The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16

uIlItIellCe 10 lie on tQe seas, there
by breaking the family tradition
that all should be sea rovers. His
brothers accused him of being a
coward, and afraid to fight. In the
end the younger brother overcame
his fear and fought and whipped
the eldest brother. Malcolm Nc
Gregor and Billie Dove appeared in
the picture.
When were torpedoes first used
in warfare?
1t is not unlikely that attempts to
employ torpedoes or mines were
made in the early days of gun
powder, but the first occasion on
record was in 1885, when an italian
engineer by the name of Gianibelli
partially destroyed a bridge across
the Scheldt at Antwerp by means OF
small vessels each carrying a con-
siderable quantity OF gunpowder
which was exploded by clockwork
mechanism. Nothing more is heard
of torpedoes until 1870 when the
French scientist Desaguliers made
some experiments with some of the
rocket type which we're fired under
water and with which he is said to
have destroyed several boats.
Is it possible to prepay the reply
to letter sent TO foreign coun-
try?
An international reply coupon
may be purchased for 0 cents at
post offices and these when pre-
sented at a postoffice in any coun-
try that is a member of the Postal
Union, except Persia and Uruguay,
will entitle the holder to receive
without charge postage sufficient to
prepay letter of the first unit of
weight to the country issuing the
coupon. BY this arrangement a per-
son in the United States can fur
nish his correspondent with postage
for a reply to his letter.
What was the result of the first
game of the 1915 world series be-
tween the Philadelphia Nationals
and the Boston Americans and who
we're the opposing batteries?
1t resulted in a to 1 victory for
Philadelphia. The battery for
Philadelphia was Grover c. Alex
ander and R. M. Burns and for Bos-
ton, Ernest Shore and F.. L. Cady.
Boston made eight hits and one
error and Philadelphia made five
hits and one error.
Is the use of the metric system
compulsory in Great Britain? Is it
used at all in the United States.
It's use in Great Britain and the
United States is legalized, but not
compulsory. Custom has kept the
old system Of weights and measures
in general use in these countries.
The metric system is used in most
of the scientific bureaus of the Gov
eminent, and it's use is gradually
being extended.
How did planets get their names?
Many of them named for Roman
gods and goddesSes; mercury for
the Roman god of commerce;
Venus, the goddess Of love; Mars
the god of war; Jupiter, lord of
heaven; Saturn, god Of agriculture,
civilization and social order; Uranus,
the husband of Gaea (earth); Nep-
tuno, god of the sea, etc.
When was the American legation
in Vienna, Austria, raised to the
rank of embassy? Who was the first
Ambassador from the United States?
1t was made an embassy in 1902.
Robert SanderSon Mccormick who
was then Minister to Austria
Hungary. became the first AM
basSador.
Who was the inventor of the
phOtOmaton?
Anatol M. Josepho was the in
ventor. He sold his patents for
reported sum of $1,000,000. It was
purchased by a syndicate of which
Henry Morgenthau of New York was
one of the leading figures.
What are the comparative figures
Of the population Of Chicago, in
1870 and today?
The 1870 census showed 298, 977;
the estimated population for 1926
is 3,048,000.
Who made big Bertha" the
famous German long range gun
used in the World War to lombard
Paris?
1t was made at the Krupp works
in Germany.
What is the largest species of
animal?
The southern f1nback whale. 1t
sometimes reaches length of over
100 feet and a calculated weight of
about seventy tons.
What is the value of a United
States one cent piece dated 1922?
Only the face value.