Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-18

question by WGliiitR JSFtfy VtUiu2 iu1pl-
nation bureau Frederic ]. Haskin' Direc-
tor. Washington. ID. Q. This offer applies
richly to Information, The bureau can
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O. Since the Constitution OF the
United States says that mo state
shall 80 emit bills Of credit" IL
would seem TO the layfnan that bonds
Issued by states would be Illegal How
about IL? j. s. G.
A. In very early case decided by
the Supreme Court of the United
States (Briscoe V. Bank OF Common
wealth OF Kentucky, XXI Pet. 31s at
p. 318.) Bills of Credit" were defined
as follows; Ito constitute a bill Of
credit within the Constitution it must
be issued by q state on the faith of
the state and be designed 10 circulate
as money" Obviously, state bonds are
not designed TO circulate as money
and therefore are not within the def
Z sAaSsJti# Ais A+tt 'a%SE va 9AASt Va AAN4hitfi
v. Woran ct al. C Hill 80, Am. Dec.
4 37S) the Supreme Court of the State
of Indiana expressly held that state
bonds were not Bills Of Credit
| q. Did General Pershing and Gen
eral Wood have West Point training
G. NJ. S.
A. General Wood did not attend
! West Point. while General Pershing Is
a graduate OF the Academy.
@. What and where are the Sever
Seas mentioned in literature? c. L.
A. The Seven Seas include tbs
North and South Pacific, the Indian
Artic and Antartic Oceans.
@. What distance did the naval and
marine airships travel last year? T. 2
A 1t is estimated that the mileags
flown by naval and marine aircraft
for the fiscal year was 2.511.055 miles
c. l have some brown sugar which
has become very hard. How can /
be softened? A. b.
A. Brown sugar that has becom,
very hard may be grated on d common
fruit crater. If kept in a dry air
tight receptacle, this sugar will no
harden.
@. Is water a mineral? L. W. X.
A. Water is chemical compoun'
of hydrogen and oxygen AND sine
mineral is substance OF Vefinit
chemical composition, water would b
considered mineral.
@. When was kerosene first use
for lighting purposes? w. A. d.
A. The Bureau of Mines says kerc
! sene has been used for lighting fc
about 90 years, although 1t has bee
sold under a great many differer
/, names. The first oil of this kind wa
made from oil-bearing shale befor
the discovery of petroleum in lars
quantities, but about SO years as
: the petroleum industry began to fun
4 nish kerosene and the use of the olde
product from shale was discontinue
@. What ruler said II am ii
H Slater" T. S. l.
Il A. Louis XIV is accredited with II
H remark "L'etat c'est moi" He Wa
II probably not the first nor the on
\ ruler who gave expression TO sue
Il a sentiment.
.ll g. Does Japan have motion pix
II ture theatres? r.. p. A.
II A. In Japan there are coo theatr,
giving regular motion picture perfoi
4 nnances, and 1000 more of which gi,
H occasional showings. One compar
owns or controls about $50 OF II
600 and also operates two studios vii
I a force of 100 actors and so Gamer,
/ men.