Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04

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@. How much American capital Is
invested In Chile?-S. r.
A. Nearly s4o0, 900 is invested in
Chile by Americans.
O. What is the English equivalent of
the Scotch term, "corrie"?-T B. S.
A. A corrie Is a circular hollow in
the side of a hill or mountain. The
word Is derived from the Gaelic "coir,"
which properly means a "caldron."
@. Where can I get a timetable of
a1rplane lines that carry paSsengers?-
r. T. e.
A. The American Air Transport As
ISOLATION, 1910 Bankers Building, Chi
cago, issued complete timetable for
American air passenger lines.
@. To whom does the credit belong
for the agreement between the Vatican
and the Quirinai?-T. D.
A. The credit Is quite generally given
to Mussolini.
@. Is the Panama Canal handling
capacity traffic now?-W. d. NJ.
A. At the present time the capacity
OF the Panama Canal the year round
Is approximately 48 ships of usual size
per day, or about 1900 year. The
number Of ships making the transit in
1928 was 6,456.
@. When the announcer of WMAL
signs off, why is the number "73" used?
j. p. r.
A. wMAL says that "7s" is the code
for best regards"
@. Is the bottomland of Egypt as
fertile as 1t was before the Assuan Dam
was built?-M. M.
A. The mud that was carried down
the Nile by natural flooding is stopped
by the dam. It settles back Of the dam,
and the clear water which irrigates the
| land below lacks the fertilizing element.
O. What are the regional boundaries
| Of New York City?-S. e.
A. The New York region, as defined
| by the Committee on Regional Plan,
extends 40 miles south and west from
City Hall into New Jersey, so miles
north along the Hudson River Valley,
SIS miles east into Connecticut, and in
cludes the whole Of Long Island.
Q. Who did the first sky writinga-
A. The founder of sky writing is Mai.
G. G. Savage, an Englishman. The first
word written by this method was
"castrol." in June. 1922.
Q. How much of the flour manufac-
tured in the United States is used in
making cake?-C. D. e.
A. OF the 121 100000 barrels of flour
produced yearly in this country, about
| 100000 barrels are being used In
making cake. With an average of rec
pounds of cake per barrel of flour, the
| per capita consumption Of this food
product Is estimated to be about is
| ounces per day. compared with nearly
$40 ounces Of bread.
Q. What are the names of the six
American colleges In the Near East?-
| G. B.
A. They are the Constantinople
WUllihl OOIleSe, NOpeIL COlieEe, Aulerl-
can University of Beirut, Athens College,
| International College Of Smyrna and
the American Schools In Sofia. The
endowment fund for the six colleges is
now $l0,250. 600.
@. Are any of the fruits planted by
the Mission Fathers still growing in
California?-J. O. s.
A. Trees OF the original planting of
Mission olives brought to this country
| by the Franciscan Fathers century
and half ago are growing at the San
Diego Mission. After Cortez conquered
Mexico In 1921 the Jesuit padres soon
began their missionary work among the
Indians. With them they brought the
fruits Of France and Spain, among
these the pomegranate. All the fruits
| from the older missions In Mexico were
carried northward and planted In the
new mission gardens in California. In
these gardens may still be seen some
Of the old olive and date trees and
| pomegranate bushes. In 1892 VAN
couver found an orchard at Mission
San Buenva Ventura In which pome-
granates were growing, together with