Evening star., 1936-11-24

question OF Jnct BY iDritinc The EpeninS
Star Information Bureau, Frederic >.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. When does Gov. ALI Landons term
expire?-M. McA.
A. January /, 1887. The Governor.
elect is Walter Huxman.
@. What body types of automobiles are
most popular?-L. F.
A. A great many more 2-door sedans
and 4-door sedans are sold than any
other types.
@. Are Eritrea and Somaliland now a
part Of what used to be Ethiopia?-N. II.
A. Since the Italian conquest OF Etnl.
opia, all Of 1taly's East African posses
sions have been consolidated into the
Italian Empire Of East Africa. Accord
ing to Hammond's New Universal World
Atlas, the provinces Of the new empire
are Eritrea with the boundary moved
inland), Amhara, Gala and Sidamo,
Harar and Somalia (the last with its
area likewise increased. The capitals
Of the two former italian colonies re-
main the same, ASmara and Mogadiscio.
while the three provinces into which
Ethiopia has been carved have Adds
Ababa, Jimma and Harar as their cap
itals, respectively.
@. What kind of tomato is the best
for canning and shipping?-D. F.
A. The Marglobe holds this position at
present, but the Glovel, a new hybrid.
may outrank 1t.
@. In insurance terminology, what Is
the distinction between insurers and in
surors?-W. A. E.
A. An insurer is one who insures and
an insurer Is the person who is insured.
@. When did Christianity become the
religion of the Roman Empire?-G. G.
A. Ernest Sutherland Bates says that
the fourth century AID. saw the accept
ance of Christianity as the religion OF
the Roman Empire. the establishment OF
the New Testament Canon after nearly
three centuries of discussion, and the
first translation of the whole Bible into
Latin by the foremost scholar of the age,
st. jerome.
@. Please give the names of the dynas-
ties which have ruled England since
1866. M. w.
A. House Of Normandy, 1066-ll54:
house of Plantagenet. 1154-1399; house
of Lancaster, 1399-1461; house of York,
1461-1485; house of Tudor, 1485-l603;
house of Stuart, 1603-1714 common
wealth intervened from 1649-166O;
house of Hanover, 1714-1901; house of
saxe-Coburg, 1sol-ls1o; house Of
Windsor, 1910.
@. When did the lock stitch appear on
sewing machines?-V. F.
A. The machine needle, with an eye
near the point and the lock stitch-such
as are In use today-appeared about the
middle of the nineteenth century. Such
q needle combined with the lock stitch
in a machine was patented in 1846 by
Elias Howe of Massachusetts,. The needle
moved back and forth horizontally In.
stead Of vertically, as in cur modern
machines.
@. How much of the principal Of the
WOIlO WdI 4OdIlS 41dc bCCh 4CR640 w s4l0
United States?-L. M. M.
A. Repayments Of principal on the
World War loans amount to $475 5,341 900
and interest payments amount to $l,31S,-
750,000. Great Britain has made about
30 per cent of all such payments.
Q. Where, outside of Spain. Is pure
Castilian Spanish spoken?-L. r.
A. Pure Castilian is spoken outside Of
CASTLE, Spain, only by a small number
Of families of the upper class in the
various American republics.
@. How long has the word scab been
used as it is in industry?-M. H.
A. AS early as 1871 it appears in Sc
lected cases of the State Of New York,
volume /, page 262: THE offending mem
ber was then termed a scab and wherever
he was employed no others of that So
ciety were allowed to work.
@. Has Mary Lewis, former Metro.
politan Opera singer, ever been mar.
ried?-J. G.
A. She has been married twice. Her
first marriage was to Michael Bohnen.
from whom she secured q divorce. She
Is now Mrs Robert L. Hague.
@. How many long distance calls are
made by the Government In Washing
ton, D. CHI. M.
A. The Federal Government places an
average of 10000 long distance telephone
calls a month.
G. What is the origin of the printing
term "colophon"?-S. M.
A. This is an inscription at the end Of
o book giving the printers name, the
date and place of printing. 1t has been
superseded by the title page. Colophon
was an ancient Greek city. The name
came to mean "the finishing stroke" be-
cause of the many successes Of the citys
cavalry and was so incorporated into the
Latin tongue.
@. What was the first educational en-.
dowment in America?-M. r.
A. The beQueathing Of $50 acres of
land, an adjacent salt marsh, and eight
cows comprised the first educational en-
dowment in America. This was left by
Benjamin Symmes to found free school
in Elizabeth County, Va. Mr.. Symmes
died In 1884.
@. Why is Cupid called Dan Cupid7
j. g.
A. Dan is an archaic title Of honor.