Evening star., 1928-12-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

the Ear of Dionysius at Syracuse, and
the Cathedral of Girgenti in Sicily.
@. How many war cemeteries are
there in France and Belgium
A. There are 1000 in France; 500
in Belgium.
O. Where was Congress sitting
when the Conway cabal was formed.
when Franklin sent word of the sign
ing of our treaty with France?-W. D.
A. At the time of the occurrence of
these events, Congress was sitting IN
York, Pa.
and continuous street in Washington,
D. C.?-R. M. E.
A. The District surveyors Office says
Sixteenth street is the longest un-
broken street in the District. 1t meas
ures $4,000 feet from the White House
to the District line.
@. How many people pass the Ma
tional Press Club Building each day?
p. B.
A. This is one of the busiest corners
an average Of 100000 persons pass it
daily.
@. Why Is snow white?-N. A.
A. Snow is white because the cryS-
tails are so minute that each cell of
the retina receives a general impress
sion produced by the combination of
different wave lengths reflected from
innumerable minute facets.
@. How long have mince pies been
known?-A. D. H.
"a. The name "mince pies" was in
vented by the Puritans In colonial
days, as they objected to the name
Christmas pies" Under the name
mutton pies" similar pies were known
in England as early as 1896. Later,
OK tongue was substituted for mutton
and then chopped beef took it's place
Otherwise, the ingredients have re-
manned about the same.
Q. How many mineral springs has
Florida?-J. H. M.
A. Florida has So springs concen-
trated in 81 spring localities, IL of
which are places of resort.
@. What States have the most mil
lionaireS?-B. w.
: A. New York has the most, Penn
sylvania is second and Illinois third.
@. If England is at war, does it fol-
low that Canada is also at war?-M. J.
A. The relation of Canada to Eng
land is discussed very fully by w. P. NJ.
Kennedy of the University of Toronto
in his book entitled 1.-The Constitution
of Canada" He says in part: "Onee
the imperial government declares war,
Canada is at war, and once foreign
state declares war against Great Brit
ain, Canada is at war. In either case
Conodo mood not fiUhf mood mt c1IrY1Iu
a man. or ship to assist in any way.
Canada might be prepared to preserve
the most meticulous neutrality, but as
international law now stands. Canada
would be at war and its territory and
citizens liable to attack" Statements
made that certain treaties not binding
on Canada unless accepted by resolu-
ton of the Federal Parliament have led
to the conclusion that Canada could
not be drawn into war arising out OF
such treaties. The difficulty lies, how
ever, in the fact that the enemy would
consider Canada as an enemy owing to
it's integral connection in international
law with the British Empire.
@. What will make artificial honey
granulate and become hard?-R. K.
A. 1t will granulate and become quite
hard if it is cooked trifie longer than
usual.
@. How many rivers are there in this
country?-H. T.
A. There are 295 navigable streams
in the United States.
@. At the present time are any Of
the big song hits written by women?-
c. G.
A. The Metronome Magazine tells of
the success of Mabel Wayne as a song
writer She wrote Ramona" in 20
minutes Miss Wayne also wrote I'm
Little Spanish Town." "Chiquita" and
Don't Wake Me Up, Let Me Dream"
1t is said that she is the only woman
to write popular music that completes
financially with Irving Berlin and
George Gershwin Years of work as a
vaudeville pianologist taught Miss
Wayne what the song public demands
of hit.
@. In Christ'S day how many prov
inces were In PaleStine?-E. T. A.
A. Palestine was divided into three:
Judea on the south, Galilee on the
north; Samaria lay between.