Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANoWEN0
Any r~e1~r .esn pet ~ Answes =
tsy question ~ vsI''og tswy ks~.,ns
kir, Dirertor. Washington, ~ &. 'fhh
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aor 70 under take exhaustive ss~r~<rt
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for return postses AZ rsfHi~s are A~ni
direct 70 The inquirer
O. IL II true that any part ~ the
ocean is fresh wnter7 a. x.
A. The photographic Once says
tl.at there q several places IN the
different oceans of the world vh.rs
fresh water may be found one n the
best known of these places IL beyond
the coast ~ Miami. Florida. Ths
cause of this fresh water In the midst
OF the salt ocean II n spring formed by
a subterrsnean river.
q. Please advise me The per cent n
marriages that Ro On the rock ~ me
divorce cours7 ". .. r.
A. In 1915 II was estimated that
i
OF these 3i1 per cent were granted to
husband. $50 per cent granted 10 the
wife. The marriages numbered .04o..
77g.
q What religion has the most gos-
iowers7 q. y. VI.
A. The religion which has the m,~&
followers liz Confucianism or Tsol~yr,
The members number 5i0a25 900.
q. What pitcher has STRUCK os*
the most batsmen7 r. w
A. Waiter johnson ~ the Washing
ton team of the American League, has
struck out more batrmen than any
other pitcher in the history ~ hese-
ball In n game on August rs. 1871,
ne struck out eight men. bringing the
total up 70 2,775 surpassing cy Yoonx's
record u 2.77i strikc-outs.
q. You state that the srst sc~fsi
mai delivery IN the United States was
made IN 1911. by r. L. Ovingfon. ira
he make the trip alone? ~ w.
A. The Post ONCE Department says
that the Post Office pilot y. T.. OWING
ton ton made the hrsY afr man delivery
q. Who was the original maker n
Washington Pie? &c.
A. While Il seems Impossible N
trace Washington PIE to It's original
maker, u In interesting 10 note tha,
recipes for Il may be found in old
English cookbooks
q. When was a revenue tar ar~s
put on whiskey? 3. G. b
A. The first revenue tar on whl-key
J. dates back 20 March. 1871
q. What is the possibility ~ buyir :
> secondhand automobiles from IN.
|, War Department. P.S.
. a. The War Department says the
& the only motor vehicles available ~,
: sale are unserviceabie ones. An ser.
Viceable automobiles not necessary ~,
Army use are transferred 10 oshe,
Government departments when need
ed. The unserviceable cars are offer
ed at public auction. such sales beins
J advertised In advance In the yiclnitle,
v IN which they are 20 be held
v q. Does Octavus Roy Cohen writ
d both detective and negro stories o
II does he employ an assistant 20 do ON
l. kind for him. T. M.
d y. Mr.. Cohen SAYS that he s~~ste
d both kinds of stories himself. ans,n.
)f great pleasure In changing from on
h, 10 the other. lie fnds Il refreahin
l. TO turn from one type of story to IN
ID other, thus keeping an enthusiasm fo
ID both.
n. @. Is there a daily change in IN
'e height of the water in the Mediter
,. ranean Sea--what we call tides her
of in America2 L. N. B.
A The Mediterranean Sea has ver
slight tides. AT most places the ,ii
- ference in level Is only a few inches.
q. How long has r. Phillips Opper
~ helm been writing stories2 G.. G..
A f. Phillips Oppenheim had n
first short story published 3s yeai
he ago, when he was IS. his first nov
We appearing when he was 20.