Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09

Catholics and Jews provide the salaries
ing one Of the faiths, who constitute the
faculty. In this Iowa experiment Mr..
Rockefeller Is backing no particular
creed, but Is advancing religious In
structio11, free and tntrammeled, for
the whole student body.
@. What county in Pennsyiyania
! raiSes q large percentage Of the rn,,sh-
room crop Of the United States?-
S. A. L.
A. The Pennsylvania area represented
by Chester County is today producing
IS per cent Of the American crop Of
| mushrooms.
Q. Why was Ypsilanti so nameda-
! A. Ypsilanti, Mich, was named in
honor OF Demetrius Ypsilant. the
1882.
Q. How many hours was Lindbergh
In the dark when he made his solo
flight to Paris?-G, B. D.
A. Lindbergh did not have more than
| four or five hours Of darkness during
his flight from New York to Paris, al
though a stretch of more than 80 hours
elapsed. Lindbergh left New York
shortly before o'clock Friday morning,
in broad daylight. In the latitude
which he reached before nightfan the
darkness does not set In until after
o'clock (using Boston and New York
daylight saving time) and the light
comes again at a very early hour in the
| morning. There are not more than
| six complete hours of darkness in that
latitude at that time Of the year Lind
bergh escaped two hours of that. He
did not again encounter the darkness
| - cN@k, -, l~1Ak
and probably not more than an hour
Of his final flying was without the
days light
@. How long have the Richmond
| Blues been In existence?--W w.
A. Last Spring the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues celebrated the 140th an
niversary Of the founding Of this pic
turesque military organization.
Q. What city is the center Of the
flower bulb industry?-R. c.
| A. Harlem, in the Netherlands. IL
the center Of the bulb industry.
@. How long has Educational week
been observed In the United states?-
A. The Bureau of Education SAYS
that December Sill, 1920, was the first
Educational week to be nationally OBJ
served. DR.. Claxton was the founder
Of this movement.
O. How may one obtain guide book
describing the trees OF Washington
T. N.
A. The American Forestry Associa-
ton, 1923 L street, Washington, D. c.,
! has published a booklet called Forest
Trees of the District OF Columbia"
This book tells how to recognize the
trees and where to see them. 1t Is OBJ
tainable for q small sum from the asso-
citation.
@. Why is it easier to fly from
America to Europe than it is to ny
from Europe to America T.
A. The prevailing winds are from
West to East, and are, therefore, an aid
in flying from America to Europe and
| handicap when returning.
@. What is the chief advantage of
Blau gas?-C. A. B.
A, Blau gas was invented by Ger
man chemist by that name. quite
number Of oils may be used for the
manufacturing of this kind Of gas. The
gas is obtained by spraying gas oil into
| highly heated retorts. The main ad-
vantage of this gas In carrying it Is the
fact that 1t simplifies the matter OF
compensating for the loss OF weight.
@. Who invented the smallest car in
America?-N. A. ".
A. James Martin of the Martin Air
plane Factory at Garden City. Long
island, is the inventor Of car even
Smaller than the British Baby Austin"
The coupe models Of this car have a
wheel base of go inches. The car Is
equipped with four-cylinder. air-cooled
motor and such usual attachments rs
electric starter, speedometer, arnmeter,
etc. It weighs only 800 pounds ana
Mr.. Martin plans TO have it shipped In
weatherproof packing case with a
hinged door which can be used as Its
! garage.
@. Does ice have q grain the same as
wood?-H. S. r.
! A. This Is a debatable question and
would depend on whether the block OF
/ ice were a crystal or group OF crystals.
When a sharp instrument Is forced into
ice and the block makes clean break,
as 1t will do, this Is because the cleavage
will follow the line of least resistance
between the ice crystals, which would
| indicate that ice has no grain.