Evening star., 1925-03-13

nally the so-caIled working dog of
the Scottish sheep herder and often
times spoken of as shepherd dog.
Careful breeding and care have con
Verted this dog into the aristocratic
collie or today. The Scotch collie is
divided Into two classes, rouEh-hafr
ed and smooth-coated varieties Other
species include the Welsh bobtaiI col
lie, OLD English sheep dog, Pomera-
ntan sheep dog and Schipperke. The
police dogs which have come into
the limelight since the war are shep-
herd dogs police trained.
@. How far is 1t across Death VAL
ley?-C. E. L.
A. Death Valley is $50 miles long
1t varies greatly in breadth. being in
few places less than 10 miles wide
and in some places having twice that
breadth, while the distance from
summit to summit of the bordering
ranges is 20 to 30 miles.
Q. How was the Soldiers Home in
the District fnanced?-H H. F.
A. During the Mexican War when
Gen. Scott captured the City Of Mex
leo he assessed the city $4,000 for
the care Of the sick and wounded.
OF this 100000, s11s,e00 was left over
from expenses and when the act was
pdsocd eSIdUllSnIuB the SOIOleTS
Home this money was appropriated
There was also money donated by in
dividuals.
Q. Who is the commander of the
Asiatic Fleets. A r.
A. Rear Admiral Thomas Wash
! ington is now COMMANDMENTS in-chief of
the Asiatic Fleet. He is on the L. s
s. Huron.
Q. What initials should a married
woman use for her monogram
VI. B.
A. The monogram OF married
woman depends upon her personal
preference. When Annie Marie Smith
becomes the wife of Mr.. Brown she
may use the initials A. M B., A. NJ.
S. B. or A. S. B. The last is the most
popular form of monogram used by a
married woman.
O. Who makes helium gas; is il
expensive, and how is II shipped
c. G. c.
A. The United States Government
has taken control of the manufaC
ture of heIium in the United States.
and eince that time the cost OF he
| lium has been greatly reduced. How
ever, it is still very expensive gas
used exclusively by the Government.
In an airship helium is contained in
cells within a cotton fabric covered
with goldbeaters' skin. It is shipped
in ordinary gas containers.
Q. Does the Government make
much money because OF paper cur
rency that is Iost?-P. L.
A. The Government does not actu
ally realize any profit from paper
money which is lost, even though
theoretically ii does. The money is
still held in the Treasury vaults
against outstanding paper currency
and unless Congress passed such 2
! bill that this money might be taken
| out of the reserve fund, no actual
profit would be derived.
Q. How far north can the South
| ern Cross be seen ?-B. A. ".
A. The central region OF the cross
| is in south declination go. Conse-
| quently. it will lust come to the
| southern horizon when the latitude is
! equal to $500; that is, 30 north
latitude. But haze and fog near the
| sea horizon will usually obscure the
cross until latitude or degrees
| farther south has been reached. Good
| views of it may be expected at the
Tropic of Cancer, and they improve
with the journey farther south.
(Let The StGr Information Bureau
Frederic J. RGskft, director, T+lDertp-
first and C. streets northeast. G,-stcer
your question. The only charge for this
service is 2 cents IN stamps for return
poStd1e.)