Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30

Q. How much ice cream is con-
sumed annually in this country?
". r.
A. The country leads the world
In its consumption of ice cream. 1t
is estimated that 322, 729 900 gallons
were eaten last year.
Q. How many chains of hotels are
there in the United States?-M. D.
A. There are about 100 hotel
chains, but about 100 of these con.
sist of but two hotels. Most of the
others range from three to five or
six.
@. Is it true that Moslems face
East at prayer or do they lace Mecca?
L. L. S.
A. Capt. Achmed Abdullah says
that Moslems at prayer face Mecca;
1t is only seldom that through ignor-
ance, thinking Mecca in an easterly
direction, they face the East.
@. How do the following cities
rank in steel production: Gary, Pitts
burgh, Birmingham, and Youngs-
town.. C. F.
A. The Iron Age says: Putting
Birmingham at /, one may regard
Youngstown as producing times as
much, Chicago about GIG times, and
Pittsburgh II. Putting it another
way. when Birmingham produces
$1,000 tons of rolled products,
Youngstown would produce 1900, 900.
ETC."
q. What is the average age of a
gas well when the wells are drilled
about 700 feet apart? How far can
a well draw from ANOTHER, the rock
pressure being about 1850 pounds?
H. II.
A. The average life of a gas well
| is about five years. The common
| practice is to place one gas we'll tc
each 10 acres, and with as high o
rock pressure as indicated it would
| be possible to put one to possibly
every 40 acres.
O. How can / estimate the weight
of hay in a square stack?-H. ]. H.
A. The weight in the settled hay
stack depends upon the number of
| days it has stood. For stack stand
ing less than so days $50 cubic feet
| per ton is the standard of weight.
| For stack standing 80 and so days
| $50 cubic feet per ton is the standard
and for hay standing over rs days
the weight Is SIS cubic feet per ton.
Q. How many acres are there in
| Arlington?-R. 3. Nick.
A. There are 408is acres in Airing
ton Cemetery.
@. When is the Japanese Doll
festival?-A. p. S.
A. 1t comes each year on the third
day of the third month (March). Each
family brings out and places on view
the dolls of all ancestors. often a
doll is added to the collection upon
this occasion.
@. How many tourists go across
to Canada at Niagara Falls?-E. H. L.
A. In June $4,000 visitors crossed
to Canada at this point.
@. How many students are there
at the University of Michigan
D. I'm. G.
A. The enrolment for 1924-25 at
Michigan was 1882, with 1882 nom
duplicate students in the Summer
session. making a grand total of 49,
Ala.
O. Am I an American citizen?
was born in Europe and lived there
until | was 81. Both my parents be-
| came naturalized. American citizens
before l became of age.-F. B. d.
! A. The Naturalization Bureau says
| that in order for the son of an alien
to derive citizenship from his fathers
naturalization he must take up his
permanent residence in the United
States before attaining the age of 21
years. You are, therefore. not an
American citizen, since you did not
come to this country before you
reached the age of majority.
@. How old is the city of Law
renee. Mass. III. j. S.
A. Previous to 1S45 the territory
now included in the city limits of
Lawrence was an unimportant sec
ton of two old historic towns. An
dover and Methuen. In 1876. a group
of manufacturers, financiers and
merchants of Massachusetts aSSoci-
ated themselves together and pro-
cured an act of incorporation under
| the name of Essex Company. char
tered for the purpose of developing
and controlling water power and
establishing factories and workshops
there. This company rapidly de-
veloped and the section became i'm
portant as an industrial center. In
1S47 it was organized as a separate
town, taking the name of Lawrence
in honor of an eminent merchant
of that name who was so deeply
interested in establishing the city.
This man was Mr.. Abbot Lawrence
of Boston.
@. What clock is it that shows
the motions of the sun, marks the
years and some historical events?
Il. J.
A. The clock to which you refer
is probably one which was completed
by Felix Meyer of New York in 1880
after 10 years work and experiment
ing. 1t showed local time, the hours,
minutes. seconds. the days of the
week and months, the. seasons, the