Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. What equipment has the Akron
Tor carrying airplsnes?--C. L. j.
A. The storage hangar of the Akron
is 10 by go feet in size ard is located
about one-third Of the ships length
from the nose. Planes may be released
through a T-shaped opening In the
ships bottom by a trapeze arrange
ment while. the ship is In flight. They
may be picked up again on the trapeze
and hauled into the compartment by
winch.
Q. Has the fiexibility clause in the
new tariff law been used? Is so. were
the rates revised upward or down
ward?-H. D.
A. On June "a. 1891, the United
states Tariff Commission announced
that import duties on seven items, or
groups of items. had been changed
under the flexible provision of the
tarll act Of 1880, and that the changes
had been approved by the President,
making the new rates Immediately
effective. The commission also an
nounced that the President had ap-
proved its findings calling for no change
In the rates on five other items. OF
the seven changes in duties approved
by the President, four are for de-
crnQCpC and fhraa fnV tVNar
@. What race has the greatest re-
SiStance to tuberculosis2- @.
A. The white race. Negroes, Indians.
ESkimoS and Siberian Kalmucks were
very susceptible when they first came
in contact with the white race. This
racial tendency is best explained by the
lack of contact with the diseases of
white men. The white man, himself, by
the process of evolution and survival,
has reached higher degree of resist
ance to diseases.
@. What pictures are on the new
bills for 100000, 100000 and ST.
000.000?-R. G. L.
A. The picture of Garrison appears
on the 100000 Treasury bill, Craw-
ford's picture on the $500, 900 bill and
Wolcott's on the 81 oou,0 900 bill These
Treasury DlllS are NOT currency, Out q
form of public debt security.
@. On the occasion Of M. Laval's visit
to Washington. ceremonial officers
pointed out that he is enormously
called premier of France, but is off,
cially president OF the Council Of Min
listers Of France Will you state what
is the proper title OF Ramsay Mac
Donald, usually called prime minister
OF Great Britain?-W. @.
A. Mr.. MacDonald's official designa-
ton is first lord of the treasury in his
majesty's government The term prime
minister or premier is merely q short
title used to indicate the ranking cabi-
net minister. For example, the Ameri-
can Secretary of State is the prime
minister of our Government.
@. What is the name of the pro-
fessor who is Americanizing the Bible9
IT. P. S.
A. DR.. Edgar J. Goodspeed and DR..
j. M. Fowls Smith of the University of
Chicago. are attempting to adapt the
Bible to typical American usage while
retaining the original poetical value.
@. Does boiled water freeze more
quickly than unboiled water?-W. N.
A. There is no difference between the
freezing point of water that has been
heated and that which has not been
heated If the water is pure. In the
case of tap water which is nearly pure
but contains dissolved air, heating the
water may drive out some of the air.
This has no considerable effect on the
freezing point but may make a differ
ence in the character Of the ice pro-
duced Hot-water pipes are reported to