, 1935-11-11

O. How wide win the Florida
Canal be? ID. MEG.
a. The width of the AtlantiC-Gulf
| Canal will extend for Q miles out
into the Atlantic and 10 miles out
into the Gulf. Channels 1000 feet
wide will lead into the canal from
lightships at these two extrerAR
POINTS. On the inland waterway,
along the beds OF the rivers that are
bein- utilized, the chanenl will be
400 feet wide. while through that
small portion OF the canal Cd be cut
from rock and shaie across the di-
vide the passage will have N mini
mum width Of $50 feet.
q. who originally owned Welfare
Island? A. IF.
"A. The island was granted 10 Rob-
ert Manning In 1864. He bequeath-
ed IL to his step-daughter. Mrs. Rob-
ert Blackwell, and the city Of New
York purchased IL In 1928. Former
ly it was known as Blackwell's Is
land.
q. when was the first library
school established? nj. II.
"A. The first school for the train
ing of Librarians was established by
MelvIl Dewey at Columbia Univer-
sity. New York City. in 1887.
q. How long has artificial leather
been made? II. w.
A. Artificial leather has been made
since 1850.
q. Who established the Common
wealth Fund? w. r.. ID.
"A. The fund Was established In
1918 BY Mrs. Stephen ". Hardness
for the welfare OF mankind BY an in
itial gift which was later increased
by her to s38.O 00. 900. of which both
the principal and interest are avail
able.
q. How old was TintorettO when
ne executed his large oil painting?
G. III.
IA. The great painting. 74x3O feet,
was done by Tintoretto at the age
Of se~venty-four.
q. When was oIeOmargarine first
mauts r.. H.
"A. 1t was first made in 1870 by a
French chemist. MegeS-M INQUIRIES, who
was experimenting 10 obtain a cheap
butter substitute for the poor.
O. What II the Granth? y. y.
A. 1t is the sacred book OF the
Sikhs In India. III might be deSc[lb-
ed as the Sikh Bible.
@. What is the temperature I'm
the city OF Guatemala? III. III.
A. The city is 5000 feet above
sea level and has, probably the mar
rowest thermal range in the
world. The highest temperature
which occurs in April and May =
il 68 degrees F., and the lowest
is 81 degrees F.. occurring In Dec
ember and January.
q. Has VI always been the Gus
tom to bury the wives OF soldiers I'm
Arlington Cemetery? w. l.. w.
A. II has been the custom TO bury
the wives of officers and enlisted
men III Arlington and other ma
tional cemeteries since 1890. The
policy was adopted IN order TO per-
NIT husbands and wives to be
buried together as IS usually done
in private cemeteries.
@. Were the walls i'm the Pea
cock Room of the Freer Art Gallery
brought Co this country I'm sections,
or was the painted leather with
wuhT~A aAnwr w~awo nnwawaA hFNHmhfr
q. III.
A. The leather in the Peacock
Room was removed from the walls
and brought to this country in sec
" lions. Upon its arrival, 1t was re-
mounted.
q. How many students are at
a tending the University Of Pitts
burgh? VI. VI.
IA. For the first semester 1885,
the preliminary registration total
is 80l3. The final count has not
a been made.
q. How many people visited ma
re tional parks last summer? a. III.
/. "A. About 4.300. 900 persons.
q. What are frijoIeS? j. WI.
"A. In Mexico and the Spanish
American countries. any cultivated
bean OF the genus Phase0lus, j:
n called by that name. In particular
n it refers to the small, flat. black
"a bean which ranks next 70 maize IN
ID Importance as an article Of diet and
* an ingredient of many dishes. II
is probably OF South American orr
rs gin.
rs q. How long has the term, mill
tary intelligence been used? +. y
IA. IL came into use during the
oe World Var to designate the work
~ OF securing information concerning
eI enemy activities. II included a SPY
system In enemy territory, appre'
= hending Of enemy spies, the inter
Cepting and DECIDING az enemy corn'
munications. and other work Of {
MI secret nature.
q. Who was the first person u
Of make the ascent Of Mount Blanci
le III. I'll.
o. "A. A guide named Balmat made
\, the first ascent In 1886.
N o o
q. Who are the twenty-five meT
w who are said 10 rule the world
4 T.. NJ.
i "a. The book. Our Lords and Mas
ters. lists the following: Kin
D. George W OF England, Pope Piu
!. XI, Leon Trotsky. Emperor Hiro
y hito or Japan. Mahatma Gandhi
Stanley Baldwin. Sir Samue
HOare. Andre Tardieu, Joseph sta
Lin. Benitn Mnssnlini. Adolph Hit