Evening star., 1933-05-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
~ FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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q. Please tell something Of the
model tenement project In New York
City. to which the r. r. G. loaned
t8,075, ,000-C. McM.
A 1t Is an enterprise Of the Fred
F. French Co. and will be known as
Knickerbocker Village. The worst
tenement house block in the city will
be demolished to build twelve story
and basement dreproof apartments OF
steel and concrete construction These
will contain 1852 apartments and 5000
rooms at an average rental Of $3.50
. room per month. The providing Of
. new standard Of living for the 1900
families who will live in this develop
for the country at large.
Q. Who was the godfather Of the
President?-H. 8.
A. Elliott Roosevelt, brother Of
Theodore Roosevelt and father Of the
present First Lady"
q. What part Of the gasoline taxes
are used for purposes other than those
connected with road construction and
repair in the United States?-S. H.
A. The total revenue from State
gasoline and motor fuel taxes and
Licenses for sale Of gasoline amounted
to over $5l4,000,00 in 1892. The
amount expended for other than high
way purposes was about $48 8,000. 900.
@. How does the average student
nurse compare in intelligence with the
average college or normal school stu
dent?-S. N.
A. A recent study Of the intelli-
gence test ratings Of 10000 student
nurses throughout the country showed
the average mental ability to be almost
equal to that Of students in normal
schools. but somewhat below that Of
undergraduates in liberal arts colleges.
@. Who are some of the outstanding
English novelists of today?-R. L. B.
A. Such List is subject to many
interpretations, but one given by the
London Evening Standard Is as fol-
lows: Somerset Vaughan. ]. B
PrieStley, Rose Macaulay, Aldous Hux-
ley. A. j. Cronin, Louis Golding
Clemence Dane and Charles Morgan.
@. How many persons are employed
in the Government Bureau Of Mar
cotics?-J. A. p.
A. There are $40 men in the field
and 102 In the bureau In Washington,
making q total Of 4l2. The appro-
priation for the bureau is $1.525.ooo
for this fiscal year.
O. What L the work Of . lumber
| jack7-A. L.
A. A lumberjack fells and prepares
timber for the mill. His work may be
any one Of the processes involved, from
the chopping Of the tree In the forest
to the delivery Of the logs ut the mill
The lumberjack may also have to cut
roads through the forest or even build
railways where there Is no way of
floating the logs. He must be q good
judge Of timber, and be able to estimate
closely the number Of board feet IN q
log. He must have physical strength in
order to stand the heavy work, long
hours, and extreme cold, the thermome-
ter often falling as low as 40 or so
degrees below zero In the more northern
districts.
@. Where are the largest billiard
rooms in the cOtintrv2-C Al