Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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not sivc sdvicc on legal, medical and
financial mattora ~ does not attempt to
sDttie domestic troubles not ~ undertaks
your questions plslniy and brisiy. Givs
full name and address and encoW two
cents In stampa or return postAes. Al
replies are scnt direct to the inquirer.
a Kindly inform mo OF tho length
Of tho eoestline Of tho United States.
j. L. v.
A. The length Of the coast limo of
tho United States together with all
lts colonial rossepsions IL 1888
nautical miles.
q How old IL the American Fed
oration ~ fabor9
a. The American Federation Of
Labor dates from November 1881
when tho Federation Of organized
Trgdes and Labor Unions OF the
United States and Canada was FORM
ed. Tho American Federation of
Labor hr such did not como into en-
istence until 1854. hut IN 1889 II
Acknowledged the continuity ~ its
existence by dating ~ proceedings
20 1881.
q. Did Vernon Castle ny at the
front In France during the war; r..
r.. H.
/ a. Vernon Castle served st the
front IN France for a year. making
about 200 Nights over the enemy
lines He lost HIS life IN sn eirpians
accident IN Texas.
q what are the various color grad
ings FOR cignrn7 ". y. ..
a. There are fivs distinct color
gradea FOR cigars: Ciaro, a very light
brown. Colorado Clario. a light brown
Colorado. a medium brown. Colorado
Madur0. a dark brown. and Maduro
a very dark brown. almost black.
q. What IL tho Hush Money" code
or cipher7 @. a. G.
, a A cipher once published IN
, London consisted Of tho sentenc,
, Hush Money, by Charles ". Ross
) ESD" which represented the 2G let.
ters ~ tho alphabet. ~ standing foi
, A. for y, and no on to q for Il. Their,
I arc repotitions. but not such ne 20 h
IS confualng when tho cipher is used
.. What il civil death"7 @. d
A. Civn death is n legal term, ap
. piled 20 = person who on account o
: crime has been convicted and sen
y fenced 70 lFo imprisonment. thereb
: losing all civil rights and considered
= in law, dead.
q. What was the origin OF th
!, spoils system In politics3 X. +.
A. Tho spoils system is as old q
!. politics and tho distribution OF patron
= age 20 reward friends, but the nan
- grew out Of tho saying attributed I
!, WnlIam/L. Marcy. n prominent Ne
r. York Democrat. in 1888. ''to the victol
"a belong the spoils"
J. q. What is osnotic pressure7 X. ]
r a. Osmotic pressure is the unba
@ ancod pressure which causes osmos
that Is. the diffusion Of weaker sol
ton into n more concentrated one.
q. Has there ever been a worl(
champion checker player? c. Il. w.
a. There has never been an esta
llshed worlds championship for {
games OF checkers However, the Ia
'g James WyIlie, Of Scotland, has be
10 rated the greatest master OF tho gan
ia q. Is there any way OF dissipati
Or sfogs at sea- G. NJ
n a. The Cottrell Process Of condut
. ing high tension electric currer
'e through vapors has been partia
ct worked out for overcoming fogs
cd sea. The process for this purpose CT
sists In sailing a small electrically {
D. Grated airplane attached TO the bow
- ship and passing high tension Ct
er rents between pole on the airpla
ne and pole on the ship. thus preci
~. tating the intervening fogs.
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