Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08

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@. How many automobile accidents
are directly attributable to fast driv-
ing?-E. V.
A. In 1891 10.4 per cent of the total
automobile accidents were caused by
, exceeding the speed limit. The number
OF accidents from this cause totaled
67080. In this number of accidents.
".920 persons were killed and 76,500 in
Jured.
Q. How many of the members of
both W House L and Senate are lawyers
A OF the SO members Of the Sen
ate. 81 are lawyers. and of the 435
members OF the House. 263 are either
practicing lawyers or have been admit
ted 10 the bar.
@. How old an organization is the
| National Education Association?-B. T.
A. 1t was organized in 1857 in Phil
adelphia, Pa, and now has an active
membership of 2l5000.
! @. How many guns could the U. s. S.
Akron carry?-M J. w.
! A. Seven gun emplacements have
been located on this airship SO as to
| cover all angles of approach, and some
| OF these emplacements will carry more
than one gun. The final choice Of
guns, their arrangement and means for
ammunition stoWage and supply are
matters that will require to be worked
cut on the basis of actual experience.
Q. How much money did Henry Clay
Folger leave for the Folger Shakespeare
Memorial?-P. w.
A. He left trust fund of $4,000
600. The library building cost more
than sl000,000 and is considered one
Of the most beautiful in the world
@ For what ofTense was AL Capone
sent to the penitentiary?-R. H.
A. For evasion of income tax pay
ment
d. B.
A. The idea Of charting weather OBJ
servations was suggested by the Ger
man physicist. Brandes. in 1920. The
first synchronous weather chart was
produced by Prof. Elias Loomis Of Yale
College in l843 and represented the
weather of Eastern United States on
February IT, 1912 The term forecast
was first used in reference to the pre-
dlctiOn of weather by Admiral Robert
Fitz Roy Of England at the time when
the meteorological department began
the general issue Of weather predictions,
in August, 1861.
@ What important revolutions have
occurred in Europe since the American
Revolution?-R L.
A. The French revolution, 1893;
revolution in Portugal, 1910: Russia
1917; Germany. 1918: Austria, 1918;
Turkey in Europe. 1920; Spain, 1881.
@. What is water sail?-C. H. P
A 1t is a sail used to propel a
vessel by pressure of the water instead
Of the wind. Where there is a strong
current. large sail can be attached to
the sides of a ship amidships. carried
forward and then submerged in the
water. Weighted on its underside and
buoyed at the surface of the water. it
furnishes a wide expanse of vertical
surface to the current. The current
fills the sail in much the same manner
as the wind does when the sail is car
ried in the air and draws the vessel
along. Such sails used to be employed