Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08


question by writing Every Evening Infor-
nation Bur an. Frederic J Heskin. Direc-
tor, Washington >. 9 rhis offer apple
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cisl matters. II does not attempt o settle
domestic troubles nor TO undertake ex-
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Q. What Is meant by tho 5-5-3 and
10-l0-7 ratio for the navies? c. l. r.
A. The Navy Department says that
5-5-3 il the proportion Of naval
strength based on tonnage 10 be al
lowed to Great Britain. United States
and Japan in an effort 10 limit arma-
ments This is taken on a basis Of
100 for Great Britain. 100 for the
United States, and 60 for Japan. Japan
asks that the ratio be 10-10-7 or 100
l00-70. basing the request upon the
representation that their present
naval strength is in this proportion.
O. When horse IL hitched TO a
wagon in the regulation manner, does
he pull the wagon, or push It? Is it
collar p.ils IL? A. l.. G.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that both the pushing and pulling
movement are involved when a horse
draws wagon forward
@. What time is II on shipboard
at eight bells?" r. D.
A. Four. eight and twelve o'clock
are marked by eight bells. Beginning
half hour after these hours. one
bells, until eight tells ends the ordi-
nary watch.
@. Is Il true that voting is COM
pulsory in Argentina? w. b
A. The Argentine Embassy says
that every man on reaching army age
in the Argentine is given a book with
n registration number and other sta
tistics. Every vote is recorded in this
book and if not recorded or If the man
does not vote, a fine is imposed vary
ing according to the judgment OF tbs
dourt. Women do not vote in Argen-
tine.
Q. How long have pearls beer
recognized as valuable? E. a
A. Pearls are OF extreme antiquity
Irecords OF their existence in Chin'
showing that they were gathered ! .oO
years before Christ. Pearls were il
early Chinese history accepted II
payment of taxes.
Q. What became of the tract o
land given to Lafayette by this coun
try? s. G. {
A. History records that a tract @
Hand which was given to Lafayette wa
later sold at the time of his grea
! financial embarrassment and tn
, money was placed in bank to hi
credit.
Q, Has the top of Mount Everes
lever been climbed? NJ. r. !
A. The summit of Mount Everes
has not as yet been reached. An EnG
lish expedition is at present attempt
ing the ascent of this mountain, bu
has not reached the top.
O. Do any charitable organization
send workers to Ellis Island? NJ. I. I
A. The Salvation Army, the Re
Cross and the Welfare League sen
people to Ellis Island to work anon
the immigrants.
O. What does the Turkish nations
lemblem, the crescent, signify? NJ.
A. The Turkish national emblem
the crescent, was originally paga
symbol. the symbol of Diana, tf
Ipatroness of Byzantium. Its origi
dates from the time Of Philip. Il
, father of Alexander. the Great. Viii
he was trying TO take the city he s.
his soldiers TO work on dark niSl
to undermine the walls. The erescei
moon, however, appeared in time to r
veal the plan TO the Inhabitants.
gratitude for this, the crescent moo
was adopted as the symbol of the cit