Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-25

Q: Do sea gulls have any call or
cry?-M. NJ.
A. The Characteristic note of the
sea gull's call il, in large birds, a
harsh, querulous, laughing and
screaming cry. In smaller birds the
cali is a curious, moaning cry similar
to that Of the larger birds but much
softer.
@. How is Gertrude Ederle's name
pronounced?-M. ]. P.
A. The accepted pronunciation OF
the name Ederle is Ed er-lee.
O. I would like to know IL Henry
Ford ever made and put on the mar
ket for sale a six-cylinder Ford. If
so, in what year was it made?-A.
e. F.
A. A local authority on automobiles
says that the first car that was put on
the market by Henry Ford was a four
cylinder car, and all those of the
present time are four-cylinder cars.
Between 1909 and 1911, however, Mr..
Ford produced some cars which con-
tanned six cylinders.
@. Does one eat an olive from a
fork or in the fingers?-M. V.
A. AL OAlNO 40 AAOAA liz SAAO ~~~Ao~'
@. Who furnishes the music at the
various White House receptions
B. M. G.
the music Is furnished by the United
States Marine Band. An old order
book of the Marine Corps shows that
the band was to play at the presi'
dental reception at the White House
as early as New Year day. 1903.
O. Has a current Of 80 amperes
ever been obtained?-T. s.
A. The General Electric Co. devel'
oped a tube capable of delivering 20
kilowatts Of high-frequency energy to
an aerial. Using six Of these tubes
in parallel with $4,000 volts on the
anode, a current of 80 amperes in
IN Alexanderson multiple-tuned aerial
was obtained. A tube Of the mag
netron type was developed by the
same company, capable Of giving 1000
kilowatts at 10000 cycles with an eff
cheney Of 70 per cent.
@. Where are the chief spicepro
ducing centers?-R. e. B.
A. Practically all spices grow In hot
climates and close to the ocean. In
tense heat together with the salt sea
breezes seem necessary to produce
that highly aromatic, snappy quality
so characteristic OF every kind OF
spice. Penang is perhaps the most
interesting island in the world so far
as the growing Of spices is concerned
Not only does it grow cloves and pep
per, but almost every known kind OF
spice, and both in quality and guam
tity it's production is remarkable.
Q. Who was Jedidiah Morse?-
J. B. L.
A. He was called the Father OF
American Geography" having pub.
lished in 1884 a book, Geography
Made Easy" which was the first
work of that kind published in this
country. He later published other
books Of a similar nature which en-
joyed a wide circulation. Jedidiah
Morse was also the father of Samuel
Finley Breese Morse, the inventor
of the telegraph.
@. What relation is my cousins
wife to me?-E. NJ. J..
A. Actually the wife of your cousin
Is no relation to you. Through cour
tesy, however, the wife of cousin is
naturally spoken of as a. cousin.
@. VIII the Post ONCE Department
redeem stamped envelopes?-F. L.
A. The Government redeems
stamped envelopes, but not envelopes
to which the usual postage stamp has
been affixed. This redemption is in
stock" not in cash. In redeeming the
stamped envelope, the Government
gives credit for only the face value
of the stamp and not the cost Of the
envelope.
Q. am a Canadian by birth and
have lived here more than ten years
although I have not yet become natu
rallied. I wish to go to Canada fol