Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

Q. How much do the Rockville
electric cars weigh. and the w, B.
& All. r.
A. The Washington. Baltimore &
Annapolis Office says that their cars
weigh approximately As tons. The
Rockville cars weigh approximately
20 tons.
c. II a purchaser feels that the
coal delivered to him is short weight,
how does he arrange to have it
weighed?-G. NJ. r. r.t.
A. The District weights and meas
ures law provides that a purchaser of
coal may require the driver of the
delivery vehicle TO convey the load to
any public or private scale in the
District of Columbia and there re-
weigh the same in the presence of
the purchaser.
@. How large was Mount Vernon
in Washington's time?-S. A. L..
A. Mount Vernon contained 10000
acres, about Is square miles. 1t was
divided into farms OF convenient size,
which were under the personal super
vision of Washington. In 1897 ne
had 500 acres In grass, sowed 500
acres of oats, 700 acres of wheat, as
much more in corn, barley, potatoes
beans peas, etc, and so acres of tur-
nips. His stock consisted of lac
horses, 112 cows, 235 working oxen,
heifers and steers and 500 sheep. In
1885 he slaughtered $50 hogs for the
use OF his family and provisions for
his negroes.
Q. How much money was sent to
Europe from America for charity last
year?-A. S. L.
A. During 1923 about $4,000. 900
was sent for actual charitable relief,
such as that afforded by Red Cross.
salvation Army and similar organi-
cations.
Q. Is the dirTerence between ben
zine and gasoline anything more than
the degree of 9Th.
A The Bureau of Mines says that
benzine and gasoline are two different
and distinct products. Benzine- is a
coal tar product and gasoline is a
petroleum product
Q. Where are gloves made Pr. H
A Glove making centers are~1Gren-
oble, Mort, Vendome and Paris
France; Brussels. Belgium; Copen-
hagen, Denmark, and Worcester
England. In the United States. out OF
$50 glove-making establishments 2l9
are in New York State.
@. Can a young lady marry and
still keep her position I'm q post office
"A L. M
A Section SO of the postal laws and
regulations states, promptly upon
the marriage of a female employe
holding classified position in the
postal service. Tostmasters and other
appointing officers shall report TO the
proper bureau of the department the
name of such employe as officially in
dicated on their rosters, the date OF
the last day Of service prior to mar
riage. the married name of the en-
pleye as she desired to be officially
known. and the date of the first day
OF service under her married name. "A
woman postmaster should immediate
" report to the bureau OF the first
assistant any change In her name by
marriage, giving her new name, and
failure TO do so promptly shall be
sufficient cause for removal. Such
postmasters will not be required to
furnish new bonds, and another APP
pointment will not be necessary. She
shall sign reports and official commu-
nications under her new name (usIng
however. her Christian name) after
she has reported her marriage to the
department"
Q. When the original confedera-
tio1 was formed was it contemplated
that additional States would be
brought into the Union?-W. A. 4
A. Whatever the original idea ma y
have been, Congress In 1880, in order
to persuade the States having claims
on territories, west of the Alleghenfe:
or elsewhere, not included withlr
their confines to relinquish sucf
claims, promised that it would no
hold land intrusted to at as subject