Evening star., 1925-12-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

O. What is the total value of the
property belonging to Indians?-D. T.
A. The total value Is now fixed at
81 656 ,046 $50. This estimate includes
both property of individual Indians
and that held by tribes.
@. For how long a period in the
Winter time is freight service inter
rupted on the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee route?-M. l..
A. over a period of 20 years the
length of the closed season on the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence route has
been as follows: At the 500" al
days; at the Welland, 128 days; St.
Lawrence River, $50 days.
a. Is there any difference in the
rate of growth of male and female
chicks?-C. p.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that male chicks grow faster.
@. Who introduced long trousers in
America III. l..
A. The Haberdasher says: Trousers
are comparatively young things, hav-
ing come in about the same time the
last century did. George III was the
last English monarch who wore knee
breeches as a regular thing. The
not a studied one, however, for there
was a period of transition. During
that time men took to tights and
CATERS, and these were the forerun-
ners of trousers proper, that is, the
aight-up -and-doWn loose cut mod
els we know today. We cannot say
who first introduced them to America,
but then, as now, our countrymen
over here followed the fashions of
England very closely. and it is quite
likely that they made their appear
ance simultaneously in England and
in the States"
@. How much money was appro,
priated last year for new post office
buildings?-D. J.
A. The Post Office Department says
that Congress made no appropriation
last year for new post office buildings
@. When was the great fire of
Jacksonville, Fla, and how much was
the property loss?-J. F. c.
A. This disastrous fire, which origi
mated in a fiber factory, started al
1870 on Friday. May 8, 1901, and
ragged through the business and resi-
Dental section for over seven hours
before being checked. One hundred
and forty eight squares were burned
through destruction of l 500 buildings.
Property loss approximated 10000, 600
@. What will prevent a scum form
ing on cocoa and chOcolate?-H. a.
A. Beating it with an egg beater
before it has reached a heat that
forms a scum will cover the liquid
with a foam and thus prevent the
forming Of scum.
Q. What is the meaning Of the
word hippodrome?-W. NJ. T.
A. The word is from the Greek
words hippos, horse, and dromos,
a race course, and at first was simply
an inclosed smooth track.
Q. What amount was appropri-
ated by various sessions of Congress
to enforce the eighteenth amend
ment?-D. 7. G.
a. The amount appropriated by
Congress for the fiscal year 1902
for the enforcement of prohibition
was $3.50 600; 1921-22. $6,274,0o
1929. $500, 900: l923-24, S9,250,-
600: 1924-25, $500. 600: 1925-26, $11,-
900, 900 OF this last sum not more
than sl,329,4 is available for en-
forcement of the narcotic law. The
total amount appropriated by Con-
SreSS TO July L, 1870, Is S3U,o4S, ooo o.
Q. What is the new design for
the Stone Mountain Memorial
NJ. L.
A. Mr.. Lukeman's design en-
braces a professional frieze portray
ing the commanders of the Confed-
eracy reviewing the army on the
march. 1t will spread itself across
the northern face of Stone Mountain
in a column a thousand feet high
The central group contains the
colossal mounted figures of Jeffer-
son Davis, Gems. Robert E. Lee and
Stonewau Jackson. Two flag bearers
and four other Confederate generals
complete this group, which is to be
ne-fourth of mile in length, with
the figures 153 feet high. Sixty five
men of distinguished service in the
Confederacy are to be included, five