Evening star., 1928-12-06

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O. Was the ground where the White
House stands given to the Governmerft7
M. ON. n
A. The White House grounds, were
not donated. They were purchased
from Davy Burnes.
@. What States have the largest
consolidated schools?-H. j.
A. Among the States which have the
largest consolidated schools are Indiana,
Mississippi and Ohio.
Q. How much sweeter than sugar Is
Saccharine?-H. j.
A. Its sweetness is variously esti-
sugar.
@. How long has the carnation been
under cultivation?--M. r.
A. 1t was cultivated as early as 800
BIC. by the Greeks.
@. How many Presidents of the
United States had seen previous service
in the Senate?-H. w.
A. While President Harding is the
only President who went directly from
the Senate to the White House and
President Garfield had been elected to
the Senate when nominated for the
presidency, there were 10 other Presi-
dents who had been SenatorS-Monroe,
John Quincy Adams. Jackson, Van
Buren,, William Henry Harrison. Tyler.
Pierce. Buchanan, johnson and Benja-
min Harrison.
O. Are Japanese screens often used
in japanese homes?-R. F. S.
A. They are manufactured chiefly
for sending to other countries. The
Japanese do not make much use OF
them.
@. Is the "g" sounded in the word
recognizance"?-E. l.. NJ.
A. 1t is sounded in this word and
in all other words related to 1t.
@. How many acres of land are there
in the Indian reservations of the United
States?-T. L. G.
A. There are approximately 70.000.0OO
acres in the land reserved for Indians.
@. 1 have a holly tree that blooms
but docs not bear berries. What is the
reason for this?-N. S.
A. Probably your holly tree is one
bearing all staminate or male flowers.
This being true. it is not possible to
have such a tree bear fruit. II you
desire tree bearing berries 1t will be
necessary to buy another tree OF known
fruiting quality and plant near the
male tree.
@. 1t is generally known that the real
name of Mary Pickford was Gladys
Smith, but how was the name Pickford
selected?-S. IT.
A. The mother of Mary Pickford,
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, decided to do
away with the name of Smith for the
purpose of the stage and took the family
name Pickford, the name of her pater-
nal grandmother GLADYS Plckford" did
not ring right to her ears and so
Gladys was changed to Mary"
Q. How did the phrase, "The Lost
Cause" become associated with the Con-
federacy?-H. T.
A. "The Lost Cause" Is a phrase
which became current through the title
of a history of the Civil War 1886) by
E. A. Pollard. 1t is used as an express
sion deSignative for the purposes and
aims which the Southern people,
through the war. vainly sought to realize
in the permanent establishment of the
Confederate States of America.
@. How many licensed planes are
there flying in this country?-h. "A NJ.
A. The Department of Commerce re-
Gently reported that there are 59O6
licensed and identified planes In active
operation throughout the country.
O. What system of pronunciation
was used by the Egyptians?-F. S. P.
A. All pronunciation is conjectural.
1t is customary to give the voweis the
same value as in German. The con-
sonants are given the same value as In
English.
@. Are there such things as trained
fieas?-M. H.
A. Fleas have been trained. Pull
cology' is a treatise on this subject.
@. How thick is the earths crust?-
j. S. C.
A. The thickness of the earth's crust
has been variously computed to be 10.
20 or more miles. Observations on
earthquake motion by Milne and others
indicated that the rocky material may
extend for some 80 miles. Recent re-
searches in regard to the radioactive
substances present in rocks suggest that
the crust is not more than 80 miles
thick