Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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@. Where is Marion Talley's farm
residence?-F. 8. N.
A. Miss Marion Talley has purchased
a section of land 4 miles north and
mile west of Levapt. Kans., in Thomas
County. Miss Talley's post ONCE will be
Levant. Kans.
9. Who originated the trafic light
system?-O. o.
A. The use Of lights in traffic sig
road practice. Their use seemed to
arrive more or less simultaneously in the
larger cities of the country. They were
first used in the form of lanterns TO
make visible at night the indications
OF offlcer-operated semaphores. Later
both officers and lights were raised in
towers for the purpose Of making the
indications more visible to traffic and
to give the officers a better view Of
trafic conditions and the activities Of
ofYicers at adjacent intersections. De-
tower systems The advantages of Of
ficers at adjacent intersections working
together led to the development Of
interconnected, mechanically timed sig
mails and the subsequent development
OF the elaborate technical methods
which are in general use at the present
time.
@. Do peculate and steal mean the
same things. w. A.
A.. They both mean TO pilfer, but
peculate has the special meaning OF
embezzling, Of appropriating to ones
self property intrusted to ones keeping.
@. Where is q good place In the
United States TO hunt fur-oear'ne
animals?--L. G.
A. Among the States producing the
most fur-bearing animals II is probable
that Louisiana ranks highest on account
Of its large muskrat catch. Martens
appear most plentiful in Northwestern
States. Minks are plentiful throughout
the wooded areas of this country where
trapping has not been carried on eX-
tensively. Blue foxes do not occur wild
in the United States. Red foxes are
common throughout the greater portion
Of this country. most Of them being in
the Northern wooded regions. Fishers
are found almost exclusively In the
Northern States where civilization has
not disturbed their haunts.
a.. Is the word "reaitor" rs applied
to those who deal In real estate copy
righted?-L. 9. B.
A. Mr.. Nathan william MacChesney.
general counsel for the National As
ISOLATION Of Real Estate Boards, says
that the term "realtor" Is not copy
righted. as 1t is not subject to copyright
However. the realtor emblem, the most
conspicuous part of which Is the term
"realtor' written across the middle Of
1t. has been trade-marked in Al States,
that Is 70 say, In all Of the States Of
the Union except Alabama, Kansas,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio and Oregon. The term "realtor."
coined in 1915, is O trade name owned
by the National Association of Real
Estate Boards and has Deen defined by
it to mean person engaged in the real