Evening star., 1932-09-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

funded indebtedness to this country was
$44, SIC, 900; in 1915, 4817, ,529, 900: in
1917, $72o, ,297 900. This is believed to
furnish an excellent index to the pur-
chase of war supplies, as most Of this
was governmental debt. The bonds of
the allies sold readily here and the pro-
ceeds were used largely to buy NUM-
itions.
@. Is a gallon larger in Canada than
in the United States?-F. M S.
A. 1t is slightly larger, as Canada
uses the imperial gallon, which equals
IL United States gallons.
Q. When did ziegfeld enter the the
atrical field?-S. H. T.
A. He started in Chicago in 1892. and
brought military bands from Europe for
the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893.
q. What does the name Honolulu"
mean?-T. j.
A. Homo" means harbor, lulu"
smooth or quiet.
Q. Which Government department is
operating on five-day week?-B. W.
A. The Department Of Labor.
@. How far away is a cloud which
can be seen with the naked eye?-
B. L. M.
A. The distance at which clouds az
visible to the naked eye varies grear1y
with ones position and the kind of
clouds. If one Is in an open fiat coun-
try and the clouds are of the broad
stratus or layer type. he may not see
them more than 80 to 40 miles away.
and even not half so far If the air
tends to be misty or hazy. On the
other hand, when the air is quite clear
a well developed cumulo- nimbus, or
BILE circumstances, be seen when more
than 100 miles away.
@. With what kind of a pistol was
President Garfield shot, and where is
this weapon at present?-H. H.
A. The Army Medical Museum says
| that President Garfield was shot with
an English bulldog pistol, No. AZ conical
bullet. 1t does not know the where
abouts OF this weapon at present.
Q. How many different papers and
periodicals are sent through the mail
and what does it cost the Government?
&C. p. r.
A. The approximate number Of news
papers and periodicals publishers
entered as second-class mail matter is
$4,000. The postage rate is liz cents
for reading matter and to 10 cents
for advertising matter, according to
the zone. In 1881 the revenues from
this source we're practically s26 900 900.
The expenditures were approximately
1923 900, 900, making a deficit Of more
than s96,000,000
O. Who was Countess Potocka and
who painted the famous pcrtrait of
her?-M. L. K.
A. Sophie de Witt, Countess Potocka,
was a famous beauty, known chiefly
from Anton Crafts pastel portrait Of
her made in Berlin. where she lived for
some time and where she died. she
was the daughter CT a Greek shoemaker
Of Constantinople. She married Rus
sian general and. after her divorce
from him, married Count stanislas
Felix Potocki.
@. In what year did the big erup-
ton Of Mount Pelee occur?-J. p.
A. The last important eruption Of
Mount Pelee occurred in the Summer
| Of 1902
@. When did the term deuce orig
mate in tennis?-A. J. D.
A. 1t was used as early as 1898, If not
earlier. In 1878 Julicus Marshall in his
Annals Of Tennis" page 1874, has the
following: "Scaimo Gin 1850 then tells
his readers that (the scoring isD at two
"a due)" as it is called when the game
is reduced CT set to two strokes to be
gained in order to win It. The term a
que is still preserved in the French
form, deux. corrupted into the English
deuce"
@. Was George Washington ever in
the White House in Washington?-L.
F c.
A. The White House was begun in
1892. Owing to difficulties in financing
it, the work had progressed only so far
that in 1899 Gen. and Mrs. WASHINGTON
were able to make a tour Of inspection
through the rooms.