Evening star., 1933-02-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

option OF the Teasehold owner, at the
capitalization Of from to per cent,
according to the terms in the lease.
Since 1888 all ground rents are made
redeemable at the capitalization of
per cent. 1t might, therefore, be said
that the only difference between the
present ground rent system and
mortgage. is that mortgage becomes
due at a specific time and must either
be paid or renewed, at the option of the
mortgage, while a ground rent may be
continued forever, and becomes redeem-
able only at the option of the leaSehold
owner. Under the present ground rent
law the leasehold owner has this op-
ton at the end Of five years from the
date of the lease, and need only to give
80 days notice to the owner Of the rent.
@. How many members compose a
school board?-L. T.
A. In rural districts 80 per cent OF
the school boards are composed OF three
members. Cities show a preference for
boards of 3, 5, 6 or members.
@. How many funds are administered
by the New York Community Trust?-
NJ. B. S.
A. Since its organization, nine years
ago, 1t has received 33 trust funds. One
Of these has been completely disbursed,
leaving 80 under administration. They
are Of varying size, with total value
Of about s7,321 900.
@. Is English spelling changing
A. Changes In accepted spellings are
constantly in process, as English is not
q dead language. V. SackvilleWest, an
acknowledged master Of English, spells
the word that" in two different ways.
Used as a CONJUNCTION she spells it that"
but as an adjective that" Stephen
McKenna has a number of departures.
Havelock Ellis says spelling is of no
Importance and people should be free
to shape their words as they choose.
O. What is the population Of Mos
cow?-A. N.
A. In 1882 the population was
2, 100000. 1t has almost doubled in five
years, since in 1927 the population was
1,614,000.
@. How often and when does the
board of Army officers meet which
grants awards of the Distinguished
Service Cross and other medals and
decorations?-L. R. M.
A. There are no special times I<r
meeting. a meeting is called whenever
there is sufficient business to warrant
one.
@. How far did Pony Express rider
ride each horse?-O. L.
A. At first the stations were 25 miles
apart. Each rider covered 3 stations. or
rs miles daily. Later intermediate
points were established. The route OF
the rider was sometimes doubled, or
even tripled, owing to unforeseen cir
cllmstances. In changing horses, sad
dies were not changed. The station
keeper was required to have pony
ready, bridled and saddled, one-haf
hour before the express was due. Only
two minutes was allowed for the change.
@. Was more live stock slaughtered IN
the United States in 1882 for food pur-
poses than in 1931?-A. N.
A. In Federally inspected plants
there was an increase of 81 per cent in
1882 over the number Of live stock
handled in 1881.
@. Please state the religion Of Henry
Morgenthau, jr-R. A M.
A. Mr.. Morgenthau Is Jew.
@. Did other candidates receive votes
for the presidency CT the Confederate
States when Jefferson Davis was
elected?-C. C.
A. jefferson Davis and Alexander II.
Stephens had been appointed Pro-
visional President and Vice President
and when elected to office received all
the votes of the II States that voted.