The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.-When will the Pan American Col
lege Of Commerce open?-F II. II.
| A.-Thts school, under the specia
patronage Of the republic OF Panama.
| VIII open Jan. l, 1921, In the city OF
| Panama, Its Inauguration will mark
the quadrcentenniai anniversary of the
| founding of the city. The institution
| IL designated to train the youth of the
| two continents, North and South Amer
lea, in practical courses in commerce.
| shipping banking and international
trade relations generally. Two COM
plete six-mpnth courses of intensive
study have been outlined.
Q.-Are wild animals scarcer during
| open. season for hunting or do they
merely seem so?-C. Il. NJ.
FA.-The department of agriculture
says that wild animals seem to know
where they can find protection. In
places where there are game sanctua
ries, wild creatures hasten to them at
the beginning Of every open hunting
season.
Odd Germany have to replace the
shipping destroyed at scapa flow?--
A,-The reparstions committee has
1 0eS that Germany must deliver 27b.-
oeo tons Or shipping. TO the allies as
compensation for sinking OF the Ger
man fleet in Scapa flow.
Q.-What are the dimensions NJ the
capitol building in Washington, d. c.?
.A.-~The capitol measures 751xs5o feet.
She central rotunda has diameter OF
" ieet' nelght or $50 feet and, in
Guiding the dome, Is 2S6 feet high.
- Q,--What languages are spoken in
switzerland Il. @,
Switzerland are German and French,
and newspapers are published in both,
The census OF 1910 showed that Ger
man was spoken by the majority Of the
people.
Q--How can air be welghed?-G. It.
A.-The bureau of standards says
that the weight OF air can be deter
with. a stopcock, exhausing the air from
me bulb, weighing the bulb and then
ADMITTING air and weighing again. The
difference in weight equals the weight
OF air contained in the bulb.
o,-what college has the largest sum-
mer Schools. L.
A.-The bureau Of education says that |
Columbia university leads at present. |
with an enrolment for the summer OF |
1920 with $3.50 students. The Univer- |
SHY OF Chicago is second with 5,4O6 |
students. 4
Q.-At what age should SQUADS be |
r. Il.
A.-The department of agriculture |
says that squqbs should be sold when |
from S& to q weeks Of age. SQUADS |
are In good market condition when full |
lIteathered under the, wings, about the |
time they begin to leave the nest. II |
not marketed promptly, they soon lose /
.heir baby fat and the flesh begins to |
get hard.
ON the game OF $500 do the win
ners at the head table change partners?
--B. r.
A.--According to Hoyle, the winning
partners progress at the various tables,
ma any preferred style of progression
may be used. At present it seems
usual Tor the winners to progress from
partners. just as they do at the other
.ables, thereby avoiding confusion.
Q,--Why isn't the letter 'tJ'' used bv
he government when designating COM
'anies OF United States soldiers?- NJ
he reason military authorities never
Use the letter ''J' in listing companies
md other military units as due to the
act that the letter can be so easily
confused for the letter a."
ANY reader can get the answer to
my question by writing The News
scimitar information bureau, Frederic
|; Haskin, director. Washington, d. G,
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ion. The bureau can not give advice |
N legal medical and financial matters
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