Evening star., 1926-11-12

Q. Do all the sons Of the King Of
England have titles. such as the Prince
Of Wales?-H. r.
A. Only the two eldest sons of the
King of England have special titles,
as the Prince of Wales and the Duke
of York. The other sons are merely
known as Prince Henry and Prince
George of England.
@. How long do dogs live?-L- 8. NJ.
A. The mortality rate has not been
compiled but the average life OF a
dog is from eight to nine years.
@. Who was court dressmaker to
Empress Eugenie?-E. L. B.
A. Worth is credited with having
designed the gowns Of Empress Eu-
genie.
@. II relatives in Irela nd are left
money bv a. naturalized Irishman In
this country, must the relatives come
over in order to get the legacy
NJ. OBJ.
A. 1t would not he necessary. An
attorney may be appointed or a trus-
tee, who can receive the money and
make it payable at a hank in Ireland
after all duties assessed are paid.
@. How much whisky is there In
the bonded warehouses now
A. f. w. ana.
A. There were, as Of July !. 1926,
23,S14, 140 gallons Of whisky In tne
Government warehouses. THESE ns-
ures cannot be recorded as strictly
accurate, since much Of the whisky
was nIaced in the Government deposi-
tories as early as 1911 and the major
ity was placed as early as 1917. "A
certain amount of lesseninE or the
stock is due to evaporation and leak
age. which Is estimated as nearly one
third Of the total amount.
@. What is meant by Plantation
of Ulster"?--H. G. c.
A. The Ulster Plantation was the
colonization Of a large part OF ulster
ireland, by English and Scottish set
tiers, 16O9-11. The troubles or tne
early seventeenth century resulted IN
the forfeiture Of a large part of Ul-
ster to the crown. In 1903 commits
sion was appointed to determine VIVA.
TO do with the lands. 1t was proposeo
to colonize the whole district with re.
tired civil and military servants ana
colonists from England and Scotia ana.
The lands were divided into portions
Of 1000, 1900 and 1000 acres, and
each large proprietor was bound 10
build a castle on his estate ana !or'
hidden to ALLEVIATE the land to irish
men.
@. Do more husbands or more wives
obtain divOrces?-H. b.
A. Statistics show that women
have been the plaintiffs In more di'
vorce suit cases. In 1923 they consul
tuted SIS per cent Of plaintiffs. The
ratio has scarcely changed since 1887.
Cruelty is the chief cause OF action,
followed by desertion and unfaithful-
ness. Divorces have increased 8! per
cent since 1916. but at no time nave
the divorces in a year outnumbered
the marriages in the United States as
A. whole. The ratio was, in 1928, L dl-
yorce to To marriages.
O, Which are greater wrestlers-
the japanese or Chinese?-O. d. &.
A. The art of wrestling has been
brought to its greatest perfection In
japan, where the we'll known jiu- u-jits,l
is extensively practiced. The present
system of jiu-jitsu is the Chinese sys-
tenn elaborated.
@. Is it true that there is a cobble-
stone house in Georgetown that was
occupied by George Washington?-G.
B. P.
A. No. 3O49 M street. Washington,
ID. c.. which Is in the district known
as Georgetown, consists of a two-and-
a a-half.story house, built Of irregular
stone blocks, not cobblestones. 1t Is
the place where in 1855 George Wash.
ineton organized the Georgetown
Blues to aid the English in the French
and Indian wars. Gen. Washington
again occupied this house in 1871 while