Evening star., 1932-10-10

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@. How has the rule been changed
regarding the return to the game of a
foot ball player who has been taken
! out?-L. D.
A. The rule now permits a player to
return to the game at any time except
in the quarter In which he has been
taken out.
@. Why Is 1t that some places have
two tides Gay while others have only
one?-L. A. w.
period of oscillation, which depends
upon its length and depth, and it will
respond best to that disturbing force
which has a period approximating its
natural period of oscillation. Hence
some waterways respond better to semi
daily e-producing forces. Over the
greater part of the Gulf of Mexico
there is generally but one high and one
low water in day. Among ether
places at which there is usually but
one tide day may be mentioned ST.
Michael. Alaska Do-Son. French Indo-
China; Batavia, Java, and Manila, P.
Q. Is the Coast Guard a part Of the
Navy?-J. P.
A. In time Of peace the Coast Guard
Is under the Treasury Department. 1t
operates as part Of the Navy in time
Of war or when the President so directs.
@ Who is the American who is
known as Gen. Chang in Chlna?-C. A,
A. His name is Bert Hall. During
the World War he was member OF the
Lafayette Escadrille. He was an ace
and received credit for nine planes.
Hall has been Gen. Chang since 1929,
but only his closest friends have known
it. He was one OF the original organ
izers of the Lafayette Escadrille. He
is STYLED as aviation's first soldier of
fortune. and has battled under half a
dozen faps. Before the World War.
while Turkey was fighting Bulgaria. he
became the Turkish air force. He was
the only fiier. at 500 a DAY. Later he
drifted to the Bulgarian side when the
Turks cut his pay. He joined the
French Foreign Legion in 1914. In
December, 1914, Halls name was put
on the roster Of the French Flying
Corps. Hall and Bill Thaw are the
only survivors of the original seven who
formed the Lafayette Escadrille.
@. In what District Of Columbia bank
did George washington keep his money?
&C. R. S.
A. The George Washington Bicen-
tennial Commission says that George
Washington did his banking business
with the Bank of Columbia. at George
town, and the Bank of Alexandria, at
Alexandria. which were both part Of
the District of Columbia at that time.
O. Is the turkey the national bird?-
NJ. L. F.
A. The turkey is not the national
bird. This distinction belongs to the
American bald eagle. which is repre-
sented in the Great Seal of the United
States and also on United States cur
rency. The turkey is national bird,
since its use for food at Thanksgiving
time is Nationwide.
@. When did the finst steamer cross
the Atlantic Ocean?-V. NJ.
A The first ship to cross the ocean
under steam all the way was the Royal
William, from Quebec via Nova Scotia
and Isle of Wight to London in 1888.
O. Is the South showing signs Of
economic recovery?-A. L. NJ.
A. The South is rapidly recovering
Cue largely To the rise in the price of