Evening star., 1932-09-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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O. How many automobile manufac~
turers are there now?-C. F. X.
! A. There are 155. OF this number
AZ manufacture passenger cars, lib
commercial vehicles and IL manufac-
ture both.
O. Can a radio message pass through
vacuum area?-C. L. j.
/ A. The Bureau of Standards says
that an ordinary radio program or mes
sage can be received If 1t has to pass
/ through vacuum. Electric waves pass
| through a vacuum even more freely
than through space filled with some
material.
@. What Is meant by c. l. D. in ref
| erence to Scotland Yard?-J- s.
A It is the Criminal Investigation
Department of the metropolitan Police
Of England. and Is the detective branch
Of the service.
@. Why are Locarno and Lausanne
used as forums of international con-
ferences instead of having all such
gatherings in Geneva?-R. B.
| A. Probably because it is thought
Hacf to he "a n
! pact or coordination between two
separate efforts.
O In the 1880 census, what proper
ton of the men and Of the women in
the United States had jobs?-F V. C.
A According to the census OF 1880,
! gainful workers. 10 years old and over,
| totaled 48 829,920 OF this number
| 3S, OF. 804 were males and l0,752, ,ll6
were females Thus 70 PEI cent Of the
male population were ga;nIul workers
, and 20 per cent Of the female popula-
! ton.
@. What is the origin Of the phrase,
| taking the bull by the horns?-M. B.
A. 1t IS said to date from the games
| in the Roman arena when men were
! turned into the arena TO battle with the
| immense aurochs whose strength in
common with most animals Of this
| species is mostly in the neck. To get
| the bull by the horns and twist its neck
was practically the only means afforded
the human being to avoid death by
tramping or goring.
@. Which of the Southern States
| paid pensions to Confederate soldiers
I after the Civil War?-E NJ W
| A. South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas,
! Virginia. Alabama. Missouri Florida,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Louisiana and Arkansas.
@. How much loss is there from
! evaUOration in tank of gasoline?
= r. E. H.
! A The evaporation loss from each
! tank of gasoline must be determined by
actual measurement over a consider
able period of time. The average loss
II midccntinent was found by the Bu
reau Of Mines to be 1.8 per cent in
| three months. As far as We know
/ there are no data on evaporation losses
! of gasoline in underground tanks It
| is believed, however, that such losses
are small and considerably less than
! per cent.
! @. What was the Brook Farm noted
! fore. R.
| A 1t was a community organized in
! 1841 near West RoXbury. Mass. 1t was
noted as an experiment in organization
Of society in accordance with the prin
ciples of cooperation. The association
was dissolved in 1847.
! @ What size rope do cowboys use?-
R. H.
A 1t is ordinary manila rope about
one-fourth inch in dirneter-
O. What country received the man
date over Syria?-J. F.
A Syria. a former province Of Tur-
key, after the World War was created