Evening star., 1932-05-06

chief cause of the crumbling of adobe
walls.
c. Are the travelling expenses of a
per diem Civil Service employe paid
oy the Governmental. c. G.
A A per diem Federal Government
employe is entitled to Government
transportation if he is properly ordered
. to travel on official Government busi-
ness and the transportation order di-
recting his travel provides for the pay
ment Of his expenses.
@. How long is the longest oil pipe
line in the United StateS?-A. S.
A It reaches from Oklahoma TO
Buffalo N Y. a distance Of approx
mately 200 miles This line connects
with other lines running to the Gulf
Of Mexico, a distance Of four or five
hundred miles more.
@. Who built the fort at Chef Men
teur?-E j. D.
A Gen. Jackson ordered the erec-
ton Of battery at the confluence OF
Bayou Chef Menteur and Bayou
Sauyage in Louisiana in 1914. Two
pieces Of artillery and a battalion under
Maj. Lacoste were placed here. A close
redoubt surrounded with a foSse was
erected according to a plan drawn by
.
Maj. Latour in compliance with Gen.
Jackson's orders. This was referred to
as Post Chef Menteur.
@. Do the japanese frame their
prints w. McC.
A. While. few years ago. framed
pictures were never seen in japanese
houses. times are changing and some
Japanese may have adopted the west
ern manner Of displaying prints. The
real japanese pictures-Kakemono
ere the rolls Of silk or paper with
wooden rollers at each end and cord
at the top for hanging.
@. How many steam locomotives OPP
crate in the United States and how
much does their coal cost?--J. C. F.
A. In 1880 there we're 57,807 steam
locomotives operating in the United
States. The cost Of locomotive fuel IN
1880 totaled $500 ,2oS 661.
@. When is the new Shakespeare
Library in Washington open?-T. G.
A. 1t is open Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from
9 until 4-3O; Saturday from 9 until J.
1t is closed on Sunday.
@. For what use were Indian mounds
built?-S. F. D.
A. Archaeological excavations OF IN
dian mounds have led to the conclusion
that these mounds seem to have been
designed for variety of uses. Some Of
them were burial places, others founda-
tions for edifices, while still others
served as fortresses. The most pre-
tenttous were used for sacrificial and
other religious purposes. In many of
the tribes the custom obtained of COL
lecting the bones Of the dead, cleaning
them carefully and piling them in
common grave, over which a mound
was erected.
@. How many maple trees are tapped
for sugar in the United States?-M.
E. B.
A. In 1890 total of approximately
1E500 900 trees were tapped: 2,590,000
pounds of maple sugar produced, and
3,980,000 gallons of maple strup made.
@. Why does a bullet wabble?-C.
/ A. P.
A The Department of War says that
a bullet wabbles because no bullet has
been made, or can be made, to be per-
fectlv balanced about the axis of spin.
Further, in shooting a bullet from
rife there is always some deviation Of
the axis of spin from the axis of the
! bore. Still further, the bullet is a gyro-
scope and acts like one.
@. When was the University of Paris
founded?-B. w.
A. Tradition says that the University
of Paris dates from $780, but authentic
annals seem to commence about 1107.