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Show Answers to Questions. Q. Did Edward tho Confessor make a will ? E. C. V. A. According to old Anglo-Saxon chronicles, chron-icles, Edward tho Confessor mado a verbal ver-bal will. On January 5, liiiii;, he recovered his power of speech and talked with those around him, among whom were tho queen and tho archbishop of York, archbishop of Canterbury and I larold and Tost i, ins nephews. He prophesied the "Norman Invasion, In-vasion, and then, stretching out his hand, bequeathed the. crown lo Harold. This act was ratified by the, ancient British parliament and Harold was crowned next day. Q. How ma ny A nierlca n "aces! n re t here in tlie air service at tho present tinie?--W. S. A. Of the sixty-eight flyers, -who became, be-came, accredited "aces," only nine remain in the service. Q. "What Is the value of tho capilol building at "Washington? M. K. A. The capltol building and tho spacious spa-cious grounds surrounding it estimated esti-mated to be. worth Li-.iim,(liii) buidin.v $l.;i,(J(J0,(Miii; grounds, $ 1 0, uou.iton. Q. llow did the Immigration into the United States for PUS compare with tint of other soars during the past decade--' U. K. E. A. statistics siiow that the number 0r i minim a ut s -admit t ed into the bull ' r I States during Hie war was far below licit of previous years. I airing the fiscal vear ending .Juno HO. lal-S, about HiijUio 'f,,r. elmicrs came here as compared with more than a million a year before the. war. Q. Ho v did tlie original are;t nf the United stair. compare with its ara at the pr-'senl -lime? M. E. t A. In IMmi the area o l be United Stales was a bout one-four! h wba t it (H t,ia v At. that tlnlo the area was R7;t,LM, square miles' as conipa red with ::,:';, VS!) sqiu'u-e miles at the present t inie. 0. ill lh" in::o sul-m- crop of Porlo Kid. be a v. I one? - .M , A. INn'lo Kleo's crop ,,f sin-.nr lor Hie ' 1 Ir" "'""' 1 ai l ;- vc'Y . t tons, whioli is an increase of iP.000 to 13 over the last crop, livery section of the iaml shows an increase m production. Q What paper currency have we in denominations above a hundred dollars.' L. G. There are five hundred dollar bills, one." thousand dollar bills, five thousand and ten thousand dollar bills. Q Were there more business failures in this country in 1917 than the year before? be-fore? T. D. . . There were 3000 less failures in this' country in 1917 than there were in Ihc previous vear. The liabilities of all failures for that year were SlS2,4tl,3il, as against ? 1 96, 2 1 2, 3Ct! for 1916. Q. Where is the world's largest buffalo ht'!' Th'eYlieni of Buffalo in Wainright park, Alberta, Canada, consisting of about :isim animals, has this distinction. The original herd from which this has grown consisted of W head of buffalo, bought in 190! by the Canadian government from an Indian named Tablo in the Flathead valley, val-ley, iUoiUana. O. What bird lays the largest egg? E. B. C. The ostrich, of all birds extant, lays tlie largest egg. One ostrich egg will make as niucli omelet as forty hen eggs. (Any reader can get tho answer to any question by writing to The Tribune information infor-mation bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, direc-tor, Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictlv to information. Tlie bureau cannot can-not give advice on legal, financial or medical med-ical matters. It docs not attempt to settle set-tle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and inclose 2-cent stamp for relurn postage. All replies are scut direct to tlie Inquirer.) |