Evening star., 1925-02-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. What is done with money found
in letters that find their way to the
dead letter office2-P. II. r.
A. The Post Office Department says
that money found in letters sent to
the dead letter Office is turned over
to the Treasury Department as mis-
cellaneous receipts
Q. Did the Communists have a can
didate for President of the United
States in the last electiou?-D w. T..
A. William Il. Foster, American
member of the Third Internationale Of
Moscow, Russia, was a candidate in
the last election, his name appearing
on the ballot in several States.
9. In the last decade how great an
addition has been made to the pro-
ducing area of the great plains farm
ing area?-E. G. r.
A. w L. Grimes OF the Kansas
State Agricultural College, says that
the addition is from 10000. 900 to 15,-
100000 acres of prairie sod
Q. How many people could be ac-
commidated in the Coliseum at Rome ?
A. A. S.
A. 1t seated $1,000 people. The
stadium at Wembley, seating between
S0,oooand 10000, is the largest in the
world today
.. Why do shipowners send cats
to sea on their vessels?-L S.
A. a ship found under certain cir
cumstances without living creature
on board is considered a derelict, and
property rights in her are forfeited.
II has happened, after a ship has
been abandoned. that a live cat dis
covered on board has saved the vessel
from being condemned.
Q. How did Aeschylus meet his
death?-H, D, NJ.
A. An oracle had foretold that the
Greek dramatist would die by a blow
from heaven. The prophecy came
true almost literally. An eagle mis-
took Aeschylus' bald head for a stone
and dropped a tortoise upon it from
a great height in order to break the
shell
Q. What is the population Of South
America?-L s.
a. The population of South Amer
lea is estimated at $4,000, 600.
" is tIlt tdl - a Nc6 ldil Is Nltt
Government trying to destroy the
species &C. s.
A The Bureau of Fisheries says
that the carp is considered a vege-
tartan, although it will eat small fish.
There is no movement on the part of
the Government to destroy carp, as il
is d very valuable fish; however, there
is on the part OF some fishermen
where game fish are found
Q. What will be the seating capac-
ity OF the Cathedral OF st. John the
Diviene?-J. II. NJ.
a. The prevailing style of the Ca
thedral of ST. John the Divine is
French Gothic. One of the charac-
teristic features is that there will be
no pews, but movable benches will
be used instead, as in the old cathe-
drals. There will be d seating ca
pacity of 1000, with standing accom-
modations for several thousand more.
Q. What is meant by saying that
"all watches are &c. O. y.
A The statement is probably made
because it is quite an easy matter
to use a watch as compass Let
your watch lie fat in your hand with
the hour hand pointing toward the
sun, and the point on the circle half
way between the hour hand and Mi
will be directly south in the North
ern Hemisphere and directly north in
the Southern Hemisphere.
Q. How does the number of Irish
immigrants today compare with the
number % years ago?-C. H. 7.
A. In 1900 there were $3.50 Irish
admitted to the United States. In
1924 Great Britains quota of 77,342
was filed, 17,111 of the number COM
ing from Ireland. The low point in
immigration was reached in 1918,
when only S31 Irishmen were ad-
mitted.
Q. Does the height of the aerial