Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31


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Write your question, your name and
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@. What Is the significance of the
red thread that runs through all rope
used in the British Navy?-W. A. H.
A. The British naval attache says
that all British Navy rope does not con-
tain a red thread. Some has blue and
some yellow. The color indicates the
dockyard at which the rope Is made.
O. When was the old fort on Mack
mac Island built?-A. j.
A. 1t was built by the British in 1880.
@. What was the population of Mos
COW when 1t was abandoned and burned
at the approach of Napoleon?-I. w. P.
A. The estimated population Of Mos
cow just previous to its evacuation and
burning at the time of Napoleon rs in
vasion was 100000.
@. Will city water which has been
chlorinated freeze as rapidly as natural
water? What will make it freeze faster
for an ice-skating pond?-G. H. E.
A. The Department of Agricultural
Engineering states that such small
amount of chlorine is used in city water
that 1t should have no appreciate effect
on ice used for skating. That depart
ment knows OF nothing that could be
"a vIyof RI 10
quickly.
@. Are there any States which have
not ratified the eighteenth amend
ment?-J. F. T.
A. Connecticut and Rhode Island are
the only ones which have not ratified 1t.
@. How far west of Panama is
Colon?-N. @. H.
A. The Panama Canal Zone is an
east-and-west strip of land connecting
North and South America, with a
northerly or upward turn where the
canal crosses. This makes Colon, the
| Atlantic terminus of the canal, nearly
| 90 miles west of Panama, the Pacific
| terminus, and causes the canal to run
from the northwest to southeast in con-
| Meeting an eastern sea with western
ocean.
@. What years are included in the
twentieth century?-W. w. H.
A. The twentieth century includes
the years from 1901 to 1000. This Is
years from / to 100. inclusive. The
twentieth century commenced immedi-
ately after midnight December 81, 1900
@. What i, the derivation of the
word totenn?- "A. L.
A. It is derived from ototemen Of the
Chippewa ard other cognate dialects
1t signifies generically his brother
sister kim"
O. How Is the expression swan
M. D.
A. Recently it has been used in Hol-
lywood In referring to the last perform
ance in a motion picture of a moving
picture star whose contract has not
been renewed.
M. M.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that printing static Is introduced By
the friction of the paper with the
metallic parts of the printing press. Ir
large establishments special equipment
is used to prevent this. Controlled hui
Nudity conditions assist to some degree
since paper that Is kept very moist gives
little trouble.
@. How many acres are there in the
| Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, where
| her grave is located?-S. C.
J A. There are IS acres in the tract sci
! apart at Lincoln City, Spencer County
Ind, in memory of the mother Of Abra.
ham Lincoln.
| @. Is our minimum wage system
patterned after that of any country
D. D.
| A. The Women's Bureau says thai
the minimum wage system In this coun.
try is a direct outgrowth of the wag'
regulation for all workers in specified