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A reader can net the answer bc
any question OF fact BY writing Tha
Brownsville Herald Information Blu
reau, Frederic y. Haskin, Director.
washington, ID. e. Please encloeNk
three cd cents for reDiy.
q. what action Nm taken against
. wrestler for hitting thu refercef
wv. R
A. He h disqualified and loses tho
match. No other action Is taken.
us N rule. unless the referee COM
plains The wrestler can he sua-
pended by his association. or can b@
fined by court for assault. The ref
cree can also bring civil suit for
damages.
q. what records has Bin Robinson,
the negro actor and dancer, made
for running backwards? wi. W.
"A. He holds the following records:
80 yards In Q seconds: 10 yards I'm
Q is seconds; 100 yards in ~ Is
seconds.
~. what Al the maximum altitude
at which nm airplane IN visible 90 tho
naked eye on u clear dayP WI. ~.
"A. "A person with normal eyesight
can observe an airplane at about
l2.000 feet.
q. What do the letters I'D. ~. VI. T.,
ON m National Guard transfer mean?
C..M.
a. They stand FOR Detached I'm
listed Mans List.
q. what percentage of the women
school teachers I'm the United States
are married? w. WI. wv.
"A. In 1890. there were 853 ,p67 f.
male school teachers: 1875 per cent
or these FRI small elementary schools
were married; i6.5 per cent IN larR-
er elementary schools were married:
10 per cent OF the junior high school
teachers were married: and 1872 per
cent OF the senior high school
teachers.
q. Were the Wars OF the Roses
particularly cruel and bloody? w.
M. B-
A. They were marked BY q ferocity
and brutality practically unknown Arm
the history of English wars before
and since.
q. II II correct 10 use cOI0red wine
glasses? E. I'D
A. Except for Rhine wines which
may be drunk from pale yellow1sh-
green glasses. 40 is better 10 use clear
glass in order 70 show the col0z u
the wine.
a. How many mental detectives
are there I'm the United Statesf M
I'D. ~.
A. The total number OF mentally
defective persons IN the United
States has been estimated TO be
over 100000.
q. Where Nv the Great American
Desert? VI. TX.
"A. The Great American Desert
lies I'm the northwest corner OF Utah.
reaching over into Nevada.
q. Please give the early history
of the symphony. G. n. q.
A. The origin OF the modern sym
phony goes back 10 the beginning OK
opera early I'm the 18th century when
the name Sinfonia "a given 70 the
short instrumental prelude which
preceded the opera. The early his
tory OF the symphony is that ON the
overture. The three parts OF the Old
er overture were entirely detached
and became separate movements nt
about the middle OF the 18th century.
HAYDN introduced N fourth move
ment, the minuet. which he inserted
before the finale. He also adopted
the sonata form for the first move
ment. BY individualizing the sep
arate instruments and grouping
them in families Haydn establish
Cd the symphony orchestra. Bee
thoven extended II.
q. what IN sub-marginaI Iandf
VI. w..
"A. Sub-marEinal land rs land
which cannot be p~rofftably cultivat-
ed. II Is land. which taking into
consideration its value. does not pro-
duce sufficient crops to pay for the
work.
q. How many people are employ
IN in the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing? +. VI.
"A. AZ OF August I. 1855. there
were att employees.
q. What carat gold Nv used by dem
lists? ID. s.
"A. Dental gold varies considerrb-
Is I'm percentage. That used for foil
fittings ~ % 70 "a. Crown gold is
N carat: inlay gold. 1s 20 ~ carat;
and that used for bridge work for
mechanical strength is all under ls
carat.
q. When Italy and Turkey were NJ
war, how far did Italy invade Tur-
KEY? wv. %.
A. The Italo-Turkish war did not
involve a campaign in Turkey. 10
was largely m naval affair and re-
suited n the loss 70 Italy OF the
fourteen Aegean Islands. centered
about Rhodes. and Of the colony In
North Africa called Libya.
q. Please describe the ruffed
grouse. y. R
A. The ruffed grouse Is q rustic
brown color with mottlings OF black.
gray, and white. The tail ts ross
barred and banded. The male has n
characteristic ruff OF feathers jurr
IN front OF the shoulders and q crest
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