Evening star., 1928-08-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

elusive, there were 104 policemen killed
in Chicago. OF these two we're park +
policemen. There we're six persons
hung upon being convicted of the mur-
Or of policemen, 20 we're sentenced to
life terms in the penitentiary and one
to term Of IA years In the peniten-
tiary"
@. Is the asphalt mined in Utah al
pure product?-L. G. T.
A. 1t Is said to be an absolutely nat
ural asphalt, almost 100 per cent pure
when taken from the earth.
c. Who was the great diamond mil
lionaire who committed suicide BY
jumping off bOat?-M. L.
A. 1t was Barney Barnato, who died
in this manner in 1897, following a
great mental strain brought about by
financial worries.
O. What is put in milk to make
acidophilus milk?-E. J. r.
A. The culture used in making acid
ophilus milk is a species of bacteria,
an organism of animal life In making
this preparation sterile milk has to be
used in order that the organisms will
grow.
@. How does Clara Bow pronounce
her name?-D. l..
A. Her name rhymes with go"
@. What is meant by "gadget"?-
r. J. S.
A. Gadget is a slang term, the mean
ing Of which is so broad that IL SEEM
ingly can be applied almost without
| reservation. II is practically the equiv
alent of our expression thing" Cad
get may be applied 70 any object from
a can opener to a vanity case.
Q. Does Mexico have uniform d.
vOrce lava. S NJ
A. The divorce laws OF Mexico are
similar to those of the United States,
| in that each province Of Mexico makes
| it's own laws in this matter as do the
individual States of the Union. Gen.
orally speaking there are more causes
for divorce than are granted in most
Of the States of the United States in
compatibility being a common cause.
@. How much does a gallon Of gas
oline weigh?-M. G.
A. 1t depends upon it's specific grav-
ity Ordinary commercial gasoline
weighs from 5.66 pounds to 6.24 pounds
per gallon.
@. Are cities obliged to use the time
Of the standard time zones in which
they are placed geographically?-A. G..
A. They are under no such obliga-
tiOn. In fact. 50 many cities deviate
from such ALLEGATION that the lines on
a map marking the boundaries Of the
time zones are Of little value
O. What part of the total sales o.
grocery stores goes to chain stores?-
r. p. G.
4. Chain store grocery sales aver
age $4,000 100000 per year. or 10 per
cent Of the total in the grocery field.
There are about 350.000 groceries IN
the United States; 1852 wholesale and
10000 chain groceries.
O. Can commissions in the British
army be bought?-C. r. @.
A. The military attache Of the British
embassy says that the practice OF buy
ing commissions in the British army
was abolished about 1850 and no longer
exists.
@ How large a part % Maryland's
population is centered in Baltimore? p
M. c.
A.. Baltimore contains more than
half of the States population.
@. Who created Turandot when the
opera was first produced in Germany?
A l.. T.
A. Anne Roselle sang the title role
when Puccini'S opera vas first produced
outside Of Italy This wes in July.
1925, at the Dresden Opera.
@. Why is purple 50 rarely used in
advertising "A. NJ. Z.
A. An authority says that, while his
color is distinctive. its suggestion Of
mourning makes IL inappropriate for
most advertising.
@ In American history who were
the Little Giants"?-N II
A. This nickname was given 70 fol-
lowers of Stephen A. Douglas. who vas
nic!.named the Little Giant" because
Of. his short stature and great men''l
powers.
O. How far does the attraction Of
the sun extend beyond our solar Sys-
temp. S. Il
A. Theoretically. there IS no l..nit %
the distance over which the attraction
Of the sun extends BY the law OF
gravitation the attraction OF tao bcSieS
for each other Is directly as their meSS
and inversely as the square Of their dis
tance. the attraction becoming nothing
only when the masses are zero. the dis
tance infinite.
tO Moot