Evening star., 1933-04-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

bound for Morocco. Wilmington had
nothing but a cat, SO he contributed
that. It 30 happened that the King
of Morocco was troubled by mice, which
the cat destroyed. He thereupon
bought the mouser for a fabulous
price. This was the foundation Of
Whittington's fortune and fame.
Q. When will this international Polar
year close?-C. r.
A. 1t is to close August, 1888. 1t
began August /, 1882. During T.
period representatives Of 33 foreign
nations are gathering data having q
bearing on the development of radio
communication, the study of the heavi-
side layer, the establishment of new
airway routes, the aurora boreals and
weather forecasting.
O. Did Siam depose her King?-G.K.
A. Siam Is now a constitutional
monarchy since the we'll planned,
smooth and bloodless revolution Of
June "a, 1882. King Prajadhipok him.
self was behind it, since the revolution
was aimed at the elders OF the royal
house, Of the government and of the
army, who had opposed the King in
liberalizing his regime. The King. on
June "a, signed the new constitution
declaring limited monarchy, full
franchise for the people, and an elect
to which the ministers are to be re-
sponsible.
@. Is it against the law to send
monthly bills by messenger instead OF
by mail?-E. j. M.
A There is no law compelling a per-
son to send any message, bill, or article
by mail If one prefers to deliver 1t in
some other manner. The mails are
merely for convenience and economy,
but one is not compelled to use them
If he does not choose.
@. What were the original CinQuo
Ports of England?-C. j. H.
A. They were located on the coast OF
the counties of kent and Sussex. The
original ports were Dover, Sandwich,
Hastings Hythe and Romney. Later
Winchelsea and Rye were added. These
ports were granted special privileges by
the later Saxon and early Roman Kings
Of Britain, on condition of furnishing
certain number of ships during war.
There was no permanent British navy
before the reign of Henry VII.
Q. How many checks are used each
month in the United States?-G. w. T.
A. There are no figures on the number
of checks cashed in the United States.
However, there is figure on the tax
collected on checks from last July. Ac-
cording to this, it may be estimated that
about ITS, 900, 900 checks are issued each
month.
@. Why were masks placed over the
faces Of the Egyptian dead?-J. w.
A. Masks were employed to perpetu-
ate the appearance Of the living after
death and placed upon the mummy to
aid in its reviviflcation, according 70
their belief
@. What proportion Of the candy sold
is accounted for by the scent package?
S. N.
A. More than half the total output
Of the trade is sold in this form.
@. What effect have hard times Oh the
churches?-W. H. A.
A. According to data in the Year
book Of American Churches, when busi-
ness was steadily going up, church
membership was steadily going down.
At the time OF the crash Of the market,
in 1929, church membership showed Q
sharp rise, and the churches have been
showing increases constantly since that
time.
@. Is cork classed as wood?-M S. H.
A. Cork is the light. porous, elastic
outer bark Of the cork oak. Quercus
suber. Since it is part of the bark,
1t is classed as wood product.