Evening star., 1932-04-06

From the standpoint Of the consumer,
bread is considered stale when, meas
ured by the sense Of feeling and taste
by contact with the skin and palate,
1t appears dry ard harsh, and not ac-
ceptable as fresh There are, OF course,
various degrees OF stsleness, and mere
exists no absolutely definite dlv1dlng
line between the so-called freshness and
staleness of the loaf. In general, how
ever, bread which is termed fresh pos
sesSeS a crumb which Is somewhat
translucent, elastic and springy, while
the crumb of stale bread is more opaque
and at first tough, then later crumbly
or hard, with a noticeable lack oI
flavor"
@. How cid was Napoleon when he
oied?-D. B.
A. He was not quite So =
O. Does an alien who came TO Amer
ica in 1906 have to have a certificate OF
entry in crcer to be naturalizsd?-A- c.
A If he does not have his certificate
of arrival, he may b. registering and
furnishing certain information to the
Bureau of immigration, Department OF
Labor Washington, D. c., become eligt-
bic to apply for his citizenship papers.
@. How far from roadway should
a portable fence be placed to act as a
sa0w-break &C. B.
A. About rs feet from the center Of
the right of way is sufficient distance
for the successful operation of snow
breaks.
@. Why are storms to be expected at
the equlnoxes?-R. V.
A. The Weather Bureau says there Is
no reason why storms should be more
frequent or severe on September 81 or
% (Autumnal equinox than on Sep
tember 10 or. IL, say or % or 30: nor,
in fact. are they. The same is true OF
the Spring or vernal equinox. This
whole notion about "eQuinoctial storms
is erroneous, and it even is uncertain
acw, where, when or by whom the idea
was started. 1t is only known that in
one form or another it goes back at
least to 1748.
@. Is there any living American
whose portrait has graced United
States postage stamp?-L. w.
A. The Post Office Department does
not use the portraits of living persons
on United States stamps.
O. How much capital is invested In
the aircraft industry in the United
States?-D. M.
The Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce says that in 1929 the value OF
the assets of American aircraft COM
panies was close to $500.000,000. Liqui-
dation and writing down Of values, ac-
cording to the New York Trust Co,
todav gives figure of from $500, ,000,O
to 350,000.000.
@. Where is Corn Island?-D. L.
A The Corn Islands are group OF
two small islands in the Caribbean Sea
some distance of the coast of Mica
ragua. They consist of Great and Little
Corn Island. They were leased from
the Nicaragua Government for 80 years
bv the treaty Of August 5, 1914, whereby
Nicaragua also granted the right to
the United States of constructing a
canal across her territory. Although
By treaty empowered to do so, this
Government has never obtained govern
mental control of the islands, which
are still governed by a native Mica
raguan.
@. What pipe organ is the largest In
the world?-W. A.
A. The Diapason says that the organ
in the Wanamaker store in Philadel-
phia is the largest While the crgan
in Atlantic City will be an immense
instrument when finished, the Wans-
maker people have made extensiTe al
ditions without giving out exact specifi-
cations. so an accurate comparis"r Is
impossible. The WanaT aker organ hid
at last accounts approximately 800
speaking or sets of pipes.