Evening star., 1925-01-05

q. What year was it that the rail-
road across the Mall and the Sixth
Street station were abandoned?-W
II. d.
A. The first train was operated in
Union station on October %, 1907, at
which time the Sixth Street station
ceased operation. This station was
torn down a year later.
Q. With what material is the Capt.
tol in Washington buiIt?-R. W. A.
A. The center part is of sandstone,
painted white. The wings are mar
bic. The dome is Of cast-iron coated
with copper, and painted white.
@. How was the name New Or
leans" selected for one of the airships
making the recent trip around the
world ?-J. NJ. F.
A. Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick per-
sonally selected the names of the
planes which made the round-the-
world flight from a representative
city of each section of the country.
New Orleans was picked as a city of
the South Boston, of the East; Chi
cago, Middle West; Seattle, West.
Q. What is the name of the disease
which causes the feet 70 grow to
enormous proportions?-W. L. 3.
@. When is the bridge between
Buffalo and Fort Erie to be built
W S. p.
A. The proposed bridge between
Buffalo and Fort Erie is still under
consideration by the War Depart
ment. Both Canadian and congress
sional authority have been obtained.
Q. How much food must be car
ried for dogs that pull sleds in the
Far North?-H. VI. F.
A. Each dog will eat two pounds
of food per day. A team Of Is dogs,
pulling a load Of from 1000 to 1900
pounds, will eat the equivalent of its
load in from 35 to so days.
@. Is it true that a person dream
ing Of falling from a great height
will die from the shock if he does
not waken before he hits the ground
in his dream fall?-S. ]. D.
A Physicians say that such an
idea is ridiculous, although this is
not susceptible of absolute proof, for
if any man has ever died from the
shock of landing at the bottom of a
dream fall he has never had chance
to tell the world about it.
Q. What is a copyright, and what
the earliest instance thereof?-O. NJ.
A. Copyright is a right given by
law for limited number of years (in
the United States Is years from the
date of first pubIication) to the author
or originator of an intellectual pro-
duction, or to his assignee. 1t is in
tended to secure to him the excIu-
stVe right to his writing or other
production, and to make reproduc-
e.
ian law was passed securing to the
scribes by whom books were writ
ten the property in the materials
used; and in this way, perhaps, he
| traced the first germ of the modern
law of copyright.
@. When was an effective police
system established in England ?-J
c. H.
A. Sir Robert Peel established q
system in 1929 which resulted in a
great diminishing of crime.
Q. How much did the population
| of Chicago increase in the 60s?-C
| n. A
A. The population of Chicago il
1860 was 109,260 and in 1870 it had in
creased to 29S.977.
|
adjective?" Is Straight ones. Men
A. Some eQualities are incapable
| of comparison because they already
| are so absolutely expressed that one
| cannot think of them as greater o,
less. For example round" square,
unique" Straight can be compared
hence it is not an absolute adjective
| Q. Under what circumstan die
Verdi write "Aida?"-N V.
A. Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Tur.
key, commissioned Giuseppe Verdi Il
write Aida" for the opening of tn,
Cairo opera House
| Q. How does the new republic o.
Germany compare in size with Texas
"A. G.
A. The area of the present repubIi,
| of Germany is estimated at 1858!
| square miles. Texas comprises 265. .Set
square miles. Germany is larger thar
any other State in the Union. Cali.
| fornia is nearest in size, having ar
area of 15S,2s7 square miles.