Evening star., 1927-12-05

~. FIeaSe give HSt OF negroes VINO
are in our diplomatic and consular
services.-E. M.
A. The following is the complete
list: William T. Francis, Minis
ter resident and consul general
to Liberia, American Legation, Mon
rovia, Liberia; Clifton r. Wharton,
third secretary, American legation,
Monrovia, Liberia; William III. Hunt,
American consul. Guadeloupe, French
West Indies; James G. Carter. Ameri
can consul, Calais, France; William j.
Yerby, American consul, Oporto. Por-
tugal; Carleton A. Wall, clerk, Ameri-
can legation, Monrovia, Liberia; Lo-
REM B. Graham. consular clerk, at
tached to the American legation, Mon
rovia, LIBERIA Napoleon Bonaparte
Marshall, clerk, American legation,
Port au Prince, Haiti; Charles A.
Moore, clerk, American legation,
Port au Prince. Haiti Miss Lille Maie
Hubbard, clerk. American consulate,
Oporto, Portugal.
@. Did Walter johnson ever win
three base ball games on three sue
cessive days?-E. p. S.
A. He did in 1908 against New
York.
@. How high is the Pecos Bridge
on the Southern Pacific?-L. w.
A. The Pecos Bridge over the Pecos
River, Texas, on the Southern Pa
cific Railroad, is considered among
the highest in the United States. This
bridge has a height of 326 feet.
@. Is 1t correct to say 1--WE will
have a friend for dinners. D.
A. 1--WE will have a friend for din
ner' would imply that the friend" is
to be eaten. Say: I'VE will have a
friend at dinner" or, I'VE have in
vited a friend to dinner"
@. What are the most common
types of rugs?-S. E. s.
A. The majority of modern textile
rugs and carpets are woven on power
looms perfected by American manufac-
turers. Ingram, Brussels, Wilton, Vel
vet and Administer are the most COM
mon kinds. In addition to these, there
are Oriental rugs and various adapta-
tions of the old-fashioned rag rug now
manufactured on large scale in fac
tories, as we'll as fiber and grass rugs
and mattingS.
O. What is the difference between
whole wheat flour and graham flour?
j. H. G.
A. The difference between whole
wheat flour and graham flour Is that
there is less coarse bran in the So
called whole wheat flour than in the
graham. Alexander Graham was the
first to advocate milling the entire
wheat, adding nothing to it and sub
tracing nothing from it. In some
mills the whole wheat flour Is prod
uct of the whole wheat put through
a process to take out the coarsest
bran.
O. What Is the origin Of the Great
Danes?-S. E. T.
A. A number of theories have been
advanced and considerable controversy
has at times arisen regarding the
source and method Of origin Of the
Great Dane. The name indicates that
this dog is native to Denmark, yet it
is common knowledge that the breeds
| more recent development is directly
traceable to the efforts Of German
| fanciers. Great Danes have been bred
| for centuries abroad and records as far
| back as the Egyptian period prove
| that dog Of this type was then in eX-
| istence. 1t is presumed that the breed
| descended from such dogs and that
possibly the ancestral Great Dane
! stock spread to Germany, where it
crossed with the blood Of the Ulmer
| Dogge, Rottweiler Metzerghund, etc.
The name ''Deutsche Dogge" was
adopted as the official title for the
| breed in Germany late in the nine
teenth Gentry and as such it is now
known in that country.
@. Who is the president Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad?-E. B.
A. William Wallace Atterbury is
its president.
@. What literary prize is given only
to women by the French Academy
| c. T.
A. The French Academy bestows
the Prix Jules Favre only upon
| women. 1t was given to Helene Va
| caresco for her "Roumanian Ballards." /"
@. Did Harry Atwood ever land on
the White House lawn?-H. E. NJ.
A. Harry Atwood, aviator, made a
skillful landing on the White House
lawn in the rear of the Presidents
residence at about 2 O'Clock on July
IA, 1911.