Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Are Tuck" chain lsttsrs mall
able I'll. NJ. s.
A. when sent sealed and with proper
postage they are mailable. Thousands
Of dollars are wasted yearly In this man
ner. but the Post once Department ap-
to clutter up the mails with such mat
ter.
@. How many ships are there m eur
merchant narine2--C. g. r.
A. In 1929 there were 1907 sail Wss-
sells and 1850 steam vessels IN the
merchant marine Of the United states.
@. Which are considered the arts and
which the sciences?-W. NJ.
A. According TO Jevons, q science
teaches US TO know and an art 70 DO.
Astronomy, for instance, Il the founda-
ton Of the art Of navigation; chemistry
Is the basis Of many useful arts. The
arts are distinguished a. 6ne arts and
useful arts. the former including paint
ing, sculpturing, music, poetry and ar
chitecture, the latter (useful arts) m
GLIDING the trades. The sciences have
been variouSly classified. The principal
ones are physics, chemistry, astronomy
meteorology, mathematics, geography,
geology, ethnology, anthropology, archie
ology, biology and medicine.
Q. What proportion Of the potential
water power at Niagara Falls Is uSed?-
q. E. F.
A. A recent estimate states that only
30 per cent Of the potential water power
OF Niagara Falls has been developed
Samuel s. Wyer Is Of the opinion that
by using the total drop between Lakes
Erie and Ontario and diverting all the
water, 5000. 900 horsepower could be de-
veloped. BY treaty the amount Of water
that may be diverted from Niagara has
been limited to $4,000 cubic feet per
second on the Canadian side and 10000
cubic feet per second on the United
States side.
@. Has any woman flown across the
Atlantic Ocean alone?-F. p.
A. No woman has accomplished such
o 9, When were trials BY battle dis
continued in England2-M. w.
A. The case was the murder Of Mary
Ashford by Abraham Thornton, May
~, 1917. The defendant using the
Statute Of Gloucester, pleaded not guilty
and was acquitted. English law per-
mttted the next friend OF the deceased
to bring second suit within q year and
day, and this was done by the
brother Of the girl, who was most bru-
tAAAy uAukGGES0. Lie 0e4eu0AklJ AZ TINS
second trial again pleaded not guilty
and threw down his glove demandng
trial by combat which the Judge Or
Justice Ellenborough) decided was -
cording to English law in the following
statement: THE general law Of the land
Is In favor of the wager Of battel and it
is our duty to pronounce the law e. it
Is and not as we may wish II TO be.
Whatever prejudices therefore may
justly exist against the mode Of trial,
still as 1t Is the law of the land the
court must pronounce Judgment for it."
The brother Of the girl, william Ash
ford, was weak and frail and, following
the procedure Of the law, was permitted
to cry craven and recede from the trial.
This resulted in practically an acquittal
for Thornton, who disappeared and IS
said TO have gone to America. This
trial resulted in an act Of Parliament
passed June %, 1919, which received
the royal assent abolishing trials by
"battel"
@. How old are the Azalea Gardens
at Middleton, 8. CA. Q.
A. They are about $50 years old.