Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN
@. Is a President officially noti-

@. Is a President officially noti-
fed of his election?-C. A. b.
A. The White House says that a
President elect is not officially noti-
fed of his election.
@. Who was the author who read
one of his poems at the dedica ton of
the Lincoln Memorial?-C. Il.
A. 1t was Edwin Markham
Q. How many pieces of mail reach
the dead letter office?-A. NJ. G..
A. 1t receives about 16,500, 900 dead
letters and parcels year, and 9,O00,-
600 post cards and postals. The loss
to the general public through the
carless directing of such matter is
about one-haIf a million dollars an
nually. No letters or packages are
sent to the dead letter office until
they have been given a directory
service at the post office to which
they are addressed. and all available
methods to locate the addresses have
been exhausted.
Q. Are there many bazaars in
Tehoran, Persia?-W. b. T.
A. There are approximately 2S
miles of bazaars in the Persian
capital.
Q. Can you tell me the number of
the railway car in which the Armis-
tice was signed?-S. A. r.
A. Car number 2419D was the one
to which you refer. Negotiations
were conducted in the woods near
Rethonde Station.
Q. What do Georgians call them
selves?-C. w.
4
Grusinians) call themselves Karth-
veil. The name Georgian" is ap-
piled because the people so called
live in Georgia. This word is used
in Europe except by the Russians,
who call this section OF the world
Grusia.
Q. why did the Scotch people
adopt plaids for their dress?--A. NJ.
A. Authorities who have studied
the subject carefully are of the
opinion that the use Of the tartan
or plaid in the Scottish Highlands
seems to have been beyond the reach
of history. The plaid is a develop
ment Of the check, which Is a very
ancient pattern and was especially
popular in ancient Egypt as a motive
Of decoration. The check and its
later adaptation became popular with
great many OF the ancient races
of Europe. notably the Celts. The
Scotch Highlanders are remnant of
the Celtic race, and to these early
people color in dress was an i'm
portant element. The higher their
rank the greater the variety of col
ors permitted them. As far back as
$50 B. c. Livy and Virgil state that
these strangers" (referring to the
aa, ta,-tn
garb." One writer on the subject is
of the opinion that the plaid may
be indirectly connected with Joseph's
coat of many colors.
Q. What artificial porcelain sur
wives the attempt to initiate Chinese
porcelain?-C. B.
A. The English bone china is the
only artificial porcelain that sur
wives.
Q. What is meant by the glacial
periodic. E. G.
A. The glacial age or period is
division of geological time compris-
ing the earliest part of the quarter
nary period. At this time the tenn
perature was essentially arctic, and
within the continental areas enor-
nous glaciers and sheets of Ice then
formed, advanced southwark, ming
the rivers and lake basins, covering
the mountains and burying the low
lands beneath a vast sea Of Ice.
Q. Is granite always gray COL
ored?-A. L. NJ.
A. Granite is usually some shade
of gray but pink and red are not
uncommon colors.
&c, ha Low oct
West Indies?-C. G.
A. Havana, the capital of Cuba, is
the largest city in the West Indies.
O. Is marrow digestible?-J. A. G.
A. Bone marrow is an easily di-