Evening star., 1934-01-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

furious to American plants. For that
reason they were thrown overheard.
The City of Toxic then gave the United
States 5000 Of these trees. The water
side around the Speedway and the
Tidal Basin have these trees In bios
som during the early Spring.
applied to macadamized roads?-C. H.
A. Sir John Macadam was the in
ventor of the method Of road building
which Is given his name.
@. What was the definition Of re-
ligion recently made by Karl Barth7-
H. E.
A. In a review Of one OF the recent
writings of Karl Barth, German-theo-
logian, religion was defined as the
movement of God toward man.
Q. How is wood bent which is used
where curved pieces must be employed?
F. N
A. The Forest Service says that in
bending wood the steam process Is used
Wood that is used for this purpose Is
usually hickory and ash. A straight
piece of the wood is steamed thoroughly
in lyed steam, then bent over any kind
of shape to suit the purpose and
clamped down until it is dried.
@. Is the District Of Columbia a
territory?-E. A
A. The District of Columbia is
neither a State nor a territory. It is
merely a district set aside for the pur-
pose Of affording a place for the seat
Of Government.
@. How did the expression Wont
lNe ~.rrgr, 80
A. One Of the oldest Of customs
connected with Valentines day was the
placing of the names of young men and
women in a box. from which they were
drawn on st. Valentines eve. Those
whose names were drawn together had
to exchange presents and be each
others valentines" for the ensuing year.
@. Where did President Hoover work
as mining engineer?-C. l.. G.
A. Herbert Hoover worked as a min
ing engineer Ill the United States.
Africa, India, China, Russia and Great
Britain.
@ Why is the Torrens system of
title registration so called?-L. S.
A. 1t was devised by Sir Robert Tor
rens in 1857 in Australia. The system
consists of bureau Of registration in
charge Of a registrar. A title may be
registered either as absolute or as pos
sessory. Before registry, the title is
fully investigated by the registrar, old
title deeds, claims, ETC., being exhaus-
lively studied. When satisfied, the
registrar files all the documentary proof
and issues to the holder of the title q
certificate of ownership a duplicate of
which is In the Office OF the registrar.
Such certificates bear on their face,
notice of all membranes. etc, OF the
property. If the estate is in fee simple
the title is absolute. II subject to re-
versions, or limitation of time, or in
heritance, the title is called possessory.
An insurance fund is created to indem.
nifty any holders of the "Torrens" titl+e
from loss. This is financed by a tax
of Il per cent Of the value Of the land
at the time of the issuance Of the first
certificate.
Q Where is the coldest weather US
ually registered?-E P.
A. What is known as the cold pole"
is located in the Province of Yakutsk.
northern Siberia. An observatory in
the town of Verkhoyansk has for many
years registered colder temperatures
and had more cold days than were to
be experienced in inhabited regions
much farther north.
O. How many airports and landing
fields are there in the United States!-
S. S
A. There are 2.lSs. OF these, s37
are partially or fully lighted.