Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-27

cylinders Is subjected 10 various severe
conditions. All woods absorb moisture
and become softencd when subjected
TO hot water and steam, and Then
softened will be abraded by the con-
tents OF the tubs Also, absorption 81
moisture Ii always accompanied b1
swelling OF the wood. The amount OF
swelling which takes place depends not
| only on the kind of wood being used,
but also upon the moisture content OF
| the wood at the time Il Is manufac-
tGred into the laundry eqt;.rsnzr.-.
The woods most commonly employed
for washing machine cylinders are
cypress, hard maple. and longleaf pine.
Oak Is also quite extensively used and
Is giving satisfaction. Other woods
. for use In washing machine cylinders.
probably az good as oak and no. much
inferior TO hard maple, are yellow
! birch and beech.
@ What Is the BertiIlon system?-
J. r. p
A. The Bertillon system consists OF
simple and exact measurements o. Ger
tain parts Of the body. The measure
ments are taken with calipers ard
include the height, standing and sitting:
reach Of outstretched arms. length and
width Of head length and width OF
foot, forearm, middle and little fingers.
The entire process takes from 5 20
minutes and the measurements are
planned 10 be accurate within i-32 o:
an inch.
O. What does the abbreviation z ..
O. stand for?-J. c. r
A. They mean fair average quality.
@. How many bills we're introduced
and now many became laws during the
last Congress?-F A. H.
A. During the Si,ty-ninth Congress
there were introduced in the House Of
Representatives II us bills. 379 joint
resolutions, 457 House resolutions, ard
81 House concurrent resolutions. In the
Senate there were introduced 5835
Senate bills. 28l Senate resolutions. l72
Senate joint resolutions, % Senate con-
current resolutions. One thousand four
hundred and twenty-three bills became
public laws through approval Of both
Houses.
@. What Is the difference between
worsteds and woolens?-M c. NJ
A. Generally speaking. worsted fab
RIGS are made of yarns IN which the
fbers all lie parallel. and voolens are
made Of yarns In which the fbers cross
! or are mixed. Usually worsteds are
made from long staple vooIs. ard
woolens are made from short staple
wool
@ Does the President have 20 utilize
all the money that Is appropriated for
his travelling expenses each year? II
not does he get the money ,ha. IS
left?-A Mel.
A The President does not have 10
use any more Of his travelling ard
entertaining expenses than he cares To-
The balance remains in the Treasury.
O. Is coal formed under the surface
OF the earth?-J. c.
A. There Is no coal being formed
under the surface nov and never vas.
The coal that IS nov found under the
eartnS surface. no matter how deep
II may be. was formed above the sur
face and later covered up Coal vas
formed IN ancient peat boys IN the
same manner as peat IS being formed
. az the present time.
@. What percentage Of state banks
have become members OF the Federal
Reserve System? How many are on
the par lissS-W W I
A. The Federal Reserve Board says
that : per cent of the total number
OF State banks are members 0. re
Federal Reserve System. OF the total
number OF State banks Tse Der cent
are on the par list