Evening star., 1928-10-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

by Abraham Lincoln Of the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation?-T z. r.
A. 1t was burned in the Chicago fire
Of 1871.
O. What American statesman was
the grandson of a king?-D. c.
A. Charles Bonaparte, who was In
the Roosevelt cabinet.
@. Please inform me whether the
roots of weeping willow trees viii clog
up sewers from 5 feet to z feet in clay
soi.-H. w. F.
A. Willow roots have a reputation
for going after water and 1t Is quite
sewer pipes even II the pipes are feet
deep.
@. Would the divorced wife Of dis
sbled veteran be entitled TO hospital
treatment because of her husbands
service in the Navy?-T. C..
A. The divorced wife of q disabled
veteran of the United States would not
be entitled to hospital treatment In a
naval hospital.
@. What is the meaning Of the ex-
preston Poor white traSh"?--F. @.
A. This term Is applied In the South
to poor and worthless white people.
@. Which nations engaged in the
World War had compulsory military
training during that periodic. r. @.
A. All the nations engaged in the
World War adopted compulsory mill
tary training. Those which did not
have it before the war adopted 1t as a
war measure.
@. When did Billy Sunday become
an evangelist?-L. Y. B.
A. He became an evangelist in 1896.
He was a professional base ball player
from 1883 to 1890 and assistant secre-
tary of the Chicago Y. NJ. G. A. from
1891 to 1895.
@. Must a return address be printed
on all window envelopes?-E. NJ. E.
A. 1t is a requirement that the cor
ner card of the sender be printed on
all window envelopes.
@. How many newspapers are dis
tributed each day in the United States?
F. H.
A. The Editor and Publisher Year
Book for 1928 says that average daily
circulation of newspapers throughout
the United States is: Morning, l4,145,-
834: evening, 23,820,933; Sunday,
25, ,469,037.
@. What was the longest forward
pass ever made?-A. L. K.
A. The record for forward pass is
| 70 yards, made in a game between the
University of California and Ohio State.
The ball was thrown by Harold P.
Muller to Howard w. Stephens and the
score was: California, 28; Ohio State, D.
O. When did We begin coming money
for the Philippine Islands?-T. p. B.
A. Money coined for the Philippine
Islands first arrived in the Philippines
from the Philadelphia and San Fran
cisco mintS in June, 1908. and was FIRST
placed in circulation in July, 1908. This
was done in accordance with the pro-
visions of tentative law passed in
| 1902. On June %, 1906, an act was
passed to establish the standard of
value and to provide for a coming sys-
tenn in the Philippine Islands. From
that time on the San Francisco mint
when requested to do SO has coined
| money for the Philippines For the
past few years the United States has
not struck coins for the Philippines.
| The old dies are still in use. s
@. How old is De Wolf Hopper
w. o. w. So
A. De Wolf Hopper was born In New
York City. March 80, 1858. He has been
married six times. 8f
c. Does cocoa contain eafeine?-
G.. S. B.
A. Cocoa contains slight amount of
caffeine The most prominent drug,
however, is theobromine, which Is re-
lated to caffeine Cocoa also contains
fat, protein, starch. water, crude fiber,
ash, gum and tannin.