Evening star., 1933-05-11

A. The National Billiard Association Of
America says that a recent survey shows
that the largest billiard room Is In De-
troit The Detroit Recreation has 81
tables. Next is the Minneapolis Recre-
alton (Minneapolis) with 6S tables;
Plankinton Arcade milwaukee,, 90
tables, and 131 s. Wabash Avenue Rec
reation tChicago), SO tables.
q. Should a chimney be round or
square7 Does smoke 60 straight up or
In Q spiral?-R. F.
A. The Bureau Of Agricultural En-
cheering says that while a round
chimney is preferable 10 a square one,
both are satisfactory. If chimney Is
straight and the air current is strong,
smoke Is likely to travel straight up
II 1t meets an obstruction or if there T.
only light draft the currents will
carry 1t up spirally.
Q. Why Is the fan so important in
Japan7-A. F. D.
A. The use of the fan is very closely
linked with the life and customs Of the
people. In Rhead's History of the Fan
the author says that it Is regarded al
an emblem of life. widening and ex-
panding as the sticks radiate from the
r1yet. II plays a part in almost every
aspect Of their existence; 1t Is presented
to the youth on the attainment Of his
ma atority; 1t Is used by jugglers in feats
OF skill; the condemned man marches
to the scafiold, fan in hand.
@. Was the name of Sixteenth street
In Washington, D. c., ever actually
changed to Avenue Of the Presidents?-
NIX.
A. 1t was changed by Commission
ers' order to Avenue of the Presidents"
on April 13. 1909. The order affected only
that part of the street north Of Florida
avenue. Again by Commissioners or
der on July %, 1914, this portion OF
Sixteenth street was changed back TO
its original name. In 1922 and again
in 1925 joint resolutions were intro
duced into the Senate for the purpose
Of changing the name to Presidents
Avenue" but in each case they were
unsuccessful The official change Of
the name Of Sixteenth street above
Florida avenue from 1909 to 1914 in
cluded the changing Of the signs at the
street intersections.
an Where is the Strait Of Anian'-
A. This Is the ancient name for the
passage from the Bering Sea to the
Arctic Ocean, now known as Bering
Strait. The name Anian is found ON
maps as late as 1921
@. In what countries do women
have full suffrage?-E. MO.
A. In Great Britain. Canada. Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Iceland, British
East Africa, Denmark, Norway, Sweden,
Finland, Ireland, Holland, Rumania,
Servia, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria,
Hungary United States Poland. Es-
tonia. Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslo-
vakia, Jamaica. Before the World War,
only four countries had full suffrage.
In addition to those named the follow
| ing countries have partial suffrage:
Brazil, Belgium, Greece and Argentina.
Q. Do elephants breed in captivity
A. Elephants do breed in captivity,
and in number of the large ZOOS and
| IN the larger circuses a number OF
births have been recorded.
@. Where was the first daily news
paper published?-W
| A. The Frankfurter Zeitung, called
the first daily paper in the world, ap-
peared In Frankfort Germany, in 1915.
@. In the last century Of the Re-
public, of what were the houses Of
Rome built?-D.D.
| A. Stobart says: The larger houses
themselves were generally built Of local
limestone with facings Of stucco, though
the greater part of Rome was still, in
this first century 3. c., constructed Of
| sun-baked bricks"