Evening star., 1925-09-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. What is the value for silk
manufactured in the United States?-
D. X. F.
lures in the United States, including
ribbons, for 1923 was 1851 1922, JIG.
@. Where was the organization
known as the Seven Wise Men"
founded?-F. c. McC.
A The Seven Wise Men. better
known as the Improved Order of
Heptasophs, was a secret order found
ed in Maryland, 1876, uniting all men
of sound bodily health, good moral
character. socially acceptable, en-
gagged in honorable profession or EN-
ployment, between 1S and so years of
age to membership. 1t was merged
May, 1918, with the Fraternal Aid
Union of Lawrence, kans.
9. How long has there been
press gallery in Washington?-A. c.
A. 1t may be said TO have come
into existence about 1928 By 1928 or
1880 the letters written from Wash
ington and published in different parts
Of the country We're becoming numer-
otIs.
Q. When were tomatoes pushed as
a vegetable III. S.
A. 1t was not until about 1870 that
decided steps were taken TO improve
the tomato commercially. Until that
time they We're grown for ornaments,
and We're called love apples"
@. What is the safe working load
for hemp rope? For wire?-R. G. l..
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the strength of manila rope and
" nd ha
safe working load depends upon the
speed at which the rope is used and
upon the diameter of the sheaves over
which it is run. At slow speeds the
safe working load for good manila
rope may be taken as One-seventh it's
breaking strength, while for high
speeds it should not be more than one
fortieth. The safe working load for
wire rope is generally taken as one
fifth of its breaking strength. Good
wire rope is generally more than four
times as strong as the same size of
manila rope.
q. What are the longest and short
est wave lengths used?-L. r. r.
| A. The Radio Division Of the De
. partment of Commerce says that ex-
periments have been made of less than
| one meter. According to its records,
the longest wave length in use is about
| "a $50 meters.
! @. How many pipes has the new
| organ in the public auditorium in
| Cleveland?-H. 3.
! \. 1t has 1000 pipes and $50 direct
! speaking stops, $3.50 pipes in echo
! organ. 1t is operated by two 80
! horsepower and one 10-horsepower
| motors.
/ q. Why are some railroad rails con.
| nected with copper wire?-A. G.
| A. Usually this signifies that some
| kind of automatic control is installed
| on that section of road, the copper
! wire being used to complete the cir
cult.
@. What is the name of the novel
| dealing with the trial of young Arm
| strong, who was defended by Abra.
| ham Lincoln?-J. d.
A. The novel called "The Gray
| sons" by Edward Eggleston, is based
on Lincoln's Armstrong case.
Q. How was the theory proved that
the earth is f1atter at the poles?-
| +. c.
a. Sir Isaac Newton deduced from
| the mechanical consideration of the
| figure of equilibrium of a mass of ro-
tating fluid that the form of the earth
| was an oblate spheroid. The ques-
| ton was perma nently settled by the
Lapland expedition sent out by the
! Academy of Sciences, Paris, in 1885,
! under the auspices of Maupertius and
/ Clairut. The fattening of the poles
/ has also been proved by actual expert
ments on degrees of latitude by OBJ
seryations of the pendulum.
Q. How much of Canada is forest
| land?-H. j. X.
a. The forest area of Canada is be
J .ween 500 900 200 and 60O.0 900 600
! acres. Timber of commercial size
! covers about three-fifths of this area
! divided among the provinces as fol-
! lows: Nova Scotia. 100000 acres:
| New Brunswick, 5000, 900 acres; Que
| bee, 100 goo, 900 acres; Ontario, TO-
| 600 900 acres; Northwest Provinces,
| 100. 900 900 acres: British Columbia,
| 100. .o00 900 acres.
/. Q. What is bluestone?-G. ].
! A. Bluestone is the commercial