Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
Q. Is our foreign trade increasing7 T A

O. Is our foreign trade increasing T. A
a The Bureau of Foreign and Domcs-
tic Commerce states that there was
drop of s135, 900. 600 in exports and OF
nearly 100000, 900 in imports in April as
compared with the preceding month OF
March. The exports of April of last year
exceeded this year by sl3i 200, 600, but
the imports of this year ran ahead by
1929, 900. 600.
O. When n word sounds the same rs
another, but is spelled differently and has
q different meaning, what Is IT calledf
c. II.
A. Such n word is called homouym.
o. Which President had the most
children? Is. NJ. n.
A. William Henry Harrison had the
largestfamily, six sons and four daughters:
O. In the qualifying round OF golt
tournament q player missed an easy putt
on the 18th green, picked up his ball
then replaced il and holcd the putt Did
he disqualify himself? $ NJ II.
A. lie did not disqualfv himself II he
had not left the green before replacing
and holing his ball He is penalizcd 2
strokes on his medal score. however
O. What arc the names OF the Three
Fates? K. Y. V.
A. In poem Of lIesiod. they appear rs
the three daughters Of Icus and lhomlus
Clotho. the spinner Lachcsis the assigncr
Of the lot; Atropos, the niieNible, who
cuts the thread (of llfel.
O. What is . protteer? y u, y.
4 According to 1920 edition Of 2
dictionary. It Is zone who makes what i
considered an unreasonable profit, as by
taking advantage of public or national
need in time of war
@ What salary docs tho governor OF 9
State receiver r. ID. A.
A Salaries vary widely. Governor
T.owcen Of Illinois is the highest paid
Governor receiving $4,000 yearly for
term Of four wears, while Governor
Mckelvic of Nebraska is paid but $500
annually. for term of two years.
@ Should a baby sleep with pillow
under its head2 l., L, G.
A A baby will breathe more easily
and take more air INTO its lungs # no
inflow Is used A clean, folded napkin
NAV be placed under his head. Toward
the end az the second year thin hair
pillow NAV be used Feather or down
pillows arr unduly heating.
o WHY are coffeos blended9 III Nj. Is
A A careful study az the best points Of
several kinds of coffee is made and expert
mcnts show that blend Of several with
Que EfeEtAt ~ AASt EAfh'tNf 'Ft'te
appearance and affinity, will produce
beverage more pleasing to most palates
than ono made Of single variety
!. \ Il R R nS's : - >'''''''' ''''
A. This is ono Of tho hig trees Of Cali
fornia and is in the General Grand
National Park. whose four square miles
were set apart because they contained the
General Grant Tree.
o. How many young people graduate
from our universities each year &. !
A. In 1917, there were 81 ,S26 hacca-
laureate degrees conferred 4, 524 graduate
degrees and S25 honorary degrees
O. When was the first concrete ship
built in the United States? l.. +. X
A The first large concrete ship built
in the United States Of type designed
to he propelled by motor power, was the
Faith. a ship of 5000 net tons cargo.
This ship was launched IN san Francisco
IN 1918 and was put into service the same
year.
Q. When was the first upwright piano
made L. G.
A. The first genuine upright piano was
patented in 1900 i'm England and the
United States by John Isaac Hawkins an
Englishman living in the United States
The first upright that yielded practical
results was produced by Southwell IN
|. 1907. In 1920 the original of the present
type Of frame was patented 10y Allen
and Thorn.
@ What is meant by the five boroughs
NJ r. G.
A This was aterm applied in old English
history to Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham
Stamford and Derby which were held by
the Danes until 922 when they were re-
conquered by Edward and Ethelfieda
The modern FIVE boroughs from the Aneri-
can standpoint are those of Greater New
York. Manhattan Bronx, Brooklyn
Richmond and Queens.
@ How much did the Grand Central
Station in New York cost and how large
is it2 d. A. L.
A. The approximate cost Of the Grand
Central Terminal Building was $4,000
600 The main building at the street
level is GOO feet long. 300feet wide and Jos
feet high: below the street level II IS
745 feet long and 480 feet wide. The floor
space of the station could accommodate
80, 900 people at one time.
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