Evening star., 1933-12-11
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. How many people have savings
accounts in this country?-S. D. S.
A. Savings deposits as represented in
savings accounts and time certificates
Of deposit in banks and trust COM
panies Of the United States totaled
$21 ,424 226,000 on June 80, 1888. held
by 39,267,733 depositors.
Q. How many United States consuls
will be sent to Soviet Russia?-S. p. C.
A. The number of United States con-
suls who will be located in Russia after
the organization of the American for
eign service in that newly-recognized
country is not yet known. It is likely
that at least 40 posts will be filled and
that these men will be transferred by
the State Department from other posts
which they are now filling.
Q. What is the seating capacity Of
Ohio Stadium?-F. B.
A. This is the stadium of Ohio State
University. 1t has permanent sea ting
capacity Of $4,000 and can be made to
accommodate 10000. 1t was dedicated
in 1922.
@. When was free-wheeling applied to
automobiles on a commercial scale?-
J. E. H.
A. 1t was first applied to automobiles
in 1881. The Studebaker introduced
free-wheeling in January Of 1881.
@. What city in the United States
had the first Community Chest?-F.
F. N.
A. Denver was first in 1898. Cleve-
land was next to adopt the plan in
1913. BY 1917 there were IA such
chests, and the plan has grown rapidly
in popularity since that time.
@. Please describe the American polo
pony.-P. B. B.
A. American polo ponies are usually
about IS hands high and weigh in the
type of horse a short back and big bar
rel are encouraged. since these give
wind and endurance for a horse which
must carry weight at speed. Polo
ponies usually have some thoroughbred
blood. A good cross is three -fourths
CT seven-eighths thoroughbred with
some other stockier breed.
@. What is the address of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority in Knoxville,
Tennis. M.
A. sos Union avenue.
O. What articles have been used as
mediums of exchange or barter?-G.
NJ z.
A. At the very earliest time of which
there is record, and in remote places
in later times, the principal article Of
export, by common consent and prac-
| tice. was used as a third element or
medium Of exchange. Then any one
having articles of commerce for eX-
change would first exchange them for
the article used as a medium of ex-
| change and afterward exchange the
medium for the article desired. Al
most every stable article of commerce
| has at one time or another been used
| as such medium of exchange: as cattle
in ancient Greece, Rome. and other
| countries: iron in Rome and other
ancient and some medieval countries
and, until quite recently. in Japan: to-
bacco in the colony of Virginia; wheat
and other grains in many agricultural
States; lead and tin at times, and
copper, silver. and gold almost univer-
| sally from ancient time to the present
day. Iron bars are still used in trading
with the natives in Central Africa.