Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03
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@. Is the Pope's ring passed on from
one Pope to the rext7-N. N.
A. On the death Of the Pope the ring
Is broken. His successor receives a new
one. The ring is conferred in conclave
and Is adorned with a representation Of
st. Peter fishing and the Pontif7's sign
manual.
@. Why has Boston no tall build
ings?-R. T.
A. Boston is built upon filled ground
and city ordinance forbids the erec-
ton of skyscrapers. The Customs
House. however. might be termed sky
Scraper, but 1t was built by the Fed
eral Government upon Federal property.
@. What are the colors of the De
Molay Order?-H. p. s.
~ Ahc CoioAo dIe puIplc anu Bolu.
@. What was the overland route
from Seattle to Alaska?-H. r. S.
A. The Alaskan branch of the In:
terror Department says that the over
land route from Seattle to Dawson City
was through Skagvay and Whitel1orse
Rapids and down the Yukon River. It
Is something over $500 miles.
O. How are the aerials arranged for
underground radio?-J. e.
A. The LOOMS Radio College SAYS
that DR.. Rogers, inventor Of the under
ground system of transmitting and re-
ceiving, has his aerials incased in terra
Gotta water pipes. buried about 4
feet under the surface of the earth.
He has several. with a switching ar
rangement where their terminals are
brought into his laboratory, so that he
can select one or the other. as they
are extremely directional. This is an
expensive proposition for the average
amateur and requires "a great deal of
ground space. His wires are several
hundred feet long and perfectly straight.
Radio Digest of May Is, 1925, contains
an article by Edward Thomas Jones
on amateur use of underground aerials,
using buried coil instead Of q straight
wire.
Q. Please describe the new engine
belonging to the Northern Pacific which
Is said to be the largest in the world
S. B.
A. The largest steam locomotive In
the world has been constructed for the
Northern Pacific Railway. It is 125
feet long and is of the four-cylinder.
simple Mallet type. The locomotive
will ride the rails on "a wheels, in
Guiding IL on the tender. Other fea:
lures are a mechanical stoker. which is
OF special design and is capable of
crushing. delivering and distributing to
the firebox hourly a maximum of IS o00
pounds or 22la tons OF coal, and a
tender which has capacity of $4,000
gallons Of water and 81 tons of coal.
This giant locomotive, according 10
operating officials of the railroad will
ne placed in regular freight service
between Glendive, Mont, and Mandan.
N. Oak.
Q. How much clearance had the S. S.
Antonio under the bridge at Quebec in
July and what clearance in Septem-
ber?-C. H. S.
A. The Cunard Line says that there
to the Quebec Bridge, the approximate
rise and fall Of water there being from
- to Is feet, according to the tides.
The estimate in July, when the s. S.
Antonio passed under the bridge, was
that she had clearance Of at least
16 feet and in September II to 10 feet.
@. Where does New York City get its
supply of drinking water?-I. D. w.
A, The water supply of Manhattan,
received formerly only from the Croton
watershed with an area Of 800 square
miles, 80 miles north Of its borough. is
supplemented since 1915 by the Cats
kill Aqueduct, 90 miles long, tapping
the watersheds Of the Esopus and Rom
dout Creeks in the Southern Catskills.
The Kensico Reservoir is used for stor-
ing the water: the Hill View Reservoir
In Yonkers' ION the Hudson River for
equalizing and distributing.
@. What are the articles of modern
feminine adornment of which the