, 1935-06-19

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q. How fast do tennis balls trsvelT
". ID. C.
A. In the Davis Cup matches
u932l a German scientist e1ti-
mated that the service balls deliv-
cred BY such net stars ms Austin
anc Prem travelled at the rate or
about SIS miles per hour, tho
slower balls resulting from baso
line rallies travelling nc about 31
miles per hour.
q. What were Theodore ROose-
velt's words when me made tho
speech I'm which he said speak
softly and carry n big stick"f "A.
G.. N.
"A The context was. There " u
homely old adaRe which runs.
Speak softly and carry q big stick
ard YOU will 20 far II the Ameri-
can Nation viii speak softly and
yet build and keep NO a pitch OF
the highest training a thoroughly
efficient Navy. the Monroe Doctrine
viii 60 far"
q. What are the magnetic poles
nj the earth? w. Ill., N.
A The magnetic poles are the
points on the earth'S surface where
the lines OF magnetic force are
vertical. They are the ends OF the
axis OF the earth's magnetic polarity.
q. How many women have gone
hack 10 the wartime avOcatlon 0f
knitting? vi. w.
"A. II Is estimated that about ten
million women spend some OF their
leisure time In knitting. crochetIng,
or n~eedlepoint embroidery. Knit
ting probably has the most follow
ers. crochetinR second. and needle
point third. Suits, sweaters and
blouSes. and bedspreads are popu-
lar products.
q. DO polar hears require cold
weather 10 survive? wi. H. G..
A A polar bear captured early
and brought South or born In tho
South can not stand cold weather.
When a motion picture company
rented a polar bear from Hagen
Eeck's Berlin roo 70 take North for
the making of an arctic picture,
the bear caught pneumonia and
died.
q. When was Paris first bomhAh
by a German airplane? G.. II. N.
A. on September 77. 1914.
q. Has Texas IN provision that "a
may withdraw from the Union?
Il H. H.
A When Texas became q stats
II the Union no provision vas made
for its withdrawal from the Union
There was a provision, however. that
Teras might subdivide into not
r.ore than five States and Texas
retained all its public lands.
q. Who wrote the poem begin
ming, One Sweetly solemn thought
comes TO me DER and DER? W.D.H.
"A This quotation lS from Nearer
Home by Phoebe Cary.
q. What In the meaning Of the
term free port? How would this
affect Staten Island? H. r.
a. Free ports is a term applied
tn ports. or more usually zones
within ports. IN which vessels can
load or unload. and commercial
ard even manufacturing businesses
can be carried on, without any
active control by the fiscal author
tiles. In a free port no import or
export duties are levied. the only
charges being for services rendered.
thai Is, wharf dues. etc: II u only
when goods pass from the free
port area into the hinterland for
consumption that import duty is
payable. But when goods have been
worked I'D In the free zone. duty
is In some cases only payable on
the raw material ms originally i'm
ported and not on the finished
product as crossing the customs
frontier. IN Europe the Principal
free ports are Copenhagen. DanEig.
and Hamburg. staten Island Il .
free port.
q. How much money hAEe Am
itans I'm japanese Investments? .
y. H.
A The latest figure available y
for December 81. 1888. when total
United States investments In Japan
amounted 10 s4l8.000.000.
q What IN n putschg I'D. y. WV.
A. This is a German word from
the Swiss dialect and means a
popular uprising cr a petty rebel
lion
q. How long has the American
Red Cross taught first aid? A. I'D.
"A. For twenty-five years. In that
time 1000 persons have been
trained.
q. What sort or workers are
classified by the Bureau OF the
Census as mechanics? J. A. IT,
"A III is used for skilled workmen
who are not otherwise classified a.
electricians. machinis.s, tool max
ers. and so forth.
q. Are there fields where gasoline
~ produced which does not need
10 he refined? j. r.
A There are several. Among
them are a field in Calgary. Can
ada. one In Alberta, and n I'm
New Mexico.