Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23

vomr a,,cstions pla,niy and brishy Give
| hui nsmc and sddross and oncioss I've
cents In stamps fer return the pDsunI p,D"uIrsr. "D
O. In tasobaIl can a runner score on
double play IL tho double makes
three outs, retiring the s'dof n "
X.
| A. Baseball authorities eay mas
been decided that run scored on
| double play which retire@ the eiuo
shall count unless one OF the outs IN
the double play Ia forced out anu
provided tho runner crossce the piatc
befcre the second out has been com
plctod. In n recent game between
| Washington and st. Louis, American
Ieasue. a question Of this kind arose
The Washington team woa at bat with
ono out and man on first and man
on third. The batter hit n long drive
10 left field which the ST. Louis Held
er managed 10 pull down, throwing
10 nrst 10 catch the Washington play
or who had taken chance that there
would be n hit and was well on ms
way past second 10 third. The WASH
lngton player who was on third waited
until the fielder had caught tho bali
and then started for home. He crossed
the plate before the second out OF the
double was made at first. but the UNI
pire ruled that the run should not be
counted. The Washington manage
ment insisted that this was mistake
on the umpire's part and stated that
the decision would have been appeal
ed had 1t been the tying or winning
run.
q. Where Is Tanganyika2 T. II. w
A. This is an East African territory
. formerly known as German East
Africa. II is now administered by
Great Britain.
q. Should pears be left on the trees
until ripe? J. A. S.
A. Unlike most other fruits. the
: pear develops much better aualitJ
when ripened off the tree. The larger
varieties are usually picked when they
: attain diameter of ~ TO 2h inches
O. What is meant by ballad days? R
: @. NJ.
A. Days Of youthful inexperienc'
! are sometimes so designated.
: : O. Describe Angora and Persian
kcats? Mem.
A. The Angora cat came original,
from Angora and has a small hea
and rather large tufted ears; the lonj
silky hair should hang in tufts an
: clusters. shortening towards the en-
: of the tail. The colors are varied. bu
D. black and dark slate colored one
D with orange eyes, or blues and white
e with light eyes, are most valued. TIL
] n l.. oE.. II
a larger in body and the fur Is COARSE
" and increases towards the end Of tn
Is long tail; the color may be almost an.
J. but deep black with orange eyes
Is preferred; blue is the next best colo
n @. Did the Union soldiers or III
IS Confederates capture the most brii
= oners?
a. There were All Union so
II diers captured by the Confederate
10 and 462,634 Confederate soldiers cal
te tured by the Union forces.
IN 9. Can a tobacco barn be used Il
e. storing sweet potatoes? w. o.
ID a. A fue-heated tobacco barn ca
Ii be so modified that It viii serve
i. dual purpose. The curing season II
10 tobacco is over before sweet potato,
er are harvested, so one building WI
is serve for both uses.
DO Q. What was the first encyclopedia
n J. A. s.
a A. The first encyclopedia written
lg English and with the articles alph
betically arranged was a Univers
a. English Dictionary of Arts al
he Sciences. by John Harris. a Lond,
If clergyman. published in 1904.
err Q. What was the famous Ems Dl
OF patch? /. Z. r.
to a. Ems Dispatch Is the historic
r. designation Of the communicate
he which precipitated the France-Ge
he man War Of 1870. The French amba
n sador asked the King of Prussia
"a make formal declaration that no II
&C. henzoller Prince would be permit
An to accept the throne OF Spain. The Ki
- refused and communicated the ia,
= In message from Ems to Prin
'"' Bismarck. Bismarck used It by gi
ing 10 the press abridged features
the French demand which served
infiame the Germans against Fran
,ar and war was declared