Evening star., 1925-11-06


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Q. What is the value Of property IN
the District OF Columbia?-F. L. w.
A. The total valuation Of Govern
ment and privately owned property
In the District Of Columbia Is about
one and quarter billion dollars. OF
this the Government owns about one
third and the value is $400 0.000. 900 or
more. This is exclusive OF schools,
engine houses, foreign legations, etc.
Q. When will the next convention
Of the Federation Of women's Clubs
take place2-N. 8. r.
A. 1t Will be held from May "a to
June 8, 1925, at Atlantic City.
phabet?-S. H.
A. 1t was invented by George Guess,
half-breed Cherokee Indian, who
lived from about ITO to 1s43.
Q. When postal employees work on
Christmas day, do they get a holiday
afterward2-T. o. F.
A. The Post Office Department says
that postal employees who are required
to work on Christmas day, because of
tAo SOliuAliOli VI LILO HldllS, are granted
compensatory time on any Of the fol
lowing working days within 80 days
after Christmas. 1t has been the
policy Of the department to limit to
the absolute minimum the employment
OF men on Christmas day, and during
this past year rural carriers were
granted holiday the entire day, and
city carriers and clerks excused at
noon.
Q. In what direction does a ship
travel, going through the Panama
Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic?
e. D. s.
A. A ship on entering the canal at
the Pacific follows an irregular course
in general northwesterly direction
and then travels almost due north to
the Atlantic end.
Q. We often hear Of the glass or
jointed snake, which 1t is claimed is
| capable Of becoming disjointed and
| coming together again. Is there such
a reptile?-O. H. w.
, A. The explanation Of this curious
phenomenon lies in the ability of this
reptile to drop its tail. an act which
sometimes enables 1t to escape while
the still wriggling tail attracts the
pursuer. Many other lizards do the
same thing, and a spike" or short and
imperfect tail grows in place of the
lost tall. This curious reptile is rarely
seen, as it lives under decaying vege-
tation and leaves or burrows in the
soil. 1t is sometimes turned up by the
plow. 1t has long been the subject
Of discussion, and is merely a harm.
| less. legless lizard. and because Of its
food habits 1t Is Of considerable value
to agriculture.
Q. Was last Spring warmer than
| usual?-N. D.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
February, March and April were
| warmer than usual over the entire
country. 1t does not believe. however
that the world is getting warmer in
general.
Q. Why do people try to reach the
| North Pole?-M. II.
A. Early efforts in polar explora.
| ton were largely for commercial in.
terests. During the twentieth cen.
| tury the renewal of exploration In
| the Arctic and Antarctic regions has
been due largely to the spirit of scien.
tific research. but also for geographic
achievement. Peary, at the North
| Pole, made great number of observa-
tions which are very valuable in the
study of geography. physiography,
meteorology and oceanography.
Q. Is Locarno in Switzerland or
| Italy?-N. c. T.
| A. Locarno Is situated on the upper
| end Of Lake Maggiore. which became
| Swiss more than 400 years ago. The
| appearance of the country and the
| ways OF living are still thoroughly
| Italian. There are about 20 900 inhabit-
ants, most of whom speak Italian
with a mingling of a Swiss-Germa n
| The German of Germany is not often
| heard.
Q. Where was the Merchant
| Prince" John Wanamaker born?-P
c. D.
A. John Wanamaker was born in
Philadelphia July II, 1888. He died
December II, 1922.
Q. How much sugar Is eaten by the
average American?-I. H.
A An average OF SIS pounds of
sugar per capita is consumed.
Q. How old Is the olive oil industry
| in California?-C. L.
A. Olive oil was first made in Santa
Barbara in 1879.
@. How many miles Of waterway
has France?-G. T.
A. France has four important riv-
ers, the Seine, the Loire, the Garonne
and the Rhone. all Of which are util-
ICED for commerce. They are joined
by a number Of canals. The water
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