Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-03

name the half dozen men IN history
who really deserve 10 be called great.
H. @. Wells chose Jesus OF Nazareth
Buddha, Asoka, Aristotle, Roger Bacon
and Abraham Lincoln.
Q. How large is the salton sea-
G. w. s.
A. The salton Sea is a lake In thu
Colorado Desert, In Southeastern Cali
fornla. Under ordinary conditions It Is
salt marsh covered in places by shall
low lakes about 80 miles long. II miles
wide and $50 feet below sea level. At
times of freshets, the lakes expand into
water body covering approximately
5O.O0O acres. Water from the irripat-
ing bitches of the Imperial Valley keeps
the level OF the lake fairly constant and
unless this Is diverted 1t will continue to
maintain its previous area despite
heavy losses from evaporation. Ter
races slightly above sea level on the
sizes OF the basin indicate that there
was formerly present a lake called
Lake Cahuilla,' which was IL miles
long and 80 miles wide.
O.. At what age do most Of the deaths
by drowning occur2-H W. S.
A. Drowning resulted in the death of
s.474 persons in 1928. over one-third
OF the deaths occurred in the age group
10 TO "a, and 56.3 per cent were Of per-
sons under Is years of age Seventy
three per cent of the deaths from
drowning occurred during the five-
month period beginning with May and
ending with September.
@. Which is the Oldest novel In the
world?-R. @.
A. "Gengi Monaghan" by the Japa-
nese woman writer Murasaki no Shi-
kiou, is considered the oldest in the
world. 1t was completed in 1904 and is
one OF the classics of Japan.
Q. Are all the provinces OF Canada
wet? Is the liquor business under
government control2-F. M L.
A. Eight OF the nine provinces In
Canada sell liquor under one form or
another of government control. The
Province Of Prince Edward Island is
the only one that is dry.
@. Where was the first United States
department building erected In WASH
ington?-D. r.
A. 1t was built. l7os-lsol. on the site
Of the present State and War Building.
It was occupied by the State, War and
Navy Departments.
@. At what temperature should ice
cream be to get the most dishes out Of
certain amount Of ice cream?-F. H.
A. For practical purposes the best
temperature Is 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
When colder, 1t is too hard to serve,
while at higher temperature there Is
a shrinkage.
@. What makes an electric light bulb
give light?-G. N. r.
A. In an electric light bulb the heat
ing Of the f1lament because Of its re-
sistance to passage of current causes
the flament to give of light.
@. How large is the French forest
Belleau Wood?-M. B.
A. About 800 acres.
O. Please give a brief history Of the
submarine Hundley-M j.
A. The Confederate submarine Humid
ley was a true diving craft with bal
last tanks, diving planes, and driven by
hand power. Each of her five trial
trips met with serious accidents and
loss Of some Of her crew. Gen. Beaure-
gard determined to make q practical
test against the Northern blockade feet
on February II, 1864. Hundley blew up
the u. 8. S. Housatonic In Charleston
HaTbor with a spar torpedo which
struck her and exploded her magazine,
but the Hundley went down with her
victim.
@. What letter of the alphabet Il used
most often?-N. D.
A. The letter "E"
Q. How fast does . naan travel7-
A. It is estimated that Q man travels
enc foot in two and one-hah or three
minutes. #k