Evening star., 1932-06-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

When troublesome questions arise
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in reply. Any question on any subject
Of fact will be answered. Address your
letter OF inquiry to The Evening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic j. Has
kin. Director. Washington. d. c.
Q. What is the proper size for a golf
ball?-R. W. s.
A. The golf ball for the 1892 season
must not be less than l.68 inches in
diameter and not weigh more than
l.62 ounces.
@. How did the system of direct cleo
tion Of Senators come about?-R. T. d.
A. When the Constitution was first
written 1t provided that Senators should
be elected by the Legislatures of the
States: Gradually the opinion gained
ground that the Senator's should be
elected by direct vote of the people, and
gradually the States adopted laws pro-
viding for the name OF the peoples
choice Tor Senator on the ballots. The
members of the Legislatures would
then pledge themselves to cast their
votes Tor the person who secured the
largest number Of votes for the peo-
pies choice. As . matter Of fact, long
before the constitutional amendment
providing for direct election OF Senators
by the people the people In most of the
States were actually electing their
Senators by direct vote In this round
about method.
O. What proportion Of law students
take full-time courses?-H. H.
A. or the 48,605 students attending
registered law schools in 1929, l6,O68
were in full-time institutions.
Q. When was the first ironclad war
ship invented?-B. T.
A. VI Soon Sin is believed to have
invented the first of the ironclad type
IN the sixteenth century he built
snip OF war sheathed completely in
metal Tor the Korean navy. enabling
the Koreans to defeat the japanese in
great sea fight. Yi's ironclad was
oullt to resemble q dragon. the figure
mead on the prov being the dragons
head, breathing fire.
Q. When did the Federal inheritance
tax go into Effects. K.
A. The Bureau Of Internal Revenue
-5" Nt4ot lilc rcOcTdl estate tax came
INTO enect on September 8, 1916.
Q: What Is the annual fire loss In
England and the United Stateso-H C
A. The annual loss by fire is enor-
nous in England 1t is about $50 600
600 annually. In the United States il
Is even greater amounting to about
$500 1000 900 year from 1922 to 1926
@ What Queen had IT Children
B. D.
a Queen Anne Of England. Sixteen
OF them died in infancy. while the sew
enteenth died at the age Of IL.
@ Is the Hickok home now q State
memorial in Illinois?-P. r.
A. The State Of Illinois purchased
the Hickok homestead. in the village
OF Troy, La Sale County. Ill, and es-
tab!Ehed it on August %. 1880, as
memorial institution in honor of James
Butler Hickok. a pioneer law-enforce-
ment ofhcer. known in history as Wild
Bill Hickok The Fiftv-fifth General
Assembly voted an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the purchase OF the home
stead and the erection OF q monument
thereon.
@ In how many nations are Boy
Scouts organized?-D. l.. X.
A. The organization now extends to
80 nations
@. Who invented the pari-mutuel
machine and when was it first used at
American tracks?-D D. r.
A. In the rear 1865 M Joseph Oller