Evening star., 1932-11-16

its outer husk keep without tpttingf--
M. L.
indefinitely II kept In dry place. Such
coconuts have been satisfactorily kept
for 20 or 80 years.
frst?-M. M. b.
A. KDKA Of Pittsburgh, Pa, Is gen.
orally known as the pioneer broadcast
ing station. inasmuch as 1t broadcast
programs long before Government
censeS were necessary. It Is SatS Cnat
the Harding-Cox presidential returns
were broadcast from this station No
vember 4, 1920. The first program
broadcasting license, however, Ia this
country was issued to station WBz Of
the Westinghouse Co. at Springfield,
Mass, September Is, 1921.
@. How did the round d-the-vorld
fight by atplane compare in time with
Magellan'S trip?-N. NJ. S.
A. why Post and Harold Gatty cir
cled thesslobe in days is hours and
81 minutes; q record breaking 15,12e,-
mile flight. The flight was made from
June 20 to July /, 1881. Magellan's
round-the-world voyage was made In
1919 to 1922. The trip took 1883 days.
@. Where and when was the actress
Eva lie Gallienne, born2-A. w.
A. Sne was born in London, England,
January IL, 1899.
q. Where is the largest grain ele-
vator in the world?-Q. e. s.
A. The largest grain elevator in the
world has been completed for the Ar
mour Grain Co, on the Calumet River
at Chicago, at q cost Of 81, SOC, 900. The
working house has 90 bins IA feet In
diameter and "a feet high, with , -
pacity Of 931, 900 bushels. The main
storage bins are 100 in number. "a feet
in diameter and 104 feet high with q
combined capacity Of 4,383 900 bushels.
The working house has SIX receiving
legs, six shipping legs, eight cleaner
legs, flve clipper legs, three screening
legs, six drler legs@and three bleaching
legs. Each leg has capacity Of 10000
bushels per hour The walls Of the
storage bins are uniformly seven inches
thick.
q Why weren't the frat japanese
cherry trees which were sent TO wash
ington planted2-T. G.
A. They were so infested with insect
parasites that they had 10 be burned,
They were replaced by others which
were kept under special observation In
Japan until their could be no doubt Of
their healthy state.
@. What is a hatchment7-F. D.
A. It is defined as the armorial bear
1ngs OF q deceased person, so blAzoned
as TO indicate the rank, sex, condition,
| etc, usually displayed on q lozenge-
shaped panel and placed on the house,
hearse. tomb or IN church.
q. Why are writing materials called
stationeryf--R. F. M.
A. It is because they are sold BY a
stationer. The word stationer is from
middle English stacyonere. meaning a
book seller Through old French from
late Latin sationarius). The book
seller or publisher was formerly 50
called because he occupied a station
in the market or elsewhere.
e How is blue coal tinted blus'-
| A. A harmless dye is added as the
coal comes over the lip screen into the
/ freight cars.
q What is the origin Of the oath,
by the face of God"?-R. d.
A. It is derived from the famous
Volto Santo or Holy Face at Lucca,
which Is carved opP an early byzantine
crucifix brought to Lucca from Palestine
| in 782.
9. What was the last Gilbert and
Sullivan opera?-B. s.
A. THE Grand Duke" presented In
1895, was the last on which the two
elaborated. Gilbert wrote Fallen
Fairies" in collaboration with Edward
German, the composer, and produced