Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-05

wor has been fabricated 10 q definite
lengh at the normal temperature Of SO
degrees Fahrenheit. For the assumed
maxhum Summer temperature OF los
degrees Fahrenheit this steelwork will
lengthn, according to figures, total
of 10 aches; for the assumed minimum
WinteItemperature of S degrees below,
F'ahreneit, it will shorten total Of 20
inches. In other words, for q range in
Temperature Of 10 degrees Fahrenheit
there is range in linear motion Of 80
inches.
Q. VIVA IS the name Of the school
In France which corresponds to West
Point?-J. d.
A. Saint Tyr is the French Military
Academy. nance also maintains other
Supplementary military schools.
@. How many prisoners were on
parole on jun 30, l931?-N. p.
A. AT the ED Of the fiscal year there
were 2.644 persons on parole, as COM
pared With 1,sA in the previous year.
@. When was smputation first per-
formed?-C. K.
A. The characteristic signs of am
Putation have beenfound in prehistoric
bones. In the broaze age (l50O-54Oo
B;C) surgical saws md files were plen-
tlful everywhere, from Egypt to Central
Europe.
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@. How hot does + get in the Afri-
can desert and jungIs2--A. L.
A. The temperature rises to greater
heights in the African deserts than In
the jungle. The desert regions have a
very small percentage of humidity, while
the JungleS have an average humidity
OF 30 degrees, consequently the heat in
the latter region is very oppressive to
white persons. In the deserts Of North
ern Africa the temperature may rise
very high In Summer; the average In
July exceeds 80 degrees; ITO degrees Is
often reached on the coast; 100 degrees
in the interior. At Azizia, in Tripoli,
the Thermometers have registered 1876
degrees in the shade, the highest re-
corded on the earthis surface.
@. Are many Of the stocks bought ON
the New York Stock Exchange paid
for In full and transferred to the buy
as in their own names?-D. w.
IA. A very small portion of stocks Is
paid for in full by clients who wish
hem transferred to their own names,
3ut all stocks are paid for in full when
purchased, either by the broker or
client; that is, the broker must pay in
ful for the stocks purchased.
\ O. How much Of pedigree must a
horse have, if any, to race on the big
tracks in this country?-G. r.
A. A horse that is not registered as
2 thoroughbred cannot be run on a
licensed race track.
@. Is prohibition enforcement under
ne Department of Justice or Treas
Gy?-F. M E.
"a. The Bureau of Industrial Alco-
nd is under the Treasury Department;
tlE United States Bureau Of Prohibi-
tin is under the United States Depart
n1e1t of Justice; the United States
Coat Guard is under the United States
Treasury Department, and, in collabo-
ratieh with the Bureau Of Prohibition,
help to enforce prohibition.
q. IS it wise to manufacture and sell
neHly invented article before apply
ing Or a patent?-O. F..
A. According to section 4899, U. S.
statutes, Every person who purchases
OF thu inventor, or with his knowledge
and 9nsent, constructs any newly in
vented or discovered machine or other
patented article, prior to the applica-
ton b. the inventor for patent, or
who ueS or sells one so constructed,
shall hsVe the right to use and vend to
others o be used, the specific thing SO
made OF purchased without liability
thereforN
@. WhaN is the source Of the quota
tlon, Thee is none so blind a. they
who won't see'?-G. ". r|-F
A. It Is found in Dialogue N. by
Dean Swift.