Evening star., 1928-02-28

III ISJiiuDii UduSE-W. l..
A. All parts Of London are alike IN
the fact that most Of the buildings are
made OF brick. There are no quarries
nearby. 50 the stone for the finer build
ings must be brought from distance.
The smoke-laden London fog blacknns
the entire city. although the West End
suffers least In this respect.
O. How much bread can be made
from an acre OF wheat?-D. e. x.
A. The number Of pound8 OF bread
that can be made from one acre o:
wheat depends upon the amount 6.
wheat raised On the acre l. REQUIRES
from four and oue-half 10 four and
three-fOurths barrel. Of wheat ~ maze
barrel Of -four. A barrel OF four vii
MAKE approximately 300 one-Dound
ioaVes of bread.
@. How many license plates bearing
the letter K were issued In 1927?-
w. L. G.
A: License plates containing the let
ter < are issued 10 out-of-State people
for the specified time OF recinrocjty
allowed 70 non-residents In the ind!yid-
ual's State. In 1927 there were 5s ,s-
sued in the District Of Columbia.
@. What Is meant by a needlewor.
l!OII4 DCOk Il. II.
A. II is the oldest name FOR a sam
! pier. The alphabet vas embroidered On
the material.
O. What State has the largest enroll
ment Of negroes In the public schools?
S. ~. c.
A. The largest number OF co!o.ed pr-
pills are enrolled In Mississippi Co.ored
children comprise $50 per cent ot the
total population Of that State.
@. What was the name Of the frs.
steamship 70 cross the Atlantic?-
A. The Savannah, 35o-ton steam
ship. was the first. She was built a,
New York City. She left SayanraI
Ga. on May %, 1919, and reacaed
Liverpool in IS days.
| O.. What is the average number o.
| words spoken over the telephone in
3 TO 3 minutes?-I. A. P.
| A In 3-ninute conversation. tne
average is 400 70 600; in u..1u,ez,
from 700 TO 900 words.
Q. What is mother ot pear!?-g. !.
| A. 1t IS the internal nacre or rae
reous laminae OF the oyster.
@ What percentage Of prisoners be-
come insane after confnement?-M. 2.
| Mex.
A. We find no general statemen.
| oearing on this. Warden Lawes Of
| sing Sing says that about % per cert
| OF life prisoners become insane.
| Q. Does a person have to get a peg
NIT TO write under a nom de plur7ea-
/ NJ G. II.
| A. One simply assumes a nom de
plume.
Q. Are there any States that have
only one Representative in Congress?
| A. There are five such s.ates-Ar.-
Zona. New Mexico. Nevada. Wyorn:rg
than that OF the District @: Columbia.
| @. To what denomination did Fran
els Scott Key beIong?-J. II. McC.
A. He was an EpiScopalian. He
served as lay reader in a Georgetown
church.
Q. Please give the revised figures on
tne number OF American soldiers wno
died abroad. the number buried there
and the number brought home.-F Y. c.
/ A. The War Department SAYS there
were in the World War 36.93l lrer
killed IN action. 1858 men who died O.
/ wounds received IN action The to.a!
number OF American deaths from al
causes in the World War numbered az
/ p-oXtmately 10000. There we're
1922 bodies Of American soldiers re-
/ turned from France 70 the United
States for burial. There were 6pS
| bodies sent from France 10 other Euro
pean countries for burial. There were
3o,1lS men buried IL Europe. This aS-
TIRE includes those who are buried n
France. England and Belgium These
statistics are OF January !, 1923. ard
are the latest available.
q, What flowers do we'll in partial
Shade9-C. r.
A, Baske;aower. sweet sultan. clark
Ia, p.aiycod0p. gpdetia. D-Ilmu.oad
pE.oN. panSy. sweet aiySSurl. lup.ra and
forget-ne- thrive II partial shade.
@. How large IS The famous big tree
/ Of MeXlcoH-R Y
4. The Forest Service says tha. he
/ famous cypress Santa Maria Gel Tue
/ n southern Mexico is among the
! largest and oldest - trees IN the world
II IS particularly large II diameter. H.:
not III height. Il IS $50 feet ta... s.
/ feet III diameter II feet above the
/ ground. and 10 fees in diameter q. The
/ ground, II Is estimated thar this :-SS
/ IS about 1000 Years old o. more. ard
/ II has CROWN spread - iit feet -
diameter.