Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11

named from the Greek word which
meant the sea beyond Mount Atlas
@. How did the total loans and in.
vestments of national banks I'm Sep
TENDER, 1925 compare TO that form Of
resources in October. 19242-B. l.. :.
A The total loans ara ;nvestn.sI -
on October 10. 1924 ts,G74 na.,unai
banksl. amounted TO $l7.S44 ,2S6 0Uu.
on September 2S. 1925 tS.0Sj national
bankSl. amounted 10 SIP 100 ,0S9 600.
The resources of S,0S5 national banks
September IS. 1925, amounted to So
$50 PSI 900 and exceeded the resources
of SOFA banks October 10, 1924 ~
81 ,246. 466 900.
@. How does the magician Houdrj
pronounce his name?-F. i. NJ.
A. The name HOudini is pronounced
as follows: Who deen-e. with the ac-
cent on the second syllable.
| O. For auction bridge Is there any
, rule providing how the dummy hand
shall be arranged on the table mean
where the trumps shall be placed
when il is a trump bids. l.. ".
A. Phere is no law of auction 10.
| quiring dummy TO place his trumpe
| in any particular place, and the do
! clarer has a. right to rearran2e the
dummy hand in any way he sees ft
but it is customary for dummy
trumps. if any. TO be placed on The
Edeclarer's left and on dummys right
Q. How long would it take tn reaG
the Bible through without stopping
A. G. d.
A 1T would depend upon the rate
of reading. The Protestant Bible VIZ
| read aloud continuously in the Al
ventist Temple in Boston. the tim"
I
hours AZ minutes
Q. What are the three creates
ports of North America c. II. r.
A. They are New York, Duluth ana
| Montreal.
| @. Are there more divorces thar
maria Ces?-L. s.
| \. The latest figures from M"
| United States Census showed that the
percentage of divorces tn marriage
! in 1925 was ! divorce for every
marriages.
| O. How is salt obtained from the
earth w. w. NJ.
| \. There are really three WAYS in
| which salt may he secured: first, hN
| mining; second, by eva operating Sea
water. and third. by digging wells
until a salt vein is struck and then
pouring down water and pumping il
up again as brine. When the veins
or leads of salt lie at a great depth
below the surface ii is usually much
cheaper to resort to the brine-weli
method than to mine it out like coal.
| This brine is put through Il plant
| which heats. filters and eVaporateS IT
leaving only the dry salt. When this
product is refined sifted- and graded
it Is ready for sale and 'Crse.
@. What was the name Of th"
novel for which Martha Ostenso Won
a PRICE. u. NJ.
A. 1t was called wild Geese.
| @. Through what ports does most
of the tea reach this Country?-G. VI.
A. Through New York SIS per cent
of the tea is imported. Boston &C
counts for 1872 per cent. Puget
Sound ports for 1919 per cent, San
Francisco 10 per cent, Chicago. "a
per cent. leaving less than l per cent
which enters through other ports.
Q. What is the largest artificial
lake?-C. +.
A. Gatun Lake in. the Panama
Canal is the largest artificial lake.
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