The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-14

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Mr.. Fi,it: Win YOU please tell
me- just exact population Of US:
RALPH NJ.
No one can tell you the exact
population until after the census
Of 1870. The Bureau OF the
Census estimated the population
In 1888 at 100. 0s5. 900.
Mr.. fIXit: What is the d.
ameter In miles, officially, Of
the greatest single sun spot ever
measured in the annals Of as
tronomy: FIN.
They have been estimated to
be as large as 100000 miles
across. Measured in size Of the
eruption. the greatest in history
was one of last year, estimated
10 have extended a million miles
from the sun.
Mr.. Fixit: To settle an argu-
ment will you please answer
these questions" Was the foun-
dation Of Treasure island made
by man. or Il II a real island:
And which of the Barrymore
boys, John or Lionel, is the old
er. Also how old II Janet Gay
nor LOUISE Z.
There already was shoal I'M
der the present site of Treasure
island. Sand was dredged off
the bottom of San Francisco
bay by a huge PWA project to
fill in a part OF the shoal and
make II useful island.
Places and years of the Bar
rymore births are as follows:
Lionel, London. 1878; Ethel.
Philadelphia. 1879. and John,
Philadelphia, 1892.
Janet Gaynor was born in
Philadelphia Oct. 8. 1906.
Mr.. Fixit: To settle an srgu-
mcnt would you please tell me
the difference, II any, between
red salmon and dog salmon "
DO the dog salmon turn red In
fresh water: BOB r.
Red or Sockeye salmon aver
age about seven pounds. Color
OF the flesh is clear bright blue
above and silvery below before
IL enters fresh water. After en-
tering fresh water II gradually
becomes a dark blood red above
and the belly dirty white be-
fore spawning.
Dog salmon average about
nine pounds. At prime. the fish
Is silvery on the sides, sometimes
sprinkled with small black spots.
with faint traces Of gridiron
bars: the fins and back dark. As
the season advances. the bars
become more distinct and red
dish color appears on the sides.
Sockeye salmon is most desir-
able for canning, both because
Of firmness and color. Dog sal
mon flesh is quite firm, but loses
much of its color in canning and
Is low in oil. That accounts for
its lower price canned.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please In
quirc In your column for relR-
tions Of mine who live In or near
Tacoma Their name Is Mrs.
Myrtle Cruel and A. George
Crane. I am from Saskatche-
wan, Can. visiting at Gig Har-
Dor. Ask them 10 write Mrs. w.
J. knight. Route !, Gig Harbor,
Wash. MRS. W. j. II.
Any help would be appreciated
by Mr.. Fixit and Mrs. knight.
Mr.. FiNit: Can you please tell
me how many airplane carriers
this country has and how many
planes each one can carry
{. Y. II.
Aircraft carriers in commits
sion in the United States navy
are the Lexington. Saratogs
Ranger. Yorktown and Enter
prise. The number of planes on
each is not available.
Mr.. Fixit: Could YOU give me
information pertaining TO the
U.S.S. Augusta and U.S.S. Black
Hawk. when they are coming to
Brcmcrton for repairs this sum-
mer. T.. NJ. d.
Neither Is scheduled for over
haul at Bremerton.
MIR. Fixit: Could YOU please
tell me when the U.S.S. Port
land will be In Puget Sound
waters: MAY.
Current schedules do not indi-
cate that the Portland is to visit
Puget Sound though the names
Of vessels which may visit Sc
attic this summer have not bee
received by the 18th naval dis