Evening star., 1935-11-28

Frederic J. HGSkin. Director, Washino-
ton, D. c. Please incyose stamp for repIy.
by the World War?-G. S.
A 1t is impracticable to make a posi-
tive statement because the statistics do
not in all cases reveal the source of
wealth, but it is regarded as significant
that before the World War there were
only 2348 persons returning incomes of
100000 a year or more, while in 1919
when the war was over there were 5,526
in that class. However. more millionaires
were made by the Coolidge Hoover boom,
because in 1929 there were 1876.
Q. What are the names of some breeds
OF Swiss milk goats?-H. w.
A. The leading Swiss breeds of goats
are the Toggenburg and the Saanen.
@. How many divorces are granted
every year in the United States?-
P. J. W.
A. More than 10000 divorces are
granted annually in this country.
Q. Please give biography of Cath
crime Parr-J. S.
n. NdIIlcIlne FaTT tl0lZ-l540), Queen
OF England, sixth wife of Henry VIII,
was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr,
an oticeholder at the court of Henry
VII. She had been twice widowed before
Henry made her his wife, in 1543. She
exerted beneicent influence over the
aging King. interceding in behalf of his
daughters, whom she helped educate. At
one time she barely escaped the fate of
k,,N
become Queen dowager and to WELD con-
siderable power at the start of the reign
of Henrys son, Edward VI. She later
married Baron Seymour of Sudeley, but
died Of puerperal fever shortly after the
birth Of daughter.
@. How high a wind has been re-
corded in the United States?-E. S.
A. The greatest velocity OF the wind
measured in the United States and prob
ably in the world was on Mount WASH
ington, N. H, on April IL. 1884. when
gusts at the rate Of 231 miles an hour
were recorded by wind instrument at
the weather station maintained on the
summit of the mountain by the Blue Hill
Observatory of Harvard University.
@. Is there a tunnel under Mont
Blanc?-E. M
A. Plans for the construction of such
tunnel are now under consideration by
the French government. A Franco
Italian syndicate has been formed to
push the scheme to completion. 1t is
estimated that the work could be COM
pleted in three or four years and that
receipts from the traffic through the
tunnel would be as great. in proportion
to outlay, as those from the Suez Canal.
@. How many companies in the United
States are engaged in the transportation
of passengers and mail by air?-A. B.
A. On July /. 1885, there were rs COM
panieS engaged in the transportation of
mail. passengers and express in the
United States, and to foreign countries in
the Western Hemisphere. These COM
panies were operating 109 services, most
of them with mail, passengers and ex-
press. Mail was being transported over
"a of the 100 routes, passengers over 106
and express over 100.
@. When was the Washington Monu-
ment in Washington, D. c. finished?-
T. c.
A. The capstone was set December 6,
1884; 1t was dedicated February 81, 1885,
and opened to the public October 9, 1888.
The total cost was $l,300,0O0.
Q. Are riding boots and polo boots
alike?-G. G.
A. Riding boots have a softness around
the ankle. while polo boots are stiff all
the way up.
@. Is coal ever made into gasolinef
R W. j.
A. Imperial Chemical Industries 1t,
of Great Britain has opened large plant
at Billingham which is to make gaSo-
line and other petroleum derivatives out
of coal, air and water. Hydrogenation
is the technical name for the process.
which was developed in Germany by
Prof. Friedrich Bergius. a Nobel prize
winner. Briefly, the process is powdering
coal which is then mixed with synthetic
oil to form a paste. The paste is then
made to combine with hydrogen under
pressure. The result is synthetic crude
oil which is then refined to make gaso-
line.
@. Where is the Grain CoaSt?-B. j.
n.
west of the Ivory Coast, including most
of Liberia. and named for the export
thence of grains of paradise Guinea
grains or melegueta pepper.
@. What is meant by the Dead Mans
Chest in Stevenson's famous pirate
song?-F. E. D.
A. The Dead Mans Chest" referred
to in the pirates chantey in Treasure
Island" is an island in the West Indies.
1t is one of the Virgin Island group.
@. How many yards of thread are used
in stitching an average size pair Of mems
overallS?-C. D. T.
A. A pair of mems overalls contains on
an average about 80 yards of thread.
@. What penitentiary is asking for
gifts of books Of especial interest TO Jews
for its library?-M. T.
A. The United States Northeastern
Penitentiary. at Lewisburg. Pa. is inter-
ested in securing books of Jewish interest
printed in English, Yiddish, Hebrew and
Russian.
@. Who was Angerona?-E H
A. She was Roman goddess of silence
and of grief.