Evening star., 1924-03-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. What cities have scent car
fare?-J. G. D.
A. The American Electric Rail.
way Association advises that the
leading cities in the United States
now operating on a 5-cent fare with
free transfers are Los Angeles and
San Francisco, Calf. The city of Los
Angeles is served by the Los An
geles Railroad Corporation. and op-
crates on scent fare with free
transfers. The Pacific Electric Railway
Company also gives some local serv-
ice. IT has two 6-cent zones, with a
10-cent fare for rides between the
inner and outer zones. In San Fran
cisco there are two companies operat-
ing, the Market Street Railway and
the Municipal Railway of San Fran
cisco. On account of this double serv-
ice 1t is necessary for passengers
travelling from certain points of the
city to other points to pay n double
fare, 3 cents on the Market Street
line. For this reason San Francisco
is not regarded az straight 5-cent
city. The other outstanding case of a
fairly large city charging cents and
giving free transfers is Akron, Ohio,
with a population of 20S,000. The
next largest city with a 5-ccnt fare
and free transfers is South Bend, Ind,
with a population of 10000.
@. What states besides Louisiana
are divided into parishes?-L. l..
A. There are no other states In
which the political divisions are
known as parishes.
Q. What is the value of the out
put of the government printing Of
tice?-W. H.
a. The value of the output per
year of the government printing Of
fee is approximately slo,0O0,0oo.
Q. Who wrote Elizabeth and Her
German Garden"?-F. A. c.
A. This novel, which was publish
ed anonymously, was from the pen Of
Marguerite CunliffeOwen.
@. When and to what extent were
So gold pieces coined?-G. A.
A Three-dollar gold pieces were
The grand total amounted to Sl,619,-
$4,000.
Q. Is retired pay taxable?-S. G.. NJ.
A. Retired pay of an officer or an
enlisted man is not considered PEN
sion. Pension is compensation from
the government for war service.
Pensions are exempt from income
tax, whereas retired pay is taxable.
Q. Was Thomas jefferson the last
surviving signer of the Declaration
of Independence?-F. G. y.
A. According to the compilation of
Simon Newton of Detroit, Charles
Carroll was the fifty-sixth and the
last signer of the Declaration to die,
1882. Thomas jefferson and John
Adams, both of whom died July 4,
1926, were, respectively, the fifty-tifth
and ffty-fourth signers to pass away.
Q. What does "Eleu Ioro" mean?
find II in a poem by Walter Scott
G. A. L.
A. Exactly what the phrase means
cannot be stated. Scott used it as
an exclamation of sadness.
Q. Are the churches entering the
motion picture field?-F. B.
A. A national motion pictures
conference meeting in Washington
adopted resolutions which included
operative effort should be made by
the united churches for the estab-
lishment of d motion picture founda-
tion for the production of such films
as shall effectively help carry the
gospel of Christ and the kingdom of
God into the hearts and lives of the
whole world
Q. Do any of our states forbid the
teaching of foreign languages in the
schools?-A. j. P.
A. State statutes prohibiting the
teaching of foreign languages to pu-
pills below the eighth grade in pub
lie, private and parochial schools
were declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court on June