Evening star., 1933-05-04

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q. When Is the memorial In the
garden at Red Cross headquarters in
Warrington to be unveiled?-A. w.
A. This marble and bronze memorial
to Jane Delano and the 296 nurses who
died In the World War will be unveiled
on Memorial day. May 80. It Is the
gift Of the members Of the American
Nurses Association.
q. What Is the origin Of daylight saw
ing?-F. w.
A. It il claimed that the credit should
20 20 William Willett, Chelsea builder,
who In 1907 devoted himself to q cam
paign for putting the clock forward
eighty minutes In the Spring and Sum-
mer months. He succeeded In getting .
bill introduced in Parliament in 1908, al
though 1t was not until Sunday. May 81,
1916, q year after his death, that day
light saving was actually instituted.
Q. What color is the Presidents hair?
HI. @. w. y
A. President Roosevelt has dark
brown hair touched with gray. He has
blue eyes.
@. Please give . definition Of what q
bank should be.-S. r.
A. A resolution recently adopted by
the Mexican Bankers Association has
been admired as embodying probably the
best short definition of bank. It says
that banks should not forget that the
Justification of their existence consists
in the rendering Of service to the pub
lie, the producer, and the capitalist, and
in marshaling the savings Of the public
and the national resources generally"
@. Has any Improvement been made
recently In typewriters for the blind?-
A. The American Foundation for the
Blind has perfected an improved Braille
typewriter Of an entirely new design.
Among other new features the machine
contains q back spacer, q lever-con-
trolled line spacer, and adjustable mar
gin stops. The new machine will be
ready for sale In six to eight months.
@. Is there an annual award given to
dogs for bravery?-F. l. H.
A. The New York -Vivisection
Society annually presents the medal of
the Legion Of Hero Dogs to dogs of
varying pedigree that have exhibited
unusual intelligence and courage. The
medals are small metal discs with al
ways True Hearted" engraved on one
side and with q laurel wreath on the
other. Thirteen dogs were given medals
recently.
@. Are the cedars Of Lebanon still
to be found in the Holy Lands. E.
A. The groves mentioned In the
Bible have become greatly reduced
and the largest grove contains about
400 trees, some Of which are evidently
Of great age. The trees are noted for
the size Of their trunks, rather than
for their height. The branches are
wide spreading The cedar Of Lebanon
was introduced into England in the
seventeenth century. It is hardy In
the United States only in the South
and in California.
@. Who was the first modern carl
caturist?-D. E. F.
A. Modern caricature Is dated from
Hogan Q697-1764), who attacked social
vices. It was the Civil War which
greatly developed caricature in the
United States.
@. Is there less money In circulation
now than there was in 1928 and
l929?-A. W. B. s
A. There are No manv people un-