Evening star., 1927-12-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Ripper was ever caught. Notwith.
standing special work by Scotland
Yard and private detectives, this mur.
derer succeeded in escaping the police.
There have been reports from time TO
time from various parts of the world
that Jack the Ripper had been appre-
hended. but the persons referred 10
have never been identified with the
Whitechapel murderer.
o. When were grapefruit first
shipped from Florida ?-B. F. r.
A. In 1880 the first crop of grape.
fruit. or pomelos. was shipped out af
the state and netted about so cents
q barrel.
O. Why are the chapters In
Dickens Christmas Carol called
staves?-W. II. G..
A. Stave is another word for stanza
or verse of a poem or song. Since a
carol is literally a song celebrating
the nativity of Christ, it Is quite ap.
propriate that the subdivisions be
termed slaves.
Colony?-M. n.
A. The Mac Dowell Colony at Peter.
boro, n. H.. is a MEMORIAL TO one Of
the greatest American composers, the
late Edward MacDowell. Artists of
note gather at the colony each sum
mer for refreshment and inspiration
The director is the widow of Edward
MacDowell.
Q. What Is flaxseed grown for?-
P. n.
A. Flaxseed is grown primarily for
the production of linseed oil, each
oh Of
to so gallons of oil, which is used in
the manufacture of paints and var.
nish, linoleum. oilcloth. printers ink,
patent leather, imitation leather ana
sundry other products. The cake that
is left after the oil is pressed out is
valued as a feed for dairy and beef
cattle and finds q ready market. A
large part of the cake produced IN
this country is exported. principally
to the Netherlands, Belgium and the
United Kingdom. The United States
is the second largest producer of
flaxseed in the world, but, i'm spite
of this fact. this country is also the
worlds s largest importer of this prod
| uct. Our production ordinarily takes
care of about So per cent Of our do.
mestic requirements. This year the
United States produced approximately
24.270 900 bushels.
Q. Who are the Auks. Where dc
they ives. o.
A. They are a tribe Of North Amer.
ican Indians living in Stephens Pas
sage and on Admiralty and Douglas
Islands, Alaska. They number abo,.t
| 279.
Q. Where is the "City Of the
Prnnhotpp
S. NJ. d.
A. The name is applied to Medina
Arabia. to which Mohammed fled from
Mecca in 622.
@. Is is true that the level of the
Great Salt Lake changes?-J. W. F.
A. There is an actual difference in
the level of Great Salt Lake. ranging
| from Is to Is inches, the highest
being in June and the lowest in No
vember. In 1850 the water was low
| 1902 there was a fall in level.
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