Evening star., 1925-07-02

cent over 1923 It is ~ per cent greater
| than in 1920 and 1921.
q. What became of tho charter
granted to William Penn?-N. II. +.
A. The charter Of Charles II to vii.
| liam Penn is in the archives Of the
Statehouse at Harrisburg, Pa.
@. What countries give suffrage to
women?-M H.
A. The first nation was New Zea-
| land, which extended woman suffrage
| in 1898. The other nations since that
| time with the dates of enfranchise-
! Norway and Iceland, 1913; Denmark,
| 1915; Finland and Russia, 1917; Can
ada, Great Britain and Austria. 1918;
Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and
Poland, 1919; United States and
Czechoslovakia, 1920; Sweden, 1921;
| and Turkey, 1923.
Q. Please give d history of wedg-
wood?-C. NJ S
| A. WedgWood is the name given
to various kinds of pottery and stone
ware invented by Josiah Wedgwood,
1130-1795, of Staffordshire, England. A
cream-colored ware was made in the
English potterieS as early as 1925,
which had been improved by Aaron
Wedgwood. 1t finally fell into the
hands of Josiah Wedgwood, through
whom it received the best art Of the
enameler, and was considered worthy
of the tables of the royalty.
| Q. Does Great Britain own the
railways of Argentina?-G. w. F.
A. A number of railways In Argen-
| tina are owned by Great Britain.
Therefore the majority of employees
are English. OF the $4,000 miles of
railroad almost 49, 600 miles are owned
| by Great Britain, and 1926 miles
| owned by the Argentine republic.
Q. Why are people called base ball
'fans"?-S. c. S.
a. Fan" is a contraction OF ia
natic. and is a pleasantly based on
the idea OF being ''crazy" about the
game.
| @. Can mercury be hardened? &C.
P. b.
A. In 1859 Braune found it posi-
| BILE 10 solidify mercury by exposure to
d freezing mixture This cooling proc
ess Is accomplished by liquid air,
which can freeze mercury and make
| it hard enough TO use as hammer.
| Q. Is there an instrument which en-
ables surgeons to take Photographic
records of patients hearts?-O. NJ. S.
| A. There is an apparatus, which is
scientifically termed the electro cardio-
graf, which takes a Photographic rec
ord of a persons heart action. BY
examination of the beats that are re-
corded on a sheet of sensitive paper
| the surgeon determines the particular
trouble with which his patient is af-
fected.
Q. Which State has the greatest ex.
fant nf no ,1a We terD-IE
A. Louisiana has this distinction,
and she possesses also the greatest
area of alluvial land.
| Q. What is the present official name
| of Russia, and Of what does 1t con-
sist?-W. P. n.
A. Russia's official title is the Union
of Socialist Soviet Republics. This
union consists of six republics-the
Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Re-
public Is. T. S. RI. the Ukranian s. S.
r., the White Russian S. S. r., the
Transcausasian S. T. S. r., the Box
! haran s. S. r., and the KhoreZm s. s.
r.. the last two, in Asia, being bound
to the union by treaty only.
Q. When was the first world fair
| held in the United States?-S. T. r.
A. In the Summer of 1853 Presi-
! dent Franklin Pierce opened the first
world fair held in the United States
| in the Crystal Palace in New York.
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