Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26

functions: to perform duties of an ad-
ministrative and judicial nature: TO
deal with appeals from dominions
and colonial and Indian courts: to de-
eide concerning petitions for extension
OF letters patent, copyright. etc, and
to perform ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
The members of this body have titles
of right honorable and rank next to
the knights of the Garter. They are
appointed by the sovereign. and their
number is not limited. Tho presence
of Sly members Is sufficient to con-
Stitute q council.
.. Are there other supplies Of NUM-.
lions that are stored near enough To
cities to cause castrophies like the
one at Lake Denmark?-G. 8.
A. Curtis Bay. six miles from Balti.
more. IS said 10 have millions OF
Iona Island. near Peekskill. n. Y. is
another repository for explosives.
O. What part of tree is actually
used for lumber?-S. n.
A. Two-thirds Of the tree is wasted.
only one-third being turned into lum-
her, Some of the waste product is
utilized to a certain extent.
Q. How many people in this coun-
try use electricity?-S. A. w.
A. On January !, 1925. there were
14,600,000 household electric customers
In the United States and about 6s .00O.-
600 people living in wired houses
@. How long does n widow wear
mourning nowadays?-A. r. L.
a. The widow who intends TO leave
off her mourning i'm due time wears
crepe bonnet and long veil n year
After this. black costumes of crepe
de chine, lusterless silk, etc, are as
sumed, with hats and bonnets gar-
nished with black ribbon. black flow.
ers, black chiffon and dull jet orna-
ments. Six months later white and
lilac touches may suitably relieve the
second mourning. and after two years
have passed colors may be resumed
Q. What is the wording of the Ten
nessee anti-evolution law?--O. L.
A. The law provides that lit shall
be unlawful for any teacher In any of
the universities. normal and all other
public schools Of the State which arc
supported in whole or in part by the
public school funds OF the State To
teach any theory that denies the story
OF the Divine creation OF man as
taught in the Bible and to teach In
stead that man has descended from
lower order of animals" The pen
atty is a fine of from 500 to $500 for
each offense.
.. How many people ride on eleva-
tors in a city Nike New York in the
course of a day?-M. NJ. II.
A. It has been estimated that every
day and night more than 10000 900
people are carried in the elevators In
New York City. This is more than
| Io tatn nR
ried in the same length Of time on all
the subways, elevated. railroads. street
cars and principal railroads entering
the city.
Q. Do all the Southern States OBJ
serve Robert T.. Lees birthday as
hOliday?-D. Il. S.
A. Gen. Lees birthday, January 10.
Is observed as a holiday in Alabama.
Arkansas. Florida. Georgia, Missis-
sippi. North and South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia.
Q. Where did we get the name
bug juice" formerly applied to whis-
ky?-M. NJ.
A. In the early COS a Japanese
announced the discovery Of a new
process for making whisky In which
he used species OF bugs found on
rice instead of yeast for the ferment-
Ing process and the name bug Juice"
was derisively given his product and
later used by some as a general term
In referring to whisky.
Find out 1ohatever pou ,cnnt To
kno,o. There is no room for ion0-
rance in this busy 1Corld. The person
toho loses out is the one 1Ch0 ouesses.
| The person tchO gets on is dItroys
the one 1chO acts upon reliable infor-
nation. This paper employs Fred
eric j. HGskin to conduct an infOrmd-
ton bureau in Washington for the
free use Of the public. There Is no
charge ercept 2 cents in stamps
for return postage. Write to him
today for any facts you desire Ad-
dress your letter to The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
| HdSkin, director, Washington, D. g.