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Show Answers to Questions. Q. Has any state granted land to discharged dis-charged soldiers? L. J. L. A. California recently passed an act providing land for returned soldiers- Colorado Col-orado and one or two other states also have thi matter under consideration. Q. What is the origin of the motto or crest "Ich Dlen" which is worn by the Prince of Wales? H. G. M. A " This motto, which is on the coat or arms of the Prince of Wales, U said to have been taken from the blind king or Bohemia in the battle of Crocy to 13,i by the Black Prince of England. This mottc-has mottc-has since been used by the princes oi Wales. It means "I serve." Q m It necessarv for a foreign vessel entering a port of the United States to have an American licensed pilot aboara. V. A. . . A Everv steam vessel coming into a port of the' United States from a foreign port is required to take on a state pilot. These pilots are appointed by the state, and thev charge fees for this piloting. Q Is" the speed of light greater tnan that of electricity? C. H. . . The speed of light and electncltj 1s practically the same. It is estimated that light travels at the rate ot 1S6.000 miles per second. Q Is an honorable discharge from ttie armv anv help to a man applying for cltiienship? E. H. . A. An honorable discharge from the United States army gives a man the right to file a petition for his second naturalization naturali-zation papers, without having to go through the usual procedure of taking out first papers and then waiting two years before filing his second papers. q. can you tell me how to maite pi-mentl pi-mentl cheese? D. C. L. A. Thts can be done by mixing one cup of' finely chopped pimento with one cup of grated cheese. Add ns much salt, paprika and onion iuice as desired. Q Who invented the first balloon? It M. A Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfer. brothers, made the first successful suc-cessful balloons, in recognition of which IajuIs XVI decorated Etienne, gave Joseph Jo-seph a thousand flvres pension, raised their father to nobility and later granted the brothers four hundred livres to .9-vote .9-vote to experiments in ai'rlal navigation. Q. What is the present automobile speed record? R. D. A. Ralph de Palma broke the speed record at Pavtona. Ula., in a Tackard Special. February 12. 1319. He made the first mile In 34.02 seconds and made the twonty-nille run In S minutes, 54.2 seconds. sec-onds. The previous record was ten miles In 4 minutes, 50. S seconds. Q. When was the last nxild dollar made In the United States? P. S. A. The last gold dollar was coined in 1SS9. Q. How old is John McCormack. the singer? C. K. K. A, He was born at Athlone. Ireland. June 14. 1SS4, and Is therefore thirty-five years old. Q. What office did Theodore noose-volt noose-volt hold at the outbreak of the Spanish-Ajnerlcan Spanish-Ajnerlcan war. nnd did he see Foreign service? M. C A. Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navv at the outbreak of that war. He urged the speeding of preparations and when his work In that direction was completed he resigned and went to Baa Antonio. Texas, for military training. He became lieutenant colonel of the Rough Riders tin. lor his friend. Colone) Leonard Wood, now Major tjeneral Wood, Roosevelt Roose-velt led the famous charge up San J nan hill In Cuba. q. Define RyndtonllanvX B. P. ' A. Syndicalism is a form of revolutionary revolution-ary labor union. It is opposed to old-llne old-llne trade unionism on the one hand, and tp political socialism on the other. It uinis at direct control over all Industries by organised bodies of workers, w bo propose pro-pose to vest the control of the basic industries in-dustries In the hands of the workers, through their unions. Q. Where was Helen Keller lorn and w'lat are seine of her best-known works.' K. W. L. A. She was born at ttuacuinbla, Ala., on June .7. IKSo, As a result of Illness she became deaf and blind nl tho age ot nineteen months. Her best-known works Include: "Story of My Life." "Optimism." "The World 1 I.lvc In" and "Out of the Dark," (Any reader can get the nnnwer to any question by writing The Tribune Information Informa-tion bureau. Krederlc J. Haskin. dr.. ':. Washington. l o. This offer applies strictly to Information, The burenn cannot can-not nlvo advice on legal, medical nnd financial matters. U does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake under-take exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly nnd briefly. Qlvo full name nnd nddross and Inclose (Cent Stamp for return postage. All replica re-plica are sent direct to the Inquirer.) |