Evening star., 1932-02-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. How many Democratic candidates
for a Presidential nomination have
been defeated, after having received
a majority Of the delegates votes, be-
cause Of the two-thirds rule?-M. d.
A. This has occurred in only two
cases. Martin Van Buren had a simple,
but not a two-thirds, majority in 1874,
while Champ Clark occupied the same
position in 1912. In both cases the
historic events took place in Baltimore
@. How wide is the Potomac River
at Washington and where it enters
Chesapeake Bay?-J. E. H.
A. AS it flows past Washington the
Potomac Is about 1000 feet wide
about six miles.
O. How many cities in the United
States are under the city manager
plan?-W. c.
A. The St. Louis Post Dispatch has
made recent compilation and states
that at present there are some 450
cities using the city manager plan
They range from Cincinnati. now de-
scribed by some students Of municipal
government as the best governed large
city in tie country, whose population
is more than 100000 to Polk City,
Florida, with 222 Eighteen, including
Kansas City, Missouri, have popula-
tions larger than 100000 and more
than 40 have populations exceeding
$4,000.
@. Is light matter?-D. S.
A. Light is not generally classified
as matter. since matter is anything
that occupies space and has weight
Light is a form of radiant energy.
@. Can an alien, a person with first
papers. or a naturalized citizen Join
the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps?-
o. S.
A. It is necessary to be a citizen Of
the United States to enlist in the
Navy or Marine Corps. A naturalized
citizen would be eligible. In the Army
applicants can be accepted who have
their first citizenship papers.
@. How many electric refrigerators
we're sold last year?-L. w.
A. The editor of Electrical World
states that one million we're sold in
1881.
O. Did Parliament change the name
of the reigning house to Windsor?-B.
A. 1t was changed by royal procla-
m alton. On July II, 1917, proclama- :
ton was issued to the effect that
henceforth the royal house OF Great
Britain and Ireland would be known.
not as the house Of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, but as the house of Windsor.
@. Please give some illustration that
will show the great size OF the State
of Texas-E. L. c.
A. The distance between the two most
remote points in Texas is considerably
greater than that from Chicago to
either the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf
of Mexico.
@. How is copra made?-J. T.
A. Copra is the dried meat Of the
coconut, which Is detached from the
shell after 1t is broken and dried. One
thousand nuts yield from 440 to $50