hence there is no need
to be alarmed about a weather cats-
clysm next December.
Q.-By what other names Ia a pho
toplay knownT ID. g.
A-Movfng picture, movie. motion
picture, cinema, and cinenstoerapA
are all used in referring to a photo.
play.
o,-Can you tell me anything about
The show boats" or floating thes-
tsrs." that used to operate on the
Mississippi riverf re.
A-Before the day, of the moving
pictures there were a number of
steamboats, that Travelled up and down
the Mississippi with musical shows
These generally consisted of black
face minstrels During recent years
they have almost entirely disappear
ed The Last OF these boats 10 OPP
crate was called the sunny South"
| Q-who was Joyce Kifmer and IN
what battle was he killed. b. h
Ale was born In 1885 and WAS
graduate OF Rutgers College For
several years he was q news writer
! on various New York nevupapera
He contributed many short stories
and poems and sketches to the Metro
politan papers and magaxinAa- He
was recognized a. one of the leading
II poe" ne Va ktllo0 ~
action In France In the Battle %
Ourcq.
1 Q.-Who wrote 'Dtxfer Ly
| A-The song Dixie vs. wrnen
i by Gen Albert Pike, who served IN
the civil war under the Cerfedersts
/ flag. and who commanded q re1r
| ment OF Cherokee Indians In TIE Nex-
lean war. Dixie" was the favor1ts
marching song Of the 0ootAsrn
troops.
Q.-What did the Span4s6-Amarsea
war cost the United Statesf z r
A-This war cost us a hundred ana
forty-one million dollars There v.r,
21s men killed In action, and Lees
were wounded
Q.-Why are twenty-one gins areS
as a salute?
At is said that the custom of
nr1ng twenty-one guns as a salute il
OF English origin. The English nrrd
seven shots three times-once for
| England and Wales, once for Scotland.
and again for Ireland A member OF
the first United States Congress. 10
accredited with having said the United
| states adopted the English salute a.
! nouncation TO the mother country
that the United States had reached it's
majority. Another explanation is that
the figures 77s total p.
Q.-What kind Of light. arr ur~6 IN
United States lighthouses. Nm
A-The Bureau OF Lighthouses SAWS
that the lights are of Kerosene oil
teither wick lamps or vaporized un-
der mantels), electricity in mean
descent lamps, or gas and acetyiens
gas. The oil lamp predoninates
rn nf Ban1nrlra