Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-04
QUE STIONS AND ANSWERS

O. Can airplane motors be started IN
the air? r. VI. X.
a The Air Service savs that airplanc
engines are continually started IN the arr
after having been voluntarily cut Of by
putting the airplsne IN a diving position
The force of the air against the blades u
the screws Is sufficient 70 turn The ergine
over and start il going. Many aIrplsnes-
are being fitted with seif-stsrters
Q. Il the grain we call corn known as
corn the world over r. c.
4. Corn II a term often used for the
important cereal crop ~ a gwen region;
thus in England corn usually means wheat.
IN Scotland, oats; 10 ireland barley
while IN this country u means rnaize
Q. Why are London policenen called
Bobbies? A. B. q
A. The name Wa taken from that n
Sir Robert Peel who created the lnsh
cons,abulary. slso known as Pseiers The
names spread ~ England
Q. ! wish information On the dutv
charged on clothing and leweiry gone
from and returning % this country j. =
A. The Department. ~ Commrr-e Faye
there - no duty on personal elects ard
lewelry owned by persons leaving 10
country. New clothing and lcwelry up io
8Atf - ttAlAAAAFfa aNt'
y. What = the difference between
deSerter and draft dodgsri J. II O.
A. An army deserter = q anldicr whn
abanGOns the service without lesve nnd
with no intention 10 return a draft
dOdger is one VINO fails to report 10 be
draft board, and was thcrof0rc never in-
Quoted into the servce
q. Should canned g0Odz he boiled he-
fore opening q. y ".
A. The Department 81 Agriculture
saws that u Is not necessary Tor cannel
goods TO be boiled before being opened z
government directions for canning have
been carefully followed. Many canned
puddings on the market. however, arr
meant 70 be boiled IN the cans, 'slch
preparations having the instructions print
ed on the labels. Some soups bear dIrec-
tions for heating before opening
@. Were the large shipments of gold
early this year from England 70 the United
states 70 pay part OF our loan 70 them
M. I.
A. The Treasury Department says
that the gold shipped 10 the United states
by England was 10 take up payments on
the AngiO-Freneh loan. This was not the
government loan 10 England, but money
loaned by individuals through the pur-
chase Of bonds.
q. How many people are empiOyed by
the Interstate Commerce Commission ~
Washington and outside OF Washington.
G. P. A.
A. There are about $50 persons en-
plOyed by this commission in Washington
and about 600 outside Of the elty.
Q. What Is the value OF the silver m
silver dollar now? J. ".
A. The value OF the silver in the dollar
varies with the price OF silver, whrrn
changes continually. At present, the sll-
yer~in this coin Is worth less than one
dollar
Q. Does the Vatican have q diplomatic
representative at Washington? I. K.
A. Archbishop John Bonzano Is the
papal delegate TO the United States.
Q. How are the sales Of Manganese ore
made? A. NJ h
A. Manganese ore Is usually sold on =
basis Of so many cents per unit Of man
ganese oxide in excess Of 40 per cent.
@ What Is a chinook windE 4. II.
A. This is a name given 70 strong,
warm and dry south or west wind, de-
scending the eastern slopes Of the Rocky
Mountains into Montana and Wyoming,
evaporating or melting the snow and
bringing great relief in cold weather. The
name was probably gwen il because i
blew from the territory Occupied By The
Chinook Indians
O. Who Is the oldest employc ia ttc
service Of Uncle SAM T. n
4. According 20 the records Ot the rC-
classification committee, the oldest tul-
ploye IN the service " the United states
Thomas Harrison, 93 years oi agc hC has
served continuously at the NaNal OBJ
seFvatory for 70 wears
q DO vultuncs ever aitark alplancs
y y. =,
A Huge vultuns ol fhc tmnin Ifl
qucntly attack aip'auUs. thmklur thgm
enemy birds lhcrc ao acNcFsi inai,rrs
where such encounters haNr iOfrrN fNf