Evening star., 1929-06-27

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| ington, D. G.
@. In what denominations above
| 500 did the Confederate States issue
paper noney?-W. A. C.
A. The denominations of Confederate
notes above 500 were $500 and $1,000.
@. What is meant by samvat9-
M. H. y.
A. Samvat Is an abbreviation of the
Sanskrit word "Samvatsara." which
means year" Samvat is the method of
| reckoning time used generally in India,
save in Bengal. Christian dates are
| reduced to Samvat by adding 81 to the
Christian year.
@. Did George washington ever live
! in the City of Westinghouse. r.
A. Tie had much to do with the
selection of the site for the city, and
bought some property here, but never
resided in Washington.
D. X.
A. The earliest use of candy was to
disguise the unpleasant taste of medi-
cine and it was made chiefly by physi-
clans and apothecaries. The great
! development of the use of candy dates
| from the beginning of the nineteenth
tcentury, in England In the United
| States, there were 20 candy factories
] i,1
@. How many tribes of gypsies are
there III the United States?-B. O.
A. 1t is estimated that there are
| about 5000.
@. Where is Starved Rock?-T. NJ.
| A. Starved Rock is high pinnacle
| on the south side of the Valley of the
! Illinois River, between Utica and
| Ottawa, where the fort, st. Louis, was
erected by LaSalle in 1882. Its name
indicates the tate of the last of the
Illini Indians who we're bcsieged by the
| Iroquois. The rock is almost perpen-
dicular, rising 130 feet above the river.
! O. How much is the paper worth
! that is taken out by perforating stamps
so that they will separate easny?-
| j. M. w.
A. If the paper were sold for a
whole year at the present contract price
| the Government would receive $4,50O
for this paper.
G. How many members of the All
Club are there in the United States?-
w. H. D.
A. The Department of Agriculture
| SAYS that there are in round numbers
| 663 900 members in the United States
and Hawaii. The members are usually
| from 10 to 20 years of age and the
outstanding characteristic work is that
! each member conducts a substantial
piece of work designed to show some
better practice on the farm or in the
home or community, keeps record OF
results, explains the work to others,
and makes final report on the work.
@. What United States officer was in
! more World War engagements than
any otner?-G. B.
A. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell.
@. Can airplane pilots get life :nsur-
| ance?-S. F.
A. They are now considered good
risks and are eligible for protection.
@. What is an interlocking direc-
torate?-G. E. L.
A. The term is generally used to
designate the method by which interests
OF many companies COAHpS-
tition are controlled by the election to
their directorates of few men, who
act in the interest of the combination
to which they belong. The system is
now largely discredited since the direc-
tor of company is supposed to be
devoted absolutely to the interest of his
particular company. The device OF
interlocking directorates was employed
extensively in the field of transporta-
ton as a means of securing a unity OF
policy Thus, the directors of the
United States Steel Corporation estab-
4 lished themselves as directors in rail-
road companies and steamship COM
panies, street railway companies, and
in number of industrial companies
consuming steel. The great financial
houses made practice of being repre-
j sented in the directorates of other
banking houses and in those of railway
and industrial companies that required
their services in stock and bond f1ota-
tions. The Clayton trust bill OF 1914
sought to check the evil Of interlockin3
directorates.
@. Has a comet ever been known to
cross the face of the sun?-G. P.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
Halley's comet crossed the face OF the
sun May 18, 1910. This is known only
by the computed positions Of the comet
in its orbit, as no evidence whatever OF