Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

O. What was the largest h.h rv'r
caught? r. A. H.
A. According 20 scientists ~ ne @n'iih-
aonian Institution the record hsh Waf
captured a. Miami, Florida, after ifni
Ias.ing 3o hours. Five hnrpoons and lal
bullets were required ~ sihdue The non
ster IL was a whale shark and weiFhe1
20 600 pounds its liver alone weighing
700 pounds.
o. Can hquihsd hydrogen ~ used as
substitute for gasoline N running aniN-
mobiles? Is r. II.
centlv completed machine iur making
Iint,id hydrogen. and an Italian scientist s
sa,d to claim that thIs material can -
used n. a motor fuel However conn
rnercial developments in this direction az
! far IN the future. rs
I o. Where docs flower get i's smeh
I B. y X
I The fragrance of flowers = due =
! sueciaI essences or OILS when ihf p'aN'
/ produces. These oils are compleaifd COM
! pounds of only two elements carioh Aln
/ hydrogen and are known a. volatile OILS
siyce thev escape readily into the air
o When did prohibition come nio
effect2 H. p.
Constitutional prohibition came INTO
effect IN the United states JanuarF lp'
1920
10 have heard Il reported that tnerel
mas a giant alrShip built by the Germans
during the war 10 bomb New d OK, II
this true? NJ. l..
4. The LII" designed and CON
strllcted al the Zeppelin works at Le"en-
thai. was made for me s0ie purpo - IN
bombing New YORK City accoflin- .o
renort bv Colonel William hensiey oi inf
balloon and airship DIVISION 90 me ~
service. This airshIp = 20 icet BONG, III
feet high has an sl-foot heam. -N Nav
bach engines 81 100 horse power eacl
: sDeed of 9l miles per hour. ats eapicif
III n 600 gallons. lifting power "a - IONS
t hydrogen capacity 0f -,4soUn 'ipit
: feet a cruising distance ot 900 miies ann
r carried 1--WE and one-hal tons ut numna pa
= addition 10 the crew. The paoi 1i tus
4 u,achine had successfully 1olntleu lt'ii-
: don 10 times, as well a. Dunkifk at .ne
: Russisn front. A. a reward Tor hess
services the pilot was 20 % Slesn ~, ".
portunitv Of plotting the alrship % ~
y proposed trip 20 bomb New ora Aits'
5, the most coveted opportunity n tne N'ei-
O man Air Service.
: % How much does d cost ne nitea
.s states 20 com pennies, nlckels ulint7 al''-
e quarters? A. &. r.
4 ! n costs the United states about -
le cents per 100 70 coin peunics, nacsci''
5 about two and oue-hah cents caeh, dlile7
1t and quarters, about ~ cents pti an''ai
t. value Of the CONS. >iiVef i not eo''','
n free now as q used 90 ne- .o,e
z . Who were the umplres ID me 4fla
World Series2 r. G.
:, A RigIev and Quiglcy 81 me Natlonln
K Tsao,,e and .Fvans and Nalln oi lh'
le American League.
SC Q. Is the passenger pigeon ,A''n'.
n, 4. The passenger pigeon as -icti,
N suddenly disappeared some tttie ~
is but the state ornithologst 90 Mas.
e chusetts reports that he has 1ccn AdNi-r
10 by four hunters that they recentIl '-N
ID close range snd positively idcnan'+
er pair of these birds
IN .. Where Is the expression Ai"a. '' ''
&c tanning angels unaNarcs io
p j. II. X. u..
y, A. This expression + ulae '" N,
Hebrews Nil BE
entertain strangees, for thcryr> sumo nav
a entertained angels unaN Arcs
- .. Who was BTann 'hc 'Nep'i IA,
~ whose works are widely advertiser q. M
i present tImc3 G.. J. T.
- Brann, the iconoclast Nt> " .aiA
r. Cowper Brann, a notable \utr.caa W.
~ or. who was born m humho.dt ioNh'.. 4
- Coles county, Illinois, on lanut2 -
- He issued the first uumher t the lco''
~ clast in JULY. 1891, AZ Austin, ieNh,' q
il was suspended. lu 1894 Pc 'e'''-i
me Waco. Texas and the following 'eoi z
-, yived the "lconocltst fof ~omc bi,
-, his articles aroused the cumiN oi loin
Davis. and the two men rngag,a w
49, street duel. on November lH. l>at
80 which both were kllcd.
vs.
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