Evening star., 1925-11-19

the war. Both of the elements arc
heavy metals resembling InanganeSs,
more than any other and were found
in the minerals gadolinite and colutl
bite. AS a rough estimate about one
part in "a million of the substance
which makes up the earth crust is Of
these new elements.
Q. Why IS a set of type called a
''font" a. G..
A. Font IS from the French verb
''fondre,' meaning ITO cast" In
England it is spelled fouut. \ font is
complete assortment OF type Of one
face and. size, and includes capital le,
ters, small capitals. lowcr-case letter..
numerals, punctuation marks, etc.
Q. What does the name Shannon
medn@A. G. >.
A. Shannon" is a surname derived
from the Gaelic sem" meaning old.
plus the Irish diminuttye suffix AN"
@ Who was the first woman com
missioned by government TO design
a coin?-W. ". r.
A. Mrs. J. Il. Fraser received this
commission.
Q. Does Congress always convene at
the same time ".
A. Regular sessions IF Congress con
vene the first Monday IN December.
which this year falls On the 7th Ex-
traordinary sessions are called by tie
President, and the date is set by him.
Q. Is Greenland Il part Of North
AmeriCa?-D. L.
a. America is usually, but not prom
erlE, understood 10 Include Greenland
Although located close 10 the North
American continent Greenland is
Itlly rszff "a Ivr .+ T.
Q. Do al holly trees bear bcrriesg
f. !.
\. only female trees lear bcrrie-.
and without tie proximity of q male
tree or budded or grated male
branches no berries are produced.
G. How much older Is Gibbons than
Dempsey?-G. I. II.
a. Gibbons is 81 ard weighs 1sn
pounds. Dempsey is =, and weighs
l90 pounds.
Q. Who is PainIeve?-L. j.
~. Paul Painleye is u French
mathematician. scientist and states
man who was born in Paris in 1863.
He specialized in science and after
taking his doctors degree became
instructor Of mathematics at the
University of Lille and lecturer a.
the SorbUune In 1900 he was
elected 10 The institute II Octo-
Der, 1915, he was appointed minister
of public instruction and inventions
Tor defense; in 1917 ne became min
ister of war aud in October, 1925,
premier. lie is the author of several
books.
q When did the first American
troops land III I'rarce2-C. !. ".
for tn" American l.EpcIitiuuarE
Force was the Euse Hospital UnI,
No. /, which sailed on May S. 1917
from New York on the L. :. ,
Orduna. II left southampton on the
hospital ship Western Australia and
arrived in RoUcn, France. May -
1871. The unit was modified AZ
Lakeside Hospital Cleveland, Ohio.
leaving there ou May 6, 1917. The
War Department says that the fol
lowing We're the first five divisions
in the American t.Eped4tionary
Force to arrive in France: The Is
Division, july T.. 1911: the 44d
Division, October 81. 1gl7: the ~
Division, December -, 1917; the 32d
Division. March >. 1918. tie Sd Diyi-
sion, March -. 1918.
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