Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

any question By writing " Every Evening
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Hasldn
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rcau cannot give advice on legal. medical
and financial matters II does not at
tempt 70 settle domestic troubles nor to
subject. Write your questions plainly
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O. Which president appointed each
cLicf Justice of the United States7
g. J..
A. The chief Justices Of the SUI
preihe courtsn the order In which they
we're appointed, togethep with the
President who appointed them are
John JAY. 17s9-l795. Washington. I.
John Ruthledge. 17gb. (not ccnfrmed1
Washington, Oliver Ellsworth. 17sG-
1901 Washington: John Marshall,
1S0f-1s35, Jefferson; Roger Taney
1s36-fs64, Jackson: Salmon Chase
is6i-1s73. Lincoln; Morrison Waite
FtS7f-fsss, Grant; Melville Fuller. 1888
1910. Cleveland; Edward >. White
tpl0-192t, Taft; VIM. II. Taft, June
30. 1921. Harding
q. Can you tell me whether the
people Of Hawaii Guam and ths
Philippines, are citizens OF the United
States? ID. G
a, The Naturalization Bureau sayi
that people born In the Hawaiian
Islands are citizens OF the United
States. but those born in Guam ans
the Philippines are not.
| O. Can childrcn's cotton clothini
he rendered freprocf7 M. r. r
A. Into the starch used for muslin
OF other light and fluffy material usei
for dresses, etc, put an ounce Of alum
or sai-ammoniac TO about 3 or
Quarts 3f the starch when ready I
use. This renders such material un
iniammable to a large dngree. Al
clothing OF children should be 3
ltreated
q. Why were x-rays 50 called
v. I
A. Roentgen rays were calle
X rays by their discoverer on accour
os their enigmatical character
What shape was a Ro. ian togs
a. iHt iNOuAttn htEdf ' fttfU va
worn as a loose outer garment b
citizens when appearing N pub3
consisted Of single large piece ,
cloth OF a shape approaching a sem
circle.
q. How thick is plate giasi
II D. T.
A. Polished plate glass varies
, thickness. It can be made az tn
as one-eighth Of an inch or as thic
j as one and one-half inches. The pla
: glass in general use is from thre
{ sixteenths to i've sixtesnths Of
7 finch thick.
! @. How did the coatstof-arms oria
: mater w. r.
: A. Armorial bearings came in
Q existence probably about the midd
( Of the twelfth century. The shiel
' OF the French Knights in the Fir
r Crusade were Of plain polished met
4 Heraldfy probably developed duriI
= the crusades, the knights adopti
= devices for purpose Of identificati
g and to commemorate events. T
Normans also began to use such q
vices about the same time, sometim
choosing animals or objects who
l1,ames were similar 10 their ov
. Soon the system became so complies
= ed that 1t became necessary 10
! troiuce some system and the scien
: OF Heraldry was finally evolved.
: @. Please give short biograp
: OF Chaminade. l.. w.
IL A.. cecile Louise Stephanie Chan
! made, the French composer, was DO
i Ii. Paris in 1861. She was a pupil
! lie Couppey, Savard, Narsick and &C
: ard, and made her debut as a plan
at Is. Because Of their nelodiol
!, ness and piquant rhythm, the Char
! made compositions were for a Il
"A very popular.