Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-26
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

nation Buresu. Frederic II. Ja.kin. direc-
tor, Washington. d. O. This oner applies
not gIvc advice on LEGAL. medical and
financial matters. IL does not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 70 undertakc
exhaustive research on any supI@ct' w@u.c @
full name and address and enclose Two
cents In stamps for roturn postage. All
replies arc sent direct to tho inquirer.
@. Can War Risk Insurance be dis
posed OF by will7 j. r.
A. War Risk Insurance cannot be
willed or assigned. In the event OF the
death OF the beneficiary Of n War
Risk Insurance policy the benefits VIII
be divided among the next OF tho
soldiers kin according to the law OF
the state in which he resided.
O. Are vessels required TO sound
foghcrns2 r. j..
A. In fog, mist or falling snow
steamers under way must sound blasts
OF four TO six seconds duration at IN
tervals not 10 exceed two minutes
when at sea. on Inland waters the
foghorn must sound once n minute
Should the steamer stop. she must
sound two such blasts about second
apart Sailing vessels when under way
sound one blast each minute when on
the starboard tack, two blasts wnen
on port tack, and three blasts wnen
the wind is abaft the beam. Vesseis
at anchor ring the bell for about hVe
eecond once n minute.
O. Is there more than one dead let
ter office? r.. v. l..
A. Besides the office in Washington,
d. c., there are dead letter offices in
New York City. Chicago, San Fran
cisco, Honolulu and San Juan.
| q. Can street car, engine and steam
roller wheels be made out of papier
mache, and II this is possible is II
| done?>M. r.. II.
! a, The Bureau of Standards says
| that the only case 1t knows OF where
wheels OF thie class are 30 made Is in
| Pullman cars. Pullman car wheels
have been made very successfully by
glueing together a large number OF
plates of cardboard with two outside
plates of thin metal surrounded by
steel tires.
O. How can fruit Juice be kept from
spelling? w. M. j.
| A. Fruit Juice held at freezine
temperature OF zero r. tos 10 +. re
taine it's fresh fruit flavor and color
while fruit juice kept at go r. vii
become moldy and ferment. The favo
and color In better than that Of frui
Juice kept at room heat preserved b,
pasteurization.
II @. Did the soldiers beguile th'
tedium Of the winter at Valley Forg
| by gambling and card playing? G. r. $
A. Gambling games were not allow
ed and even playing cards were no
, permitted at Valley Forge.
@. Has Pennsylvania ratified tn
Prohibition Amendment? r. II. L.
, A. Pennsylvania has not yet ratifie
! the Eighteenth amendment to tn
, Constitution.
ii q. What German paper is offerin
prize for distance flight in motor
less airplane? G. c. A.
a. The Berlin Tageblatt has offere
: 100000 marks to the German pile
making the longest distance flight
a German plane before September Ii
, next. At the present rate of exchane
|, the prize would not interest outsider
!. even If they were eligible.
@. How many kinds OF dogs al
: there? j. G..
A. The American Kennel Club rec
ognizes 6S breeds besides II that ar
: classed as foreign dogs.
= q. What is meant by fall line? J.
B.
A. The fall line is the boundary b,
tween the Atlantic Coastal Plain ar
the Piedmont Belt TO the West, whic
Is marked by falls or rapids in mo-
IS Of the streams. due to the fact tn;
g the rivers can cut more rapidly
8 the unconsolidated rock of the coast
e plain than in the hard crystallii
Il rocks of the adjacent regions. In ear
y days the falls marked the head
If navigation for the coastwise trade, al
is power Is developed along the fall liz
Ie to which is ascribed the location
many cities, among them being Was
n ington, Richmond, Baltimore, Phil
8 delphia, Trenton, Columbia, Macon al
l. Montgomery.