Evening star., 1929-06-10

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@. Where is the busiest corner in
the United States with regard to We
hicular trafic?-G. T. B.
A. The National Automobile Cham
ber of Commerce says Fifty-seventh
street and Fifth avenue is the busiest
traffic corner in New York City. 1t
believes. however that II is practically
impossible to give a categorical answer
What is meant-the maximum number
of cars which have ever passed q cor
ner--or a Summer average-or an ALL
year average? If the last, it would guess
that possibly some Washington, D. c.,
corner might be the busiest because it
has more open Winter than New
York. On the other hand. the citizens
Of New York City stay up later. If the
busiest corner at any one moment is
meant, 1t would hazard a guess that
this would be the corner of Boston Post
Road and Pelham Parkway some Sun
day afternoon. No one knows.
@. What is meant by a "debenture"
as the term is used in considering farm
relief?-M. H. B.
A. The word "debenture" means a
customhouse certificate given to an i'm
porter-or in the present case an ex-
porter-of goods to the effect that he Is
entitled to a drawback on the duty as
SesSed.
O. What Is the difference between an
OK and a steer?-C. B. H.
"A. The difference between an OK and
steer is one of age, both being the
castrated males of the bovine species.
@. What species was the Charter
Oak?-J. w. N.
A. The Forest Service says that it
was white oak.
q. How many birds are in the Bronx
Zoo?-E. l..
A. There are 2,0Ol birds of 8O4 spe-
cies, according to the 1927 census.
@. Is 1t true that France was paid
S 900 900 for repairs made necessary
after the occupancy of the Hotel Crillon
by President Wilson and his retinue?--
A. K. s.
a.
States did not pay the French govern
ment 81 ,0O0, 900 for repairs, ETC.. on the
hotel occupied by President Wilson dur
ing the Paris Peace Conference. "The
United States Government paid the
French government nothing, as all
settlements were made with the So
ciete de Louvre, the owners of the
Hotel Crillon In Senate Document
$50. Sixty-sixth Congress. third ses-
sion, there is a full report Of all
expenditures made by the American
commission to negotiate peace. BY ref
erence to that document it will be
rent, damages, breakage. losses, etc, fol
the period from December /. 1913. to
December 81, 1919, was $288, ,651 80"
@. Please tell what the choir stalls in
the Cathedral Of st. John the Divine In
New York City are made of.-B. c. C.
A. The choir stalls, rising In four
tiers on either side of the choir proper
are of carved American oak.
@. How many branches has the Bank
of italy in California?-D. P.
A. 1t has 291 branches in 1855 cities.
@. What is malnutrition &c. M.
A. Malnutrition Is a condition Of un-
dernourishment or underweight. Chill.
dren with malnutrition do not all be-
have the same way. Some are pale, dull
and listless. with dark rings under the
eyes. tire easily and have no ambition
for work or play; their work in schoo
is often so poor that they must fire.
quently repeat their grades. Others are
nervous and fretful, hard to please, and
hard to manage: they eat and sleep
badly Still others arc overambitious
constantly active. restless: they find IL