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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


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nation bureau, Frederic j. UHskin, direc-
tor, Washington, -. q. This offer applies
strictly 10 Information Tho BUREAU can nm
financial matters IL does not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 70 undcrtake
exhaustive research on anys,blec, WIZ
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Q. What city In tho United states
has the greatest Commission Row
II. s.. n.
A. While all cities have such dis
tricts. none compares with Chleagos
South Water street IN eize and In vol
ume OF business transacted.
q. when Is boy too old TO be eli
glble for West polnt1 II. w
A. The maximum age for entrance
to the United states Military Academy
Is II years.
Q. How does the operation of an
electric fan compare in expense with
the burning OF electric light? J. ]. ~.
A. An elght@lnch electric light fan
takes about az much electricity as n
25-watt Mazda bulb.
Q. Does a special delivery boy have
to take Civil Service examination?
H. b. Men.
| A. The postofflca 'Depa rtment says
| that special delivery carriers are not
on the classified Civll Service list, and
that person interested in securing a
position OF this kind should apply TO
the local postmaster.
O. What is the proper pressure FOR
Initiating automobile tires? NJ. -. NJ
a. American tire manufacturer
recommend an air pressure of 81
pounds per square inch in 2is inch
tires foe maximum weight of 225
pounds per wheel; 60 pounds for B.
inch tires. $50 pounds maximum
weight. so pounds for 4-inch tires
$50 pounds maximum weight. ~
pounds for 4ik-inch and 5-inch tires
1000 pounds maximum weight
Q. Was Betsy Roes married more
than once? A. l.
A Mrs. Betsy Ross had three nus
bands John Ross. Joseph Ashburt
land John Claypoole She was married
to the second the day efter the Cont
Mental Congress accepted the flag sh,
made
@ How long has rotation of crop
been practiced? l.. y J
\. Tho folly Of growing the sam
crop on tho Same land for several sue
cessive years was noted by the Ru
mans. but the attention was FIRST calle
, to the value Of crop rotations IN 177
| L., I, II
Scotland.
, q. How many Rhodes scholarship
, are there and what Ia their value
, J.. v
] A. The system OF scholarship
p founded by the will Of Cecil Rhode
I provided in perpetuity for the supper
at oxford University for q term ,
G three years each Of about 17G selecte
: scholars from tho British colonie
G tho United states and Germany. III
, scholarships have an annual value ,
81 $50 70 - 500
.. When did Josephus write tn
q, histories Of the Jews? \. l.,
= \. Flavus JoEcphus. whose JEWS
name was Joseph Ben Matthias wa
born in 81 A. u and died about !,
4. -. The History OF tho Jewish Wa
, Jewish Antiquities, an Apology of tn
. Jews Against Apion and an aut,
4 biography seem 20 have occupied hi,
+ from about tho year 20 until the tim
of his death.
4 q. When were tho first coIles
y boat races held in this country? pr.
. A. The first races held were n.
n tween boats owned by Yale students
J.. Boston Harhor in 1874. the contestan
a being an eight-oared gig and n dugo,
II canoe. The FIRST intercollegiate "a,
n was rowed by Yale and Harvard crev
10 IN eight-oared barges over a tw
X mile course on Lake Winnipcsaukee
1852.