Evening star., 1933-04-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

clerk In the Hanover National Bank, |
going from there to work for Abraham
g. Straus in Brooklyn. In 1896 he
became connected with R. H. Macy a.
Co.. and has been president of that
store since 1919. He married Miss
Irma Nathan Of New York in 1895. |
They have daughter and two sons.
c. How long did it take the last in
augural parade to pass given point?-
J. M
A About 3ha hours.
Q. Is Walter c. Kelly, who plays
Ftzmaurice in Both Your Houses"
the same actor who was the Virginia
judge in vaudeville?-T. W.
A. He is. Mr.. Kelly has been on
the vaudeville stage for nearly 35 years.
Q. When did ice float down the Mis-
siSsippi all the way to the Gulf OF
Mexico-T. F.
A. In February and March, 1899.
Ice was solid as far South as Cairo,
Ill, from the 7th to the 2lst Of Feb
ruary, when it commenced to move.
1t reached New Orleans on March II,
and on the 10Th floating ice was pass
ing out into the Gulf Of Mexico.
Q. Where is the oldest house in the
United States?-G. w. M.
A. The Oldest house in the United
States is a matter Of dispute The old
building on st. Francis street in st.
Augustine is regarded by the st. Angus
tine Historical Society and Institute Of
Sciences to be entitled to this distinc-
ton in the face of records it has ex-
amined. The headquarters of the Or
ganization Is now located in this build
ing.
Q. Please give brief account of the
mutiny on the Bounty.-E. l..
A. At the end of 1887 Lieut.. william
Bligh was sent to the Pacific in COM
mand of H. NJ. S. Bounty. His severity
| provoked a mutiny april %, 1880, as
| consequence of which Bligh and 18
| loyal members of the crew were set
adrift. After journey Of nearly 1000
miles in en- open boat they all reached
| Batavia safely. The mutineers re-
turned to Tahiti, where some of them
were subsequently captured. A party,
however, migrated to Pitcairn Island
and founded small colony, which was
not discovered until 1908. There was
then only one survivor Of the original
lived until 1929.
@. What is meant by hedge hopping
In speaking Of airplanes?-D. T.
A. 1t refers to flight at low alti-
tude.
@. What causes the sap to flow so
freely from maple trees in the Spring.
| N. H.
A. 1t is believed that the cold nights
and warm days cause changes Of tenn
| perature, producing alternate expansion
and contraction Of the gases in the
tree, thus influencing the flow Of sap.
@. Does the Veterans Bureau control
| only those men who served during the
| World War?-W r. H.
A. The agencies in charge of veterans
affairs have been united in the United
States Veterans Administration. It
now has control over the affairs Of all
former service men, regardless of the
war in which they fought.
| @. What is the meaning CT the ahbre-
Walton ''mfd." when speaking of electric
| condenSsrS?-G. S.
! A. 1t is an abbreviation for micro
farad, which is the millionth part of q
farad, the practical unit of electrical
capacity.
@. Why Is the level Of the Pacific
| Ocean higher than the Atlantic at the
| Panama Canal?-G. Med.
A. The difference In the levels Of the
oceans at the Pacific and Atlantic ends
| OF the Panama Canal Is due to current,
tidal and wind influences and also to
| the configuratiOn of the Bay of Panama