Evening star., 1923-12-24

week, Correct Speech week. Swedar-
ica week, Fire Prevention day
Make- four-WiIl day, SAFER da
Rn1a gay, Fathers day, Golden
": How many Americans are tb,ra
IN constantinople?-M. II. s"e'e
A The bureau of foreign and A.
Inestlc commerce says that there az
o% IN anout o,o0o Americans residing,
.. How much of the busines. =,
the United States is carried on b,.
check?-T. n. Oh pS
- A; It is estimated that checks are
used to the amount of ninety times
the actual money in cireuIation =,
one year over 100000, 600 900 wa
paid by check. va
Q. Is it possible to initiate the
famous old violins SO cleveriy thai
experts are deceived?-E E. s
A. 1t has been supposed that e--
perts could tell the fine old insftI
ments from their modern limitations.
frof. f. j. Koch, physicist and mu
sician Of Dresden, Germany. ia re
ported to have duplicated world
famous Stradiyari violins so success
fully that in recent tests a group Of
italian musicians was unable to dis
t1nguish between their tones and the
NOiSS VI iIS iuStI tIulneHLS.
Q. If woman served through the
revolutionary war, was she put on
the pension roll?-J. II.
A. The heirs of Deborah Gannett,
who served through the revolution.
woman named Hodgers served
through the civil war under the name
or Cashier, and was put on the pen-
sion roll in 1900.
Q. Can a barometer be made witt
clock face and used to tell people
weather conditions as clock tells
time?-P. X.
A. There is a giant barometer with
dial face on the tower of the Ger
man Museum at Munich. A single
hand chronicles the slightest yaria
tion in atmospheric pressure. indi-
eating probable changes in weather
Q. Why was the Grace Dodge
Hotel so named?-M- r. L.
A. The late Miss Grace Dodge
is revered by humanitarians as one
of the rare American women OF the
twentieth century. She was a sister
of Cleveland Dodge of New ork city.
Miss Dodge devoted her time. strength
and fortune to the betterment or
young women She was an enthusi-
astic supporter OF the 7. w. c. A
movement. and founded Teachers
College, in New York.
Q: Is tattooing of the skin an Old
custom?-R. T.
A. 1t is impossible to say
definitely where and when this Gus
tom originated. Records of it are
found in the tombs near Thebes,
where there are painted representa-
tions of a race of white men whose
bodies are tattooed. In Caesars
Comm entaries" we are told that the
Britons were tattooed.
Q. How many Americans gave
their lives to gain independence for
America?-M. A. S.
A During the revolutionary war.
I1s4 Americans were killed or died
of wounds received in action. The
English lost 9.073 troops.
Q. Is a child born in Hawaii of
Japanese parents an American citi-
zen?-K. D. L.
A. Hawaii is part of the United
States, and child born there is as
much a citizen as though he were
born in Boston or Topeka.
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