Evening star., 1932-11-18

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Direct your letter to The Evening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic ]. Has
kin, director, Washington, D. c.
O. What States have already ratified
the lame duck amendment?--C. E. s.
A. 1t has been ratified by Virginia,
New York, Mississippi. Arkansas, Ken
tucky, South Carolina, New Jersey,
Michigan, Maine, Rhode Island, Louisi-
ana, Illinois. West Virginia, PennSyl-
vania, Texas and Indiana.
@. What percentage Of the dead is
cremated instead Of the regular burial7
R. p. r.
A. There are no statistics compiled
which cover the country. In 1881, in
one city where there were STAB deaths
| there were lO4 cremat1ons.
@. Can any ship which can enter the
| port Of New York also enter the port
of New Orleans?-A. j. M.
A. At the present time the large
ocean steamships would be unable to
enter the port Of New Orleans, as the
water at the passes to the Gulf onlJ
assures 35 feet OF water. The largt
steamships now demand a 40-foot deptf
at low water. The harbor at New Or.
leans, with unlimited anchorage space
40-foot depth at the edge of the wharve:
and 200-foot depth in midstrean, woulc
accommodate the large steamships If tht
I passes mentioned above we're deeper
| The Hudson has a depth (naturaD OF
about 40 feet The East River has q
depth of 80 feet and the bays mostly
around 80 feet. Since the large steam
ships demand 40 feet at low water
several channels have been dredged and
cut open to enable them to be maneu-
vered conveniently.
@. What is the word applied to citi-
zenship which Is obtained through
being q minor child of q father who
takes out naturalization papers?-
j. L. B.
A. Citizenship which Is accorded
through the naturalization Of another
person Is called derivative citizenship.
@. What are all of the names Of the
| Prince Of Wales in the Welsh Ian
! guage?-G. E. M
A. So far as there are Welsh equiva-
lents for the names of the Prince OF
Wales Edward, Albert, Christian
George, Andrew, Patrick, David-they
are as follows: Edward, Iorwerth; Al.
bert, no Welsh equivalent; Christian
Cristion; George, Sior; Andrew, An.
dreas; Patrick, Padrig David, Dafydd.
Q. When was the wedding ring frs
used?-M. ]. N.
A. The origin of the wedding rims
is unknown. The Egyptians were prob.
ably the first to use rings and in theh
hieroglyphics a circle represents eter.
nifty. The Romans used a plain iror
ring, which was placed upon the fngel
Of the bride by the bridegroom. Among
the Anglo-Saxoris the groom gave
pledge or WED" to the bride at thl
betrothal and this pledge was a rim,
placed on the right hand 1t wa
worn on the right hand until tire wed
ding, when it was changed to the otheI
It is recorded that. the wedding RIM
was used by Christians as early a
$50 A. D.
@. Which State had the first Stat
highway Departmental. T.
A. New Jersey was first, establishing
such department in 1891.
O. With what selections are tht
! carlton concerts of the new Virgins
War Memorial opened and closed?-
w. A.
A. They open with "Westminstel