Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-03
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@. Who filled Representative Mad
den's seat in Congress until oscar De
Priest was elected?-M. G.
A. The seat remained vacant. Cover
nors usually fill the vacancies in the
Senate by appointment, but vacancies
in the House are not filled until an cleo
ton takes place.
@. What per cent of Americas invest
ment abroad is invested in Canada?-
P. S.
A. Canada has over 81 per cent of all
1928 this amounted to $4,120,000, 900.
@. Please explain the capture of
some icebound Dutch ships by French
cavalry.-N. L.
A. During the Reign Of Terror, the
French armies were sent to protect the
threatened frontiers Of the country.
Gen. Pichegru led an army into Amster-
dam in 1894. At that time the Dutch
feet was icebound in the Zuider Zee
near the harbor of Amsterdam. Piche-
CRU surrounded the fleet with his cav
airy and compelled it to surrender. The
result was that the government of the
country collapsed and Holland was
forcibly allied to France in 1875.
@. When was iron discovered?-A. Y.
A. Specimens of iron have been found
in Assyrian and Egyptian ruins. In the
British Museum there is a piece of iron
believed to date from about 1000 3. c.
In the Black Pyramid of Abusir. at least
5000 B. c., CASTOR Maspero found some
pieces Of from, and In the funeral text of
Tepi (about 3400 B. c. the metal was
mentioned. The knowledge of iron
spread from the south to the north OF
Europe, and one theory is that iron first
came into use from Africa.
@. What countries belong to the Pan
American Union?-L. G.
A. The countries in the Pan-Ameri-
can Union are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Do
minican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru. Salvador,
United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Q. Were many people killed as
witches in Europe?-W. r. P.
A. From one end of Europe to the
other during the period of the Reforma-
ton, executions of witches were of daily
occurrence and it is estimated that from
dren persisted on this imaginary charge
@. When is flag flown from build
ing under conStruction?-H. T. S.
A. There has never been an official
ruling about the raising of a flag on a
newly constructed building, but it is
customary to raise the flag when the
peak Of the building has been reached.
@. How was the Unknown Soldier of
France selected?-J. j.
A. The French embassy says that
"Seven unidentified bodies were re-
moved from as many sectors of the war
front and placed in new caSketS similar
in every respect. Those seven similar
caSkets were brought to the cellars in
Cerdum'S Citadel. There, French war
blind soldier was directed to choose one
of the exposed caskets. The six remain
ing bodies were subsequently inhumed
without marks"
9. What does the name Iowa"
mean?-E. j.
A. 1t is derived from the Indian tribe
Ioways or Aiaouez, a branch of the
Sioux. The word means sleepy ones. "
@. How far is it from Newfoundland
to the Azores?-C. L. N.
A. 1t is 1864 miles. A fine steel