Evening star., 1924-07-11
Answers to Questions
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

on tablet over the door of the build
ing back of Polls on 18th street rep
resent?'-W. p. L.
A. The building is Polls Theater,
although the entrance is now on
Pennsylvania avenue. The initials
signify washington Light Infantry
Corps" battalion of infantry then
known as an Independent" organ
ization. 1t erected the building now
known as Polls Theater and occu-
pied the basement as an armory and
rented out the upper floors. Col. Will
liam G. Moore was in command and
he later became superintendent of
police of this city. This military or
ganization became affiliated with the
| National Guard of the District Of
Columbia on the organization of the
National Guard by act of Congress
in 1889.
Q. Is it possible to grow tea in any
part of the United States?-O. 1. G.
| A. The Department of Agriculture
established small a-growing plan
| tation near Summerville, S. c., in
| 1880, and experiments have also been
possible to grow good teas and cure
| them satisfactorily it was apparently
impossible to produce them in compe-
| tition with the teas of China and
Japal' cured by cheap oriental labor.
Q. Is the American Museum Of
Natural History located in Washing
ton?-W. l. II.
! A. 1t is New York institution,
| founded in 1869, and located at nth
street and Central Park west, New
| York City.
Q. What was the date of the King
ston earthquake w. T.
A. January IA. 1907.
| q. l saw in the paper that one
of the delegates to the Democratic
national convention voted for the
presidential nomination of a reporter
who is only twenty-five years old
He couldn't have been nominated and
elected, could he?-I. II. c.
a. There is nothing in the federal
Constitution fixing the qualifications
OF candidates for the presidency. A
man Of any age might be nominated,
If his party decided to nominate
him, and he might be elected. if he
secured the requisite number of
votes, but no one can qualify and be
inauguarated President unless he be
a natural born citizen of the United
| States at least thirty-five years of
age.
| .. What is the difference between
evidence and testimony?-D. B. E.
A. In general. testimony is the
evidence given orally by witness in
! ever, may be documentary and OBJ
| jective as well as oral
Q. Does strong electric current
make copper wire porous or rotten?
E. B. K.
A. The bureau of standards says
that copper wire does not become
| porous or rotten as result of use
to carry high voltage electric current
| If used in overhead construction il
| may become fatigued as a result OF
| repeated wear by the wind and other
| weather conditions.
Q. Will teak wood f1oat?-W. T. F.
A. Green teak will not float. but
If seasoned evenly and completely the
| logs will float easily.
Q. When did the prohibition
movement start in this country
l. A. d.
A. Legislation against liquor in
| America dates from 1912, when the
colony of Maryland passed a law
making drunkenness a misdemeanor:
| The first local Sption law was passed
by Indiana n 1882.
|
| tenement?-S. K. 7.
A. The legal definition varies in
| different cities. In some cities
| tenement is a house for two or more
| families; some the line is drawn at
| three families. There is no legal dis
| tinction between tenement and an
] apartment
Q. What is meant by being put in
| counter%'-A. A.
A. This is probably an allusion to
| the Counter an ancient name given
two prisons under the rules Of sherifrs
of London, England. One of them was
| in Wood and one in Poultry street
| The name was the object of frequent
| jokes and puns in the plays of the
seventeenth century dramatist
Q. What is meant by the loop dis
trict" in Chicago &C. R. w.
A. This is the portion of the busi-
| ness district of Chicago that is within
loop made by the elevated railway.
@. Where do we get the expression
cold shoulder?'-J. G. R.
A. In medieval days in France it
| was customary to serve hot roasts
| when entertaining guests. If the
| guests outstayed their welcome. a
| cold shoulder was served instead Of
hot meat
| Q. What was the trade of the
Apostle Paula. A.
| A. Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was not
| one of the twelve apostles. His trade
| was that of a tent-maker.
Q. Where is the largest bull ring
| in the world?-M. S.
| A. The one at Lima Peru, is said
| to be the largest in the world.
Q. What do the initials r. N. A. s.
| stand for?-M. G. v.
| A These initials mean royal naval
| air service which is the aeronautic
! service of the British navy.
Q. How many people suffer from
fat feet or fallen arches?- L H.
| A. The only compilation that would
| give light on the subject is that made
upon examination of men when en-
| listing in the world war. The War
| Department says that 1924 per cent
| of the mea examined for the Army
| suffered from fallen arches or fiat
| feet In addition SO per cent suffered
| from pronated feet, trouble similar
| to fiat feet The combination is to-
| tai of 11.57 per cent.
| Q. Are the gray moths that gather
/ htoH