The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-29
T.? The Question Box !?

Q.-what was the temperature at the
north pole when Peary and his party
discovered it?--E, L. S.
A.--During the 30 hours spent at the
north pole by Peary and his men the
| temperature ranged from IL to 80 de-
grees below zero.
Q.--Does the polar bear hibernate
during the winter?--E NJ.
A.-Of the northern black, brown and
polar bears, only the female hibernates
in the strict sense Of the word, proba
| bly, because she must remain quiet I'M
til her young Is born, The males sleep
a great deal during the winter, but they
occasionally go out in search of food
Grizzly bears hibernate little, If at ali,
Q,--Is Leland Stanford university CO.
educational?--H b, n.
Alt is a Coreducatlonal and nom
sectarian university. 1t offers courses
In ctvil engineering, electrical engineer
ing, mechanical engineering, arts and
sciences, mining engineering, fine arts,
law and medicine.
Q,-What is the literal meaning Of the
word Riviera Pr. G.
A.--This name as applied to the
| coastland of the south of France and
part OF Italy is the Italian word mean
| ing coast"
Q.-When did Germany declare unre-
stricted submarine warfare?-D. Y.
A.-Ruthless submarine warfare with
out any restrictions as to place was
proclaimed by the German government
on Jan, 81, 1917 TO begin the following
| day. The United States declared that
a state Of war existed between this
country and Germany a little more than
a month after Germany issued this
proclamation.
Q,--How many millionaires are there
hp al Hot of hA A1k
| time &C II. NJ.
A.-SenatOr Gronna recently said in
the senate that there are about 80, 900
| people each worth a million dollars or
more in this country today while be-
fore the war there were estimated to
be about 700O' men rated as million
aires.
the compilation of the national census
e " s.
A-The bureau Of census says that
| the law specifics that this work must
be completed by June 80, 1922. and that
1t will take almost that length Of time
| to clOssfy and arrange the Information
! gathered When completed the census
will include volumes on population,
agriculture, manufacture, mines and
quarries, forestry and forest products.
Or the large bodies of water,
| which contains the most salt2
! A.-The Dead sea Is one Of the salt
| lest bodies Of water in the world. A ton
Of water from II contains 1S7 pounds
| OF salt In ton of water from the
Caspian sea there are but II pounds of
salt, while In ton from the Atlantic
ocean there are but 81 pounds of salt
Q.--What is the distance travelled by
a needle In the playing Of a large sized
photograph record?-L. o.
"A needle travels $50 feet, or more
than onc-seventh Of a mile, In passing
around the grooves of the average r.
inch record.
Q.--When was the first lodge Of ODD
States?-L. NJ S.
AIN December. 1906, Solomon
! Chambers and his son. who were Eng
fish mechanics from the south Of Lon.
don, organized the first lodge. of ode
Fellows, in New York City, 1t was
called the Shakespeare lodge, No l
and at the initial meeting had only five
members. Three years later six lodges
had been established in New York city
'S-What KIND of dos is most aseIu
( = Issse FOR sksseo-s' ~ 4
A-The department Of agriculture
says that the Scotch collies are the
favorite sheep dogs of America Theh
tireless watchinEi eveu at night, theii
barking at the approach Of any prowl,
er and their instinct for keeping tn,
flock together, are Of great value. TIL,
stray dog is one of the Sleeps Yors
| enemies
Jefferson. mis- wife ana tso daughter.
are buried Nj Levy sold Monticello
to che government on the condition
THAT It should not be turned into
museum merely. but should be usec
tss NiEginia horNe iCs kEssideats VI ths
United States.
-. What Is tM origin u Che Runer
stition that four leaf clover bring
GOOD luck to the flnder?--I u {.
A. This belief is based upon tn,
fact that the four leaves are arranged
in the form of a cross, For that rea,
son four-leaf clover is supposed t,
possess some special charm.
c. Is the Russian ambassador Of tn,
defunct Kerensky government TO tn,
United states still recognized IT. f..
A. The state department says tina
Boris Bakhmeteff, who came here a.
ambassador when Kerensky was II
power in Russia, is still recognized b,
this government, since the United State
has not recognized any authority II
Russia since the fan OF the provisional
government set up by Kerensky. Lud
wig Martens, representative Of the Rus
, stan soviet government TO this country
has never been recognized
Q. What is the greatest depth
submarine has ever reached2--O. O.
a. The navy department says tina
the greatest depth United States sub
marine ever submerged was 296 feet
This record was made during the wal
off the coast OF Ireland.
Q. To what church does William
Jennings Bryan helong?--O, T.
A. The former secretary of stat