Evening star., 1924-11-12

| motnerS' club!-J. Il.
A. Stare decisis. ct =: non quieta
| movere." or the first part Of the phrase,
stare decisis," would make an admira-
| Bile motto for mothers club. Trans
lated it. is, ITO stand by decisions and
not to disturb matters once settled
@. Need Pope be a cardinal prior
! to election?-P. e. NJ
| A. A new Pope need not be a car1i-
/ nal, he not not even be a priest,
but may be a layman. If not already
a bishop he is consec.ated and then
comes the great ceremony of the cor
onation from which he dates his pom
! tificate.
| Q. What determines the bound
| sries of the earth's Zones?-W. T s.
| a. The division of the earth's sur
| face into torrid, temperate and frigid
| zones is determin ed by the amount of
| the inclination of the earth's axis to
| the plane of the ecliptic. This in
clination being % degrees, 27 min
utes, the torrid zone extends from the
equator to latitude % degrees 81 min
utes both north and south, while the
| two temperate zones extend from the
torrid zone to within % degrees 27
minutes Of either pole, the remaining
regions lying about each pole form
ing the two frigid zones.
What is meant by compound frac-
ture?-W. E D.
A. compound fracture is a frac-
ture of q bone so that the skin is
broken. This is often confused with
a multiple fracture, the proper name
when more than one break exists.
q. Please advise US If voting and
! registering can be done by mail in
the States of Tennessee and North
Carolina Also if there is a poll tax
to be paid by woman voters as the
one paid by men.-C. d. B. and A
d. J.
A In North Carolina registration
must be effected in person but the
vote may be cast by mail. In Ten
nessee both registration and vote may
be done by mail. In North Carolina
there is apparently no poll tax re-
quirement for women. In Tennessee
there is a poll tax and if one is
assessed against the elector it must
be paid not later than 60 days prior
to election, except in the case of
may pay the poll tax any time before
election.
Q. student at Yale University
| having registered and paid his roll
tax wishes full information as to how
TO vote by mail in Falls Church, Va
j. A. VI.
A. See above reply to Unsigned.
Q. What is the inscription on the
monument that marks the spot where
Maj. John Andre, the British spy, was
sxecuted?-B. S. W.
a. On the west side the monument
bears the following inscription by
Dean Stanley of Westminster, Eng
land: Here died October 2, 1850, Mai
John Andre of the British army, who
entering the American lines on
secret mission to Benedict Arnold, for
the surrender of West Point, was
/ taken prisoner, and tried and con-
| demned as a spy. Ills death, though
according TO the stern rule of war,
moved even his enemies to pity: and
both armies mourned the fate of one
SO young and brave. In 1921 his re-
mains were removed TO Westminster
1 Abbey. \ hundred years after the
execution this stone was placed above
the spot where he lay, bS a citizen
of the United States against whom he
fought, not to perpetuate the record
of strife, but in token of those bet
ter feelings which have since united
and religion with the hope that this
friendly union will never be broken"
On the north face of the statue: He
was more unfortunate than criminal.
Am accomplished man and gallant
officer"-George Washington. Also:
Stunt lacrynae rerum ct mentem
morta1ia tangunt."
! @ How long did it take the Fly
! ing Parson" to make the trip from
| New York to San Francisco and re-
! turn?-C. y. w.
! \. &. W. Maynard covered the en-
| tire distance of 5,302 miles in days
/ hours &c minutes seconds.
O. is there such a thing as a hoop
! snake?-C. y. r.
( A The hoop snake is a small snake
( found in the South Atlantic States
! It is foolishly feared by some people
who believe it Will put its tail in its
mouth. stiffen its body, and roll like