Evening star., 1933-12-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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O. Does going from one climate into
another affect the playing quality Of a
foot ball team?-J. McC.
A. 1t does. Much would depend upon
the degree of change Teams coming
from warm climates into moderately
cold climates. where the air is pure and
crisp, are very often helped by the
change. Few teams are ever helped by
moving into warm climates All foot
bali teams are handicapped by extreme
heat Teams that are not used to it
are generally affected great deal more
than those that are fully acclimated.
G. How many tons OF coal are there
in AL acre II the vein Is foot Thick
c. l..
A There are approximately 1850 tons
OF coal per acre foot.
q. What percentage OF the children
who get into trouble with the law come
from homes wherein one parent Is miss
iug?-R. M
A. Lewis E. LAwes says that it has
been estimated that rs per cent of all
children in the United States live In
broken hOmes-broken by death. deser-
ton. separat ton OF divorce. But the
studies of the various delinquent groups
show that from Az " 10 per cent come
fIom broken homes
q Is the George Washington Masonic
Memorial near Alexandria, Va, COM
pieted? F. M
A. The dedication services have been
held, but the interior Is still unfinished
and much Uf the lAndScaping Of the
grounds remains " be done.
@ What was the cost OF Columbus
4ilSI NOydBe dS WIN rear AU
mlral Byrd's last expedition?-D. T. H
A. The total cost Of Columbus first
expedition, including the three ships,
the wages of the crew, stores and pro-
visions, was 1.167,542 maravedis, or
about s4.58O. The cost Of Byrd's FIRST
expedition was estimated at $855,000.
Q. How much rsdium is there now in
the world?-M. K.
A. At the present time there are
about one and one-fourth pounds OF
radium known to exist in the world.
There are 1880 grains in the United
States.
G. Does Colorado produce both wild
and tame hay?-R. V. 0.
A. Hay IS produced in both the tame
and wild state. The production Of both
for the State Of Colorado in 1882 was
as follows: Tame hay. 100000 short
tons; wild hay, 329 600 short tons Tame
hay includes alfalfa. clover. timothy
sweet clover lespedeZa, grains cut
green, annual legumes and various
grasses. Wild hay consists Of those
among these plants which grow wild
naturally in the United States.
@ When was the first act of Congress
enacted TO give Revolutionary soldiers
a pension and what was the amount
granted under that act?-J. w M
A The first Revolutionary War pen
sions were granted by the separate
States. In 1889 Congress passed the
first Federal pension aCt BY its terms
the Federal Government assumed the
payment of the war pensions the States
had initiated Revolutionary War pen
sions amounted to $40, 900 900. includ-