Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-15

Emitted States the movement began in
1888 with the Industrial Society OF
H0holxen and the Working Giriss So
eiety Of Thirty eighth street In New
York. The movement has now spread
over the entire ,country
q. which state. MassaehSsetts N.
Missouri, has the larger volume Of
shoe SALES ". r.
A. The. Boot ard Shoe Recorder
says that Massachusetts makes in
volume about 81 per cent Of the coun-
try's shoe products, while Missouri
produces about 20 per cent.
@ What does svo mean?-H. A. H..
a. The abbreviati0n 8vo stands for
the word octave The approximate
Dimensions An inches of such sheets
n by 3. The common boolE.trade
designation Of sizes was based crigi.
nally on their relation to q sheet Of
paper measuring 10 by %. When fold
ed to leaves and trimmed, each 6 by
9 inches. II is the standard dimension
of an 8vo. q
Q. What are the NEST important
events concerning Germany since the
World War2--A. =. +. -
/ a. Among them are; Abdfcation OF
Il
| lican government with new consti-
| tuition. treaty OF Versailles: occupa-
ton OF the Ruhr by the Allies repar
| fations: currency reform: election Of
Won Hindenburg as President. g
@. How are latitude and longitude
determined on a ship?--C. A. p. o
A. The longitude and latitude Of q
ship at sea are determined by the use
| of a chronometef and a sextaflt. The
altitude above the horizon IL meas
ured BY the use Of the heavenly
bodies. the sun and the stars. The.
| longitude and latitude are determined
at different times on different ships.
1 Ordinarily, however, the time II in
| the morning at sunrise, at noon,
afternoon and sunset. In cloudy
4 weather the latitude and Longitude
cannot be reckoned accurately, since
the position of the heavenly bodies
i cannot be definitely ascertained. The
| method OF reckoning IL often referred
/ to as dead reckoning on a cloudy day.,
as the latitude and longitude are de-
i termined from the position or the
heavenly bodies when last seen. How
ever, this Is not accurate on account
Of strong currents
\ ~. Whdt - meant ny 1iVi hi@iAAH6
/ steel?-S. N NJ. 70
A. The Bureau of Standards says,
that. normalizing consists in heating.
i above the critical range, holding for
| a certain period, and air cooling.
O. What is sisal hemp used for and
where grown in this hemisphefe?-~,
j.. NJ. r 3
A. sisal hemp Is grown in Florida,
the West Indies, Central America
and Mexico. and is found in small
4 quantities in the Philippine Islands
and Cuha.s IT is used for cordage and
basketry. A =
Q. How is gasoline derived from
A natural gas?--W. p.
A. Much of 1t is recovered by the
compression process; next in amount
by the absorption process; then the
combination process, and the drip
process
i o. What is flame made up Off
NJ. L. r.
A. A simple flame, as that of a
i candle, consists of a luminous en-
4 velope surrounding a body of un-'
/ burned vapor and itself surrounded
4 by an invisible layer Of gases pro-.
duced pg fhe burning. A,
Find out. 1chGtever you 1cdnt to-
i kstoW. There is no room for ignorance.
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| loses ont 81 tbek 0A6 tito nuesses. The
/ person sacIt0 Setssost d dEieGUs the one
lcho acts upon reliable iBfOr1HGtiofi.
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