Evening star., 1932-08-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

scheduled air transport operat-rs. the
average rate Of pay for pilots was $GB
per month.
Institutes there are in the United
States? Where are they located7~
e. B.
A. The original institute Is ct
Dwight, Ill. The branches are located
in the following cities: Hot Springs,
Ark; Los Angeles. Calf; Denver, Cole;
Greensboro. N. c.; Columbia, S. c.;
Dallas, Tex; Kansas City. Mo-: West
Haven, Conn, and Des Moines, iowa.
O. Is the population OF the East Side
of New York City increasing or de-
creasing?-C M
A. In 1910 the population was 53l,-
6l5. in 1880 it had dropped to 249, 755.
1t is estimated that the present popu-
lation is not more than 100000.
Q. Please give the names of some
well known explorers who also write
books.-H. B.
A. The following are both authors
and explorers: William Beebe. Gregory
Mason, Bertram Thomas, William Sea-
brook. Roy Chapman Andrews. Julian
Duguid, Martin johnson and Frank
Buck.
@. Who made the statue which
Americans gave to France as a memo
rial to the Battle of the Marne?-E. J.
A. The colossal statue was sculp-
tured by Frederick William MacMon-
nies. 1t Is called France Defiant"
and Is near Meaux.
@. Who invented the adhesive post
age stamps?-J. D.
A. Adhesive stamps are said to have
been invented by James Chalmers OF
Dundee, Scotland, in 1884, and came
into use in 1347, when Parliament
sanctioned their use.
@. How much has world trade de-
clined and what is the extent of world
unemployment?-V. D.
A. The Economic Committee Of the
League of Nations has recently reported
that, compared with 1880. the export
trade of 20 principal countries has de-
clined so per cent. The International
Labour ONCE at Geneva says that world
unemployment now amounts to 25,000,-
600 persons.
@. Is there such a thing IS q two
headed fish?-K. r. p.
A. In Michigan "Siamese twins"
among fish are a common occurrence.
In the State hatcheries even specimens
with five perfect heads to q single body
have been found.
@. What is the history of Admiral
Byrd's new ship2-N. B.
A. The Bear of Oakland, which Is In
Boston Quitting for a two-year voyage
to the Antarctic, once was well known
to Americans as the Bear, the famous
C0ovf N,ford n1,ftar which oy, fha
Alaska station for so many years. Built
| in Scotland in 1874 for the. whaling
trade, she Is of wood, 100 feet long, 80
feet beam, and of 726 gross tons. She
Is a coal-burning auxiliary barkentine,
and. despite her SO years service, Is
seaworthy.
@. Who Is the Irish Free State
diplomatic representative at Paris?-
| N. A. M.
| A. The Irish Minister to France is the
Count Gerald O'Kelly de Gallagh ct
| Tycooly.
O. How can get rid of plantain on
my lawn?-F. NJ.
| A. Plantain may be exterminated
with gasoline. The gasoline Is daubed
on the leaves at the center Of the plant
with a paint brush. AS the crown of
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gasoline so that 1t soaks down to the
roots and kills the plant.
@ What is the origin of the farce?
j. NJ
A. Farce originated from the Latin
farcire. to stuff. and with the meaning
Of "stufing" or forcemeat 1t appears
in old cookery books in English. The
French farce. the form TO which We
owe our word, was originally the gag"
, that the actors in the medieval drama
inserted into their parts, generally TO
meet the popular demand for tighten
ing OF humor or buffoonery. II has
thus been used for the lighter form of
comic drama, and also figuratively for
q piece Of sham or mockery.
@. How many acres are there In the
international Peace Garden?-S. M.
A. 1t consists of 1,50o acres in North
Dakota and 1900 acres in Manitoba.