Evening star., 1932-04-09

naming roots we're dug UP and simple
slab was placed IN the retaining wau
by the avenue.
! Q. What is the meaning of the sym
Dol of the Isle of Man? 1t seems TO
be three legs joined together.-E. L.
A. The arms of the Isle Of Man con-
slSts OF three legs in armor. hexed at
the knee. The symbolism is that the
Isle cf Man "kneels TO England, kicks
at Scotland and spurns Ireland"
Q. Does the top of the washington
Monument sway during high winds and
stormS?-A. G. NJ.
A. 1t bends slightly. This Is rem
dered perceptible by means Of copper
wire l74 feet long hanging in the center
OF the structure and carrying plum.
met suspended in a vessel Of water.
At noon in Summer the apex Of the
monument is shifted by expansion of
the stone a few hundredths Of an inch
toward the north. High winds also
cause perceptible motion, depending
upon the velocity. In still weather
vibrations of the earth's crust are also
registered by this instrument
@. Who founded the Mitsui Bank
J. " R.
A. The story of the family goes back
more than $50 years. Tslsatoshi Mitsui
conceived the plan which resulted in
the great house Of Mitsui. He inherited
pawn shop from his father. His
ambition was to have an exchange
house, but it was very difficult for an
outsider to break into a business Of
this kind. He began, therefore, by
| opening drapery shop in Honcho in
1870 and established a money exchange
department. In less than 10 years he
had won place among exchangers. In
May, 1888, he opened an exchange
house in Surugacho. In 1886 another
/ one opened in Kyoto and in 1891 one
/ in Osaka. He provided that each ex-
/ change house should have a member
| OF the MltSui family at its head and
each of these in turn should be sue
/ ceeoed by member Of the Mitsui
family. In February, 1872, Ave young
/ members of the Mitsui family were sent
| TO the United States to learn the bank
ing business. The following year the
! first national bank in japan waS
opened by Mitsui-Gumi and Ono-Gumi.
In 1875 the MitsuLs established the first
private bank in Japan.
@. In the foreign-born population
what language predominates?-M C.
A. In 1880 English and Celtic ac-
counted for 23.2 per cent Of the foreign
born population of the United states.
About 10 per cent spoke German and
1875 per cent spoke Italian.
Q. Who first said Cotton is Ring"P-
J. c. H.
A. The expression was used By James
Henry Hammond in the United States
Senate in March, 1858, and instantly
oscame popular in the South.
G. Who is the latest winner of the
Burroughs Medal?-R. L. M.
/ A. 1t was awarded recently to Fred
erick S. Dellenbaugh, historian and
explorer, at a meeting of the American
Museum of Natural History. The
award is given annually to the person
who produces the best work "in the
field so eminently occupied during his
| life by John Burroughs" The volume
on which the award was based was "A
Canyon Voyage" first published sew
eral years ago and reprinted last year.
@. Rain water leaked into my AUTO
mobile and caused mildew to form on
the upholstery. What will remove it7
IT. J.
A. The National Association Of Dyers
and Cleaners says that usually mildev
can be removed from automobile up
holstery by first brushing to remove the
excess and then sponging with soap
solution made slightly alkaline with
| ammonia.