Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

q. What is the address of the presi-
dent of the American War Mothers?--
o. H. d.
A. The president Of the American
War Mothers Is Mrs. Virgil Mcclure, 1873
Forest avenue, Lexington, Ky.
9. What IS a homeopathic wili7-
/, A. A noncupatiye- viii is one made
orally by a soldier in active service or
by mariner while at seq.
Q. What do ''w''' and "K~ mean be-
fore the letters of a radio station?--.
r. j. D.
A. The Department Of Commerce.
says wv" and *" radio station letters.
have no particular meaning. The al
phabet has been divided. Certain let
tiers have been assigned to certain coun-
tries. w" and 'K' are the United
States letters: BY having the first let
ter denote the country, 1t is not so
difficult to locate the station.
@. How is neon obtained?-E. w.
a. The process by which neon Is
made today Is very similar to that by
which Sir William Ramsay first found
It, When he distilled LIQUID air. chilled
to a temperature of more than 400 de-
grees below zero Fahrenheit, he OBJ
served the gas boiling of, and named
1t neon. In factories today it is made
by chilling air until it becomes a clear,
bluish-white liquid and then capturing
the neon as 1t evaporates.
@. A year ago I sent bond pur-
chased from the Society for the indie
pendence of the Irish Republic to their
ONCE, but have not received any money
Tor it. What is being done at present?
j. F. M.
A. The legation of the Irish Free
State says that the distribution of the
funds which were the proceeds of the
sale OF the Irish Republic bond certifl-
Gates was placed by the New York SUI
preme Court in the hands of receivers.
whose offices are at lit Liberty street,
New York City. It Is further under
stood that partial distribution of
these funds is now being made. In ar1y
case, application to the address given
should be made for further information.
@. What are the names of the OPERAS
which are to be produced by the Metro
politan Opera Co. on tour?--N. r.
A. The repertoire for the Spring tour
has not yet been arranged.
@. How many cities in the United
States have city managers?-T. r.
A. The city manager form of govern.
ment In 1929 had been adopted In 392
cities.
@. What kind Of illumination Is used
IN the Eternal Light" in New York
City?-C. r. K.
A. The illumination is procured
through electric lights. These lights
are attached to circuits connected in
such manner that If one fails another
automatically will begin functioning.
Q. How many different colors and
shades are there?-A. S.
A. Aubert estimated the solar speo-
trum to contain about 1000 distin-
guishable hues,. from which, according
to Rood, 100000 tints and shades can
be derived.
@. Does the Y. M. @. A. stan conduct
correspondence school?--T. OBJ. I
"A. Columbia University has taken
over the educational work by CORE
.spondence which was formerly con-
Quoted by the X. M. G. A.
| @. When did the huskinR bee 60 ont
OF existence2 -D. M. S.
"A. The husking bee has not gone out
OF existence, In fact, huslxing today Is
just as popular and, due to the recent
prizes offered, more profitable than in
former times. It is true that huskir1g
bees are not the big social event of the
Fall season that they were a generation
or so ago. Radio, automobiles and good
roads have changed the social life of
the farm, but today husking is On
highly competitive basis, and several
states make q feature Of the corn husk-
ing contest. n