Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-08

patroness Of ByZantium. It's origin
dates from the time of Philip the
father Of Alexander the Great While
he was trying TO take the city he set
his soldiers to work on a dark night
to undermine the walls. The crescent
moon, however, appeared in time to
reveal the plan to the inhabitants.
In gratitude for this, the crescent
moon was adopted as the symbol Of
the city.
Q. Has any State a law requiring
persons on public highways to walk
against trafflc?-J. c..
A. The last Illinois Legislature
passed such a law.
Q. Has the Pope ever left the yatt-
can grounds?-H. E. D.
A. The present Pope Of Rome has
so far followed the custom Of his
predecessors since 1871 and has not
left the boundaries of the Vatican
grounds since his election as Pope In
1871 the Italian government seized
certain parts Of papal domain in Italy,
allotting to the Roman pontiff certain
guarantees and money to offset the
seizure. The money has not been ao-
Cepted. AS protest against this act
the Roman Pope has confined himself
during his term Of Office TO the boun-
daries.
Q. How tall is the figure Of Robert
E. Lee In the Stone Mountain
Memorable. NJ.
A. Gen. Lee and other prominent
figures will be 1913 feet high. The
fact that this is the height Of Is or
10 story Office building brings a reali-
cation Of the magnificent scale on
which this design is being made.
Q. How do trees become petrified?
]. II.
A Fertilization is produced by the
infiltratiOn of water containing dis
solved mineral matter as calcium
carbonate, silica, etc, which replaces
the organic material particle by par
ticle, sometimes with the original
structure retained.
+ Q. Has John Galsworthy a pen
name?-G. NJ.
A. His early fiction was published
under the pen name John Senjohn."
Q. How long will white -four keep?
H. 0. Fl.
A. Under proper storage conditions
-four should keep entirely satisfac-
torily for three months. Much of the
high grade wheat flour is kept for a
considerably longer period of time,
even Tor a year or more, ana Such nOUr
is satisfactory for bread-making pur-
poses.
Q. When were State troopers first
used in New York State?-NV. I. H
A. The Department of State Police
OF New York says that that depart
ment was organized under chapter 161
of the Laws of 1917. during the regime
OF Gov. Charles S. Whitman, and was
comprised of four troops totaling 232
men at that time, but has been in
creased 10 six troops. with a total of
500. Troopers are paid $500 a year
with maintenance and an increase of
500 for each year of service up to
and including four.
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