Evening star., 1933-08-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Who will be the captain of the
Notre Dame foot ball team for 1888?
S. w.
A. captain will be appointed for
each game and then a captain elected
at the end of the season.
@. For whom is Wiley Posts airship,
Winnie Mae, named?-A. T.
A. 1t is named for the daughter Of
F. c. Hall. an oil man In the South
west, who backed the Post-Gatty flight
in 1881.
@. Is it possible when taking a trip
abroad to get an automobile pass that
will permit you to travel throughout
| Europe in your own CARD. T.
A. A Garnet de Passage en- Douanes
"a booklet which passes the car by
the customs Of thirty European coun-
tries-may be obtained before leaving
i this country. 1t costs about S45.
@. How long has it been since liquor
was served as a part Of the Navy ra-
tions?-V. H.
A. An act OF Congress approved
July IA, 1862. provides And be it
further enacted that from the first day
| of September, 1862, the spirit ration
| in the Navy Of the United States shall
! have ever ceased and thereafter no dis
| titled spirits. liquors, shall be admitted
| on board vessels of war, except as
medicine stores and upon the order and
under the control of the medical Off
GERS and to be used for medical pur-
poses" This is the law in force i'll
the Navy today.
@. What will prevent sun glare COM
| ing through skylight?-M w c.
A. Two coats of white paint will
help.
| @. Where is the largest printing
press in the United States?-B. B.
A. 1t Is not quite clear what is
meant by the largest printing press
since printing presses are composed OF
units, which run in various combina-
tions For instance, 28-unit machine
| is really four presses in one. The larg-
est press. based on producing capacity
is located in the plant of the New York
| Times. This machine has a running
! speed of $4,000 to 60 900 32-page papers
an hour and is equipped with auto
matte paper-replenishing devices. known
as Autopasters, whereby the press is
not stopped or slowed down to change
paper rolls, but does this automatically
at the full speed of the machine.
! @. How many restaurants are there
in the United States?-V. D. w
! A. There are about 10000 restau-
rants in the country, serving an urban
! population Of about 69O47000 persons
or one restaurant for about every 663
! persons.
@. Will oiling rubber boots help to
| preserve them?-J. A. R
| A The Bureau of Standards says that
! rubber boots should not be oiled. Grease
! oil, wax etc, are deleterious to rubber
/ The only care which rubber boots re-
/ ouire is to wash them with water and
store them In a cool dark and reason
| ably dry place when not in use.
@. What does Citizenship A. D. L
on discharge from the Marine Corps
mean?-B. J. L.
A. 1t signifies Citizenship American
/ Declaration Intention"
O. Do land animals ever swim long
! distances "A. H.
/ A. Except in such emergencies as in
undations, land animals. except the
polar bear otter and beaver never vol