Evening star., 1924-12-01

Q. Which is the finer hospital,
Johns Hopkins OF Walter Reed?--
L. f.
A. Johns Hopkins has bed capac
ity of 621, while the Walter Reed
General Hospital has a ca pacfty OF
1000 beds. There are a number of
hospitals throughout the country
with larger bed capacities. such as
the Cook County Hospital at Chi
cago. III, with $500 beds, and Belle
vue Hospital at New York City, with
1.6S0 beds. Your question in regard
to Johns Hopkins and Walter Reed
Hospitals Is a matter Of opinion, and
the answer IS dependent largely upon
the Interpretation of the word finer"
No doubt Walter Reed Hospital is the
best OF its kind. but it must be re-
membered while both are general
hospitals" Walter Reed is chiefly op
era ted for the care and treatment
of service men and does not specialize
in some Of the phases of medicine and
surgery that Johns Hopkins does.
Both institutions have on their STATS
the foremost medical men In the
country.
Q. I& the Rittman cracking process
used by the Government?-K. ].
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
making gasoline did not prove to be
a commercial success. There were
patents taken out by the Department
of the Interior for the benefit OF the
public at large, but as the process
was not satisfactory, no results were
obtained.
@ How many days leave and how
many holidays do letter carriers in
he vi OF
A. The Post Office Department says
that j. days annual leave and 10
days sick leave, accunulatiye up to
80 days after three years service. is
allowed letter carriers of the District
OF Columbia There are seven hoii-
days in each YEAR. The curtailment
of service on Saturday afternoons is
left to the discretion of the post
master and is based on local condi-
tions. In some communities it has
been found necessary to restore
afternoon delivery on account Of the
mail and other conditions. The half
holiday is in effect throughout the
year.
Q. How many female skilled
laboreTs are employed at the Gov
ernment Printing Ofice?-L. NJ. f.
"A. The Government Printing Office
-.
iaborers, there are 81 women listed.
but there are many others doing
skilled work in this bureau. The num-
ber appointed annually depends en-
t1reIy upon the demand. There is a
long waiting list at the present time.
G. How much more sunlight does
south window get than north win
doW?-H. NJ s.
&c
kunerth of Iowa State College, Ames.
Iowa, are reported 70 have shown
that a window on the south side of
a building will get in the course of a
year 45 times the amount Of sunlight
that a window on the north side will
receive.
senger ships?-C. T.
A. The following are the four
fastest passenger ships afloat: Maure-
tania, 2606 knots per hour Majestic.
24.7S knots per hour; Leviathan. 24.lI
knots per hour; Aquitania, 2S.5l knots
per hour.
Q. What gave rise the expression
carrying Goals to Newcastle ?"-D. l.
A. Newcastle. England is in the
heart of the coal district. To take
coal to this city is 70 introduce a
commodity which is superfuous.
Q. How many men have caught
balls thrown from the Washington
Monument J. J.
A. Three men have done so. On
August %. 1894 William (Pop)
Schriever, star catcher of the Chicago
| base ball club. performed this feat
which had never before been accom-
pIiShed Charles Street made this
catch in 1908. while Sullivan made his
catch on August "a. 1910.
@. How many broadcasting sta
| tions are there in the United States
How many in the world?--W. NJ. B.
A. On June 80. 1924, there were 535
! hroadcasting stations in the United
States. The Department of Commerce
says information concerning the serv-
ice in other countries is incomplete.