Evening star., 1933-02-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Please give a short biography Of
Howard Scott, advocate of technocracy.
IT. w. H.
A. Howard Scott was born in Virginia
and is AZ years of age His father was
one OF the builders of the railroad be-
tween Bagdad and Berlin. He attended
school In France and Germany, and
was graduated from the University Of
Berlin. He holds the degree of doctor
of engineering from this university,
During the World War he was in Cam
ada, and directed the building of two
Canadian munition plants He has
directed engineering projects in Mexico,
Spain and other countries. After the
war he was technician in charge Of the
Muscle Shoals project.
@. Who selects the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives of the National
CongresS!-P. w.
A. He is elected by the members of
the House of Representatives and is
selected from that body.
Q. In what country did the meat
packing industry originate?-L. C.
A. The packing industry originated
in the United States many years ago,
when pork was packed in barrels for
the West Indies.
@. What is the present government
status of Egypt?-N. S.
A. Egypt is at present a constitu-
tional monarchy, having entire con-
troll OF her government. The defense
OF the country is reserved by the con-
stitution and remains under British
control. The British garrison amounts
to total of 1850 men 1t is neces-
toi,
troll over the SueZ Canal, which is the
highway to her Indian empire. In SO far
as IS compatible with this provision.
Egypt may be said to be entirely inde-
pendent. The King, the first of the
present kingdom which was established
On March 16, 1922, is H. M. Fuad I.
@. Is passport necessary to a
United States citizen who goes to Mex
ico?-D. I.
A. Although it is not necessary for q
citizen of the United States to secure a
passport before entering Mexico, he
must secure certain travel documents
from Mexican consul in the United
States.
@. What is the term that is applied
to fishes that live In the sea but ascend
rivers to spawn?-D. P.
A. Anadromous
O.. How much money is spent for
lottery tickets by Americans?-A. M.
A, 1t IS estimated that in 1881 at
least Sl00,000,000 was put into lotteries
by Americans. In that year the United
States Post Office Department issued
0l4 fraud orders against sweepstakes
lottery promoters. Of these lotteries
300 were on horse races
@. Is there an association of towns
named for towns in England?-L. S.
A. There is a namesake towns asso-
citation in connection with the English
Speaking Union OF the United States.
1t was organized to promote friendly
relations between the cities and towns
OF America and England bearing the
same names.
@. When were matches first made?-
C. H. w.
A. The friction match, first made in
1927, consisted of splinterS of wood
dipped in fused sulphur ana then
| tipped with mixture composed essen
TALLY of antimony sulphide, chlorate of
potash and some adhesive gum. Later,
! in 1885, the phosphorus friction match
was produced, which ignited when
rubbed against a rough surface. The
safety match G855), CO called because
prepared box, simply transferred the
phosphorus from the tip of the strik-
ing match to the side Of the box.
@. In the title "Jonn Anderson, NV
Jo," what does the word 10" mean?-
NJ. B.
A. 1t means sweetheart or lover.