Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19

Lager Is an early Germanic word for
storehouse and therefore lager beer u
storehouse beer.
@. What country Ia called the cock
pit of Europe2-B. l.
A. Belgium has often been 30 called.
because It has been the site Of more
European battles than any other coun-
try.
@. Where is the deepest spot In the
Atlantic Ocean2-J. A. l..
A. Its greatest depth, $4,000 feet, is
near Porto Rico.
/ @. Why Is 1t said that the wealth Of
the country is controlled by women?
W. L.
A. 1t was estimated that In 1891 more
than IL per cent of the individual
wealth OF the country was controlled
| by women. TWO years ago, out of $685.
| 900 100000 of life-insurance policies in
force, in eighty out of every hundred
cases the benefciaries we're women.
Among some Of the largest corporations
women comprise more than one-half Of
the stockholders.
@. Please suggest book which por-
trays the life Of the Chinese outside the
cities-H. F.
A. The Good Earth by Pearl Buck,
is vivid account Of the miserable
existence led by the vast majority Of
the Chinese.
@. In hilly cities have elevators ever
been used to facilitate getting from one
level to another?-R. H.
A. In Bahia. Brazil, there is such a
system. The business section Of the
city is 1875 feet below the residential
portion. A tower Of reinforced concrete
was built which is connected with a
structure on top Of the hill by bridge.
In the tower are two large express ele-
vators which carry pedestrian traffic
between the two levels.
O. What are the dimensions Of the
new bridge over the Potomac River at
Westinghouse. E. H
A. The dimensions of the new Ar
| lington Memorial Bridge are as follows:
Length. 2,138 feet; total breadth, 90
feet; breadth Of roadway. so feet:
breadth Of sidewalks, Is feet on each
side; height above water in center, As
feet. length Of center span (the one
which contains the draw, 184 feet.
q. When was Sad Palm Sunday
A. This was March 20, 1853, the day
Of the Battle Of Towton. the most fatal
Of all the battles In the Wars Of the
Roses. It was estimated that more
than $1,000 Englishmen were slain.
Q. What was the northeast passage
to India?-N M.
A. This was projected route to In
dia from Europe around the northern
extremity of Asia. The northwest pas
sage, likewise, was a route that many
mariners hoped to ind after the dis
covery OF America. Explorers sailed
up the bays and rivers on the eastern
coast hoping they would lead TO a route
| to India.
@. Who coined the phrase, Mutual
Admiration Society?-M A.
A. Oliver Wendell Holmes used II In
THE Autocrat Of the Breakfast Table"
O. When was the guillotine intro
| duced into France?-J. w.
| A. The guillotine was introduced into
I France at the time of the Revolution,
| but similar instruments of capital pun
ishment had previously been in use in
| Scotland, England and various parts Of
| the continent It's use in France was
! suggested by DR.. Guillotine and the first
| guillotine was erected in Paris in 1892.
@. Where was the English Pale?-S. B.
| A. In the fifteenth century this name
was given to that part of Ireland which
| had been colonized in the twelfth cen
| fury by Henry 1.-THE districts of Cork,
| Dublin, Drogheda, Waterford and WEEK
| ford. It vas only in these districts
that English law prevailed. hence the
phrases. Within the pale, Outside 1the
/ pale. Theg are now used fguratively
| concerning social ccnventions.