Evening star., 1924-08-30
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

L. l.. ID.
A. The Chevy Chase Club Is abou,
$50 feet above sea level and Four
teenth and Pennsylvania avenue is
about 20 feet above sea level, making
a difference Of about $40 feet.
Q. VIII the ZR-3 bring mail from
abroad ?-H. d.
A. The Post Office Department says
that SO far as known the dirigible
coming from Germany will not carry
mail.
q. What hymns were sung at the
funeral services for President Cool
idge's son?-L T. B.
A. The hymns that were sung at
the various funeral services Of the
Faith Looks Up to Thee" Savior
Like Shepherd Lead U.s." He Lead
eth Me-" 20 Love That Will Not Let
Me Co." Still. Still With Thee"
Q. How many college fraternities
are there now?-M. d.
A. There are So collegiate, So pro-
fraternities. Women's fraternities
number 81 collegiate, 20 professional
and honorary.
Q. Are electric fans used in Egypt
E. F. U.
A. The Department Of Commerce
says that electric fans find many
users in Egypt. owing to the Ave or
six months Of warm, humid weather.
AS the nights are cool. there is not
the demand for them in homes that
there is in the United States, but in
business offices they are considered
indispensable.
Q. Why are naval stores so-called ?
j. E. H.
A. The origin Of the term naval
stores" which commercially is applied
to the great turpentine and rosin in
dustry Is uncertain, but it Is prob
able that it is derived from the fact
that these and other materials
broadly included in this designation
were at one time chiefly used by ship
ping. The Forest Service says that
the term naval stores" in olden
times referred to pitch alone, which
was carried on the old shipping ves-
sells for use in calking the seams of
the boat. This term now includes
tar, turpentine. pitch. rosin, etc.
Q. What are the requirements for
a caddy to become an amateur
golfer B. A.
A. The rules of the United States
Golf Association prohibit any one
who is over 16 and who has carried
clubs for hire from becoming an
amateur golfer unless reinstated.
Q. What American soldier exc
cuted the etching OF the resting place
of Frances nameless hero which has
lately been purchased by the Luxem-
bourg Museum l. +.
A. This striking etching Of the
Arc de Triomphe in Paris, with the
figure of a solitary woman bowed
over the tomb of Frances unknown
soldier. is the work of A. c. Webb OF
Nashville, Tenn, a former A. 4. F.
second lieutenant. Its purchase by
the Musee de Luxembourg. Paris, was
an unusual distinction to be accorded
a foreign artist.
Q. Does the cedar Of Lebanon
grow in this country?-W. S.
A 1t is hardy in the United
States only in the South and in Cali
fornia. England has some noble
specimens that were planted there
in the seventeenth century.
Q. What is the deepest dive on
records?-D. E. C.
A. The diving record for depth
and endurance was made by Ed Har-
rison, depth So feet; under water 3
minutes, As seconds.
Q. Is the cotton boil weevil a men
ace of comparatively recent times?-
S. S. H.
A. 1t was originally Mexican, hav-
ing been found around Monclova,
State of Coahuila, Mexico, where as
early as 1856 to 1862 1t did such dam
age to cotton that cotton growing
there was abandoned. In 1885 the
boil weevil crossed the Texas border
into the United States. 1t en-
croached steadily from year to year
until, in 1922, 1t infested practically
the entire cotton-growing region OF
the United States. The only exten-
sive uninfested territory lies in west
and northwest Texas.
@. When is a boy too old to be
eligible for West Point?-F. w.
A. The maximum age for entrance
to the United States Military Academy
is 81 years.
O. Did the congressional commit
tee that investigated the steel strike
OF 1919 recommend an anti-Strike
law?-G. NJ. A.
A. The Senate committee on educa-
tion and labor in it's report OF its in
vestigations of the steel strike of
1919 did not recommend anti-strike
legislation. but did suggest the estab-
lishment of board or commission
which it believed would minimize the
danger of strikes.
Q. At what age can women vote
in England?-D. w. E.
A. In England the voting age for
women is 80 years.
Q. Do various breeds Of cattle
thrive anywhere in this country
G. r.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that conditions vary greatly
both as to climate and topography.
All breeds thrive on rich, level pas
lures, but some are better adapted
than others to rough, hilly land and
scant pasturage. Some cattle with
stand the extreme cold Of the North.
while others are suited to the almost
tropical heat Of some of the South
ern States.
@. Under what sign Of the Zodiac
was Caruso born, and were any other
famous signers born under the same
sign?-T. X.
A Caruso was born under the sign
Pisces. Geraldine Farrar was also
born under this sign.
Q. How many men did Germany
lose in the World WARM. G. B.
A. According to what are said to
be the final authoritative statistics
concerning the losses Of Germany in
the World War, the lost dead num-
bered 1,SoS,545, Of whom 52,006 were
officers. Nearly 25 per cent Of the
officers participating in the war are
on the death roll
@. Which is the best picture of
Christ ?-J. D.
A. Art critics are almost unanimous
in agreeing that the head of Christ
in the picture Of Titan (Christ with
the Tribute Money! now in the Dresden