Evening star., 1927-12-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ships out of commission as there am
ships in commissioning. E. II.
A. The United states fleet at thl
present time has in commission 32i
ships Of all classes, and more than aS
equal number out of commission
Most OF the latter, with the exception
Of large number OF destroyers thai
NAV later be used for replacenents
will not, in all probability. he puj
again into active commission except
in the case of war.
O. How many chiropodists are
there in this country?-E. Fl. a.
A. There are probably about 5000
chiropodists in the United States to-
day. There are about 1900 who ara
members OF the National Association
which is composed OF various Stats
societies. A number OF States in ,hs
Union do not have chiropody laws and
for that reason there is no registra.
ton. Therefore. the figure 5000 "a
an estimate, but it is believed to be
close to the actual number.
@. Was Patrick Henry a Roman
Catholic?-F. r. w.
A. He was member Of the Church
of England.
O. What is communism ?-F. NJ
A. Communism is type OF social.
ist doctrine which, on the basis ~
the MARKHAM Communist Manifesto. do.
sires the socialist aim by means Of ths
dictatorship Of the proletariat The
Communists believe, like the Socialists
in collective ownership Of the means
of production and that the revolution.
ary working classes must seize tho
power and set up dictatorship Of fhn
proletariat in preparation for the So.
cialist state.
@. Hoy many people does the Roxy
Theater.' New York, seat?-F. A
A. 1t seats 6,1S6 persons.
Q. When did the first railroad reach
the Missouri Rivera. NJ.
A. The first railroad to reach the
Missouri River was the Hannibal q
st. Joseph, which reached it in 1858
Q. What amount of cotton goods
is produced in this country?-M. c.
A. over eight billion quare Yards
Of cotton goods are manufactured and
used in this country annually.
Q. When is the main building Of the
Department of Agriculture to be com.
pleted?-R. d.
A. The two wings were built several
years ago, leaving space betwes
them for large building which woui
connect them. This is soon to
erected, the first contracts bein,
awarded this month. This unit will
be the first to be built, but the pro.
gram for the Department of Agricu'
ture calls for the provision of add
fIaf
the departments offices will be
housed in one Of the largest Office
structures in the world.
Q. How is the surname of Maria
JeritZa pronounced?-K. T.
A. The proper pronunciation Is
Yer'-itsah.
@. Is Henry Bacon, who DESIGNED
the Lincoln Memorial, lving?-D. r.
NJ.
A. This well known architect died
February 16, 1924.
@. Why didn't George Washington
and Patrick Henry sign the Declara-
ton of Independence?-A. G.. V.
A. George Washington was with
the Army and Patrick Henry was
serving as Governor Of Virginia at
the time Of the signing of the Dec.
laration of Independence. They were
not members of the body which
adopted the Declaration This ac-
counts for their not signing the docu-
ment.
Q. What was meant by a bidding ,
prayer?-A. F, H.
A. 1t was a form of exhortation, al.
ways followed by the Lords Prayer, en-
joined by the fifty-fifth canon of the
Anglican Church in 1903. to be used
before all sermons and homilies 1t
was prayer for the church. the sover-
eign, various classes Of people, and a
Thanksgiving for the faithful departed.
In changed forms, it still survives in
modern church services.
Government statistics bring out the
fact that the uneducdted man has only
chance in 800 to attain distinction
There is no reason tChy any one Sh0uldj
HUe under such handicap in these
days OF free schools and free inforn,G-
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