Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN Z


territory, but would erect it into
States of moderate size as rapidly as
population should warrant. This
promises has been kept 80 times by
the Government. Aside from Maine,
Vermont and Florida, all the States
in addition to the original 13 have
been created in accordance with 1t.
Q. Who was the first woman to
step upon Plymouth Rookie. G.
A. Mary. Chiffon.
I Q. Is there any place in this coun-
try where steam or heat from under
ground Is used TO produce power
p. p. X.
|, A. At Healdsburg. Calf, as miles
from San Francisco, is a power-gen-
Grating plant operated by natural
steam from underground. The steam
comes from a depth of 800 feet and
engineers say that there is enough
of 1t beneath some 1900 acres of vol
canic land to light and heat San
Francisco and run all nearby fac
| tories once 1t had been completely
harnessed.
Q. How much money was spent for
advertising last year?-J. d. w
A The Blackman Co, New York
| City, gives the following information
| regarding the amount of money spent
for advertising during 1923: News
papers, $500, o0O, 600; periodicals, s177,-
100000; street cars, $Il,000,0O0; bill
boards, sl2,000.OO0.
Q. What is meant by an inter
locutory divorce?-F. A ID.
A. BY an introductory decree of
divorce is meant a decree which is
not final and upon which additional
4 .gVf 4 xTNf,. 1.
Q. When were the Endless Cav
erns discovered?-W. .. II.
| A. Endless Caverns in the Shen-
! andoah Valley were discovered Oc-
tober /, 1879.
Q. Please tell something about the
| longest night in history, when people
went to bed on the End Of Septem-
Der and awoke on the 14th.-J. p. w.
A. The longest night in history,
! September 2, 1852, was when the
| Gregorian calendar was adopted in
England, through the influence of
| Lord Chesterfield. The calendar ar
| ranged by Julius Caesar by not
making SUFFICIENT allowance for leap
year had caused the English date 10
| become IL days behind the right
| time. These days were omitted after
| September g SO that the next day
was reckoned as September II.
@ When was Latvia recognized
| by the United States?-C. F.. L.
| A: On July 2S, 1922, It was an.
noupced that the United States had
| accorded American recognition to
Latvia, Esthonia, Llthuania and AL
| bania-
Q. What is a deemster?-C. C. H,
A. Originally the deemster was a
| judicial officer in Scotland. who for
| mally pronounced the doom or sentence
| of death on condemned criminals,
| The name is now given in the Isle
of Man to two judges, who act as
chief justices of the island.
Q. In a social gathering, when \
| proposes toast TO, d. should 3 drink
| from his glass?-M. p. A.
| A. When A proposes a toast to 3,
and the toast is drunk, B should not
drink the toast proposed in his
| honor.
Q. Is cannibalism still practiced?
| j. J. L.
A. Martin johnson, who makes
| movies of savages, says that he Sc
| cured some pictures on his last trip
| to the South Sea Islands which prove
conclusiyely that long pig" is still
| deIicacy eaten occasionally by some
! tribes.
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