Evening star., 1932-11-24

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tor. washington. d. @.
O. What instrument does Guy Lem-
bardo play?-G. @.
A. The Royal Canadians. Lombardo s
orchestra, made Its debut In London,
Ontario. IL years ago. At. this time
Guy Lombardo was playing the violin.
At the present time ne seldom plays
any musical instrument.
@. How many men and how many
women are employed in the Government
service In washington?-M. @.
A. At the close Of the fiscal year
June 80, 1891, there were Al ,399 men
and 80, 0,29A women employed in the Fed
eral executive civil service in Washing
ton. In this service outside of the Dis
trict of Columbia, 424,242 men and
60,s02 women. These figures do not
include the legislative or judicial serv-
ices, nor the commissioned. warranted
or enlisted personnel Of the military
naval, Marine Corps or Coast Guard
services.
O. What Is an evidence cameraa-'
M. N.
A. It is q new type camera which
can be employed by police departments
in putting in picture form the testimony
of witnesses Immediately after a serious
traffic accident. Miniature AUTOMOBILES
can be set up By the witnesses and pc
ture3 taken as record for later pro-
ceedingS.
O. How far could Prof. Picard see
when he was in the stratosphere?-
L. F.
A. When Prof. Picard reached an
elevation of 1012 miles his range OF
vision theoretically was some 315 statute
miles; actually the amount Of territory
visible was much smaller, due to the
curvature of the earth and conditions
of the atmosphere.
O. Can a soldier who served In the
World War take out citizenship papers
A. Those aliens who served In our
Army during the World War and who
have received honorable discharges may
secure second citizenship papers without
going through the formality OF securing
first papers until May 25, 1884. No fee
is charged for the issuance OF naturan-
zation papers to these men. However
If such an alien has left the United
States and returned since March 8
1924. 1t will be necessary for him to
secure a certificate OF arrival, which
costs IS.
@. How many States have more than
|, 900 high schools?-P. S.
A. Five. Texas. 1,400; Ohio, 1892;
Pennsylvania, lbs; Missouri, 1,o63,
and Illinois, 1,o65.
@. How far from the mouth Of the
Mississippi is New Orleans situated?-
K. C.
A. 1t is located on the east bank
of the Mississippi River in the delta
region, lot miles above the mouth. II
lies along the river front for about
IL miles and extends back toward
Lakes Borgue and Pontchartrain.
@. When was the United States pub
lie debt the highest? What is it now?-
A. The public debt reached its peak
on August 81. 1919. when it amounted
to $26, 500, ,701 ,648.01. The debt on De-
cember 81, 1880, amounted to $l6,026,
086, ,655.32-its lowest point In recent
years. On October 81, 1882, the debt
was s2o,sl2.54I.3s5.
@. What kinds of dogs are used for