Evening star., 1933-10-03

l. 9. What kinds Of apples make the
best apple butter?-L. T.
A. While almost any apples make
good apple butter, those which have a
distinctively tart flavor and good cook
ing quality are most satisfactory North
ern Spy, Rhode Island Greening,
Tompkins King and Smokehouse are
excellent. Sometimes sweet apples are
used with tart apples, the proportion
being one-third sweet 20 two-tb!rdI
tart. Overripe apples are not desirable.
but If used vinegar should be added 70
the butter.
g: What is the name Of the chief CIR
OF Utopia?-B. S.
A. In the political romance by s.r
Thomas More the city Is called Anau-
rote.
7 @. Is an overture always a part OF
longer musical COMPASSIONATE. M.
A. Overtures have been written as
independent orchestral COMPOSITIONS
but the overture has usually been com
posed as a prelude or introduction 10
an oratorio or opera.
@. Who has the authority in the
United States to decide upon the dates
which shall be called the beginning and
end OF War?-E. B.
A. Section Title of Public No. 2,
73d Congress, An act to maintain the
credit OF the United States Govern
ment," provides the President shall
prescribe by regulation Subject to the
provisions of Section I (e) of this title
the date Of the beginning and ternina-
ton Of the period In each war subse-
quent to the Civil War, including the
Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine In
surrection, service within which shall
for the purpose of this act be deemed
wartime service"
@. When contributions are sent the
American Red Cross for special disaster
relief, are they applied directly to that
project?-A. W.
A. They are expended solely for such
relief, no part of them going to the
support of the national organization
and its regular services.
@. What Is Drummond Light
B. g.
A. It is a calcium light. limelight.
It was named for its inventor, British
navy captain.
@. Please tell what has happened 10
the presidential yacht. Mayhower.-
]. T. D.
A. 1t was last used by President
Coolidge President Hoover lin the In
terest of national economy" decided TO
dispense with the service Of the yacht
and ordered the craft sold. The Navy
Department advertised for bids, but the
first bids were so low that they were
rejected. Bids we're again offered, but
were rejected. Because unsatisfactory
bids were received, Secretary Adams OF
the Navy Department ordered the May
flower to be refltted and to become the
flagship of a special service squadron
in the Central American waters. A few
weeks later while tied up in the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard, the yacht caught
fire and sank to the bottom of the
Delaware River. The Navy Department
succeeded in relocating the vessel and
it was finally sold to Leo P. Coe Of
Chicago for S16,105. Mr.. Coe was agent
for Frank P Parish. who intended to
restore the Mayfower. The plans were
not carried out as Parish became a
fugitive from justice and he sold the
partly rebuilt Mayflower for about S70,-
600. She is now in shipyard at Jack
sonville, Fla, being fitted for COM
mercial career in the South American
trade
O. Why is it so often the beast OF
gambling houses that they nc = win
mans money at faro except in a
straight game?-T H. D.
A. R. F. Foster explains that when
man is losing, there is no necessity
for the house to cheat him. 1t is only
when the house is losing that the
dealer resorts to sharp practices to pro-
tect the money of the house.