Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-05

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@. IL II compulsory 10 carry
wirelesss operator on merchant ship
whose crew is 40 or less? a. II.
A. The Department Of Commerce
says that Il there is an apparatus on
the ship, unlcss It is plugged up. there
must bo n licensed operator on board.
If the crew consists Of 30 or more IL
is necessary for the ship to have "A
wireless apparatus and two licensed
operators.
q. Has all tho silver money that
was sold under the Pitman Act beer
replaced? H. -. r
A. a total OF t270.232 000 was sold.
Since the price OF silver has reached a
level that has made II expedient to
purchase silver for this coinage. the
Treasury has purchased about one
third Of the silver that will he re-
qulred.
q. How many stores does Wool
worth own? NJ. c. 4.
a. f. w. woolworth is dead. but
the F. w woolworth Corporation
owns or CONTROLS LII stores in the
United States, Canada. and England.
O. How many children attend
school in the Philippines? w. G.
a. While there are no compulsory
school laws in the Philippines. the
school enrolment is s92 900. There
are 13 large agricultural schools in
the Islands. IS farm schools. and 1862
settlement farm schools.
Q. Is the number of horses in the
United States increasing or decreas-
/ Ing? j. NJ. B.
/ A. The total number of horses in
the United States has not varied TO
any appreclable degree in the last
/ IS years. On January I. 1921. there
were 2o,1s3, 900 horses in the United
| States.
Q. How does a motorman on "A
street car throw the switch on a
turn? NJ. c. S.
/ a. The switch is thrown, due 70 a
current of electricity passing through
an electromagnetic which is energized
by current controlled from a point in
advance of the switch. II the motor
man passes this point with the current
on, the switch is thrown. If he coasts
by this point the switch is not thrown.
! Q. VIII you tell me the name of
Washington Irvlng's home in New
York and what city it is in? +. d. G
A. "Sunnyside" is the name of the
house in which Washington Irving
resided at Iryington. New York. II
was originally known as "Wolferts
Roost" and was built in the seven
teenth century.
y. What is the natural color of the
flower known as everlasting or i'm.
mortelle? J. X.
a. The natural color Of immor.
telles is yellow. They retain thei
color for months, sometimes even 70
! years.
/ 9. Who or what is Israfil. reference
to which Is made In Egyptian stories
: l. o. J.
II a. In accordance with Mohamme
dan belief. Isratll is the Archangel o
Music. who, on the day of resurrec
! tion, will sound the last trumpet. Fl
will stand on the rock of the TEN
pie at Jerusalem and call mankind I
the last judgment His playing wi
be one of the joys of paradise.
III Q. What was the Jewish title highC
than rabbi? r. M.
III a, The title rabban was one highC
than rabbi, and was given first I
| Gamaliel. and afterward by way
eminence. TO the heads Of the SanheC
| rin of the house of Hnlel.
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