Evening star., 1925-07-11

after they have become widowed?
d. j. c.
A. A report of the Bureau of the
Census would indicate that more men
remarry. According to this report, in
1920 there We're ,758 30S widowers in
the United States and 3,917,625 widows.
@. Was there much difference be
tween the actual cost of the Army
camps in the United States during the
World War. and what has been esti-
mated TO have been a proper COST
H. d. ].
A. According TO the report of a sub
committee Of Congress charged with
investigating the expenditures of the
War Department in connection with
the construction and maintenance Of
| camps and cantonments. the actual
cost determined from War Department
records was S206, ,632 ,92O, while the IS
| tlmated proper cost was S128,1 ,39g
/ The lack of preparedness often causes
war costs to seem excessive because uf
the haste with which the work has TO
be done.
.. Do Jewish rabbis ever teach in
! Christian colleges?-A Il.
A. The Federal Council or Cnurcnes
mas recently issued the statement that
Jewish rabbis are lecturing in Protes-
! Ne~4i[ AA4tO4OEitgdl SGGQ1n9rlGS
latons as exchange professors. Chris
| tlan ministers are speaking at Jewish
colleges and institutions on the broth.
erhood Of races
Q. Does the United States import
any milk and cream?-V w.
| A. A report from Ottawa, Ontario.
| says that exports Of Canadian cream
and fresh milk to the United States
/ lnrTH3 EG1 1l- ay-f9
/ Ihe exports of cream amounted 10
3f6,l43 gallons and fresh milk 289,O5E.
during the y months ended Nav, 1925
3,oZ6,ol3 gallons Of cream were shir-
| ped TO the United States and 3.19l
247 gallons Of fresh milk
| Q. What Attorney General had the
/ longest term Of off1ce?-G. II. B.
! A. William Writ served as Attorner
| General longer than any other incum
! bent of the office. his service of IL
| years, l8l7-1829 overlapping the terms
Of Presidents Monroe and John Quincy
Adams.
! Q. Who was the first President 10
take the oath of Office on the east por-
tico of the Capitol?-C. Z. H
A. James Monroe was the first The
oath OF Office was administered to him
by John Marshall on March +. 1917.
Q. How does the late Emperor of
Germany spend his time?-M r. F.
| A. George Sylvester Viereck, who
! has been in close personal touch with
| the former Kaiser, states that he
! spends his time in study and long
walks, and exercises by chopping wood
and moving the lawns. At night he
reads extracts from the newspapers
to his family circle. and comments IS
/ he proceeds.
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