The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-26
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q What government department /
,naE.hg and selling the paper suits?-
A-The department OF commeto
SAYS me hapfr suits are not made b.
the government The denartnAnt n
commerce did have several suits mad
winch were on exhibition In Washing
Ton an9 are now on exhibition In New
fofk city Fhts exhibition il TO en-
courage manufacturers 70 make suti
the price Of woaien and other clothing
SO far tha department OF commere,
has not succeeded in having manufae,
tufsrs take up this line OF work. Thes,
suits VIII be exhibited all over the
In,tsa STATES ana VIII stay in largs
cities from 10 to ~ days.
| Q'--What caused the accidents tc
airplaues in the postal serylcee-B. NJ
A.-The postotfice department says
/ that the fires which caused loss IN
machines and death OF occupants were
the results principally OF defective gaso-
line feed systems,
: Q--How long is nation picture reel
ana how long does It take to run it,
A reel Is approximately 100N feet
long, and the projection of full reel
| requires on the average, Is minutes.
! Q.-What do the initials z. o. Z.
| stand fora. A. u.
| A.--There are two uses for these
initials, They stand for nay on de-
| livery, the same as c. O.. u, but they
are usually found to stand for postoffioe
department.
| Q,-ttow many ounces OF silver bull
| lion has the government purchased I'M
| der the Ptttulan act2--C. r. II.
| A-The office of the director of the
| mint says that approximately 1900 600
ounces of silver have been purchased
under the Pittman act.
q When the treasury purchases Lib
erty bonds and retires them. is 1t at
face value or market value?-S, A, Q.
A,--The secretary of the treasury ia
authorized to purchase Liberty bonds
on the open market at prevailing prices
and retire same,
2;-What is recorded in q ships log?
A log book differs slightly to the
kind of ship, but generally speaking 1t
contains a daily record OF the weather
encountered the speed made. positions
of the ship determined by astronomical
observations or dead reckoning, and a
hrief account of the important happen.
ings at sea or In port.
Cts veteran of the Spanish
American war eligible for pension?
A,--The pension bureau states that
former answer to this question should
have been that the act of June 8, 1920,
provides that any soldier or sailor who
served 30 days during the war with
spain, the Philippine insurreetion or
the China relief expedition, and who
was honorabiye discharged, who is suf-
tering from any disability not the re-
suit of vicious habits is entitled TO a
pension Of from sl2 to $50 per month,
proportioned to the degree of inability |
70 earn support by manual labor, The |
act also allows pension TO such soldiers |
and sailors on account of age as fol- |
lows So years, sic per MONTH 6s |
years, $ls ~ years, sea, and rs years, |
o.~-What country raises. the most
Ii. w.
Am addition to being the leading
tobacco producer of the world the /
United States is also the greatest ex-
porter, the greatest importer, and the
greatest consumer. of tobacco. India is
The second largest producer and like
wise the second largest consumer, using
most of its own tobacco.
Q.--Why are the little white soup |
beans called navy heans?-W. p, @.
! A.-The department Of agriculture
says that the small white soup beans
were called navy beans because of the
quantities purchased by the |
navy department for use on ships.
Q,-~How can the difference between
wood alcohol and grain alcohol be told
BY a simple method?--A. ]. Fl.
Aft burned in an alcohol lamp,
wood ALCOHOL will burn with yellow
Tame, while pure grain alcohol pro-
iuces a blue flame. ~
g. Does a certain salary go with
.effal T. vests ". in the consular SsFS'eee
A,-The appointment division of the
ltate department says that the fact
hat man is consul general in Lon =
lon does not give him specified sal
Try, as the salary is given the indi-
'idual man wherever he may be, in ac-
'erdance with his ability and value to
he service, and is not given In ac- II
ordance with the particular post which
lie occupies.
Q,-What are the various foods that Il
ho4ld be included in the diet of the /
verage peFson?-T. F.. d.
A,-The department of agriculture !
Vegetables or fruits; milk. or cheese,
r eggs, or fish, or meat, or beans; I
ereal such as corn. rice, oats, rye, IL
Wheat; syrup or sugar; fat, such as
utter, oil. oleomargarine, or drippings. r
from each of these groups {
hould be eaten each day. II
Q,-What title is given students at a
annapolis before graduation?--J. Nee, V
A.-The rank given a student at An Y
apolis is midshipman. Upon gradua-
ion he becomes an ensign. 7
S,-,,What was the battle of&he books? /
A,-'"fhe Battle of the Books" is the |
tile of a famous book by Jonathan ~
wifi, which grew out of a controversy
YER the comparative merits of ancient
nd modern literature, The dispute be- =
80.
aiken up in England, Swift's book c
'as hurlesaue of the whole affair. {
Q,--What was the first republle?- a
:. n. o. Z
A-The first republic of which there
authentic record was the isrnelitish y
which was organized II
fter the tJews were led out of Egypt. !
nder this form ofxguvernment all pco- /,
le, young and old. male and female, f.
ad a vote
Q,--Where can | procure a copy of n
le national blue sky law?~-D, p, $.
A.--The federal trade commission n
'ys that there is no federal blue sky Il
", Such law has been proposed, -
IT has not been enacted, Many states u
ave legislation Of this kind. T Il
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ny question by writing The News II
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