Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-10
ANSWERS 70 QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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@. At just what time did Spring be-
gin this year?-E. M.
A. The sun crossed the Equator" at
9:35 pm. March 20.
@. I notice that many Of the securi-
ties Of large investment house are adj
vertised in the Washington papers at
cut rates, often on the same page with
the original advertisements OF the house
offering its bonds at par. Why the re-
duction in price? Why should any one
wishing to buy these securities deal with
the firm direct when he can buy SO
many Of its issues from other brokers
at cut rates?-T. E. L.
A. The Better Business Bureau Of
Washington, D. c., says this situation
is brought about by the fact that these
securities are not listed and there
is no established market for the sale Of
them. Persons who buy these bonds
from the issuing house and then desire
to dispose Of them are generally forced
to go to a dealer In unlisted securities
and sell them below par. The dealer
will then advertise these bonds In the
local newspapers. 1t is correct that q
person buying these bonds through I'M
listed dealers In many instances obtains
the same bonds that they would have
purchased from the issuing house
direct"
@. What Is q cachou?-R. s.
A. 1t is an aromatic sweetmeat in
the form of silvered pill, used for
giving an agreeable odor to the breath.
Q. What Swedish prince, an artist Of
fame, has never sold picture?-R. B.
A. This is said Of Prince Eugene Of
Sweden.
@. Is there new motion picture
showing the American Flag Code.-P. N.
A. The film odd Glory" released by
the American Legion through its flm
service, at Indianapolis, shows the es-
sentials of the history Of the flag and
the Flag Code.
O. How many bands were there in
the inaugural parade?-A. @. r.
A. There were SO bands, including
the fife and drum corps.
@. How many frst-class restaurants,
cafeteriaS and tea rooms are there in
the United States?-E. w. s.
A. The Lewis Hotel Digest says that
there are 10000 high-claSs restaurants
and 22,300 high-class cafeterias. Tea
rooms and luncheon rooms In depart
ment stores throughout the United
States number 6,4o0.
@. VINO named the entrance to San
Francisco Bay the Golden Gate"?-
E. NJ. u.
A. The name was given to this chan
mel by Sir Francis Drake about 1878.
@. How much pressure will an egg
stand when 1t is on its end?-N. B.
A. When an egg Is placed on either
end 1t will stand O pressure Of from
20 to 40 pounds.
O. OF the soldiers in the Marine
Corps who take up aviation, how many
qualify as pilots?-W. G. M.
A. During the past year so per cent
of the officers who studied aviation
qualified as aviators, and 80 per cent of
the enlisted men qualified.
@. Does any proper name Of pure
Indian language begin with the letter
"B"?-C. e.
A. A great many American Indian
languages do not use the sound Of p"
The famous Aztec language of Mexico
does not have 1t and the majority Of
North American Indians are unable
to pronounce the sound. However.
some Indian languages have the B.
for example, the Jamez tongue of New
Mexico has q perfect B." and in Cali