Evening star., 1932-03-08

Der Of different ways. depending upon
conditions at the casing head when
the wells blow out. In general, the
operation consists in attaching gate
valve to the casing head and closing
the valve after the connection has been
made. Connections which provide a
number of flow lines are then made %
flow the oil from the wells The COM
plete assembly of well head connec-
tions is known as the Christmas tree"
because Of the various branch connec-
tons off Of it TO the main header above
the large flow control valve.
Q. What does the word, Topeka"
mean?-V. NJ. s.
A. 1t is an Omaha word for the So
called Indian potato.
@. How did Senator Vest happen TO
write his eulogy on the dog?-J. T. D.
A. The case in which he delivered
his eulogy on the dog occurred shortly
after the Civil War. Charles Burden
of Kingsville, Mo, owned a hunting
dog called Old Drum, Of which he
was very fond. His neighbor, LeonidaS
Hornsby, had lost a number of sheep
which had been killed by dogs during
! the Summer and Fall of 1869. He
| threatened to kill the first dog who
had been hunting with Dick Ferguson
and after they returned home a dog
was heard outside. HornSby told Fer
guSOn to shoot The next morning
Old Drum was found dead and Burden
decided to make HornSby suffer. He,
therefore, sued him for $50 damages.
The first jury disagreed. The second
jury gave him $25 damages. He ap-
pealed the case. According to Vests
family, he was asked by Burden to as
sist his lawyers at the trial for stip-
ulated sum of $40. He took no part IN
| the trial until the closing appeal TO
the jury, when, without either notice
or preparation, he made the we'll known
appeal. Tears were in the eyes of man.
members of the jury and a verdict OF
$500 damages was allowed, but the
court stated that this amount was IN
excess of the petition and could not
be allowed.
@. When did the American Fedora
ton of Labor have its largest member
ship?-W. j. c.
A. In 1920, when the members num-
membership of the American Fedora
ton of Labor at the Boston conven-
ton, october 6, 1880, was 1851, ,096.
@. How many books are there In
Thomas A. Edisons library?-L. o. L.
A. The Edison Laboratory says that
it can give only a rough approximation.
In the library at the laboratory there
are about $500 volumes and in his
home about 5000.
/ O. Is air ever visible?-V. N.
A. Sometimes it is. When thrown
into agitation by heat, it may be seer
rising from stove or from the heated
/ ground.
@. Has farm relief long been an
/ issue in American politics?-D. B.
/ A. 1t has been an issue almost from
| the first. In the early days both major
parties looked upon demands for farm
relief with suspicion, as representing a
threat of Communism. Later, the Re-
publicans espoused the cause The first
homestead act was vetoed by President
Buchanan, a Democrat, on the ground
that the measure had the SAVIOR OF the
subverSive doctrines fermenting in Eu-
rope" Not until after Mr.. Lincoln be-
came President did a homestead act
| become law.
@. How many people in the United
States take out hunting licenses?-N. D.
A. In the 1929-1930 hunting season
more than 100000 licenses were is
sued in the United States, including
Alaska. Receipts from combined hunt
ing and fishing licenses amounted to
more than Sl0,000,0OO.
@. How large was Stratford when
! Shakespeare was born?-R. c.
! A. Malone reckons a population OF
not more than 1,470.