Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

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@. Was Judge Gary Of the Steel Cor
poration the same Judge Gary who
tried the anarchists after the Haymar-
ket riot in Chicago?-C. w. A.
A. Judge Joseph e. Gary tried the
Hsymsrket rioters The Steel Trust
official was Judge Ebert Gary
@. Is it possible for cigars to be
sorted into colors by machinery
d. e
A. There Is a machine which sorts
cigars into as many as 80 shades. II
consists of a finger which picks up
each cigar, photoelectric eye which
measures the color. an simplifying
panel. a switching ammeter and a set
of 80 compartments into which the
cigars are passed.
@. Please tell how the children of
A. The following are the titles given
to the English nobility: The King and
Queen. whose children are known as
Prince and Princess: Duke and Duchess.
whose eldest son is given courtesy title
of Marques. and his wife Of Msrchion-
css. Younger sons prefix Lord to their
Christian names and daughters prefix
Lady. Earl and CounteSS-the eldest son
of the Earl is Viscount, prefix Lord.
and the younger sons are Barons. prefix
Honourable. The daughters are Viscount-
esSes and designated as Lady or Right
Honorable Viscount and viScountess-
their children are BaronS and BaroneSSes
and are designated Honorable. Baron
and Baroness are known as Sir and
Lady and their children are addressed
as Honorable
@. Please give me some information
concerning the Battle of Rowton Heath.
A. B. D.
A. This battle IN the Civil War In
England was fought September -, 1645.
! Though the royal cause was actually
lost at Naseby. Charles attempted to
collect a new force In Wales. At the
head of 5000 troops the King entered
Chester. Col Poyntz and Brereton made
combined attack on the Kings rear
guard. at Rowton Heath, near Chester.
The King lost about / 300 men.
O. What sort of stone is the Bohem la n
ruby?-B. T.
A. A variety of rose quartz possessing
bright red color is sometimes called
Bohemian ruby"
@. When a gas we'll is on fire. how
can the flame be put QUITO. F.
A. A charge of dynamite is ex-
ploded in the air at the side of the
fame for this purpose.
@. What metal is most useful to
man?-P. M.
A. Iron is considered the most use
full, on account of its great strength,
durability and malleability.
O. What body of water is it whose
name is but single letter?-M. w.
A The Y or II, pronounced EYE" Is
an arm of the zuider Zee. Immediately
north of Amsterdam, Holland.
O. When were free seeds first dis
tributed by the Government?-M. G.
A. In 1889 Congress gave 81 900 to
the Patent Office for the purpose of
procuring and distributing seeds of
rare and improved varieties" and for
gathering agricultural statistics. This
was the beginning of the great annual
free distribution of Seeds The practice
was discontinued shortly after the
World War.
@. What was the Webster Ashburton
treaty?-C. z.
A. This treaty between the United
States and Great Britain was nego-
tiated in 1912. BY it the frontier line
between the State of Maine and Canada
was definitely fixed. provisions were
made for putting an end to the African
slave trade and an agreement was made
for the mutual extradition of suspected
criminals.
@. Where did He'll Gate in New York
City get its name ?-R. A.
A. Some writer's say that the name
He'll Gate is derived from the Dutch
word ''hellegate," which means a gate
Of hell Others say it is derived from
''horllgat." which means the whirling
strait. The place was named on &C.
count of the whirlpool. which made
navigation dangerous. The same his
torians call attention to the origin of
the word Manhattan" One group