Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-07

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strictly 70 Information. Ths bureea can.
cisI tiers II docs not attempt settle
domestic troubles nor TO undertake or
haustfvo rescaroh on any subject. Write
rs p1sdjns PA and ersy oiye i've
cents In stamps for return poHtaEc. All
replies arc sent dIrcct to the Inquirer
O. Which river In longer, the Miss
ssippi or the Missouri NJ. G. w.
A. The Missouri Is longer than the
Mississippi. Tho Missouri from it's ex-
treme source 10 the point where II
Joins tho mississippi, trayerres 2.g45
miles. The Mississippi from extreme
source to mouth is 2,4sG miles long.
q. Is n daughter Of Mark Twain
married to a famous musician? H..
r. II.
A. Clara Clemens. daughter OF
Mark Twain Is married TO Ossip Cab
riIovitch. the celebrated Russian
pianist.
G. Can I get a proof coin Of q silver
dollar for 1922 q. $. O..
A. The ONE Of the Director OF the
Mint says that no proof coins are now
.helng made.
@. when were postal cards first
issued? G. r.
A. Postal cards were first issued
on May LIST. 1919.
! q. Please name the positions that
Teddy Roosevelt held7 A. G.
| A. The late Theodore Roosevelt
held the following positions: member
OF tho New York legislature dele
rate TO the Republican National Con-
vention; 4. S. Civi Service Commits
sioner; President OF the New York
Police Board. Assistant Secretary uf
the Navy; Governor Of New York
Nice-President u the United States:
President OF the United States. lie
was appointed special ambassador
from the United States at tho funeral
of King Edward VII of England in
1910.
q. which weighs more, n gallon
of cream or a gallon of milk7 a. A.
A. A gallon of ordinary milk will
weigh more than gallon of cream.
q. Arc there as many Indians IN
Cannda as there are IN the United
States2 r. Y.
A. There are 244.437 Indians In tho
United States and 105. .9es Indians ir
Canada.
q. How long do post offices keef
receipts for registered mail2 @. X.
A. The Post Office Department
says that ordinarily the post Officer
keep the receipts for registered mai
on file for about two years.
q. What is meant by the word div,
when used in reference to a grea
woman singer? y. p. r.
A. Tho word diva is the feminln.
form of the Italian word dive. meanin,
divine
@. How many acres we're include,
in the original forests OF souther,
pine?
A. The Forest Service says that tn
original southern pine forests occu
pied from $4,000 900 10 1sO 600 90
acres. The present area Of virgi.
timber is only $500 600 acres
q. What were the different medal
, awarded the Unknown Soldier? I. N
lC.
A. The decorations awarded IN
/ Unknown Soldier on Armistico Da,
were: Croix de Guerre. Belgium
, Victoria Cross. England: Medal Mill
!. taire, France; Croix de Guerre
! Franco; Legion de Honouer, France
! Gold Medal for Bravery, Italy: Virtu
! tae a1illtara. Roumania; War Cross
Cheschoslovok. Virtuti Militan. Po
land Congressional Medal OF Homo
, Distinguished Service Cross Americn
, Legion, Society of Foreign war,
{ American Ambulance Corps. Pennsyl
. Yania National Guard.
q. Why did this country pass IN
Dry" act? w. n. J.. Wilmington
= Del.
, n. Because the Anti Saloon I.eagl
A asked Congress- to pass IL and Cor
!, gress complied.