The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-19
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

@. Where is Christopher Columbus
buried7--F. G.
A. Cuba and Spain have both
claimed the bones Of Columbus, but II
is now generally conceded that they lie
in the city of Santo Domingo, in the
Dominican republic,
Q. What are the rules for playing
dominoes?-C. G. II.
A. In the game ns played by its
greatest living exponent, Uncle Joe
Cannon, at the National Press club In
Washington, a single "snifter or dou-
BILE, upon four sides OF which II In per
these four sides OF the "snifter," the
game is TO build flves or multipleS OF
live and each five so built counts
point. When player has not domino
10 match one of the ends exposed, he
draws until he gets such a domino
Whenever one player "domlnoes' or
plays his last domino he counts tho
points in the hands OF his opponent and
scores one for each flve points. In case
of block" the player with the least
total number OF points held Is entitled
80 count the points in the hand OF his
rival, The game is for 500 points.
O. What are the salaries Of the Brit
ish Ambassadors in the leading Euro
pean ciptals?-M A. y.
A. At Rome, Paris, and before the
war in Petrograd. Vienna and Berlin,
the salaries Of the British ENJOYS
ranged from $3.50 TO S45,O per year.
as compared with $4,000 paid TO the
United States ambassadors so the Eu-
ropean capitals The American am
bassadors are the poorest paid OF any
such diplomatic representatives. Tho
salaries OF the German ambassadors
range from SOS. 900 20 $4,000 while
those Of the French run from $4,000 to
sac 1000.
Q. What ia the population Of Ber-
lima. A. s.
A. The city Of Berlin, with adjacent
districts, now has 3 sol .225 inhabitants.
according to the census Just completed.
The census showed decided decrease
in the number Of males. In greater
Berlin. males decreased $1,000, and fe-
males increased 124S00.
Q. Are Americans allowed 60 visit
the graves OF our fallen heroes buried
in Franco. NJ. s.
A. Americans are not only allowed
10 visit the graves az American sol
diers, but everything possible Is done TO
help them in their pilgrimage. Visitors
to graves In remote cemeteries arc
taken there in omnibuses operated by
the Red Cross bureau in Paris At
Romagne. in the department az the
Meuse, where many Americans arc
buried. sleeping accommodations for
ten men and ten women have been pro-
vided
Q. What IS the best time a destroyer
can makc?-F. ~. l..
A. The L. s $. Graham. one OF the
H
Gently made thirty-siv knots, which IS
a little better than forty-two miles an
hour.
Q. What is meant by Horse Latl-
fude ?"-E. r. T.
A II Is the nautical name given Go
the belt of Gains I'm the North Atlantic
ocean between the region 81 tho west
criy winds ~ the high latitudcs and
the region Of trade winds ~ tho torrid
zone Authorities differ as 90 the ORR
gin Of the name. some claiming that II
was derived from the fact that old
sailing vessels with cargocs ~ horses
were often 80 delayed ON account al
the Gains that the animals persisted
from lack OF water.
O What is the most popular towT
name found in the United Statese-o
A. The postal guide shows that there
s-e thirty-one towns In the United
States named Franklin. There are
twenty-eight Washingtons These tW'
names are the most popular Tn
nrmes Of ancient cities are used quite
extensively There are twenty-elRh
modern Troys in this country, siNiceI
named for Athens and fourteen io'
Rome.