Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

answer to any question by writ
ing The Pueblo Chieftain Infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, ID.
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I @. Please name the Presidents
Cabinet, giving the religious affiliatton
of each member.-E. T.
ia. Members OF President Harding
Cabinet and their religious affiliations
are as follows: Secretary Of State
Charles E. Hughes. Baptist: Secretary
of Treasury Andrew. w. Mellon, Pres
weeks. Unitarian; Attorney General
Harry NJ. Daugherty, Methodist: Post
master General VIII II. Hays, Presby-
terian: Secretary of Navy Edwin Dem
by. Episcopalian; Secretary Of Interior
Albert B. Fall. no particular church.
but likes good sermon; Secretary of
Agricultural Henry C. Wallace, Pres
byterian; Secretary OF Commerce Hor-
bert C. Hoover, Quaker: Secretary OF
Labor James ]. Davis. Baptist.
Q. Will a transformer for alternat-
ing current of the capacity of 110 volts.
so cycles and so watts. operate wire
less transmitting set?-J. G. r.
A. Such a transformer will operate
a wireless transmitting set for a dist
ance of zoo to 500 miles.
q. have an old clock with wooden
works. IL this uncommon?-T. B.
\. Clocks with wooden works arc
not at all uncommon. this form of
clock having been developed by the
carly clock-makers In this country
about 1890. Clocks with handcut brass
works usually antedatc those with
wooden works. The machine brass
movements eventually superseded both
these styles.
Q. When was tho Johnstown F1ood7
H. NJ. Il.
A. The date OF this destructive flood
was May 81, 1889.
q. When an altitude Is quoted as so
many feet above sea level. does 1t
mean low tide or high tidc?-w. ]. l..
a. Sea level is tho level OF the sur
face of the sea at its mean position,
low water. adopted as a standard for
tho measurements of attitudes, etc.
and called also mean sea level.
@. What is the caliber OF the
Springfield rifle now used in the U. 3.
Army? What is its range and pene-
tration? Also the range and penetra-
tion OF n Winchester 5o-307-E w. S.
A. Tho Oriancc Division of tho War
Department says that the calibcr of
the Springfield rifle now used in the
United States Army is 40 and 1t has
range of about $500 yards. Tho penc-
tration Of this gun at a distance. of 10
feet is 50 inches in n pine board. 10
inches in moist sand, SO inches in dry
sand. 20 inches in loan free from sand.
and "a inches in seasoned oak, cross
grain. The penetration of a 1870 Win
chester rifle is 1915 inches in pine
board, IL feet from the muzzlc. Tho
range is approximately the same as
that of the 80 Springfield.
@. What is treaty port?"-k. V.
A. A treaty port is q port open to
commerce with certain nations in ac-
cordancc with terms of n treaty. which
is not open to general trade. Shang-
hal was one of tho first such ports 10
he opened in China in accordance with
the Nankin Treaty of 1stc.
Q. II n soldiers widow drawing in
surancc remarrics. will the insurance
r. w.
a. II the widow of a soldier remar-
rics she will continue to receive the
benefits of his war risk insurance un-
til the full 2&o payments have been
made. Her compensation, however.
will cease at the date of remarriage.
q. What is the range OF a French
horn? NJ. S.
A. This horn has a range from r
fiat to F'?, but tho four tones At either
extreme are difficult and are seldom
used. ...
O What CITY was known as the
Mother of Russians? A. A. w. s
A. Moscow, tho former capital OF
Russia, was called the Holy Mother
of the Russians. This title is still In
use among the peasantry. 81.
Q. Please give exact quotation which
runs something like this: "a wrong
consistency is the hobgoblin of little
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