Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

India. Australia and New
Zealand and other parts of the British
Empire during the World War WIS
purely voluntary on the part OF each
of these countries.
@. What Is meant by the house
flag of vesseI"?-A. NJ. c.
A This emblem bears tho device
of the company owning the vessel
corresponding in n way to trade
mark.
O. Can a king quit his Job when
ever he pleases?-W. G.
n. In monarchies. as a genera
rule. the sovereign can abdlcate OF
his title and power at. VIII
but in England the King can DO this
only by consent of Parliament.
@. How much did the catch o.
crabs decrease in Chesa peake Bay
from 1915 to 1920?-R. l.. s.
A. In 1915, the catch amounted to
50.000,000 pounds, while i'm 1920 it was
but 22.700,000. AS yet there hav,
oeen few signs Of recovery.
@. How many pounds Of ink does IL
take to print Printers Ink?-E
c. W.
A. Printers Ink in New York says
that for one issue of the publication
$4,000 copies. there is an average O
10 pounds OF black ink used. This
varies somewhat according to the
size OF each issue. For the cover
six colors are used namely. brown
blue, yellow, green, orange and red
The number of pounds Of COiOred inl.
for one issue of Printers Ink Month
ly varies with the color. For orange,
about pounds are used, whereas
when printing an issue with the req
cover slightly more is used since 81
takes more red ink than orange.
Q. How old is VIII Rogers?--H
c. :.
A He was born November 4. 1879
at Oologah, Indian Territory. and Is.
therefore, II years old. lie first ap
peared in vaudeville at Hammer
STEMS Roof Garden in 1905.
Q. Do farmers cooperative assO
Citations serve people who are not
members?-C. {. +.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that about SIS per cent OF those
reporting for 1925 did SO. Many o.
the associations operating grain ele-
Vators, creameries, cheese factories
and IN live stock organized with the
intention of extending their services
10 any In the community desiring u
use them.
Q. How many people took the clas
sified civil service examination last
year,. 7.
A. For the year ended June 80.
1926. the number was 10z,S46. The
4 u III h
numuer ol different occupations OF
kinds of positions tor which eXamina
tons were held is 97S, besides those
he'd for mechanical trades and skilled
occupations.
O. Where were the first British
troops quartered in the vicinity Of
Boston during the Revolutionary
War?-R. NJ.
\. c. Stedmans History of the
American War states: Gen. Gage
soon after he took possession of his
government Massachusetts Bay
toreseeing the storm which was gath
ering, ordered some regiments of foot.
with detachment OF artillery. to be
sent to Boston. And these, upon
their arrival, were encamped upon
the common lying between the town
and the narrow neck of land called
Boston Neck, which joins it with thu
continent"
,. Are many wild ducks and geese
raised in captivity?-W. y.
A. During 1925. 1870 wild ducks
and 2,922 wild geese were raised bv
holders OF Federal propagating per
mits.
@. Has lightning ever struck the
Washington MOnument?-P. II. C..
y. 1t was struck by lightning dur
ing a storm July Ii, 1899.
@. Please name 10 of the greatest
disasters resulting from natural
causes from 1900 70 the present time.
j. w. n.
A. Galveston hurricane and tidal
wave 1900; destruction of St. Pierre
1902; San Francisco earthquake. 1905
Monongal mine explosion. 1907; Mes
sina earthquake, 1908; floods in Ohio
Valley, 1913; influenza epidemic. 1918
10; Japanese earthquake, 1923; Amalh.
Italy, landslide, 1924; Florida tornado
1926.
@. When paper money Is totally
destroyed by fire, is the Government
Treasury enriChed2-G. A.
by fire, theoretically, the United
States Treasury gains, since 1t j
never called upon to redeem this
paper curT ency.
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