Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-15

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question by writing Every Evening lnfOr- .
nation Bureau. Frederic J, Hsskin. direc- /
tor Washington ID. q. This Orsr applies I.
strictly 20 Information. The bureau can. /
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q. What - the purpose OF expert
rnente with glidere? II. L. =.
\. Gliding and soaring experiments
look 20 the production OF highly eff
cient carriers which wiz transport
heavy loads with very lo~ horsepower.
This would make commercial trans
portat!on a paying proposition.
.. How much rad.um is thers IN the
world &. y.
4. The BuE~au Of Standards says
that there may be or 10 ounces Of
radium in The world today. but they
have no definite figures. Practically
All radium produced IN the United
States comes from g dorado
. Was Andrew Carnegie wounded
IN the CIVIL War y. r q.
4. Carnegie had charge Of the east
ern military rallr ads and telegraphs
at the outbreak Of the war and was
the third man wounded on he Union
side. while removing obstructions from
he Washington tracks.
.. What color - a diamond IN the
rough? a. r. n.
4. \ diamond in the rough may be
any color. but diamonds IN this state
generally have a greasy iustre. Differ
cnt colors may he seen In the diamond
before it Is polished Il the stone =
f fractured. but these 30 not appear as
/ the familiar ones seen IN cut and
polished stones.
=. Who made the famous alibuster
aga.ns, "a rivers and harhors bill IN
/ the Senate some years ago? .. J. I
\. Senator Thomas Carter Of Mon
! tan1 in 1901 spoke tOr Is hours against
"a river and harbor Appropriation b.l
that would have appropriated $4,000.
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Q. How does Stone Mountain com
pare in SIZE with other mountains o.
stone? z. NJ
\. Stone Mountain .s mass.v,
dome OF muscovite granite IN De Kali
County. Georgia. and - said 20 be N,
largest IN the world. II rs about II
miles east OF Atlanta. II rises abou
700 fee; above the comparatively leve
surrounding country. and its bulk ha
been estimated rs over $1,000. 600 90
cubic feet.
Q How large a city was ancien
Carthage? I'm. Il
a Carthage Is said 70 have 'ha
about 100000 Inhabitants IN 149 y. {
. How IS the bull killed IN a ou
fight? =. 1
. \. \ bull nigh, generally comprise
three episodes. The bull is first halt
cd by the p!cadores. who are mounte
on horses. and second by the bander
illeros on foot. while the matador con,
pletes the fight. He lures the bu
ana plunges his sword between IN
left shoulder AID the blade.
Q. How many members are there /
, tho British House OF Lords and no
many OF each rank? T. "
. \. The House OF Lords consists 4
6S9 members as follows: 3 Princes 4
the BLOOD Royal. Archblshops, 2
Dukes, % Marquises. 1872 Earls. 40 Vie
!, counts, "a Bishops. 353 Barons. /
/, scottish Representative Peers.
Irish Representative Peers.
.. II cannibalism is practiced any
where in the world today please stat
where. \. l.. ]
q a. Today cannibalism exists anon
. ISOLATED South American tribes.
. West Equatorial and Central Afric
!, In the Malay Archipelago. in some
- the South Sea Islands and in parts
Australia.
@. In a hugle drum corps Of
members. what Is the proper propo
ton OF instruments? II. l..
II A. A member OF the United Stat
y Marine Band says that probably q
best division would be l2 bugles