Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin
director. Washington, D. c.
@. How many base ball players ir
the major leagues made 10 or more
home runs this year in the regular
season2-C. T.
A. In the American League there
were 14-Ruth and Gehrig tying for
the lead with 46 home runs apiece. In
the National League l6 players made
| 10 or more home runs, OFT leading
with 20.
| @. What, If any, Is the connection be-
! tween the A. F. L. and the I. w. W.
and where Is the headquarters OF
each?-E. L. S.
A. There is no connection whatever
between the American Federation OF
Labor and the Industrial Workers OF
the World The A. F. of L. headquar-
| ~
D. c., and the headquarters of the 1
! w. w. is 80 East Tenth street, New York
City.
! @. Have half the homes in the
| United States radio sets?-M. r.
A. It is estimated that about 10 ,000,-
600 homes are equipped for radio recep-
ton and that about 100000 are not.
@. How many people visit the Smith
sonian Institution in year?-T. C.
A. For the fiscal year ended June 80.
| 1881, the number was l669,l4O They
are divided as follows Natural history
exhibits, 631 .498; arts and industries,
/ 73l 1876; Smithsonian Building 253,616;
aircraft, 47,840.
! @. Is there such a coin as q penny
| in American coinage?-D. H.
| A. Properly there is not What many
| persons refer to as a penny should be
| called cent. The word penny is an
inheritance from England which still
uses the penny coin 1t is worth cents
| in United States currency. The Ameri-
can coin Is cent because it is one one
hundredth Of the unit ST. A penny
would be two such fractions.
Q. Why are an officers boots hung
over the saddle Of his horse heels for
HdEI Ill the IulleIdi procession -. r. N.
/ A 1t indicates that it is the officers
! last march and that the end of his
earthly journey has been reached
@. Were the men who offered them
selves for experimentation in stamping
cut yellow fever in Cuba in 1900 ever
rewarded by the United States Gov
ernment?-W. C. C.
| A Gold medals lately have been
awarded them and the survivors are to
receive monthly pension of SIPS One
OF the recipients OF the medal and pen
/ sion says thet he was paid 500 by the
Cuban government when he volunteered
| and that he received 500 more when
he recovered from the disease.
! @. What is the meaning of the cam
| paign slogan sixteen to one"?-A. H. D.
! A. 1t was the rallying cry of the
! Democratic party in 1896. 1t alluded
to its advocacy of free end unlimited
coinage of silver at legalized value of
! 16 units OF weight of silver to unit CT
] weight of gold. This ratio was arrived
at because at that time the worlds
supply of silver was l6 times as great
as its supply of gold.
| @. Which will give better light over
! street. three 100-Watt lamps evenly
distributed or one 300-wats lamp in the
! center of the street?-A. s.
A Better distribution and greater
| uniformity Of light are obtained by
using the three lamps.