The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19
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ANSWERED

ards recently perfected a method b,
which it made actual measurement.
of the added stresses in the steel
reinforcement of a concrete stadium
when the crowd was still and in
other degrees of excitmcnt up TO thu
time that it rose in body and stamp
ed in time to the band II thus det-
ermined that the stress under condi-
tons of the greatest enthusiasm the
worst conditions occurring during
the course of the game the move
ments of the crowd sometimes gave
an additional weight 300 pounds to
the square inch.
Q. What is the most destructive
of the predatory animals,
The coyote destroys more domes-
tic animals and game than any other
single predatory pest. They are ex-
ceedingly prolific. and also travel
great distances to get food. The
States and the Federal Government
arc at the present time carrying on
very extensive operations against ro-
dent pests of all kinds. but particu-
larly prairie dogs. ground squirrels.
pocket gophers, rats and mice.
Q. If check is certified does il
guarantee the signature and the
amount. and is it the same as a bank
draft?
A certified check is good unless the
bank "busts" Under all other condi-
tons it is the guarantee of the bank
Q. Where is marble row" in
Washington
1t is on Seventeenth Street Soutl
and West of the State. War and
Navy Building 1t is so-callcd he
cause tha great buildings in the group
are marble. These buildings which
ar N about three city blocks are nc
Psn-American building. the DauRh'c-s
of the American Revolution building.
,rd the Americi'. Lol Cross = d.
rig. The Corcorin 3rt Gallery is
$50 included though tic exterior Ct
Ia building is onl-' partially marble
O. How long have cooperative
cheese factories been operated in the
United States?
The oldest cooperative cheese fac
tory is at Fonda. N. Y. it was form
ed about 1868 and by 1866 was max
ing cheese from the milk of 845 cows.
Sales of this association amounted
to $4,000 in 1928. Seventy per cent
Of the cooperative associations for
cheese is transacted by a
organization. The bust |
ness of the cheese cooperatives is
small most of them amounting to less
han $4,000 a year.
Q. What was the nearest that the
planet Mars approached the earth
md what was the date? What was
IS effect upon the weather?
Mars was nearest the earth on |
August y. 1924. the approximate dis
ance being 1859, 900 miles. This
was the nearest relation between Mars
md the earth since June l8, 1922.
Scientific authorities give it as their
pinion that weather conditions this
year and next year are not effected
y Mars.
Q. How can l dispose of gold
iollar made in 1852, and what is likely
o be its value?
This department has received many
Inquiries about old coins. and has
.iven some time towards determin-
ng their values. Ordinarily a gold
ollar out to be worth around par.
,ut the dealers certainly do hand
nut terrible shocks to most people
,ho approach them with what they
uppose to be valuable coins. In
sho is one hundred years old. and
nelly balanced scales and offer the
alue OF the metal. This sometimes
makes what one supposcs to be
thousand dollar private collection look
Ike thirty cents. Usually people hav
Il valuable old coins secure the
rcatest joy out of them when they
,rego the temptation to have them
ppraised. Owing to most unsatis-
Ictory experiences this column can
OF furnish the addresses of private
,rsons. or stores. pretending to pay
g prices for gold coins.
O. Do birdmen actually hunt the
rds OF the air? | heard that there
-e some instance of this
There is . federal law against air
lane hunting and six violations ~
have been reported to the United
tates' Bureau of Biological Survey
lis year. Nineteen cases re9resen-
le total that has been reported I'M
,r the law. The Bureau in q recent