Evening star., 1928-05-24

a couple of years. depending on the
kind OF terms made with contractors
and specifications for the work.
O. In what year did the Rockefeller
Foundation clean up yellow fever in the
port OF Guayaquil?-L. G. 3.
A. The Rockefeller Foundation In
1915 dispatched commission to Gusv-
aquil TO confer with local and national
officials relative to active measures
against the yellow fever plague. A pro-
posal was made in 1918. This was ac-
cepted later by the Ecudorian officials
and the propaganda was started shortly
thereafter. The story has been told bv
scientists that bucket and tank br!-
gade was started and It was only short
time when they cleaned up and drained
the stagnant pools under the direction
OF Gen. Gorgas.
@. How many tons Of shipping. hoth
allied and neutral, were being DESTROYED
by Germany at the time of our entrance
into the wars. G. T.
A. The rate Of sinking at that time
was nearly 900 tons of Shipping
month. the total allied and neutral ton
mage then being about $4,000 900 tons
and the rate Of new construction onlv
about l77.OOO tons per month.
@. If all the Roman Catholics were
to vote for the same presidential candi-
date, how many votes would 1t amount
TOP. E. H.
A. There are about $4,000 900 Roman
Catholics in the United States. About
half OF them are of voting age. If all
were eligible to vote and exercised The
privilege, 1t would amount To about
1900, 900 votes.
@. What American bird turns from
buff to white in the Wintertime?-K.
S. S.
A. The ptarmigan changes from
tawny buff to white.
@. What is the record for a multip.e
parachute jump?-P w
A. Recently a new record was estab-
lished when 10 men Jumped from a Ford
all-metal plane at Chanute Field, Ran
toul. ILL.,. in the space Of 81 seconds.
This experiment is important in prov
ing the possibility of saving passengers
in the case Of accident in the air.
@. Is Alaska included in the CONT
mental United States?-F. r.
A. The term continental United
States is merely one of convenience.
and does not include the non-contigu-
Gus Territory of Alaska.
@. When is the convention for or
CARNATIONS interested in the deaf to be
held?-W. N. F.
A. The American Federation Of Or
ganizations for the Hard Of Hearing
will be held in St. Louis June lS TO q,
inclusive.
@. How many miles Of telegraph and
telephone wire are in use in the United
StateS?-I. C..
A. There are 2.O35. 900 miles of tele-
graph lines in the United States and
52.20o,O0o miles of telephone wire.
@. What is the monetary unit of
Haiti?-U. S. B.
A. The monetary unit OF Haiti is
the gourde, which is worth about 30
cents in American money. Haiti Is on
nominal gold basis. but It issues no
gold coin. This country uses as cur
rency United States national bank
notes. which are redeemable on demand
in American dollars.
@. How did the expression Learn b.
heart" originate?-M. M.
A. There are various explanations Of
the origin Of the phrase 70 learn by
heart" Centuries ago the heart was
regarded as the seat OF emotions. Tha;
which one learned by heart was usually
something which made an especial sp-
peal In other words one greatly
wished 70 retain the memory OF 1t. The
heart was thought to be involved in the
process.
O. Where did Katherine Mayo re-
ceive her education?-C. S.
A. Katherine Mayo. the author OF
Mother India" was educated in private
schools in Boston and Cambridge. Mass.
@. What is the difference between a
prune and a plum?-W. C.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that the prune tree is a type Of
plum tree: that is. all p-unes are plunlS.
but not all plums are prunes. Only
those that will dry into the commercial
product are prunes.
@. Do Frenchwomen vote?-C. A
A. The Chamber OF Deputies OF
France quite recently voted upon the
question of grantiI the suffrage TO the
women Of France II was decided IN
the negative. Frenchwomen do not
vote.