Evening star., 1932-02-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ], H4SKIN.

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@. How many golf professionals are
there in the United States. What does
one have to do to become a PROF.
A. There are about $500 golf pro-
fessionals in this country. To be
eligible to membership in the Profess
sional Golfers Association, which es-
tablishes ones standing as profess
sional, a player must have had three
years experience as an instructor un-
der a recognized professional.
@. How many deaths have been
caused by automobiles in the last few
years?-E. H.
A In 1929 there were 81 900 automo-
| bile fatalities and $4,000 in 1890. The
estimated number of motor fatalities in
| 1881 was $4,000.
O. To what country do the islands
of ST. Pierre and Miquelon belong?-
T. C. U.
A. The small islands of St. Pierre
and Miquelon. off the southwest coast
I of Newfoundland are a colony OF
| France. The area Of the colony Is
about 100 square miles and the popu-
| lation about 1000
@. Who was Jane McCrea who was
slain on July 27, 1777?-A. G.
A. Jane McCrea was born about l757
| Her father was a Presbyterian clergy
man. a native of Scotland. Her mother
| died when she was very young. she
| was brought up by her father, who
died when she was less than ~ years
! of age. She then went to live with her
brother. who was an ardent patrlot.
Her fiance, David Jones, was q loyalst
Since he was located near Fort EDWARD
she insisted upon staying IN MS Vlcih-
! ity. or she was in correspondence Win
! him, but did not wish her brotner 10
| know Of her attachment. 1t was flnaIly
planned that she should run away TO
! gnreoyne's lines, where David was To-
Gated She was to be accompanied by
! come indians On the way she was
| killed during an Indian attack She
was to have been married when she
reached the fort
@ How long was Porto Rico under
American military government?-L; Il.
! A. From october IL, 1893, 70 May
!, 1900
@ How many castes are there in
/ India?-J. c.
/ A At the present time there are es-
( ttmated to be between three and lour
! thousand social units and, In adoltion'
] tha untCuchgbles, who are OF no caste
wha tsoeyer and considered to be De-
yond recognition.
| @ Is there a special signal that
hunters use when they q loSt?-R. A.
! A Hunter-Trader-T says there
( is a recognized lost sigca. Three shots
are fired into the air. tnen followed py
two shots a few seconds later.
@ Were the men who wrote the
Constitution men of marked ability at
/ that time?-E. w.
A. Elson says: "An abler body OF
statesmen has not assembled IN MOD
ern times than that which mace our
Constitution in 1887, nor has any as
semb!y met with truer motives, or pro-
duced a grander result. The WhoIe
number of delegates was 55. and there
was scarcely a man among them who
had not been distinguished in the state
or in the field, who had not been a
Governor. a member of Congress. or
commander in the Army. few had
served in the Stamp Act Congress in
1865, others had set their names to
the immortal Declaration in 1875, and
ore had framed the plan Of union al
Albany in 1854. Could these men have
looked into the future they would have