Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

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settled for our soldiers who lost their i've |
in the world war? J.. ..
Settlement of 127,l5i insurance |
claims. for death and total permanent |
disability, have been made by the bureau |
/ ~ War Risk Insurance This represented |
total value of more than eleven hundred |
million dollars There are only Oily |
claims now pending
Q. When was the New Thought move
ment started? X. NJ. !,
A The New Thought religion Is the |
direct successor to the New thRiahu |
REORGANIZATION II is an idealIstlc or |
n,etanhxsical movement and was in |
a,,p,,rated by p. NJ. Qmmby, OF Portland, |
Maine. who preached the doctrines With
Dr " Il. Evans, who wrote them. The
| New Thought cult held q convention IN
| Chicago in 1903. ut which time was form
"A the New Thought Alliance. James 4.
| Fdgerton was chosen president. he
| rnasazine of the society, called the
| Nautilus is published at Holyoke,
| Mass. -
/ O What is a Papal Bull? I r..
4 This is a papal letter sealed with
hulla. or with a red ink imprint ol INC ue-
| ,,ic4 on bulla. Bulls since 1878 have
been written in Roman letters on oTdln-
| srv parchment and since 1910 have beea
dated bv the civil calendar. Prior 70 TINS
they we're written on rough parchment
| and dated "a die Incarnationls, iron
the dan of the incarnation The hulla
used is a round leaden seal which has on
one side a representation OF ~. feter ahd
ST Paul. ana on the other, the name o.
the Pope who uses IT,
O How many elephants are killed Tor
their tusks9 w. ) p.
The tusk OF the African elephant u
the best and greatest source Of the ivory
of commerce, and II Is estimated tna'
20 900 of these animals arc killed annually
for the purpose Of securing the tusks
Some tusks reach a length OF nine feet
| and weigh more than 200 pounds
q About the beginning Of the war.
woman was caught giving information to
the Germans about shipping. What be-
came Of her? NJ. NJ.
A. No record of finding SPY IN the
War Department is found. \ woman
charged with giving confidential informa-
ton concerning the sailing Of ships 10 an
army officer was discharged from the
service. but no findings showed that she
had any contact with Germans.
o In what manner may orange bios
SONS be arranged as decoration ior the
bridal veil? E. l.. c.
, A. The simplest arrangement Is q
wreath of orange blossoms winch Is placed
over The tulle or lace veil II n complete
: wreath is unbeeomlng a partial one may
}. be worn. When the vel is arranged ~ car
effect. the orange blossoms may be placed
on either side of the face as two rosettes
q Is il true that fish viii 1--we aitei
beng frozen in solid ice K. l. /
A The Bureau of Fisheries saws that .
fish will live after beng frozen IN soho
ice. provided the process OF thawlng }:
not too RAPID
O What squadron were the planes that
were sent out tn greet the Prince OF Wales
on his visit 10 San Diego? d. b. \
A. The 9th Aero squadron from Rock
well Field CalifornIa.scnt out formation
of thirteen planes to meet the heno"f
the shin on which the Prince WAS quarter
ed They met the tenown about thee miles
from shore and dropped 10 about three
/. hundred feet above her, in order TO ex
change greetings, the planes being decor
. ated with both the American and bTiusi
flags in honor Of the occasion
d @. Who was the original Humpty Dump
n TYP d. a. l..
/. melody was a satire on James II OF England
Re who fed for aid to the Court Of Ioui
d XIV of France, then the most powerful
1r monarch of Europe but 'all the King,
u horses and all the Kings men, eouldn'
nut Humpty together again.
o When was the first national roa
built that was free from tolls? ID. II.
4. In 1906, the demand for bette
Ill means Of communication with the IVES
IT caused Congress TO pass an act proVidln
at for the construction Of a national roa
lie from the head waters Of the Potomac I
ut the Ohio river, free from tolls. The hrs
tn section, from Cumberland, Maryland
pe ia Wheeling. West Virginia, was ope'
be for traffic in August 1918.
O. Where is the Rainbow Bridge! v. \
A. This bridge is located within u
Navajo Indian Reservation, IN San Jua
en- County, Utah The bridge IS 800 ice
q above the water and its span Is 279 lee
id The bridge is unique among the natur,
bridges OF the world in that It Is not oni
is. a symmetrical arch below, but presents
curved surface above, thus having Il
en- appearance of g rainbow.
ne ANY reader can get the answer TO az
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