Evening star., 1926-10-04

@. What is the most popular
American dish?-E. S.
A. An association of restaurant
owners took a ballot on this and the
results indicated that apple pie holds
| this distinction. 1t has been estt
mated that on an average the Amerl,
can at middle life has consumed
something like 1888 pieces of pie.
Q. Has the motion picture affected
| the number of books read in the
| United States?-J. Z. II.
A. The American Library Associa
| ton says that in New England city,
| which has the greatest number OF
moving picture theaters in the State
the. per capita circulation OF library
books also exceeds the distribution OF
such books IN any other city OF the
same State.
@. Can a prize fight promoter deny
| broadcasting stations the right to
broadcast his fight round by round
| during the f1ght?-P. b.
| a. Yes. In the recent Dempsey.
Tunney fight the rights were purA
chased bv the Royal Typewriter Co.
which contracted with the Radio
| Corporation of America to use its ap'
| paratus.
@. Will you please tell me if after a
wOman's husband dies she is ad
| dressed as Mrs. Mabel Smith or Mrs.
| George Smith,. NJ. S.
| A. The fact that a husband of a
| woman has died in no way affects the
| name by which she is known socially
Mrs. George Smith continues to be
| Mrs. George Smith. OF course. eX-
cept on legal document or hotel
| register. the woman herself does not
use this form. She signs her name
Mabel Smith, and if it is necessary
| that she be identified as her hus-
| bands widow, she writes in paren-
theses at the left of her signature
"(Mrs. Georgel."
@. What will wash or clean a big
! job of Caen stone?-S. B.
A. An authority on stones says that
Caen stone is very soft limestone
and the only way it may be cleaned is
! to scrub with soap and water. An
| alkali soap may be used, but abso-
lutely no acid should be.
@. To what place Is the name
Mount Desert applied?-A. r. r.
! a. This is the name of an island Off
| the coast of Maine, so-called by its
| discoverer, Champlain. A ridge of hills
| extends across the southern portion of
| the island several Of the peaks ris-
| ing somewhat above 900 feet. 1t is
one of the most famous and attrac-
| tive Summer resorts on the Atlantic
| Coast.
@. Do women ever become civil
| engineers?-O. r. 2.
! A. According to the last United
| States census there were 18 woman
| civil engineers. There were also IL
| electrical engineers and IL mechani
! cal engineers. About $50 women an
nually register in the various engi'
neering schools, but only a small pro-
| portion Of these have been gradual
| ing.
q. What is the history concerning
the erasing of the name Jefferson
PDavis from the tablet on Cabin John
/ Bridge?-L. NJ. T.
| A. Cabin John Bridge had cut upon
! it the name of jefferson Davis as
| Secretary of War, but the name was
Clipped off in 1862, the bridge having
been built at the beginning of the
| Civil War.
| @. How many women have been
| hanged in the District of Columbia
w. B.
"A. AS 1ar as we nave peen dDle u
| learn, Mrs. Surratt is the only woman
who has been hanged in the District
of Columbia.
@. What is the origin Of the term
"money"?-B. M. G.
A. It is derived from ''moneta," a
term applied to Juno, in whose tenn
pie at Rome money was coined, the
said term being from ''monere," to
warm.
O. Please tell me where the largest
Indian reservation is.-H. s.
A. The largest Indian reservation