Evening star., 1933-11-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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9. Who selects the names for race
horses?-H. l.. D.
A. The owners submit names to the
Jockey Club Register. All names are
subject to the approval of the stewards
OF the Jockey Club. No name which
mas been used within the past fifteen
years can be duplicated. No word can
oe useo which might be construed as
sacrlieelous; all names Of famous per-
sons are barred, except with written
permission. The primary idea in
naming thoroughbred Is that the
coenomen should be suitable for a noble
animal and that, II possible, it should
nave some connection philologicallv
historically, or practically with sire and
oam' or at least with one of them.
Q. Does the processing tar nm ura,r
cotton and other commodities applv To
the detached territories of the IIntts6
States?-H r. Si'eU
a; 1t applies to all United States DOS
sessions except the Philippine Islands
the virgin Islands, Samoa, Guam and
the Canal Zone. "''O
9: Win there be another corvas
essay contest?-C. G, e'
a, Ins years prizes have Just been
awarded, and a new and sixth snnuai
contest will be launched in the hioh
schools OF the Nation within few
weeks. The subject will again be one
oeailng with the insect menace.
Q. How does the export movement of
golo so FAR this year compare with the
outward movement for a similar neriod
last year?--D. E A. --o~
A. For the first nine months of this
year goio exports were $3l8.833. 600
compared with $809, ,43S, 900 in the
same period year ago.
g. Why Is there no rust on the Iron
Plllar OF Delhi?-H. Meg.
A. The Bureau of Standards saws
that the resistance to corrosion of the
Pillar of Delhi Il a fact that has NOT So
far been explained An eminent metal
lurgist, Sir Robert Hadfield, has made
chemical analysis and a metallurgical
examlnatio OF a specimen for the pill
lar and did not find anything which
would explain its resistance to corro-
sion.
Q. How many hospitals are there in
Canada?-C. B.
A. There are sse. OF these, 4ss are
general public hospitals.
@. What Eu opean porcelain Is said
to have been a perfect imitation of jap
anese porcelain?-C. C.
A. The first porcelains made at Capo
di Monte, near Naples, about 1885, are
saiG to be such perfect limitations of the
finest japanese products that they
might be mistaken for them.
Q. How many fingerprints are on file
In the Department of Justice?-L. E.
A. There were 3,340,261 criminal fin
gerprints on file in the United States
Bureau of Investigation at Washington,
D. c., on January /. 1888.
@. In medicine are three teaspoon
fuls equal to tablespoonful, or does
it take four?-F. @. v.
A. The Public Health Service says
that four teaspoonfuls equal a table
spoonful For household or kitchen
measure it is reckoned that three tea
spoonfuls equal tablespoonful.
O. When did the Mortimer establish
themselves in England and France7-
A. The Mortimer were sea rovers