Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-11-01

Q. Who has Jurisdiction over the
Leper Island?-N. f. l..
A. The so-called "Leper Island" at
Molokai is under the jurisdiction of
the Territorial Board of Health OF
Hawaii.
Q. How can the height OF a meteor
be judged?--G. w. X.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that meteors being cold and invisible
until heated by friction with the air.
il is certain that the atmosphere ex-
tends at least "a far as the highest
point at which they become visible.
Determination of the height of q
meteor requires observation ny two
observers separated by some distance.
the principles being fundamentally
the same as when a surveyor gets the
location of an inaccessible object by
sights from two points.
O. Why do flies gather on screen
doors before a storms. l..
A. The Weather Bureau saws that
an approaching storm Is marked by
increasing humidity and. often, lower
temperature. owing. largely. to cloudi-
ness On such occasions house flies
gather about screen doors and win
doWs from the outside. II there ia Il
fire or other source OF heat inside the
room. This is especially noticeable In
the late Summer and early Fall.
Q. What is the highest altitude to
which an airplane has assembled and
what was the air pressure at that
heights. J. Is.
A The National AeronautiC Assocf-
alton says that the French altitude
record is 40 900 feet and the air pres
sure at that height was found to he
three and five-tenths pounds. The
American altitude record IS $4,000
feet.
@. What proportion of tho energy
capacity of gaSoline.iS actually put to
use in an AUTOMATICALLY. n.
A. Popular Science says that only
per cent is used. the engine vast
ing 81 per cent. If full use were made
Of gasoline energy. small car could
go $50 miles on one gallon of gas.
O. How many courts can decide In
fringement suits?-A. r. T..
A. infringement of a patent occurs
when the invention protected by the
patent is made, sold or used by any
one not an owner of the patent and
not authorized to do so by the patent
owner. After an infringement suit
brought in one of the United States
District Courts has been heard and
decided, an appeal from the decision
of such District Court may be taken 10
the Circuit Court of Appeals of tho
United States judicial circuit embrace
ing the district in which that District
Court is located. In rare instances.
decisions of the Circuit Courts of APP
peals are reviewed by the United
States Supreme Court, when carried
up under writs of certiorari, but only
when decisions Of different Circuit
Courts of Appeals on the same patent
or point are at variance, or when
some important point of law, previ-
ously undecided, is involved.
@. Why can't one skate on glass,
since Il is smoother than ice?--O.
A. One can skate on ice because the
pressure of a skate on ice raises the
melting point of the ice. causing 1t to
melt and Intricate the surface. This
obviously does not apply TO glass.
Q. Does West Point have compul-
sorry athletic training?-C. j.
A. 1t has had such training for the
past six years.
@. OF the various ways Of spelling
the fruit known as "papaw," which Is
preferred?-A. r.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the name IS written In
| various ways. including ''papaw,"
| "pawpaw'' and ''paw-paw." There are
| four post offices bearing this name,
one of which, according to the Official
Postal Guide. is written "Pawpa " =;
the others. Paw Paw" The form
preferred by the best authorities, If
applied to a fruit, is "papaw."
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