Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. Is there a standard loft for iron
! golf clubS?-R. l..
A. There is not. Each manufactures
! determines the loft of his clubs The
angle Or loft for certain clubs does
not vary much. The putter has the
| least loft and the nibliCk has the most
@. When did it become legal to
! charge interest for money lent in Eng
! LAMBDA. A. T.
A. In the time of Henry VIII. Be
fore this interest had been charged for
generations by legal fictionS Of part
, nership breach Of contract, etc. The
| first English permiSsiVe statutes fixed
10 per cent as the legal limit which
could be charged.
O. When were the first labor unions
formed?-B. F. S.
A. The guilds of craftsmen of the
Middle Ages were in come respects labor
unions, but of skilled workers. For
unskilled labor the best prototype is
! furnished by the Six Men of Dorset.
They were farm laborers who about
$50 years ago banded together to demand
Of their employers meat To eat at least
once week They were prosecuted
for conspiracy and sentenced 10 long
terms of penal seryitude II was spe-
officially against the law 70 form a
labor union IN England until 1924,
when Slight relaX2tions were admitted.
! The labor union movement was slow in
starting in the United States. Il was
not until the middle Of the nineteenth
century that labor unions We're at all
tolerated and then only mildly. Their
rights were negligible. The rise Of the
labor unions IN this country has been
since that time.
O. Which Of the United States de-
Tendencies are territOries?-A. J. II.
A. There are tWo-Alaska and Hawaii.
@ What grade is the officer in
charge Of a submarine?-P. S.
A. The submarines are commanded
by lieutenants, junior grade. or lleu-
tenants, senior grade or lieutenant
commanders. depending on the type Of
submarine ana the officers available for
the command.
@. Is the word reverend in the
Bible ?-F. s.
A. i occurs once-"Holy and rev
erend is HIS name"
@. When did Americans begin to
think seriously CT interior decoration
as applied to homes?-R. F
A The Centennial il Philadelphia in
1876 brought an awakening to TIE POS
sibilities Of beauty in the home through
harmonious combination OF ar.4s.c
draperies and furniture. Homes Of the
colonial period and early American
houses were artisticauy furnished be-
cause the furniture in those days was
well designed and well made.
@. Can a Filipino become a citizen
Of the United States?-S. G.
A He cannot unless he has served
in the United States Navy and has re-
ccived an honorable discharge
Q. How much -four enters into the
composition Of a one-pound loaf Of
bread?-B. z. L.
a. 1t contains IL ounces of flour.