Evening star., 1925-05-16

@. What is the name Of the tree in
the White House grounds south OF
the White House which bears large
purple blossoms?-E J. d.
A. 1t is the Paulownia imperalis, or
imperial tree.
@. Is a mule or a horse more sure
footed?-W. s.. =
A. A mule seems to be. 1t will
carry rider or pack over precipitous
trails which would be unsafe for
horse.
Q. Has any ruler a woman In his
A. 1t was announced at meeting
of the International Council of Wom-
en- that Denmark boasts q woman In
the cabinet as we'll as nine women In
Parliament.
9. How long have detective stories
been popular?-A. r. N
A. THE Woman in White pub
lished in 1860, was the first of the
modern detective novels. 1t achieved
wide popularity, and it's author. Wilkie
Collins, Is known as the father OF the
detective story.
O.. What are Great Britain's coins
made of?-L. C. --.---- ---e--
~.
and half-covereign are gold; the crown,
haf-crown, f1orin. shilling, sixpence.
| fourpence, threepence and twopence
| are silver; the penny, half-penny ana
farthing are bronze
@. What is meant by putting any
thing in escrow?--R. 8.
A. Escrow is a writing which has
been fully executed but which has
been placed In the keeping of third
party, to be held by him until such
time as the specified conditions under
which the instrument was prepared
have been fulfilled.
| @. Please tell me why the cliffs
along the lower Hudson River were
named the Palisades?-E. b.
A. The Palisades of the Hudson
| River are so-called from their re-
sembIance to palisades, term which
1 means fence of pales or stakes for
| purposes of defense. The Palisades
are line of bold cliffs showing ba,
saltic columns.
@. Who holds the record for fastest
| time in iceboat sailing?-S. c.
| A. On February "a, 1907, the ice
! boat Wolverine broke all world rec.
| ords for a two-point course at Kala-
mazoo. Mich, making the 20 miles in
| 80 minutes so seconds, which remains
| a record.
A. Are castor beans poisonous
| c. E. S.
A The castor oil plant is not known
to be poisonous, and, although the
| leaves are not relished by farm ami.
| mails, they are said to be used as fod
der for cattle in india. Castor beans,
| however, contain a poisonous prin-
ciple, and, though harmless when han.
| died, may cause serious IL not fatal
4 effects when eaten, especially in the
| case of small children.
Q. How did Florida get it's name?
A. B.
A. The word Florida" is Spanish
! and means "iowery." 1t is possible
| that Ponce de Leon named this part
| of the country either for his discov-
cry of 1t on Easter Sunday-Pascua
florida, meaning f1owery Easter-or
\ on account of the abundance of flow
! ers he saw growing there. .-
@. Do we see exactly one-half OF
! the moon?-W. S. w.
A. Owing to the facts that the ro-
| tation of the moon on its axis and
| its motion around the earth are not
| quite uniform and that the moons S
axis is not quite perpendicular to its
| orbit, we do see extra portions of the
eastern and western faces and the
north and south caps. The motions
| caused by these deviations- called
! the librations of the moon and they
allow about three fifths of the moon &
surface to be visible at one time or
another.
@. Whose place did Associate JUS
tice Harlan Stone take ?-H. T. T.
A. It cannot be said that he took
any ones place. He was appointed
| to fill a vacancy created by the re-
| tirement of Associate Justice Nc
Kenna. His seat on the bench is the
one always occupied by the newest