Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

cities visited by the Metropolitan
Opera Co.
O. Was the Lansing, Mich. Fire De-
partment the first completely motor
ized?-D. F.
A. On December q. 1908. Lansing
placed in service the first button -order
pumping engine. Joplin. Mo-. is cred
tied with putting nnotor-pumping en-
CINE in service about one month earlier.
Savannah, Ga. had its equipment COM
pletely motorized in 1911. and it Is the
first of which We have record.
Q. Why do logs sing and snap while
burning?-E W.
A. The Forest Service states that
logs sing because the air in certain air
pockets In the wood becomes heated
and works out through narrow orifices.
1t may also be due to heated sap va
porizing. Chestnut logs snap because
pockets generate certain gases. Cedar
burns with fragrant odor due to he
essential oils which vaporize when heat
ed Wood that is light and full of air
spaces. such as white pine, burns
swiftly and silently.
@. Who won the Peloponnesian War?
M. G. F.
A. The war was fought between
Athens and Sparta and their allies
43l -404 BIC. and resulted in the SUI.
premacy Of Sparta.
@. How was Anne Boleyns name
pronounced?--S. M. T.
A. 1t was often spelled "Bullen" and
both forms OF the name pronounced
the Same-"Bul-len"-w the accent
on the first syllable
@. Where is there an example of
ancient wood sculpture?-w. N.
A. One Of the earliest specimens Of
wood sculpture extant is in the Cairo
Museum. With the exception of The
arms. it Is carved out of solid block
of sycamore wood 1t is a life-slSe por-
trait statue. double of the Sheik -el.
Beled. The figure dates back to about
1000 BIC.
@. What years are included In Eie
Dark Ages?-E E. P.
A. Historians differ as to the exaya
period known as the Dark Ages. II 70
generally believed to comprise the
earlier centuries OF the Middle Ages a
period OF probably about 700 years
Hallam regards the Dark Ages as begin
ming with the sixth century and ending
with the fifteenth.
@. Do all Charleston. s. c.. negroes
speak the same dialect?-D. K
A. Lost Spirituals" explains that
there are two separate and well defined
negro dialects in Charleston. One IA
the Gullah tongue. spoken by negroes
from the West Coast OF Africa and
their descendants: the other. the speech
of negroes brought into South Carolina
from other colonies and later from
other States. These dialects are grad
ually becoming merged.
@. How long has the title dame"
been used in England?-A NJ. D.
A. Dame" Is a title Of honor which
long distinguished high-born ladies from
the wives of citizens and conmoners in
general and which is still the legal
title In Great Britain of baronet's
or knights wife. In some cases the
title dame" indicates membership In
the Order Of the British Empire. which
was instituted in 1917, for services rem
dered to the empire at home or abroad.
@. What are dacoities?-E. s.
A. Dacoities is the name applied to
robber bands in India and Burma.
Under the penal law the term implies
robbery by an armed band Of i've or
more persons.
Q. How many people can be accom-
modated for the lectures of the National
Geographic Society2-S. r.
A. The Washington Auditorium has
seating capacity of 1000, as arranged
for the National Geographic Society.