Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

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@. Does the American Legion make
distinction in its membership be-
tween men who served overseas and
those who did not?-J. B. A.
A. No distinction is made.
@. What are birthmarks?-L w.
A. They are biemishes with which
people are born. They are in reality a
number of small blood vessels near the
surface Of the skin.
@. When were the International
Sunday school lessons formulated
w. S.
A. The program was formulated in
1872. At this time % States. l Ter
ritory, Great Britain, Canada and mis-
sions in India participated. The pro-
gram, which has been continued, pro-
vided for two-year plan in which les
sons should alternate between the Old
and New TestamentS.
@. How did the separation Of Nor
way and Sweden come about?-G. J.
A. Norway separated from Sweden
in 1905. On June of that year the
King of Sweden refused to sign an act
establishing separate Norwegian con-
sulates, and the Norwegian ministry
resigned. No one would accept office,
whereupon the Norwegian Storthing
voted that the union between Norway
and Sweden had been dissolved. since
the King of Sweden had acknowledged
himself unable to form a Norwegian
ministry and could not discharge his
constitutional functions.
@. How many men were there in
CoXey's Army?-J. l.. o.
A. The number of men in Coxey's
Army varied at different times. DON
aid l.. McMurray in his "CoxeyS Army
makes the following statement: THE
depleted ranks of the commonWeal were
partially refilled between the noun
tains and Washington, but the number
did not again reach the 500 mark be-
fore it arrived in the District of Co
lumbia. Coxey had predicted that he
would have 100000 men on May i,
1894 His army never exceeded few
hundred, but there were other groups
of men, such as Galvin's men In ONO.
Frys army in indianapolis, Randall S
in Chicago, and Kelly with some l,5oO
men was marching across Iowa"
@. Is it true that England has higher
taxes than any other country?-T. !.
A. The taxes of England are approx
imately higher than any other nation:
the rate being at least Is per cent OF
the total income.
@. Would the same amount OF pop
corn weigh the same whether raw or
popped?-B. D.
A. Corn pops because OF the expan-
sion q steam within the kernel pro-
duced by heat, and a certain amount
of moisture is, therefore, lost from the
popped kernel A volatile oil is also
given off, as indicated by the charac-
teristic odor of popping corn. A pound
of pop corn will, therefore, weigh
slightly less after it is popped, al
though this may not be enough to de-
tect on an ordinary pound scale.
@. Why is Dean Inge called the
gloomy dean"?-E. r. NJ.
A. The Very Rev. William Ralph
Inge. dean of St. Pauls Cathedral,
London, is sometimes spoken of as the
gloomy dean on account of some
what pessimistic view of the present
state of affairs publicly announced by
him.