Evening star., 1925-02-09

Q. What was the first national
| newspaper in the United States?-
w. w. T.
A. The National Intelligencer, es-
tablished in, Washington, in 1900. by
Samuel Harrison Smith, was claimed
to be the first newspaper in this
country that might justly assert it
| self as national.
Q. Which of the Government de-
partments was the largest when the
| Federal offices were moved from
Philadelphia to Washington?-W. G. d.
A. In point of personnel, the Treas
ury Department, with SO employees en-
rolled, was the largest The War De-
| partment had Is employees, the Navy
! Is and the Post Office 8.
Q. How can I become a teacher in
| the Washington public schools, pri-
mary classes?-E. P.
"A. In order to teach in the pri-
| mary grades in Washington, D. c., 1t
| is necessary to have two years nor
| NAL training in an accredited normal
school, or its equivalent. If you
could fill this requirement. the next
step would be to apply at the Frank
| lin School Building, stating your
| training, qualifications, etc.
| O. What was finally done about
| the Island of Yap?-N. 3.
A. On December 13, 1921, the State
Department announced that an agree
ment had been reached between the
| United States and japan with respect
| to Yap and other islands or the "a
| cific Ocean. On February IL, lS2z' a
| treaty embodying the agreement was
| signed. BY the terms of this treaty
the Island Of Yap remains a Japanese
| mandate. but the United States is
permitted the use of one cable.
| O. How many drug addicts are
there in the United States?-k- L. w.
A. The Public Health Service says
/ that evidence seems to show that a
| maximum estimate Of addicts in the
country today would be 10000. The
\ estimates based on actual counts
points to about 10000 which number
! is believed to be nearly correct.
| O. How many foreign coins were
turned out at tho Philadelphia Mint
last year?-D. S. T.
| A. OF the 10000 900 coins struck
last year in this mint, 1862 1913 were
foreign coins.
| O. Is the New York Stock Ex-
change on Wall Street?-N. E. V.
| A. 1t is not on Wall Street, as is
popularly believed. 1t is on Broad
street and runs through to New
| street. ....,.
Q. What State produces the most
| honey?-F. K.
! A California leads in honey pro-
| duction, furnishing 10 per cent OIL
the country's total
Q. II a man who had a disability
got into the Army during the war
| can he get compensation for 1t now:
l-D. A. ].
| A. The controller general of the
| United States has ruled that when a
veteran was mustered Into service
having a disa ability, and in the event
that his condition was aggravated by
| his service in the United States
| forces, he should be entitled to COM
pensation for the disability aggra-
waited beyond the natural progress OF
the disease.
q. Where were the first banks?-J
]. W.
A. The earliest banks on record
were the national temples, such as
Delphi and Delos in Greece. The
| money they received in deposit they
| loaned out at rates Of interest vary
| ing from 10 to 80 per cent per year
Private bankers were first heard OF
in Babylon IN the time of Nebuchad-
nessar about 500 B. c. Theocritis,
Tacitus and Suetonius all allude to
| the existence of banks in their his
I tories.
| Q. How many people are engaged in
fur farming in this country?-W. r. D.
! A. 1t is estimated that approximately
| 1900 fur farmers are engaged in the
production Of one or more species Of
fur-bearing animals in the United States
| and Alaska The majority Of them,
| however, are raising silver and blue fox.