Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
ANSWERS no QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKrN.

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may be, unless It be q request for legal,
medical or financial advice, 1t VIII be
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viii receive the reply In . personal
letter. Write your question clearly and
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turn postage, and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, director, Washington. d. Q.
Q. Are the rubbers at contract
larger on an average than at auction?
g. C.
A. While rubbers Of auction bridge
average a little less than 400, contract
rubbers average fully 600.
@. Can q person take anything out
Of his safe deposit box after the bank
has gone into the hands Of receiver?
B. NJ. II.
A. A safety deposit box is not af-
fected by the failure Of the bank. The
tents Of such q box.
O. Did Edward Noyes westcott
write other novels after the success Of
David Harum"2-M. K.
A. David Harum" was written
after Westcott had retired from business
as banker on account Of failing health.
He wrote the novel in italy in 1895, but
it was not published until the Autumn
of 1898, six months after the authors
death.
@. Does the United States commits
sion for the celebration Of the 200th
anniversary of the birth Of Washington
provide any information about George
washington for the use Of the blind2
20. S.
A. The juvenile department Of the
commission issues playlets, maps and
stories of the Revolutionary period which
have been transcribed into Braille for
the. use Of the 14,6o0 sightless under
20 years Of age The service is being
expanded to include adult publications.
@. What percentage of women have
children within the first two years OF
marriage?-S. 2. G.
A. one compilation which reviews A.
500 marriages shows the following ng-
ures: OF women married at the age Of
Is the percentage bearing 9 child
within two years is 1913, age II, per-
centage, 80; age ID, percentage, 46:4;
age 10, percentage, 57.8; ages, 2o-24,
percentage, e0.51; ages 1929, percent
age, 75.8; ages 3o-34, percentage, 62.9;
ages 35-39, percentage, 409; ages 40
A, percentage, 1874; ages 45-49, per-
centage, 4.S.
O. Did Ireland refuse to enter the
World War;. P. L.
A. Ireland as a nation did not refuse
to take part in the World War, and
many citations for gallantry in the
World War were made to Irish troops.
The Irish Free State did oppose con-
| scription, and this was not enforced In
the Irish Free State.
@. How large was London when
jamestown Colony was founded?-W. N.
A. About 100000 inhabitants.
@. Please tell how postage stamps
are perforated for tearing apart.-E.
D. K
A. After being removed from the
cumming machine the sheets are hand
! fed through q motor driven perforattng
machine which cuts them In half and
| perforates between the stamps length-
wise, in one operation, by means Of q
| series Of perforating wheels and knives.
The half sheets are likewise fed
through another machine which cuts
them in half and perforates between
the stamps crosswise OF the sheet.
These tive operations reduce the sheets
to one quarter the size Of the original
sheets, each sheet containing 100
stamps, perforated both ways. These