Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How many post office stations has
Chicago?-J. B.
A. There are 396 stations Of the post
Office in Chicago.
@. Can an invention be protected by
a caveat In the United States?-W. K.
A. The caveat law in the United
States was repealed by the act of July
/. 1910, and such system of temporary
protection is now not obtainable in our
country. Therefore it is advisable to
make prompt application for patent.
@. What foods contain vitamin F?-
w. J. B.
\ A. Vitamin F. is a rather uncertain
vitamin. At the present time there is
some controversy as to whether or not
1t should remain vitamin r or be known
as vitamin B-1. The foods which con-
tain vitamin B also contain vitamin F.
The principal sources are yeast, wheat,
nuts, seeds of legumes, fruits and vege-
tables, in the order named.
O. Please tell something about the
Portuguese language?-J. M. S.
A. The Portuguese language is a Ro-
nance language resembling the Span
ish and paralleling it rather closely in
grammar. The Portuguese vocabulary
shows considerable borrowing from the
French. According to the latest esti-
mates there seem to be 1 vowel sounds
and some 26 Consonantal sounds. One
of the most marked features of Portu-
guese as compared with other Romance
languages is the loss of the intervocalic
90 and N; thus "quaes" represents
the Latin ''qualeS" and ''pessoa' the
Latin persona" An interesting phe-
ncmenon OF Portuguese is the appear
ance of personal or infected infinitive
which makes possible a very Succinct
construction comparable to the Latin
. accusative and inflnitive.
@. Where is Chinatown in New York
City?--J. NJ.
A. Chinatown in New York is much
smaller than it was at one time. Its
principal street is Mott street. The
Chinese occupy the downtown area be-
tween First and Third streets.
@. How many dry goods stores are
there in the United States?-F. D. C.
A. In 1925 there we're reported 1881
stores having rating of $4,000 and
over.
@ How many women are listed in
Who's Who"?-C. B. B.
A. The A. M. Marquis Co. says: I'VE
I cannot tell the total number of women
listed in Who's Who in America" as
no count has been made for several
years. 1t is safe to say. however, that
/ there is about one woman to every 10
men. Altogether there are 28805 names
in the book. We estimate that about
1900 Of these are women This is &C
cording to the 1928-29 edition of Who's
Who in America)."
@. What is the seating capacity of
the main tent OF one of the big cir
cuses?-R. P.
A. 1t will scat from 10000 to 10000
persons.
! O. Name men who have been nom
mated for President in Chicago
/ N. A. L.
A. Lincoln was nominated for tho
| first time for the presidency in Chicago;
the two times that Cleveland won in
/ the elections he was nominated there:
Benjamin Harrison was nominated in
Chicago the year that he won; Roose-
welt, Taft, Hughes, Harding, Bryan.
Grant. Garfield, Mckinley and Blaine
were also nominated there.
O. How did the Speedway in Wash
! ington. D. c., get its name?-L. A
| A. The Speedway is not the official
word for that section of the city which
! is so called. The public gave the name
| TO 1t. About 20 years ago, before Po-
| tomac Park was completed. there was
soft dirt track which ran from Sew
enteenth street diagonally to the river.
! Here it was possible to drive horses at
| e{Aaro hln enead in