Evening star., 1924-12-11

with over 2s years service, an annual
base pay of $4,000
! .. Does q railroad cross tbs 9.
! Bernard Pass ?-J. T..
A. st. Bernard Pass, which is in the
Alps in Switzerland, is a carriage road,
and no railroad runs on this pass of.
| across It.
| Q. Where is the replica Of tho first
snip that sailed up the Hudson?-E. +.
| A. The Half Moon lies in New York
Harbor and sails up the Hudson ono.
| each year.
| Q. Where is the museum Of buttons
| located?-E. L.
A. You probably refer to the waldes
| museum, III Prague, Czechoslovakia
, which is devoted to a collection of dress
| fastening devices. 1t was founded by d
| Bohemian button manufacturer.
O. What Is the average shrinkage ty
| evaporation on gallons OF gasoline
stored IN an underground tank for seven
! days?-W. r. N
| A The Bureau Of Mines says that the
| shrinkage from this cause would be
nearly or practically negligible. Tho
! shr1nkage by contraction due to tenn
| perature change. such as cooling during
the night, may average about per
cent. On being heated again during the
| day the shrinkage changes to expansion
| In about the same percentage.
Q. What was the amount OF fire
insurance carried in 1923 and the
amount of fire loss?-w. D. H
| A. The National Board OF Fire
| Underwriters says that 1t is estimate
that fire losses in the United States
| during 1929 aggregated about s50s.-
4 IsaF-
tabulations are not yet availablc
The amount of fire insurance cover
age in force is estimated at S12-.r
000, 900, 600.
Q. hear that In England tHg
punctuation of the line, God rest you
merry gentlemen" differs from that
in use in this country. Can you tel
me what change is ulade?-w. c. Z.
! a. AS We customariiy punctuate
this familiar line the comma is
placed after you" y program CT &
| Christmas entertainment given ar
Cambridge University shows chang
IN the punctuation and hence In the
thought. The comma is placed after
merry"
Q. How many lives were lost IN the
ZR-2?-J. A. w.
"A: The ZR-2 was constructed in
| England and exploded in trial figlt
| in August, 1921, over England
There were A. lives lost. The ZR-
embodied the British idea of riGif
| Iairships. This was built by the Roy
Airship Works, Pulham. England.
Q. Are there any horses today vi,
toes?-T. H H.
A. The Smithsonian Inetitutis
says that there are no horses livi
TO-DAY having two ruarA
Q. Should the peace pipe, when L
Ing smoked as American Indiat
smoked 1T, be passed to the right
Ieft?-si S.
A. The manner OF passing i
| peace pipe" was determined by II
individual tribe Of Indians, and IL
Bureau Of Indian Affairs is not abi
to state whether or not the pipe W
always passed in the same direction
Q. Are Romans and Italians sy1
| onymous:-C. B. NJ.
A. Strictly speaking, the Roma
are the people OF Rome, while Ira
ians are inhabitants of the Italia
peninsula. The Romans OF histo1
were the people of Italy, who We
under the rule Of Rome.
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