Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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question by writing Every Evening Inior-
nation Bureau, Frederic J; Ha:kin, dircc-
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O. At what time can the cadets at
the United States Military Academy
ho saar drilling? u. b.
A. Several companies of the cadets
at West Point drill each day ABOUT
four o'clock. The entire corps does
not drill at one time after September
/. Between June and September the
whole corps has parade every AFTER
noon.
O. Were the words discovery OF
the North Pole" in the pension bill
az Roha,t 10 Perry? P.b.
A. The bill retiring Admiral Perry
and rendering the thanks OF Congress
does not contain the words "dlscoV-
erer" or discovery, but declares that
Peary reached the North Pole.
O. When did the Government coin
half-cent pieces? f. w. k L. IL
A. Tho coinage of half cent pieces
commenced in 1898. None was coined
| In 1898, 1899 1901, 1912 to "a inclusive
| 1927, 1890, 1897 to 1889 inclusive. The
coinage was discontinued In 1857. The
total coinage In half cent pieces
amounted to s3s,926.1l.
Q. What Is the record for deep sea
a,,-,,r9 NJ. NJ
A. The record is given by eomt
authorities as 204 feet depth rcach'
ed by James Hooper at the wreck o.
the Cape Horn. off Pichidanqua, Soutf
America. Benjamin Franklin Leavit
| of Brooklyn, however, the inventor
of a new kind CT diving suit claims tC
hold the record, having reached
depth of 361 feet In Grand Iravere'
Bay. Michigan. in 1916.
O. Does England draw revenue
from the Canadian Government? c. l.
A. Canada does not pay any di'
rect taxes TO Great Britain. The CHIEF
| benefit OF Canada to the mother coun'
try is In the matter Of preferential
| trade.
| Q. What will mako plaster parit
adhere to wooden picture frames ID. V
A. Add whiting TO glue until 1t Il
| quito thick. Cover the wood witt
tho paste. then apply the plaster.
| Q. How many prohibition Officers
have been killed enforcing the law
| w. A. +
A. A reosaat statement OF the FEEDER
al Prohibition Commissioner says tina
| 1875 Federal officers have lost thei'
lives while enforcing prohibition.
O. Where is the longest tunnel
II. w. 7
A. The longest tunnel in the worl'
| is the Slmplon Tunnel between Ital,
md Switzerland. The longest tunae
in North America Is the Rogers Pas
! Tunnel, and the longest IN the Unite'
States Is the Gunnison Tunnel II
Southwest Colorado.
@. When did the Turks FIRST settl
in Europe? T. b. w
A. The Ottoman Turks first enter
cd Europe in the thirteenth century
and in 1855 the City OF Adrianopl
became the first Turkieh Europea'
capital. Up to 1902 the Ottoman terri
tory comprised Bulgaria. Macedcnis
Thessaly, Thrace. with the exception
Of tho district around Conetantinopl'
BY 1881 Conetantinople, Albania, Bos
MIA, and Serbia, were conquered. BE
fore 1856 Hungary was added and &
the seventeenth century Crete wa
conquered and Pololia ceded by Polant
Q. Was the robe OF Aaron tn
High Priest white? S. /
A The directions OF Moses wit
vegal'd TO the robe OF Aaron were 'an
hou shalt make the robe of the ephc
al of blue--and upon the skirts c
t thou shalt make pomegranates c
blue and Of purple and of scarlet
and bells OF gold between them roun
about"