Evening star., 1928-06-11

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j. When will paper money in the
new size be in circulation?-E. s. b.
A. The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing says that the new paper money
will not be issued until January /, 1929,
or later.
@. Who first sold the poppy, the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars or the American
Legion?-J. l..
A. The Veterans Of Foreign Wars was
the first organization to sell the poppy,
in 1921.
@. How much mail is handled daily
in New York City?-J. E. V.
A. There are approximately 10000
900 pieces of ordinary mail received,
delivered and dispatched daily by the
New York City post Office.
@. What is the real name of Billie
Dove ?-S. p.
A. Her real name was Lillian Bohny.
She Is married to Irwin Willat.
O. Please describe the New York
Barge Canal.-C. H.
A. The enlarged waterway of central
New York is now known as the New
York State Barge Canal. The Barge
Canal is the improvement of four
branches Of the State waterway sys-
tenn" says Noble E. Whitford THE
four branches improved are the Erie,
or main canal, which stretches across
the State from east to west and joins
the Hudson River with Lake Erie; the
Champlain, which runs northerly from
/ the eastern terminus Of the Erie and
enters the head Of Lake Champlain; the
OsWego, which starts north midway on
the line of the Erie and reaches Lake
Ontario. and the Cayuga and Seneca.
which leaves the Erie a little west of
the Oswego junction and extends south,
| first to Cayuga Lake and then to Sem
eca Lake"
@. What was the first occasion when
gas was used in the World WARP
II. c. o.
A. The War Department says that
Germany has been credited with the
first use of gas in the World War. Gas
had been used in previous wars. The
first instance in the World War on
record when gas was released by the
German military forces was on April
%. 1915, at 4:30 pm, on the Belgium
front between BiXschoote and Lange-
march, north OF Ypres.
@. What is the exact diameter of a
nickel and a dime?-H. H. p.
A. The diameter Of the dime is .705
inch, the thickness Is .053 inch, and the
weight Is 1888 grains. The diameter
OF the scent piece is 1895 inch, the
thickness is .078 inch, and the weight
is 77.16 grains.
@. How long has Paris been the
capital of France?--J. r.
A. Paris has been the capital of
France since the tenth century, with
the exception of a period of years be-
tween 1871 and 1879, when Versailles
was the sea. Of the French government.
@. Who made the first seaplane?-
F. p. l..
A. The idea of hydroaeroplane, which
had been suggested in patent specifica-
tons by Hugo Matullath of New York
in 1899, had its practical origin in Cur
tiss. who added to the aeroplane with
which he was experimenting at Lake
Keuka In 1908 floats placed under each
wing so that in case of accident the
machine would not sink, but could be
reached and saved readily with a boat.
In fact. 1t will be recalled that Langley
and other inventors for like reasons
made their experimental flights over
bodies OF water. Probably the first to
add the floats as an integral part Of
the machine with the express idea Of
rising from the surface OF the water was
Fabre, who on March %. 1910 made