Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can Kct the answer TO any
question by writing Every Evening infor
matiog I,arcau, Frederic ( Hs:kin, dire.
strictly To Information, Tho bureau can.
not give advice on legal. medical and
financial matters. II does not attcmpt TO
exhaustive research on any subject Write
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
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q. How tall is Walter johnson and
how much does no weight j. IT.
A. Walter Johnson, pitcher on the
Washington baseball team. is 6 feet i
inch tall and welghe 200 pounds.
q. Has Alaska a nag OF It's own7
G.. X. ..
| A. Alaska Is the only territory OF
the United States without flag.
q. How far can man see from
| the deck OF a battleship at sea7
r. w. A.
A. A man with normal vision can
SEQ an object ut sea level at distance
OF seven miles In any direction.
| O. How do tho farm wages OF 1878
and 1920 cornpare7 o. r.. F..
A. In 1876 farm wages with board
averaged s12.72. per month. without
board, 1887. as compared to s46.se
with. and sGs.o5 without board in
1920.
q. What ie iodine made o'? y. G.
A. Iodine In prepared from kelp
and from crude Chill saltpeter. iodine
Is a non-metallIo element, isolated az
o crystalline solid
q. Suggest same good way e
polnson or trap crows7 w. @. r
A. The Bureau OF Biological Sur
vey does not advocate tho poisoning
of crows for the reason that Tho
stroy birds that are more useful tc
agriculture than the crow is harm.
ful. The same applies TO trapping
Crows should be shot To protec
young chicks from being attacked by
crows, plenty of bushes should b,
placed in the poultry yard so that tn,
young chickens can run quickly q
cover.
q. Who win be the executive Of
ficer Mt the National Rifle matches
j. r. Il
~ R<biNti't W. - ANuifliit mas btfl
selected for the post of executive of
flcer for the National Matches.
! Q. Is an I. O. u. collectIble In law
. r.
A. An I. o. y. is prima facie evi
dence of n debt due the holder OF IN
document. In this country Il has bee
declared negotiable by the decision
OF some courts, and Il can anyyyher
he sued upon as an account state
without proof of tho origin of IN
I, debt.
Q. What le miners inch" {
water? E. w {
a. Ono miners inch will iri-iga'
: from to 10 acres. the miners inc
' equaling 1890 gallons in "a hours. Z
almost exactly 0.O2 second-foot.
. Q. In what quota are natives
: the Island OF Cyprus included for in
: migration purposes7 s. ]
= A. Tho immigration Service sa,
, that the Island Of Cyprus ~ include
for immigration PURPOSES s.
: A. The immigration Service "a
q that the Island of Cyprus is inciud.
n in other Asia" in The quota for tl
q different countries. This quota IS ei
p hausted
v Q. DO Americans eat more ~lgr
y than they used TOT 7. M.
- A. The per capita consumption
sugar yearly in the United States
colonial times was about 25 pound
at the time OF the Civil War q
amount had risen to GO pounds. and
n present the annual consumption
7 nearly 100 pounds.
- Q. What is the largest island
"A the world? 7.
n A. If Australia Is designated as
> continental island. Greenland Is q
., largest OF the islands. strictly s
- called. with an estimated area
;, $4,000 square miles New GUM
ranks next with an area OF Goa, o
!, square miles