Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
by FREDERIC J. HAsKlN.
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corning lotteries drought the mails.
Q. Are We to have a dirigible larger
than the Los Anseies?-S A. NJ.
A. Two diriglbles are under con
will be two and one-half times the sizeE
Of the Los Angeles.
@. Is there law specifying tie
SHADES Of red and blue that should I'D
used for fiags3-P. s.
A. The Bureau Of Navigation saw.
that the shades Of the colors in theS
Ul$ted States flag have never been De
fined by law. The fact that flags used
earlier In o,ir history are represented
with lighter blue than those in l,se
now may be explained by the fact thai
me current dyes and bunting are nf 4
better quality than formerly. FornerlA
the nag was manufactured for the Gov
eminent by number OF commercja
nrms. Since 1912 the United Stair
Army has been making It's own faasI
and the NAVY has been making it's owl
nsRs for an even longer period. So tia
the dark blue used by the C;ovrrnren !
has nov standardized the shade of tbs
blue.
Q: What flowers were grown in I'D
A'hlldu y. \. s..
A. The old-fashiored Italian garden
did not feature flowers. The o,,tstand
ing feature Of these gardens was thu
ereenery. Either screens or trellise j
were erected in unusual shapes. and w.,
or similar plants trained To cover them
solid1y. These formed q beautiful hark-
ground for the statues.
Q. What causes the friction be,rees
J. L. 4ii'
a. II Is claimed by the Arab porula !
ZION Of Palestine that the co,,ntru :.
fheirs or right Of length Of possessjor
ano occupancy covering thoiIsandr -,
years, and that they are nunerieaIIv :
gfeat zeal larger than the Jewish ronu-
!ation: The Balfour note respectin. ~
Srhish mandate in Palestine which "a ).
a"aroeo by the League Of Nation- ear-
r,so ne declaration that If was The
purpose ~ the British government ~
encourage the return Of the leu I'd
Palest1ne as his homeland. This nro,e,t'
mas neen Endorsed larselv bv .reus iii
over me world, and . great n,anr .rsnl.
are returning. improving the land avs
ssttlng up cities. etc. This in the --Ier
OF the Arabs constitutes a nneracs 81
, .r rights, and the result is nry,h
%. Who has charge Of tire ax,,r !,
wilson Coservatory'-M 2
me Naval Observatory say. ~. Il
He mount Wilson Observator- IL unde- 4
N. aomlnistratior Of the Carrerie In
7'''u'ion q Washington, D. c.
Q. Is the u-e Of mud pack. ., ~.
iaoe recent advance in bea,tG wi
urea. A. L. c1!-
:. It is stated that the Persian.
.syptlans used mud packs IN the t~sst
ment OF various skin troubles rsce-s'
81 me use Ct clar tearth) and wnse,-|
nas neen discovered in various his.el
g!yrnlce and caryri Moderns, housUsr
800. ga ,kaoltr) With Tater, per
VINO vas considered TIE hA..
S.r. painter Of early American
A. Malone stands hv ss-e-., a.,
SEE. N1tnout American rivals until ee--
Q; Where ts the largest .,.nh.,t =,
an AMERICAN scc2-s. c. A -
:. The largest Africa. r.ale eIerha,.
u captivity ts IN the Ercnx ~ ~.
i!atgest Indian male elephant in c.rti,,-
Ivy is in the Toledo Zoe. - 'se''F-
9. Do many people n. +rcr ,..s
poisoning IN the United state. -
=. very few die tror, this cause Less
man LOCO were Sc CLASSIFIED IN 1a3e t-e
able. 80 - 6 @'e avail
was tbs motor stepped during tbs
endurance test e. the s.. Louis Robin
C. McC.
A. The motor Of the st. Louis Echto
vas not STOPPED once during its Iorr
endurance hisht.