Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-30

O. What country was the last to
enter the World War?-T. NJ. B.
A. Honduras. with a declaration OF
war against the central powers on
July 10, 1918.
O. How many combinations are
possible with the letters Of the alpha
bette. K. N.
A. DR.. Vizetelly says that the &c
letters of the alphabet can be trans
posed go sextillion, 44S quinAlhon,
4O1 quadrillion, 1873 trillion, 239 bill
lion, 4S9 million, 369 thousand times
62O,44S, 401 ,733, 239 ,439 $4,000.
O. What is meant by hard water?
A. N.
A. 1t may be arbitrarily defined as
that which contains 100 parts per
900 900 of dissolved calcium and
magnesium salts.
O. How can one estimate approx
mately how much coal IS needed to
heat a. house during the Winter
B. M.
A. Under average conditions, In de-
tached residences. when the mean
Winter temperature is 40 degrees r.,
about one long ton of coal G,24O
pounds) is required per room for the
season. Ilc djllOuIL 10 1903 IL AAOSADO~
built in rows. 1t is somewhat greater
for smaller houses on account OF the
greater relative amount of outside wall
space. 1t increases by 10 to Is per
cent if the average Winter tempera
ture is 10 degrees f. lower.
o. Do more women or men live TO
be a hundred years old?-N. 3. l..
A. Of the persons reported ~ cen
tenarians in 1920. 1861 were men and
2,706 were women.
O. Which State has the largest
number of farmS?--A. NJ. ID.
A. In 1925, Texas led, with $685.
farms. while North Carolina was sec
ond, with 2S3,492.
O. What would million dollar bills
| weigh?--A. =.
A. A million bills would weigh one
and one-half tons.
O. How many cities in the United
States have city managers "A. ID.
A. The latest available figures show
that 258 American cities have the
city manager system OF government
by charter and 81 by ordinance. a
total Of 342.
O. Are all the expenses of the
Presidents yacht, the Mayfower. paid
by the Government?-R. w. N.
A. The expenses of operating tho
Mayf1oWer are paid from the appro
priations for the Navy. The Presi
| dents personal expenses for Subsist
| ence and entertainment while on the
Mayflower are authorized to be
charged under the appropriation for
! the travelling expenses of the Presi
| dent.
Q. What are the average earnings
of invested money in this country
w MEG.
| States is estimated to earn II per cent
net profit annually.
| O. In the latitude of Boston. what
is the greatest angle at which the
suns rays strike the earth in sum
mer and smallest angle in Winter!
p. w. Men.
| A. The Naval Observatory says the
greatest height of the sun above the
horizon at Boston is II degrees nj
noon at the Summer solstice The
least height is. of course, zero degrees
any day at sunrise or sunset. AT noon
| at the Winter so1stice the height OF
| the sun is "a degrees.
| Q. Why is the figure of Lincoln ir
| the Lincoln Memorial shown sitting
on an American flag m. NJ. Il.
| A. The figure is not seated on g
| flag. Draped around LinColn'S chain
is a flag against which he leans. Flag
etiquette today would not permit such
a decoration of Il chair. 1t was, how
ever, permissible in Lincoln's time.
Q. What kind of aircraft did BYRD
and Amundsen use in their flights
over the POle?-F. w. b.
A. Comd. Byrd's plane was a
| FCkker trl-motor monoplane called
! the Josephine Ford. Amundscn' :