Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

O. Is it true that the Peace Treaty
which was signed last year in Paris, docs
not have III il the name of God2 Y. /. J..
A. The name Of God does not appear In
the Treaty of Peace between Germany and
the Allies and the United States. a great
many non-Christian nations to whom the
word God" would not have the same
meaning that il has to those Of Christian
faith were parties To the treaty which
probably accounts for the omission Of the
word
Q. What is a red letter day." T. W
r.
A. This is an expression used to con-
vev the idea Of lucky, or auspicious day
1t il so-caIlcd because in the old liturgical
books the greater holy days were always
marked with red letters.
Q. To what church docs DR. Frank
Crane belong? Y. NJ.
A. DR.. Crane was educated in the Wes-
lcvan University and was q Methodist
pastor for many years. lie afterward
joned the Congregational Church
0. Just where. is Fame? L. +. A.
A Fume is situated at the head of the
Bav Of Quarnero, an inlet Of the Adriatic
Sea, about 40 miles southeast Of Trieste.
@. When was the parcel post first used
IN the United States? r. NJ.
A. This department Of the postotfice
began operation on January !, 1913
9. What will the new rate Of pension
be for Civil War veterans q, W ".
A. Under the new law, approved May
|. 1920. there Will be a minimum rate Of
$50 to honorably discharged soldiers.
Q. What countries compete with the
United State. In the production OF eggs
L. Nj
Siberia, Egypt and Holland, lead IN egg
production
O. Who are the Gideons? r. s.
4 They are an organization q travel
ing men who are banded together for the
purpose Of providing every hotel guest
room with Bible.
.. When was the first life insurance
policy issued? G. l..
A The earliest policy Of which any
thing definite IS known was issued III 1888
IN London, insuring the life Of William
Gvbbons for twelvc-month This policy
was underwritten by l3 persons, acting
individually and the premium was $50 q
thousand.
8. How did '1ime iuicers" get their
name? G. II.
A. This is a name applied TO old Eng
lish sailing vessels and came from the
fact that they carried supply OF lime
Juice TO counteract any bad effect OF un-
balanced rations, thus preventing scurvy.
O. Are the Chinese progressing? W II.
L.
A. Taking our standard Of develop
ment and progress, China Is making giant
strides. In 1918, there were 100000
persons in factories and 100000 children
In schools. Our commercial attache at
Peklng predicts that IN a few decades
China viii have 40, 0O0, 900 factory hands
and $4,000, 900 school children, these
figures being proportionate TO the present
statistics Of the United States.
O. Is I. y. 7. satisfactory industrial
explosive? J. G.
A 1t Is quite satisfactory, can be safely
cartridged and handled for land clearing.
Moisture encountered IN ordinary land
clearing does not affect it, nor do ordinary
variations Of temperature. The amount Of
T. y. T. required is about IS per cent Of
the amount of 900 per cent ammonia
dynamite" and its desrability would de-
pend upon It's price to the consumer.
O. Are there any available statistics
as to the loss III population Russia has
suffered as q result Of the war and subse-
ouent revolution? w II. J..
A. There are no authoritative status
tics, but recent message from Helslng-
fors stated that it is admitted from official
sources in the Russian Journal that the
war, together with the revolution, has
reduced the Russian population by from
25, 1000, 900 to 30,000,000
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