Evening star., 1933-03-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

q. How many places In the United
States are not on railroads.&c.. T.
A. The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion says that out Of 5000 cities,
towns and villages In the United States,
45, 900 either have no rail service at all
or lack o freight station. They are
served by motor bus and truck lines.
O.. Are all countries supposed TO pay
the same rate of interest on their in
debtedness to the United States?-M. C.
A. In 1925 the foreign debts were
funded and interest arranged by the
World War Debt Funding Commission
according to the capacity Of the various
nations to pay. The rates vary greatly.
Q. Is George Bernard Shaw fond Of
dogs?-A. D.
A: 1t is said that he has a great
fondness for dogs.
@. Who entertained the King and
queen OF Belgium at the White House
while President Wilson was ill?-P. 8.
A. The King and Queen were not en-
tertained, officially, at the White House
during the illness Of President Wilson.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall en-
tertained them.
"A@e A4POf Id4I I1VeuUOllS were
made In England at the time Of the
Industrial Revolution?-L. A.
A. In ITO Hargreaves patented the
spinning jenny; the water frame was
invented by Arkwright In 1769 Cromp-
tons mule was introduced In 1779;
Watt obtained his first patent for an
improvement in the steam engine In
1863, and six years later it was success
fully applied to cotton manufacture.
Q. Trace the purchasing power Of the
dollar since before the World War;
]. S. J.
A. Assuming the dollar to have q
par OF 100 in 1925, 1t is found that
IN 1918 the purchasing power was $l.43.
When the United States entered the
war in 1917 it had dropped to IS cents.
1t reached low point Of "a cents in
1920. The 1920-2l depression brought
it up to slo2 but in 1923 it sank again
to SO cents. 1t fluctuated around par
until the depression. The first de-
preston year, 1880, brought the pur-
chasing power up to S1.15 and it now Is
about S1.54, or greater than before the
World War.
Q. When will the English Derby be
run?-S. H.
A. The EPSON Derby for 3-year-olds,
colts and flllies, mile and 881 yards,
VIII be run at EPSON Downs, England,
May 3lst OF the 1888 season.
Q. What assurance is there that o
parachute is in proper condition when it
Is necessary for a flyer to use one?-
N. B.
A. The Department Of Commerce re-
quires that parachutes be packed or re-
packed at least once each go days prior
to being worn during flights in aircraft,
and 1t also stipulates that all packing or
repacktng shall be done by a parachute
rigger licensed by the Department Of
Commerce or by a parachute packer
designated by and operating as such for
the Army or Navy. Unless the owner Of
parachute has been licensed as q
parachute rigger. or otherwise fills the
requirements, he takes his parachute to
rigger to be packed.
@. How Is ownership of reindeer
established when they are brought In
of the open range?-C. F.
A. The reindeer are identified BY ear
marks. The young unbranded deer are
being distributed this year by counting
the females bearing each mark and di-
vioing the young among their owners,
proportionately.
Q. Does the Library Of Congress have
q copy Of every book published In the
United States?-A. r.
A. 1t does not There are, for ex-
ample, hundreds Of books which are not
registered for copyright, and there are
many books which are not retained.