Evening star., 1927-05-12

flights recently are arranged in a
circle around the propeller shaft. I
would like to know II these cylinders
revolve with the propeller. w. 5.
A. We are informed by the Air
Service that In the older airplanes the
cylinders did revolve around the pro-
peller or crank shaft. In the recent
radio models the cylinders are station
ary. and the crank shaft does the re-
volving. The operation OF the pistons
works on the same principle as those
In automobile engines.
@. Is 1t true that the United States
has had different flag for every war
in which it has participated?--C.E E. W.
A. 1t is. For the Revolutionary
War the flag consisted of 13 stripes
with 13 white stars in circle on =
blue field; for the second war with
England. 1912, IL consisted OF Is
stripes with Is stars: for the Mexican
War, 1S46. 1t consisted Of 13 stripes
and 20 stars; during the Civil War
there were 13 stripes and 81 stars, and
before the war ended two new stars
were added to represent West Virginia
and Nevada; for the War with
Spain, 1898. the flag had the conven-
tional number of stripes and IS stars.
and for the World War it had 4s
stars.
Q. How many Indian reservations
are there In the United States?--
j. H.
A. There are about 1e0.
@. Why did Philip II. Sheridan go
to Washington. d. c., and leave his
army when he knew Jubal Early and
his army were in the same valley-the
| Shenandoah Valley?-B. i. s.
A. In the Personal Memoirs OF
p. II. Sheridan" the general himself
answers your question. A telegram,
dated Headquarters. Armies of the
| United States. Washington, D. G., DC.
tober 16. 1854" and signed III. w.
| Halleek. major general, chief Of staff. !?
concluded as follows: eff you can
leave your command with safety. come
to Washington. as wish to give you
| the views OF the authorities here.
| After due consideration and great re-
| luctance, Gen. Sheridan proceeded to
| washington, where he arrived on the
18th. He left the Capital at noon OF
that day.
| q. To whom was the Lion Of Luz
cerne erected as monument
H. C.. r.
A. The model for the Lion Of Lu.
| cerne was executed by Thorwaldsen,
| The lion is carved out Of the side Of
! a grotto. The memorial commemo-
rates the defense Of the Tuileries in
Paris. August 10, 1892, by the Swiss
Guards. All were massacred by the
mob.
@. How much has been spent by
the United States in improvements on
the Mississippi?--F. s.
A. The United States Government
has spent more than $70,0Oo,00o on
this river. p.
| @. Please give the origin of the
word "piccadilly."-S. E. f.
A. There is some difference OF
opinion concerning the derivation OF
| the name "piccadilly." 1t Is believed to
be from 'piccadills,' the small stiff col
lars affected by men of fashion OF the
| time of James I. The street was
named for the house of entertainment
known as 'Piccadilly House"
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