Evening star., 1925-06-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. Do radio stations receive many
letters from radio fans?-F. l..
A. Last year one large station In
New York City received an average
OF 1900 letters a month. In Janu-
airy of this year the number jumped
to $4,000.
@. How many refrigerator. cars do
the railroads have?-M. c. d. -
A. They own or control 125,Go0 re-
frigerator cars. In 1923 there were
loaded in the United States S50.o00
cars OF fruits and vegetables requir-
Ing ventilation or refrigeration.
Q. When a pitched ball hits q bats
mans bat without his striking at it,
is 1t hit?-O. T. S.
A. 1t counts as If he had swung at
1t and Is considered a legally hit ball.
Q. Is there a World War soldier
buried for every new stone placed in
Arlington?-C. S. T.
A. Any soldier or sailor of the
United States service may be buried
at Arlington, but no stone is placed
before burial All stones actually
mark graves.
T. How many types of tobacco are
raised In this country?-M. p.
A. There are now several hundred
1ndiscriminate type names used. The
Department of Agriculture advocates
reduction to 27 definite types
These could be placed in six classes,
including four or five types.
@. What power has the motor of
the new trackless train=H. c. c.
A. The locomotive is equipped with
two 9O-horsepower motors The Pull
man has an auxiliary 60-horsepower
motor which can be used when it
seems advisable to uncouple the Pull
man from the engine.
@. Does Japanese barberry spread
stem rust?-S w.
A. 1t does not. Common barberry
should be destroyed, but Japanese bar
berry is harmless.
Q. Where do the male birds stay
during the time that the eggs are
hatchingAC. w. G..
A. The Biological Survey says that
as rule during the nesting season
the male birds perch out or in other
words seek shelter in the rather
thickly leaved places near the nest.
@. If a person has had smallpox
will he ever need vaccination?-C. B.
says that when a person has once had
smallpox he is immune from this dis
ease and, therefore, vaccination is not
necessary.
Q. Where is the House of Ever
lasting Fire"?-L. B.
A. The inner pit of Kilauea is
called "Halemaumau," which is trans
lated House of Everlasting Fire"
10 10 "a
Island of Hawaii.
Q. What causes most of the auto.
mobile accidents?-A. V.
A. The Bureau of Public Roads
says that it has made a limited study
with the following result: AIS per cent
Of the accidents were classified as
due to motor vehicles leaving the
road: S3.4 per cent as collisions of two
motor vehicles; SO per cent as due to
the running down of an equestrian or
pedestrian; 3.9 per cent as collisions
OF motor vehicles and trains; &c per
cent as miscellaneous; IA per cent as
collisions Of motor vehicles and other
vehicles, and IL per cent as unknown.
Q. On what engineering work did
Nero start the exeavating?-K. c. B.
A. Nero began cutting canal
A. D. 81, but the project was soon
afterward abandoned.
Q. When was the Government
Printing Office established?-C. r. B.
A. 1t was established in 1861. ~
Q. When was the water power of
the Niagara first employed Industrial
ly?-N. A.
a. The first application was that
in sawmill built by the French In
1725 on the New York side near the
rapids.
Q. Do the soldiers in the United
States stand with their feet parallel
or at an angle with heels together?-
P. A.
A. They stand with their feet at an
angle of approximately 45 degrees
Q. How many Presidents have had
their pictures on postage stamps?-
E. E. L.
A. Fifteen have appeared. They
are: Washington. Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe. Jackson, Harrison, Taylor,