Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

to each square mile of territory In ths
United States?-M. w.
A. It is believed that the 1890 census
will show an average population Of more
than 40 to the square mile.
Q. When will the United States su-
preme Court meet?-A. D. o.
A. It convened Monday, October IL.
The question Of its adjournment Is q
matter for the court to decide. It
usually adjourns In June.
Q. What per cent Of the Negroes In
Africa Is civilized?-C. H. r.
A. It Is estimated that less than 10
per cent Of the Negroes in Africa Is
entirely civilized. The estimated popu-
Q. Does the District of Columbia
Government frank its mail or Is post
age required?-F. T.
A. All of1icial mail Of the District of
Columbia bears the postage required of
all users OF the mail. Only otIcials of
the Federal Government have the
ranking privilege. The Department of
Justice passed upon the question and
decided that the District Government
was municipal organization and there
fore not entitled to the Thanking privi-
lege. y
Q. What is the 2odiacal Light
l.. J. p.
A. The zodiacal light is a soft, hay
wedge Of light reaching from the hori-
2on along the ecliptic just as twilight
Is ending or as dawn is beginning. It's
base Is 30 or 80 degrees wide and it
generally can be followed 90 degrees
from the sun. Sometimes 1t is seen as
. narrow, very faint, band entirely
around the sky. The Spring months
are most favorable for observing the
zodiacal light in the evening, and the
Autumn months for observing 1t in the
morning.
@. Are more lives lost In fires Ia
cities or in the country?-J. p.
A. The Fire Waste Council Of the
United States Chamber Of Commerce
In 1927 estimated the loss Of life by
fires to be approximately 1000. The
council at this time called attention to
the fact that 80 per cent Of the lives
lost was In the country; 10 per cent in
the city.
q. What Is 'Demerara sugar"7-H. s.
A. This Is the name given TO the
finest OF raw sugars-sugar before the
refining process. The term was for
merly restricted to the Demerara sec
ton of British Guiana, noted for its
high-grade raw sugar, but Is now ap-
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indies.
@. Please describe the bronze figure,
PRO Patria," which Is to be part Of
the Indiana war memorial at Indian.
apolis.-A. A. p.
A. The bronze statue. PRO Patria,"
is to be the central figure in the $4,000.
600 Indiana war memorial nearing COM
pletion at Indianapolis. It is the work
Of the famous sculptor, Henry Herring
Of New York City, and represents three
years labor. The figure Is that Of q
youth girded with q sheathed sword and
bearing In his appraised hand an Ameri-
can nag. The statue Is "a feet high
when mounted on its base, and Is said
to be the largest bronze casting Of It's
kind ever executed in the United States.
@. Please name some authors having
birthdays in Oetober-F. w.
A. In such a list would be John
Erskine, October S: John Cowper powys,
October 8; Gamaliel Bradford, october
9; Cervantes, baptized october 8; Eu.
gene O'Neill, October 10; Noah Web
ster, october Is; Thomas Hughes, Oc.
tober 90; Coleridge, October 81; Robert
Bridges, October %; Macaulay, october
IS; Erasmus. october 20; Boswell, Octo-
Der 90; Gertrude Anterior, October 30.