Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

that they actually. competed with the
bison for the pasture lard Like, an
other large wild animals Of the West.
the Texas longhorn cattle have largely
disappeared with the advance Of civil
ization until now there are very few
left. One group Of them is preserved
in the Wichita National Forest In Okla
homa.
O. Has the former Gov. Alfred =.
Smith a degree from Columbia Univer-
sity?-J. F. D.
A. Gov. Smith received the honorary
degree of doctor of laws from Columbus
University. He Is not college graduate,
nor has he at any time been practicins
lawyer. -
@. Is there any sovereign reignins
who was born a king GA S. K
A. King Alfonso of Spain was the
only living sovereign who was born
king. Since he left his throne and
Spain became republic no king reigns
who was born to the office.
@. Where did the money come from
for the White House Conference on
Child Welfare?-C. NJ. r.
| A. Private funds were made avail
| able to the President for carrying on
! the work of the White House Confer
ence. These funds were furnished
through one Of the large foundations.
O., Why are certain vehicles called
'cabs" ?-L. j. H.
A. The word Is o colloquil abbrevi.
aticn of the French csbriolet originally
a passenger vehicle drawn by, two or
! four horses. 1t was introduced into
London from Paris, in 1920. London not
I only turned "cabriolet" into "cab," but
further invented 1t fer the terms -four
wheeler" and "growler."
| @. When buying silverware, is It
proper to have the family initial on it
or should the wife have her own given
names initial?-E. G..
A. The silver which a woman buys
after her marriage is marked with the
initial Of her married name.
grown IN the United States?-M E.
l., A. The litchi, or ichi. grows sue
I cessfully only In Southern China,
Cochin China and the Philippines. It
has been grown experimentally In
| Southern Florida and Southern Cali
fornia, but win not thrive except in q
tropical climate.
I @. If an inventor has insufficient
| Iu1QS TO Apply lOI pdIctlI GIN
secures financial backing from another
person, should the two file an applica-
ton as Joint inventors?-R. F.
A. II patent is secured by two
persons who claim to be joint inventors,
whereas only one is the inventor ana
one is the financier, the resulting patent
Is rendered invalid. The sole" inven-
tor should apply for the patent and
make proper assignment OF the agreed
interest to the other party.
4 @. How many suicides are there In
the United States? Is the rate higher
for men or women?-A. c.
A. Nearly 10000 persons kill them
selves each year. The suicide rate Is
much higher for males.
@. What was the name OF the
American correspondent who was buried
with full honors in the Kremlin?-E. H.
A. John Reed. author of Ten Days
That Shook the World" and defender
of the Soviet cause is buried there. His
book has been adapted for opera and
will be given in Moscow some time
during the coming season.
@. How was the original tract upon
: which Dartmouth College Is built.
; obtained?-H. E. w.
A. The original tract Of land OF
| $500 acres of the Dartmouth College
| holdings was granted by King George
, III of England to Eleazar Wheelock,
+ the founder of Dartmouth College.