Evening star., 1924-12-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKfN

Q. Kindly inform me what salary
clerks In the Police Department OF
this city ireceiye?-S. NJ.
A. The salaries of these clerks
range from $1,24o to $4,000.
@. When was the first cable car
run In Washington?-B. H.
A. The Capital Traction Co. says
that the first cable car was run in
Washington, D. c.. in 1889, by the
Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road Co., which later became the
Capital Traction Co.
Q. When was the corner stone of
the Washington Monument laid?-H
b.
A. 1t was laid on July 4, 1S48, with
Masonic ceremonies by Benjamin
B. French, who was at that time
grand master of the Masonic Order
of the District of Columbia
Q. In what denominations have
gold pieces been coined in the United
States?-W. w. r.
A. The following gold coins have
been minted: Gold dollars, quarter
eagles, three dollars, half eagles
eagles, double eagles. Fifty dollar
gold pieces were coined in 1915 to the
amount of sl50,s5o. IL
O. Please translate "the land oil
death" into the language OF the Sho-
shone Indians.-R. T. >.
A. There is no word IN their language
which means death
@. What can be added to water In
which English ivy is growing TO Keep
il from becoming ll-smelling? CIV
c. G. .
A. The addition Of a small amount
of charcoal will tend to keep tne
water fresh. You should add little
charcoal from time to ume.&
@. Why rs. 1ubrieating oil in an
automobile changed?-J. +. >.
A. Usually, the: lnbricatins oil OF
an engine is changed when Its Wis
costly has decreased due to dilutlon
with unburned gasoline to such a
value as to render it inadequate TO
prevent metal-to-metal contact
O. How many acres are there of
farm land which might be titled, and
how many OF waste Iand?-M. E
A According to statistics pub
lished in the 1928 Year Book of the
Department of Agriculture, there are
in all about COS 10000 acres of po-
tential crop land in the United
States. That is. land physically capa-
BILE of being utilized for crops some
time in the future Waste land, that
is. land that is absolute desert, rock,
etc, comprises 67.000,000 acres.
q. Do races differ much with re-
gard to their resistance to T.B.?-
l.. II. w.
A. The Public Health Service says
that races differ very much in their
resistance to tuberculosis. The col
ored population of the United States
has a death rate from tuberculosis
approximately three times as great
as that of the white. The American
Indian, likewise, is extremely suscep-
tibie to both pulmonary and other
forms of tuberculosis. The disease
often runs an extremely rapid course
to a fatal termination. The Jew, on
the other hand, among whose race
tuberculosis has been present for
many centuries, resists the disease
well, and though frequently of frail
physique, often makes recovery un-
der adverse conditions. The Irish, on
the other hand, do not resist tubercu-
losis well, while the Italians do.
Q. What are some of the uses of
excelsior and where did it origi-
nate?-A. c. B.
A The Forest Service says that
excelsior has been manufactured in
the United States for more than so
years. The name of excelsior orig
mated in America, and the first ma
chine was made here. Later the prod
uct and the method of manufacture
were greatly improved by Europeans
and today in France we fnd excel
sior used for a great variety of pur-
noses They moi only 1t for " :