Evening star., 1933-01-13

of tropical South America, somewhat
similar to the India rubber tree, has
come to the front as the foundation Of
most Of the chewing gum.
@. What precious stones are men
toned In the Bihle?-K. A. M.
A. Precious stones In the Bible are:
Diamond, beryl, sardius or sardine, to-
paz. onyx, jasper. sapphire, emerald,
carbuncle, adamant pearl, jacinth or
hyacinth, agate, amethyst. chalcedony,
chrysolite, chrysoprase. ruby, sardonyx,
figure.
@. How old was the Empress Eu-
genie when she died?--I. B.
A. She was "a. She was born May
S, 1925. and died July IL. 1920.
@. Was passage paid for the Amer
lean Expeditionary Force in the World
WARM. S.
A. Excepting for the few Army
transports in service and the voluntary
loan of one Brazilian ship for time,
passage was paid for the A. E. F, Gen.
Peyton G. March, wartime chief Of staff,
recently said: I'm the great troop move
ment abroad we carried As per cent OF
the men in our own (American fiagO
ships: British ships carried 40 per cent,
French per cent and Russian per
cent-and when I say carried mean
as paid passengers"
@. What form Of dress did DR.. Mary
Walker wear?-J. NICK.
A. DR.. Mary Walker during her mill
tary service wore a uniform. After the
war she became noted for her lectures
on dress reform and suffrage, always
appearing in a mans suit, with frock
coat or full evening dress for men
@. How many stations broadcast the
Pope's address at the time Of the OPEN
ing of the Vatican station?-D. A. w.
A. One station CHVJ) broadcast the
Pope's address during the opening OF
the Vatican station, and approximately
300 stations. throughout the world re-
broadcast the program. The Pope's
broadcast was delivered in Latin. He
used the italian pronunciation in his
Latin.
@. What Is the instrument ON board
ship which indicates the knots trav-
eled per hour2-E. d. II.
A. It is called log.
@. When were letters of exchange In
troduced to take the place Of the trans.
fer of actual moneys. B.
A. In the twelfth century p business
change was wrought by the substitution
Of symbolic transfer for actual trans
fer, by replacing real money with re-
ceipt which became a letter Of ex-
change. The Florentines and the Lom-
bards we're addicted to this kind OF
commerce. The latter were the finan-
ciers Of the kings Of France and Eng
land.
@. What is the "unpardonabls
A. The objectionable sin" accord
ing to Mark, iii29, is: "Whosoever
shall blaspheme against the Holy
Spirit hath never forgiveness, but Is
guilty Of an eternal SIM"
@. What are consols which are Is
sued by the United States Govern
ment?-G. M. K.
A. The term "consols" used In ref
erence to government bonds Is con-
traction for "consolidateds." Consols
represent a consolidated debt. At q
given time there Is a general refinanc-
ing, and all previous issues are consoli-
dated into one refunding issue. From
then on the new bonds are termed con-
soils. United States consols we're bor-
rowed to finance the government be-
fore the Spanish War. These bonds are
consolidation Of old issues. The fact
that bonds are conSols means that they
represent no money borrowed at once,
but over period In the past.
@. What is the pay of juryman in
Federal court?-A. c. r.
A. He receives 81 and is entitled
to pay on each day he is asked to at
tend court, whether the case in which
he is to sit is called or not.