Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09

Q. How tall was Napoleon?--
A. Biographies of Napoleon show
that his height reckoned in English
measure was little over feet s
inches.
Q. Is it true that there is decrease
in our automobile production?-A.
K. l..
A. In January. 1927. the output of
pleasure cars was % per cent less than
January, 1925: in February, 1927, 1Sh
per cent less than February, 1926. and
in March, 1927, 10 per cent less than
March, 1926. according to figures OF
the United States Department of Com
merce.
Q. Does Harold Bell Wright believe
in immortality?-F. f. n.
A. The novelist says, II believe In
immortality because l know that
nothing-not even the things which
we call material-dies in the sense
that it ceases to exist
Q. What is the legend of the Chi
nese willow plate design?-D. A. G..
A. The legend is the love story OF
DARN, and Chang. her fathers secre-
tary. who lived in an island cottage al
the top of the plate. When the man
DARN forbade the match the lovers
eloped and lay concealed for a time
in the gardeners cottage. from there
escaping to the lovers home. The
father, pursuing them with whip
would have beaten them to death ha6
not the gods changed them into turtle
doves. At the time of the elopement
the willow shed it's leaves.
Q. About how many high schoo
boys play base balI?-C. B.
A. An approximate number of higf
school boys who play the nationa
game of base ball is 1000 900.
@. What disposition is made of the
copies of books which are sent TO the
Copyright Office at Washington will
applications for copyright registra
| tion?-T. n.
A. A first selection is made from
among them by the Librarian of Con
gress for the Library of Congress
Copies remaining are distributed
among other libraries in the Distric
of Columbia.
@. Is it true that ships encounter
sandstorms in the ocean?-M. G..
A. This does occur sometimes il
certain parts of the Atlantic Ocear
west of the Canary Islands Weather
experts say that the sand probably
comes from the Sahara Desert.
@. What proportion Of those con
victed of murder have been exc
| cuted?-S. L.
49,. IN -. -. e $780, 49,.
victed of murder in the United State:
have paid the death penalty. Abou
80 per cent are given life imprison
| ment
Q. What is ramle?--G. r.
A. Ran is the name of a fiber
producing plant and of the fiber pro
duced thereby. The fiber is one o
the strongest and finest known. TIL,
plant is widely grown in China. NOR,
or less in India and has been grow
| in California on a small scale. From
| China ana India it is exported to va
| riOus countries of Europe and to tn
| United States. The fiber is employed
| in the manufacture of nets. cordage
gas NANTES, underwear, canvas. dres
goods. etc, and for embroideries
Some of the woven fabrics compose
of it closely resemble those made o
| fax linen in various characteristics
including appearance.
| O. How old was Fritz Kreisler whe
he began the study of music?-S. T.
| A. kreisler was admitted to the V
emma Conservatory when only year
of age.
@. Who used the expression. Go
has made us neighbors; let Justic
make us friends"?-W. S.
A. This sentiment was inscribed OF
photograph of William Jenning
Bryan which he presented, when Sec
rotary of State, to Director Genera
John Barrett Of the Pan-Americal
Union.
@. How many broadcasting stations
are there in Europe"-J. j. V.
A. The radio division of the De
partment of Commerce says that Their,
are about 164 European broadcastint
stations. Generally speaking, the for
eign broadcasting stations do not Civ,
the extensive programs that the United
States stations carry
@. Should buckwheat be grown OF
rich land?-M. w. E.
A. On rich soils, especially those
high in nitrogens buckwheat usually
lodges badly. Buckwheat is in reality
crop for poor lands, for there it car
compete successfully with other grain
crops. while for rich land there are
usually more profitable crops.
@. Was a ship turned over to the
Government for use as a gunboat by
one of the Vanderbilts during the
Civil Ware. r. HI.
A. A ship was turned over to the
War Department by Mr.. Vanderbilt
and later used by the Navy during
the Civil War to guard transports and
to attempt to destroy the Merrimac
This ship was called the ~. S. S. Van
derbilt."
@. What kind of vessels are the
tyg and piggin spoken of in old books
IS. NJ. X
A. These were examples of early
Staffordshire pottery. A tyg was q