Evening star., 1933-11-29
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Did President Hoover use the Be-
quoia?-N. McC.
A. The Sequoia Is Q Department Of
| Commerce vessel and Is used by the
Presidents. It was used by Mr.. Hoover
on his fishing trips.
@. What are the call letters Of the
Byrd Expedition Station?-R. C..
A. On the voyage southwark, broad
casts from Byrd's expedition will be at
tempted from the flagship. the radio call
letters Of which are KJTY. The Fed
eral Radio Commission has been gen.
erous In assignment Of channels, having
granted the flagship license TO operate
on IS waves for voice and 81 channels
for code signals.
@. How long has Alcatraz been mill
tary prison?-P. d.
A. The island. original Spanish for
tiflcation for San Francisco. has been q
military prison since 1858. OF late years
1t has been called a disciplinary bar
racks rather than a prison.
@. Did the early automobiles have
generators?-C. D.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says that
no early automobiles had generators.
Some used dry batteries and some mag
netoes for ignition. Acetylene or oil
lights were used. The generator came
In with the self-starter.
Q. Please list the continents according
to population.-D. E. P.
A. Asia, 800, 900 900; Europe, ats, ,000,-
000 North America, las, 900 900; Africa,
140, 900, 900; South America, 81 ,000, 900;
Australia and Oceania, 100000.
@. Which Pope first made a practice
of issuing series Of papal letters and
decretals to the Roman Catholic
Church?-R. v.
A. Leo the Great, AID. 40o-46l, origi-
mated during his pontificate the regular
series of papal letters and decretals to
tflc 1dlJfltul OI tQe WOTlO, WHICH mas re-
manned q practice of later Popes.
@. What commission does O Naval
Academy graduate get upon entering the
Marine Corps?-G. H.
A. He begins as a second lieutenant.
@. As long as there are hungry and
ragged persons in the United States,
why Is 1t suggested that farmers pro-
duce less?-C. P.
A. Even in prosperous days, the coun-
try could not consume all that the
farmers produced. These surpluses keep
down prices. Low farm prices mean
few farm ,n. pu5chases n5 has and &eonseausntly con
G. What name Is considered one Of Il.
omen for rulers?-N H.
A Charles is so considered. There Is
a list of IS kings who bore the name
and were very unfortunate.
Q. Why is a French cab called
fiacre?-L. G.
A. The first station for these coaches
was established by NJ. Savage about
1850 at the Hotel de Fiacre, Paris
@. Has the President more or less
power than dictator?-V. K.
A. The President of the United
States has not dictatorial powers. The
special powers granted to President
Roosevelt this year, and to other Presi-
dents in former years, are only tenn
porary and for a certain purpose
When this purpose is achieved, or the
time has expired, the powers of the
President revert automatically to those
before the action was taken.
@. What are Banian days?-M F. D.
A. This is sailors expression for
days when no meat Is served to the