Evening star., 1929-06-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BIZ FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

the transit was observed on the suns
disk.
@. In nonstop run Is 1t meant that
the automobile does not stop or that
the engine does not stop?-G. H. s.
A. The contest board of the A. A. A.
says that a nonstop run means a run
where the car does not stop. II tire
blows out or is punctured, the run Is
person who is making the record to
make new start.
@. What is the usual temperature in
Cuba on july 1?-D. K.
A. The mean temperature in Cuba
on July is 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
@. When were condensed and un-
sweetened evaporated milk first made?
ID. B. E..
A. According to Hunzikers Con
denSed Milk and Milk Powder" sweet
ened condensed milk was first made =
Gail Borden at Walcottville, Conn, in
1856. This factory failed. but was later
re-established at Wassaic, N. Y, in
1860. This company later became the
Borden Condensed Milk Co. Unsweet-
ened evapoIated milk was first made
commercially in 1885 by the Helvetia
Milk Condensing Co. at Highland, Ill.
@. What is the salary of the head OF
the Church of England?-A. S.
A. The priInate of all England Is the
Archbishop of Canterbury. He receives
f15,000 year.
@. How much damage is caused by
tornadoes in one year in the United
States?-N. A. L.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
more than a hundred tornadoes per
year on the average reported to the
bureau result in about $12,o00.00o dam
age. Some years are more serious than
others.
@. Where is the headquarters of the
French Foreign Legion?-D. E. B.
A. There are four regiments in the
French Foreign Legion, and the head
quarters are at the following places:
Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Algeria; Meknes. Mo-
rocco; Fee, Morocco, and Marrakech,
Morocco.
@. How much does gasoline expand
and contract?-N. p. S.
A. Gasoline expands or contracts ap-
proximately l per cent OF its volume for
every II degrees Fahrenheit increase or
decrease of temperature. a
@. Why is the boundary between
North Carolina and Virginia so irregu-
lar?-W &. H.
A. The boundary between North
Carolina and Virginia was agreed upon
by the governors of the two States, and
the line was irregularlv placed in order
to accommodate people living on the
land who wished to be residents OF one
State or the other.
Q. Why is kelvinator so named?-
G. F. G.
A. The kelvinator was named for
the father of refrigeration, Lord Kelvin,
in England. He applied to refrigera-
ton the principle that liquids In chang
ing to gas absorb heat
@. How many have lost their lives
trying to cross the Atlantic by airplane?
u. B. W.
A. Up to the present time 10 lives
have been lost in such attempts. ID
@. Does the Department Of Agricul-
ture pay the expenses Of the boys and
girls who are selected to go to the an
nual encampment Of the All Club tn
Washington?-T.W w. T.
A. The expenses Of each member on
this trip are paid either by the local
club, some city or State organization,
such as bankers associations, manufac-
turerS' associations, or women'S clubs.
The Department or Agriculture has
contact with the various clubs through
the local county agents and State agri-
cultural colleges.
@. How many hook and ladder COM
panies are there in New York City2+-i
S. S. H. ~ @.ss ~
A. The New York City FIRE depart
ment consists Of 6,278 men. There are
more than 200 engine companies in the
city and more than 100 hook and ladder
companies.
O. What part of the United States Is
best adapted to the growing of oliyes?s
&C. L.
A. The region in which the olive may
be successfully grown for the CONNER
cial production of fruit in the United
States is not as great as for most FROST
hardy fruits, and has been confined to
portions of California and Arizona, al
though the trees will live and bear some
fruit in portions of all of the southern
tier of States of this country.
O. In what way is Miss Helen Keller
connected with the Robert e. Lee FAM
ny?-A. S.
A. Miss Keller's grandmother on her
fathers side was a second cousin OF
Robert e. Lee. She was granddaugh-
ter of Alexander Spottiswood, an early
colonial Governor of Virginia.