The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-22

Q. What was the calling of Herbert
Hooyers father?--C. Il.
A. He was blacksmith In Iowa and
died before his son was IL years old.
Q. What mountains are styled 1.-The
Alps Of AmerieaY--E. NJ It.
A. The Canadian Rockies are often
referred to in this way. Glacier Ma
tional park. in Montana Is also SO
styled The Canadian. Rockies have
been better advertised than those on
this side of the line but are no more
beautiful scenically. 1t is probably true
that there is no wonder in the Alps
that Is not surpassed In Glacier Ma
tional park, while the latter Is on a
bigger scale than is the European play
ground.
Q. DO rats spread disease? IT. e. r.
A. The United States public health
service, in its war on rats says that
certain species Of rats are the means
of transmitting diseases. Bubonic
plague is spread by the fleas from a
certain kind of rat, Other diseases are
doubtless spread through the agency
of rats. Rats are not only disease car
riers, but they are also costly. 1t Is
estimated that the rat population OF
this country Is about equal in numbers
to the human population. in the rural
districts the rat population outnumbers
the human population about 10 to one.
Crops, foodstuffs and properties valued
at more than 5000, 100000 are destroyed
each year by rats, according to the
public health service This is two dol
lars for each man, woman and child.
Q. How many members of the A.
e. f, married French girls? NJ. r.
A. The war department says that
2.0O9 American soldiers were married
in France during the war,
Q. What is Black Friday? e. A. NJ.
4. This is term applied to two
disastrous days in the financial history
Of the United states. On Friday, Sept.
"a, 1862 a panic was caused in Wall
street by the effort of l'iske and Gould
to corner the gold market, Again on
Friday Sept ~, 1878, occurred In the
New York stock exchange the great fl
nancial crash which caused a panic
all over the country. Good Friday is
also known as Black Friday in the
Catholic church, because on that day
clerical Vestments and altar draperies
are black,
O. What increases have been made
in the salary of the president of the
'" A. originally 9soei the salary Of the chief
executive was $4,000 year. This
was Increased In 1873 to $4,000. In
1909 there was another increase of
.
presidents salary $4,000. President
Taft was the first president to receive
the $4,000 salary,
q has patent OF, perpetual mo
ton ever been granted by me lhlted
''t,''S g%,e'' r ol,,S' hayo fusd onr,ir,
ton for such patent hut all these
applications have been rejected as in
operative and opposed to physical laws.
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