Evening star., 1924-02-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RASKIN

= @. Do more people commit murder
in the United States than in England?
&C. c.
A The homicide rate is about
twelve times as high here. -.. ...
@. What novel of Dickens is sup
posed to be story OF his life?-G.
L. Z. .:
A. David Copperheld" is regarded
as being. to q great extent, an au
TOPOGRAPHY Of Dickens.
Q. How did Bud Fisher acquire his
nickname?-G. F. r.
A. His little sister first called him
Bud"
@. What was Cadman's occupation
before he attained success as a COM
poser?-M. P. D.
A. Cadman as a young man wrote
musical criticisms for the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. In the course of his duties
as critic, he reviewed a concert given
by Nine. Nordica. The article pleased
the singer. who sent for Cadnan In
Cleveland, the following night, Nine.
Nordica sang Cadman's song, THE
Land of Sky-Blue Water" From that
time on success has come to this
American composer.
O.. Why do open parks" occur in
the forested regions of the west:-
A. The reason has never been ex-
planned In wholly satisfactory man
ner; they are probably due to a COM
hination of factors rather than to any
one. Absence Of reproduction in
parks" in the southwest is due to a
heavy. compact clay. in which seed
lfngs have great difficulty in becom-
ing esta blished, because such soils
rapidly lose moisture near the sur
face and the seedlings die from
drought.
Q. Are cablegrams cheaper now
from England than they were in
lsls?-E. T.
A. The Western Union Telegraph
Company says that in 1919 cable
grams from England to America were
"a cents word for fast kilograms
and l2h cents for deferred.
O.: What country has the greatest
available military man power?-C. n.
A. The United States has the great
Russia has l5.ss5.0Oo and China about
Is 100000. Japan comes next with
$4,000: Germany, Great Britain and
France following closely with avail
able man power between 100000 and
100000.
Q. Are there more preachers than
there are churches?-W. D.
A. The Federal Council of Churches
estimated last year that there were
243,5s3 churches OF all denominations
in this country and 2i4,5s3 ministers.
Q. What proportion OF our ships
now burn oi1:-A G.
A. The United States leads the
world in oil-using vessels. Out of a
100000 on June 80 last 3ss tankers
Of 3 gross tonnage OF 2,497.675 tons
and 1.7os steamers of s.7Se,776 gross
tons were fitted for burning oil fuel
Q. What were the distinctive fea-
lures OF President Harding's admins
tration?-G. I. P.
President Harding's administration
may be enumerated: Re-esta blish-
ment Of peace with Germany and
Austria; the Limitation Of arms con-
ference: settlement Of terms OF Eng
lands war debt to the United States;
recognition of the Ohregon govern
ment in Mexico, ratification of the
Colombian treaty; revision of tax and
tariff laws; immigration restriction; /;
farmer aid legislation; establishment
w the pudSct bureau, VETO OF lle SOL
diers' bonus bill; advocacy of Ameri-
can participation in the world court.
G. How is camphor ncade?-T. 2.
a. Camphor gum is obtained by
distilling the leaves, bark and chips
OF wood of the caHphor laurel with
steam sand afterward driving out the
wafer and volatile oils from the dis
tillate with low degree Of heat, and
then suhlining. the gum at $50 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Synthetic camphor