Evening star., 1934-01-05

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@. How far does an airplane roll
after it hits the ground?-S. D.
A. Some planes stop practically as
soon as they hit the ground. Usually
the rolling distance is anywhere from
rs feet to 700 or 800 feet.
@. What dams are contemplated on
the Tennessee River besides the Wilson
and Norris Dams?-J. d.
A Three more dams may be erected
between Cove Greek and Chattanooga
and perhaps still others between Chat
tanooga and Muscle Shoals, but plans
for these have not yet been drafted.
G. In what year was the revenue
greatest from income taxes?-A. X.
A. In 1880. when it reached s2,410.-
259 $50.
@. Does England contemplate aban-
doning the grand jury system?-E. A.
A. A motion for the abolition of the
grand jury system was proposed in
Parliament in July, 1888. Lord Haworths S
Committee on the Business of the
Courts presented the motion: THAT it
be left to the discretion of the judges
whether they shall sit with or without
juries." This was an economy measure
sent by the House of Lords to the House
OF Commons as an amendment to the
administration Of justice bill. The bill
would preserve the right to trial by
jury in criminal cases and civil action
for slander. libel, malicious prosecution,
false imprisonment, seduction, breach
| of promise and fraud The bill would
need to be accepted by the House of
Commons as well as the House of Lords
to become a law.
@. Why does it snow more at night
than in the daytime?-G. A. P.
A The Weather Bureau says that it
does not know that this is true for the
same number Of hours. However. for
/ the night as a whole and day as a whole
it is true. because curing Winter when
| SHOWS occur the night is longer than
the day.
@. What is the approximate number
OF checks drawn each day in this
country?-A. w. D.
A. The actual number is almost i'm
possible to estimate. The amount is
now running at the rate Of about ST.
900 100000 day. If one assumed an
| average check of 500 this would be
100000 checks a day.
@ How large will the WASHINGTON
Cathedral be when fnished?-F N
A The dimensions of the Washing
ton Cathedral. as planned. are: Length
534 feet; width at transepts, 2l5 feet
height Of nave, 95 feet; area, 7l,00(
| square feet. 1t is fourteenth century
| Gothic in design and will be larger
i than any English cathedral of similar
architectural style.
@. How many red corpuscles are
there in the human body?-E. B.
A. There are five to six million rec
blood cells per cubic millimeter in the
body Of grown male.
@. Is there any punishment giver
by the Government to a person who
! opens other peoples man?-C. A. w.
A Section BIT of Title 18. Unitec
States Code. provides a penalty OF
$4,000 fine or five years Imprisonment
! or both, for intercepting and opening
another's mail with a design to OBJ
strnct the correspondence or pry into
the business or secrets of another