Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
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Q. when 4 hand Is called in Poker
u IT. necessary that the calling hand
10 shown A. g.
A. Both hands must be shown. and
If there are more than two hands in
the final call. All must be shown to
the table. The rule Of showing all
hands liz a safeguard against collu-
sion between two players, one of
whom might have a fairly good hand
and the other nothing. for ~ raising
each other back and forth they could
force any other player out Of the pool
The good hand could then be called
and shown. the confederate simply
saying THAT is good" and putting his
hand in the discard.
@. What animal sleeps the deepest
while hibernating3 G. a.
A. The jumping mouse. or kangaroo
mouse is common wild rodent which
lays up no store for winter. but con.
structs \ warm nest, in which j;
spends the winter in a state Of Ior-
NANCY more profouna than that OF
any other American animal.
@. Why is a King of England given
the title Defender Of the Fa4th"l
4. 3. G.
a. This title has been borne BY
reigning sovereigns Of England since
the time Of Henry VIII. This title
was conferred upon him by the Pope
because of a book against Luther
called "Assertio Septem Sacrementor-
um' which Henry VIII wrote in 1871
q. Is It true that Samuel J. Tilden
left a large fortune? II 50, to whom
did he leave it? A. c. F.
A. At his death Tilden's wealth was
estimated al more than five million
dollars. He bequeathsd the greater
portion To philanthropic purposes OF
which the Tilden Foundation Fund OF
the New York Public Library received
about two million.
@. How many acres Of land can be
irrigated BY the Elephant Butte Dam
[. E. 5.
a. The Reclamation Service says
that approximately 10000 acres can
be irrigated by this dam.
Q. What is meant by saying that
a Reserve officer in the Navy has
re-entered the service to confirm his
rank? c. l.. b.
A. The Navy Department says that
many officers having temporary or
provisional rank in the Reserves re-
enter the regular service and serve
the length of time necessary to en-
title them to permanent rank. This
carries with it = much higher rate OF
pay when retired to the Reserve, since
otherwise the pay is only st2 year.
@. Why do Scotch soldiers wear
skirts and socks? ]. H.
A. The custom of wearing short
skirts BY Scottish soldiers is a relic
Of the native form of dress Of the
nighlanders OF Scotland. This in
cludes the kilt and the tartan. some
If the regiments still wear the fun
1t0ti&SlA uGSSss While olnS1S wear the
Khaki with the kilt skirts.
q. What is the longest distance a
baseball has been thrown? {. j. III.
A. The worlds record for long dis
lance throwing Of a baseball was
broken at Cincinnati. Ohio. October
TO- 1910, when sheldon L4ejeune Of
the Evansville. Indiana Club. Central
League. threw the sphere 426 feet
81 inches.
Q. Is the Medical Museum a part
Of the Smithsonian Institution? J.
Fl. III.
4. The Medical Museum is not a
part of the Smithsonian Institution.
It comes under the Surgeon Generals
Office Of the War Department.
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