Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-16

cents In stamps for return postage All
eplies are sent direct to the inquirer.
Q. What direction does chinook
come from7 III. II.
A. The Weather Bureau Gays that
these winds usually occur in mountain
regione and arc the result OF the down
ward movement of the atmosphere by |
which its heat Ia greatly increa sed due |
to Increase in pressure. They may. oc- |
cur On any side of the mountain |
region. therefore blow from any direc-
ton OF the compass.
Q. What IL the value of all the rail- |
roads In the United States7 r. NJ. |
A. The ofiicieisSaluation of the rail- |
roads OF the United States has not /
been completed. However. the Inter
state Commerce Commission has fixed |
tentative valuation of $4,000. 100000
for the purpose of fixing rates in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
Transportation Act of 1920.
O. Was BENJAMIN Franklin the au-
thor or tho saying to the effect that all
cats are gray IN the dark? r. NJ. X.
A. The saying. "All cats are grey in
the dark" has been attributed to
Franklin. but It originated long before
FraHklin's time. John Haywood, who
lived about 1868. ia credited with the
expression When all candies bee out.
all cats be grey and In the Don
QuiSote OF Cervantes is found I'm the
night oil cate are grey"
Q. What was tho war costing the
United States at tho time of the Arnis-
ttice9 +. J. w.
A. II has oc~n estimated that when
tho armistice of November IL, 1918.
was declared. the war was costing tho
United States approximately s5o,ooo.-
900 daily.
, Q. What became Of the OLD Army
; transport Mcclellan? G. =. @.
A. The Mcclellan crossed TO France
. in the first American convoy In 1917,
but was never brought back to this
! country. 1t was used as a i1oating
refrigerator at 81. Nazairo. and later
, the government sold the transport 10
France.
+ =. What is meant by q ''Cadmean
! victory7" n. II. r
A. A Cedmean victory (Greel;
/ provsrb) was one in which the vfctors
: sunered as much as the defeated
! o. When was tho law passed Civ
> Ing discharged soldiers the 500 f-onusl
.. X
: A. TIE brl granting cash bonus
= OF $40 10 our soldiers IN the World
! War was signed by the President and
= became q law on February "a. 1919,
@. What was the amount of the
{ last wage increase granted soft coal
= miners? r. s
A The commission appointed by
l President Wilson following the bltumI-
! nous coel strike in 1919 granted wage
= Increases computed at 81 per cent.
= .. Were any OF the crew saved
when the ship with Lord Kitchener on
{ board wac lost at sea? c. II. !
+ a. The Cruiser Hampshire, on
which Lord Kitchener lost his life, was
Q sunk by a German mine Off the Wesi
= Orkney Islands, June ), 1916. Only IL
!, sailors survived. These were able to
reach the shora on raft.
j Q. How many 81 the letters sent
!. to the Dead Letter Office ais afterward
T delivered? +. E
a. During the fiscal year ending
last June, 1s,6s3.259 letters were
l handled by the Division of Dead Let
terra OF these. l9.123,i1e were mailed
1 in this country and 560,l43 were posted
y abroad. II was found possible to de-
7 liver 4,713.6e2 cf these and 30, 722 were
$ flied FOR reclamation. OF the remainins
/ millions at least half were printed cir,
culars ard advertising matter.
r.