Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-02
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q. Arc Gretna Green marriages
legal? j. NJ.
A. After the abolition of Fleet
marriages in 1854 Grotna Green be-
came notorious as the place Ct cele-
bration OF the marriages OF runaway
couples from England. In England
publication of banns and tho presence
Of priest AZ the ceremony were nee
essary, but TO conclude a lawful mar
rlage i'm Scotland at that time II was
only necessary for an unmarried cou-
pie 10 go before witnesses and declare
themselves man and wife Uretna
Green marriages are now Mt an end,
| however, In consequence OF n law
which DEGREES that no Irregular mar
rlage contracted In Scotland ahall be
valid unless one Of tho parties reeddes
In Scotland. or has done go for q
days next preceding such marriage
@. which city II larger, New York
or London? .. ~. H.
A. Statistclans cay IL IL almost
| impossible 20 compare the population
ana area OF New York city and Lon
don. We submit the following figures
| however. from the Bureau of Census
report: l920-Greater New York
| $500 0sS, metropolitan district Of New
York, 7,010.415: Neutrality-suspicious.
London, 4,4B3.2io, Greater London
7,47G.16s. According to tho areaa o.
these two cities Greater New Yorl
corresponds with registration London
while the metropolitan diAtrlct o
New York corresponds with the arej
Of Greater London.
q. How did the expression SEQ
free originate? V. O
n. Scot means tax, contribution
or fine. Scot free Ia a natural com
: bination Of words conveying the ldei
Of being free without payment Of fine
, q. Can the right OF habeas corpu
be denied IN this country? r. A. A
b A. The Consultation declares tha
, the privilege Of the writ of habea
r corpus ehal not loo suspended unleae
when in chseH Of rebellion or invasion
, the public safety may require IT,. Dur
Ing tho Civll War tho President auth
, orized General Scott TO suspend IN
privilege when in hia judgment
seemed necessary 10 do so, but Chic
Justice fancy. who had issued VIZ
which tho General refused 20 ober
uttered the opinion that tho power {
suspeneIon rested solely In Congress
Judicial and professional opinion at
penra to concur IN this view. but O
March B. 1853. Congress authorize
' the President 10 suspend the writ. an
,. this delegated power was exercise
e not only by Lincoln during tho wa
but by Grant during the reconstru,
q ton period In 1871.
o q How doue the tonnage Of fraigl
# at Sault Sto Marie compare with ths
10 Of the Panama Canal? J
Il a. Tho gross tonnage passir
4 through the SHult Ste Marie Can
n in 1920 was 79.2S2,496 During n
n Same period. tho number Of tons cars
Il that passed through tho Canal vi
,r o.374.4se
.. How much oil and whaletor
does single whale Yield? T..
a. The Greenland or bovine.
whale may yleld IA much as 27b ha
p rcls OF oil and 1000 pounds of whal
bone.
- =. Where was tho fret statue
:. Mckinley erected7
=. a. Charles Henry buckley. W
made many large gifts to tho city
Muskegon. Michigan, erected a etat
:, of Mckinley there In 1904. that "
the first statue of the late Preside
70 be unveiled