Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-19

trade mark TX j.
A. Yes, if written, printed or i'm
pressed in a particular or distinctive
manner. or in association with a por-
trait of the Individual, and as thus
used it will be registered by the United
States Patent Office upon application
for registration.
Q. When was the Lincoln Farm
made into a National Park2-H. O. L.
A. President Wilson made the ac-
ceptance speech of the Lincoln Farm
near iodgenville, KY, as a National
Park, on Monday, September 4, 1916.
Q. Are cards always dealt TO the
left?-H. il. ].
A. We know Of no card game in
which the cards are not dealt to the
left.
@. What is the earth called which
corresponds to the word atmosphere?
a. The solid earth is called the
atmosphere and the water the hydro
sphere.
Q. How does the production Of 1925
crops compare with the production in
1924?-E. y.
A. There was an increase in the
production of the following crops in
the last year: Corn, barley, buck
wheat, rice, cotton, cotton seed, clover
seed, edible beans, sweet potatoes. TO-
baCco, sugar cane, hops, commercial
apples, pears, grapes. oranges, aspara-
gus, snap beans, Cantaloupes, Cauji-
flower, celery, sweet corn, cuCumherS.
lettuce and tomatoes. There was Il
decrease in the following: Wheat.
oats, rye, fiaXseed, grain sorghuIuS
hay, soy beans, peanuts, coWpeas.
white potatoes, sugar beets, apples,
peaches, Cranberrics, cabbage, onions.
green peas, spinach, strawberries ana
watermelons.
@. What amount of spirits Of tur-
pentine is found in crude gum turpeu-
tine?-J. =. B.
A. The proportion will vary with
the conditions under which the crude
turpentine is collected, especially with
the amount Of chips or trash in the
gum. It is usually considered how
ever, that the crude gum contains u
little less than 20 per cent Of turpeu-
tine by weight, which would mean Il
little less than 20 per cent by volume
that is, five gallons Of the crude gum
should make about one gallon OF re
fined curpentine.
q. Are there laws in the various
countries regulating the employment
of children in moving picture studios"
It. w r.
A. The Chlidren's Bureau SAYS
recent inquiries of the international
Labor Office show the following facts.
France has no special legislation rcg11-
lating the employment of children Iu
this industry, but provisions Of the
general labor code apply; in SWit2cr-
land the cinema industry does not
exist; in Germany an amendment to
chi lob To-
cover the taking Of public and private
moving pictur" films, and Berlin al
ready has municipal regulations on
this subject; in Great Britain there is
no special legislation affecting chill
drcn in such work. and such EMPLOY
ment is not common, but certain pro
visions of the education act restrict
the employment Of children under Il
and give local authorities power 70
make bylaws prohibiting the employ.
mcnt of children in any specified Occu-
patton or regulating their employ
ment generally; in the United States
the industry Is concentrated chiefly
in California and New York, where
permits are required for the employ
ment of children at this work.
Q. Did gypsies fight in the World
Ware. l..
y
armies of the various countries dur
ing the World War. The gypsies are
citizens of the country in which they
reside. and as such are liable to mill
tary service.
Q. Is the water of the Gulf OF
Mexico warmer than that OF the Pa
cific Ocean at Long Beach, Calf. ?
c. 7.
\. From daily temperature obser-
vations taken Of the surface waters
at the tide stations at Los Angeles
HarhOr, near Long Beach, and at Gal
weston, Tex, for the year 1924, il is
found that the mean annual tempera-
ture of the sea water in degrees cent?
grade at Los Angeles is : degrees
colder than the sea water at Calves
ton. At Galveston. however, there
is a greater range of temperature
during the year. During the warm
est season the water at Galveston is
"A degrees warmer and during the
coolest season 612 degrees colder than
at Los Angeles Harbor Therefore.