Evening star., 1927-04-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BYs FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Why are foreign vessels not per-
mitted 10 carry passengers from one
American port TO another?--N. Z. Nj.
A. The United States Shipping
Board says that the Federal law pro-
hibiting foreign ships from carrying
passengers from one American port
to another was passed TO preserve TO
| the United States the coastwise and
/ intercoastal trade.
Q. What is the meaning Of fan
Ghetto" used in connection with o
chess tournament?-L. l.. J.
| a. "Fianchetto' is an Italian word.
diminutive of "tianco." meaning
flank or side" The word describes an
I opening in the close game.
Q. What is the chemical which
looks like salt that is used on roads
| to lay the dust?-N. Is.
\. 1t is calcium chloride.
@. What are the meanings of the
three lights on airpianes?-F. G. u.
/ A. The red and green light on each
/ of the wings of an airplane respective
| ly and the white light on the tail
/ serve the same purpose as the cor
responding lights on ships They en-
| able the pilot of another machine to
identify the different portions of am
airplane.
! Q. Who first made succotash?-I1 S.
/ A. SuccotaSh is a dish originated
among the North American Indians,
consisting Of green corn and beans
/ variously compounded and cooked
usually as a stew.
/ q, Who is the President Of CUBA .
/ What is his salary?-A. l.. Y.
\. The President of the Cuban Re
pubic is Gen. Gerado MaChudo His
term extends from May 20. 1925. To
/ 1929. His salary is $4,000 with an
/ allowance Of $4,000 for necessary eX.
| peuses.
q. What is a line storm a. r. NJ.
| a. A line storm is an equinoctial
| storm-that is. a storm occurring at
| or near the time Of an equinox. the
time at which the sun crosses the
| Equator. which is about March Il and
September -.
.. When a post Office is changed
/ from village delivery to city delivery,
! what becomes of the carriers? p
/ ]. $. 3.
/ a. The Post Office Department saws
! that when post Office now having
/ village delivery is changed 10 a post
| office having city delivery, the pres
ent carriers automatically become
city carriers. This is the general rule
4 except in cases when the record of
any of these carriers is not up TO the
standard. If such carriers are now
/ in their second or third year as vii
/ lage carriers, they are promoted 10
/ first-grade carriers at an entrance sal
ary of Sl,700.
Q. Do the other planets incline ia
/ their orbits?--A. T.
/ a. The Naval Observatory says
/ that the inclinations Of the planets
! are as follows: Mercury. unknown
/ Venus, unknown; Earth. 23t5 degrees
/ Wars, p degrees; Jupiter, degrees
Saturn. p degrees: Uranus, 50 de
! grees; Neptune, 20 degrees.
! q. How many base balls are used in
a major league game?--C. l.. :.
A. The number of base balls used in
a nine-inning major league base bal
/ game is never less than and the
| average is to 10.
Q. Was King Henry VIII actually
/ called Hal" or was this nickname
/ attributed to him in fiction?-D.
A. More than one of the monarch>
/ of England who bore this name have
! been popularly known as King Hal
/ The nickname was applied to Henry
| VIII.
| @. What is meant by the term
manuscript writing" N. +. w.
A. The January. 1926, issue OF