, 1935-08-08

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any question OF fact by writing The
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@. Has the United States Naval
Academy a special prayer? M. ID.
A. 1t has. II says. in part: Make
It a blessing 70 our country. Pre-
serve II from every enemy and every
evil. Give thy grace TO all those 20
whom the management OF It's affairs
and the instruction CT its members
are confided: that they may dis
charge their respective duties accept
ably to thee. And to the youth here
assembled give thy grace and bless
ing: that they may successfully pur-
sue their studies. be saved from the
snares OF Incidence and wee. perform
their duties in thv holy fear and live
a sober. righteous. and cody life"
q. Was an attempt to aSsassinate
Russell Sage, the philanthropist, ever
made? X. w. II.
A. IN 1891 a man entered Mr..
Sage's office demanding a sum OF
money. On being refused he threw
a bomb and was himself killed.
q. What concurrent powers sire
exercised bv the Federal and state
governments? J. s.
4 nah l..4mF.s. - ~.v,N w~askm~a
as taxation. education, eminent do
main. citizenship suffrage. elections.
and the militia.
q. Has the road to Mexico City
from the Texas border been finish
ed? VI. b. ".
A. The read from Laredo. Texas. 10
Mexico City was opened about 8
weeks ago. Gasoline, oil. and water
car be had every few miles along the
route. and hotel accommodations
are available IN. four towns between
Laredo and Mexico City.
q. Along the eastern coast Of the
United States, do more people have
s~unstrokes in the North or South?
A II. ID.
A. IN general, II may be said that
fatal sunstrckes Is considerably more
common in the northern part Of rhe
East than in the southern. The 3Dth
parallel Of north latitude near
which Washington. d. c., is situat-
ed may roughly be said TO divide
the eastern states into north and
south The people OF the south are
more accustomed 70 extreme heat IN
the summer and exert themselves
less during the heat Of the day than
northerners. In addition the north is
more subject TO extreme heat waves
which always cause ~prostrations
O. How many ducks are left In
North America? r. ID.
A. Nature Magazine saws the num-
Der is estimated at 10000. 900. This
is by no means an adequate supply.
q. Have any nominations for the
next election to the presidency Of
the United States been made? s. ID.
A. jacob S. Ccxey has been NOM
mated by a Farmer-Labof party.
This group nominated him for the
1882 election also. General Coxey Is
now 81 years old.
q. Please give a history Of the
monument called the Tripoli Column
at Annapolis, G.. G.
A. This was the first and only
monument that stood at Washing
ton, ID. c.. for a period OF s. years.
1t was erected in memory OF the
heroes that fell before Tripoli in
1904 IT had been made at the ex-
pense Of officers Of the Navy and
was brought from Italy in the u. s.
S. Constitution 10 the Navy Yard,
where IL was erected in 1908 under
The direction OF BENJAMIN Iatrobe.
When in 1914 the NAVY Yard was
burned BY the British II was placed
at the west side Of the Capitol but
was removed later during the re-
construction and enlargement OF that
building. In November. 1860. II was
taken TO the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis.
Q. DO man peonIe IN Russia at
Nhu the mONlcSs IL. X.
A. The number OF visitors 10 NOV
ing-picture shows in USSR IS one
and a half billion persons yearly.
q. How Il the METROPOLITAN area Of
a city determined? VI. r.
A. The metropolitan districts for
the census Of 1880 include. in add
lti"~ = the central CITY or cities. all,
adjacent and contiguous civil d.
visions having a density Of not less
than $50 inhabitants per square mile.
and also. as a rule, those civil divis-
ions of less density that are direct
ly contiguous 20 the central cities.
or are entirely or nearly surrounded
by minor civil divisions that have the
required density. This is essentially
the same principle as was applied In
determining the metropolitan dis
tricts for cities Of over 100000 in
habitants at the censuses OF 1910
and 1920. exert that the area which
might De included within the metro
politan district was then limited 20
the territory within 10 miles Of he
city boundary. At the last census no
such limit was applied.
q. What price was paid for the
manuscript Of Alice In Wonder
land? VI. Il. T..
a. Seventy-five thousand dollars
was paid for the manuscript OF Alice
in Wonderland.