Evening star., 1933-04-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. Are there any paintings Of Man
O. War when he was In training?-E. c.
A. There are several. Excellent ones
were made by George Ford Morris and
Frank B. Voss.
@. How much money is invested In
tax-exempt securities in the United
Statistic. M.
A. Henry Hazlitt in an article in
Scribner's Magazine says that on De-
cember 81, 1890, the total outstand-
ing issues Of Federal, State and local
bonds including those wholly exempt
from the normal income tax and sur
tax Of the Federal Government. and
those exempt from normal income tax
were $32, 800, ,O00, 900. Another au-
at the present time approximately
$18 900 ,000, 900 In tax-exempt securities.
@. What proportion of the national
advertisers dollar is spent In newspaper
advertising?-D. T. r.
A. The Bureau Of Advertising says
that in 1881 46.4 cents In each dollar
was spent with newspapers. Preliminary
figures for 1882 indicate that the same
proportion was spent in newspaper
advertising in 1882.
@. Is Egypt a rich country outside
of the Nile Valley?-W. K.
A. Except In the valley and delta
of the Nile River, Egypt is sandy
waste.
@. In what month is employment at
its maximum; at its minimum?-M. s.
A. The Bureau Of the Census has
ascertained that more people are en-
month. December is the month of
minimum employment.
@. What are some Of the best plays
OF the current season?-H. K.
A. Among those selected by DR.. Will
liam Lyons Phelps are: "The Cherry
Orchard" Alice in Wonderland"
ALLEN Corn" "Dinner at Eight" 1.-The
Late Christopher Beam" Biography"
Both Your Houses" zone Sunday
Afternoon" Autumn Crocus," Three
Cornered Moon," Dangerous Corner"
and Goodbye Again"
Q. What can be used to keep moths
out Of a ptano?-C. G.
A. Camphor balls or blocks are
recommended by music stores.
Q. What kind Of stoves were used on
the Santa Maria for cooking and heat
ing?-R. 8. McC.
A. In Columbus ship, the Santa Ma
ria, the arrangement for cooking con-
sisted Of large square piece Of metal,
probably iron, with raised portion at
the back on which were placed two
tripods. On the tripods were large iron
pots In which the food was cooked
Underneath the tripods were fagots
which were burned. For heating pur-
poses stoves burning charcoal and
wood were employed.
@. What was the highest retail price
which granulated sugar reached in
this country during or following the
World War?-V. K.
A. There may have been isolated
cases Of higher prices, but there is q
record Of 26.7 cents per pound on June
Is, 1920.
@. What caused the triumph of the
high protective tariff in 1816?-A. e.
A. The agricultural States of what
was at that time the West, namely
Ohio and Kentucky, were won to the
market" argument, the essence of
which was that protection through