Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

O. How tall must boy be IN order 10
get into West Point? s. $.
A. The War Department says that the
minimum height requirement tor admis-
sion to the UnitedStates Military Academy
has been changed TO Ga inches for candi-
dates of all ages instead OF the former
height of ga inches for those IL years OF
age and 65 inches for those Is years old
and upward.
O. What is the number of candle-power
hours in kilowatt of electricity? w. II: ..
A. The Bureau OF Standards says that
the common tungsten Tor Mazda) lamps
now in use all take about one, watt oil
power per candle; consequently one
kilowatt-hour gives about ,0OOcandle-hour
The exact amount depends on the sue
of the lamps used, for the larger lamps arc
more efficient than the smaller ones; the
100-watt gas-filled lamp is supposed TO
give exactly one candle per watt, while
the largest and smallest sizes in common
use run 30 to 40 per cent above and below
this in efficiency.
Q. What part of the country's exports
are manufactured products? {. N. ID.
A. During this year manufactures form
So per cent OF United States exports.
Probably the total value of such exports
will reach the sum of A,OOO,O ,OOO,UO IN
comparison with little moro than 81 ,OO0,-
100000 in 1914.
O. have an Army Colt 45 Automatic
that | found about year dgo on the
scat of my automobile Am | violating a
law in keeping it? II so what shall do
with it2 Il. J. II.
A. The War Department says that If
YOU have an army revolver in your pos
session, no matter how it came into your
possession, you could be accused of pos
scssing government property without any
government license for same and the
offense might lose you your citizenship
as we'll as mean one year Imprisonment
in the state prison. 1t Is suggested that
YOU take the revolver 60 your nearest
Army Recruiting Station, stating how YOU
obtained 1t and in this way you will avoid
any penalty in case YOU were found with
1t IN your possession.
F. V. nat S"0u'u '' served VIII" = '''A' :
A. Cheese straws, crisp crackers, email
sandwiches or nut bread, may be served
with meat and vegetable salads, while
sponge cake OF angel food spread with
preserves may be substituted with a
fruit salad.
Q. What can be done with the shimming
from sugar cane syrup? +. Il. t.
A. Some syrup makers allow the skim
mings to settle for q hours, drawing off
the clear juice and boiling IL over with
fresh Juice Care must be taken that the
receptacles are thoroughly clean so that
skImmlngs will not sour rapidly Some
farmers feed all skimmings while fresh
to hogs If a silo is being fixed while
boiling syrup, a good utilization Of the
skimmings might hc to work them in
with the silage while fresh
(Any reader can get tho answer TO any
question by writing Every Evening In
formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskln,
Director, Washington, ID. c. This offer
applies strictly 10 information. The
Bureau cannot give advice ON legal
medical and financial matters. 1t docs not
attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor
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