Evening star., 1933-10-12
tie French champion and fought With
nefanaev for the world title.

| tie French champion and fought With
Dempsey for the world title.
@. What Is the difference between
asnosticism and atheism?-W. B. F.
| A. Agnosticism differs from atheism
Of not having found q basis for belief,
while the other Is an avowed disbelief.
@. In reshinging . roof Is 1t advis-
able to lay the shingles over the old
ones, O. should they be removed?-T. D.
| A. In general 1t Is advisable to apply
new wood shingles over the old. Ali
loose shingles should be securely nailed,
protruding nails driven In, and warped
edges of shingles cut of with . chisel,
to make the surface as uniform as pos
tain good roof lines, cut away . few
inches Of the old shingles at the caves
and gables and lay in, where they are
cut away, . Turing strip, or batten, TO
hide the sides and butts OF the old
shingles.
@. Did Columbus day ever have a.
other name?-J. B. B.
A. Columbus day, formerly called
Discovery day, was set aside as holi-
day under the latter name by proclama-
ton of President Benjamin Harrison,
IN 1892.
@. Please give q history Of Byrd's
ship the City Of New York.. R. w.
| A. Admiral Byrd's ship. the City Of
New York, was formerly the Norwegian
ice breaker Samson. It was built In
1882 and purchased by Byrd at from
soc. Before reconditioning. the vessel
was a barkentine Of SIS tons with yards
on the foremast and fore and aft rig
on the mizzen. 1t had auxiliary steam
power
@. How did the town of Santa Claus.
Ind, get its name?-C. N.
A. Early settlers selected the name
Of Santa Fe, which was rejected by the
Post Office Department because there
was another Indiana town so called. A
compromise was made whereby Santa
was retained and Claus substituted
for Fe.
@. Is there coin exhibition at the
Century Of Progress?-F. A.
| A. There Is not.
@. Please describe the japanese
method Of bowing?-C. 8.
A. It Is dimcult simply through the
medium Of words to describe the Japa-
nese method Of bowing. The hands are
placed palm to palm, and, In the case
q Q woman, rest lightly as they move
k4own the front Of the skirt to the knees.
The body Is bent at the waist until the
torso Is parallel with the floor.
Q. Please give an account Of the part
that the United States troops took in
the Meuse-Argonne offensive in 1915
J. r. B.
A. Over 1900 900 American troops
took part IN the Meuse-Argonne often
sive, which lasted from September 20
to November IL, 1918. This battle has
been described in an official Govern
ment account as the greatest eyer
fought by American troops and as rank
ing with the greatest battles in the his
tory Of the world. Statistics show that
the American attack 1,200, 900 men,
AIT guns, 4,214,o00 rounds of ammu-
milton, $40 airplanes, 324 tanks. One
hundred hfty villages and towns were
liberated, 16,059 prisoners taken, 468
artillery pieces and 1854 machine guns
were captured The American casual
ties were 10000.
| @. What is q flying jinny?-A. N.
| A. In some parts of the South this
name Is given to the mery-go-round.
Q. How is 1t believed that fire was
discovered by man?-M. B.
A. Since IRE may be produced BY
percussion Of certain minerals, the most
tenable theory is that 1t was discovered
IN the making OF the early stone i'm
plements.
@. What Is q neutron?-w R. H.
| A. The neutron Is q subdivision OF
the atom whose existence was an
nounced recently by DR.. James Chad
wick OF Cambridge, England It rep
resents the first step in the evolution
Of matter from the elementary elec-
tricity. The atom Is regarded as made
up Of electrons and protons held to-
gether by attraction between negative
and positive electrical charges. The
neutron Is . combination of a single
electron and single proton. their elec-
trtcal charges neutralized by their
union. The neutron itself carries no
electrical charge