Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23


| question by writing Every Evening Infor-
nation Bureau, Frederic J; Haskin. dlrcc-
tor, Washington. ID. 9, This oHer applies
strictly to Information, The bureau cal,
not givc advice on lcgnl medical ana
financial matters. II docs not attempt 20
| settle domestic troubles nor 70 undertake
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q. Were song leaders in tho Army
during the War connected with def
mite unite? II go. with what rank3
G.. A. B.
A. The War Department says that
songleadore were not attached to def
mite units. but TO camps, and that they
had no rank In the Army, being civil
lana employed by the Commission on
Training Camp Activities.
q. What is meant by tho grace OF
| God? j. X.
A. Grace of God is an expression
! from the writings OF Saint Paul who
| frequently used tho term grace in the
sense of a gift which enables those
| who have Il TO do that which they
could not bo without It. The Church
Of England and tho Protestant Epis-
ocpal Church in the United States
teach that grace is the assistance Civ
OF by God to those who believe in
Him. so that they may please Him
and keep His commandments The
Roman Catholic Church teaches that
for all acts conducive to salvation tht
inner grace Of tho Holy Spirit is neces-
eary.
Q. What was tho first daily news
paper In England? w. T
A. Tho first Bnglsh daily paper
tho Daily Courant. appeared IN 1902
and the first Sunday papers. The
British Gazette and the Daily Moni
tor. in 1880.
q. Ia there an international agree
ment regarding white slavery? r. G. II
a. White slave traffic was former
ly extensive in Europe. America, partl
OF Asia, Africa and Australia Tht
suppression of tho traffic was apree,
upon by an international treaty algn
cd May. 1904. by representatives o
France, Germany, Great Britain
Italy. Russia. Sweden. Denmark. Bel
gium, Holland. Spain, Portugal. Nor
way. and Switzerland. The Unite
States siguified It's adherance to IN
treaty IN 1908
O. How long can n trolley wir
be used? A. n. I
A. The period of time that a trolle
wire can be used before being replace
depends entiIHy On tho amount {
. traffic. However. ma an average.
= would last 10 years.
j q. What Ia tho oldest piece OF III
Z erature IN ex1stance2 Il.
r A. Probably the oldest know
q piece OF literature in existence Ia N
= Babylon Tablet produced by tho pc,
pie of Babylonia.
Q. Is but what" correct who
used In the sense Of "h,1t that which
u. ~.
q. A. II is incorrect. The form 'b,
+, that should To used "I am not sui
!, but that my drecs In too short"
,, q. What IL the ideal garden eoi
= A.
A. Tho ideal garden soil 4. nello,
a wei drained loan. As a rule. 81 nj
"a loarrs VIII produce early crops, br
q tho sitter clay loans usually gi-
larger yields
i u How many farmers are the,
, IN tho united Statcs2 L T.
" A According TO tho 1920 census r
b. port there were 5.44s,3<s.
= q What u meant by a "a,
70 Fourth r
!, A. Qhis means an observance
"A Independence Day which shall neith
jeopariize the lives nor property
citizens by the careless use OF a
works and explceivcs and also an O
"A servance OF tho day which, while
:, snail give expression to tho patriot
feelings OF Americans, shall not
-, burdensome cost or entail Il 70,
:" ish outlay Of money by the tax ma
v ers OF the country.