Evening star., 1932-05-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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O. In cribbage what cards make up
hands which count rs, 26 and PIP
J. A. w.
A. There are no combinations which
will make a total count of IS, 26 or
81. Neither will any hand total 19.
G. Which tire on an automobile gets
the hardest wears. w.
A. Mechanics say that the right rear
tire usually shows the first signs Of
wear.
@. Would it be possible for you to
, procure for me the name and address
of the f1agman on the Dixie Flyer, who
distributes newspapers, food and cloth
the railroad between Chattanooga and
Atlanta?-J. L.
A. His name is j. w. Ridley and he
lives at Smyrna, Ga.
@. Does conviction of Lieut.. MasSie
of a felony at Hawaii automatically
discharge him from the Navy?-S. F.
A. 1t does not, because in the eyes
of the Navy he is not felon, not
having been tried and convicted by a
naval court-martial The Navy is a
law unto itself. The President may
dismiss him for cause or ask his
resignation, but there Is nothing in
the action of the civil court at Homo
lulu which disturbs his naval status.
@. Does the print on newspapers keep
moths away?-B. P.
A. There is no foundation for this
belief. Any firm wrapping paper or
several th1cknesSes of newspaper will
serve. The important things are to
have the garments clean. freed from
moths and carefully wrapped so that
there Is no possibility of moths crawl
ing in. Clothes moths will not eat
into paper to attack clothing.
@. Are there fewer marriages now
than there were in 1929?-R. E. M.
A. In 1929 there we're 1882 $50
marriages in this country, in 1880
there were 1,128,28O and the unofficial
figures for 1880 are 1,o26,276.
@. What is the difference between
an extinct and an obsolete corpora
tion?-J. <. H.
A. An extinct corporation Is one
that has wound up its affairs and
gone out of business in the manner
provided by law. An obsolete corpora
ton is one that is out of business,
but still retains a corporate existence,
because it has not been legally dis
solved
@. Does Great Britain, who imposed
the tax on tea which was so odious to
Colonial Americans that it provoked the
Boston tea party, impose a tax on tea
used by her own people Pm. B.
A. At various periods Great Britain
has taxed tea. In her efforts to balance
her budget in the present emergency
she has imposed tax amounting to
the equivalent of 8 cents Omitted States
currency per pound on all tea not i'm
! ported from British dominions. Even
on tea from British colonial sources the
home Brittsher must pay the equivalent
of 4 cents a pound.
@. Who built the famous Jumel man
sion in New York City?-C. E. H.
A 1t was built by Roger Morris in
1853 for his bride, Mary Philipse of
Yonkers.
@. What can be added to medium
cream to make it whip?-W. E. D.
A. To a bottle of lime water add as