Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24


the United States?-W. III. K.
A. Golf clubs in the United States
have more than 100000 members
and there are. of course, thousands
of people who play on the public
courses.
Q. Will you kindly tell me how
long Jane Cow1 has been playing?
"A. r.. o.
A. Jane Cowl was born In Boston,
Mass. 1890. She made her debut
in 1909 in rs Matrimony a Failure?"
@. Are vacations of industrial
workers in Brazil regulated by the
government ?-M. d. l..
A. On December "a. 1925. a law
was passed in Brazil under the pro-
visions of which workers are grant
ed Is days annual vacation with
pay. In October, 1926. the Presi-
dent of the republic signed the regu-
lations Interpreting this law. Some
of the outstanding points in the
regulations are THE right to vaca-
ton of Is working days viii be
granted after IL months continuous
service in the same establishment to
employees and operatives throughout
Brazil in commercial, industrial and
banking enterprises, transportation
and communication services, public
and private charitable institutions
and in journalistic enterprises. A
vacation of Is working days will be
granted to employees without sub
traction of days away from employ
ment for sickness or other unavOid-
able causes. Pay for the vacation time
will be at the rate of Is working
days to those receiving day wages
or doing piecework. while salaried
employees will receive half a months
pay. Employees must be informed in
writing q week in advance of the
time allotted to them for this vaca-
ton, which may be granted in part
or whole. The National Council of
Labor is charged with the supervi-
sion of the execution of the present
regulations. A fine of so to 1000
milreis Is the penalty for the in
fringement of this law"
@. Will you give me some informa-
ton regarding the polar bear?-
r. T. NJ.
A. The polar bear is a large bear
Ursus or Thalarctos rnartimus) in
habiting the Arctic regions OF both
the Old and the New World. 1t at
tains g. length of about 9 feet and
often weighs more than 1000 pounds.
1t frequents the shores and ice foes
and swims well. living largely on
seals. 1t differs from other bears in
it's creamy white color, long neck, mar
row skull and small molar teeth.
@. After a German has been natu-
rallied in this country is it correct to
say that his nationality is German?-
y. J. j.
A. After an alien has been natu-
rallied in the United States he is an
American and should be referred to
as such.
O.. Has the use of the telephone in
creased much in the last % years.
n. w. s.
A. Yes. In 1900 there was one Bell
telephone to 80 persons in the United
States. In 1925 there was one to every
persons.
@. How long is the moon full?-
A. The full moon, astronomically
defined. occurs when the longitude of
the moon differs by exactly $50 de.
grees from that OF the sun. AS this
condition is momentary, the moon is
full for an instant only.
@. How many negroes fought in the
Union Army during the Civil War;
H. T. d.
A. There were 99,337 colored men
in the service during the Civil War.
0. What is the significance of the
term Original package"?-A. d. T.
A. In American constitutional law
this means the package in which
goods are shipped from one State to
another. The United States courts
held that where an article is imported
into one State from another it does
not lose the protection of the inter
state commerce clause while the orig.
inal package remains unbroken and
Is the property of the importer. In
depreciation Of these decisions made
1t possible to evade State laws by
selling direct to the customers in
original packages. The importance
of this is in it's bearing on the sale