Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-10

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q Was there ever = project n ir-
ter George WsehnRtona body Danenfh
the Washington monument N ~.
a. President Adams wroe 70 Mrs
Wa shiugton asking her consent 10 fha
rsinterrnent nf her husbands remains
beneath q monument 10 ~ erected by
the Government N hIs honor Nra
Washington consented although sh@
said that IL vas sacrifice ~ individu-
n feeling 10 = snnsa ~ public duty
When tho time ranle IN obtain per.
mission to remove the remains. Mrs
Washington mad died. and tho brother
of General Washington refused % az
low the body tn 10 removed from i's
hallowod resting place.
q 1t f. rumored that tho United
States had several ships butt IN Japan
which have never been delivered -
this true2 r a. r.
= Tire Navy Department SAYS that
there Is 10 foundation for the riirnor
that japan has ever built vessels for
| tho United states service Or has any
contract 70 % - Ths naval vessels
| Of tho United states are provided BY
I American arms WlEI RnOua knH Z mica
| states Government has contracts.
| e. Please ten n1s the date of the
Dark Day" IN Colonial times. J ). o.
A. May 10. 1880 was known as the
/ Dark DAY IN the New England states
O. Is = rural mail carrier supposed
I 70 AXE the pennies out df 4 maiibox
/ when there Is no stamp on a letter?
A. = P
| A The Postoffce Department says
| that rural mali carrier has the au-
| thority ID take pennies from a mail
box when there Is no stamp On the
letter BE sure TO zee that the pennies
are carefully wrapped.
O. How many aliens we're sent
back 10 me old country nv immigration
officials last year r. "
\ During the fiscal year 1870. 420.-
COL immigrant aliens were admitted
and 1875 we're debaTred.
q Is il true that Devalera IS an
Italian, and svas once a Catholic priest
T. = a.
4 An official II me Friends q
| irish Freedom says hat Eamon De-
Valera vas born N the United States
| Of "A spanish father and Irish mother
ana IS a Roman Catholic He e not
however. member u the priesthood
and was professor IN a university .
Ireland.
. what IS the derivation oc ne
word rose. ami Nhy The eXpreSs.o
sub rosa f. n
\ The name rose 5 derived from
the Celtic 'rhod' meaning red. this
| being the prevailing color Of The 1ower
| The Romans placed a rose over the
principal door leading 90 private
feast. and anyone passing under AZ was
bound by honor never 10 reveal any
! thinE said or done within the room
hence the term sub rosa Under ne
rose.
.. What IS the difference between a
gasoline engine and a gasoline motor
N w T.
The Bureau u Mines states toa'
the diTerence between a gasoline en-
gine and a gasoline motor is that thS
engine Is the whole machine. ineludirg
the wheels. belts etc. while the motor
is simply the heart Of the engine.
Q. When was the song Silver
Threads Among the Gold" written
G w "A
4. This sons was copyrighted and
published ia 1878
.. When was poisonous gas ars'
used in warfare g.
4 The Arst recorded use ~ sufo-
eating gases in warfare was about al
r c sulphur fumes having been used
in besieging the cities Of Platea ant
| Relium in the war between the Athcn
ians and the Spartans.