Evening star., 1935-08-05

question OF fact By iOrittng The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HdsHin, Director, Washing
ton, D. C. Please iraclose stamp for reply.
O. When arc coffee berries r1pe?-
c. M. C.
A, The coffee trees begin to come
into bearing in their second year or
third year, and there may be three
or more "1ushes" of blossoms in one
year, so that flowers and fruits in all
stages may thus be seen on one plant.
The coffee cherries" are fully ripe
about seven months after the flowers are
open.
@. What are the duties Of the director
of investigation of the Department of
JuStice?-J. B. K.
A. The director Of Investigation has
general charge Of the investigation of
offenses against the laws of the United
States, except counterfeiting, narcotics
and other matters not within the juris-
diction of the Department of Justice;
of the acquisition, collection, claSSiflca-
ton, preservation and exchange of GRIM
inal identification records and of such
Investigations regarding official matters
under the control of the Department of
Justice and the Department of State
as may be directed by the Attorney Cen
eral. He also has charge of matters
assigned to him by the Attorney General
O. When canned foods freeze in tin
cans before they are opened, are the
contents spoiled?-G. R.
A. Most canned goods will stand a
little freezing without appreciable
change. Repeated freezing and thaw-
ing cause the foods to become f1abby and
gives a fiat taste. Such change, how
ever, does not alter the wholesomeness
or food value of the material, but it may
change the texture, appearance and
palatability.
@. What is regius professor?-P. L.
A. This name is given to professors
the patronage of whose chairs is vested
in the crown. In the English univer-
sites the term is especially applied to
those profesSorships founded by Henry
VIII.
G. Who originated the idea Of having
a Mount Vernon Memorial Highway?
r w.
A. The conception of memorial high
way originated with citizens of Alex
andria in 1866. The idea has been fos-
tered by various national organizations
and Government officials but no tan
gible progress was made toward its full
fllment until an act of Congress was
passed May %, 1923, authorizing and
directing the United States Bicentennial
Commission for the celebration of the
200th anniversary of the birth of George
Washington to take such steps as might
be necessary to construct a suitable
memorial highway and providing funds
for the purpose.
@. Who was Frankenstein?-F. C.
A. He was the young student In Mrs.
ShelleyS romance of that name. He
made a SoulleSs monster out Of colpSes
from churchyards and diSSecting rooms
and endued it with life by galvanism.
Mrs. Shelley gave no name to the mon
Ster and therefore he is not infrequently
called Frankenstein. This, Of course,
is an error.
@. How many supplies of various kinds
are used by large telephone companies?
*. F.
A. The Bell Telephone Co. uses an
nually 8,500,000 pencils, 100000 pins,
66,OOO0OO paper clips, 100000 pounds
of paper. 32o0OO,0OO paper towels, l.
2l4,OOO poles and 100000 pounds OF
brass.
@. When were automobiles prohibited
in Bermuda Pr. w.
A. After visitors and residents had
petitioned against them, they were pro-
hibited in 1908 Woodrow Wilson wrote
one petition which numbered among its
signers Samuel L. Clemens.
c. Who said something equivalent TO,
I chose my first husband for love, my
second for wealth and my third for
poSition?-A. H.
A ChriStobella, ViScounteSS Say and
Sele. was 80 years old when she said
Il chose my first husband for love,
my second for riches, and my third
for rank, and have now some thoughts
of beginning again in the same order"
Her third husband, the ViScount Fiennes,
had died about five years before.
O. Where is Cat ISland?-E. J.
A. 1t is one of the Bahama Islands,
about Sc miles in length from north to
south.
@. Why is it that lightning never
strikes a corn field?-J. L. o.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
lightning is not affected by the kind
Of crop in field.
@. Under what circumstances did
Gen. Goethals say, Hell, dig it out
again"?-F. M.
A. In January, 1913, Gen. GoethalS,
Panama Canal almost to completion,
stood at the top of the cut in Cucaracha
and looked on a scene of disaster. The
huge ditch was choked. His chief aide,
Col. David du Bose Gaillard, frantic
with despair, said, What shall we do
now?" GoethalS replied, Hell, dig it
out again!"
@. What weapons we're carried by
each member of the Boston tea party?
M. M.
A. Each Indian carried a pistol,
hatchet and an ak.
@. Which is correct. Ethiopia or Abys-
Sinia, and what is the origin of each?
M. A. j.
A. Ethiopia is the correct name be-
cause it is used with the official sane
tim 0f the EthiODian Government The