Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. Is it wise to exchange the tires
on the front and rear wheels of an
automobile, so that all tires will re-
ceive equal wear?-B. T.
A. The Lincoln Highway Forum
| says: IF you blow out q rear tire you
have little difficulty in holding your
car on the road until you can stop,
while If you have corresponding fail.
| ure in front tire your relatives are
apt to wonder what caused your
| death. The motorist who has an Unborn
| desire to live a goodly while keeps
his best tires on the front wheels"
Q. What was the purpose of the
| Federal Reserve Act?-A. e. c.
A. Its purpose was to reform the
| old banking system which had proved
| unstable in real crises. The law pro-
vided for an elastic currency which
would meet the expanding and con.
tracing needs of business.
@. Can a jellyfish see?-G. s. X.
A. 1t has not we'll developed vision.
| 1t has a stomach and a circulatory
| system but not a heart.
Q. What is the diameter Of the cells
| in the human body?-F. w.
A. They are from lips to $4,000 Of
an inch in diameter.
| Q. What does the word "Ochocho-
bee" MEANS. E. ID.
| A. Ochochobee is the Indian name
for big water"
@. When will the paper currency in
| the new size be put in circulation?-
N. @. w.
A. The new bills, which may come
| out in about year, will be 6ls by 25s
At first only one-dollar bills will be
| issued in the new size.
@. What is the Dix plan Of college
| reunions?--R. II. S.
A. Quoting from the Manual Of
| Alumni Work: THE so-called Dix
| plan of reunion was that of the late
| Edwin Asa Dix, an alumnus of Prince
| ton University and secretary of his
| class. His reflection was that where
reunions are held at five-year inter.
| walls, which Is perhaps usual in most
colleges, the reunion classes never
| have the opportunity Of meeting the
men of other classes who were in col.
| lege at the same time, but only those
who preceded or followed them. Es-
| sentially the Dix plan involves the
idea Of a joint reunion of four classes
which were in college at the same
time, at intervals of five years. Each
time different group Of classes meets,
so that during cycle of four reunions
any given class will have met with
| four groups of classes in college in it's
| freshman year; at the next interval
those in college in it's sophomore year,
and so on. A schedule was prepared
to demonstrate the plan. To be sue
cessful it must be by general accept
ance, and whether or not the idea is
practical in any particular college
must depend upon the reunion ira
dition which Is found there. If class
| cleavage is strong, classes are likely
| to prefer their own reunions at the
customary intervals. At certain col.
leges, however, the plan is said to
have worked successfully"
@. What Is the symbolism of the
Socialist torch and the clasped hands
| of the Farmer Labor parties?-R. D.
| A. The symbolism Of the Socialist
torch Is the enlightenment of the
world to the fact that all men are
brothers and the natural resources be-
long to all. The clasped hands of
the Farmer Labor party indicate the
close union between commercial and
agricultural interests.
| @. How much land does the Gov
ernmnt own at West Point?-A. s. w.
| A. The Government property at the
Military Academy at West Point in
cludes 3,295.5 acres.
Q. Are truff1es raised extensively
| in this country?-H. D. K.
| A. The cultivation Of truff1es is not
a commercial proposition in the United
States.
| @. What Is a cooperative bank
T. w.
| A. A cooperative bank Is a bank
in which the depositors are not paid