Evening star., 1925-05-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN


from the standpoint of capital in
vested and value of product. Its
capital is S4S,5O0,000. or possibly
more. 1t is just possible that there
may be larger concerns in Europe,
but it is not thought so.
Q. Is the Bunker Hill Monument
on Bunker Hill or Breeds Hill-F. B.
A. 1t stands on Breeds Hill, where
the battle actually was fought.
Q. How long has it been since the
King of England has vetoed a meas
ure I'll. r. S.
A. In England the veto is a rem
nant of the more extensive power
formerly exercised by the King but
which has gradually been cut down
until only the negative power of dis
approval is left. Since 1908 the righ.
has never been exercised. Non-use,'
however, does not imply that the
power does not exist at the present
| time, although the system of respon-
sible cabinet government makes it's
use out of place.
Q. How long ago did Steve B.odIe
make his famous leap from Brook
lyn Bridge?-C. NJ. c.
A. 1t was in 1885. He was the
first man to accomplish The feat. II
made his name a byword for daring.
S. D. "
A. Some of the foods in this class
are the following: Spinach, string
| beans. cabbage. lean beef, celery,
strawberries, tomatoes and carrots.
Q. Who owned the Moore House
which was used as headquarters dur
| ing the siege of Yorktown H. c. L.
| A. The Moore House was occupied
| by Gen. Washington, the Marquis de
| Lafayette and Count Rochambeau
during the siege of Yorktown. Va.
| In the program of the Yorktown
centennial celebration, October. 1881,
1t is stated that the Moore House"
was so called because il was occupieU
by a widow named Moore" but the
property was that of Gen Nelson
At the time of the centennial ceIe-
bration the house was in the midst
of grounds which were a part of
property then known as Temple
Farm"
Q. Is there any difference in the
appearance of two lines on a pho
nograph record &C. L. c.
| a. Authorities say that there Is
a difference in the appearance Of
| lines on a phonograp phi record. but
that such is only perceptible through
a microscope. An exception TO this
would be two lines reproducing eN-
actly the same sounds.
Q. Is it a general custom 10 eat
ham or bacon on Easter Sunday
j. w.
A. The custom of eating gam
mon of bacon" still exists in certain
parts of England, and. according to
Aubrey G679). was established by
the people ito show their abhorrence
to Judaism at that solemn commem-
oration of our Lords resurrection
Q. How long time elapsed between
the appointment of a codification com
mission in Germany and the date
upon which the German civil code
went into effectfP. S.
A. The civil code took effect in 1900.
The commission was appointed IS
years before.
Q. How many members has the,
Mormon Church and the other church
of kindred faith?-E. L. G.
A. The Federated Council OF
Churches estimated in 1922 that the
Mormon or Latter Day Saints had
about $4,000 members. The other de-
nomination to which you refer is
| pTOD9Dly lne heCTgdnlZeQ Cnurcn OF
| Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
which has about $4,000 members.
Q. What were Lincoln's favorite
songs?-R. L. NJ.
A. Songs popular in Lincoln's time
and of which he was fond were
Annie Laurie" Mary of Argyle" and
Aud Robin Gray" However, the
one he liked best above all others
was Twenty Years Ago" a simple
air, the words to which are supposed
to be uttered by a man who visits
the playground Of his youth.
@. What is celluloid e. r. K.
| A Celluloid is the trade name of
a mixture of nitrocellulose and cam
phor.
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