Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28

Labrador to Patagonia. The bur,rn,,o.
pro does not exactly move backward
out oy the use of the pectoral muscles
ol the wing beats the air with q ran,d.
lty Which enables the bird TO remaIn
stationary and to make such dartino.
movements that apparently the fiirbt
may be backward
Q. What is meant by mother ut+,
A. E. b. WITT
"A: 1t implies native or natural vv,+
DIS distinguished from acquired wit.
=. WIN gallon can with a dent in
IL noid exactly gallon?-J. C.. C..
| A. The Bureau of Standa rds .on.
tnat the capacity of a can depends on
Whetner 1t is dented in or dented ont
] less. ' - WIN hold
9, Please give the dates of birth
ana death of the children OF Ahrabar,
Lincoln.-M. v. c. '''''''''
"A. Abraham and Mary Todd Lin.
com mad four children. Edward RaLo,
Llhcoih was born March 10, 1g48. and
urea IN Springfield ILL.,, February
tooV. william Wallace Lincoln was
porn December 81, 1850, and died IN
1 one White House February 20. 1862.
. hnOihas Lincoln was born April 4
d1, and died in Chicago July Is, 1871
+ ne iast surviving son of President
ID. C.. July 20, 1926. '''
.. How often did Ole Bull Gonna m
america to play?-D. j. w.
| a. RMS Norwegian vtolinist came To
america five times between 1843 and
1873. He died in 1880.
| q. Please tell me how the autoroo.
Die tags for the District of CollIrnbia
are Deing distributed according IN
| aiphaDet' and how official and other
special tags are marked?-H w
a; automobile tags OF the District
OF columbia, according to the 1877
| system are distributed as follows:
1-IooO' plain series with no letter for
embassies, non-commercial Govern.
LII cars ana private passenger or
o".in cars congressman and others:
A 1000, non-commerciaI of Iynitad
States and District Goyernments.
b 1880. for commercial cars the
empty weight of which is 5000 hounds
or less; c 1899. for commercial cars
the empty weight of which Is over
o'OOO pounds-also tractors: d 1.250o
dealers cars; j. 1899, r 1.ogee
G l-99ss, pleasure cars; III 1.2Ooo'
| hackers. taxis and cars for hire.
III 1899, X 1899, pleasure cars.
l. 1880, cars for hire where drivers
| are furnished-this includes buses.
NJ 1880. N 1899. p 1-999s, O 1.s9Se
| II 1899, pleasure cars; r 1-12On cars
Ior hlre where driver is not furnished.
1-9999. L 1899. u 1890, v 1899
w 1899, pleasure cars; X 1900. non.
residents who are entitled to District
Tags I 1899, q 1899 pleasure cars.
=. What is slob ice?-w. e. r.
A: This Is ice that stops ordinarv/
navigation. 1t usually refers to the
surface ice brought down nv ~.
Labrador current to the coasts NJ
Labrador and Newfoundland.
Q. What is Chatterton's compound?
"A. F..
A. 1t is compound used for the
insulation of submarine cables. II ia
mixture of tar, resin, and g,ltta-
percha.
Q. What does the word "Yetta,
mean?-O. H.
A. 1t is proper name derived from
ruler"
Q. What is the Birken'ead men,
toned in Kipling's Soldier and Sailor
Too"?-W. r. p.
A. The reference to Birkenhead In
Kipnng's poem is to the troopship
Bfrkenhead. which was wrecked on
the 18th of January, 1852.
Q. Is Joan Crawford married.
M. I.
A. She is not married. She was
born in Kansas City. Mo-, has brown
hair and blue eyes and is 5 feet 3
inches. She was a dancer in the Fol-
lies" before she started her screen
career.
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