Evening star., 1924-11-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIV

q. How many children in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia wear glasses?-E. c.
A. Neither the Board Of Educa
ton nor the United States Public
Health Service has any Information
on the number Of children in the
District Of Columbia wearing glasses
1T is stated, however, by the Public
Health Service that 22 per cent Of
the children having defective eyesight
do not wear glasses.
@. How can Senator La Toilette be
Tread OUT OF the Republican party?
H. s. u.
a. Should Senator La F'ollette be
excluded from the Republican caucus
OF the United States Senate, or should
the Republican majority refuse to
give him committee assignments as a
Republican, It might be said that he
has been read out OF the party. A
Republican national convention might
also take action denying his recogni-
tion and standing as a Republican.
Q. Who christened the Shenandoah?
W. II. z.
y. Mrs. DENLY, wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy at that time,
christened the ZR-1 the Shenandoah.
G. How many United States Army
posts are there in China?-N. p. NJ.
> A. There is, only one army post in
China. This is at Tientsin. The
during the Boxer rebellion, August,
1900. They have maintained troops
there since this date.
Q. Does dew faIl?-J. 7.
a. Three concurrent sources Of dew
are recognized: the condemnation of
the moisture of the atmosphere (when
dew may be said to fall); the CON
densation Of Watcry vapor arising
from the earth twhen dew rises), and
the moisture eXhaled by plants.
G. Did tho University OF Pitts
burgh ever play Army or Navy in
foot ball"-E. Il. l..
A. It never played the Army, but
has often played the Navy.
G. How old does O. vineyard have
to be 70 yield q ton Of raisins an
acres. y.
A. 4 good vineyard Will produce
this amount in its fifth year.
O. What proportion Of the sailors
on our ships are Americans A. l..
A. During the last fiscal year, of
2S01t3 officers and men shipped be-
fore shipping commissioners 1l6,42l
were native Americans and 41,1s5
naturaIized Americans, or 56 per cent
in all.
@. Was Lead. Kindly Light writ
ten at seao-G. c. B.
A. Cardinal Newman was becaImed
In the Straits Of Bonifacio when he
wrote this hymn.
Q. How does one secure copyright
protection for phonograph records
C. 7.
A. The Copyright Office says that
the only protection provided for pho
nograph records in the copyright
statute is in the case Of printed and
published musical compositions. The
section l (e) provides that the rec
ords arc automatically protected.
Q. Can gasoline that has been used
in dry-cleaning be used again..
G.. T.
4. The Bureau Of Standards says
a process has been developed for the
rapid and economical reclamation Of
gasoline used in dry cleaning estab-
lishments. and that the process is
now IN successful operation in sew
eral plants.
G. need a lawyer in a foreign
country. How can I get In touch
with n good one?-L. i. c.
A list OF 5000 investigated attor-
neys in foreign countries has been
compiled by the Bureau Of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, and this list
is available to American manufac-
turers and their legal advisers.
Q. why Is the South Pole colder
than the North Pole?-P. J.
~ 1t is due TO the very considerable
elevation above sea level.