Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16

written In 1894. Miss Saunders Received
honorable mention in all quarters Of the
world and many valuable medals and
testimonials. She Is not married. Her
home Is 81 Glengowan avenue, To-
ronto, Canada.
O. What is the name of an eleven
sided plane"?-C. F. C.
A. 'Undecagon" is the name given
to an "eleven-sided plane"
@. How far into the Ohio River has
the State of Kentucky jurisdiction?-
w. M.
A. The north bank of the Ohio River
is the northern boundary of the State
of Kentucky, the exact boundary line
the river. The jurisdiction of the State
of Kentucky extends to the low-water
mark on the Indiana side. The United
States Government has Jurisdiction over
the whole river, as far as commerce Is
concerned. According to the Constitu-
ton the Federal Government has q
right to regulate commerce, and the
Ohio River is the commercial highway.
@. Please give the date of first Gre
nation in the United States-W. n.
A The first crematory in the United
States was established at Washington,
Pa, by DR.. F. julius LIE Moyne In 1875.
llc lHOI ClCUIdblOh WAC OlAat VA bAkC
body of Baron de Palm, In December
of that year.
9; Who opened the first public dance
hall?-M. A. T.
A. 1t was opened in 1888 by an Eng
shelter soon proved inadequate and he
built large hall known as the "Grande
Chaumiere."
@. When was the first teachers in
stitute held in this country7-E. 8.
A. In 1889 Henry Barnard. then sec
rotary of the State Board of Education
of Connecticut. organized a teachers
class or institute at Hartford, Conn.
Q. When was gas first used in war
fare?-F. M.
A. The Chinese have known and
used gas bombs for many centuries, and
there is positive proof Of their using
stink bombs against pirates along in
the ninth and tenth centuries. The
English used similar bombs In the Boer
War and they were also used In the
Russo-Japanese War in 1904. In spite
of the fact that it was generally under
stood at the peace conference ct Geneva
in 1899 that their use would be aban-
doned, they were again used In the
World War.
@. What use is found for the blood Of
the millions of animals that are slaugh-
tered for foods. B.
A. For the most part 1t has gone into
tankage to be worked UP as Fertilizer.
In the past few years many other uses
have been found for 1t. It is separated
into a clear-colored serum and red
liquid. Both are then reduced 10 powder
form. The commercial haemoglobin is
used in finishing leather, as binder
for sawdust, and to limited extent 1t
is introduced into the feed for animals.
The blood albumen is used In the tan
ming, textile, paper and woodworking
industries.
@. When is the worlds fair in Stock
holm to be heidi. A. r. ,-.
A. The Swedish legation says that
there is to be a large worlds fair In
Stockholm in 1880.
@. Should an automobile tire carry
the same pressure in Summer ~ In
Winters. G. -
A. Automobile tires. generally speak
mer as in Winter, particularly II In good
! condition. Sometimes, If the tires are
old and weak, it is not advisable to give
as much pressure in SUMMER, IS they
are apt to blow out.
@. Who discovered the electrornag-
netic nature of sun-spots?--S. N. "A.
A. George Hale is given the credit.
Q. How large is the Irish Free
State?-T. A.
A. 1t covers an area Of 2s,5s2 square
miles. In 1925 the population was
2,972,802.
Q. What is Hugh Gibson's post'-
I. B.