Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

q. What pnucrs do che presidential
candidates own2 ~ v X.
A. Senator Harding n tho owner n thf
Marion fOhiOJ Star, and Governor rcV
IL the owner u the Dayton News srd
Springfield News.
@. What vas done with ~ tho nonry
Obtained BY sale n alien property dur.nr
the war; 4 ".
A. Such moneys we're depo9itod iD tic
United states Treasury and vii p hfld
there until C0ngrcFs drcidcs what d'7-
Dosal shall BE- rDnde ~ them
@ Why - Cuba called The vorii
sugar bOWl"2 r. s. 9
a The Island 81 Cuba Drodueer 0fc
third II the cane sugar n the wlrii
Adding The beet sugar prrdurti1n o. tf p
total, Cuba still FURNISHES Dnef9ur'h &
al the sugar used
O Which pays better dividends pre.
ferred ~ common sfpek' T. %
A. Preferred storks pnys certain
specifed dividend wlieh b. aq4oased hsfrrr
common stock receives any DIVIDEND
For this reason q ~ slfcr nvrafrnrff
than common stuck, but c0rm0n gf0rr
often pays much higher divldends e.nre
ia value fuctuates with fhe enruirgs 4
the concern.
O Has the bin n Increase re Rrnersi
scale u salaries paid Government srn-
ploycs passed Congress? 5 \ ,
4. Such B bin was considered ~ 'nr
I last session ~ Congress but fsiled - pars
/ II will probably b taken MP nevt wrtrf
O Why IL Venus always pictwcf With
/ out arrnsS r X ~
/ A. Venus De Milo Is usually pirrrrri
without arms because thIe isnolF
I statue. when found ID 1870 had fhe arrrs
/ broken off, Artists DO not 1Vrer - - fha
I probable position - the arms q tne
original stature
O. What i the origin y The po-I
tariff? o X.
A. The word il n Spanish dervat.nr
the Spanish word tarifa, meaning prr-
list 81 rate books This word u 4~p
comes from the Arabic tsrfa aorIfra-
ton Or inventory, from the verb arsfa.
70 know.
q. How many points make game
in Casino II. III
A. There are two wavs - count pane
First, carh deal r. 3 game ln itsef a1d
the majority n the points wins
the sweeps may make 10 tie Second. -I
points IS game II both PLAYERS -rar1
n IN the same deal. the points score rut
in the following order. Cards shade
big casino, little casino, tcrs aui
sreeus. II aces have ~ decide. they
score ID order Of spades, clubs hear.
diamonds
q. Where are the smallest honey beos
found? NJ g.
A. The smallest honey bees Is a
world are found n the Last Indian
Islands and on the mainland 20 tiIu-
dustan Their honeycOmbs are ~ larger
than a child's hand, and he cells
about the size 81 a small pInhead.
Q. Kindly let me know the uumooi
OF bankers, salOon-keepers. lawyer
preachers and actors that were conrr rr
, IN penal institutions IN one year. y. II
A. The Bureau % Census SAYS -r.
in 1910 there were rs bankers. -l
saloon-keepers ana bar tenders.
LAWYERS, and 655 actors and n0wU
confined in penal institutions e -
United states. There are 40 figures
! preachers.
Q. Have the Philippine Islands u-la
Of their own y. y.
a. The Philippine mint commence
operations on July Is. 1920, the Lrst rola.
minted being one-centavo pieces.
q. What proportion 20 damage iou
. by rodent pests is from house rat-
nice? NJ. Z.
a. About tvo-Gfths q the -aina-
inflicted IS caused by these species tn'
of which were brought INTO ll-s Doll
{ from the Old World.