Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-30

Q. What Is the extent Of the tele-
phone business in the United States
as to capital. number Of employees,
number ol phones and miles Of wire?
w. c.
4. The following data are for Jan.
uary l. 1925. and are partly csti-
mated: Number of telephones, 1902.
500; miles of telephone wire, As. 500.
900; number of employees in telephone
service, $50, 900: value Of investment
in telephone plants and equipment,
$2,765. 900 300.
Q. About how many cars Of grapes
are shipped out of California during
the grape season each day?-P. G.. y.
A. The peak or this seasons ship
ments of grapes from California oc-
CURED on September "a. when 625
cars were billed out. If ii had not
been for the car shortage. which de
veloped two days later. this figure
probably would have been exceeded
The heaviest days shipments last
year were l,246 cars. on September -
Q. Are there many woman phar-
macistS in this country?-E. s
y. Pharmacy has attracted women
in small numbers, but is of increasing
interest TO them. In many hospitals
the pharmacists are women: women
trained in pharmacy are working in
Government and industrial laborato o.
ries.
O. What is the meaning cf the
name MORE "a ~
a. The name is applied in the case
Of silk finished with a watered or
clouded effect. II is from the French
word Meaning wave. The term wa
tered and "more" both are based
upon the characteristic appearance
namely. bright and dull in variecated
patches. like the wandering of spilled
water. The fabric itself sometimes is
taneta. but is usually of ribbed typo
as poplin.
Q. Which countries furnish tho
greatest number of aliens admittcd
INTO this country?-G j.. NJ.
A. The principal races furnishing
immigrant aliens in August. 1926
were German. 1896: Irish. 3.577: Eng
lish. 3424: Mexican. 2.3Il: Scotch
! 2.2l9: French. 1.G9s. and Scandina Wan
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/ =. Have Senators and members al
me House of Representatives always
; pcen on par rs Ia salary?-N H.
a. The salaries have always beer
! inc same. When salaries have beer
|
O. Is it easy for young man f.
| md position as a farm hand?-N. :
| \. The supply of farm labor is est
! mated to be g. per cent of the de
/ hland as an average for the United
! states That * TO say the farm abo,
supply on October !. 1925. was less thar
me demand by 3.H per cent. Anon.
Vhe geographic divisions there is a sur
{ baf in Ia
entral Mountain and Pacific state,
/ and deficiency elsewhere.
/ =. For what single ouense are rho
most people imprisoned?-A. =.
! A. The commitments for drunken
! ness outnumber those for any nrbe,
/ "fiense. In 1928 there We're 9l.3G,
/ convictions for drunkenness.
/ The number had decrea sed. however
/ from 1910 when there were 1921.
Q. How long does il take = vessa
] 4. II. ''"S'' ''' an""'" Cana ~
] a. \ vessel proceeding directI,
: through the Panama Canal thor
! delays requires only from 10 10 !.
! hours for passage. OF This time
! hours is occupied in being lifted an(
! lowered through the locks
Q. How can the age of trees Ia
told without cutting them To observe
! the rings?-R r.
! a. The Forest Service saws that
| one of the chief ways is by counting
! the whorls of the branches. In some
! species the whorls are more notice
able than in others. particularly i'm the
Eastern white pine you will note fo,
each year the tree sets out whor
! OF branches. 1t has been possible tc
! stand off and count anywhere from
{ 10 % years in this manner. The
J WhorlS come out regularly and have
! clear spaces between each wear. II i.
! not possible 10 tell the age so we'll il
/ roadleaf trees
/ Q. Please tell something about The
; Anana tolony.-E. &. l.
/ A. The Amana Colony is 2S mile,
west of Iowa City There are sever
ses-Amana East Amana. Middle
! Amana. High Amana. West Anan;I