Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-04-19

which train operated by q steam
locomotive was on the Stockton 81
Darlington Railway, England. This
road was opened September 81, 1925.
@. Did the battleship Maine sink
after an internal or external explo-
sion?-E. L.
A. A board was appointed TO IN
spect the wreck Of the U. S. S. Maine
after she was raised, and 1t reported
that the injuries to her bottom we're
caused by the explosion of a charge
of low form of explosive exterior
to the ship"
O. How can the crease be removed
when changing the hem in q silk
dress?-S. w.
A. 1t cannot be done with much
success. Perhaps a row Of picoting
or machine hemstitching can be put
at this line, and others added below
or above to form decorative finish.
@. Please give a short biography
Of Clara Louise Dunling. who devised
the Dunning method Of music study.
"A. A.
A. Mrs. Dunning died In a New
York hospital, September 8, 1929, after
brief illness She was a teacher for
more than 80 years. Mrs. Dunning
is credited with having impaired her
method to 1000 teachers in the United
States and Canada. She was born
April 8, 1880, at Mount Morris, KY.
Her maiden name was Sickle. In
1903 Mrs Dunning originated the
system which bears her name. She
was a pupil u william Mason, Of
Fraulein Premier and she also
studied under Lachetizky.
@. Was the .it,le Horst boy ever
found?-W. W L
A. Melvin Horst. four years Of age,
was kidnapped In Ma-shallville, Ohio.
December 27. 1929 The boy has not
been found nor have his kidnapers
been apprehended.
@. Is there a statue Of Roger
Williams in Washington, D &C. T.
A. There is a statue of this founder
of the colony of Rhode Island in
Statuary Hall in the Capitol. 1t was
gift of the State of Rhode Island.
1t is a marble statue on pink
granite pedestal. and Franklin Sim
mons was the sculptor.
O. Where can I get a booklet de-
scribing the celebration of Garden
week in Virginia?-H K. L.
A. A Garden week booklet will be
sent on request to the Virginia State
Commission on Conservation and De-
velopment, Richmond, Va.
@ Please give figures on equip
ment for telegraph communication in
this country-R. c.
A. There are % companies oper-
ating 256 66l miles of poles. 2.266.054
miles of leased and owned wire and
96,468 miles of ocean cable.
G. What comprised the extent of
the Roman Empire under the Caesars
as geographically described today?
j. R. E.
A. The Roman Empire at its greet
est extent under the Emperor Ha-
drian, about III AID, stretched from
Scotland in the northwest to the
Red Sea and the Persian Gulf in the
southeast. and from the Caspian Sea.
the Black Sea and the Danube River
in the northeast to the Atlas Noun
tains in the southwest.
@. In electrical currents, is the
joint resistance of wires in parallel
equal to the average of separate re-
siStances?-B. B.
A. The National Bureau Of Stand
ards says that in electrical currents
the joint resistance of wires in parallel
is never equal to the average Of the
separate resistances, because two wires
in parallel always present less re-
sistance to the current than either
one alone.
@. What does Ouled Nail mean?
e. M. N.
A. II refers TO a class Of profess
sional dancing girls well known in
Northern Africa. particularly Algeria.
for their sensuous beauty.