Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

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Q. Is flood expected a the Missis-
sippi Valley this Spring F. S.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
there is no indication OF flood condi-
tons at this time. The river is rising
at normal rate for the time of year.
A long period of very hard rains would
alter conditions, so no positive answer
can be made.
@. Are all automobile license plates
the same size?-G. M. j.
A. Automobile license plates are not
uniform in size. A division of the De-
partment of Commerce is going to make
a survey in a short time, showing the
sizes of the various license plates, with
view to securing uniform size.
@. What kind of government has
Italy?-M. D. L.
A. Italy is kingdom with consti-
tutional form of government. The King
is Victor Emmanuel III, and the prime
minister, who is also minister of the
interior. foreign affairs, amy, navy, air
and corporations. is Benito Mussolini,
who took Office october 80, 1922. Prac-
tically Italy is dictatorship, the King
having been acquiescent to the dictates
of Mussolini, who controls the Parlia-
ment.
@. What elements are there in the
human hair?-E. A. B.
A. The elements composing human
hair are: Carbon, about 5452 per cent;
hydrogen, GAL; nitrogen, 1882; sulphur,
$50; oxygen, 1905; some amount of
| mineral matter.
@. What is meant by royalty in the
oil industry?-C. r. c.
A. A royalty originally was the rent
| paid by tenants of a manor belonging
| to the crown. AS applied to the oil indus
! try a royalty means a certain specified
| portion, generally ne-eighth, of all oil
and gas produced. The owner of the
royalty is entirely free from all devel-
opment, drilling and carrying expenses.
His share of the production is delivered
| directly to a refinery or pipe line COM
pany without any charge for produce
| ton or transportation, so that what he
| receives is all profit, except the gross
! production tax payable to the state.
A royalty usually is perpetual.
| @. What flowers will thrive In poor
soil?-C. E. M.
A. Such flowers include love-lies-
bleeding, princes feather, Joseph's coat
cape marigOld, godetia, dwarf naStur-
alyssum, garden balsam, calliopsis.
@. How was the income from farm
commodities divided last year?-H E.
| A. The gross incomes by groups OF
commodities for 1928 were: Grain
81 $50, 100000: meat animals, So ,842 900;
fruits and vegetables, $1,453 900 900:
cotton and cottonseed, $1,458 100000;
dairy and poultry products, $3,628,000,-
600; all farm products, $12,253, 100000
@. In what parts of Washington and
| Oregon are apples grown?-M. c.
| A. Apples are grown successfully In
every county in both Washington and
Oregon.
| @. Was Joseph Conrad's father an
| educated man?-W. K.
| A. His father, country squire, was
| distinguished poet and literary critic
| His mother was gentlewoman.
@. Please describe the Presidents
| fag.-A. W.
A. The flag consists of the Presidents
seal in bronze upon blue background,
with a large white star in each corner.
| @. How many children attend Sum
| day schoel?-C. F.
/ A. It is estimated that over 29, 900 900
children are in the Sunday schools of
the world. OF these. more than 17,000,-
| 600 are in North America.
@. Where is Emma Goldman liv-
| ing?-M. w.
| A. She has a villa at st. Tropez on
the French Riviera and has lived there
| for some time.
@. What 10 names are borne by the
most people in America?-B. F..
| A. Drawing conclusions from the en-
rollment during the war, the first 10