Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15

, ponent when combined In a vector
diagram, with the vector representing
the original velocity with the wind, will
obviously give a velocity on the new
course greater than that on its original
| course. In other words, the speed of
the iceboat on suitably chosen course.
at an angle to the wind, will be greater
than the speed of the iceboat when
running directly before the wind If the
friction of the skate is ignored.
Q. Is George Arliss a Jew?-F. J. S.
A. He Is not. He is the son of Will
liam Arliss Andrews and is president
OF the Episcopal Actors Guild Of
America.
@. Why are whippets always run in
| short races?-L. L. F.
A. whippet can run 200 yards in
| II seconds. 1t Is never permitted to
run long races, since with its speed 1t
would soon tire.
g. When did Coney Island become a
| pleasure resort?-A. S.
A. Coney Island in 1874 came into
the possession Of Thomas Stilwell. The
earliest known hotel was the Coney
| Island House, erected in 1929. It be-
came an amusement center in 1914
| with the erection of a pavilion BY
| act of Legislature of 1920, 5000 feet
| OF shore frontage was made a public
bathing beach.
Q. Why is a cat said to have nine
nvs?-C. D. p.
A. An ancient Egyptian supposition
| is the basis for the belief that q cat has
nine lives. The cat-headed goddess
Pasht was said to have nine lives. She
was called the mother cat of the
witches and was believed by Egyptians
to possess the number of lives now at
tr1buted to the modern cat.
@. Why is the expression "half mast"
| used so often when 1t should be half
| staff?-W. L. r.
A. The use of the term half mast"
| in preference to half staff is undoubt-
edly due to the fact that it was origi-
nally nautical observance. Capt.
Smiths Seaman's Grammar as early as
1927 makes reference to the flying Of
a flag at half mast as sign Of
| mourning.
g. What is the endurance record for
kite hying?-L. r. j.
A. The record for endurance kite dy-
ing Is held by Eugene Lecky, IS years
old, OF Brooklyn, who has succeeded In
flying kite for 48 consecutive hours.
". Is Lnere b DreeQ OF elephants that
Is always white?-G. A.
A. The Biological Survey says that
| there Is no such breed as the white
| elephant. Merely an occasional albinis-
tic specimen occurs as in all animals.
@. What Presidents were nominated
| in Baltimore2-F. j. S.
A. Presidential candidates nominated
| IN Baltimore, who became President
were Jackson, 1882; Van Buren,, 1886;
Polk, 1874; Pierce. 1852; Lincoln, 1854;
Wilson, 1912.
q. From whom are the Irish people
descended?-M. M.
A. Ireland was invaded by the
Goidels, speaking the Celtic language,
in about 800 or 500 BIC. Between 500
and $50 BIC. various tribes invaded the
country, including the Belgae and the
Brythons. In Caesars time these two
tribes inhabited both Britain and Ire
land. There were also the Iberians or
Hiberians, which originally occupied
the whole of the islands, but had been
driven westward by the Goidels.
q. What are the combined assets of
the big insurance companies?-J. c. H.
A. The estimated total assets of the
IS largest life insurance companies Of
America at the close of business, De-
cember 81, 1928, were over $4,000, 000,-'
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