Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. What do insurance companies
do when persons outlive the greatest
| age provided in the mortality tables?-
NJ. NJ.
A. The Metropolitan Life Insurance
| Co. says the practice of life insurance
il companies concerning the termination
| of policies on persons who outlive the
| highest age of the mortality tables on
which their rates are based is not uni
form. Most companies pay the face of
| the policy to all those who reach the
| highest age of the mortality table.
Since most companies do their ordi-
nary business on the American ex-
per1ence table, this age would be 80
years. However, many companies
operate on different tables of mortality
| and some companies hold the face of
! the policy and pay it with accumu
lated interest at per cent to the
| beneficiary. The practice of the Metro
politan is to pay the face of the policy
| 10 the insured at whatever age the
| reserve equals the face of the policy.
@. Is the st. Lawrence route traffic
| mcreasing?-S. b.
A. The 1925 shipping season on the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence route up
| to November 80 indicates for the
entire season a substantial increase
| over that of any preceding year.
The total traffic of the ST. Lawrence
Canals for the period mentioned
| amounted to 6,120,135 tons of goods
carried, as compared to 4,319,9l9 tons
! carried in 1928, an increase for the
| period named of over 40 per cent.
q. / want some information about
| notaries public-A. X. f.
A. The following are regulations
| for the appointment of notaries public
which hold good practically over the
United States: A citizens Of the State
over 81 years of age, and a resident
| of the county in which he or she
desires to be appointed may be ap-
pointed as notary public for such
county on making application to the
| governor in writing, Endorsed by some
member Of the Legislature, circuit or
probate Judge of the county, district
or circuit in which the applicant is a
resident. A bond must be filed with
| the county clerk in the sum Of $1,000.
| In the District of Columbia notaries
public are appointed by the President
Of the United States. Application
! should be made through the Office of
| the President; addressed to the Secre-
| tary to the President, Everett Sanders.
Executive Office, Washington, ID. c.
Q. Who was the first Methodist
| minister In this countryp-H. D. S.
A. The first Methodist preacher in
America was Philip Embury, who had
| been in the Irish Methodist conference
| before coming to this country in 1866.
| He found a number of Irish Methodists
! in New York City and gathered them
| into a small congregation that held
! its meetings in his house.
Q. How many States Onion) were
represented in the Battle of Gettys-
burg ?-V. r. S.
a. Hay and Nicolay say that "citi-
zen soldiery from II of the loyal States
had taken part in the conflict on the
Union side. -
| Q. What was the value of this
| years wheat crop in Canada?-P. a. B.
A. The Canadian wheat crop this
| last year was valued at s466, 755 900
according to the preliminary govern
! ment estimate.
| @ What is meant by a spread
| niisere"?-N. S. NJ.
! A. In some card games, misere
| IS declaration in which the player
| engages to lose every trick. A spread
misere is one that 1t is not necessary
to play, the cards being shown and it
being apparent that the hand will not
/ take a trick.
@. What does the Turkish national
| emblem. the crescent, signify?-C. T.
A. The Turkish national emblem.
| the crescent, was originally d pagan
symbol, the symbol of Diana, the