Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-06-03

". f1UW Ola certain type Oh IluslC
come TO be called "blues"?-J. s. w.
A. One musician explains that the
term "blues." now given to con1bina-
lions of major and minor chords with
lapses into seventies, WAS applied by
trouping musicians to unintentional
discordant sounds. A musician who
played too many blue notes was dis.
charged. Nowadays, the more notes or
this kind, suggestive Of cat, dog, cow
or train that he makes, the more Valu'
able he is to a musical organization.
@. Is the art gallery in the Grand
Central Station. New York city, open
every day?-T. w.
A. It Is open daily from 9 to ez'
cept Sunday. This is the only one
devoted exclusively TO the sale OF
and sculptors.
@. DO the inmates of the Federal
prison at Atlanta wear stripes!-P
A. w.
A. The prisoners do not wear
stripes.
q. What is used TO dope base
bali to make II curves. MICA.
A Anything which roughens the
surface of a base ball tends to make
the ball curve. Sandpaper or rosin
will do this. Such balls are not per
mitted in the major leagues. saHVa
also tends to make ball curve. Thefe
are few spit-ball pitchers left IN
the ma tor leagues 1t is against the
rules for one to enter.
@. What is pomato?-V. NJ.
A. The pomato plant is a Whlte'
feshed edible tomato-like fruit, pro-
duced by tomato scions grated on
I R1rh2nk
Q. Our pupils wish to make q contrl-
button to the fund for the restoration
of "Old Ironsides." To whom should
IL be sent?-F. :. G.
A. Rear Admiral l.. Il. de Steisuer
commandant of the Boston Navy arc =.
has charge of collecting the contrlou-
tions for the fund for the restoration
of "Old Ironsides.
O. In the Adirondacks the bark is
often stripped from the white blrch
trees for souvenirs. Does this harm
the treee?--I. NJ. g.
A. The Forest Service says that
stripping the bark from tree does
| hurt the tree If any stable amount be
taken off IL the cash is not too large
the tree will replace the bark; now
ever, If girdled the tree will die.
Q. Who patented the process of
making white gold and what metals
compose it?-B. l.. f.
A. The process of making white gold
was patented by David Belais of New
York City. His first patent was grant
ed February 10, 1920, for a compost
ton of matter, white gold alloy com
posed of major part of gold and lesser
proportions of nickel and zinc" A
later patent granted September 20,
1921, claims "a composition of matter
a white gold alloy composed of a ma
jor part of gold, lesser proportions of
nickel and zinc and a minute guam
tity of platinum adapted to make the
alloy sufficiently ductile to be drawn
into seamless tubing"
@ Was the tax paid on the tea
! that the Peggy Steuart brought 10
Annapolis w. s. Z.
! A. Anthony Stepart paid the tax
i on the tea that the Peggy Steuart
| brought from England, and to ap-
pease the wrath of the citizens set
fire to his ship and burned it on Oc-
/ tober 10. 1774.
@. How many men who have be-
come chief of staff OF the Army rose
from the ranks? Was Gen. Miles
chief of staff-H. s. b.
A. There were five officers who at
tanned the Office of chief of staff who
came UP from the ranks: Lieut.. Gems.
Samuel e. NJ. Young, Adna r. Chat
fee and John C. Bates, and Maj. Gems.
f! Leonard Wood and William w.
| Wotherspoon. Gen. Miles was not
chief of staff. The staff was estab-
lished by act of Congress February
IA, 1903. Gen. Miles retired August
| s, 1903.
O. How many ships are included
| in the merchant fleets of the world
and TO which nations do they be-
.ong a. T. T.
A On July l. 1924, the merchant
fleets of the world included 26,923
steam vessels of 5s,464.900 gross tons
and $50 motor ships of 1.654,546
gross tons. The rest were sailing
vessels. OF the steamships, there