Evening star., 1933-09-21

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q. How long will the shooting season
for wild fowl last this Fall?-P. v.
opening is in Wisconsin, North Dakota
and Northern Idaho. September 81
while the latest closing is January Is
in the most Southern zone.
@. Can q man work at business
Of his own after working during the
day In factory?-W. MEG.
A. There is nothing in the N. r. A
codes which prevents q man from
working at his own business sfter COM
pleting day at the factory.
@. News statements announce that
Germany Is negotiating to buy army
aircraft in the United States because
the United States did not sign the
treaty of Versailles, which forbids Ger
many to purchase such material from
signatories. Is this correct?-G. T. H
A. The United States did sign the
treaty Of Versailles. The signatures
Of woodrow Wilson, Tasker Bliss. Ed
ward House and Henry White. men,
bers Of the American peace delegation
were afixed to the final ofdcial treaty
The Senate, however, did not ratify
because Of the League Of Nations
been participated in by the United
States.
@. Who was the first woman COM
miSsioned in the regular corps of the
United States Public Health Service?-
L.. S. S.
A. Dr. Estelle Ford Warner was the
first. She was commissioned May 26,
1882.
@. Where Is the headquarters of the
Esperanto Association Of the United
States?-W. r.
A. The headquarters Of the Es-
perantO Association Of North America
is at 134o New York avenue northwest,
Washington, D. c.
Q. How can name be marked on
steel, such as q tool2-A. D.
A: A satisfactory way of marking
steel tools is to warm the metal so
that q thin coating Of wax can be
applied, and scratch through this wax
with a sharp-pointed tool to give the
letters or figures desired; then apply
nitric acid of about 100 specific grav-
ity to the marking on the wax. This
can readily be done by moistening a
strip Of blotting paper in the acid and
laying 1t over the figures to be etched.
Q. When did monopolies first be-
come problem in England?-W. II. K.
A In English practice monopolies
first appear as problem under Henry
VIII. The statute of monopolies was
enacted by Parliament in 1924.
Q. Why does water freeze from the
top downward?-G. M.
A. Because it is the top Of the water
which first comes In contact with q
freezing temperature
Q. What is meant by industrial edu-
cation?-N. NJ.
A. In q broad sense, it refers to the
whole range Of education from manual
training in the elementary schools to
professional technical education of
university grade. In q more restricted
sense. it applies to that type Of spe-
ciali1ed vocational education which is
given to boys and girls between the
ages OF II and ID preparing to engage
In industries.
9. When was an income tax first
levied In England?-C. A.
A. It was introduced in ENGLAND In
1893. during the Napoleonic wars.
With short intermission It lasted