Evening star., 1932-03-30

therefore, does notknow the aveage
weight Of paper toney when ON
pleted. The weigh probably varie as
much Is per cot, due to seeral
factors. The blanl paper itself vries
slightly in thicknek and weight. mteS
printed from new plates deeply en-
graved) contain Iore ink than pteS
printed from worf plates. The wignt
OF notes is also Affected by the anFunt
OF moisture theron, which varies, de-
pending on the moisture in the atlos-
phere to which they have been ub-
lected for while. For example in
November. 1880, 1000 l2-subject she's
(l2OO0 notesJt we're weighed. wich
were found TO weigh "a pounds 11-3
ounces and q year prior the me
quantity was weighed, which tippedhe
scales a. "a pounds ounces. Ised
on the former weight. 1000,0 900 otcS
would weigh 2064 pounds 3 7-9 ouces.
and based on the latter weight $1,000
notes would weigh 2o3l pours
ounces.
Q. Who has the largest truc'fieet
in the United StateS?-K. S.
A. The largest truck fleets the
American Telephone e. TelegraI Co,
$4,000 trucks: United States Postal
Service. 11,o79 trucks. and the,tand-
ard Oil Co. of New Jersey IL 900
trucks.
@ How much money is snt for
medicine in the United States-F. M.
A. The Committee on thecoSt of
Medical Care says that $7I5,D,O0O is
50 expended yearly. This is oout 20
per cent of the national billor sick
ness. OF this amount sto00,OO0
CZ6.6 per cent? is spent forledicines
prescribed by physicians. 5000, 600
OBI per cent? for non-seet home
remedies and $3.50, ,000, 900 sos per
cent? for patent medicineof secret
composition.
@. From what language the word
mister derived?-N.
A Both mister and Dtress are
derivatives of the Latin VIC magister,
which means master.
Q: Who owns the cocoIaandsP-
A. The group of island known A.
the Cocos Islands in the PsSic Ocean.
several hundred miles sthwest of
Panama, belongs technidy to the
Republic of Costa Rica. Jere Is verv
little OF importance in ese islands.
however. except as a stophg place fof
vessels, and the United SITES Navy has
an unofhcial interest in tfn.
Q. What Is the, signiance or Nss
spinning wheel emblem dhe D. A R.3
". c..
A. The 13 spokes repent the tf1ft>-
teen original States; anGhe projecttnR
enos OF the SpokeS the stars in the
flrst flag, the spinning teel being EN-.
cIematlcal Of wofnan's ork during tha
Revolutionary period.
@. Did Palm sunds mark the be.
ginning Of Spring this Aar?-C. r.
A. Spring this yeaDegan on Palm
Sunday. March 20, 2:54 pm. In
the astronomical yea Spring begins
With the vernal euui1K, which occurs
on or about the 21st oMarch. It may,
however. come as ear as the goth of
March and as late as le 22d. The ex-
act moment varies eac year.
@. What are the tree largest ships
run by electricity?-EB
A. The three largeSelectric ships fly
ing any flag are tn S. S. President
Coolidge, the S. S. Predent Hoover and
the S. S. Augustus. Te S. S. President
Coolidge and the S. S.oresident Hoover
are both 653 feet owe all; 81 feet IN
beam; displacement tonnage, 81 900; a
gross OF $4,000 tons, an a sea speed Of
81 knots. II
@. How many foot Ill games were
won by University of V.giria last sea-
son and how many by Georgetown?-
j. N.
A. Georgetown Univefty won 4, lost
5, and tied l. Univerty of Virginia
won l, lost Z, and tied q These univer-
sites did not play eacl other.