The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

- oi-How is PAN Mall pronouncedf-
A-The preferred pronunciation is
PEI mel although pal NAL is counte-
Hai'Seu' the pelng short as in mat.
Q.-How many women are running
Tor congress In this election Wv. T.
A.-Pennsylvanla has two candidates
that are women. while Oregon, Okla
homa and Nebraska have ono each.
They are all asking seats in the house
OF representatives.
o.-Who win pay for the new tunnel
for vehicles that Is to be built under
the Hudson riyerf-T. w, L,
A-The cost OF construction OF the
NWehicular tunnel under. the North river
100000, and viii DO shared equally BY
the states Of New York and New Jer-
sey
Q.-Can enlisted men buy from the
army commissary9-A. r.. M.
A.-The secretary OF war issued an
order on Sept. 20 extending to enlisted
men the same privileges as those en-
Joyed by officers In buying on credit,
Articles from the commissary. Enlisted
men WIN receive permits from their
immediate commanders. approved by
the commanding officer
Q-Can you furnish me with the for
mula for making soap bubbles that are
ntrong?-H A. @.
k.-Glycerin is added TO the soapy
water to make bubbles strong The
following is good proportion: Dry cas-
tile soap. one part; glycerin, Is parts
water 20 parts.
,,Q,uCan an American. Indian vote?--
Am Indian who has been made a
cltlzen is enfranchised and is entitled
TO vote. Those, however, who remain
.AGA NHaNt Ia Il I.
rights of citizenship, as they are ex-
lions.
Q.-What does an American consul
charge for signing passport ?-->J, NJ. ID.
A.-The passport division of the state
department. Washington, d. c., says
that American consuls in foreign cotIT-
tries may charge a fee Of sic FOR sign
ing passports for those who are COM
ing to the United States from foreign
countries.
,Q.-Am l right in speaking OF head
II. S.
A.-The general name for headpiece
to a suit of armor is helmet. A basil
net Is a particular kind of helmet, small
and close-fitting.
,Q.Iwhat is the origin of the term
shinplaster, as applied to paper money
.A-~The word hshinpiaster,'S as ap-
pned TO civil war currency is originally
said to have been applied to the de-
preciated continental currency. During
the war people resorted to. postage
stamps and private notes; the latter
representing 10, 25 and so cents, were
OF little value beyond the particular
locality where they were issued axcept
as 'plasters for broken shins," hence
their name. "shinplasters."
,o.-,who is the head of the Greek
church since the death OF the car OF
Russia? II NJ. G.
.,, 1.-The The head Of the Greek church
Iyanovich Bellavan Tikhon patriarch Of
Moscow and all Russia
=, Q,-What is the highest mountain in |
me eastern part Of the United States?
Amount Mitchell in North Carolina |
is the highest peak in the Appalach- |
ans. Its elevation is 6,7l1 feet.
Q.-What countries have juvenile
courts I'D. C. L.
. A.--The first juvenile court in the
world was established in Chicago in
1899. Since that time similar courts
France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark.
switzerland, Italy, Germany, Russia,
Austria. Hungary and Spain.
Q-What populations have Rumania
md Pennsylvania I'd. s. NJ.
A-The secretary of the Mid Euro
'ean Affairs union says that thefatest
sstimated population of Rumania is
100000. Pennsylvania is no longer in
having been absorbed BY the
lew nation of the Jugo -Slavs, the pop
llation OF which being estimated as be-
ng about 100000.
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:. HaskiA, director, Washington, d. C.
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