Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

O. IA there demand for -irelr-. o.,-
eratnrs2 X. q.
A. There is nIch demand. The r.. =
Shipping Board IL IN Immediate mod N
qualified operators, and can furnish I'm
ploynent 10 any man who pew ss1s a
hrstynde comn~rcirl iioen-e is.,si b.
The Department d Commeros. Ia a..
cordance with The new wage scale recently
established, the first operator is paid 1ix5
per month, the second oprstor 800 per
month, IA addition % al esfS-rse-- Ite
radio operator is considercd an officer aDd .
provided with superior acoofsrnoSistiofis
q. Pica@e publish available fac's about
the Lincoln Highway. X. -. B
A. The Lincoln Higtway = 3. ~ naiies
long, extending from New YORK City -
San Francisoo, and passing through i.
STATES. n was started in 1913 ard sh1ryt
ope-third of u ~ completed. The Highway
Is marked on the telephone yolee b. rsi.
white and blue band, with big II 10
the center
q. What Il Babe Rlsth's real nsne7 IL
he a left or rzhthspded batt~rY Nhsf =
his home nun record Tor 1907 X J.. -
a. Gcorge Harmon Ruth, better known
~ Bsbe Ruth, of the New Y0fir fsnkees,
IL lef,~handed batter, and his ofclai
home run record for 1000 wa 5i home
runs
q. Can fur-beariny animals be prop-
sssted and successfully raised In cap
uvity IN the United States7 r. w
A. The Dopartment ~ Azicui'lre
says that silver fore-, biack foxes, blue
foxes, skunks and Huskrats car bs fNrrnei
successfully undsr suitable conditions
Such farming : urged, sinoe TIE Wild ~
supply r. BENG reduced - he vanishing
point.
3. is tho "svanee River" fork song'
A. We are informed b. autkori.iss
on mtisic that the song Old Fcl<s A.
Horn-" fSyanee RIVER r. row recog-
nized and chased ~ an American folg
song.
q. II pebble = thrown ov.rbosrd
from a ship viii 4 sink % the bott0rn ~
the ocean? J. n. q.
A. II stone bs thro~n ov-rho.-i
from ship, II would psss o. The b1.ton
Of the ocean and not rerrafr suspended
This is due - the fact that ths sp~~ifie
gravity q the stone r greater than the
spccihc gravity q the water
O. Are natives u Porto Rioo cl.iy~np
Of the United States ID g H
A. Citizenship vas bestowed up1n "ci.i-
zen. a Porto Rico and certAfn NATIVES n@r-
NAAflfAkiI lf~iAAlAA III -ENA ArlHINN r." al
act which went INTO eject March 2. 1917
IL was possible n claim sreuptian but
less than 300 persons did -
Q. Who're DO the begt sponTr~ oo-n-
frorng 8. g.
A. The Aeditrrranesr ~porv-~ are 10
oftest and best, tho-e - tho Rs1 SO sr-
next IN quality, While those found tn ~
vicinity q the West Indi- ar@ c1av-er
and less durable
q. Whst dos Soudsn mani B
A. The Soudan = a short form q f~is-r-
es-Sgdsn, meaning The Lend = ~
Blacks
q. Was Delaware ever q part n P~ar-
syivaDia7 D. W ~
A. When New Netherlands osrne irfn
the Possession of tbs English, ths sesfls-
ments On the Delaware we're claimed b0fh
by L0rd Baltimore and BY the DaI<e r.
York Ia 1883, Wiiiiam Penn recsFve1
thus territory N fee iron the Duke
York. Affected q eonurornt-e with LnT1
Baltimore, and for % years D.lsrs-s ~
governed a. part "a peunzyfvanla rs
1903. Delaware established s~,s-zts
legislature, but continued - recuxrizs
the authority of Tho governor q fenn-yi-
wanna until the revolution.
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Director, Washington, y. g.. Ths urer
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