Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

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@. Does Vice President Curtis broth
er-in-law. Mr.. Gam. hold q political
position?-K. H. MEG.
A. Mr.. Gam is engaged in private
practice of law. He was attorney for
the Interstate Commerce Commission
from 1912 to 1914, and special assistant
to the Attorney General in handling
antitrust affairs from 1914 to 1921.
@. How old is Nancy Carroll and how
long has she been playing in moving
pictures ?-R. @. T.
A. She was born in New York City,
November 8, 1906, and has been in pic
Nancy Lahiff, and she Is married to
Jack Kirkland.
@. What is the last series of 81 bills
that will be made in the large size?-
N. A. r.
A. Bills of the series of 1923 are the
last Of the large bills to be issued be-
fore the new series of small bills, which
will be the series of 1928.
@. What do the various numbers of
whistles of locomotive mean?-R, T.
A. One short whistle means apply
the brakes: one long, station whistle;
two short whistles are given in response
to hand or lantern signal from one of
the crew; two long and two short for
road crossing: one long and three short
mean send out the fiagman; four long
mean flagman returns from west or
north; five long, fiagman returns from
east or south; three long, train parted;
three short mean to back; a series of
short mean cattle on the track.
@. Where is the official starting point
OF the Lee Highway?-B. E.
A. The Lee Highway has its official
starting point at the zero milestone
south of the White House in Washing
ton, D. c.
@. When was the Prayer Book used
for the first time in America &c. A. M.
A. The Right Rev and the Right
Hon. the Lord Bishop of London, in
his book, Holiday Recollections of a
World Tour" says that the first time
the Prayer Book was used in America
was on June "a, 1879. The clergyman
who off1ciated was Rev. Francis Fletch-
er, chaplain to Sir Francis Drake. In
San Francisco huge Ionic cross has
been erected In memory Of the event.
@. What percentage Of the paper
made in this country is made from
wood pulp?-H. w. Nice.
A. approximately IS per cent of the
paper manufactured in the United
States is made from wood.
@. Who was the English Judge who
Is remembered for his injustice to the
poor:-H. G..
rupt and inhuman judges, who did
the seventeenth century, in England.
@. What are the names of the stars
in the Big Dipper?-F. J. G.
A. The names Of the seven stars in
the Big Dipper are Alkaid, Mar.
Alioth, Megrez, Phegda, Merak and
Dubhe.
@. Why is it that chopped apples
covered with mayonnaise dressing will
not turn black?-W. T:
A. The oil in the mayonnaise forms
coating on the pieces of apple that
excludes the air. Oxygen In contact
with apples produces chemical effect
that turns the apples brown or black.
O. Is the noun whereabouts" singu-
lar or plural?-L. F.
A. 1t Is singular.
@. When was the manufacture of
cigarettes begun?-B. B.
A. The manufacture of this prod
uct began about 1864, in which year
l9,T70,000 cigarettes were made in the
United States. Apparently they did
not take well, for in 1869 the number of
cigarettes manufactured was only / $780,
600, but since that time the annual out
put has rapidly increased until now the
total number of cigarettes made is
about 10000. oo0, 900 annually.
Q. What Is parabelIum as applied
to flrearmS?-E. M
A. A parabellum pistol Is q self-Aoad-
ing magazine pistol carrying eight car
tridges in the removable magazine in the