Evening star., 1933-12-07

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@. How thick must ice be before It
Is safe for skaters?-H. F. F.
A. Tho National Safety Council says
that ice one inch thick Is not safe. Ice
two inches thick will hold one person.
Ice three inches thick will hold small
groups. Ice four inches thick Is safe
for large groups.
compose the Western and Eastern sec
tionS?-H. K.
A. The Western section Is composed
Of the Chicago Bears, Portsmouth,
Green Bay, Cincinnati and Chicago
Cardinals. Eastern section, New York,
Brooklyn, Boston. Pittsburgh and Phil
adelphta.
@. How old is Col. Iandbersh's little
'0a a. iH1ss. Hs Is past Il is months old. Il. wa.
born August 1e. 1882.
O. What control has our Government
over radio?-A. B.
A. In the United States the Govern
ment does not control radio. The radio
act Of 1927 created q. Federal Radio
Commission, making broadcasttng sub
ject to regulation In the public interest,
but the operation Is in private hands.
The opening section Of the act declares
that its purpose is to regulate radio
transmission and communication, to
maintain the control Of the United
States over all radio channels, and to
provide for the use Of such channels,
but not of ownership thereof, under
license. The Davis amendment to the
radio act provides that radio broad.
casting facilities be so distributed
among the different States and COM
mmities as to give equitable and efd-
cient service to each.
@. Is Lenin's widow taking any active
part In the Soviet reg1me?-M. D.
A. Lenin's widow, Mrs. N. Krupskaya,
Is not active In politics, but Is working
for the cleanliness Of dwellings, CONF
munal eating places and other public
places In Soviet Russia.
@. In the absence Of an oven ther-
mometer, how can one tell how much
heat to use when recipe calls for 400
degrees Fahrenheit?-N. G.
A. Most cooks understand the terms,
slow oven and hot oven. A slow oven
is one with q temperature from $50 to
$50 degrees Fahrenheit, a moderate
oven Is one from $50 to 400 degrees,
and q hot oven Is one from 400 to 500
degrees Fahrenheit.
q. How long has it been since Pitts
burgh had q Democratic mayor?-H.
Z.
A. william N. McNair is Pittsburgh's
hrst Democratic mayor In ~ years.
@. What Is the largest bus built in
the United States?-M. M.
A. What Is said to be the largest bus
ever built has been made In Cleveland
for service between Damascus and
Bagdad across the Syrian Desert. It
Is 50 feet long, has 18 wheels, COM
partments for IS first and second class
passengers, and Is insulated against the
desert heat. Three oil-burning Diesel
engines furnish power.
@. Were American soldiers ever called
Buckskins ?-B. A.
A. During the Revolutionary War
they were sometimes so called because
many Of the men entered the Army clad
in buckskin.
q. Please give q short biography Of