Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18

M'Conl or Fingal, who built 1t as a
bridge between Ireland and Scotland
for the giants to cross from Antrim to
Staffa.
@. Who controls the Saar Ter
ritory?-E. X.
A. The Saar Basin. with an area OF
751 square miles. Is under French
Jurisdiction. but is governed by a COM
mittee of FIVE chosen by the League
of Nations. The people ultimately are
to vote on the question of Joining
either France or Germany, or con-
tinuing to be governed by a COM
mission.
@. Has DIR. Royal S. Copeland any
children?-L. w.
A. Senator and Mrs. Copeland have
one son. He bears his fathers name.
O. Is rubber gathering from forest
trees as satisfactory as starting a
rubber plantation?-H. f. M.
A. 1t is doubtful that rubber
gathering as forest or semi
| cultivated industry can compete
permanently with plantation produc-
| ton.
Q. What was the Erie Ring2-A. y.
A. The Erie Ring, also known as
the Canal Ring" was a corrupt collu-
| sion of New York State politicians
with contractors for repairs on the
Erie Canal. 1t was exposed by Gov.
Samuel J. Tilden in 1875.
| @. What name is given to profess
sional fiatterers that surround kings
or queens?-E. o. d.
A. They have been called "cour-
tiers or, more often. "sycophants."
O. How is the last name of Samuel
Pepys pronounced?-E. c. l..
A. This is a controversial question.
Three pronunciations are given: Peeps.
| Pops and Pep'is. The statement is
made that at the college which this
statesman and writer attended the
name is called Peeps. The diary for
which he Is famed chronicles the court
and times of Charles II, but was not
published until 1925.
O. What kind of front door has the
White House?-P. III. B.
A. The steps leading to the main
entrance are stone. The main door
is feet wide. 8 feet 10 inches high
and "a inches thick. and is solid ma
hogany.
Z. Is the California violet the
largest of the violet family 3. T.
A. With the exception of the pansy.
the California violet is possibly the
largest.
@. How large will the battleships
Rodney and Nelson be?-A. p. s.
A. The British ships Rodney and
Nelson when completed will be the
largest battleships in the world. They
will have a displacement of $4,000 tons.
a speed Of % knots, main battery Of
8 16-inch guns with maximum range
of 10000 yards. They are expected to
be completed this year.
| Q. Which of the Central American
states is the largest?-A. c.
A. Nicaragua has the largest area.
49,200 square miles. Guatemala has
the largest population. 2,119. 1865.
O. Do the two satellites of Mars
move around that planet in the same
direction, or does one move one way
and one the other?-W. A. E.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that both satellites of Mars move
around that planet in the same direc-
ton; but the inner satellite completes
one revolution in less time than Mars
makes one rotation and therefore.
seen from Mars. it appears to move in
the opposite direction to the outer
satellite.
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