Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-13

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tcri wa,hinsH. q: THIS 2ii.r applies
90, sIvs 20 .aS'er on ron less m "sis t AND
financial matters. IL does not atirI Ut To
~ttlr domestic troubles nor 70 under ...wc
s sSr ,sssr,SS Sr any eicc'
full name AN address and cpclosc two
crnts In stamps for return postage. AL
replies src sent direct 70 tho Inquirer.
@. What Is the average speed of
.airplane propellers7 J. NJ G.
a. II In customary to run airplane
propellers AT epecde varying from
400 to 1000 revolutions per minute.
Higher and lower speeds have been
used. but between the limits mention
ed. the greatest efficiency may be ox-
pected.
.. How does the safety match
differ from the ordinary mstch7
v. Y. r.
a. The composition of the head OF
an ordinary match consists Of phoe-
phorus and nitre. or phosphorus. sui
phur and chlorato OF potash, mixed
with melted gum or glue. and colored
with vermillion, lumber. SCOT. or other
coloring material Tho safety match
differs from the ordinary match In
having the phosphorus omitted from
the ccmpoeltlon applied TO the match
etick and combined instead with sand
to form n friction surface on the
match box. whore the matches. which
usually have chlora,e OF potash IN
L L..
be lighted
q. How much OF n Navy did this
country have during tho Revolution
airy War; X. ". l..
! A. In 1916 the Navy had ~ crul.-
ers mounting 5ss guns and no less
than lac privateers mounting 1850
guns had been fitted out. The govern
ment war vessels IN service during
The Revolution numbered "a. carry.
ing n total Of i.2i2 guns.
-. How does the size Of Texas
compare with England and walesl
r. r.
a. The acreage Of Texas Is no.
iT3.A1c; that OF England and Wales
37.s27,47e
.. Was Trenton, ". y. ever con.
sidered for the seat OF the Federal
government n. s. VI
4. At one time ~ was proposed tina,
Congress should meet alternately IN
Trenton ond Annapolis. On Novem.
Der ]. 1874. Congress me, in Trenton
and an ordinance was passed 20 lay
out Federal city upon either hank OF
the river and 90 provide sultahl,
buildings ~ y cost NJ not over 500.
600. Congress sdiovnei 90 New
York. where u mot the followins
January. and IN the autumn OF i5gi
the South defeated the appropriation
measure and thus the plan died :,
make Trenton tho capital ~ IN,
United Ststes.
.. What was the date on which the
government took over the railroads,
8. X. y
A. On December &c. 1917. r,ee!den,
Wilson Issued n proclamation. unde,
the powers granted him by Congress
on August 20. 1915. taking ever for
Federal control all tho large railroad.
and many OF the smaller lines. con.
sVess paced the rederI! Control acl
In March following.
O. What l. the shortest state Con.
etitutloh7 v. n. x
A. Tho original constitution adopt.
oil IN i176 by New Hampshire I.
probably the shortest document 81 10
kind se II contained only coo word,
In addition to the preamble.
q. Does an American woman WI,
marriee n Trenehman lose her cltl
zenshirT =. !. w
\. Congress passed q hill Septem
be~ q, 1872. providing that an Ameri
can woman who marrler foreigner
shall not locc her United states citi
senship.
.. Are there many eeyen-maste'
schooners2 What arc tho names @
the mastsf s. G
4. The shipping Board says tina
as far as they know tho Thomas W
| lawson vac tho only scven-ma@,e,
schooner ever built Tho mhsts ar
As-Lsllows: Fsemas,. maiumaSt. mig
zenmast. jisscr. spenkcr. driver ant
, pushcr.