Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

O. Is Mocha coffee still available?
e. l.. r.
A. Coffee was originally shipped
from the port of Mocha. to which Il
owes the name Mocha" But for
about 200 years nothing has been
shipped from that port, which has
been closed by drifting sand. This
name, however, has chung ever since
to certain kind of high-grade coffee
Abyssinia now ships a grade of
Mocha, and much of that kind of
coffee is shipped from Alden, Arabia
@. Is it correct to say "gooses"?-D.
NJ. NJ. Nice.
A. Gooses is the plural Of goose,
| meaning q tailor's iron; otherwise
the form is geese.
@. How may coral beads be
cleaned?-A. c. S.
A. Coral beads may be cleaned by
dissolving teaspoonful of borax in
| pint of warm water. Dip the coral
and when clean put through tepid
| water.
O. Was Ebert Hubbard lost on the
| Titanic or the Lusitania?-P. d.
A. He was on the Lusitania when
| he met his death.
O. How many people in the United
| States have incomes of a million dol
| lars?-E. j. G.
A. According to the latest available
J statistics in 1924 there were IS per-
sons in the United States having in
| comes of 81 ,000, 900 or more. Twenty
| one of these are reported from the
State of New York, which is the
| greatest number in any one State.
I
| O. Is Kellogg. Secretary of State,
| Catholic or Protestant?-J. A.
A. Frank B. Kellogg. Secretary of
State, is an Episcopalian.
@. Must officers salute each other
when driving?-R. M.
| A. When hands are occupied with
| driving, the salute is not required.
, O. Who first portrayed a Michael
! Arlen story on the screen?-M. c.
! A. Dorothy Mackaill when she ap
peared in 1.-THE Dancer of Paris"
| O. What was the amount of money
in circulation for each person In
| 1926?-D. I.
A. The per capita circulation FOL
last year was $41.S5.
| O. Which States have inheritance
| or succession tax laws?-H. ID. s.
A. All except Alabama and the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
| O. What is the extent OF the area
of St. Peters in Rome?--K. G. L..
| A. The area In square feet Of st
| Peters Cathedral is 227,O69.
| O. Will you tell me how to clear
| a bird of paradise M. b.
A. If your bird of paradise is
mounted bird, use benZine or some
such cleaning fluid, using absorben
cotton. Let the feathers dry natu
rally. After they are dry use tooth
brush, lightly stroking from the heat
| to the tail. This will make the feath
ers fluffy. If you mean bird of para
disc feathers, follow the same direc
lions, except use sawdust or corn nlea
on the feathers before they dry, theT
blow it out. This will give the same
results.
| @. Where and when did the
stripes on a convict's suit originates
IN. II.
A. The striped material used fol
the suits of convicts was first pro
duced in the seventeenth century in
England.
| @. Who was the first Cavalry CHIEF
of the United States?--J. u.
A. Mai. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook
was the first chief of Cavalry. The
/ Office was established under the Ma
| tional Defense act, July %, 1920.
| Q. What was the origin of the
curfew law?-D. Z.
A. The curfew law originated in
an ordinance in the reign of William
the Conqueror, obliging citizens tC
cover their fires and lights at a GER
tain time each night. This was as g
means of protection from fires in the
night. Later the curfew law was in
voked to prevent the night assem-
blages of young people without proper
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